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.
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Iron
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut
Early 19th Century Baltic Antique Biedermeier Tables
Ash, Fruitwood
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Metal, Brass
Mid-19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Mahogany
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Maple, Walnut
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Cherry, Spruce
Early 19th Century Antique Biedermeier Tables
Brass
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Cherry, Fruitwood
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Biedermeier Tables
Brass
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Cherry
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Spruce, Cherry
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Elm, Walnut
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Brass
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut
Early 20th Century French Biedermeier Tables
Brass
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Cherry
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Brass
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Upholstery, Walnut
Mid-19th Century European Antique Biedermeier Tables
Mahogany
1970s American Vintage Biedermeier Tables
Brass
Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Biedermeier Tables
Wood, Paint
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Upholstery, Walnut
1940s Swedish Vintage Biedermeier Tables
Beech, Elm
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Wood
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Tables
Birch
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Cherry, Maple, Walnut
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Spruce, Cherry
1810s German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Biedermeier Tables
Marble
20th Century Unknown Biedermeier Tables
Iron
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Cherry, Elm
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Upholstery, Pearwood
20th Century American Biedermeier Tables
Bronze
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Mirror, Walnut
1990s American Biedermeier Tables
Brass
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Pearwood
1850s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Mirror, Ash, Maple
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut
1990s American Biedermeier Tables
Brass
20th Century Biedermeier Tables
Wood
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Cherry
1870s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Brass
1990s American Biedermeier Tables
Marble, Brass
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Mahogany, Pine
1840s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut, Softwood
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Tables
Bronze
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut
Mid-19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Ash
1830s Czech Antique Biedermeier Tables
Wood, Cherry, Lacquer, Spruce
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut
Late 20th Century Swedish Biedermeier Tables
Birch
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Maple, Wood
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut
20th Century American Biedermeier Tables
Walnut, Burl
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut