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
Walnut
Mid-19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Glass, Pine
2010s American Biedermeier Furniture
Wood
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Cherry
Early 19th Century English Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Mahogany, Oak
20th Century German Biedermeier Furniture
Beech, Maple
Mid-19th Century American Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Upholstery, Hardwood
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Iron
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut, Softwood
1830s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Wood, Elm
1830s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Cherry
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Iron, Brass
1830s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood, Birch
1940s Swedish Vintage Biedermeier Furniture
Glass, Wood
1820s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Bronze
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Sterling Silver
20th Century Biedermeier Furniture
Wood, Maple
1830s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Wood, Walnut, Lacquer
Late 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Brass, Gold Leaf
Early 20th Century Austrian Biedermeier Furniture
Fabric, Upholstery, Velvet, Ebony
Late 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Porcelain
20th Century European Biedermeier Furniture
Wood
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Birch
1880s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Canvas, Wood, Paint
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Wood
Early 19th Century French Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Canvas
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Upholstery, Cane, Wood
1830s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood, Walnut, Lacquer
1820s Czech Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood, Lacquer, Cherry
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Mahogany
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Mahogany
1810s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Wood
20th Century Swedish Biedermeier Furniture
Wood
1820s Czech Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood, Cherry, Lacquer
Mid-19th Century Danish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Mahogany
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Velvet, Ebony, Maple, Walnut, Paint
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Lacquer, Yew
1820s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Cherry, Ebony, Giltwood
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Birch
1860s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Wood
Late 19th Century French Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Oak
20th Century North American Biedermeier Furniture
Fabric, Upholstery, Fruitwood
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Upholstery, Walnut
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Brass
Mid-19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Fruitwood
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Spruce, Cherry
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Fruitwood
1990s American Biedermeier Furniture
Fabric, Maple
20th Century Biedermeier Furniture
Wood, Pine
1830s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Softwood, Cherry, Glass
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Mirror, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Biedermeier Furniture
Bouclé, Walnut
1880s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Fabric, Elm
1820s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood, Cherry, Lacquer, Spruce
Mid-19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Silver
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Upholstery, Cherry
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Fabric, Walnut
Late 20th Century European Biedermeier Furniture
Paint
20th Century European Biedermeier Furniture
Concrete
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Mahogany





