Biedermeier Side Tables
Biedermeier Style
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.
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Style: Biedermeier
19th Century antique Marquetry Table Around 1850/60
Located in Berlin, DE
Antique marquetry table
Complex inlay work
Probably Italy around 1850/1860
Walnut and many fruit woods such as plum
Cherry pear etc.
Age...
Category
19th Century European Antique Biedermeier Side Tables
Materials
Wood
Side Table or Small Etagère, Germany 1820's
Located in Leimen, DE
Elegant 1820 German Side Table or Small Étagère in Mahogany
Add a touch of timeless elegance to your home with this 1820 German side table, also known as a small étagère. Crafted wi...
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1820s German Antique Biedermeier Side Tables
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Original Biedermeier Sewing Table circa 1835 with Mahogany Veneer
Located in Berlin, DE
Mahogany on massive pine. Curved cover plate on column shaft ending in four curly feet.
Category
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Side Tables
Materials
Mahogany
20th Century Vienna Biedermeier Style Salon Table
Located in Berlin, DE
Maple roots on solid pinewood. Literary Proven” Empire and Biedermeiermöbel“ by Renate Müller 1995 p. 132.
(G-Sam-2).
Category
20th Century Biedermeier Side Tables
Materials
Wood, Maple, Pine
Biedermeier Italian Walnut Inlay Marquetry Octagonal Tripod Sofa or Side Table
Located in Carimate, Como
A beautiful Italian Walnut octagonal side table with great details and frames shaped in Biedermeier style with beautiful inlay decors in classic figures on the top and all around the...
Category
20th Century Italian Biedermeier Side Tables
Materials
Wood
$946 Sale Price
20% Off
Original Biedermeier Sewing Table Mahogany, circa 1825
Located in Berlin, DE
Original Biedermeier sewing table, circa 1825. Mahogany on solid softwood. Straight, two-handed frame box column on saber-4 legs. Four-sided table...
Category
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Side Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Biedermeier Style Flame Mahogany Side Tables, Pair
Located in Astoria, NY
Pair of Biedermeier Style Flame Mahogany Tripod Side Tables, the round tops with single drawers on three legs conjoined by under tier with brass tips and casters. 27" H x 17" W x 16"...
Category
20th Century Biedermeier Side Tables
Materials
Brass
Pair Of 19th Century Biedermeier Side Tables, Nut-/ Cherrywood - AT ca. 1830
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Fantastic looking, elegant pair of rare 19th century nutwood/ cherrywood side tables artfully created in the renowed Biedermeier period around 1830 in Austria. With an age of almost 200 years these eye-catching delicate Biedermeier side tables provide a very small center drawer. The oval top plates impress with their inlayed flower motives and are enthroned on narrow, beautifully carved, solid cherrywood columns. By the way, did you recognize that both tops of the side tables were inlayed reversed - what a great idea! Mounted on outstanding shaped three-feet bases with additonal lovely gilt buds, these antique Biedermeier side tables...
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Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Side Tables
Materials
Cherry, Nutwood
Biedermeier Bed Side Table Made in 1830s Germany, Fully Restored Walnut
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Biedermeier bedside table
Style: 19. century
Biedermeier
Period:1830-1839
Source: Germany
Measures: Height:89 cm / 35.04?
Width: 43 cm...
Category
1830s German Antique Biedermeier Side Tables
Materials
Walnut
19th Century Fine Biedermeier Walnut Side Table. Vienna, c. 1825.
Located in Vienna, AT
Hello,
This exceptional, early Biedermeier side table was made in Vienna circa 1820-25.
Viennese Biedermeier is distinguished by their sophisticated proportions, rare and refined de...
Category
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Side Tables
Materials
Walnut
Lyra Sewing Table in Biedermeier Style
Located in Berlin, DE
Maple roots on solid pinewood. Literary Proven: “Biedermeier Möbel” by
Georg Himmelheber, 197, p.152.
Measures:
Width:62 cm,
Height:82 cm,
Depth:49 cm.
