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.
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Brass
1810s Scandinavian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Mid-20th Century American Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Spruce, Fruitwood
Early 19th Century French Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Brass, Other
Late 19th Century European Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Ebony, Satinwood
Early 19th Century Danish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Fruitwood, Mirror, Wood
1920s American Vintage Biedermeier Furniture
Gesso, Birdseye Maple, Maple, Giltwood
Early 19th Century Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Cherry
Mid-20th Century Biedermeier Furniture
Mirror, Wood, Burl
20th Century German Biedermeier Furniture
Birch
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Mahogany
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Upholstery, Walnut
1830s Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Metal
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Upholstery, Cherry, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Biedermeier Furniture
Velvet, Walnut
1820s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Linen, Velvet, Oak, Walnut
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Brass
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut
Early 19th Century Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Upholstery, Mahogany
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Canvas, Hardwood, Paint
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Cut Glass
Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Wood
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Fabric, Walnut
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Cherry
Late 20th Century Unknown Biedermeier Furniture
Paint
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Nutwood, Walnut
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Upholstery, Walnut
1820s Danish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Suede, Beech, Mahogany
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Cherry
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut
Late 20th Century European Biedermeier Furniture
Paint
1980s American Vintage Biedermeier Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century Italian Biedermeier Furniture
Upholstery, Wood
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Canvas, Paint, Hardwood
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Maple
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Biedermeier Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Biedermeier Furniture
Velvet, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Biedermeier Furniture
Velvet, Walnut
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Cherry
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Pewter
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Birdseye Maple, Ebony
1860s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Metal, Silver
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Metal
Early 19th Century Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Brass
Early 19th Century Baltic Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Fabric, Upholstery, Velvet, Mahogany
1860s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Porcelain
1870s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Bronze
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Brass
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Brass
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Cherry, Softwood
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Birch
1940s Swedish Vintage Biedermeier Furniture
Beech, Elm
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Brass
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Cherry
19th Century European Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Mahogany
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Fabric, Mahogany, Paint
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Bronze





