Ebonized Biedermeier
Antique 1840s German Biedermeier Decorative Boxes
Metal
Antique 1820s German Biedermeier Decorative Boxes
Brass
Antique Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of D...
Brass
Antique 1820s Swedish Biedermeier Secretaires
Birch
Antique 1820s German Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Iron
Early 20th Century English Biedermeier Bookcases
Wood, Birdseye Maple
Antique 1890s German Biedermeier End Tables
Walnut, Burl
Antique 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Walnut
Antique 1820s German Biedermeier Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Wood, Cherry, Walnut
Vintage 1950s American Biedermeier Dining Room Tables
Walnut
Antique Late 19th Century Baltic Biedermeier Armchairs
Mahogany, Giltwood
Antique 1810s German Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Walnut
Antique 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Wall Mirrors
Walnut, Mirror
Antique 1820s German Biedermeier Chairs
Fabric, Velvet, Hardwood, Ash, Cherry, Maple
20th Century German Dining Room Tables
Maple
Antique Mid-19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Pedestals
Wood, Walnut
20th Century German Dining Room Tables
Maple
20th Century German Dining Room Tables
Maple
20th Century Unknown Biedermeier Side Tables
Wood, Burl
20th Century German Side Tables
Marble
20th Century German Side Tables
Marble
Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Birch
Antique Early 19th Century Austrian Empire Wardrobes and Armoires
Maple
Antique Mid-19th Century Dutch Biedermeier Decorative Baskets
Brass
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Karl Johan Desks and Writing Tables
Birch
Vintage 1970s German Biedermeier Screens and Room Dividers
Metal
Antique 1830s Swedish Karl Johan Sofas
Bronze
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Secretaires
Elm, Mahogany
Antique Early 19th Century American Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of D...
Ebony, Elm, Olive
Antique 19th Century European Biedermeier Decorative Bowls
Nutwood
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Models and Miniatures
Mahogany
Vintage 1960s American Regency Bookcases
Brass
Antique 19th Century Gueridon
Antique 19th Century Settees
Antique 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Wood
Antique 19th Century Armchairs
Mahogany
Antique 19th Century German Biedermeier Bergere Chairs
Antique 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Side Chairs
Antique 19th Century Biedermeier Picture Frames
Wood
Antique 19th Century Sideboards
Oak
Antique 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Center Tables
Antique 19th Century Game Tables
Antique 19th Century Settees
Mahogany
Antique 19th Century Austrian Bookcases
Ash
Antique 19th Century Wall Mirrors
Wood, Mirror
Antique 1820s German Biedermeier Console Tables
Bronze
Antique 19th Century German Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Fruitwood
Antique 19th Century German Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Birch, Ebony
Antique 1820s Austrian Biedermeier Vitrines
Cherry, Wood
Antique 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Bergere Chairs
Wood
Antique 19th Century Daybeds
Upholstery
Antique 1850s Swedish Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Birch
Antique 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Armchairs
Walnut
Antique 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Walnut, Wood
Antique 19th Century Austrian Side Tables
Antique 19th Century Side Tables
Antique 1820s Austrian Biedermeier Wall Mirrors
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.








