Biedermeier Seating
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.
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Seating
Upholstery, Walnut
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Seating
Walnut, Fabric
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Seating
Bouclé, Beech
19th Century Antique Biedermeier Seating
Upholstery, Walnut
Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Biedermeier Seating
Wood
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Seating
Upholstery, Walnut
19th Century Antique Biedermeier Seating
Wood, Fabric, Upholstery
1810s German Antique Biedermeier Seating
Fabric, Ash
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Seating
Wood
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Seating
Linen, Upholstery, Wood, Walnut
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Seating
Upholstery, Wood
1810s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Seating
Wood
1820s Czech Antique Biedermeier Seating
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood, Lacquer, Cherry
Late 19th Century Scandinavian Antique Biedermeier Seating
Fabric, Walnut
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Seating
Mahogany
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Seating
Ash, Ebony
Mid-19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Seating
Velvet, Fabric, Cherry, Softwood
Late 20th Century Italian Biedermeier Seating
Leather, Cherry
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Seating
Mahogany
Early 20th Century German Biedermeier Seating
Maple, Silk
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Seating
Walnut
1820s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Seating
Nutwood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Biedermeier Seating
Velvet, Walnut
1930s Danish Vintage Biedermeier Seating
Velvet, Oak
20th Century German Biedermeier Seating
Mahogany
Early 20th Century American Biedermeier Seating
Upholstery, Wood, Burl, Paint
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Seating
Muslin, Mahogany
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Seating
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Swedish Biedermeier Seating
Birch
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Seating
Birch, Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Biedermeier Seating
Velvet, Walnut
1830s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Seating
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood, Walnut, Lacquer
19th Century Unknown Antique Biedermeier Seating
Cherry, Fruitwood
Late 19th Century Russian Antique Biedermeier Seating
Satinwood
1940s Austrian Vintage Biedermeier Seating
Wood
1810s German Antique Biedermeier Seating
Fruitwood
Late 19th Century Scandinavian Antique Biedermeier Seating
Fabric, Walnut
Mid-19th Century Danish Antique Biedermeier Seating
Brass, Metal
Early 19th Century European Antique Biedermeier Seating
Upholstery, Cherry, Lacquer
19th Century Antique Biedermeier Seating
Birch
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Seating
Cherry
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Seating
Cherry
1840s German Antique Biedermeier Seating
Yew
1830s European Antique Biedermeier Seating
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood, Ash, Lacquer
20th Century American Biedermeier Seating
Birch
1810s German Antique Biedermeier Seating
Walnut
1820s Swedish Antique Biedermeier Seating
Mahogany
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Seating
Birch
1820s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Seating
Velvet, Walnut
1840s French Antique Biedermeier Seating
Mahogany
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Seating
Upholstery, Walnut
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Seating
Upholstery, Pearwood
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Seating
Walnut
1820s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Seating
Fruitwood, Pearwood
Early 1900s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Seating
Velvet, Mahogany, Oak, Ash, Rosewood
Mid-19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Seating
Fruitwood
1830s German Antique Biedermeier Seating
Fabric, Maple, Wood
1820s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Seating
Walnut, Velvet
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Seating
Birch
Early 1900s Swedish Antique Biedermeier Seating
Walnut, Fabric





