Biedermeier Glasses
Antique Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Vitrines
Brass
Antique 1830s Czech Biedermeier Cabinets
Glass, Wood, Lacquer, Ash, Spruce
Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Center Tables
Glass, Walnut
Antique 1850s Czech Biedermeier Cabinets
Glass, Wood, Walnut, Lacquer, Maple
Antique Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Vitrines
Brass
Antique Late 19th Century German Biedermeier Vitrines
Glass, Mirror, Walnut
Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Cabinets
Glass, Mirror, Elm
Antique Mid-19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Cabinets
Glass, Cherry, Spruce
Antique 1860s German Biedermeier Decorative Art
Glass, Wood
Antique 1850s Czech Biedermeier Cabinets
Glass, Wood, Lacquer, Cherry
Antique 1860s German Biedermeier Decorative Art
Glass, Wood
Antique Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Cabinets
Wood, Lacquer, Glass, Walnut
Antique Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Cabinets
Glass, Walnut
Antique Early 19th Century Czech Biedermeier Cabinets
Glass, Wood, Walnut, Lacquer, Spruce
Antique 1830s Czech Biedermeier Bookcases
Glass, Wood, Walnut, Lacquer
Antique Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Vitrines
Brass
Antique Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Vitrines
Pine, Cherry
Antique 1830s German Biedermeier Desks and Writing Tables
Softwood, Cherry, Glass
Antique Mid-19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Bookcases
Glass, Mahogany
Antique 1860s German Biedermeier Decorative Art
Glass, Wood
Antique Mid-19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Dra...
Brass
Antique Mid-19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Cabinets
Brass
Antique 1830s Austrian Chain Bracelets
Gilt Metal
1990s American Biedermeier Cabinets
Brass
Antique Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Vitrines
Glass, Walnut
Antique Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of D...
Brass
Antique 1870s Czech Biedermeier Wall Mirrors
Glass, Mirror, Lacquer, Pine
Antique Mid-19th Century German Biedermeier Secretaires
Glass, Pine
Antique 1840s Austrian Biedermeier Card Tables and Tea Tables
Felt, Glass, Walnut
Antique Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Vitrines
Brass
Antique 19th Century German Biedermeier Vitrines
Iron
Antique Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Vitrines
Metal, Brass
Antique Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Vitrines
Brass, Iron
Mid-20th Century European Biedermeier Vases
Crystal
Antique 1830s German Biedermeier Vitrines
Brass, Iron
Antique Early 19th Century Hungarian Biedermeier Inkwells
Brass
Antique Mid-19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Urns
Cut Glass
Mid-20th Century Czech Biedermeier Vases
Crystal
Antique Late 19th Century English Table Mirrors
Glass, Wood
Antique 19th Century French Biedermeier Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mir...
Glass, Mirror, Wood, Cherry
Antique 19th Century German Biedermeier Urns
Cut Glass
Antique 1850s Austrian Biedermeier Lanterns
Brass
Antique Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Religious Items
Glass
Antique 1870s German Biedermeier Mantel Clocks
Metal
Antique 19th Century German Biedermeier Vases
Copper
Vintage 1940s American Biedermeier Floor Mirrors and Full-Length Mirrors
Brass
Antique 19th Century Dutch Biedermeier Wall Mirrors
Brass
Antique 1820s German Biedermeier Chandeliers and Pendants
Art Glass
Vintage 1950s Austrian Biedermeier Chandeliers and Pendants
Gold Plate, Gold Leaf, Metal
Antique Mid-19th Century Dutch Biedermeier Decorative Boxes
Silver
20th Century American Biedermeier Bookcases
Cherry
Antique 1870s Biedermeier Collectible Jewelry
Silver
Antique 1850s German Biedermeier Antiquities
Leather, Glass
Antique Mid-19th Century German Biedermeier Vitrines
Glass, Maple
Antique Early 1900s European Biedermeier Photography
Glass, Hardwood, Paper
Vintage 1940s Swedish Biedermeier Cabinets
Glass, Wood
Antique 1860s German Biedermeier Decorative Art
Glass, Wood
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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.








