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: USA
Style: Biedermeier
19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Empire Style Table Walnut Center Table
Located in Dallas, TX
Elegant 19th century Austrian Biedermeier Empire style walnut center table with black glass top. Very fine finish on this piece and a classic style!
Category
Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Glass, Walnut
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
19th Century German Biedermeier Antique Walnut Freestanding Console Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An antique German Biedermeier freestanding console table made of hand crafted Walnut, shellac polished and partly veneered in good condition. The particularized carved table is suppo...
Category
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Small Biedermeier Nightstand/Commode in Honey Tone Burled Wood/ Ebony Columns
Located in Malibu, CA
Lovely Biedermeier nightstand or commode featuring four roomy well‑proportioned drawers.
The top drawer is deeper, set above three smaller, evenly sized drawers.
Framed by elegant ...
Category
1830s Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Biedermeier Wing Chair Reimagined in Bleached White Cotton Textile
Located in Wainscott, NY
Elegant 19th century Biedermeier-style armchair crafted from richly figured burl wood. The graceful lines and sculpted arms exemplify the refined simplicity of the Biedermeier period...
Category
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Wood, Burl
21 Outdoor Iron Folding Bistro Chair
Located in Queens, NY
23 Outdoor iron folding side bistro chairs with single slat back and slat seat. (19/20th Cent) PRICED EACH
Vintage condition.
Category
19th Century Unknown Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Iron
$900 / item
19th Century Walnut Biedermeier Center Table
Located in Dallas, TX
This 19th century German walnut Biedermeier center table is a timeless piece of antique furniture that exudes elegance and sophistication. Crafted with attention to detail and qualit...
Category
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Continental 19th Century Biedermeier Period Walnut
Fruitwood Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking and extremely unique Continental 19th century Biedermeier period Walnut, ebonized fruitwood and giltwood commode. The three drawer chest is raised by elegant block feet wi...
Category
19th Century Unknown Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Fruitwood, Walnut, Giltwood
Fine
Rare 19th Century Mahogany Marquetry Biedermeier Style Center Hall Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine and rare Biedermeier style 19th century mahogany marquetry center hall table, the circular top with conforming frieze above a tulip shaped shaft, raised on spheres above ...
Category
Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Fruitwood, Mahogany
$25,200 Sale Price
28% Off
20th French Century Marble Top Walnut Console Table with Drawer
Located in Miami, FL
Walnut console table with four curved legs with a drawer and a marble top.
Category
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Marble
$2,320 Sale Price
20% Off
Great Pair of 19th century Biedermeier somnos
Located in Richmond, VA
Great pair of 19th century Biedermeier somnos, or side table cabinets. These were frequently placed bedside but could now be used just as easily in a living room. With the storage on...
Category
19th Century Austrian 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
Black Forest-Style Carved Wooden Game Motif Wall Plaque
Located in Queens, NY
Black Forest-style carved wooden wall plaque featuring a game motif of a ram, pheasant, gun, and satchell with bordering oak leaves.
Category
19th Century Unknown Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Oak
19th Century Tiger Maple Vitrine/Cabinet
Located in San Francisco, CA
Stunning biedermeier tiger maple veneered vitrine. Features a glass door and glass gallery sides, four shelves, two of which are adjustable with shelf pins. Metal tag on door inter...
Category
Mid-19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Glass, Maple
$1,600 / item
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
Dutch Copper Pot with Porcelain Handles
Located in Queens, NY
Continental Dutch-style (19/20th Century) copper cachepot with blue & white porcelain handles
Category
19th Century Dutch Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Copper
Antique Swedish Karl Johan, Biedermeier Lyre Pedestal Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
Magnificent crotch mahogany period Karl Johan (Biedermeier) lyre-shaped pedestal base table. Originally handcrafted as a sewing table, today it makes a wonderful end or side table.
Category
19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Vintage Italian Biedermeier Saber Leg Accent Side Chair with Needlepoint Seat
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Italian Biedermeier Saber Leg Accent Side Chair with Needlepoint Seat. Circa Early 20th Century. Measurements: 34" H x 20" W x 18.5" D x 17.5" Seat Height.
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Continental 19th Century Biedermeier St. Burl Maple Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exceptional and most decorative continental 19th century Biedermeier St. burl maple commode. The four drawer chest is raised by elegant and unique topie shaped feet. Each of the f...
Category
19th Century Unknown Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Bone, Maple
Viennese Flame Birch Veneer and Ebony Ormolu Dressing Table, Circa 1820
Located in Charleston, SC
Viennese flame birch veneered dressing table with flanking bronze eagle capitals mounted on ebony columns supporting an adjustable oval veneered framed mirror, centered drawer with b...
Category
1820s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Biedermeier Maple Drop Front Secretary
Located in Bradenton, FL
A very attractive early 19th century Maple and Ebony German Biedermeier drop front secretary. Nice deep rich color and patina to the Maple surfac...
Category
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Maple
Pair of Biedermeier style Karelian Birch Octagonal Base Pedestals
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of Swedish Biedermeier style (20th Century) Karelian birch pedestals having cylindrical bodies ending in trimmed octagonal bases. (PRICED AS PAIR)
Category
20th Century Swedish Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Wood
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
Dutch 19th Century Satinwood Demilune Console
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
Captivatingly beautiful satinwood veneer was selected when making this sensational 19th century Dutch Biedermeier demilune console. The expression found in the satinwood can leave on...
Category
19th Century Dutch Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Satinwood
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
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
Antique German Biedermeier Style Trumeau Wall Mirror
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique German Biedermeier Style Trumeau Wall Mirror
Southwest German Biedermeier style wall mirror.
Mirror - walnut veneer, ebonized profile strip at the top, in the medallion reli...
Category
Early 20th Century German Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Wood
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
Biedermeier Picture Clock with Musical Movement, Austria, circa 1825
Located in Incline Village, NV
These painting clocks are very rare, especially containing the music box. Of Austrian manufacture circa 1820-1830, this Biedermeier picture (painting) clock is a naive and charming oil painting on metal, which depicts nine people dressed in colorful period clothes at various activities; a woman with her child and carrying fruit in a basket atop her head, two young lovers, a man in a boat, another man walking with his dog, while still another gentleman leaves the town hall. A woman at the window...
Category
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Metal
German Pewter Mushroom Gnome
Located in Queens, NY
Continental German (19/20th Cent) pewter small figure of a gnome holding a mushroom with a perferated top (toothpick holder) and standing on a stylized round base (WMF)
Category
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Pewter
Early 19th Century Biedermeier Period Topographical Porcelain Cup and Saucer
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique German Biedermeier period topographical porcelain cup and saucer.
The front decorated with a finely hand painted depiction of ...
Category
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
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
Austrian Biedermeier Burl Ash and Inlaid Round Table
Located in Queens, NY
Austrian Biedermeier burl ash and inlaid round table with Gothic design apron and spool supports, circa 1840.
Category
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Ash, Burl
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
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
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
John Widdicomb Biedermeier Style Brass Mounted Mahogany Side Table
Located in Germantown, MD
A like new late 20th Century John Widdicomb Biedermeier Style Brass Mounted Mahogany Side Table.
Measures 30.5" in width , 23" on depth, 28.25" in height.
Category
Late 20th Century American Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Brass
Hickory White Genesis Collection Biedermeier Nightstand Side Table
Located in Lake Worth, FL
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Shipping Quote Information
The shipping quote stated in the listing is from 1st Dibs and they normally s...
Category
1980s Vintage Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Wood, Maple
$636 Sale Price
20% Off
Biedermeier Chest of Drawers Walnut and Mother-of-Pearl
By Biedermeier
Located in Bradenton, FL
Biedermeier Walnut and Mother-of-Pearl Chest of Drawers crafted in walnut veneer with mother-of pearl keyhole escutcheons. Chest features a rectangular top above four graduated drawe...
Category
Late 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Walnut
Mid Century Hertel Jacob German Porcelain Ginger Jar, Signed Fuchs-Nadler
Located in Soquel, CA
A lovely mid-century Bavarian porcelain ginger jar with gold trim and gilt details by Hertel-Jacob Porzellan (German, 1906-1979). This large ginger jar is ornately decorated with a highly detailed romantic figurative landscape scene, in which three men depicted in gold enjoy an opulent picnic of wine, meat, and fruit under a tree, in front of a large medieval castle complete with a canon and canon balls. A gold leaf motif decorates the backside of the piece. The signature "Fuchs-Nadler" can be found within the picnic scene, underneath the tray of food and wine.
Stamped on bottom with mark "Hertel-Jacob Porzelan / Bavaria Germany", and the serial number 1266.
Measures 14"H x 7"D.
**Please note: The top of the lid has been re-attached and a hairline crack in the gold is visible (see photos).
Hertel-Jacob Porzelan History:
Porzellfabrik Jacob, Schödl & Co. (1906 until 1912)
The factory was founded in 1906 by the industrial Jacob together with his financial partner Schödl and its product range during the first years included giftware items, vases, storage canisters...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Gold Plate
Austrian Biedermeier Burl Maple Sunburst Dining Table
Located in Queens, NY
Austrian Biedermeier (Circa 1830) round burl maple veneer & ebonized trimmed dining table with sunburst design and tilt top on pedestal base with 3 legs ending on triangular platform
Category
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Maple, Wood
Biedermeier 19th Century Tall Walnut Mirror with Carved Giltwood Foliage Motifs
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Austrian Biedermeier period walnut tall pier mirror from the 19th century, with carved giltwood foliage, slender columns and frieze of palmette motifs. This Austrian Biedermeier p...
Category
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Walnut, Giltwood
German Mahogany Figural
Satinwood Inlaid Tall Case Flute Clock, Circa 1780
By A. Belokopytoff
Located in Charleston, SC
German Biedermeier mahogany tall case flute clock with porcelain dial, upper case having four rotating painted soldiers and biblical figures, original blow...
Category
1780s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron
19th Century Biedermeier End Table or Wine Table, in Mahogany on Pedestal Base
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
Perfect side table or wine table next to a chair of sofa. A very beautifully-proportioned and handsome Empire/Biedermeier sewing table that would have been used for needlework in an ...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Mahogany
Antique Biedermeier Figured Wood Chest Of Drawers For Restoration
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A classic Biedermeier commode with three long drawers in wonderful figured wood, probably walnut. A dark top molding runs around the chest below the top drawer and with a matching on...
Category
19th Century Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Metal
"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
Biedermeier Style Charles Pollock for William Switzer Side Table
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Biedermeier style Charles Pollock for William Switzer side table. It features a dramatic cabriolet leg with ebonized wood.
Priced each.
Additional information:
Materials: fruitw...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Fruitwood
$2,228 Sale Price / item
20% Off
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
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
Danish Pedestal Cabinet with Full Columns and Carved Capitals in Mahogany
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
Beautiful example of a Danish Christian VIII pedestal cabinet from the Biedermeier period in figured mahogany with fully turned veneered columns and carved capitals all in West Indie...
Category
Early 19th Century Danish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Biedermeier Square Back Birch Armchair
Located in Queens, NY
Swedish Biedermeier square back birch bergere armchair, having a woven upholstery of blues, browns and beiges and covered arm rests with a matching pillow.
Category
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Birch
20th Century Biedermeier Style Marquetry Spanish Console Table with Drawer
Located in Miami, FL
Biedermeier style Spanish console table with drawer and beautiful inlays.
Category
Early 20th Century Spanish 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
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
19th Century Green German Antique Biedermeier Mahogany, Maplewood Armchair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A light-brown, antique Biedermeier German single armchair made of hand crafted shellac polished Mahogany, the fiber décor is made of Maplewood in good condition. The seat backrest of...
Category
Mid-19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Mahogany, Maple
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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