Biedermeier Tables
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 18th Century Dutch Antique Biedermeier Tables
Wood
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Wood
1820s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Marble
Early 19th Century Antique Biedermeier Tables
Mahogany
1870s Norwegian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Mahogany
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Tables
Leather, Birch
1810s German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Cherry
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Brass
19th Century European Antique Biedermeier Tables
Wood
Mid-19th Century Hungarian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Wood
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Cherry
1820s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut
Late 19th Century American Antique Biedermeier Tables
Wood
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Iron
2010s Spanish Biedermeier Tables
Brass
Early 19th Century Unknown Antique Biedermeier Tables
Brass
1910s French Vintage Biedermeier Tables
Walnut
1990s American Biedermeier Tables
Marble, Brass
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Cherry
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Cherry, Maple, Walnut
Mid-19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut
1810s Antique Biedermeier Tables
Cherry
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Maple, Walnut
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Cane, Cherry
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Cherry, Fruitwood
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Nutwood
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut, Spruce
1820s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Maple, Walnut
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Cherry
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut
1830s Czech Antique Biedermeier Tables
Wood, Walnut, Lacquer
1830s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Nutwood
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Nutwood
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Birch, Satinwood
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Cherry
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Cherry
1870s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Upholstery, Walnut
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Mahogany
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Spruce, Walnut
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut
1820s Slovak Antique Biedermeier Tables
Wood
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut
1810s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Cherry
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Upholstery, Walnut
1980s Vintage Biedermeier Tables
Fruitwood
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Mahogany
1920s Swedish Vintage Biedermeier Tables
Marble
1830s German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Mahogany
1880s French Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Tables
Birch
1870s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Brass
1810s German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Wood, Walnut