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
Style: Biedermeier
Pair of Biedermeier Scroll Form Arm Chairs in Hand Finished Burled Elm
Located in New York, NY
This elegant and sculptural pair of Biedermeier arm chairs were realized in Austria circa 1880. Realized in a stunning burled elm- showcasing the sumptuous natural grain of the wood-...
Category
1880s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Elm
19th Century Side Table or Wine Table in Mahogany with Drawers
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
Perfect side or wine table next to a chair of sofa. A lovely sewing table in mahogany on turned & carved tripod pedestal base with two drawers & hinged lift-top. Top drawer offers li...
Category
1830s European Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Swedish Biedermeier Style Birch Pedestal Drop Leaf Table, 20th Century
Located in Southampton, NY
Swedish Biedermeier style birch pedestal drop leaf table, 20th century.
A beautiful golden birch pedestal table with drop leaves, an octagonal column sitting on a central platform w...
Category
20th Century Swedish Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Birch
Landscape "Starry Night"
Located in Queens, NY
Copy of an impressionist landscape painting titled "Starry Night" showing swirling stars over a dark village
Category
Late 20th Century European Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Paint
$7,750
Biedermeier Salon Table
Located in New York, NY
A birch, pedestal table, normally positioned prominently between sofa and armchairs, for the comfortable imbibing of various beverages or a light meal. Modern usages noted are petite...
Category
19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Birch
$4,750
Birch Hand-Carved and Ebonized Biedermeier Dining Chairs
Located in New York, NY
A pair of armchairs crafted of solid birch, the classically curved back crest adorned with a carved, ebonized fan motif and sabre legs. The armchairs boast a pair of whimsical, eboni...
Category
19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Birch
Biedermeier Style Console
Located in Queens, NY
Austrian Biedermeier (19th Century) small rectangualar maple console table wiith 2 narrow side supports ending on a shaped platform base
Category
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Maple
A Viennese Biedermeier Figured Fruitwood, Walnut, and Ebonized Center Table
Located in Queens, NY
A Viennese Biedermeier Figured Fruitwood, Walnut, and Ebonized Center Table
Category
20th Century Austrian Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Wood
Fine Biedermeier Console Table
Located in New York, NY
A fine Biedermeier console.
Cherrywood with mirrored back panel.
Category
1820s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Cherry
$12,800 Sale Price
20% Off
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
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
Swedish Biedermeier Style Black and Gold Star Bench
Located in Queens, NY
Swedish Biedermeier style (20th Century) black lacquered bench with side arms and black upholstered seat with gold star design.
Condition consistent with the age of piece
Category
20th Century Swedish Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
Continental German Oil Landscape in a Gilt Wood Frame
Located in Queens, NY
Continental German (18/19th Cent) gilt framed oil painting of a landscape genre scene of a town by a river with boats and people (J C FRIER)
Canvas was previously ripped and punctur...
Category
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Paint
Antique Maple Biedermeier Chest of Drawers
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Gorgeous antique chest of drawers or commode in the classic Biedermeier style of 19th century Prussia. With robust maple construction...
Category
Early 20th Century German Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Wood, Hardwood, Maple
Belgian 17th Century Aubusson Tapestry of Forest Scene
Located in Queens, NY
Belgian style (17th Century) horizontal Aubusson style tapestry of crane and fox in landscape with border (prior in collection of the Cincinnati Museum of Art).
Condition: (Antique...
Category
17th Century Unknown Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Fabric
Swedish Biedermeier Style Birch Kneehole Desk
Located in Queens, NY
Swedish Biedermeier style (19/20th Century) birch and black trimmed kneehole desk with black leather top.
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Leather, Birch
Austrian Biedermeier Mahogany Lyre End Table
Located in Queens, NY
Austrian Biedermeier (19th Century) mahogany end table with a drawer and lyre form pedestal sides connected with a bottom stretcher.
Category
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Swedish Biedermeier Birch Arm Chair
Located in Queens, NY
Swedish Biedermeier style (19/20th Cent) birch arm chair with lyre carved back and blue and red stripe upholstery
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Birch
Mid-19th Century Single Parquetry Console Table with Mirror
Located in New York, NY
This exquisite mid-19th century console table features mirrored back panel and robust full columns at the front, complemented by half columns at the back. The gracefully curved top p...
Category
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Walnut
Continental Dutch Landscape of Sheep by a Cottage
Located in Queens, NY
Continental Dutch (19th Cent) oil on canvas depicting two figures tending to sheep in a wooded landscape with cottage (signed HENRI VAN MAAS & dated 1887)
Category
19th Century Dutch Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Wood
Austrian Biedermeier end table
Located in Queens, NY
Austrian Biedermeier cherrywood bedside commode with black trim and 3 drawers with brass round drawer pulls (veneer issues on top)
Category
20th Century Austrian Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Wood
Polish Nobleman Portrait
Located in Queens, NY
Gilt framed oil painting portrait of nobleman (possibly Polish) wearing furs and pearl earring and holding scepter (19th Cent copy of a Rembrandt)
Category
19th Century European Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Paint
$11,500
Dutch style (19th Century) oil painting
Located in Queens, NY
Dutch style (19th Century) oil painting of a scene with docked fishing boats and figures with a large church in the background in a goldj carved frame (unsigned)
Category
19th Century Dutch Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Gold
Biedermeier Flame Mahogany Commode
Located in Astoria, NY
Biedermeier Flame Mahogany Commode, the ogee facade with three drawers flanked by ebonized columns. 36" H x 40.5" W x 20.5" D. Provenance: From a Park Avenue Collection.
Category
19th Century European Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Continental Bronze Bust of a Mustachioed Dignitary / Military Officer
Located in Queens, NY
Continental German (19/20th Century) bronze bust depicting a dignitary / military officer with prominent mustache, wearing several medals, mounted on a beveled black marble rectangul...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Intarsia Secretary
Located in New York, NY
Handcrafted, this piece has been obviously been designed and created with love. Elegant intarsia inlays adorn the outside of this case piece. Inside hides a whimsical array of storag...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Birch
$6,210
Framed Dutch Still Life Fruit and Lobster Oil Painting
Located in Queens, NY
Dutch (19th Century) still life oil painting depicting robust grapes, peaches, plums and lobster on a wood table with shadowed green leaves in a dimly lit, atmospheric composition on...
Category
20th Century Dutch Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Paint
Pair of Biedermeier walnut and Ebonized Wood Glass Door Book Cabinets
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Biedermeier (19th Century) walnut bookcase / display cabinets featuring oval glass front doors with an ebonized wheel wood pane design, having three adjustable interior shelv...
Category
19th Century Unknown Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Ebony, Glass, Walnut
Austiran Biedermeier Mahogany Round Dining Table
Located in Queens, NY
Austrian Biedermeier-style (modern) mahogany round pedestal base dining table with ebonized rope trim on apron and claw feet. (4 leaves with apron at 17.5" each)
Category
20th Century Austrian Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Austrian Biedermeier Walnut Tilt Top Center Table
Located in Queens, NY
Austrian Biedermeier (circa 1820) round tilt top center table with walnut veneer on 6 sided pedestal base supported on scalloped platform. ...
Category
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Biedermeier King-Size Headboard witth Yellow Upholstery
Located in Queens, NY
Biedermeier style (19/20th Century) headboard (only) king size with slighly shaped arch walnut top frame over a gold cut velvet floral design upholstered panel with nail head trim
Category
19th Century European Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Continental Austrian Bronze Lion Head Sword with Scabbard
Located in Queens, NY
Continental Austrian-style (19th Century) bronze sword with lion head and pearl handle with double eagle head coat of arms.
Condition: Good; Minor losses
Category
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Set of 9 Josef Danhauser Biedermeier Viennese Dining Side Chairs
Located in Queens, NY
Set of 9 Biedermeier Viennese (19th Century) dining / side chairs featuring carved arch backs in fluted form and bird's head supports decorated with polychrome embellishments, a balu...
Category
19th Century Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Wood, Fabric, Upholstery
Set of Six Biedermeier Ash Dining Chairs, Central Germany, c. 1830/35
Located in Southampton, NY
Set of Six Biedermeier Ash & Ebony Inlaid Dining Chairs, Central Germany, c. 1830-35.
A rare set of six dining chairs, ash wood, ebony inlay banding, Biedermeier, Central Germany, c....
Category
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Ash, Ebony
The Furlet Semi Nude Portrait
Located in Queens, NY
Copy of a painting titled "The Furlet" (1638) a portrait of the artist's second wife semi nude with a fur cloak
Category
Late 20th Century European Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Oak
Masked Ball Painting
Located in Queens, NY
Copy of an interior scene painting titled "Masked Ball" showing figures dancing in a ballroom.
Category
Late 20th Century European Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Paint
$8,200
Antique Walnut Biedermeier Shovel Side Chair, Austria, 19th Century
Located in New York, NY
Elegant Biedermeier shovel chair in walnut with tapered legs and curved, sculptural backrest.
The original veneer, which would likely have exhibited a more high level of sheen, has...
