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 Swedish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut, Fabric
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Cherry
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Mahogany
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Canvas, Paint, Hardwood
Mid-19th Century Danish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Fabric, Walnut
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Ash
20th Century Biedermeier Furniture
Wool, Cotton, Foam
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut
1810s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut, Mahogany
19th Century Dutch Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Wood
17th Century European Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Wood
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Upholstery, Walnut
Late 20th Century French Biedermeier Furniture
Bronze
1830s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Upholstery, Walnut
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Mahogany, Maple
1820s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Paper
1940s Austrian Vintage Biedermeier Furniture
Wood, Lacquer, Walnut
19th Century European Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Birch
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Cherry
19th Century English Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Marble
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Wood, Burl
19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Birch
1830s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Brass
Mid-19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Mahogany
1840s Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Canvas, Wood
1820s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Cherry
Late 20th Century Italian Biedermeier Furniture
Leather, Cherry
1840s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Mahogany
1810s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Glass, Cherry
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Brass
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Upholstery
1860s Dutch Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Mahogany
Mid-19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Brass
Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Elm
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Birch
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Birch
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Spruce, Cherry
Mid-19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Porcelain
1840s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Yew
Early 19th Century European Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Upholstery, Birch
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut
Early 20th Century Unknown Biedermeier Furniture
Enamel
1830s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Mahogany
Late 20th Century Unknown Biedermeier Furniture
Glass, Wood
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Birch
Early 19th Century European Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Birdseye Maple, Maple, Burl
1860s Swedish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut
Late 19th Century American Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Fabric, Fruitwood
Late 20th Century European Biedermeier Furniture
Paint
19th Century French Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Marble
Mid-20th Century Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Birdseye Maple, Cherry
Late 19th Century European Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Bronze
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Wood, Cherry
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Pine
1840s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Silver
Early 20th Century American Biedermeier Furniture
Upholstery, Wood, Burl, Paint
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Pine, Cherry
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Cherry, Walnut





