What's the difference between a sideboard and a chiffonier?

A chiffonier is cupboard-based: a low case with one or two doors, commonly with a shelved or mirrored back above it. The Georgian and Regency sideboard is legged, a serving top over drawers, standing clear of the floor. They overlap in the trade. "Chiffonier sideboard" appears in over a hundred titles, and side cabinet, buffet, server and dresser base all describe pieces from the same shelf of furniture.

How many come up for sale each year?

Around 221 come to market in a year on Sellingantiques. The spread across the trade is wide. Some 222 different dealers have listed one, which works out at roughly a single piece per dealer rather than a handful of specialists holding the category.

Are small sideboards easy to find?

Compactness is one of the things the trade advertises hardest. "Small" appears in 152 titles, and "of small proportions", "neat proportions", "dwarf" and "miniature" all recur. Small pieces appear right across the range rather than only at one end of it. Large, by contrast, attaches to many of the dearest pedestal and breakfront examples.

Why are so many dated only to a century?

The dated field runs 1700 to 1960, and 822 listings carry a clean year. Everything else is a reign or century label, so a good half of the category is dated only as broadly as "19th Century", Regency, Victorian or Georgian. Titles and dates sometimes pull in different directions. An early 19th-century chiffonier described as circa 1840 can be filed under 18th Century, so the field is shorthand rather than a determination.

Do 20th-century copies of Georgian styles turn up?

They do, and in numbers. Roughly one in six pieces is revival or Edwardian work in an earlier style, with Georgian Style and Regency Revival both used as titles. The decade tags back that up. After the 1860s, 1800s and 1850s clusters come the 1900s and 1920s, so 20th-century pieces in earlier dress are a real presence here.

Is anything in the category not English?

Most of it is English mahogany. Scottish, Irish and Welsh origins are named only occasionally in titles. Continental entries are the rarest of all: a Biedermeier sideboard, a French Empire chiffonier, a Dutch marquetry commode and an 18th-century French ash-and-mahogany enfilade. At the very top of the range the pieces stop being English sideboards and become French ormolu-mounted commodes.

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English mahogany dining-room furniture made for serving and storage: a side table or cupboard set against the wall, holding cutlery, linen and bottles close to the table.

19th century

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Mahogany 19th Century Carved Buffet

From S and S Timms Antiques Ltd

£9,800

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19th century

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William IV Mahogany Bow Front Sideboard

From LTANTIQUES.CO.UK

£795

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18th century

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18th Century Sheraton Mahogany Sideboard

From Patrick Sandberg Antiques

£6,800

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George III Breakfront Side Cabinet, Circa 1790

18th century

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George III Breakfront Side Cabinet, Circa 1790

From Surrey Antiques by Gary J Hall

£45,000

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Regency Gillows Mahogany Side Cabinet / Chiffonier

19th century

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Regency Gillows Mahogany Side Cabinet / Chiffonier

From Gary Wright Antiques Ltd

£5,500

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1900 - 1920

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Regency Style Mahogany Sideboard

From Philip Hunt Antiques

£895

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French Ormolu Mounted Mahogany Parquetry Commode, After Riesener

19th century

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French Ormolu Mounted Mahogany Parquetry Commode, After Riesener

From Patrick Moorhead Antiques

£48,000

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Victorian Mahogany Three Tier Dumb Waiter Stand

19th century

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Victorian Mahogany Three Tier Dumb Waiter Stand

From Harrison Antique Furniture

£1,250

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Original Antique Victorian 2 Door Mirror Back Mahogany Server Sideboard 1860

19th century

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Original Antique Victorian 2 Door Mirror Back Mahogany Server Sideboard 1860

From Lincoln Restorations

£1,225

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19th century

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George IV Side Cabinet in Mahogany

From Georgian Antiques

£2,350

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One-off forms have passed through the archive: a postmaster's cabinet, a dog kennel dresser, a Lancashire mule chest and a drop-well pedestal sideboard.

French Empire Chiffonier Cabinet Mahogany Napoleon III 1890

19th century

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French Empire Chiffonier Cabinet Mahogany Napoleon III 1890

From Canonbury Antiques

£1,850

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Early C19th George IV Mahogany Buffet or Etagere of Unusual Design and Form.

19th century

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Early C19th George IV Mahogany Buffet or Etagere of Unusual Design and Form.

From M Lees and Sons

£1,150

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Antique Georgian Mahogany Sideboard Brass Gallery C.1820

18th century

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Antique Georgian Mahogany Sideboard Brass Gallery C.1820

From MebleinUK

£999

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19th century

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