Biedermeier Sewing Table in Cherry, circa 1820
Located in Greding, DE
Biedermeier sewing table in cherry veneer on tall slender legs and a drawer with small compartments with pin cushions.
Wood
Biedermeier Sewing Table in Walnut around 1820
Located in Greding, DE
Biedermeier sewing table on elegant high legs with a slight S-shape and rectangular table top.
Walnut
Biedermeier Sewing Table, Cherry Veneer, Austria, circa 1825-1830
Located in Regensburg, DE
Classic cherry wood Biedermeier sewing table from Austria about 1925/30.
Cherry
Biedermeier Sewing Table with Interior, Cherry Veneer, South Germany, circa 1825
Located in Regensburg, DE
Very elegant, fine Biedermeier sewing table with hinged top and well preserved, almost complete interior.
Metal
Biedermeier Sewing Table with Drawers, Cherry Veneer, South Germany, circa 1830
Located in Regensburg, DE
Simple original, restored two-drawer Biedermeier sewing table from South Germany circa 1830.
Brass
Sold|$1,410
Biedermeier Sewing Table, 1830ca
Located in Praha, CZ
Solid original condition.
Wood
Sold|$1,850
A Biedermeier Sewing Table
Located in New York, NY
Long, slim, ebonized legs support two drawers, one sectioned for sewing notions, the other for needlepoint patterns and supplies.
Sold|$4,500
Biedermeier Sewing Table, South German, 1820
Located in Belmont, MA
Explore a Rare Biedermeier Table from 1820 Handmade in Southern Germany This exceptional Biedermeier table, originating from approximately 1820, showcases the exquisite craftsmans...
Walnut
Biedermeier Sewing Table with Lyre Base, circa 1830
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
Karl Johan sewing table with lyre base, Sweden, circa 1830. Outstanding lyre base sewing table in French polished mahogany. Top is banded in mahogany with burled birch and line inl...
Birch, Wood
Biedermeier Sewing Table, Cherry Veneer, South Germany, circa 1830
Located in Regensburg, DE
Biedermeier sewing / side table with drawer, cherry veneer, South Germany, circa 1830 Classic Biedermeier sewing or side table.
Brass
Biedermeier Sewing Table, Cherry Wood, Ebonized, South Germany circa 1825
Located in Regensburg, DE
Elegant rectangular Biedermeier sewing or side table, cherry tree, south Germany around 1825.
Iron
Biedermeier Sewing Table, Cherry Wood, Ebonized, South Germany circa 1825
Located in Regensburg, DE
Beautiful original Biedermeier sewing or side table in cherry wood from South Germany around 1825.
Iron
Biedermeier Sewing Table, a Classic of the Style, circa 1860
Located in Opole, PL
We present you this piece of furniture of a simple form veneered with cherry wood, characteristic for the early phase of the style. There is a blank drawer in the apron section. The...
Cherry
Round Biedermeier Sewing Table, Walnut, Ebonized Legs, South Germany circa 1825
Located in Regensburg, DE
Beautiful round Biedermeier side or sewing table from South Germany 1825.
Iron
Biedermeier Sewing-Table with Lyra Legs, Cherry Veneer, South Germany circa 1830
Located in Regensburg, DE
Elegant Biedermeier Work Table / Sewing Table with beautiful Lyra legs.
Cherry
Sold|$5,500
Period Biedermeier Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Austrian walnut Biedermeier sewing table with ebonized trim and one drawer below.
Walnut, Wood
19th Century Biedermeier Sewing or Worktable, circa 1820, Walnut Shelac Polished
Located in Greven, DE
Biedermeier sewing table, 19th century Southern Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Walnut Biedermeier, circa 1820-1830 Dimensions: H x W x D: 76 x 58 x 39 cm Description: Bieder...
Walnut
Sold|$2,445
Late 19thC Mahogany Vanity/Sewing Work Table
By Biedermeier
Located in Altrincham, GB
Late 19thC Vanity/Sewing Work Table - Biedermeier? Having quarter cut flame mahogany veneer hinged cover opening to reveal maple lined fitted interior and mirror, above a drawer and ...
Mahogany
19th Century Biedermeier Mahogany Sewing Table
Located in Opole, PL
We present you an antique sewing table from the second half of the 19th century. The rim of the elevated table top is high. There are two drawers under the top and a sliding cloth t...
Mahogany
Cherrywood Biedermeier Sewing/Side Table
Located in San Francisco, CA
Unusual Beidermeier Cherrywood Sewing/work table with single drawer with scrolling support on scallop shaped base. Austrian, Circa 1830.
Cherry
Biedermeier Sewing Side Table Cherrywood, Austria circa 1850
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
We present to you this absolute lovely Biedermeier sewing side table coming from the Austrian Biedermeier era around 1850.
Cherry
19th Century Biedermeier Walnut Sewing Table from Germany
Located in Darmstadt, DE
Beautyful Biedermeier walnut sewing table with two drawers and the original interior division.
Walnut
Sold|$3,720
A Biedermeier Mahogany Walnut Sewing Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
having an oval hinged top opening to a fitted interior, raised on columnar supports joined by C-scroll brackets, set on disc feet
Brass
19th Century Sewing Table with Accessories, Mahogany, Biedermeier, circa 1840
Located in Greven, DE
19th century antique sewing table from the late Biedermeier period. Solid mahogany and veneered.
Mahogany
Round Biedermeier Sewing / Side Table, Walnut Veneer, South Germany circa 1820
Located in Regensburg, DE
Fine round three-legged early Biedermeier Sewing or Side Table from South Germany around 1820.
Walnut
19th Century Biedermeier Lyra Walnut Sewing or Side Table
Located in Darmstadt, DE
Beautiful Lyra sewing or side table made of walnut solid and veneer.
Walnut
Biedermeier Side or Sewing Table, Walnut Veneer, South Germany, circa 1825
Located in Regensburg, DE
Very fine round neoclassical Biedermeier side, sewing or working table with drawer, walnut veneer, South Germany, circa 1830 Walnut veneered and solid, ebonized trim.
Fabric, Cherry, Walnut
Biedermeier Side or Sewing Table, Cherry Wood, South Germany circa 1830
Located in Regensburg, DE
Elegant Biedermeier side or sewing table from southern Germany around 1830.
Iron
Austrian Biedermeier One Drawer Walnut Sewing Table on Animal Style Carved Legs
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Dating to around 1830-40 This Biedermeier walnut sewing table features sculptural animal style carved legs and stylized hoof feet resting on a shaped base.
Brass
Karl Johan, Biedermeier Sewing or Work Table in birch, Sweden, circa 1830
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
Karl Johan Swedish Biedermeier sewing or work table in ash and birch with sewing compartments , Sweden, circa 1830.
Birch
Biedermeier Sewing Stand, Cherry Wood, South Germany, circa 1825
Located in Regensburg, DE
Biedermeier Sewing Stand, Cherry Wood, South Germany circa 1825 Rare, fine antique Biedermeier sewing stand. Cherry wood veneered and solid, hand polished with shellac. Round pincus...
Velvet, Cherry, Softwood
Biedermeier Sewing Stand with Drawers, Walnut, Cherry, South Germany circa 1820
Located in Regensburg, DE
Petite, rare, high quality hand-made Biedermeier Sewing Stand / Small table from South Germany about 1820.
Brass
Oval Biedermeier Side Table with Drawer, Walnut Veneer, South Germany circa 1820
Located in Regensburg, DE
Oval Biedermeier side table or Sewing table with drawer, walnut veneer, South Germany circa 1820 Walnut veneered on the top and apron and solid on the four legs.
Iron
Round Biedermeier Table, Cherry Wood, South Germany circa 1820
Located in Regensburg, DE
Large Biedermeier side, sewing- or coffee table from South Germany around 1820.
Iron
Sold|$2,600
Biedermeier Sewing Table, South German, 1820
Located in Belmont, MA
Original Biedermeier sewing table, South German 1820, walnut veneer.
Walnut
Sold|$2,450
Late Biedermeier Sewing Table
Located in New York, NY
An occasional table, designed for the sewing corner of the cozy Biedermeier sitting room typical of the 19th century in Scandinavia and the Germanic world.
Walnut
Sold|$2,250
Octagonal Biedermeier Sewing Table
Located in New York, NY
An octagonal pedestal table with a locking, hinged, lid which rises to reveal eight compartments for spools, threads or collectables and a deeper centre compartment for knitting mate...
Fir
Biedermeier Sewing Table, Austria 1820, Walnut
By Josef Danhauser
Located in Belmont, MA
Unique and original Biedermeier sewing or side table, which dates back to circa 1820 and originates in Austria.
Walnut
Sold|$1,163
Biedermeier Sewing Table Veneered with Birch
Located in Opole, PL
We present you a beautiful sewing table. This piece of furniture, circa the 1950s, is in birchen veneer, and is stylized as the Biedermeier furniture.
Birch
Late Biedermeier Sewing Table Made of Ash Wood
Located in Darmstadt, DE
Very nice sewing table with a fine veneer picture. The table dates back to the late Biedermeier period, more specifically from the time of Louis Philippe.
Ash
19th Century Biedermeier Fruitwood Side/Sewing Table with Two Drawers
By Biedermeier
Located in Chicago, IL
Early 19th century Biedermeier carved fruitwood sewing/side table with two drawers in frieze and lower shelf joined by tapered splayed legs.
