Ebonized Biedermeier
Antique 1840s European Neoclassical Side Tables
Wood, Giltwood
Antique 19th Century Austrian Stools
Antique 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Stools
Silk, Upholstery
Antique Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Gueridon
Antique 19th Century German Benches
Fruitwood, Lacquer, Wool
Antique Mid-19th Century Great Britain (UK) Benches
Hardwood, Cherry, Fabric
Antique Early 1900s Swedish Biedermeier Armchairs
Antique Mid-19th Century European Biedermeier End Tables
Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Sideboards
Birch, Satinwood
Antique 19th Century Austrian Secretaires
Antique 19th Century German Cabinets
Mahogany, Birch, Wood
Antique 19th Century Austrian Wardrobes and Armoires
Maple, Pine, Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Biedermeier Gueridon
Maple
Antique 1820s Austrian Biedermeier Armchairs
Fruitwood
Mid-20th Century Biedermeier Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
Antique 19th Century Russian Secretaires
Antique 1820s Austrian Biedermeier Sofas
Fruitwood
Antique 19th Century Austrian Cabinets
Antique 19th Century Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Antique 19th Century Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Antique 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Antique 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Walnut
Antique 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Sofa Tables
Fruitwood
Antique 19th Century Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Walnut
Antique 1830s Swedish Biedermeier Armchairs
Antique 19th Century German Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Walnut, Wood
Mid-20th Century Biedermeier End Tables
Wood
Vintage 1970s American Biedermeier Console Tables
Satinwood
Antique 1820s German Biedermeier Cabinets
Burl, Walnut
Antique Early 1900s German Biedermeier Footstools
Fabric, Velvet, Foam, Walnut, Lacquer
Antique Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Bergere Chairs
Upholstery, Maple, Pine, Wood
Antique 1820s German Biedermeier Center Tables
Giltwood, Walnut
Antique 19th Century Austrian Secretaires
Burl, Olive, Walnut
Antique 1830s Swedish Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Bronze
Antique 1820s Austrian Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Bone, Nutwood, Walnut
Antique 1820s Swedish Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Boxwood, Elm
Antique 19th Century German Biedermeier Tea Caddies
Fruitwood
Antique 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Wood
Antique 19th Century End Tables
Birch, Mahogany
Antique 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Vitrines
Fruitwood, Glass, Felt
Early 20th Century Austrian Armchairs
Fabric, Walnut, Wood
Antique 1820s Austrian Biedermeier Cabinets
Burl, Cherry, Walnut
Antique 19th Century Austrian Secretaires
Antique 19th Century German Cabinets
Wood, Glass
Antique 19th Century German Dressers
Metal
Antique 19th Century German Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Walnut, Oak
Antique 19th Century German Bookcases
Walnut
Antique 1820s German Biedermeier Armchairs
Steel
Antique 19th Century Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Cherry
Antique 19th Century German Vanities
Satin, Birch
Antique 1820s Austrian Biedermeier Console Tables
Mirror, Walnut
Antique 1830s German Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Mahogany
Antique 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Side Chairs
Wood, Birch
Antique 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Chairs
Fruitwood
Antique 19th Century Center Tables
Antique Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Bookcases
Walnut
Antique 19th Century Chairs
Giltwood
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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.








