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.
$5,361Sale Price|20% Off
19th Century French Game table circa 1860 walnut veneer rich floral inlays
Located in Münster, DE
Game table, France, circa 1860, walnut veneer with rich floral inlays, fold-out design, playing surface with felt covering, fluted, tapered legs, brass accents, shellac finish D...
Brass
19th Century Fine Biedermeier Walnut Table. Vienna, c. 1825.
Located in Vienna, AT
Exceptional Viennese Biedermeier Walnut Center Table, Vienna, Austria, circa 1825 An exceptional Viennese Biedermeier walnut center table, crafted in Vienna, Austria, circa 1825. Th...
Walnut
$2,100Sale Price|30% Off
Antique German Biedermeier Mahogany Inlaid Round Center Pedestal Table 36"
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique early 19th century German Biedermeier period mahogany centre / breakfast table featuring round form with inlaid fruitwood design supported by a turned and carved column on t...
Mahogany
19th Century Fine Biedermeier Walnut Corner Console Table. Vienna, c. 1825.
Located in Vienna, AT
This exceptional Viennese Biedermeier corner console table, crafted in Vienna circa 1825, represents one of the finest examples of early 19th-century Austrian cabinetmaking. Executed...
Walnut
19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Oval Side Table in Alder Root
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A Swedish oval table in alder root and birch from the Biedermeier period, also called Karl Johan period in Sweden. This style follows the name of the regent King of the period Karl t...
Birch
$3,512Sale Price|20% Off
19th Century Biedermeier Marquetry Chess Table
Located in Darmstadt, DE
This elegant octagonal game table dates back to around 1830 and impresses with its intricate marquetry work and timeless craftsmanship. The tabletop features a detailed chessboard ma...
Walnut, Pine, Ash, Birch
$2,238Sale Price|20% Off
19th Century Biedermeier Demi Lune console table / salon table cherry
Located in Münster, DE
Demi Lune console table / salon table Biedermeier c. 1810/20, cherry veneered, top with original oilcloth / fabric overlay, folds up to form a round sal...
Cane, Cherry
Oval Biedermeier Expandable Table, Cherry Wood, South Germany, circa 1880
Located in Regensburg, DE
Oval Biedermeier / neoclassical extendable dining room table with 5 inlay leaves from South Germany, circa 1880. Cherry wood veneer and solid wood. Ebonized edge, leg tips, and decor...
Metal
19th Century Italian Biedermeier Antique Card or Tea Table in Walnut, Extendable
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
We present this refined antique Italian coffee table dating back to the early 19th century. It features the stylistic and construction characteristics typical of the Biedermeier peri...
Walnut
Antique German Biedermeier Round Dining Table, Cherrywood, Circa 1820
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A light-brown, antique German Biedermeier dining room table made of hand crafted Cherrywood, shellac polished and partly veneered in good condition. The round center table is supported by four black ebonized cross beams, standing on four slim arched wooden...
Cherry
19th Century Large Biedermeier Walnut Table. Vienna, c. 1825.
Located in Vienna, AT
Exceptional Viennese Biedermeier Walnut Pedestal Table – Vienna, c. 1825 We are proud to present a truly rare and exceptionally beautiful Biedermeier pedestal table, crafted in Vien...
Walnut
$4,871Sale Price / set|25% Off
1995 Neoclassic Biedermeier Style Thomasville Grand Classic Dining Chairs Set 8
By Thomasville
Located in Topeka, KS
Wonderful vintage 1995 Biedermeier Neoclassic Revival Empire Style Thomasville Grand Classics maple dining chairs 2 arm & 6 side with taupe & black stripe fabric & brass details, set...
Brass
Biedermeier Or Art Deco Style Satinwood Side Tables Or Chests By Lane
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a pair of late 20th century side tables or petite chests by Lane Furniture. They are satinwood and have ebonized accents. The drawer is a single drawer, and it is marked. The...
Satinwood
19th Century Round Biedermeier Dining Table / Center Table, Nutwood, AT ca 1835
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Striking round early 19th century Biedermeier dining table/ center table coming from the renowed period in Austria around 1835. Elaborately handcrafted in the first third of the 19th...
Nutwood
19th Century Exceptional Extendable Biedermeier Walnut Table. Vienna, c. 1825.
