Vienna Biedermeier
Antique Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Secretaires
Brass
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Serving Pieces
Brass
Vintage 1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands
Brass
Antique 1820s Austrian Biedermeier Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver
20th Century German Biedermeier Chairs
Birdseye Maple
Mid-20th Century Austrian Biedermeier Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Paintings
Canvas, Paint
Antique 19th Century Austrian Armchairs
Ash
Antique 19th Century Austrian Center Tables
Yew
Antique 19th Century Austrian Clocks
Antique 19th Century Austrian Clocks
Antique Mid-19th Century Austrian Clocks
Antique 1850s Biedermeier Dinner Plates
Silver
Antique 1830s Austrian Biedermeier Tables
Cherry
Antique Early 19th Century Austrian Clocks
Antique 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Dining Room Chairs
Fruitwood, Walnut
Antique 1850s Austrian Biedermeier Wall Clocks
Nutwood
Antique 1840s Austrian Biedermeier Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
Antique 1840s Austrian Biedermeier Wall Clocks
Brass, Steel
Antique 1820s Austrian Biedermeier Wall Clocks
Brass, Enamel
Antique 19th Century Austrian Vitrines
Glass
Antique 1820s Austrian Biedermeier Wall Clocks
Enamel
Antique 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Paintings
Antique 1830s Austrian Biedermeier Wall Clocks
Mahogany
Antique 1840s Austrian Biedermeier Mantel Clocks
Brass
Antique 1820s Austrian Biedermeier Desks and Writing Tables
Cherry
Antique Mid-19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Wall Clocks
Satinwood
Antique 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Chairs
Antique 1840s Austrian Biedermeier Vitrines
Walnut
Antique 1830s Austrian Biedermeier Carriage Clocks and Travel Clocks
Metal
Antique Mid-19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Wall Clocks
Mahogany
Antique Mid-19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Carriage Clocks and Travel...
Brass
Antique 19th Century Side Chairs
Antique 1820s Austrian Biedermeier Wall Clocks
Wood
Antique 1830s Austrian Biedermeier Wall Clocks
Mahogany
Antique 1830s Austrian Biedermeier Wall Clocks
Mahogany
Antique 1830s Austrian Biedermeier Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks
Brass
Antique 1830s Austrian Biedermeier Wall Clocks
Brass, Enamel, Steel
Antique 1820s Austrian Biedermeier Mantel Clocks
Mother-of-Pearl
Antique 1830s Austrian Biedermeier Wall Clocks
Brass, Enamel
Antique 1830s Austrian Biedermeier Wall Clocks
Brass
Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Chairs
Wicker, Bentwood
Antique 19th Century Tables
Walnut
Antique Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Side Chairs
Cherry, Ebony
Antique Mid-19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Chairs
Elm
20th Century Biedermeier Chairs
Wood, Beech, Maple
Antique Early 19th Century European Biedermeier End Tables
20th Century Biedermeier Chairs
Wood, Beech, Maple
Antique 1840s Austrian Biedermeier Sterling Silver
Silver
Antique 1840s Austrian Biedermeier Sterling Silver
Silver
Antique Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Wall Clocks
Brass
Antique Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Living Room Sets
Wood
20th Century German Biedermeier Tables
Birdseye Maple
Antique 1820s French Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Mahogany
Antique 1860s Austrian Biedermeier Vitrines
Pine, Walnut
Antique 1820s Austrian Biedermeier Loveseats
Walnut
Antique 1820s Austrian Biedermeier Dining Room Tables
Walnut
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Vienna Biedermeier For Sale on 1stDibs
How Much is a Vienna 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.








