Biedermeier Table Lamps
The authentic Biedermeier furniture on 1stDibs is representative of the first modern European decorative style not dictated by the tastes of the aristocracy. Following the Napoleonic wars, a growing, wealthy urban middle class in the German-speaking states of Central Europe began to demand rights and privileges once granted only to nobles. To avoid trouble, the upwardly striving confined their political discussions to one another’s homes. And so the salon was born.
Cabinetmakers in cities such as Vienna, Berlin and Mainz began to offer goods that reflected the tastes and needs of the new class. The makers of Biedermeier chairs, tables and other furniture used little or no gilding, silver hardware or other lavish ornament. Ebonized trims are common on Biedermeier cabinetry, and neoclassical elements — lyre-shaped chair splats, carved scrollwork, table supports shaped like Greek columns. But the strongest aesthetic statement came from the wood — richly-grained, honey-colored, often book-matched veneers of walnut and fruitwood.
There are two iconic Biedermeier furniture forms, both made to outfit rooms designed for conversation. One is the sofa, deeply upholstered with a strong, architectural wooden frame. The second is the circular pedestal table, which stood at the center of the room, offering a surface on which to place coffee and cake services; or to roll out a map, or sketch out ideas on paper.
“Biedermeier” was originally a derogatory term — it derives from the pen names of two German magazine writers who mocked bourgeois manners. Looking at the elegant and refined antique, new and vintage Biedermeier furniture offered on 1stDibs, that is now an amusing irony.
Late 20th Century American Biedermeier Table Lamps
Wood
1970s British Vintage Biedermeier Table Lamps
Porcelain, Wool
Early 20th Century French Biedermeier Table Lamps
Brass
1880s German Antique Biedermeier Table Lamps
Porcelain
1970s Vintage Biedermeier Table Lamps
Murano Glass
2010s Biedermeier Table Lamps
Concrete
1970s Vintage Biedermeier Table Lamps
Art Glass, Murano Glass
2010s Taiwanese Biedermeier Table Lamps
Concrete
Mid-20th Century European Biedermeier Table Lamps
Metal
Late 20th Century Spanish Biedermeier Table Lamps
Gold Plate, Metal
20th Century Danish Biedermeier Table Lamps
Porcelain
1970s Italian Vintage Biedermeier Table Lamps
Metal
Late 20th Century Biedermeier Table Lamps
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Italian Biedermeier Table Lamps
Porcelain
1920s French Vintage Biedermeier Table Lamps
Marble, Bronze
1970s Italian Vintage Biedermeier Table Lamps
Brass
Early 20th Century Austrian Biedermeier Table Lamps
Metal, Brass
1810s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Table Lamps
Gesso, Wood