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
Walnut
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Mahogany, Maple
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Brass
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Cherry
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Tables
Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Biedermeier Tables
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Biedermeier Tables
Brass
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut
1830s Swedish Antique Biedermeier Tables
Wood
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Cherry
1840s Antique Biedermeier Tables
Mahogany
1990s American Biedermeier Tables
Marble, Brass
1990s American Biedermeier Tables
Brass
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Ebony, Walnut
1820s Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut
1810s German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Cherry, Nutwood
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Cherry, Maple, Walnut
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Spruce, Cherry
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Cherry
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Stone, Metal, Brass
Mid-20th Century Swedish Biedermeier Tables
Birch
1970s American Vintage Biedermeier Tables
Brass
Early 19th Century Antique Biedermeier Tables
Cherry, Softwood
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Nutwood, Spruce
Mid-19th Century Danish Antique Biedermeier Tables
Mahogany
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut, Spruce
Early 20th Century European Biedermeier Tables
Fruitwood
1830s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Nutwood
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Maple, Walnut
Early 20th Century French Biedermeier Tables
Brass
1850s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut, Fir
Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Upholstery, Pearwood
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut
Early 19th Century Antique Biedermeier Tables
Brass
Mid-19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Pine, Cherry
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Mahogany
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Spruce, Fruitwood
1940s European Vintage Biedermeier Tables
Birch, Pine
1830s Antique Biedermeier Tables
Cherry
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Nutwood, Spruce
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Cherry
20th Century Biedermeier Tables
Wood
Early 19th Century French Antique Biedermeier Tables
Mahogany
1820s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Cherry
Late 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 French Antique Biedermeier Tables
Oak, Pine, Cherry
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Elm, Walnut
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Wood, Burl
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Mirror, Walnut
Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Tables
Birch
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Cherry
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Cherry, Walnut
20th Century Italian Biedermeier Tables
Brass