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 Biedermeier Cherrywood Ladies Desk, Germany
Located in Darmstadt, DE
This elegant ladies desk dates from the early Biedermeier period around 1820 and was made in Germany. Crafted primarily from solid cherrywood, the desk reflects the restrained and fu...
Cherry, Softwood
19th Century Walnut Wood Biedermeier Console Table
Located in High Point, NC
This piece carries genuine presence, its dark walnut, sculptural curved support immediately setting the tone for the piece. The piece dates to 19th Century, sourced from France, and ...
Walnut
19th Century Mahogany Wood Pair of Biedermeier Console Tables
Located in High Point, NC
This piece presents as a cabinet, distinguished by dark mahogany, carved shell/scroll motif. It was made in France during 19th Century, a lineage that shows clearly in its detailing....
Mahogany
19th Century Fin Biedermeier Walnut Set of Five Chairs & Table. Vienna, c. 1825.
Located in Vienna, AT
An exceptional Viennese Biedermeier dining set in fine walnut, comprising five chairs and a large circular table, crafted in Vienna circa 1825. Celebrated for its sophisticated prop...
Upholstery, Walnut
Biedermeier Style Blond Chess Board Game Table w/ 4 Matching Chairs Set MINT!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Biedermeier Style Blond Chess Board Game Table w/ 4 Matching Chairs Set MINT!
Beech, Satinwood
20th Century Table in the antique Biedermeier Style Mahogany veneer
Located in Berlin, DE
Mahogany on solid wood. Eightfold folded column shaft. Below that are three volute-shaped legs. Straight cheeks for round tabletop. A strict form of the early Biedermeier period. He ...
Mahogany
$1,046Sale Price|30% Off
John Widdicomb Biedermeier Style Brass Mounted Mahogany Side Table
Located in Germantown, MD
A like new late 20th Century John Widdicomb Biedermeier Style Brass Mounted Mahogany Side Table. Measures 30.5" in width , 23" on depth, 28.25" in height.
Brass
$2,318Sale Price|20% Off
19th Century, Ash Wood Late Biedermeier Game Table
Located in Darmstadt, DE
Petite small game or console table made of ash wood. The table dates from the Late Biedermeier period around 1850. The top of the table can be rotated by 90° and thereby unfolded. So...
Ash
$1,052Sale Price|40% Off
Biedermeier Decorative Thread Table with Marquetry Details, France, circa 1820
Located in Wrocław, Poland
Decorative table, so-called thread table in the Biedermeier style. The furniture has been subjected to very delicate and professional restoration. The origin country is France. The p...
Wood
19th Century Original Biedermeier Sewing Table circa 1835 with Mahogany Veneer
Located in Berlin, DE
Mahogany on massive pine. Curved cover plate on column shaft ending in four curly feet.
Mahogany
Biedermeier Birch Drop-Leaf Sofa Table
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
54.5" wide with sides up. 38.25" wide with sides down. 25.25" deep. 30" high This is an elegant Biedermeier-style figured birch drop-leaf sofa table, distinguished by its clean arch...
Birch
19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Empire Style Table Walnut Center Table
Located in Dallas, TX
Elegant 19th century Austrian Biedermeier Empire style walnut center table with black glass top. Very fine finish on this piece and a classic style!
Glass, Walnut
Antique Biedermeier Style Satinwood Drop Leaf Table W/ Ebonized Pedestal & Paws
By Biedermeier
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is an antique Continental Biedermeier style drop leaf work table. The top is banded with satinwood. The pedestals and paws ate Ebonized. The piece has a single dovetailed drawer...
Ebony, Satinwood
19th Century Biedermeier Folding Table
Located in Berlin, DE
Unique Biedermeier folding table, circa 1830. Veneer on solid wood. Veneer framed in thread and stripes. Turned on both sides turned columns...
Wood, Maple
$1,842Sale Price|20% Off
19th Century Biedermeier Folding Console Table Mahogany
Located in Münster, DE
Folding console table Biedermeier around 1820/25 Mahogany veneered, top swivels and opens, rounded edges, restored condition, shellac hand polish ...
