Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
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 Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Ormolu
1840s German Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Birch
1830s German Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Mahogany
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut
1840s European Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Metal
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut
1810s German Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut
1870s European Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Mahogany, Softwood
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wood, Cherry
Mid-19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wood
Mid-19th Century American Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Metal
Early 19th Century Danish Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Mahogany, Pine
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Maple
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass, Bronze
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Spruce, Cherry
Mid-19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Mahogany
1820s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass, Gold Leaf
1830s German Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Cherry
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass
20th Century Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wood, Pine
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Cherry
Mid-19th Century Unknown Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Birch
1830s German Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass
1820s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Oak, Walnut, Spruce
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wood, Cherry
19th Century French Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Cherry
20th Century Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wood, Maple, Pine
19th Century English Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Marble
1890s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Cherry
1860s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Mahogany
1830s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Birch
1880s Scandinavian Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Mahogany
Early 19th Century European Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Mahogany
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut
1830s English Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Pine
1840s German Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Mahogany
1820s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Cherry
1820s European Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Cherry, Fruitwood
Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut
Mid-19th Century Scandinavian Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Mahogany
1810s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut
Mid-19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wood
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Cherry, Softwood
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Mahogany
1860s Swedish Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut
1980s American Vintage Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Satinwood, Glass
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Oak, Walnut, Softwood
Early 1800s French Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass
Mid-19th Century Scandinavian Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut





