Danish Biedermeier
Antique Mid-19th Century Danish Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Wood
Antique 1820s Danish Biedermeier Armchairs
Upholstery, Mahogany
Antique 1820s Danish Biedermeier Armchairs
Upholstery, Mahogany
Antique 1830s Danish Biedermeier Secretaires
Mahogany
Antique Early 19th Century Danish Biedermeier Secretaires
Mahogany
Antique 18th Century Danish Biedermeier Signs
Giltwood
Antique Early 19th Century Danish Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Dra...
Mahogany
Antique Mid-19th Century Danish Desks and Writing Tables
Maple
Antique 1830s Danish Biedermeier Console Tables
Oak, Mirror, Mahogany
Antique Mid-19th Century Danish Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Mahogany
Antique Mid-19th Century Danish Biedermeier Dining Room Tables
Mahogany
Antique 19th Century Danish Biedermeier Decorative Boxes
Walnut
Antique 1830s Danish Biedermeier Wardrobes and Armoires
Pine
Antique Mid-19th Century Danish Biedermeier Dressers
Wood, Mahogany
Antique Mid-19th Century Danish Biedermeier Chairs
Wool, Wood
Antique Late 19th Century Danish Biedermeier Decorative Boxes
Brass
Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Secretaires
Wood, Birch
Antique Mid-19th Century Danish Biedermeier Paintings
Canvas, Wood
Antique 19th Century Danish Biedermeier Pedestals
Mahogany
Antique Mid-19th Century Danish Biedermeier Secretaires
Mahogany, Satinwood
Antique Early 19th Century Danish Biedermeier Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Wood, Fruitwood
Antique 1860s Danish Biedermeier Porcelain
20th Century Danish Biedermeier Porcelain
20th Century Danish Biedermeier Porcelain
20th Century Danish Biedermeier Porcelain
Vintage 1930s Danish Biedermeier Tables
Mahogany
Vintage 1960s Danish Biedermeier Soup Tureens
Antique 1850s Danish Biedermeier Inkwells
20th Century Danish Biedermeier Dinner Plates
Porcelain
Early 20th Century Danish Biedermeier Soup Tureens
Antique 19th Century Danish Biedermeier Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Mirror, Mahogany
Antique 19th Century Danish Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Antique 19th Century Danish Biedermeier Secretaires
Vintage 1930s Danish Dining Room Tables
Birch
Antique Early 19th Century Danish Biedermeier Chaise Longues
Mahogany
Antique 19th Century Danish Chairs
Birch
Antique 19th Century Danish Biedermeier Secretaires
Amboyna
Antique Mid-19th Century Danish Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Antique 19th Century Danish Biedermeier Paintings
Canvas
Antique 1880s Danish Biedermeier Dressers
Mahogany
Antique 1880s Danish Biedermeier Dressers
Mahogany
Antique Mid-19th Century Danish Biedermeier Cabinets
Mahogany
Antique 19th Century English Desks and Writing Tables
Oak
Antique 19th Century Danish Sofa Tables
Mahogany
Antique 1820s Danish Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Antique Early 19th Century Danish Biedermeier Secretaires
20th Century Clocks
Antique Early 19th Century Danish Biedermeier Secretaires
Mahogany
Antique 1840s Danish Biedermeier Secretaires
Antique 19th Century Danish Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Mahogany, Satinwood
Antique 19th Century Danish Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Brass
Antique 1830s Danish Biedermeier Dressers
Mahogany
Antique 1830s Danish Biedermeier Secretaires
Mahogany
Antique 19th Century Danish Biedermeier Secretaires
Elm, Mahogany
Danish Night Stands
Metal
Antique 19th Century Danish Biedermeier Side Tables
Early 20th Century Danish Biedermeier Sideboards
Birch
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Danish Biedermeier For Sale on 1stDibs
How Much is a Danish Biedermeier?
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.








