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.
$2,333Sale 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
Austrian Biedermeier Round Table, Burl Ash, Gothic Apron, Circa 1840
Located in Queens, NY
Austrian Biedermeier burl ash and inlaid round table with Gothic design apron and spool supports, circa 1840.
Ash, Burl
Austrian Biedermeier Mahogany Davenport Table, Ebonized Trim, 1920s
Located in Queens, NY
Continental Austrian style (1920s) mahogany davenport table with a pedestal base supporting a top with drop sides (9") & a drawer on a base with ebonized trim & claw feet.
Mahogany
Mid-19th Century Single Parquetry Console Table with Mirror
Located in New York, NY
This exquisite mid-19th century console table features mirrored back panel and robust full columns at the front, complemented by half columns at the back. The gracefully curved top p...
Mirror, Walnut
19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Kneehole Desk with Leather Top
Located in Queens, NY
Swedish Biedermeier style (19/20th Century) birch and black trimmed kneehole desk with black leather top.
Leather, Birch
Biedermeier Sewing Table, Walnut Veneer, Lyre Base, Circa 1830
Located in Greding, DE
Biedermeier sewing table veneered in walnut with one drawer and brass fittings. The interior is fitted with small compartments for sewing utensils. The base consists of lyre-shaped ...
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
Biedermeier Burl Walnut Pedestal Cabinet with Ebonized Trim
Located in Queens, NY
"Biedermeier Austrian/German (19th Century) burl walnut tall oval shaped pedestal cabinet with a large single front door and ebonized banded trim. Shows age."
Burl, Walnut
Swedish Biedermeier End Tables, Inlaid Birch, Octagonal Top, 20th C.
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Swedish Biedermeier (20th Century) inlaid birch end table with octagonal top and 3 legs
Birch
$2,470Sale 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
Biedermaier Writing Table in Light Wood 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. Parti...
Wood
Mid 19th Century German Biedermeier Cherrywood Standing Desk
Located in Dusseldorf, DE
Large Biedermeier standing desk or writing desk. West German/Rhineland, around 1840. Solidly crafted from cherry wood. An authentic piece of Biedermeier furniture with an elegant des...
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
$25,200Sale Price|28% Off
Fine & Rare 19th Century Mahogany Marquetry Biedermeier Style Center Hall Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine and rare Biedermeier style 19th century mahogany marquetry center hall table, the circular top with conforming frieze above a tulip shaped shaft, raised on spheres above ...
Fruitwood, Mahogany
Austrian Biedermeier Cherrywood Table Desk
Located in Queens, NY
Austrian Biedermeier table desk composed of cherrywood and inlaid banding with a double pedestal base joined by a rod stretcher beneath a sh...
Cherry
$2,194Sale Price|20% Off
Swedish Biedermeier Pedestal Drop-Leaf Table Empire Golden Birch Ormolu Style A
Located in Lewes, England
Unusual antique Swedish Biedermeier drop-leaf table in stunning quilted golden birch veneers with an ormolu style central column and four elegant curved feet. Classic 1800s swedish ...
Birch
$13,500 / set
Pair Of Biedermeier Walnut Console Tables
Located in Essex, MA
With later rectangular Portola marble tops with rounded front corners over a drawer and with reverse S curved legs joining a lower shelf. Acorn feet. Provenance ; ILiad Antik. NYC. K...
Marble
Biedermeier Console Table with Drawers, Cherry Veneer, South Germany circa 1820
Located in Regensburg, DE
Fine, early Biedermeier or Empire Console Table from Southern Germany around 1820. Cherry wood veneered on softwood and cherry solid wood, partly ebonized. Two very thick beautiful...
Iron
A fine 19th century Cherrywood Biedermeier centertable with ebonized details
Located in Dallas, TX
A very fine 19th century German Biedermeier period cherrywood and ebonized pedestal centerhall table
Cherry, Ebony
20th Century Biedermeier Style Marquetry Spanish Console Table with Drawer
Located in Miami, FL
Biedermeier style Spanish console table with drawer and beautiful inlays.
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
Pair of Petite Austrian Biedermeier Two-Drawer Commodes with Inlay, circa 1840
Located in Atlanta, GA
This pair of Austrian Biedermeier petite commodes from the mid-19th century features exquisite veneered tops with rectangular banding over two small drawers. Each central oval mounte...
Wood
Antique Biedermeier Hand-Painted Outdoor Cafe Table, 20th Century
Located in Queens, NY
Outdoor round white painted slat design top cafe style end table with a folding wood base Condition: Good; Wear consistent with age and use
Wood
Charak Neoclassical Biedermeier Style c1940s Center Lamp Table Stand Gueridon
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Charak Neoclassical Biedermeier Style c1940s Center Lamp Table Stand Gueridon MINT
Cherry
Austrian Biedermeier Walnut Davenport Table with Bronze Trim, 19th C.
