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.
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Bronze
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Fabric, Mahogany, Paint
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Mirror, Maple, Walnut
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Metal
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Birdseye Maple, Ebony
19th Century European Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Mahogany
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Cherry, Softwood
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Cherry
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Brass
1940s Swedish Vintage Biedermeier Furniture
Beech, Elm
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Brass
1870s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Birch
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Brass
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Elm, Walnut
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Cherry
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Birch
1940s American Vintage Biedermeier Furniture
Brass
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Birch
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Maple, Walnut
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Upholstery, Mahogany
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Upholstery, Cherry
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Biedermeier Furniture
Velvet, Walnut
Mid-19th Century French Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Oak, Pine, Cherry
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Maple
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Brass
19th Century Dutch Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Brass, Bronze
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Bronze
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Birch
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Birch
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Biedermeier Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Biedermeier Furniture
Velvet, Walnut
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Maple
Early 20th Century Swedish Biedermeier Furniture
Birch
Early 19th Century European Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Wood
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Spruce, Oak, Walnut
1830s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Upholstery, Walnut
1830s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Iron
Early 19th Century French Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Bronze
Late 19th Century Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Birch, Lacquer
Mid-19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Brass
1810s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Cherry
1830s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Marble
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Mirror, Spruce, Walnut
Mid-19th Century Czech Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Brass
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Birch
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Mirror, Walnut, Spruce
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Metal, Brass
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Ebony, Walnut
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Birch
Mid-19th Century European Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Baize, Mahogany
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Porcelain
1980s American Vintage Biedermeier Furniture
Satinwood
1860s Swedish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Birch
Mid-20th Century French Biedermeier Furniture
Hardwood
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Upholstery, Walnut





