Ebonized Biedermeier
Antique Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Desks
Fruitwood, Satinwood
Antique 1820s Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Wood
Antique 1820s German Biedermeier Secretaires
Brass
Antique Early 19th Century Italian Biedermeier Console Tables
Walnut
Antique 19th Century European Biedermeier Console Tables
Ebony
Antique Early 19th Century English Biedermeier Desks and Writing Tables
Brass
Antique Mid-19th Century German Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Mahogany
Antique Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Dining Room Chairs
Fabric, Upholstery, Velvet, Walnut, Ebony
20th Century Austrian Game Tables
Walnut
Antique 1820s German Biedermeier Console Tables
Iron
Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Birch
Vintage 1920s Swedish Neoclassical Revival Credenzas
Birch
Antique 1840s German Biedermeier Table Mirrors
Mahogany
Antique 19th Century German Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Brass
Antique 1820s German Biedermeier Console Tables
Mirror, Wood, Cherry
Antique Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Side Chairs
Fabric, Upholstery, Velvet, Cherry, Ebony
Antique Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Apothecary Cabinets
Iron
Early 20th Century Swedish Lounge Chairs
Wood, Birch
Antique 1820s Austrian Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Bronze
Antique 19th Century Unknown Center Tables
Brass
Antique 1880s Swiss Biedermeier Musical Instruments
Steel
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Secretaires
Bronze
Early 20th Century Swedish Sofas
Wood, Birch
Early 20th Century European Biedermeier Console Tables
Fruitwood
Antique 19th Century German Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Bronze
20th Century Biedermeier Side Chairs
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood, Lacquer
Antique Mid-19th Century Unknown Empire Side Chairs
Fruitwood
Antique 19th Century Unknown Biedermeier Dining Room Tables
Iron
Antique Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Dressers
Brass
Antique 1890s German Biedermeier Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Mahogany
Antique Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Dra...
Bronze
Antique 1820s Swedish Biedermeier Secretaires
Softwood
Antique Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Secretaires
Brass
Antique Early 1800s French Biedermeier Cabinets
Brass
Antique Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Side Tables
Gold Leaf
Antique 19th Century Unknown Biedermeier Side Chairs
Iron
Antique 19th Century Unknown Biedermeier Console Tables
Mahogany
Antique 1820s German Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Iron, Gold Leaf
Antique 1820s Austrian Biedermeier Secretaires
Brass, Gold Leaf
Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Candlesticks
Birch
Antique 19th Century Danish Biedermeier Wall Mirrors
Glass, Mirror, Mahogany, Maple
20th Century Austrian Biedermeier Pedestals
Mahogany
Antique Early 19th Century French Biedermeier Secretaires
Brass, Other
Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Side Tables
Birch
Antique 1830s Hungarian Biedermeier Wall Clocks
Brass, Steel
Antique 19th Century French Biedermeier Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables
Wood, Walnut
Antique 1820s Austrian Biedermeier Vanities
Bronze, Ormolu
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Dining Room Tables
Brass
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Living Room Sets
Brass
Antique 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Center Tables
Wood, Glass
Antique 19th Century Biedermeier Desks and Writing Tables
Wood, Mahogany, Giltwood
Antique 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Vitrines
Antique 19th Century Austrian Side Chairs
Antique 19th Century Austrian Vitrines
Glass
Antique 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Sofas
Pearwood, Maple, Pine, Upholstery
Antique 1820s German Biedermeier Game Tables
Oak, Poplar
Antique 1860s Austrian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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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.