Located in Queens, NY
Austrian Biedermeier (19th Century) walnut davenport table with bronze trim on pedestal base sides connected with a stretcher.
Bronze
Biedermeier Side Table or Sewing Table, 1820
Located in Leimen, DE
Exquisite Biedermeier Sewing or Side Table – South Germany, circa 1820 This elegant Biedermeier sewing or side table was crafted in South Germany around 1820 and showcases the refine...
Walnut
Baltic Pair Demi Lune Console Tables circa 1800 18000.00
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of Continenal Baltic Neo-classic (1st quarter 19th Century) mahogany demi-lune console tables with 3 square tapered legs with an ebonized lower section (PRICED AS PAIR)
Mahogany
A historic thread table, Northern Europe, around 1860.
Located in Chorzów, PL
A thread table from the second half of the 19th century in the Biedermeier style. A small piece of furniture, a bit forgotten today, but once a must-have for a housewife for needlew...
Mahogany
Biedermeier Desk, Cherry Veneer, Six Columns, Austria, circa 1830
Located in Regensburg, DE
Neoclassical Biedermeier writing table or desk from Austria around 1830. * Book-matched cherry veneer on softwood * 6 hexagonal veneered full columns on a veneered pedestal. * Eboniz...
Cherry, Softwood, Glass
Biedermeier Mahogany Ebonized and Parcel-Gilt Globe Form Work Desk
Located in Queens, NY
Biedermeier (19th Century) globe-form work desk with a mahogany structure that opens to reveal a several small compartments, with parcel gilt and ebonized detail, with applied lions'...
Wood, Mahogany, Giltwood
Antique 19th Century Flip Top Thick Burl Wood Veneer Console Game Dinette Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Antique 19th Century Flip Top Thick Burl Wood Veneer Console Game Dinette Table
Burl
Antique Swedish Karl Johan (Biedermeier) Lyre Pedestal Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
Magnificent period Karl Johan (Biedermeier) lyre shaped pedestal base table. Originally handcrafted as a sewing table, today it makes a wonderful end or side table with drawer.
Birch
$15,000 / set
Pair of German Biedermeier Mahogany Lyre End Tables
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Similar German Biedermeier (19th Century) mahogany oval end tables with a single drawer and ebonized trimmed base with brass lyre. (PRI...
Brass
Italian Neoclassical French Empire Grey & Gold Painted Wooden Column Pedestal
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Italian Neoclassical / French Empire Style Grey & Gold Painted Floral Drape Carved Wood Column Pedestal (painted finish appears to ...
Wood, Paint
$4,600 / set
Pair of German Biedermeier Black Oak Side Tables
Located in Dallas, TX
This product is a pair of elegant German Biedermeier black oak side tables. The rich wood and classic design add a touch of sophistication to any room, making them a stylish and prac...
Wood
Late 19th Century Mahogany Flap Coffee Table
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
Late 19th Century Coffee Table, Germany Ca:1890-1900 Mahogany This is a beautiful 20th Century mahogany coffee table or sofa table, in the Biedermeier style with ebonized top. The...
Mahogany
19th Century Fine Biedermeier Cherry Table. Vienna, c. 1830.
Located in Vienna, AT
An elegant Austrian Biedermeier center table, crafted in Vienna circa 1830. This refined example of early 19th-century Viennese craftsmanship is veneered in rare cherry wood, a timbe...
Cherry
$1,820Sale Price / set|20% Off
20th-Century Biedermeier Set of Console Table and Mirror
Located in Opole, PL
20th-Century Biedermeier Set of Console Table and Mirror We present you this console table & wall mirror, set the in Biedermeier style. It was made in the 1960s. The console feature...
Metal
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 German Biedermeier Walnut Side Table
Located in Dallas, TX
The product is a 19th century German Biedermeier walnut side table, which has a classic, elegant design typical of the Biedermeier style. As an antique piece, it holds historical and...
Walnut
Vanity Desk, probably Austria, circa 1815-1820
Located in Greding, DE
Mahogany veneered Biedermeier vanity desk with floral ornaments and pilaster as well as columns at the front with ebonized bases and capitals. The doors are opened via a pressure mec...
Mahogany
19th century biedermeier side table
Located in Hronská Breznica, Banskobystrický kraj
19th century biedermeier side table in very good original condition.
