Biedermeier Dining Room Sets
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 20th Century Biedermeier Dining Room Sets
Fabric, Maple
1890s German Antique Biedermeier Dining Room Sets
Walnut
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Dining Room Sets
Wood
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Dining Room Sets
Upholstery, Walnut
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Dining Room Sets
Mahogany, Upholstery
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Dining Room Sets
Cherry
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Dining Room Sets
Upholstery, Pearwood
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Dining Room Sets
Cherry
Late 19th Century French Antique Biedermeier Dining Room Sets
Oak
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Dining Room Sets
Cherry
20th Century Dutch Biedermeier Dining Room Sets
Burl
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Dining Room Sets
Spruce, Walnut
20th Century German Biedermeier Dining Room Sets
Wood
Mid-19th Century Hungarian Antique Biedermeier Dining Room Sets
Wood
Early 19th Century Antique Biedermeier Dining Room Sets
Mahogany
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Dining Room Sets
Birch
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Dining Room Sets
Maple, Spruce, Walnut
20th Century Italian Biedermeier Dining Room Sets
Velvet, Maple
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Dining Room Sets
Cherry
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Dining Room Sets
Cherry
20th Century American Biedermeier Dining Room Sets
Satinwood
Early 1900s Swedish Antique Biedermeier Dining Room Sets
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century American Biedermeier Dining Room Sets
Fabric, Satinwood
Early 1900s Dutch Antique Biedermeier Dining Room Sets
Mahogany
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Dining Room Sets
Mahogany
1920s Dutch Vintage Biedermeier Dining Room Sets
Oak
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Dining Room Sets
Cherry
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Dining Room Sets
Walnut
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Dining Room Sets
Early 1900s German Antique Biedermeier Dining Room Sets
Cherry
Mid-20th Century French Biedermeier Dining Room Sets
Wood, Birch
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Dining Room Sets
Cherry