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.
21st Century and Contemporary Biedermeier Tables
Fruitwood
Mid-19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Cherry
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Lacquer, Yew
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Brass
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Spruce, Cherry
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut
20th Century German Biedermeier Tables
Pine, Leather, Maple
Early 19th Century Austrian 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
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Cherry, Walnut
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut
Mid-19th Century Hungarian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Brass
Early 1800s French Antique Biedermeier Tables
Brass
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Birch
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Cherry, Spruce
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Bronze
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Tables
Birch
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Pearwood
1990s American Biedermeier Tables
Brass
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Mahogany
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut, Spruce
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut
1940s Swedish Vintage Biedermeier Tables
Beech, Elm
19th Century Antique Biedermeier Tables
Mahogany
1880s French Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut
20th Century Unknown Biedermeier Tables
Iron
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Pearwood
20th Century Austrian Biedermeier Tables
Mahogany
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Brass
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Pine
1870s Czech Antique Biedermeier Tables
Wood, Cherry, Lacquer, Walnut
1850s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Mirror, Ash, Maple
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut
1940s American Vintage Biedermeier Tables
Marble, Brass
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Spruce, Cherry
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Mahogany, Upholstery
1820s Swedish Antique Biedermeier Tables
Ormolu
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Mirror, Walnut
20th Century German Biedermeier Tables
Wood
Early 20th Century German Biedermeier Tables
Cherry
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Metal
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Upholstery, Walnut
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut
20th Century Austrian Biedermeier Tables
Carrara Marble
1820s Swedish Antique Biedermeier Tables
Birch, Antler
Early 19th Century Unknown Antique Biedermeier Tables
Fruitwood, Mahogany
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Wood
1870s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Brass
1840s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut, Softwood
1860s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Cherry
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Mahogany
Early 19th Century European Antique Biedermeier Tables
Birdseye Maple, Maple, Burl
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Cherry