Biedermeier Nesting Tables and Stacking 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.
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Biedermeier Nesting Tables and Stacking Tables
Brass
Early 20th Century German Biedermeier Nesting Tables and Stacking Tables
Wood
1970s French Vintage Biedermeier Nesting Tables and Stacking Tables
Brass
1950s American Vintage Biedermeier Nesting Tables and Stacking Tables
Walnut
19th Century French Antique Biedermeier Nesting Tables and Stacking Tables
Cherry
Early 20th Century Biedermeier Nesting Tables and Stacking Tables
Wood, Lacquer
1960s Danish Vintage Biedermeier Nesting Tables and Stacking Tables
Rosewood
1970s Vintage Biedermeier Nesting Tables and Stacking Tables
Oak
1960s Swedish Vintage Biedermeier Nesting Tables and Stacking Tables
Oak
1770s English Antique Biedermeier Nesting Tables and Stacking Tables
Mahogany
Early 1900s English Antique Biedermeier Nesting Tables and Stacking Tables
Wood, Lacquer, Paint
1970s Italian Vintage Biedermeier Nesting Tables and Stacking Tables
Marble
1960s Dutch Vintage Biedermeier Nesting Tables and Stacking Tables
Wood
1950s Italian Vintage Biedermeier Nesting Tables and Stacking Tables
Animal Skin, Wood, Lacquer