Category
20th Century German Biedermeier Side Tables
Materials
Birdseye Maple
Biedermeier Sewing Table, South German 1820-25
Located in Belmont, MA
Biedermeier sewing table, South German 1820-25.
Cherry veneer with beautiful floral marquetry details in maple and plum wood. The sewing table has two drawers, the inside of one of...
Category
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Side Tables
Materials
Cherry
Oval 19th Century Biedermeier Nutwood Side Table, Austria, circa 1830
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Charming oval 19th century nutwood side table coming from the famous Biedermeier period in Austria around 1830. With an age of over 190 years this charming ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Side Tables
Materials
Nutwood, Spruce
Lyra Sewing Table in Biedermeier Style
Located in Berlin, DE
Bird's-eye on solid conid beechwood. Straight, bipedal base on lyre-shaped, perforated cheeks with metal sides. Underneath pull-out woolen drawer. Four-sided base plate. Top drawer w...
Category
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Side Tables
Materials
Birdseye Maple
Biedermeier Sewing Table Made of Walnut Wood
Located in Darmstadt, DE
Very nice sewing table with a fine veneer picture, walnut veneer on pinewood body. The Side table dates back to the Biedermeier period. In very good restored condition.
Category
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Side Tables
Materials
Walnut
$1,981 Sale Price
23% Off
Oval Biedermeier Side Table with Drawer, Walnut Veneer, South Germany circa 1820
Located in Regensburg, DE
Elegant oval Biedermeier Side Table from South Germany around 1820.
Walnut veneer on softwood. Book-matched and star shaped veneer on the top and walnut burl veneer on the frame. Fou...
Category
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Side Tables
Materials
Brass
$2,744 Sale Price
20% Off
John Widdicomb Biedermeier Style Brass Mounted Mahogany Side Table
Located in Germantown, MD
A like new late 20th Century John Widdicomb Biedermeier Style Brass Mounted Mahogany Side Table.
Measures 30.5" in width , 23" on depth, 28.25" in height.
Category
Late 20th Century American Biedermeier Side Tables
Materials
Brass
$1,046 Sale Price
30% Off
Biedermeier Style Charles Pollock for William Switzer Side Table
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Biedermeier style Charles Pollock for William Switzer side table. It features a dramatic cabriolet leg with ebonized wood.
Priced each.
Additional information:
Materials: fruitw...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Biedermeier Side Tables
Materials
Fruitwood
Biedermeier Italian Walnut Inlay Marquetry Octagonal Tripod Sofa or Side Table
Located in Carimate, Como
A beautiful Italian Walnut octagonal side table with great details and frames shaped in Victorian, Napoleon III, Louis XV style with beautiful inlay decors in classic figures on the ...
Category
20th Century Italian Biedermeier Side Tables
Materials
Wood
$1,182 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century Biedermeier Nutwood Side Table, Hungary circa 1835
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Lovely oval Biedermeier nutwood side table / sewing table coming from the renowed Biedermeier period in Hungary around 1835. With an age of over 190 years this charming "danube monar...
Category
Mid-19th Century Hungarian Antique Biedermeier Side Tables
Materials
Brass
19th Century Fine Biedermeier Cherry Side Table. Vienna, c. 1825.
Located in Vienna, AT
This fine Biedermeier cherry table was made in Vienna circa 1825.
Viennese Biedermeier pieces are distinguished by their sophisticated proportions, rare and refined design, excellen...
Category
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Side Tables
Materials
Cherry
19th Century Fine Biedermeier Walnut Side Table. Vienna, c. 1825.
Located in Vienna, AT
Hello,
This fine Biedermeier walnut table was made in Vienna circa 1825.
Viennese Biedermeier pieces are distinguished by their sophisticated proportions, rare and refined design, e...
Category
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Side Tables
Materials
Brass
Biedermeier Side Table
Located in New York, NY
A three-legged pedestal supports is very steady and supports a generous table surface whose faces are adorned with prime bookmatched birch veneers.
