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.
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Wood
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Marble
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Cherry
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Mahogany
20th Century Biedermeier Tables
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary German Biedermeier Tables
Birch, Wood
Late 19th Century Antique Biedermeier Tables
Wood
Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Glass, Walnut
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Tables
Birch
Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Tables
Birch
Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Tables
Birch
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Cherry
Late 20th Century Biedermeier Tables
Cherry
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Ebony, Walnut
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Biedermeier Tables
Marble
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Cherry
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Mahogany
20th Century German Biedermeier Tables
Wood
19th Century European Antique Biedermeier Tables
Wood
Mid-19th Century French Antique Biedermeier Tables
Cherry
1860s German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Cherry
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Birch
1840s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut, Softwood
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Brass
19th Century French Antique Biedermeier Tables
Iron
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut
20th Century American Biedermeier Tables
Cherry
1890s German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Mahogany
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut, Spruce
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Ash, Burl
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Marble
Late 20th Century American Biedermeier Tables
Brass
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Upholstery, Pearwood
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Maple, Wood
20th Century Italian Biedermeier Tables
Wood
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Biedermeier Tables
Fruitwood
Early 1900s European Antique Biedermeier Tables
Birch, Walnut, Pine
Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut
1810s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Mahogany
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Mahogany, Upholstery
1830s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Wood, Spruce, Lacquer, Walnut
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Tables
Fabric, Mahogany
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Wood
1860s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Cherry
1850s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Mirror, Ash, Maple
19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Tables
Mahogany
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Nutwood, Spruce
1820s French Antique Biedermeier Tables
Maple
Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Fruitwood, Mahogany
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tables
Walnut
Mid-19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Pine, Fruitwood, Walnut
20th Century Swedish Biedermeier Tables
Wood
1840s German Antique Biedermeier Tables
Wood, Mahogany





