Biedermeier Furniture
Biedermeier Style
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.
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Item Ships From: New York City
Style: Biedermeier
Dutch Delft Blue Porcelain and Brass Wall Sconce
Located in Queens, NY
Dutch Delft (20th Century) blue and white porcelain and brass wall sconce with two arms.
Category
20th Century Dutch Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Brass
Bronze Patinaed Native American Figure
Located in Queens, NY
Continental Austrian style bronze multicolored patinaed figure of Native American chief with rifle standing on a travertine base (Kalba style)
Category
19th Century American Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Cast Iron Outdoor Figure of a Holy Man Statue
Located in Queens, NY
Outdoor cast iron statue of a religious leader wearing a long robe with a removable staff (SIGNED ON BASE).
Condition is appropriate for the age and intended use
Category
19th Century Unknown Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Iron
Outdoor Teak Folding Deck Chairs
Located in Queens, NY
Outdoor (20th Cent) teak folding deck chairs with slat design and brass trim
Category
20th Century Unknown Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Brass
Hunting of the Stag Wildlife Painting
Located in Queens, NY
Copy of a wildlife hunt scene painting titled "Hunting of the Stag" showing hounds running down a stag in a classical setting
Category
Late 20th Century European Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Paint
German Crystal Beer Stein
Located in Queens, NY
German (19/20th Cent) crystal beer stein with pewter and green glass cover with floral enamel decoration
Category
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Crystal
German Porcelain Nude Lady Figure
Located in Queens, NY
German (19/20th Cent) small porcelain torsos of nude lady with hands extended and gold hair piece
Category
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Gold
Dutch Man with Large Hat Portrait
Located in Queens, NY
Dutch Old Master style (19th Cent) black framed oil painting portrait of man with large hat and hand draped over chair (Enrico Caruso Estate)
Category
19th Century Dutch Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Paint
German Porcelain and Pewter Beer Stein
Located in Queens, NY
German (20th Century) porcelain beer stein with butcher scene and pewter cover with pink jewel top (with 1891 on base)
Category
20th Century German Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Pewter
German Crystal Beer Stein
Located in Queens, NY
German (19/20th Century) crystal beer stein with pewter cover and green glass jewel top
Category
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Crystal
Continental German Etched Glass Decanter
Located in Queens, NY
Continental German cranberry glass decanter with etched scene of ducks and foliage with stopper.
Category
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Glass
German Porcelain and Pewter Beer Stein
Located in Queens, NY
German (20th Century) porcelain beer stein with military scene and pewter top with cannon (with 1889 on base)
Category
20th Century German Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Pewter
Continental Biedermeier Inlaid Burl Veneer Side Table
Located in Queens, NY
Continental Biedermeier (19th Century possibly German) rectangular burl side table with pullout drawer, light-colored contrasting wood marquetry veneer, notable for its central oval ...
Category
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Wood
Pair of Berlin Porcelain Asian Couple Figures
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of German Berlin porcelain 18th Century figures of Asian man with cymbals and lady with parrot
Category
18th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Bronze Patinaed Native American Figure
Located in Queens, NY
Continental Austrian style bronze multicolored patinaed figure of Native American chief with rifle standing on a travertine base (Kalba style)
Category
19th Century American Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Russel Woodard American Black Enameled Iron Round Dining Table
Located in Queens, NY
American Mid-Century (1960s) black enameled iron outdoor round dining table with a perforated top (by RUSSELL WOODARD)
Condition: Good; Wear consistent with age and use
Category
20th Century American Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Wood
German Metlack Porcelain and Pewter Beer Stein
Located in Queens, NY
German (19th Century) Metlack beige and blue porcelain beer stein with scene of hunter and wife with pewter cover (Estate of Robert Ripley)
Category
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Dutch Delft Porcelain Landscape Wall Plaque
Located in Queens, NY
Dutch blue and white Delft porcelain wall plaque (19/20th Century) with scalloped edge and landscape scene of cottage by canal (signed T. Sonneville) (Related item: 043937B, 043937C...
Category
19th Century Dutch Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Framed Dutch Man in Hat Costume Print
Located in Queens, NY
Vintage Dutch lithograph after Franz Hals of a man in a hat and ruffled collar in a beige mat and rectangular wooden frame.
Category
19th Century Dutch Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Continental Porcelain Soup Tureen
Located in Queens, NY
Continental (19th Century) (Chinese Export) soup tureen with cover on an associated oval tray, both decorated with birds and a 3-masted ship.
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Pair of Dutch Marquetry Inlaid and Embroidered Silk Seat Side Chairs
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of Dutch walnut chairs with delicate foliate marquetry inlay along top rails and sides of frame with beige silk upholstered seats with floral embroidery supported on klismos leg...
Category
19th Century Dutch Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Biedermeier Console Table
Located in Queens, NY
Auctrian Biedermeier style (20th Century) maple end table having a geometric design top with a single keyed drawer supported by turned ebonized pedestal atop a base with ebonized feet
Category
20th Century Austrian Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Maple
Set of 12 German Square Maroon Porcelain Dessert Plates with Floral Design
Located in Queens, NY
SET of 12 German / Bavarian (Tirschenreuth) square-shaped red / maroon-colored porcelain dessert plates with floral design (PRICED AS SET)
Category
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Pair of Viennese Secessionist Egyptian Revival Thebes Stools
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of Austrian Secessionist walnut stools in an Egyptian Thebes revivalist style while having a clover shaped seat atop a sabered tripod leg frame (PRICED AS PAIR) (AVAILABLE INDIV...
Category
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Set of 12 Austrian Porcelain Plates with Fish
Located in Queens, NY
Set of 12 Austrian (19th Century) white and grey porcelain plates with floral design and fish at center (PRICED AS SET)
Category
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Pair of Outdoor Iron Greek Female Figure Statuaries
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of Outdoor (late 19th Century) painted iron life size classical form female figures holding a small Aladdin lamp above their heads and standing on round pedestal bases. (attr. V...
Category
19th Century European Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Iron
$42,500 / set
Pair of Biedermeier Salon Chairs
Located in New York, NY
These graceful chairs were hand-made of golden nordic birch. In need of new fabric, this pair has otherwise aged beautifully. Over a hundred years old, these chairs will last a hundr...
Category
1880s Swedish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Birch
$4,950 / set
Bolster Persian Rustic Rug Pillow
Located in New York, NY
Pillow made from a 19th-century distressed Persian rug
Measures: 10" x 19".
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Wool, Cotton, Foam
Pair of Outdoor French Iron Side Chairs
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of Outdoor French iron folding side chairs with double slat back and slat seat. (19/20th Cent)
Category
19th Century French Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Iron
$1,500 / set
Continental German Terra-Cotta Mask
Located in Queens, NY
Continental German (late 19th Cent) sculpted terra-cotta master mask mold bust of a serene male face displayed on a square black marble base stand (part of a collection)
Category
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Marble
24 Outdoor Continental Iron Hoop Side Chairs
Located in Queens, NY
24 Outdoor Continental French style (19th/20th Cent) painted iron hoop back side chairs with perforated seat. (PRICED EACH)
14 Chairs have been recently painted white. The repainted...
Category
19th Century French Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Iron
$1,500 / item
Contemporary Green Metal Outdoor Benches
Located in Queens, NY
2 Contemporary green painted metal train platform / park outdoor benches with slat backs and seats (PRICED EACH)
Category
20th Century Unknown Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Metal
$1,650 / item
German White Meissen Porcelain Vase
Located in Queens, NY
German (19th Cent) white Meissen porcelain and gilt trim vase with snake handle and bronze cover
Category
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Continental Flemish Landscape with Two Figures
Located in Queens, NY
Continental Flemish (18th Cent) oil painting of landscape with 2 figures with one pointing to visa in a gold frame with carved corners
Category
18th Century Unknown Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Gold
Worn Persian Rustic Rug Pillow
Located in New York, NY
Pillow made from a 19th century distressed Persian rug in
Measures: 19" x 20".
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Wool, Cotton, Foam
Pair of Hungarian Walnut
Distressed Leather Art Deco Club Chairs, Lajos Kozma
By Lajos Kozma
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of similar Hungarian Art Deco club chairs with walnut frames featuring circular backs and armrests upholstered in distressed brown leather with brass nailhead trim, resting on 4...
Category
20th Century Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Metal
Biedermeier Drum Cabinet
Located in New York, NY
Constructed of solid birch, fir and mahogany and veneered in choice flame mahogany with birch banding, this Classic cabinet was often used as a pedestal, to display sculpture, a bust from antiquity...
Category
1820s Swedish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
$5,180
Sailing Seascape Painting
Located in Queens, NY
Copy of a seascape painting titled "Sailing" showing small boats under sail in a strong breeze and choppy seas
Category
Late 20th Century European Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Paint
Pair of Outdoor Iron Side Chairs
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of Outdoor ebonized iron side chairs with stretcher and an open woven seat with a double slat back. (matching table #020066)
Category
19th Century Unknown Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Iron
$1,250 / set
German Short Green and Tan Drizzle Ceramic Vase
Located in Queens, NY
German mid-century style short bulbous shaped light green and tan woven design drizzle \"fat lava\" vase with a low neck.
Category
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Lava
Continental German Glass Decanter
Located in Queens, NY
2 Continental German-style (19th Century) crystal decanters with ruby colored trim and floral and bird design and stoppers (PRICED EACH)
Category
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Crystal
$1,250 / item
German Style Amber Cut Glass Urn
Located in Queens, NY
Continental German style amber cut glass floral design urn (19th Cent)
Category
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Cut Glass
4 Outdoor French Iron Folding Café Tables
Located in Queens, NY
4 Outdoor French (19/20th Century) painted iron rectangular folding garden cafe tables with slat top (PRICED EACH)
Category
19th Century French Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Iron
$950 / item
Outdoor Art Deco Iron Red Café Table
Located in Queens, NY
2 Outdoor Art Deco round iron pedestal base cafe tables with round red top and trim. (PRICED EACH)
Category
19th Century Unknown Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Iron
$950 / item
German Porcelain and Pewter Beer Stein
Located in Queens, NY
German (20th Century) porcelain beer stein with mailman on bike and pewter cover with finial top (with 1908 on base)
Category
20th Century German Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Pewter
Continental German Glass Decanter
Located in Queens, NY
Continental German (19/20th Century) green glass decanter with a center of engraved vine, fluted at the bottom & top of center towards the neck with round green glass stopper.
Category
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Glass
German Copper Glazed Glass Vase
Located in Queens, NY
Continental (poss. German) blue glass vase with applied scroll handles and copper exterior finish.
Category
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Copper
Ships Under Sail Seascape
Located in Queens, NY
Copy of a seascape painting showing ships under sail in open ocean
Category
Late 20th Century European Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Paint
Oversized "Napoleon Hat" Biedermeier Armchairs
Located in New York, NY
This neoclassical design, fondly referred to as "Napoleon Hat" because of the shape of the curving back crest, these chairs were designed to be used in a living room setting, as occasional conversational chairs...
Category
19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Ebony, Fir
$2,950 / set
Secessionist "Judith I, 1901" Portrait
Located in Queens, NY
Copy of a Secessionist nude portrait painting titled "Judith I, 1901" showing woman in heavily patterned gold sheer kimono with gold background and sc...
Category
20th Century Austrian Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Paint
Zabihi Collection Worn Persian Rustic Rug Pillow
Located in New York, NY
Pillow made from a 19th century distressed Persian rug in
Measures: 19" x 20".
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Wool, Cotton, Foam
Austrian Biedermeier Mahogany and Black Marble Center Table
Located in Queens, NY
Austrian Biedermeier (circa 1830) black round marble topped mahogany center table having a palm leaf support over a tripartite base on...
Category
1830s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Marble
Maltese Continental Rosewood and Brass Inlaid Serpentine Commode
Located in Queens, NY
"Continental Maltese (18th Century) rosewood chest / commode with decorative brass inlay having 3 serpentine-front drawers with each having two brass drawer pulls, resting on four lo...
Category
18th Century European Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Brass
Gentleman
s Biedermeier Desk Chair
Located in New York, NY
Slightly oversized, this solid birch armchair with straight back splats and crest, was part of a "Herr Rum", a gentleman's office suite, which usually comprised a similarly designed ...
Category
19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Birch
Copy of "Tree With Crows" Landscape Painting
Located in Queens, NY
Copy of a German Romantic style landscape painting titled "Tree With Crows" showing a bare tree with crows against a sunrise
Condition: Good; Wear consistent with age and use
Category
Late 20th Century German Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Paint
Biedermeier Walnut and Giltwood Mirror
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1900Swedish Biedermeier style carved walnut wooden mirror with gilt details.
Measurements:
Height: 34"
Width: 23.5"
Depth: 3"
Category
Early 1900s Italian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
Austrian Biedermeier Walnut Ebonized Bookcase
Located in Queens, NY
Austrian Biedermeier (Circa 1825) walnut veneer and ebonized trimmed bookcase with demilune 3 drawer commode base and upper section with 2 doors and 4 small drawers.
Category
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Biedermeier Birch Veneer Green Upholstered Bergere Armchair
Located in Queens, NY
Austrian Biedermeier birch veneer bergere armchair with a slightly flared back and scroll design arms, upholstered in a textured green and beige fabric with bronze nailhead trim, res...
Category
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Wood, Fabric, Upholstery, Birch
Biedermeier Side Table
Located in New York, NY
A three-legged pedestal supports is very steady and supports a generous table surface whose faces are adorned with prime bookmatched birch veneers.
Category
1850s Swedish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Birch
$2,500
Baltic Pair Demi Lune Console Tables circa 1800 18000.00
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of Continenal Baltic Neo-classic (1st quarter 19th Century) mahogany demi-lune console tables with 3 square tapered legs with an ebonized lower section (PRICED AS PAIR)
Category
19th Century Unknown Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Biedermeier furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Biedermeier furniture for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage furniture created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include case pieces and storage cabinets, tables, seating and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, walnut and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Biedermeier furniture made in a specific country, there are Europe, Germany, and Austria pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original furniture, popular names associated with this style include Biedermeier, Morelato, Viennese Manufactory, and Baker Furniture Company. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for furniture differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $145 and tops out at $98,800 while the average work can sell for $4,268.
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