Wood
Studio Craft Tropical Olive Wood Pedestal Table by Gregg Lipton
By Gregg Lipton
Located in Hanover, MA
Pedestal table custom made by studio artist Gregg Lipton of Cumberland Maine circa 1989. From the estate of Lipton's parents. American Modern in...
Olive
Ebonized Biedermeier Console Table with Marble Top, Circa 1890
Located in Queens, NY
Continental (Possibly Flemish 19/20th Century) ebonized console table with 6 spool legs and brown marble top with stretcher base. (Related item: PPF077) Chip on one corner of marble...
Ebony
Biedermeier Walnut Centre Hall Table with Ebonized Pedestal
Located in Hudson, NY
Biedermeier walnut centre hall table with ebonized pedestal with tilt top.
Walnut, Wood
$3,840Sale Price|20% Off
Biedermeier Card Table, South German 1820, Walnut
Located in Belmont, MA
Biedermeier card or console table, South German 1820. The table has beautiful walnut veneer on top, sides and legs. The top can be folded out and turned and then rests on the base of...
Walnut
Large Biedermeier Antique Mahogany Pier Mirror and Console Table ca. 1820-40
Located in Shippensburg, PA
BIEDERMEIER FLAMED-MAHOGANY AND PARCEL-GILT PIER MIRROR AND CONSOLE Northern Europe, circa 1820-40 Item # 407OYP16P A stunning presentation, this fine Biedermeier mirror and pier ta...
Mirror, Mahogany, Giltwood
$2,613Sale Price|20% Off
Biedermeier Mahogany Center Table from the Late 19th Century
Located in Opole, PL
Biedermeier Mahogany center table from the late 19th century The top with rounded corners is composed of two sections and supported on bents legs, which are finished with metal de...
Mahogany
Original Antique Round Biedermeier Folding Table, circa 1820 Mahogany veneer
Located in Berlin, DE
Mahogany on solid wood. Eightfold bent column shaft. Beneath it there are three volute-shaped curved legs. Straight cheeks for round tabletop. A strict form of early-Biedermeier time...
Mahogany
19th c. Biedermeier Fruitwood Side Table
Located in Dallas, TX
This 19th century Biedermeier fruitwood side table is a charming addition to any home, featuring a medium wood tone and a gorgeous polished finish. The Biedermeier style, known for ...
Fruitwood
A Biedermeier Burr Maple and Amaranth Sofa Table Mid-19th Century
Located in London, GB
A Biedermeier Burr Maple and Amaranth Sofa Table. Mid-19th Century the Rectangular Canted Top and Conforming Frieze With Tablets to Each Side on Sabre Legs 75cm High, 117cm Wide, 6...
Maple
Austrian Biedermeier Inlaid Desk, 19th Century Ash and Fruitwood
Located in Queens, NY
Austrian Biedermeier ash and fruitwood banded inlaid table desk with a single drawer with a scalloped top supported by "U" shaped pedestal sides connec...
Ash, Fruitwood
Antique table, Northern Europe, circa 1890.
Located in Chorzów, PL
A historic table from the end of the 19th century. Dimensions: height 75 cm / width 118 cm / depth. 84 cm
Walnut
$2,359Sale Price|20% Off
Swedish Biedermeier Drop-Leaf Pedestal Table Golden Birch Marquetry A Ormolu
Located in Lewes, England
Antique Swedish Biedermeier drop-leaf pedestal table in stunning quilt stripe golden birch veneers and elegant curved feet. C Late 1800s The Dual pedestal column in particular featu...
Birch
Antique round-top table from Northern Europe, around 1900.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Antique table from the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, Northern Europe. The piece of furniture is in very good condition, after professional renovation. Dimensions: height 78 ...
Wood, Walnut
Pair of Tapered Light Tiger Maple Bronze Mount Large Square Pedestals MINT!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Pair of Tapered Light Tiger Maple Bronze Mount Large Square Pedestals MINT!
Bronze
Biedermeier Walnut Console Table with Large Volutes, Pilasters and Gilt Accents
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Austrian Biedermeier period walnut console table from the 19th century, with single drawer, scrolling legs, lion paw feet, low shelf and carved rose...
Brass
Thread table, Northern Europe, circa 1890.
Located in Chorzów, PL
An antique table of the niciak type from the end of the 19th century in an eclectic style. A small piece of furniture, a bit forgotten today, but once a must-have for a housewife fo...
Walnut
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
Austrian Biedermeier Walnut Davenport Desk, Circa 1825, Inlaid
Located in Queens, NY
Austrian Biedermeier (Circa 1825) walnut and inlaid trimmed davenport table desk with single drawer and stretcher with double pedestal base supports.
Walnut