Located in Vienna, AT
Exceptional Viennese Biedermeier Extendable Table, Circa 1825 A rare masterpiece from the golden era of Viennese Biedermeier, this extendable table epitomizes the refined elegance, ...
Walnut
$5,317Sale Price|22% Off
19th Century Biedermeier Walnut Console Half Cabinet
Located in Darmstadt, DE
This beautiful piece of furniture is a console half cabinet from the Biedermeier period. The semi-cabinet is veneered walnut on a spruce body and also partly made of solid walnut. Th...
Walnut, Spruce
19th Century Fine Biedermeier Walnut Table. Vienna, c. 1825.
Located in Vienna, AT
Exceptional Viennese Biedermeier Walnut Pedestal Table, c. 1825 We are pleased to present this exquisite Biedermeier walnut pedestal table — a true masterpiece of early 19th-century...
Walnut
19th Century Fine Biedermeier Walnut Table. Vienna, c. 1825.
Located in Vienna, AT
Exceptional Viennese Biedermeier Center Table in Walnut, Vienna, circa 1825 An exceptional Viennese Biedermeier walnut center table, crafted in Vienna circa 1825. This piece embodie...
Walnut
Antique German Biedermeier Extendable Dining Table, Walnut, Circa 1820
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An early 19th Century, antique German Biedermeier extendable dining room table with two leaves, made of hand crafted shellac polished, partly veneered Walnut in good condition. The d...
Walnut
19th Century Tuscan Burl Maple and Walnut Oval Center Table, Biedermeier Style
Located in Firenze, IT
An exceptional 19th-century Italian oval center table, boasting a spectacular book-matched burl walnut and maple veneered top. Originating from an exclusive, historic private villa i...
Maple, Walnut
19th Century Fine Viennese Biedermeier Walnut Table. Vienna, c. 1825.
Located in Vienna, AT
Exceptional and Rare Large Viennese Biedermeier Walnut Pedestal Table Vienna, Austria, circa 1820–1825 An exceptional and remarkably rare large Viennese Biedermeier pedestal table, ...
Walnut
19th Century Fine Biedermeier Walnut Table. Vienna, c. 1825.
Located in Vienna, AT
Exclusive Biedermeier Walnut Table - Circa 1825 We are delighted to present this exquisite Biedermeier walnut table, crafted in Vienna around 1825. Known for its sophisticated propo...
Walnut
19th Century Biedermeier Single Drawer Walnut Console Table
Located in Germantown, MD
A patinated 19th Century Biedermeier Single Drawer Console Table featuring a walnut grain top, ebonized Doric columns with brass capitals, and a cutaway curved base. Measures 26.7...
Brass
Late 19th century Swedish birch oval center table
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Late 19th century Swedish birch oval center table circa 1895. Fine quality Karl Johan inspired center table. Quarter veneered flame birch top with an ebonised inlaid border and fu...
Birch
19th Century Fine Large Biedermeier Cherry Table. Vienna, c. 1825.
Located in Vienna, AT
We are proud to present a truly exceptional and rare Viennese Biedermeier table, crafted circa 1820–1825 in Vienna — the very heart of the Biedermeier movement. This large, elegant p...
Cherry
Antique German Biedermeier Walnut Center Table, Foldable, Circa 1820
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A round, antique early German Biedermeier center table made of hand crafted shellac polished Walnut, in good condition. The top of the detailed dining table is foldable, particularized by a star-shaped veneer pattern...
Walnut
Antique German Biedermeier Walnut Side Table, Circa 1810-1820
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A light-brown, antique German Biedermeier side table made of hand crafted shellac polished, partly veneered Walnut, in very good condition. The small round detailed occasional table is composed with one hidden, pull-out drawer. The end table is supported by a hexagonal column...
Walnut
$2,970 / item
Biedermeier Style Walnut Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
Biedermeier Walnut Table with a warm amber brown walnut finish, the rayed and figured top above a single central hexagonal baluster pedestal base. Dimensions: 36" W x 36" D x 29.5...
Wood
Antique German Biedermeier Console Table, Walnut, Circa 1830-1840
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A rectangular, freestanding antique German Biedermeier console table made of hand crafted shellac polished, partly veneered Walnut, in good condition. The top of the small end, side ...