Category
19th Century Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Painting "Landscape with Ford"
Located in Queens, NY
Copy of painting titled "Landscape with Ford" showing foot traffic at a busy stream crossing in a forest
Condition: Good; Wear consistent with age and use
Category
Late 20th Century European Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Paint
4 Outdoor Painted Iron Café Table
Located in Queens, NY
4 Outdoor (20th Century) painted iron cafe tables with small triangular base and 3 tiers on pedestal. (PRICED EACH)
Category
20th Century Unknown Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Iron
$750 / item
The Parable of the Blind Leading the Blind Painting
Located in Queens, NY
Copy of Dutch landscape of a procession of blind men titled "The Parable of the Blind Leading the Blind" (1568)
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Paint
German Porcelain Candlestick with Male and Female Figures
Located in Queens, NY
German Meissen style (19th Century) porcelain candlestick of a male and female putti figures sitting on opposite sides of a square shaped base holding flowers and a branch
Category
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Self Portrait 1887
Located in Queens, NY
Copy of an Impressionist portrait painting titled "Self Portrait 1887"
Category
Late 20th Century European Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Paint
$5,850
Antique Biedermeier Tall Chest of Drawers in Bookmatched Mahogany, Denmark, 1840
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
A Biedermeier or Christian VIII semainier or tall chest with seven drawers in mahogany, with bookmatched crotch-mahogany veneer on drawer fronts, pedestal top and plinth base, Denmar...
Category
Mid-19th Century Danish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
$6,760 Sale Price
20% Off
Austrian Biedermeier Marble Topped Console Table
Located in Hudson, NY
This finely crafted console is Austrian, circa 1830-1840. Designed as a flat mahogany surface richly inlaid in holly, fruitwood, and ebony the piece is further worked by careful sand...
Category
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Ebony, Holly, Fruitwood, Mahogany
Landscape "Road with Cypress and Star"
Located in Queens, NY
Copy of an impressionist vertical landscape painting titled "Road with Cypress and Star"
Category
Late 20th Century European Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Paint
Free Standing Biedermeier Book Shelf
Located in New York, NY
A fine free standing Biedermeier shelf.
Cherrywood with carved details.
Category
1820s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Cherry
Dutch Nobleman Portrait
Located in Queens, NY
Copy of a portrait of a Dutch nobleman in ruffled collar
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Paint
$7,300
Austrian Biedermeier Birch Arm Chair
Located in Queens, NY
Austrian Biedermeier Karelian birch arm chair with ebonized & mahogany inlaid trim on back with scroll design finial. (Circa 1825)
Category
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Birch, Mahogany
German Biedermeier Slant-Front Desk
Located in Hudson, NY
A very good German slant front desk with a lower case of drawers. The writing surface very nicely finished veneers with interior drawers having inlay ...
Category
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Brass
Biedermeier Mahogany Ebonized and Parcel-Gilt Globe Form Work Desk
Located in Queens, NY
Biedermeier (19th Century) globe-form work desk with a mahogany structure that opens to reveal a several small compartments, with parcel gilt and ebonized detail, with applied lions'...
Category
19th Century Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Wood, Mahogany, Giltwood
Continental Austrian Mahogany Davenport Table
Located in Queens, NY
Continental Austrian style (1920s) mahogany davenport table with a pedestal base supporting a top with drop sides (9") & a drawer on a base with ebonized trim & claw feet.
Category
20th Century Austrian Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Painted Plaster Beethoven Bust
Located in Queens, NY
Small painted plaster bust of Beethoven (as is)
Category
19th Century Unknown Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Paint
Pair of Italian Neoclassical Biedermeier Walnut Veneered Consoles, c. 1830
Located in Southampton, NY
A fine pair of Italian neoclassical Biedermeier Walnut Veneered consoles with ebonized legs and extraordinary provenance, c. 1830. A single drawe...
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Austrian Biedermeier Jeweled Silver Gilt Casket with Cameos, 1846
Located in New York, NY
Austrian Biedermeier silver gilt casket, 1846. Bellied, lobed, and rectangular. Hinged cover same and concave with raised center and swing-mounted scroll bracket cast handle with flowers. Hardstone mounts including porphyry and lapis lazuli as well as cabochon jewels. On front two turquoise cabochon...
Category
1840s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Silver
Set of 6 Austrian Biedermeier Cherrywood Side Chairs
Located in Queens, NY
Set of 6 Austrian Biedermeier cherrywood side chairs with open scroll design back and ebonized medallion and trim. (Circa 1825)
Category
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Cherry
$30,000 / set
Pair of Continental 19th Century Majolica Figures
Located in Queens, NY
"Pair of Continental (19th Century) Majolica putti figures, each supported by a yellow stump and green glazed pedestal base. One curly haired figure is holding a chaff of wheat (Fall...
Category
19th Century European Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
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
Two Girls at a Window Portrait
Located in Queens, NY
Copy of a portrait painting titled "Two Girls at a Window" showing two women looking out of an open window
Category
Late 20th Century European Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Paint
Continental Bronze Dore Ceremonial Dog Pommel Sword with Scabbard
Located in Queens, NY
Continental Austrian-style (19th Century) bronze dore ceremonial hunting sword with dog's head pommel and bone handle and a leather scabbard.
Significant damage to scabbard, patina ...
Category
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Bone
Beach at Schevenigen Painting
Located in Queens, NY
Copy of a landscape painting titled "Beach at Schevenigen" showing figures unloading boats
Category
Late 20th Century European Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Paint
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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