Ebonized Biedermeier
Antique Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Dining Room Sets
Fruitwood
Antique 19th Century Austrian Bergere Chairs
Cherry
Antique 1820s Austrian Biedermeier Wardrobes and Armoires
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Antique 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Desks and Writing Tables
Antique 1820s Austrian Biedermeier Card Tables and Tea Tables
Pearwood
Antique 1830s Austrian Biedermeier Side Tables
Birch
Antique 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Bergere Chairs
Pearwood
Antique 19th Century Austrian Globes
Wood, Mahogany
Antique 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Side Chairs
Antique 1830s Swedish Biedermeier Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Wood, Birch
Antique Mid-19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Desks and Writing Tables
Belgian Black Marble
Antique 1830s Austrian Biedermeier Wall Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Antique 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Dining Room Tables
Birch
Antique 19th Century European Benches
Rush, Walnut
Antique 19th Century Austrian Vitrines
Antique 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Bookcases
Antique 19th Century English Biedermeier Dining Room Tables
Wood
Antique 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Clocks
Mahogany
Antique 1810s Austrian Biedermeier Wall Clocks
Brass
Vintage 1920s Swedish Biedermeier Pedestals
Marble
Antique Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Center Tables
Cherry
Vintage 1960s Austrian Biedermeier Side Chairs
Upholstery, Wood
Antique 19th Century English Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Antique 1820s Austrian Biedermeier Demi-lune Tables
Pine
Antique Mid-19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Pedestals
Antique 1830s German Biedermeier Center Tables
Late 20th Century Biedermeier Side Tables
Cherry
Antique 1820s German Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Bronze
20th Century Swedish Biedermeier Center Tables
Cherry, Ebony
Late 20th Century Biedermeier Wardrobes and Armoires
Maple
1990s Biedermeier Dining Room Tables
Maple
Antique Mid-19th Century German Biedermeier Bookcases
Brass
1990s Biedermeier Console Tables
Mirror, Maple
Vintage 1960s American Biedermeier Dining Room Chairs
Faux Leather, Birch
Antique 19th Century French Side Tables
Antique Mid-19th Century German Biedermeier Dining Room Tables
Birch
Antique 19th Century Austrian Center Tables
Antique Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of D...
Walnut
Antique Early 19th Century Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Fruitwood
Vintage 1920s French Biedermeier Gueridon
Oak
Antique Mid-19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Wall Mirrors
Spruce, Hardwood
Antique 1850s Swedish Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Cherry
20th Century Swedish Biedermeier Side Tables
Walnut
Vintage 1980s English Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Walnut
Antique 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Center Tables
Maple
Mid-20th Century Biedermeier Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Fruitwood
Antique 19th Century German Biedermeier Urns
Walnut
Antique 1820s Austrian Biedermeier Cabinets
Antique 1840s European Biedermeier Wall Mirrors
Wood, Lacquer
Antique 1830s Austrian Biedermeier Wardrobes and Armoires
Wood
Antique Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Chairs
Fabric, Wood
Antique 1820s German Biedermeier Chairs
Wood, Cherry
Antique 1830s Austrian Biedermeier Center Tables
Walnut
Early 20th Century European Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Maple
Antique Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Mantel Clocks
Other
Antique 1820s Biedermeier Wall Mirrors
Maple
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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.








