Biedermeier Ash
Antique 1820s German Biedermeier Secretaires
Wood, Ash
Antique 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Cabinets
Ash
Antique 19th Century German Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Ash
Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Decorative Boxes
Marble
Antique 1820s German Biedermeier Secretaires
Ash
Antique 1820s German Biedermeier Secretaires
Ash
Antique Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Armchairs
Fabric, Ash
Antique 1890s Austrian Side Tables
Ash
Antique Mid-19th Century German Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Ash
Antique Late 19th Century French Biedermeier Demi-lune Tables
Ash
Antique Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Chairs
Fabric, Wood, Ash
Antique 1820s German Biedermeier Secretaires
Ash, Cherry, Ebony, Mahogany, Walnut
Antique 1820s German Biedermeier Jewelry Boxes
Ash, Ebony, Maple, Walnut
Antique Mid-19th Century German Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Ash
Antique 18th Century Czech Biedermeier Side Tables
Ash, Lacquer
Antique Early 1900s European Biedermeier End Tables
Wood
Antique 1790s Dutch Directoire Armchairs
Ash
Antique Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Decorative Boxes
Metal
Antique 19th Century German Armchairs
Wood, Fabric
Antique Mid-19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Game Tables
Ash, Fruitwood, Maple, Oak, Spruce
Antique Early 19th Century Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Ash
Antique 19th Century Italian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Walnut, Ash, Giltwood, Ebony
Antique Early 19th Century German Demi-lune Tables
Ash
Antique 1790s Dutch Directoire Dining Room Chairs
Ash
2010s American Biedermeier Dining Room Tables
Ash, Cherry, Burl
2010s American Biedermeier Dining Room Chairs
Fabric, Hardwood, Ash, Maple, Burl
2010s American Biedermeier Side Chairs
Fabric, Hardwood, Ash, Maple, Burl
Antique Early 19th Century Czech Biedermeier Wall Clocks
Brass
Antique 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier End Tables
Ash
Antique 1850s Swedish Biedermeier Wardrobes and Armoires
Antique Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Side Tables
Ash
Antique 19th Century German Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Ash
Antique 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Credenzas
Ash, Pine
Antique 19th Century German Biedermeier Armchairs
Ash
Antique 1820s Austrian Biedermeier Secretaires
Brass
Antique 19th Century German Biedermeier Wardrobes and Armoires
Ash
Antique 1820s German Biedermeier Dining Room Tables
Ash
Antique 1820s Austrian Biedermeier Dining Room Tables
Ash
Antique 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Bookcases
Fir
Antique 19th Century Unknown Biedermeier Armchairs
Ash, Fruitwood
Antique 1820s Swedish Biedermeier Secretaires
Ash, Ebony, Burl
Antique Early 19th Century European Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of D...
Ash
Antique Mid-19th Century German Louis Philippe Industrial and Work Tables
Ash
Antique Early 19th Century Hungarian Biedermeier Cabinets
Spruce, Ash, Cherry, Walnut, Burl
Antique 1820s German Biedermeier Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Ash
Antique Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Secretaires
Antique 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Sofas
Birch
Antique 1820s Austrian Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Walnut
Antique 1820s German Biedermeier Chairs
Fabric, Velvet, Hardwood, Ash, Cherry, Maple
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Regency Chairs
Ash
Antique 1820s Austrian Biedermeier Chairs
Ash
Antique 1820s Austrian Biedermeier Chairs
Ash
Antique 1820s German Biedermeier Benches
Ash
Antique 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Sofa Tables
Fir, Birch, Ash
Antique 1820s German Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Ash
Antique Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of D...
Brass
Antique 19th Century German Biedermeier Console Tables
Walnut, Spruce, Ash
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Biedermeier Ash For Sale on 1stDibs
How Much is a Biedermeier Ash?
A Close Look at Biedermeier Furniture
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.