Mahogany
19th Century Mahogany Biedermeier Console with Mirror
By Biedermeier
Located in Swadlincote, GB
A super Biedermeier cabinet with single drawer and cupboard with matching pier mirror, excellent colour and condition.
Mahogany
19th Century Oval Biedermeier Side Table, Nutwood , Hungary circa 1835
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Elegant, oval shaped Biedermeier nutwood side table / sewing table coming from the famous Biedermeier period in Hungary around 1835. With an age of over 190 years this charming "danu...
Brass
19th Century Fine Biedermeier Ebonized Table. Vienna, c. 1825.
Located in Vienna, AT
This exceptional Viennese Biedermeier writing table, crafted circa 1825, represents a rare and highly refined example of early 19th-century Austrian furniture. Ebonized Biedermeier ...
Pearwood
Lyra Secretaire in antique Vienna Biedermeier Style Majestic Work maple veneer
Located in Berlin, DE
Highly valuable bird’s-eye maple root veneer on solid pinewood. This so called Lyre secretaire Is the crowning of all European Furniture Art of The Biedermeier Period. Paw Feet and ...
Maple
Pair of Continental Biedermeier Style One Drawer One Door Side Tables
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant pair of Continental 19th century Biedermeier st. burl walnut, ormolu and marble one drawer one door side tables. Each small table is raised ...
Marble, Ormolu
A pair of Antique French Art Deco Side Tables With Drawer & Unique Twist Base
Located in Charleston, SC
This unique French side table features Art Deco styling with its interesting base crafted with three curved and twisted wooden legs which attach to a triangular base atop three ball ...
Brass
19th Century Fine Biedermeier Walnut Set of Six Chairs & Table. Vienna, c. 1825.
Located in Vienna, AT
We are truly honored to offer you this rare and distinguished set of six walnut Biedermeier chairs, paired with a magnificent tilt-top table, al...
Upholstery, Walnut
19th Century Fine Large Biedermeier Walnut Center Table. Vienna, c. 1825.
Located in Vienna, AT
Exceptional Large Viennese Biedermeier Walnut Center Table Vienna, circa 1825 A rare and exceptionally elegant large Viennese Biedermeier pedestal table, crafted in Vienna around 18...
Walnut
Biedermeier chest of drawers
Located in Kraków, Małopolska
Biedermeier-style chest of drawers from 1900, restored and in very good condition.
Walnut
$4,630Sale Price|20% Off
Antique 19th Century Biedermeier Demi Lune Fold-Out Table
Located in Darmstadt, DE
Beautiful Demi Lune table can be placed against the wall as a console semicircular. Or folded up in the middle of the room as a round table. The table is made of plum wood. The wood ...
Spruce, Fruitwood
Table Mirror, Makeup / Vanity Mirror, Late Biedermeier, Around 1850, Austria
Located in Wien, AT
Very decorative table mirror / makeup mirror with swivel mechanism, an original of the Biedermeier peroid, around 1850, made in Austria. The corpus is made out of root ash, a very ...
Mirror, Ash, Maple
19th Century Fine Salon Biedermeier Table. Vienna, c. 1825.
Located in Vienna, AT
This exceptional and generously proportioned early Viennese Biedermeier table, crafted in Vienna circa 1825, represents the highest level of craftsmanship achieved during the formati...
Walnut
Antique Swedish Walnut and Satin Birch Coffee Table
Located in London, GB
An impressive and beautifully made antique Swedish walnut and satin birch coffee table. This was recently imported from Sweden, it dates from around the 1930’s. It is a great size a...
Walnut, Satin Birch
19th Century Fine Biedermeier Walnut Table. Vienna, c. 1825.
Located in Vienna, AT
Exceptional Viennese Biedermeier Lyre Desk, circa 1825 This rare and substantial single-drawer table desk is an outstanding example of early Viennese Bieder...
Walnut
$9,016Sale Price|23% Off
19th Century Biedermeier Writing Desk in Cherry Veneer with Walnut and Rootwood
Located in Darmstadt, DE
This elegant 19th-century Biedermeier writing desk is veneered in fine cherrywood and accented with beautifully contrasted walnut and walnut-root inlays. The top features a sophistic...
Cherry, Walnut
19th Century Fine Biedermeier Walnut Writing Table. Vienna, c. 1825.
