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.
1950s American Vintage Biedermeier Tables
Walnut
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Maple, Walnut
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Tables
Mahogany
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Nutwood, Walnut
Mid-19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut, Pine, Ash, Birch
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut
19th Century American Antique Biedermeier Tables
Bronze
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Tables
Birch
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Cherry
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Cherry
1850s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut, Fir
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut
Early 20th Century American Biedermeier Tables
Satinwood
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Cherry
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Brass
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Cherry
Mid-20th Century American Biedermeier Tables
Leather, Mahogany
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut, Spruce
1830s Czech Antique Biedermeier Tables
Wood, Cherry, Lacquer, Spruce
1950s American Vintage Biedermeier Tables
Walnut
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Tables
Birch
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Brass
Mid-19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Fruitwood
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
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Cherry, Maple, Nutwood, Spruce
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Mahogany
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Iron
Early 19th Century Antique Biedermeier Tables
Mahogany
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Cherry, Nutwood
Early 20th Century European Biedermeier Tables
Oak
Early 20th Century French Biedermeier Tables
Brass
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Maple
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Maple
1840s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut, Softwood
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Cherry
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Cherry, Spruce
1820s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Wood, Lacquer, Walnut
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut
1830s Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut
19th Century European Antique Biedermeier Tables
Brass
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut
Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Wood, Walnut
19th Century European Antique Biedermeier Tables
Birch, Pine, Lacquer
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Tables
Birch
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut
1990s American Biedermeier Tables
Marble, Brass
Mid-20th Century Swedish Biedermeier Tables
Birch
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Biedermeier Tables
Wood
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Brass
Late 20th Century Swedish Biedermeier Tables
Birch
Early 20th Century French Biedermeier Tables
Brass
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Mirror, Wood, Cherry
Mid-19th Century Unknown Antique Biedermeier Tables
Ebony, Maple
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Brass
1840s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut, Softwood
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut
Early 19th Century Baltic Antique Biedermeier Tables
Ash, Fruitwood
2010s Spanish Biedermeier Tables
Brass
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Maple, Walnut
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Cherry, Fruitwood