Biedermeier Industrial and Work 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.
20th Century Biedermeier Industrial and Work Tables
Wood, Beech, Maple
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Industrial and Work Tables
Birch, Ebony, Satinwood
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Industrial and Work Tables
Walnut
1830s Antique Biedermeier Industrial and Work Tables
Fruitwood, Rosewood
Mid-19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Industrial and Work Tables
Mahogany
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Industrial and Work Tables
Velvet, Cherry, Softwood
1830s German Antique Biedermeier Industrial and Work Tables
Walnut
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Industrial and Work Tables
Elm, Cherry
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Industrial and Work Tables
Birdseye Maple
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Industrial and Work Tables
Cherry
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Industrial and Work Tables
Cherry
1830s German Antique Biedermeier Industrial and Work Tables
Softwood, Cherry
19th Century European Antique Biedermeier Industrial and Work Tables
Wood, Mahogany, Softwood
19th Century Antique Biedermeier Industrial and Work Tables
Wood, Beech, Mahogany
20th Century Biedermeier Industrial and Work Tables
Wood, Maple, Pine
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Industrial and Work Tables
Wood, Cherry, Softwood
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Industrial and Work Tables
Cherry, Walnut
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Industrial and Work Tables
Mahogany
Late 19th Century European Antique Biedermeier Industrial and Work Tables
Mahogany
20th Century German Biedermeier Industrial and Work Tables
Birdseye Maple
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Industrial and Work Tables
Birdseye Maple
1810s German Antique Biedermeier Industrial and Work Tables
Cherry
20th Century Biedermeier Industrial and Work Tables
Wood
20th Century French Biedermeier Industrial and Work Tables
Wood
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Industrial and Work Tables
Cherry, Maple, Walnut, Softwood
20th Century French Biedermeier Industrial and Work Tables
Metal
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Industrial and Work Tables
Walnut
20th Century French Biedermeier Industrial and Work Tables
Metal
Early 20th Century German Biedermeier Industrial and Work Tables
Oak
20th Century Belgian Biedermeier Industrial and Work Tables
Metal
1850s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Industrial and Work Tables
Walnut
Mid-19th Century Irish Antique Biedermeier Industrial and Work Tables
Brass
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Industrial and Work Tables
Cherry
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Industrial and Work Tables
Walnut
1870s Swedish Antique Biedermeier Industrial and Work Tables
Walnut
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Industrial and Work Tables
Iron
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Industrial and Work Tables
Brass
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Industrial and Work Tables
Fabric, Cherry, Walnut
1820s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Industrial and Work Tables
Cherry
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Industrial and Work Tables
Metal
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Industrial and Work Tables
Walnut
1830s German Antique Biedermeier Industrial and Work Tables
Rosewood
20th Century European Biedermeier Industrial and Work Tables
Brass
1860s European Antique Biedermeier Industrial and Work Tables
Cherry
1830s German Antique Biedermeier Industrial and Work Tables
Cherry
Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Industrial and Work Tables
Wood