Ebonized Biedermeier
Antique Mid-19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Side Chairs
Leather, Fruitwood, Wood
Antique 19th Century German Biedermeier Center Tables
Walnut
Antique Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Demi-lune Tables
Wood, Ash, Maple
Antique 1820s German Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Iron
Antique Early 19th Century German Empire Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Cherry
20th Century American Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Birch
Antique 19th Century Austrian Sofas
Fruitwood
Antique Early 19th Century French Restauration Cabinets
Brass
Antique Mid-19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Dra...
Walnut
Late 20th Century American Neoclassical Night Stands
Brass, Steel
Antique 1820s French Restauration Side Tables
Marble
Antique Early 19th Century European Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of D...
Antique 1820s German Biedermeier Wall Mirrors
Brass
Antique Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of D...
Gold Leaf
Vintage 1980s Dining Room Sets
Damask, Wood
Antique 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Side Tables
Birch
Antique 19th Century German Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Brass
Antique 19th Century Austrian Corner Cupboards
Glass, Wood
Antique 1840s German Biedermeier More Mirrors
Wood
Antique 1880s German Biedermeier Decorative Boxes
Birch
Antique 1830s Austrian Biedermeier Side Tables
Brass
Antique 1810s German Biedermeier Sofas
Gold Plate
Antique Early 19th Century Baltic Biedermeier Secretaires
Ormolu
Antique 1820s Austrian Biedermeier Wardrobes and Armoires
Gold, Brass, Iron
Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Candlesticks
Birch
Antique 1820s Austrian Biedermeier Console Tables
Wood
Antique 1830s German Biedermeier Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Softwood, Wood, Walnut
Antique Mid-19th Century Dutch Biedermeier Collectibles and Curiosities
Copper
20th Century American Biedermeier Console Tables
Wood, Rosewood
Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Table Mirrors
Birch
Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Desks and Writing Tables
Birch, Elm
Antique 1840s Austrian Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Satinwood
Antique Late 19th Century Danish Biedermeier Wall Mirrors
Walnut
Antique Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Center Tables
Fruitwood
Antique Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
Vintage 1960s American Biedermeier Dining Room Chairs
Wood
Early 20th Century Swedish Biedermeier Center Tables
Cherry
Antique Mid-19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Dra...
Marble, Brass
1990s Biedermeier Dining Room Chairs
Maple
Antique 1820s Swedish Biedermeier Secretaires
Pine
Antique Early 1900s Center Tables
Mahogany
Antique 19th Century Biedermeier Screens and Room Dividers
Glass, Satinwood
Antique Mid-19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Wall Mirrors
Spruce, Hardwood
Antique Mid-19th Century Biedermeier Table Clocks and Desk Clocks
Metal
Early 20th Century Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Pearwood
Antique Mid-17th Century German Biedermeier Vitrines
Walnut
Vintage 1920s Italian Biedermeier Center Tables
Maple
Antique Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Secretaires
Birch
Antique Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Dra...
Brass
Antique Mid-19th Century Danish Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Wood
Antique Mid-19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Buffets
Walnut
Antique 1820s Austrian Biedermeier Dining Room Tables
Brass
Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Dr...
Wood, Walnut
Antique Mid-19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Dra...
Wood, Burl
Antique 19th Century German Biedermeier Bookcases
Hardwood, Birch
Antique 1820s Czech Biedermeier Dining Room Tables
Wood, Lacquer
Early 20th Century Biedermeier Benches
Upholstery, Hardwood
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Ebonized Biedermeier For Sale on 1stDibs
How Much is a Ebonized 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.








