Biedermeier Glasses
Antique 1820s German Biedermeier Vitrines
Glass, Walnut, Softwood
Antique Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Porcelain
Porcelain
Vintage 1920s German Biedermeier Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique 1820s Biedermeier Cabinets
Glass, Walnut
Antique 1820s Austrian Biedermeier Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique Early 1800s Austrian Biedermeier Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique 1810s Austrian Biedermeier Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique 1810s Austrian Biedermeier Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique Mid-19th Century German Biedermeier Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique 1860s German Biedermeier Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique Mid-19th Century German Biedermeier Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique Mid-19th Century German Biedermeier Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique 19th Century German Biedermeier Pitchers
Vintage 1920s German Biedermeier Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Walnut, Glass
Antique Mid-19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Decorative Bowls
Blown Glass
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Wall Mirrors
Glass, Birch
Antique 1850s Austrian Biedermeier Sterling Silver
Silver
Antique 19th Century Biedermeier Console Tables
Brass
Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique Early 18th Century Austrian Biedermeier Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique 1860s German Biedermeier Porcelain
Porcelain, Wood
Antique 1820s Austrian Biedermeier Sterling Silver
Silver
Mid-20th Century German Biedermeier Tableware
Porcelain
Antique 1820s Austrian Biedermeier Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique 1820s Austrian Biedermeier Porcelain
Porcelain
Vintage 1920s German Biedermeier Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique 1820s Austrian Biedermeier Porcelain
Porcelain
Mid-20th Century German Biedermeier Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique 1840s Austrian Biedermeier Sterling Silver
Silver
Antique 1840s Austrian Biedermeier Sterling Silver
Silver
Antique Mid-19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Tableware
Silver
Antique 1820s Austrian Biedermeier Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique 1850s German Biedermeier Porcelain
Porcelain, Wood
Antique 1840s Austrian Biedermeier Sterling Silver
Silver
Antique Mid-19th Century German Biedermeier Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique 1850s Austrian Biedermeier Sterling Silver
Silver
Antique 1840s Austrian Biedermeier Sterling Silver
Silver
Mid-20th Century German Biedermeier Porcelain
Porcelain
Mid-20th Century German Biedermeier Ashtrays
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century German Biedermeier Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique 1840s Austrian Biedermeier Sterling Silver
Silver
Antique 1870s German Biedermeier Vitrines
Glass, Oak
Antique 1840s German Biedermeier Bookcases
Cherry, Glass
Antique 1860s Czech Biedermeier Sterling Silver
Silver
Antique 1820s Austrian Biedermeier Serving Bowls
Silver
Antique 1820s German Biedermeier Tables
Glass
Antique Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Bookcases
Cherry, Glass
Late 20th Century Biedermeier Cabinets
Maple
20th Century Danish Biedermeier Dinner Plates
20th Century Danish Biedermeier Dinner Plates
Vintage 1960s Danish Biedermeier Soup Tureens
20th Century Danish Biedermeier Dinner Plates
Antique Mid-19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Serving Pieces
Silver
Antique 19th Century European Biedermeier Corner Cupboards
Glass, Oak, Pine
Antique 19th Century German Biedermeier Vitrines
Walnut
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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.