Located in Vienna, AT
Hello, This exceptional, early Biedermeier writing table was made in Vienna circa 1825. Viennese Biedermeier is distinguished by their sophisticated proportions, rare and refined de...
Brass
19th Century Biedermeier Wall Console/ Side Table, Cherrywood, AT circa 1860
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Very appealing mid 19th century cherrywood Console Table from the second Biedermeier period around 1860 in Austria. Veneered in fine cherrywood this perfect restored Biedermeier cons...
Cherry, Spruce
19th Century Fine Biedermeier Cherry Side Table. Vienna, c. 1825.
Located in Vienna, AT
We are delighted to offer this extraordinary Biedermeier cherrywood side table, a rare and exceptional piece crafted in Vienna circa 1825. This remarkable table is not only a testame...
Cherry
Biedermeier Side Table, Wood, Restored, Shaped Legs, Circa 1840
Located in Greding, DE
Small Biedermeier side table with a shallow drawer and shaped cut-out legs connected by a stretcher. The table has been restored and hand-polished.
Wood, Mahogany
19th Century Fine Biedermeier Set of Six Chairs & Table. Vienna, c. 1825.
Located in Vienna, AT
Exceptional Original Biedermeier Dining Set from Vienna, circa 1825 A Rare Masterpiece: Large Round Table and Six Elegant Chairs We are delighted to offer this rare and museum-quali...
Upholstery, Cherry, Walnut
19th Century Fine Biedermeier Ebonized Table. Vienna, c. 1825.
Located in Vienna, AT
Exceptional Viennese Biedermeier Writing Table, circa 1825 This exquisite Viennese Biedermeier writing table, crafted circa 1825, is a rare and refined example of early 19th-century...
Pearwood
Antique Swedish Karl Johan, Biedermeier Lyre Pedestal Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
Magnificent crotch mahogany period Karl Johan (Biedermeier) lyre-shaped pedestal base table. Originally handcrafted as a sewing table, today it makes a wonderful end or side table.
Mahogany
19th Century Fine Pair of Biedermeier Cherry Console Tables, Vienna c. 1835.
Located in Vienna, AT
We are proud to present this exquisite and exceedingly rare pair of Austrian/Viennese Biedermeier console tables, crafted circa 1835, from one of the most pivotal eras in European hi...
Cherry
20th Century Biedermeier Style Marquetry Spanish Console Table with Drawer
Located in Miami, FL
Biedermeier style Spanish console table with drawer and beautiful inlays.
$18,000
Biedermeier Sofa Table
Located in New York, NY
.Biedermeier pedestal table. Austria, mid 19th century.
Walnut
$2,365Sale Price|20% Off
19th Century German Biedermeier Walnut Sewing Table
Located in Darmstadt, DE
This elegant Biedermeier sewing table from Germany dates to the mid-19th century and is crafted from warm, finely figured walnut with a lively veneer pattern on the top and drawer fr...
Walnut
Early 19th Century South German Cherrywood Table with Single Drawer
Located in Darmstadt, DE
This early 19th century table originates from southern Germany and is crafted from solid cherrywood with warm, lively grain and a naturally vibrant tone typical of regional cherry ti...
Cherry, Softwood
Antique Biedermeier Octagonal Side Table, Ashwood & Stone, Circa 1820
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An octagonal, occasional antique Austrian Biedermeier side table made of hand crafted shellac polished, partly veneered Ashwood, in good condition. The top of the petite end table is...
Stone, Metal, Brass
Biedermeier Table, Walnut Veneer, Antique Design, Austria, Circa 1820
Located in Lucenec, SK
The table dates from the early Biedermeier period at the beginning of the 19th century. The body of the table is made of spruce wood and was covered with a very beautiful thick walnu...
Walnut
$20,787Sale Price|30% Off
1820s Biedermeier Brass Mounted Carelian Birch and Marquetry Center Table
Located in Germantown, MD
A Neoclassical Biedermeier Style Brass Mounted Karelian Birch And Satinwood Marquetry Center Table, Baltic Countries, Probably Russian, Second Quarter 19th Century. 44"in diameter. ...
