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 German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Lacquer, Walnut
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Mahogany
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Wood, Cherry, Softwood
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut, Giltwood
Early 19th Century Czech Antique Biedermeier Tables
Ash, Lacquer
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Yew, Lacquer
1820s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Cherry
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Wood, Maple
1830s German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Cherry, Walnut
1820s Hungarian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Birdseye Maple, Walnut
19th Century Czech Antique Biedermeier Tables
Cherry, Mirror, Lacquer
20th Century German Biedermeier Tables
Birdseye Maple
Early 19th Century Czech Antique Biedermeier Tables
Wood, Lacquer, Cherry
Late 19th Century European Antique Biedermeier Tables
Mahogany
1830s European Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Tables
Bronze
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Mahogany
20th Century German Biedermeier Tables
Maple, Beech
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Cherry
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut
20th Century Austrian Biedermeier Tables
Beech
20th Century German Biedermeier Tables
Maple
Early 19th Century Dutch Antique Biedermeier Tables
Fruitwood, Mahogany
Late 19th Century Dutch Antique Biedermeier Tables
Nutwood
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Mahogany
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Wood, Cherry, Mirror
Mid-19th Century French Antique Biedermeier Tables
Oak, Pine, Cherry
20th Century Austrian Biedermeier Tables
Carrara Marble
20th Century German Biedermeier Tables
Wood, Maple, Pine
1820s European Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Birdseye Maple
1920s Swedish Vintage Biedermeier Tables
Birch
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut
Mid-19th Century Danish Antique Biedermeier Tables
Wood
Early 19th Century English Antique Biedermeier Tables
Brass
20th Century German Biedermeier Tables
Wood, Maple
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Cherry, Ebony
Early 20th Century Spanish Biedermeier Tables
1820s Swedish Antique Biedermeier Tables
Wood, Birch
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Mahogany
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut
Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Glass, Walnut
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Fruitwood, Paint
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Pine, Cherry
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Marble
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Cherry
Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Chestnut
Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Fruitwood, Mahogany
1830s Czech Antique Biedermeier Tables
Wood, Ash, Lacquer
19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Tables
Mahogany
1820s French Antique Biedermeier Tables
Mahogany, Lacquer
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Mahogany
1820s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Fruitwood, Mahogany
1830s European Antique Biedermeier Tables
Mahogany