Ebonized Biedermeier
Vintage 1980s American Biedermeier Beds and Bed Frames
Wood
Antique Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Pier Mirrors and Console M...
Walnut, Spruce
Antique 1850s German Biedermeier Wall Mirrors
Bronze
Antique Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Pier Mirrors and Console M...
Mirror, Spruce, Ash
Antique 19th Century Unknown Biedermeier Cabinets
Ebony, Glass, Walnut
Antique Early 19th Century German Cabinets
Walnut
Early 20th Century Console Tables
Marble
Antique Late 19th Century European Biedermeier Console Tables
Bronze
Antique 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Sofas
Fabric, Walnut
Vintage 1980s American Biedermeier Screens and Room Dividers
Brass
Antique Early 1900s European Biedermeier Side Chairs
Birch
Antique Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Secretaires
Bronze
Early 20th Century Austrian Biedermeier Side Chairs
Fabric, Upholstery, Velvet, Ebony
Antique Early 19th Century Cabinets
Walnut
20th Century Austrian Biedermeier Dining Room Tables
Mahogany
Antique 1820s German Biedermeier Wardrobes and Armoires
Bronze
Antique 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Settees
Maple
Antique 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Center Tables
Marble
Antique 1820s German Biedermeier Wardrobes and Armoires
Cherry
Antique 1820s German Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Cherry
Antique Early 19th Century Biedermeier Center Tables
Walnut
Antique 1820s German Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Walnut
Antique 1830s Austrian Biedermeier Music Stands
Birch
Antique 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Tables
Cherry
Antique Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Center Tables
Cherry
Antique Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Center Tables
Walnut
Antique Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Center Tables
Walnut
Antique Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Center Tables
Walnut
Antique Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Center Tables
Walnut
Antique Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Center Tables
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Biedermeier Side Tables
Fruitwood
Antique Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Cabinets
Ash, Fruitwood
Antique 1820s German Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Nutwood
Antique Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Center Tables
Walnut
Early 20th Century German Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Wood, Hardwood, Maple
Antique Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Center Tables
Walnut
Antique Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Center Tables
Walnut
Antique 19th Century Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Metal
Antique Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Center Tables
Cherry
Antique 1820s German Biedermeier Wardrobes and Armoires
Iron
Antique 19th Century Unknown Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Fruitwood, Walnut, Giltwood
Antique 19th Century French Biedermeier Wall Mirrors
Glass, Mirror, Wood, Birch
Antique 19th Century Unknown Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Ormolu
Antique 1830s German Biedermeier Dressers
Iron
Antique Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Wardrobes and Armoires
Walnut
Antique 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Cherry, Fruitwood
Antique Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Center Tables
Walnut
Antique Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Center Tables
Walnut
Antique 19th Century German Biedermeier Secretaires
Wood, Mahogany, Softwood
Antique Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Center Tables
Walnut
Antique Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Center Tables
Walnut
Antique Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Center Tables
Cherry, Maple, Walnut
Antique 1820s Austrian Biedermeier Bookcases
Iron
Mid-20th Century Biedermeier Side Tables
Walnut
Antique 19th Century Unknown Biedermeier Dining Room Chairs
Cherry, Fruitwood
Antique Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of D...
Ash, Maple
Antique Early 19th Century Unknown Biedermeier Center Tables
Fruitwood, Mahogany
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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.








