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 Swedish Antique Biedermeier Tables
Fabric, Mahogany
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Wood
19th Century Unknown Antique Biedermeier Tables
Burl, Walnut
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Wood
18th Century Dutch Antique Biedermeier Tables
Brass
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Cherry
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut
Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Mahogany, Pine
19th Century Italian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Burl
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Cherry
20th Century Austrian Biedermeier Tables
Wood
1820s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Wood, Lacquer, Cherry
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut
20th Century American Biedermeier Tables
Wood
19th Century European Antique Biedermeier Tables
Maple
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Biedermeier Tables
Marble
20th Century Swedish Biedermeier Tables
Wood
1830s German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut
1990s American Biedermeier Tables
Marble, Brass
20th Century Swedish Biedermeier Tables
Birch
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Tables
Metal, Brass
Mid-19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Mahogany
Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Biedermeier Tables
Wood, Paint
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut
20th Century Swedish Biedermeier Tables
Wood
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut
Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Tables
Birch
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Tables
Birch
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Tables
Bronze
Late 19th Century European Antique Biedermeier Tables
Mahogany
Mid-19th Century French Antique Biedermeier Tables
Cherry
1850s Swedish Antique Biedermeier Tables
Birch
1840s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut, Softwood
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Cherry, Fruitwood
Mid-19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Ash
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut
Late 19th Century European Antique Biedermeier Tables
Bronze
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Maple, Wood
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut
1830s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Marble
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Brass
Mid-19th Century Danish Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Tables
Birch
Early 1900s European Antique Biedermeier Tables
Birch, Walnut, Pine
1830s German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut
Mid-19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Cherry
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut
19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Tables
Birch
1830s Czech Antique Biedermeier Tables
Wood, Cherry, Lacquer, Spruce
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Giltwood, Walnut
Early 20th Century Spanish Biedermeier Tables
Mid-19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Pine, Fruitwood, Walnut
19th Century European Antique Biedermeier Tables
Birch, Pine, Lacquer
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut
Early 20th Century Austrian Biedermeier Tables
Brass
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Marble, Gold Leaf
19th Century European Antique Biedermeier Tables
Mirror, Mahogany, Giltwood