Walnut
19th Century Biedermeier Style Jardinière Side Table Swan
Located in Münster, DE
Jardinière Germany, circa 1850/60, solid cherry wood and veneer, inlaid swan motifs, 3-pass construction with solid columns and intermediate shelf, upper section with lids, whic...
Cherry
19th Century Fine Biedermeier Cherry Table. Vienna, c. 1830.
Located in Vienna, AT
Exceptional Viennese Biedermeier Center Table, Cherry Veneer, Vienna Circa 1830 This elegant Viennese Biedermeier center table, crafted in Vienna around 1830, represents the refined...
Cherry
Antique Biedermeier Demi-Lune Sewing Table, Cherrywood, Circa 1820
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An early 19th Century, antique German Biedermeier demi-lune sewing table made of hand crafted shellac polished, partly veneered Cherrywood, in good condition. The small corner dressi...
Metal, Brass
Biedermeier Desk, Walnut Veneer, Restored, Fluted Legs, Circa 1830
Located in Greding, DE
Biedermeier desk, veneered in walnut, with one drawer and double fluted column legs at the sides, connected by a stretcher. The desk has been restored and hand-polished.
Walnut
19th Century Fine Large Biedermeier Walnut Center Table. Vienna, c. 1825.
Located in Vienna, AT
Exceptional Large Viennese Biedermeier Walnut Center Table Vienna, circa 1825 A rare and exceptionally elegant large Viennese Biedermeier pedestal table, crafted in Vienna around 18...
Walnut
Biedermeier Burl Elm Corner Console Table, Antique Austrian, 1820
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
An extraordinarily rare and sculptural Biedermeier corner console table, Austria or Southern Germany, circa 1820. Executed in striking burled elm, the piece exemplifies the refined ...
Elm, Burl
Biedermeier Lacquered Console Table, ca. 1815
Located in Vo', Veneto
Biedermeier Lacquered Side Table, circa 1815 Antique painted side table, with drawer and shelf. Code: L11 Period: about 1815 Origin: Austria Wood: Fir Height: 75 cm (29.53 in) Width...
Fir
$4,576Sale Price|20% Off
19th Century Biedermeier Oval Dining Table in Solid Cherrywood, circa 1830
Located in Darmstadt, DE
Elegant oval dining table from the late Biedermeier period, made in southern Germany around 1830. The table features a finely grained solid cherrywood top with a warm, honey-colored ...
Cherry
Large Late 19th Century Pedestal Center Table in Wood and Patinated Brass
Located in Meer, VAN
Large Late 19th Century Pedestal Center Table in Wood and Patinated Brass A beautiful and large late 19th century folding top pedestal center table in wood and patinated brass with ...
Wood
19th Century German Biedermeier Birchwood Pedestal, Circa 1830
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A 19th Century, antique German Biedermeier single pedestal made of hand crafted shellac polished, partly veneered Birchwood in good condition. The detailed center furniture, podium i...
Birch
$5,520Sale Price|20% Off
Biedermeier Table Carved Giltwood Marquina Marble Top Invitinghome
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Biedermeier table carved Giltwood Marquina marble top. Invitinghome. Luxury Biedermeier style round wood table with carved leaf motif. The table ha...
Marble
Early 19th Century Flip-Top Game Table with Inlaid Chessboard
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
Early 19th Century Flip-Top Game Table with Inlaid Chessboard Refined early 19th-century game table, designed for chess and card games, exemplifying the understated elegance and fin...
Cherry, Maple, Walnut
19th Century Biedermeier Table Top Vanity Table With Drawer, Austria ca. 1850
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Charming 19th century table top Biedermeier vanity table with drawer from the so-called "second" period in Austria around 1850. This lovely Biedermeier vanity mirror has been veneere...
Mirror, Nutwood
Early 19th Century Viennese Biedermeier Desk with Hidden Compartment
Located in Greven, DE
Antique Viennese Biedermeier Desk Austria Mahogany Early 19th century Dimensions: H x W x D: 98 x 133 x 79 cm, desk height: 80 cm Description: A piece of furniture standing on sle...
Wood
19th Century Small Oval Biedermeier Side Table. Vienna, c. 1830.
Located in Vienna, AT
We are proud to present a small oval Viennese Biedermeier side table, crafted in Vienna around 1830, representing the refined aesthetic and superb craftsmanship of the early 19th cen...
Walnut
Rectangular Biedermeyer Game Chess Side End Table with Drawer
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Classic game table featuring a built-in chessboard of in-laid fruitwood on the surface. The wood table features a single drawer with a handle to store chess pieces. The table was des...
Wood, Fruitwood
Bleached Biedermeier Oval Burlwood Desk or Console Table circa 19th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
Bleached Biedermeier Oval Burlwood Desk or Console Table, probably Austrian, circa mid 19th Century. It is a versatile size and can be used as a console or sofa table, desk, vanity, ...
Wood, Burl
Antique Austrian Walnut Center Table with Star Veneer, Circa 1820
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An early 19th Century, antique Austrian center table made of hand crafted shellac polished, partly veneered Walnut, in good condition. The round Viennese salon table is composed with...
Walnut
Biedermeier 19th Century Flamed Walnut Pedestal Table with Radiating Motif
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Biedermeier period table from the 19th century with flame walnut circular top adorned with exquisite radiating motif and raised on pedestal base. This exquisite Biedermeier period ...
Walnut
19th Century Fine Biedermeier Cherry Table. Vienna, c. 1830.
Located in Vienna, AT
An elegant Austrian Biedermeier center table, crafted in Vienna circa 1830. This refined example of early 19th-century Viennese craftsmanship is veneered in rare cherry wood, a timbe...
Cherry
Antique Biedermeier Secretaire Chest Secretaire Abattant 19th Century
Located in London, GB
A truly magnificent antique flame mahogany architectural biedermeier secretaire abattant, circa 1840 in date. The top section with a p...
Mahogany
Biedermeier Writing Desk, Germany, circa 1820
Located in Greding, DE
Biedermeier writing desk veneered in cherry, raised on tall, slightly splayed legs. A drawer is integrated into the apron, and the writing surface has been newly covered in dark gree...
Leather, Cherry
19th Century Fine Biedermeier Walnut Console. Vienna, c. 1825.
Located in Vienna, AT
Exceptional Viennese Biedermeier console, c. 1820–25 We are pleased to offer this outstanding and rare large walnut Biedermeier console — an exceptional example of early 19th-centur...
Walnut
Rare Biedermeier Elm Dining Table, Central Europe, Early 19th Century
Located in Wrocław, Poland
An exceptional and authentic Biedermeier Dining Table dating from the early 19th century, crafted from beautifully figured elm. The table displays the elegant proportions and restrai...
Elm
19th Century Fine Biedermeier Walnut Table. Vienna, c. 1825.
Located in Vienna, AT
An exceptional Viennese Biedermeier tilt-top pedestal table, crafted in Vienna, Austria, circa 1830. This elegant table is a fine example of the refined proportions, superb craftsman...
Walnut
Swedish Biedermeier Style Birch Pedestal Drop Leaf Table, 20th Century
Located in Southampton, NY
Swedish Biedermeier style birch pedestal drop leaf table, 20th century. A beautiful golden birch pedestal table with drop leaves, an octagonal column sitting on a central platform w...
Birch
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...
Walnut
French 19th Century Biedermeier Fruitwood Pedestal Table with Carvings
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This French pedestal or gueridon table was handcrafted from gorgeous fruitwood circa 1850, reflecting Biedermeier creativity and the restraint of Louis Philippe style to fit with a r...
Fruitwood
19th Century Fine Biedermeier Walnut Table. Vienna, c. 1825.
Located in Vienna, AT
Elegant Viennese Biedermeier Walnut Center Table, Vienna circa 1825 An exceptional piece of timeless sophistication and refined design. We are delighted to present this exquisite Bi...
Walnut
Antique Biedermeier Style Birch End Table
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Antique Biedermeier style birch Inlaid tilt top table, circa 1900. With a square top with walnut parquetry and banding, a central turned pedestal, 3 nicely figured birch serpentine s...
Birch, Walnut, Pine
Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Desk or Dressing Table, Cherrywood
Located in Greven, DE
Antique Biedermeier make-up and writing desk Southern Germany Cherry early 19th century Dimensions: H x W x D: 81 x 104 x 50 cm Description: This extraordinary antique piece is a ...
Cherry