Ebonized Biedermeier
Antique Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Side Tables
Wood
Early 20th Century German Biedermeier Wall Mirrors
Goatskin, Mirror, Wood
Antique 19th Century German Biedermeier Vanities
Birch, Birdseye Maple, Mahogany
Antique Mid-19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Cabinets
Bronze
Antique 1830s Austrian Desks and Writing Tables
Wood
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Swedish Biedermeier Wall Mirrors
Antique Mid-19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Armchairs
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Swedish Biedermeier Wall Mirrors
Antique 19th Century European Biedermeier Chairs
Walnut
Antique 1820s German Biedermeier Console Tables
Fruitwood, Softwood, Wood, Walnut
Late 20th Century American Biedermeier Console Tables
Bronze
Antique 1830s Austrian Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Pine, Pearwood
Mid-20th Century Austrian Biedermeier Game Tables
Ebony
Late 20th Century Biedermeier Desks
Maple
Antique Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Dra...
Spruce, Walnut
Antique Early 19th Century Biedermeier Sofas
Fabric, Cherry, Pine, Paint
20th Century Italian Center Tables
Wood
Antique 19th Century Swedish Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Fir
20th Century Biedermeier Cabinets
Satinwood
Antique Early 19th Century European Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of D...
Ash
Antique Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Cabinets
Mahogany, Oak, Cherry, Pine
Antique 19th Century American Biedermeier Side Tables
Bronze
Antique 19th Century German Wardrobes and Armoires
Antique 19th Century Swedish Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Fir
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Chairs
Leather, Wood
Antique 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Walnut
20th Century Biedermeier Side Tables
Mahogany, Wood
20th Century Biedermeier Side Tables
Pine, Wood
Antique 19th Century French Table Mirrors
Antique 19th Century Dutch Biedermeier Trumeau Mirrors
Mirror, Sandalwood
Antique Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of D...
Wood, Walnut
Antique 1820s German Biedermeier Secretaires
Cherry
Early 20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Night Stands
Walnut
Late 20th Century Biedermeier Armchairs
Leather, Birch
Antique Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Vitrines
Glass, Cherry
Antique Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Center Tables
Walnut
Antique 19th Century European Biedermeier Center Tables
Birch, Ebony
Antique Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Center Tables
Walnut
Antique Mid-19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Cabinets
Glass, Wood, Burl
Antique Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Center Tables
Walnut
Antique Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Chairs
Wood, Cherry
Antique Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Center Tables
Birch
Antique Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Center Tables
Walnut
Early 20th Century Swedish Biedermeier Wall Mirrors
Birdseye Maple, Mirror, Wood
Antique 1820s Austrian Biedermeier Bookcases
Cherry
Antique Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Daybeds
Cherry
Antique Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Benches
Cherry
Antique Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Center Tables
Birdseye Maple
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Dr...
Birch
Antique Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Center Tables
Walnut
Antique Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of D...
Brass
Antique 1820s German Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Walnut
Antique Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Center Tables
Walnut
Antique 1820s German Biedermeier Night Stands
Brass
Antique Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Center Tables
Walnut
Antique Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Chairs
Velvet, Cherry
Antique 1820s German Biedermeier Sideboards
Cherry
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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.