Category
1850s Swedish Antique Biedermeier Side Tables
Materials
Birch
$2,500
19th-Century Half Cabinet with Brass Mounts and Caryatid Carvings
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
Rare Original 19th-Century Half Cabinet with Brass Mounts and Caryatid Carvings, Shellac Hand-Polished
An exceptionally rare and original half cabinet, highly sought after by collec...
Category
1820s French Antique Biedermeier Side Tables
Materials
Maple
19th Century German Biedermeier Walnut Side Table
Located in Dallas, TX
The product is a 19th century German Biedermeier walnut side table, which has a classic, elegant design typical of the Biedermeier style. As an antique piece, it holds historical and...
Category
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Side Tables
Materials
Walnut
19th Century Side Table or Wine Table in Mahogany with Drawers
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
Perfect side or wine table next to a chair of sofa. A lovely sewing table in mahogany on turned & carved tripod pedestal base with two drawers & hinged lift-top. Top drawer offers li...
Category
1830s European Antique Biedermeier Side Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Austrian Biedermeier Circular Work Table with Ebonized Highlights
Located in San Francisco, CA
the round top with inset hand-tooled leather surface above a plain frieze apron; all raised on elegant splayed supports joined by an openwork ebonized stretcher; the top slides open ...
Category
1860s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Side Tables
Materials
Cherry
French Provincial Country Biedermeier Cherry Marble Side Table Ice Bucket Holder
Located in Philadelphia, PA
French Provincial Country Biedermeier Style Cherry and Marble Side Table with Ice Bucket Holder. Item features a brass gallery, round inset white...
Category
Early 20th Century Biedermeier Side Tables
Materials
Marble
19th Century Fine Biedermeier Walnut Side Table, Vienna, c. 1825.
Located in Vienna, AT
This exquisite and rare slightly oval Biedermeier walnut side table, crafted circa 1825 in Vienna, exemplifies the elegance and timeless appeal of Viennese craftsmanship. Biedermeier...
Category
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Side Tables
Materials
Walnut
Thread table, Northern Europe, circa 1890.
Located in Chorzów, PL
An antique table of the niciak type from the end of the 19th century in an eclectic style.
A small piece of furniture, a bit forgotten today, but once a must-have for a housewife fo...
Category
1890s Swedish Antique Biedermeier Side Tables
Materials
Walnut
19th Century Late Biedermeier Marquetry Side Table
Located in Darmstadt, DE
The walnut table stands on a central baluster column, which in turn rests on three outriggers on the floor. On the table top there is a very beautiful inlay work with a picture of tw...
Category
Mid-19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Side Tables
Materials
Pine, Fruitwood, Walnut
$3,311 Sale Price
23% Off
Early 19th Century Southern-German Biedermeier Walnut Bedside Table
Located in Dresden, DE
Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Night stand, in Walnut. This beautiful bedside table stands out due to its richly grained pattern, in deep walnut wood with shellac finish. It i...
Category
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Side Tables
Materials
Walnut
19th Century German Biedermeier Walnut Sewing Table
Located in Darmstadt, DE
This elegant Biedermeier sewing table from Germany dates to the mid-19th century and is crafted from warm, finely figured walnut with a lively veneer pattern on the top and drawer fr...
Category
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Side Tables
Materials
Walnut
$2,365 Sale Price
20% Off
Biedermeier Cherrywood Sewing or Side Table with Removable Interior, circa 1825
Located in Darmstadt, DE
Fine Biedermeier sewing or side table crafted from solid cherrywood, South Germany circa 1825. The warm tone of the cherrywood combined with its distinctive grain pattern reflects th...
Category
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Side Tables
Materials
Cherry, Spruce
$2,495 Sale Price
27% Off
19th Century Fine Biedermeier Walnut Side Table. Vienna, c. 1825.
Located in Vienna, AT
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This fine Biedermeier walnut table was made circa 1825 in Vienna.
