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.
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Glass, Cherry, Spruce
20th Century Austrian Biedermeier Furniture
Mahogany
Early 20th Century Swedish Biedermeier Furniture
Upholstery, Wood
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Brass
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Velvet, Walnut
Late 19th Century European Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Birch
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Brass
19th Century Italian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Fruitwood, Giltwood, Lacquer, Paint
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Upholstery, Wood
1830s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Upholstery, Walnut
19th Century European Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Mahogany
20th Century Austrian Biedermeier Furniture
Paint
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut, Maple, Spruce
1830s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Mahogany, Satinwood
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Upholstery, Walnut
19th Century Hungarian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut, Burl
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Bouclé, Beech
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut
20th Century Biedermeier Furniture
Wood, Maple, Pine
Mid-19th Century French Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Oak, Pine, Cherry
1960s Austrian Vintage Biedermeier Furniture
Wood
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Cherry, Spruce
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Brass
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut
1840s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Fruitwood
1820s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Brass, Gold Leaf
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Bronze
Late 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Porcelain
Early 20th Century Swedish Biedermeier Furniture
Fabric, Birch
1860s Swedish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Fabric, Walnut
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Maple
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut
1960s Italian Vintage Biedermeier Furniture
Upholstery, Cherry
19th Century Unknown Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Ebony, Glass, Walnut
1980s Vintage Biedermeier Furniture
Cherry, Walnut
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Cherry
1830s Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Birch, Paint
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Upholstery, Walnut
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Mahogany, Walnut
1950s American Vintage Biedermeier Furniture
Wood, Fruitwood
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Brass
19th Century European Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Metal, Bronze
19th Century Unknown Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Burl, Walnut
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Mirror, Walnut
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Brass
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Mirror, Wood, Cherry
Early 19th Century French Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Mahogany
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Mahogany, Pine
1830s Czech Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Glass, Wood, Lacquer, Ash, Spruce
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Metal, Brass
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Upholstery, Walnut
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood, Oak, Beech, Cherry, Lacquer
19th Century Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Fabric, Wood
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Birch
19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Birch





