Biedermeier 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.
19th Century French Antique Biedermeier Tables
Fruitwood
Mid-19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut, Pine, Ash, Birch
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Nutwood, Walnut
Late 20th Century German Biedermeier Tables
Leather, Nutwood
19th Century American Antique Biedermeier Tables
Bronze
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Cherry
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Cherry, Maple, Nutwood, Spruce
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Tables
Birch
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Upholstery, Cherry, Walnut
Late 19th Century European Antique Biedermeier Tables
Wood
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Brass
Early 19th Century Antique Biedermeier Tables
Mahogany
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Cherry
1830s Antique Biedermeier Tables
Metal
1820s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Cherry, Softwood
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut
Early 20th Century Swedish Biedermeier Tables
Birch
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Metal
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Maple
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Cherry
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Metal, Brass
1980s American Vintage Biedermeier Tables
Satinwood
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut, Maple, Spruce
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Upholstery, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Biedermeier Tables
Wood
1860s Scandinavian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Cherry
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut
Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Biedermeier Tables
Mahogany
2010s Spanish Biedermeier Tables
Brass
1820s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Cherry
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Pine, Cherry
Early 19th Century Baltic Antique Biedermeier Tables
Ash, Fruitwood
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Cherry, Elm
Early 20th Century European Biedermeier Tables
Oak
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Maple, Walnut
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Cherry
Late 20th Century Swedish Biedermeier Tables
Birch
19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Tables
Birch
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut
19th Century European Antique Biedermeier Tables
Brass
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Cherry
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut