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.
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Biedermeier Furniture
Velvet, Walnut
1830s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Marble
20th Century Dutch Biedermeier Furniture
Paint
1810s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Maple
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut
1810s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Brass
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Mirror, Mahogany
20th Century German Biedermeier Furniture
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Brass
1830s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut
Mid-19th Century Unknown Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Cherry, Fabric
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Spruce, Birch
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut
1820s European Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Marble, Brass
1820s Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Fabric, Cherry
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Fruitwood, Walnut, Wood
20th Century American Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut, Burl
20th Century Austrian Biedermeier Furniture
Wood
1910s Austrian Vintage Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut, Lacquer
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Biedermeier Furniture
Marble
Early 19th Century Czech Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Wood, Lacquer, Cherry
1830s Czech Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Wood, Cherry, Lacquer, Spruce
1860s Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Iron
19th Century Dutch Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Paint
Early 19th Century Danish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Mahogany, Pine
1830s French Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Paper
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut
1820s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Nutwood
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Mahogany
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Birch
Late 20th Century European Biedermeier Furniture
Paint
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Upholstery, Ash
1840s Unknown Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut
1850s Swedish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Birch
1980s American Vintage Biedermeier Furniture
Wood
1860s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Cherry
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Wood, Pearwood, Maple
1860s Belgian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Silver Leaf
Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Wood
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Cherry
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Upholstery, Cherry
19th Century European Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Ebony
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Upholstery, Cherry
1970s American Vintage Biedermeier Furniture
Brass
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Rattan, Wood, Lacquer, Walnut
Early 20th Century French Biedermeier Furniture
Brass
Late 20th Century European Biedermeier Furniture
Oak
20th Century German Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut
19th Century Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Fabric, Wood
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut
Early 20th Century European Biedermeier Furniture
Fruitwood
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Suede, Beech, Oak, Walnut
Late 18th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Fir
1830s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Mahogany, Maple
1860s Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Porcelain





