Ebonized Biedermeier
Vintage 1970s American Biedermeier Sideboards
Antique Late 19th Century German Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Birch
Antique 1830s German Biedermeier Secretaires
Iron
Antique Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Armchairs
Satinwood
Antique Mid-19th Century German Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Wood
Antique Mid-19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Buffets
Brass
Antique 1820s Swedish Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Birch, Burl
Early 20th Century Austrian Biedermeier End Tables
Mahogany
Antique 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Wall Mirrors
Fruitwood, Mirror
Antique Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Secretaires
Bronze
Antique Mid-19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Side Tables
Brass
Antique 1820s German Biedermeier Side Tables
Iron
Antique 1820s German Biedermeier Side Tables
Iron
Antique Late 19th Century German Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Wood, Walnut
Antique 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Cabinets
Wood, Maple, Ash, Mirror
Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Armchairs
Upholstery, Walnut, Wood
Antique Mid-19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Jewelry Boxes
Felt, Palisander, Walnut
Antique 19th Century Austrian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Bronze
Antique Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Center Tables
Birch
Antique 1820s Austrian Biedermeier Center Tables
Satinwood
Antique Mid-19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Dra...
Wood, Walnut, Burl
Antique 1820s German Biedermeier Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Cherry, Softwood
Antique Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Settees
Fabric, Fruitwood, Wood
Antique Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Fruitwood, Nutwood
Antique Mid-19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Gueridon
Wood, Walnut
Antique 19th Century Austrian Sofa Tables
Antique 19th Century German Biedermeier Gueridon
Birch
Antique 19th Century German Biedermeier Tables
Wood, Cherry
Antique Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of D...
Wood
Antique Early 1900s Austrian Biedermeier Dining Room Chairs
Birch
Antique 19th Century Biedermeier Side Tables
Birch
Antique Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Shelves
Mahogany
Antique 19th Century Side Chairs
Fruitwood
Antique 19th Century German Biedermeier Secretaires
Birch
Antique 19th Century Austrian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Brass
Antique 1830s German Biedermeier Corner Cupboards
Satinwood, Walnut
Antique 19th Century German Biedermeier Console Tables
Walnut
Vintage 1980s American Biedermeier Wardrobes and Armoires
Brass
20th Century German Console Tables
Birch
Antique 19th Century European Biedermeier Center Tables
Elm
Antique 19th Century Austrian Corner Cupboards
Antique 1820s German Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Walnut
Antique 1830s German Biedermeier Desks and Writing Tables
Cherry
Antique 19th Century Austrian Bergere Chairs
Fruitwood
Antique 19th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Late 20th Century American Biedermeier Beds and Bed Frames
Wood
20th Century European Biedermeier Gueridon
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Birch
Late 20th Century American Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Brass
Antique 1820s Austrian Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Walnut
Antique 19th Century Austrian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Antique 1820s Austrian Biedermeier Side Chairs
Fruitwood
Antique 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Sofas
Birch, Fir
Antique 1820s Biedermeier Secretaires
Walnut
Vintage 1940s French Biedermeier Table Lamps
Mahogany
Late 20th Century Italian Biedermeier Side Tables
Burl
Antique 1820s European Biedermeier Wall Mirrors
Wood
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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.








