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.
1940s American Vintage Biedermeier Tables
Marble, Brass
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Cherry
1850s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Cherry
Mid-20th Century Biedermeier Tables
Marble, Brass
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut
1820s Swedish Antique Biedermeier Tables
Birch, Antler
1930s Austrian Vintage Biedermeier Tables
Cherry, Walnut
1890s Swedish Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Maple, Oak
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Cherry
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Ash
Early 20th Century Biedermeier Tables
Fabric, Maple
1990s Biedermeier Tables
Wood
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Tables
Birch
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut
Mid-19th Century Dutch Antique Biedermeier Tables
Mahogany
Mid-19th Century British Antique Biedermeier Tables
Wood
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Fruitwood
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Biedermeier Tables
Brass
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Tables
Mahogany
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Mahogany, Maple
1890s Norwegian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut
1860s Swedish Antique Biedermeier Tables
Mahogany
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut
1830s German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Mahogany
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Birch, Ebony, Satinwood
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut, Spruce
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Brass
Early 20th Century European Biedermeier Tables
Fruitwood
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut
Mid-19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Cherry
Early 20th Century Swedish Biedermeier Tables
Wood
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut
Early 20th Century German Biedermeier Tables
Wood
Mid-19th Century Antique Biedermeier Tables
Burl
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut
1890s Norwegian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut
1890s German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut
1860s German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Cherry
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Birch
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut
1830s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Cherry, Softwood
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Iron
20th Century Biedermeier Tables
Wood, Maple, Pine
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Granite, Brass
1820s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Marble
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Cherry
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Cherry, Softwood
1830s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Wood