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.
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Wood, Birch, Burl
Early 20th Century German Biedermeier Furniture
Maple, Silk
19th Century Italian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Burl
1820s Hungarian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Birdseye Maple, Walnut
1820s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Wood, Walnut, Lacquer, Fabric, Upholstery, Rattan
1820s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Metal
19th Century Danish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut
19th Century Scandinavian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Fruitwood
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Mahogany
1870s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Leather, Beads
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Cherry, Nutwood
19th Century Dutch Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Paint
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Mirror, Mahogany
1980s American Vintage Biedermeier Furniture
Brass
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Mahogany, Wood
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut
20th Century Austrian Biedermeier Furniture
Mahogany
1890s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Cherry
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Cherry
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Muslin, Mahogany
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut
Early 19th Century French Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Leather, Fabric
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Birch
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Brass
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Magnets
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Upholstery, Walnut
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Cherry
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Canvas, Hardwood, Paint
Late 20th Century Unknown Biedermeier Furniture
Paint
Mid-19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Cherry, Softwood, Fabric, Velvet
20th Century German Biedermeier Furniture
Lucite
Late 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Marble
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut
1810s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Fabric, Ash
20th Century German Biedermeier Furniture
Wood, Maple, Pine
1830s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Fabric, Walnut
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Brass
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut
1870s Swedish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut
1840s Czech Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Fabric, Wood, Walnut, Lacquer, Upholstery
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Porcelain
19th Century Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Wood, Fabric, Upholstery
1830s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Cherry
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Upholstery, Wood
Mid-19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Fruitwood
20th Century American Biedermeier Furniture
Bronze
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Canvas
Late 19th Century Scandinavian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Fabric, Walnut
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut
1830s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Birch
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Mahogany
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Cherry, Softwood
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Metal
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Wood
1810s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut, Yew
20th Century Austrian Biedermeier Furniture
Mahogany