Viennese Biedermeier pieces are distinguished by their sophisticated proportions, rare and refined design, e...
Category
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Side Tables
Materials
Walnut
19th Century Fine Biedermeier Mahogany Side Table. Vienna, c. 1820-25.
Located in Vienna, AT
Hello,
This exceptional Viennese Biedermeier mahogany side table was made circa 1820-25.
Viennese Biedermeier is distinguished by their sophisticated proportions, rare and refined d...
Category
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Side Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Historic thread table, Northern Europe, circa 1870.
Located in Chorzów, PL
A thread table from the second half of the 19th century in the Biedermeier style.
A small piece of furniture, a bit forgotten today, but once a must-have for a housewife for needlew...
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Side Tables
Materials
Walnut
Thread table, Northern Europe, late 19th century.
Located in Chorzów, PL
A thread table from the second half of the 19th century in the Biedermeier style.
A small piece of furniture, a bit forgotten today, but once a must-have for a housewife for needlew...
Category
Late 19th Century Scandinavian Antique Biedermeier Side Tables
Materials
Walnut
Biedermeier Period 1840s Austrian Walnut Guéridon with Star Inlay and Foliage
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Austrian Biedermeier period walnut guéridon table from the mid-19th century, with star inlay and scrolling foliage. Crafted in Austria during the second quarter of the 19th centur...
Category
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Side Tables
Materials
Walnut
19th century Side Table, Germany 1830
Located in Belmont, MA
Discover a Biedermeier side table adorned with graceful curved legs, showcasing timeless elegance. This charming piece boasts a single central drawer complete with its original knob,...
Category
1830s German Antique Biedermeier Side Tables
Materials
Mahogany
A historic thread table, Northern Europe, around 1860.
Located in Chorzów, PL
A thread table from the second half of the 19th century in the Biedermeier style.
A small piece of furniture, a bit forgotten today, but once a must-have for a housewife for needlew...
Category
1860s Swedish Antique Biedermeier Side Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Biedermeier Console Table, North German, 1820, Mahogany
Located in Belmont, MA
Biedermeier console table, North German, 1820. The curved legs of this beautiful small console table stand on a rectangular concave base. The console tab...
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1820s German Antique Biedermeier Side Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Biedermeier Rosewood Sewing Table From the 19th Century
Located in Opole, PL
Antique Biedermeier Rosewood Sewing Table From the 19th Century
A piece from the second half of the 19th century in the Biedermeier style, crafted from rosewood with beautiful grain...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Biedermeier Side Tables
Materials
Metal, Brass
$1,797 Sale Price
20% Off
Biedermeier Decorative Thread Table, Germany, circa 1830
Located in Wrocław, Poland
Decorative table, so-called thread table in the Biedermeier style. The furniture has been subjected to very delicate and professional restoration. The origin country is Germany. The ...
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1830s German Antique Biedermeier Side Tables
Materials
Walnut
$1,655 Sale Price
39% Off
Table on lion's paws, Northern Europe, late 19th century.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Antique table on lion's paws, Northern Europe, circa 1890.
The furniture is in very good condition, after professional renovation.
Dimensions: height 72 cm / length 129 cm / depth ...
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Late 19th Century Scandinavian Antique Biedermeier Side Tables
Materials
Walnut
Antique Swedish, Karl Johan 'Biedermeier' Oval Center Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
Swedish Karl Johan (Biedermeier) center or side table in mahogany. Oval top, gracefully shaped pedestal base, can be used as a center, end, or side table. Beautiful piece in excellen...
Category
1890s Swedish Antique Biedermeier Side Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Continental Biedermeier Inlaid Burl Veneer Side Table
Located in Queens, NY
Continental Biedermeier (19th Century possibly German) rectangular burl side table with pullout drawer, light-colored contrasting wood marquetry veneer, notable for its central oval ...
Category
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Side Tables
Materials
Wood
Austrian Biedermeier Style Ebonized Center Table
Located in Queens, NY
Austrian (possibly Secessionist) (19/20th Century) ebonized oval center table with 4 fluted column legs and glass top and stretcher.