Fruitwood
Sold|$3,526
Walnut Wood Austrian Sewing Side Table, 1850
By Biedermeier
Located in Roma, Lazio
Beautiful and precious Biedermeier side table, due to the very particular design and its excellent "patina".
Walnut
Sold|$1,850
Antique Biedermeier Round Sewing Side Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Round two tier antique sewing table. Top opens to reveal compartments, small drawer and pin cushion.
Wood
Biedermeier Side- or Sewing Table, South German, 1815
Located in Belmont, MA
Biedermeier side- or sewing table, South German 1815, walnut veneer.
Walnut
20th Century Vienna Biedermeier Style Globe Sewing Table
Located in Berlin, DE
Highly significant globe sewing table in Vienna Biedermeier style. Bird’s eye maple root veneer on solid beech, partially ebonized.
Wood, Beech, Maple
20th Century Vienna Biedermeier Style Globe Sewing Table
Located in Berlin, DE
Highly significant globe sewing table in Vienna Biedermeier style. Bird's-eye maple root marquetry on solid beech, partially ebonized.
Wood, Beech, Birdseye Maple
19th Century Biedermeier Burl Walnut One Drawer Sewing Stand Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Beautiful 19th century burl wood sewing stand good original condition.
Walnut
Pair of Swedish Biedermeier Style Sewing Table or Nightstands
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Elegant pair of Swedish sewing tables made in the Biedermeier style of birch and maple burl wood.
Brass
Round Biedermeier Sewing / Side Table, Walnut Veneer, South Germany circa 1820
Located in Regensburg, DE
Fine round three-legged early Biedermeier Sewing or Side Table from South Germany around 1820.
Metal
Sold|$750
19th Century Mahogany Sewing Table
Located in San Francisco, CA
Charming 19th century mahogany sewing table with multiple interior compartments (a couple of the lids missing), turned pillar stand on base. 18.5" W x 14.5" D x 28.5" H
Mahogany
Antique lyre side table/sewing table, root veneer, around 1830
Located in Berlin, DE
Antique lyre side table/sewing table, root veneer, around 1830 Solid wood with root veneer. Unusual shape with lyre legs connected with 2 central bars. Rectangular frame box with tw...
Wood
19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Sewing Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful Austrian Biedermeier sewing table with lyre on each side in Cherry wood with Ebony keyhole.
Cherry, Ebony
19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Sewing Table
Located in Montecito, CA
Swedish Biedermeier Sewing Table; tilt top with seven lidded compartments - each with ivory bone finials; Circa 1820.
Metal
Walnut and Maple Biedermeier Sewing Table or Side Table, circa 1830
Located in Senden, NRW
Petite and wonderful Biedermeier sewing table or elegant side table from southern Germany, 1830s.
Maple, Walnut
Sold|$1,800
19th C. Biedermeier Sewing Table (GMD#2494)
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th Century Biedermeier Carved and Partly Ebonized Walnut Flip-Top Sewing Table
Walnut
Sold|$6,950
Oval Biedermeier Work Table
Located in San Francisco, CA
An earyl 19th Century Biedermeier sewing table
Wood
Sold|$1,100
Sewing Table Biedermeier
Located in Noord-Brabant, NL
Sewing Table Biedermeier
Mahogany
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.
The right vintage, new or antique tables can help make any space in your home stand out.
Over the years, the variety of tables available to us, as well as our specific needs for said tables, has broadened. Today, with all manner of these must-have furnishings differing in shape, material and style, any dining room table can shine just as brightly as the guests who gather around it.
Remember, when shopping for a dining table, it must fit your dining area, and you need to account for space around the table too — think outside the box, as an oval dining table may work for tighter spaces. Alternatively, if you’ve got the room, a Regency-style dining table can elevate any formal occasion at mealtime.
Innovative furniture makers and designers have also redefined what a table can be. Whether it’s an unconventional Ping-Pong table, a brass side table to display your treasured collectibles or a Louis Vuitton steamer trunk to add an air of nostalgia to your loft, your table can say a lot about you.
The visionary work of French designer Xavier Lavergne, for example, includes tables that draw on the forms of celestial bodies as often as they do aquatic creatures or fossils. Elsewhere, Italian architect Gae Aulenti, who looked to Roman architecture in crafting her stately Jumbo coffee table, created clever glass-topped mobile coffee tables that move on bicycle tires or sculpted wood wheels for Fontana Arte.
Coffee and cocktail tables can serve as a room’s centerpiece with attention-grabbing details and colors. Glass varieties will keep your hardwood flooring and dazzling area rugs on display, while a marble or stone coffee table in a modern interior can showcase your prized art books and decorative objects. A unique vintage desk or writing table can bring sophistication and even a bit of spice to your work life.
No matter your desired form or function, a quality table for your living space is a sound investment. On 1stDibs, browse a collection of vintage, new and antique bedside tables, mid-century end tables and more .