Brass
Antique Custommade Writing Desk in Mahogany, Danish Cabinetmaker, Early 1900s
Located in Odense, DK
An elegant antique Danish writing desk crafted in richly mahogany, featuring a green felt inset writing surface. The desk reflects refined early 20th century craftsmanship with balan...
Brass
$10,409Sale Price|20% Off
19th Century Country House Biedermeier Cherrywood Extendable Table
Located in Darmstadt, DE
Introducing our exquisite offering: a remarkable country house table crafted from solid cherry wood, originating from the late Biedermeier period around 1850. This captivating piece ...
Cherry
19th Century Biedermeier Cherry Console Side Table. Vienna, c. 1825.
Located in Vienna, AT
Hello, This exceptional Viennese Biedermeier cherry console side table was made circa 1825. Viennese Biedermeier is distinguished by their sophisticated proportions, rare and refine...
Cherry
Austrian Biedermeier Mahogany End Table, 19th Century Lyre Design
Located in Queens, NY
Austrian Biedermeier (19th Century) mahogany end table with a drawer and lyre form pedestal sides connected with a bottom stretcher.
Mahogany
$1,372Sale Price|20% Off
Biedermeir Coffee Table or Writing Desk in Walnut, Denmark
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly suggest you read the whole description, because with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects. Danis...
Walnut
$2,504Sale Price|27% Off
Biedermeier Cherrywood Sewing or Side Table with Removable Interior, circa 1825
Located in Darmstadt, DE
Fine Biedermeier sewing or side table crafted from solid cherrywood, South Germany circa 1825. The warm tone of the cherrywood combined with its distinctive grain pattern reflects th...
Cherry, Spruce
19th Century French Iron Folding Café Table in Biedermeier Style
Located in Queens, NY
4 Outdoor French (19/20th Century) painted iron rectangular folding garden cafe tables with slat top (PRICED EACH)
Iron
19th Century Fine Ebonized Biedermeier Set. Vienna, c. 1825.
Located in Vienna, AT
Hello, We would like to offer you this fine ebonized Biedermeier set. The pieces were made in Vienna circa 1825. Viennese Biedermeier is distingu...
Upholstery, Pearwood
$2,366Sale Price|31% Off
Early 19th Century Biedermeier Walnut Flower Stand, circa 1830
Located in Darmstadt, DE
This early 19th century Biedermeier flower stand is a refined and elegant example of the restrained design language typical of the period. Crafted around 1830, the piece is walnut ve...
Walnut
19th Century Side Table or Wine Table in Mahogany with Drawers
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
Perfect side or wine table next to a chair of sofa. A lovely sewing table in mahogany on turned & carved tripod pedestal base with two drawers & hinged lift-top. Top drawer offers li...
Mahogany
$2,649Sale Price|20% Off
South German Biedermeier Cherrywood Side Table with Drawer, circa 1820
Located in Darmstadt, DE
Charming Biedermeier side table from around 1820, made of cherrywood veneer on a pine body with solid cherry legs. The table impresses with its clear proportions and warm tone, chara...
Pine, Cherry
19th Century Fine Biedermeier Walnut Side Table. Vienna, c. 1825.
Located in Vienna, AT
Hello, This fine Biedermeier walnut table was made in Vienna circa 1825. Viennese Biedermeier pieces are distinguished by their sophisticated proportions, rare and refined design, e...
Brass
Swedish Biedermeier Mahogany Dressing Table, circa 1820
Located in Kastrup, DK
Swedish biedermeier / late empire mahogany mirrored dressing table. Swing mirror supported by gilt fluted columns, lyre shaped pedestal on brass ball feet. Sweden, circa 1820.
Bronze
19th Century Fine Biedermeier Cherry Side Table. Vienna, c. 1825.
Located in Vienna, AT
Fine Viennese Biedermeier Cherry Side Table Vienna, circa 1825–1830 An exceptional Viennese Biedermeier side table crafted in cherrywood veneer, dating to the golden age of Austrian...
Cherry
Ancient secretary, Northern Europe, turn of the 19th centuries.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Stylish secretary from the mid-19th century in mahogany wood. Antique furniture with a more beautiful form will add elegance to any interior. Interesting desk - a desk that focuses o...
Mahogany