What is the difference between a credenza and a sideboard?

In these listings the words overlap heavily. Credenza describes a low two- to four-door cabinet, often with shaped or open ends, and side cabinet is used for the same form. Sideboard is the broader word, covering dining-room serving furniture of both the Victorian and twentieth-century crests. Compound titles like credenza sideboard appear where a dealer wants both.

Which period do most walnut sideboards come from?

The dated listings run from 1700 to 1940 and have two crests rather than one. The 1860s is the mid-Victorian peak, with the 1850s, 1870s and 1880s filling in behind it. The second crest is the 1920s and 1930s. Between them, Victorian and 19th Century appear as era labels on many listings rather than precise years.

Why do so many titles say burr walnut?

Burr appears in 524 titles, nearly half the category, which makes it the default veneer description here. Burr veneer is cut from a knotty growth on the tree and gives a swirled figure. Where a piece isn't burr, dealers tend to reach for figured instead.

Are French and Continental examples common?

They're a thin but varied seam. French entries are the largest group, followed by Italian, with one-off Dutch, Flemish, Spanish and Swedish pieces. They arrive as buffets, enfilades and commodes, and marble tops turn up throughout this branch. Louis XV and Louis XVI labels appear, and the latest dated entry sampled is a signed French Art Deco parquetry buffet.

What does exhibition quality mean in a title?

It's a dealer's term, used in twenty titles, for the most elaborate credenzas. Those pieces tend to pile up several features at once: floral marquetry, ormolu mounts, satinwood, kingwood, tulipwood, amboyna, and porcelain plaques.

Do unusual forms turn up in this category?

They do, mostly as one-offs. A walnut hunting sideboard, a metamorphic buffet, a French bakers table and an early 19th-century Dutch travelling cabinet have each appeared once. Others include a demi-lune sideboard supplied with a twelve-piece cutlery set and a Gothic Revival sideboard with Romayne panels and rampant lions.

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Antique Walnut Sideboards

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Low walnut serving and side furniture for the dining and drawing room, most of it the Victorian burr walnut credenza with two to four doors.

19th century

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Victorian Burr Walnut Salon Cabinet

From Church Street Antiques & Interiors

£1,450

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1900 - 1920

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Oak and Burr Walnut Sideboard

From Coast Antiques

£395

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Spectacular Art Deco Sideboard in Walnut & Sycamore by Hille, C1930

1920 - 1940

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Spectacular Art Deco Sideboard in Walnut & Sycamore by Hille, C1930

From Art Deco World

£3,950

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19th century

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Aesthetic Movement Walnut Buffet C.1880

From Collinge Antiques

£795

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Victorian Burr Walnut Marquetry Credenza

19th century

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Victorian Burr Walnut Marquetry Credenza

From FB Antiques

£1,750

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Victorian Pier Cabinet Display Case Walnut 1880

19th century

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Victorian Pier Cabinet Display Case Walnut 1880

From Canonbury Antiques

£1,250

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Victorian Walnut Serpentine Credenza with Marquetry & Ormolu by Maison Gagneau

19th century

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Victorian Walnut Serpentine Credenza with Marquetry & Ormolu by Maison Gagneau

From Knight Fine Antiques and Collectables

£4,650

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19th century

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Victorian Burr Walnut Side Cabinet

From Sinclairs Antiques and Interiors

£1,750

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Louis XV Commode Chest Marquetry Inlay 1880

19th century

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Louis XV Commode Chest Marquetry Inlay 1880

From Canonbury Antiques

£1,750

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Large Victorian Burr Walnut London Quality Mirror Back Chiffonier

19th century

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Large Victorian Burr Walnut London Quality Mirror Back Chiffonier

From Camden Antiques

£2,950

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The top sale of the last year on Sellingantiques was a large Victorian inlaid floral marquetry burr walnut credenza with ormolu mounts, in February 2026.

Antique French Ormolu Mounted Marble Top Sideboard Cabinet

1900 - 1920

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Antique French Ormolu Mounted Marble Top Sideboard Cabinet

From London City Antiques

£24,000

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Art Deco Sideboard by Harry and Lou Epstein

1920 - 1940

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Art Deco Sideboard by Harry and Lou Epstein

From Poirot Art Deco

£1,850

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19th century

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Queen Anne Style Walnut Cupboard

From witchantiques.com

£1,375

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19th century

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Exhibition Quality Victorian Credenza

From Georgian Antiques

£4,250

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19th century

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Inlaid Walnut Credenza

From Athey Antiques

£1,495

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19th century

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Exhibition Quality 19th Century Burr Walnut Mirror Back Credenza

From Martlesham Antiques

£15,750

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Antique Walnut Sideboards

Victorian Burr Walnut Salon Cabinet

Oak and Burr Walnut Sideboard

Spectacular Art Deco Sideboard in Walnut & Sycamore by Hille, C1930

Aesthetic Movement Walnut Buffet C.1880

Victorian Burr Walnut Marquetry Credenza

Victorian Pier Cabinet Display Case Walnut 1880

Victorian Walnut Serpentine Credenza with Marquetry & Ormolu by Maison Gagneau

Victorian Burr Walnut Side Cabinet

Louis XV Commode Chest Marquetry Inlay 1880

Large Victorian Burr Walnut London Quality Mirror Back Chiffonier

Antique French Ormolu Mounted Marble Top Sideboard Cabinet

Art Deco Sideboard by Harry and Lou Epstein

Queen Anne Style Walnut Cupboard

Exhibition Quality Victorian Credenza

Inlaid Walnut Credenza

Exhibition Quality 19th Century Burr Walnut Mirror Back Credenza

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