Biedermeier Glasses
Antique 1840s Austrian Biedermeier Sterling Silver
Silver
Antique 1840s Austrian Biedermeier Sterling Silver
Silver
Antique 1840s Austrian Biedermeier Sterling Silver
Silver
Antique 1810s Austrian Biedermeier Sterling Silver
Silver
Antique 1820s Austrian Biedermeier Sterling Silver
Silver
Antique Mid-19th Century German Biedermeier Sterling Silver
Silver
Antique 1840s German Biedermeier Sterling Silver
Silver
Antique 19th Century German Biedermeier Tableware
Antique 1660s German Biedermeier Sterling Silver
Silver
Antique Mid-19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Serving Pieces
Silver
Antique 19th Century French Empire Centerpieces
Antique Mid-19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Glass
Blown Glass
Antique Mid-19th Century German Biedermeier Serving Pieces
Metal
Antique 19th Century German Biedermeier Glass
Cut Glass
Antique Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Serving Pieces
Metal, Brass
Antique 1810s Austrian Empire Sterling Silver
Silver
Antique 1880s German High Victorian Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique Early 1900s European Biedermeier Cabinets
Glass, Burl
Antique 19th Century Biedermeier Cabinets
Glass, Wood
Antique 1850s Austrian Biedermeier Glass
Glass
Antique 19th Century Swedish Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Mahogany
Antique Early 19th Century Biedermeier Shelves and Wall Cabinets
Art Glass, Walnut
Antique 19th Century German Biedermeier Bookcases
Brass
20th Century Hungarian Biedermeier Porcelain
20th Century Danish Biedermeier Porcelain
20th Century Danish Biedermeier Porcelain
20th Century Danish Biedermeier Porcelain
20th Century Danish Biedermeier Porcelain
20th Century Danish Biedermeier Porcelain
Antique 19th Century German Biedermeier Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique 1850s Danish Biedermeier Porcelain
20th Century Danish Biedermeier Porcelain
20th Century Danish Biedermeier Porcelain
20th Century Danish Biedermeier Porcelain
20th Century Danish Biedermeier Porcelain
20th Century Danish Biedermeier Porcelain
20th Century Danish Biedermeier Porcelain
20th Century Danish Biedermeier Porcelain
Antique 1820s German Biedermeier Vitrines
Glass, Cherry, Softwood
Antique Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Vitrines
Blown Glass, Birch, Pearwood, Burl
Antique 19th Century Danish Biedermeier Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique 1820s Danish Biedermeier Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique 1810s German Biedermeier Porcelain
Porcelain
Vintage 1920s Danish Biedermeier Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique Late 19th Century Danish Biedermeier Porcelain
Early 20th Century Danish Biedermeier Porcelain
Mid-20th Century Austrian Biedermeier Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique 1820s Austrian Biedermeier Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique 1860s Danish Biedermeier Centerpieces
Antique Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique 1810s Austrian Biedermeier Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique Mid-19th Century German Biedermeier Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique 1810s Austrian Biedermeier Porcelain
Porcelain
20th Century Danish Biedermeier Centerpieces
Antique 1810s Austrian Biedermeier Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique 1850s Austrian Biedermeier Porcelain
Porcelain
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Biedermeier Glasses For Sale on 1stDibs
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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.








