Biedermeier Furniture
Biedermeier Style
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.
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Style: Biedermeier
Continental Bronze Bust of a Mustachioed Dignitary / Military Officer
Located in Queens, NY
Continental German (19/20th Century) bronze bust depicting a dignitary / military officer with prominent mustache, wearing several medals, mounted on a beveled black marble rectangul...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Early 19th Century Biedermeier Cherry Wood Console from Southern Germany
Located in Dresden, DE
Early 19th Century Southern German Biedermeier Console with Scrolled front legs in cherry wood, with open back drawer. Circa 1820, Southern Germany. This beautiful Biedereier console...
Category
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Cherry
Biedermeier Seven-Tier, Spear Prisms Yellow Crystals, Bronze Cherubs Dragons
Located in Firenze, Toscana
Rare one of a kind Biedermier style chandelier from 1900. Housing six-light. Will be rewired with certified US UL sockets for the USA and appropriate sockets for all other countries....
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
19th Century Biedermeier Nutwood Side Table, Hungary circa 1835
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Lovely oval Biedermeier nutwood side table / sewing table coming from the renowed Biedermeier period in Hungary around 1835. With an age of over 190 years this charming "danube monar...
Category
Mid-19th Century Hungarian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Brass
Biedermeier Italian Walnut Inlay Marquetry Octagonal Tripod Sofa or Side Table
Located in Carimate, Como
A beautiful Italian Walnut octagonal side table with great details and frames shaped in Victorian, Napoleon III, Louis XV style with beautiful inlay decors in classic figures on the ...
Category
20th Century Italian Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Wood
Biedermeier Salon Table, circa 1830
Located in Greding, DE
Large salon table with a round top and gently scalloped apron. The bold, pyramidal central pedestal stands on an octagonal base. The sides are adorned with delicate floral inlays. Ve...
Category
1830s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Cherry
Chest of drawers, Biedermeier, Westphalia around 1825, Ashwood
Located in Münster, DE
Biedermeier chest of drawers
Ash, Westphalia, circa 1825, stepped top, multiple mirrored veneer, three drawers, recessed key plates, hand-polished with shellac
Dimensions:
Height 8...
Category
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Wood, Birch
19th Century Biedermeier Chest of Drawers in Striking Tiger Maple Veneer
Located in Atlanta, GA
An elegant 19th century Biedermeier chest of drawers, showcasing the refined lines and understated sophistication characteristic of the period. This piece is clad in richly figured t...
Category
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Wood, Maple
Early 19th Century Biedermeier Armchair in Solid Walnut, Newly Upholstered
Located in Darmstadt, DE
Elegant Biedermeier armchair from South Germany, circa 1820, made from solid walnut wood. This authentic piece reflects the refined simplicity and balanced proportions typical of the...
Category
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Walnut, Fabric
$2,597 Sale Price
20% Off
"Summer Day", Oil on Canvas by Danish Artist Frederic W. Svendsen (1885-1975)
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
A very lovely painting of a Scandinavian manor house interior on a bright summer's day with a period room showing furniture and accessories from the late 1...
Category
Early 20th Century Danish Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Canvas
Scandinavian Empire Giltwood Concave Sided Sconce Mirror
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A Danish 19th century Biedermeier period wall sconce with brass candle holder and hanging glass prisms. It is all original, including the glass that has the typical "shadows" and pat...
Category
Mid-19th Century Danish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
$1,360 Sale Price
28% Off
Bronze Patinaed Native American Figure
Located in Queens, NY
Continental Austrian style bronze multicolored patinaed figure of Native American chief with rifle standing on a travertine base (Kalba style)
Category
19th Century American Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Cast Iron Outdoor Figure of a Holy Man Statue
Located in Queens, NY
Outdoor cast iron statue of a religious leader wearing a long robe with a removable staff (SIGNED ON BASE).
Condition is appropriate for the age and intended use
Category
19th Century Unknown Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Iron
Baltic Pair Demi Lune Console Tables circa 1800 18000.00
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of Continenal Baltic Neo-classic (1st quarter 19th Century) mahogany demi-lune console tables with 3 square tapered legs with an ebonized lower section (PRICED AS PAIR)
Category
19th Century Unknown Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Continental German Oil Landscape in a Gilt Wood Frame
Located in Queens, NY
Continental German (18/19th Cent) gilt framed oil painting of a landscape genre scene of a town by a river with boats and people (J C FRIER)
Canvas was previously ripped and punctur...
Category
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Paint
Metal Statuette On a Marble Base
Located in Queens, NY
Continental 19th / 20th-Century metal statuette with a bronze patina depicting miner on a black marble base. (Companion piece: GRS327).
Category
19th Century Unknown Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Continental Tall Vine-like Brass Candelabra
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of Continental (19th Century) tall vine like brass candelabra with flowers and urn base (PRICED AS PAIR)
Category
19th Century Unknown Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Brass
Outdoor Teak Folding Deck Chairs
Located in Queens, NY
Outdoor (20th Cent) teak folding deck chairs with slat design and brass trim
Category
20th Century Unknown Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Brass
Continental German Terra-Cotta Mask
Located in Queens, NY
Continental German (late 19th Cent) sculpted terra-cotta master mask mold of a smiling \"idiot\" face with sleepy eyes displayed on a square black marble base stand (part of a collec...
Category
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Marble
German Bay Keramic Orange Ceramic Vase with Blue Design
Located in Queens, NY
German mid-century style square shaped orange \"fat lava\"ceramic vase with blue circle design and cylindrical neck (BAY KERAMIC).
