Biedermeier Furniture
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.
20th Century Swedish Biedermeier Furniture
Upholstery, Wood
1980s American Vintage Biedermeier Furniture
Brass
Early 19th Century Danish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Mahogany, Pine
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Mirror, Walnut
Late 20th Century French Biedermeier Furniture
Bronze
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Cherry
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Mahogany, Walnut
Early 19th Century French Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Biedermeier Furniture
Marble
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Upholstery, Cane, Wood
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Birch
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Wood, Walnut
1830s Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Birch, Paint
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Fruitwood
20th Century Swedish Biedermeier Furniture
Birch
Early 20th Century Austrian Biedermeier Furniture
Brass
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Fruitwood, Walnut, Wood
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut
1810s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut
20th Century German Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut
19th Century European Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Birch
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Muslin, Mahogany
1970s American Vintage Biedermeier Furniture
Brass
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Paint
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Porcelain
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Leather, Birch
1980s Vintage Biedermeier Furniture
Cherry, Walnut
19th Century Dutch Antique Biedermeier Furniture
1860s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Cherry
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Mahogany, Maple
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut
1810s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut
20th Century Swedish Biedermeier Furniture
Wood
19th Century European Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Mahogany
Early 19th Century European Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Birdseye Maple, Maple, Burl
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut
20th Century Austrian Biedermeier Furniture
Mahogany
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Birch, Ebony, Satinwood
19th Century Dutch Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Wood
1830s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Marble
1960s Italian Vintage Biedermeier Furniture
Upholstery, Cherry
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut
Early 20th Century Swedish Biedermeier Furniture
Upholstery, Wood
Late 20th Century European Biedermeier Furniture
Paint
Mid-20th Century German Biedermeier Furniture
Bronze
1980s American Vintage Biedermeier Furniture
Satinwood, Glass
20th Century American Biedermeier Furniture
Marble
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Brass
19th Century European Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Paint
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut
1910s Austrian Vintage Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut, Lacquer
1840s Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Canvas, Wood
20th Century Dutch Biedermeier Furniture
Paint
20th Century Italian Biedermeier Furniture
Brass
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut
19th Century Unknown Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Ebony, Glass, Walnut
Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Wood