Category
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Side Tables
Materials
Wood, Glass
19th Century Biedermeier Side Table Made in 1820s Czechia
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
The table has been fully restored by our professional refurbishing team in Czechia according to the original process.
Sold individually
This item features classic Biedermeier ...
Category
Early 19th Century Czech Antique Biedermeier Side Tables
Materials
Walnut
North European Biedermeier Karelian Birch Side Table
Located in Queens, NY
North European Biedermeier (Possibly Russian, Mid-19th Century) Karelian birch & fruitwood side table with oval top on lyre form legs joined by a ...
Category
19th Century Russian Antique Biedermeier Side Tables
Materials
Fruitwood, Birch
20th Century Vienna Biedermeier Style Occasional Table
Located in Berlin, DE
Fine occasional table in Vienna Biedermeier style.
Exotic palisander on solid wood. Partially ebonized.
(G-Sam-32).
Category
20th Century Biedermeier Side Tables
Materials
Wood
Gueridon, 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Side table standing on three-legged stand with folding table top and radial thread inlays.
Category
19th Century Antique Biedermeier Side Tables
Materials
Cherry
$4,967
Biedermeier Side Table, Southern Germany, 1830-40
Located in Belmont, MA
Biedermeier side table, southern Germany, 1830-40
This very unusual biedermeier side table dates back to around 1830. It comes from Southern Germany...
Category
1830s German Antique Biedermeier Side Tables
Materials
Cherry
Beautiful Biedermeier Side Table Mahogany, circa 1860
Located in Berlin, DE
Beautiful Biedermeier side table mahogany, circa 1860
Solid wood, mahogany partially veneered. Fully turned balustrade shaft on 4 volute feet.
A drawer. Profiled and mottled cove...
Category
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Side Tables
Materials
Marble
Side Table or Small Nightstand-Cabinet, Germany 1820
Located in Leimen, DE
Charming 1820 German Side Table or Nightstand in Mahogany
Elevate your interior with this exquisite 1820 German side table, versatile enough to serve as a small cabinet or nightstan...
Category
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Side Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Small Brown Walnut Biedermeier Table, Germany, 1830s, Shellac Polished
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
German Biedermeier small table.
Period: 1830-1839
Material: Walnut
Shellac polished.
Category
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Side Tables
Materials
Lacquer, Walnut
Biedermeier Style Side Table Inlaid Pedestal
Located in Berlin, DE
Beautiful round side table mahogany
beautiful original condition, all hand-polished with shellac
inside everything polished - very clean
Small inlays with shading
Very stable an...
Category
20th Century German Biedermeier Side Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Vintage Burl Wood Biedermeier Style 2 Drawer Side Table by Baker Furniture Co.
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Burl Wood Biedermeier Style 2 Drawer Side Table by Baker Furniture Co.
Gorgeous Vintage Italian Beidermier style side table with 2 drawers is by Baker Furniture. Made out of...
Category
1960s American Vintage Biedermeier Side Tables
Materials
Brass
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, ...
Category
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Side Tables
Materials
Velvet, Cherry, Softwood
$1,797 Sale Price
39% Off
Empire Center Table with Eagle Heads, Cherry Veneer, Austria circa 1815
Located in Regensburg, DE
Oval, early Biedermeier / Empire Saloon or Center Table from Vienna, Austria around 1820.
Cherry veneered and solid wood. Intermediate tableau with upward tapering partly ebonized an...
Category
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Side Tables
Materials
Gold Leaf
$4,712 Sale Price
38% Off
Biedermeier side tables for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Biedermeier side tables for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the Late 20th Century, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage side tables created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include tables, case pieces and storage cabinets, more furniture and collectibles and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, walnut and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Biedermeier side tables made in a specific country, there are Europe, Germany, and Austria pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original side tables, popular names associated with this style include and Harrods. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for side tables differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $500 and tops out at $24,000 while the average work can sell for $2,829.
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