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 European Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Brass
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Brass
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Brass
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut
Early 19th Century Unknown Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Fruitwood, Mahogany
Early 1900s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Beech
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Mahogany
1950s Austrian Vintage Biedermeier Furniture
Gold Plate, Gold Leaf, Metal
1870s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Metal
19th Century Danish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Glass, Mirror, Mahogany, Maple
1830s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Mahogany
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Maple
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Glass, Mirror, Elm
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Metal, Brass
1850s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Cherry
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Maple
20th Century German Biedermeier Furniture
Fabric, Beech, Maple
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Brass
1820s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Cherry
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut, Spruce
Late 19th Century Scandinavian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Oak, Pine
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Cherry, Elm
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Wood
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Upholstery, Walnut
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Glass
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Cherry, Fabric
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Wood, Walnut, Lacquer
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Pine
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Cherry
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Birch
Early 20th Century German Biedermeier Furniture
Wood
19th Century Unknown Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Iron
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Upholstery, Walnut
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Brass
1830s Czech Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Cherry
1850s Czech Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Glass, Wood, Walnut, Lacquer, Maple
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Porcelain
1990s American Biedermeier Furniture
Marble, Brass
1840s Italian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Marble
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Mahogany
1820s Swedish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Ormolu
Early 20th Century German Biedermeier Furniture
Silver
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Birch
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Wood, Maple, Lacquer
1840s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Brass
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Iron
1820s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood, Cherry, Lacquer
1850s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Stucco, Spruce
Mid-19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Mahogany
Early 20th Century European Biedermeier Furniture
Marble
19th Century European Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Birch, Pine, Lacquer
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Stone, Metal, Brass
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Softwood, Cherry
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Birdseye Maple, Spruce
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Brass
1810s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Mirror, Nutwood
19th Century Italian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut





