Biedermeier Glasses
Antique Mid-19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Glass
Glass
Antique 1830s Austrian Biedermeier Center Tables
Glass, Mahogany
Antique 1820s Czech Biedermeier Glass
Art Glass
Antique 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century Czech Biedermeier Glass
Crystal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Tray Tables
Wood
Antique 1850s Austrian Biedermeier Sterling Silver
Silver
Antique 1830s Austrian Biedermeier Sterling Silver
Silver
Antique 19th Century Czech Biedermeier Glass
Glass, Cut Glass
Antique 1850s Austrian Biedermeier Glass
Glass
Antique 1850s Austrian Biedermeier Glass
Glass
Antique 1850s German Biedermeier More Candle Holders
Brass
Late 20th Century North American Biedermeier Cabinets
Wood
Antique 1860s Danish Biedermeier Porcelain
20th Century Danish Biedermeier Porcelain
20th Century Danish Biedermeier Porcelain
20th Century Danish Biedermeier Porcelain
Antique 19th Century Biedermeier Screens and Room Dividers
Glass, Satinwood
Antique 1820s European Biedermeier Historical Memorabilia
Gold
Antique Mid-19th Century German Biedermeier Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique Early 1900s Austrian Biedermeier Sterling Silver
Silver
Antique 1810s Austrian Biedermeier Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique Late 19th Century German Biedermeier Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique Late 19th Century German Biedermeier Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique 1830s Biedermeier Bookcases
Glass, Walnut
Antique 19th Century German Biedermeier Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique 1830s German Biedermeier Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique 19th Century German Biedermeier Wall Mirrors
Mahogany, Mirror
Vintage 1960s Danish Biedermeier Soup Tureens
20th Century Danish Biedermeier Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Early 20th Century Danish Biedermeier Soup Tureens
Antique 19th Century German Biedermeier More Dining and Entertaining
Porcelain
Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Biedermeier Wine Coolers
Zinc
Antique Mid-19th Century Dutch Biedermeier Wine Coolers
Brass
Antique Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Vitrines
Glass, Cherry
Vintage 1960s Italian Biedermeier Cabinets
Glass, Wood
Antique Mid-19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Cabinets
Glass, Wood, Burl
Antique Mid-19th Century European Biedermeier Cabinets
Glass, Mahogany
Antique Early 19th Century Danish Biedermeier Vitrines
Glass, Mahogany
Antique Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Picture Frames
Glass, Cherry
Antique 1860s Swedish Biedermeier Vitrines
Glass, Pine
Antique 1850s German Biedermeier Picture Frames
Glass, Paper
Antique 1830s Czech Biedermeier Wall Mirrors
Walnut, Lacquer, Glass, Mirror
Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Bookcases
Glass, Mahogany
Antique Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Wall Mirrors
Mercury Glass, Walnut, Giltwood
Antique 1830s Austrian Biedermeier Mantel Clocks
Alabaster, Brass, Enamel, Ormolu
Antique Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Lacquer, Glass, Mahogany, Maple
Antique 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Silk, Glass, Fruitwood
20th Century Italian Biedermeier Pedestals
Metal
Antique 1840s Austrian Biedermeier Paintings
Bone
Mid-20th Century Italian Biedermeier Jewelry Boxes
Opaline Glass
Antique Mid-19th Century European Biedermeier Jewelry Boxes
Opaline Glass
Antique Late 19th Century Danish Biedermeier Decorative Boxes
Brass
Antique Mid-19th Century French Biedermeier Jewelry Boxes
Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Biedermeier Decorative Boxes
Bronze
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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.








