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
Austrian Wooden Wall Clock
Located in Queens, NY
Austrian wooden wall clock with beige and silver hand-painted face and mahogany case with a steepled top.
Category
20th Century Austrian Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
$17,500
"Summer Day", Oil on Canvas by Danish Artist Frederic W. Svendsen (1885-1975)
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
A very lovely painting of a Scandinavian manor house interior on a bright summer's day with a period room showing furniture and accessories from the late 1...
Category
Early 20th Century Danish Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Canvas
Pair of Biedermeier Armchairs
Located in New York, NY
A pair of fine Biedermeier armchairs. Cherry wood.
Category
1820s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Wood
$9,800 / set
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Biedermeier Stool
Located in New York, NY
This freshly reupholstered stool is adorned with golden silk/wool in traditional Biedermeier style.
Category
1840s Swedish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Birch
$1,780
Set of Four Biedermeier Dining Chairs in Mahogany, Lower Saxony, Germany
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
A beautiful set of four (4) North German Biedermeier dining chairs with solid mahogany frames with figured mahogany on the carved top & second rails, upholstered seat & saber legs. L...
Category
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
Austrian Biedermeier Swivel Armchair of Unusual Form, circa 1830
Located in Kinderhook, NY
An unusual circa 1830 Austrian Biedermeier fauteuil de bureau or Schreibtischstuhl (desk chair) of large scale and bergère à oreilles (wingback) for...
Category
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Rare Austrian Biedermeier Walnut Writing Desk, c. 1820
Located in Southampton, NY
Rare Austrian Biedermeier Walnut Writing Desk, c. 1820
A Rare Austrian Biedermeier Writing Desk, chest of drawers, walnut root head venee...
Category
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Maple, Walnut
Parian Porcelain Wagner Bust
Located in Queens, NY
Parian biscuit porcelain bust of Wagner wearing hat
Category
20th Century European Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
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
Austrian Biedermeier Cherrywood Round Center Table
Located in Queens, NY
Austrian Biedermeier (19th Century) cherrywood round center table with 3 scroll legs and stretcher with brass finial.
Category
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Brass
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
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
Outdoor Painted Column Pedestals
Located in Queens, NY
Outdoor painted iron fluted column pedestal with round top (20th Cent.)
Category
20th Century European Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Iron
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
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
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
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
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
Dutch Flemish Still Life
Located in Queens, NY
Copy of a Dutch Flemish still life painting showing fruits, wine and tinned goods on a table
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Paint
$2,500
Austrian Biedermeier Cupboard/Bar Cabinet in Cherrywood with Vitrine, c. 1820
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
An Austrian Biedermeier cupboard in cherrywood with carved, open fretwork gallery, with ebonized details above crown molding. Arched Gothic style tracery work on interior of glass do...
Category
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Cherry
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
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
Swedish Biedermeier Karelian Birch Hat Box
Located in Queens, NY
Swedish Biedermeier-style (20th Century) Karelian birch round shaped hat box with leather strap.
Category
20th Century Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Leather, Birch
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
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
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
Early 9th Century Biedermeier Walnut / Bronze Mounted Bookcase / Cabinet
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Step into the world of the early 19th century with our impeccably crafted Biedermeier cabinet, hailing from the Austro-Hungarian, German, or Northern European origins. This exceptio...
Category
Early 19th Century Hungarian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Continental Landscape of Pastoral Mill Scene
Located in Queens, NY
Continental landscape oil painting of a pastoral mill scene in a carved gilt wood frame
Category
20th Century European Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Wood
Dutch Mahogany Veneer Decoratively Carved Credenza / Sideboard
Located in Queens, NY
"Dutch (19th Century) mahogany veneer credenza / sideboard with a curved front, central cabinet door with oval carved and fluted decoration which opens to reveal an open compartment,...
Category
19th Century Dutch Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Continental Burl Elm Console Table with Mirror Back
Located in Queens, NY
Continental (early19th Century, posslbily German) burl elm shaped rectangular console table with molded beveled top, tapered mid-section with pullout drawer and bottom shelf over a m...
Category
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Wood
19th c. Austrian Empire Demi-Lune Console
Located in Queens, NY
Austrian Empire console crafted circa 1830. This narrow mahogany demi-lune console feature black marble top, a platform stretcher base above ball feet, and distinctive gilt accents, ...
Category
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Marble, Gold Leaf
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
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
Johann Heinrich Feyerabend (attrib.), Pair of Biedermeier Kitchen Still Lifes
Located in New York, NY
Attributed to Johann Heinrich Feyerabend (German, 1787–1845)
Pair of Kitchen Still Lifes
Early 19th Century, Gouache on Paper
A rare pair of jewel-like gouache still lifes, finely ex...
Category
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paint
Dutch Hydrangea and Tulip Flora Still Life Oil Painting in an Ornate Giltwood Fr
Located in Queens, NY
Dutch (19th Century) flora still life oil painting featuring a prominent red and yellow tulip arrangement accented by hydrangeas, overflowing from a ...
Category
20th Century Dutch Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Paint
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
Metal Statuette On a Marble Base
Located in Queens, NY
Continental 19th / 20th-Century metal statuette with a bronze patina depicting miner on a black marble base. (Companion piece: GRS327).
Category
19th Century Unknown Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Continental German Terra-Cotta Mask
Located in Queens, NY
Continental German (late 19th Cent) sculpted terra-cotta master mask mold of a smiling \"idiot\" face with sleepy eyes displayed on a square black marble base stand (part of a collec...
Category
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Marble
German Blue Ceramic Vase with Handle
Located in Queens, NY
German mid-century style blue and white speckled ceramic vase with elongated handles and long taped neck
Category
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
German Porcelain and Pewter Beer Stein
Located in Queens, NY
German (20th Century) porclain beer stein with barber scene and pewter cover with yellow jewel top (with1888 on base)
Category
20th Century German Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Pewter
Framed Botanical Print of 17th Century Engraving of a Flowering Aloe Vera Plant
Located in Queens, NY
Contemporary print of a 17th Century Dutch botanical engraving depicting a flowering potted Aloe Vera Vulgaris under a banner bearing the latin phrase \"Vita Hominis plus Aloes quam ...
Category
20th Century Dutch Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Gold
German Crystal Beer Stein
Located in Queens, NY
German (19/20th Century )crystal beer stein with pewter cover and finial top
Category
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Crystal
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
Austrian Biedermeier Cherrywood Secretary
Located in Queens, NY
Austrian Biedermeier (Circa 1835) cherry veneer drop front secretary with 2 ebonized and gilt dolphins and birch root interior drawers with inlaid trim.
Category
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Birch, Cherry
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 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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