Category
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
German Pewter Mushroom Gnome
Located in Queens, NY
Continental German (19/20th Cent) pewter small figure of a gnome holding a mushroom with a perferated top (toothpick holder) and standing on a stylized round base (WMF)
Category
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Pewter
German Blue Ceramic Vase with Handle
Located in Queens, NY
German mid-century style blue and white speckled ceramic vase with elongated handles and long taped neck
Category
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
German Porcelain and Pewter Beer Stein
Located in Queens, NY
German (20th Century) porclain beer stein with barber scene and pewter cover with yellow jewel top (with1888 on base)
Category
20th Century German Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Pewter
Framed Botanical Print of 17th Century Engraving of a Flowering Aloe Vera Plant
Located in Queens, NY
Contemporary print of a 17th Century Dutch botanical engraving depicting a flowering potted Aloe Vera Vulgaris under a banner bearing the latin phrase \"Vita Hominis plus Aloes quam ...
Category
20th Century Dutch Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Gold
German Crystal Beer Stein
Located in Queens, NY
German (19/20th Century )crystal beer stein with pewter cover and finial top
Category
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Crystal
Biedermeier Side Table
Located in New York, NY
A three-legged pedestal supports is very steady and supports a generous table surface whose faces are adorned with prime bookmatched birch veneers.
Category
1850s Swedish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Birch
$2,500
Maltese Continental Rosewood and Brass Inlaid Serpentine Commode
Located in Queens, NY
"Continental Maltese (18th Century) rosewood chest / commode with decorative brass inlay having 3 serpentine-front drawers with each having two brass drawer pulls, resting on four lo...
Category
18th Century European Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Brass
Oval Biedermeier Side Table with Drawer, Walnut Veneer, South Germany circa 1820
Located in Regensburg, DE
Elegant oval Biedermeier Side Table from South Germany around 1820.
Walnut veneer on softwood. Book-matched and star shaped veneer on the top and walnut burl veneer on the frame. Fou...
Category
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Brass
19th Century Biedermeier Nutwood Chest Of Drawers With Micro-Inlays, AT ca. 1850
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Absolutely beautiful, mid 19th century Biedermeier nutwood chest of drawers coming out of Austria. Made in the so-called "second" Biedermeier period around 1850, this charming piece ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Brass
Pair of square walnut veneer frames - Italy, 19th century
Located in London, GB
A finely crafted pair of Italian 19th-century square frames in walnut veneer. Each features clean, geometric lines and a warm, rich patina that highlights the natural grain of the wo...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Biedermeier Side Table
Located in Vienna, AT
Manufactured middle of the 19th century. Walnut, veneered. The tall legs rest on a triple-recessed base plate with a round top.
Category
1840s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Walnut, Softwood
$1,490
Austrian Biedermeier Cherrywood Secretary
Located in Queens, NY
Austrian Biedermeier (Circa 1835) cherry veneer drop front secretary with 2 ebonized and gilt dolphins and birch root interior drawers with inlaid trim.
Category
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Birch, Cherry
Empire Side Chair, Mahogany, Ebony Inlays, Black Velvet, Austria circa 1815
Located in Regensburg, DE
Beautiful neoclassical early Biedermeier / Empire Side chair (2 available) from Vienna, Austria, circa 1810-20.
Mahogany solid wood with ebony inlays. Hand polished with shellac (fre...
Category
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Mahogany, Ebony
Pair of 19th Century Biedermeier Mahogany Feather Armchairs Vienna 1840s
Located in Puglia, Puglia
These elegant and truly exceptional pair of Viennese Biedermeier armchairs were made around 1840.
Made of mahogany and ebonized beech veneer, polished to retain the original period ...
Category
1840s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Velvet, Beech, Mahogany
Antique French Restoration Period Leather Top Burled Elm Desk
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Impressive 19th Century French desk handcrafted in elm wood featuring tooled black leather tops, two glove boxes with brass galleries over an arched case with seven drawers, brass ha...
Category
19th Century French Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Elm
Antique Swedish Karl Johan, Biedermeier Lyre Pedestal Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
Magnificent crotch mahogany period Karl Johan (Biedermeier) lyre-shaped pedestal base table. Originally handcrafted as a sewing table, today it makes a wonderful end or side table.
Category
19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Fine Set of Five Biedermeier Chairs. Vienna, c. 1825.
Located in Vienna, AT
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These fine set of five Viennese Biedermeier walnut chairs from c, 1825 is the best example of an early Viennese Biedermeier which reflect innovative design and highest quality...
Category
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Outdoor Iron Café Table
Located in Queens, NY
Outdoor (20th Century )iron pedestal base cafe table with 3 legs
Category
20th Century Unknown Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Iron
Pair of Austrian Biedermeier Ebonized Upholstered Armchairs
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Continental Austrian (1st half 19th Century) ebonized open Armchairs with gilded palmettes and trim with upholstered seat and back
One chair has a large stain on the seat. ...
Category
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
19th Century Biedermeier Nutwood Trumeau Commode, Austria, circa 1840
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Impressive 19th century Biedermeier nutwood trumeau commode from the period circa 1840 in Austria. Veneered with extraordinary selected nutwood, this r...
Category
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Brass
German Biedermeier Mahogany Kneehole Desk
Located in Queens, NY
German Biedermeier (19th Century) mahogany kneehole desk with bronze trim.
Category
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Fine Biedermeier Standing Mirror (Psyche). Vienna, c. 1825.
Located in Vienna, AT
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We would like to offer you this truly exquisite and rare Biedermeier cherry standing mirror (Psyche). The piece was made in Vienna circa 1825.
Viennese Biedermeier is disting...
Category
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Brass
Pair of Flemish Mid 19thC Flame Mahogany Sofas
Located in Altrincham, GB
Pair of Flemish Mid 19thC Flame Mahogany Sofas with Reeded Leg of Biedermeier Influence - 60" w x 30"d x 44"h (18" to the seat)
Category
1850s Belgian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
19th Century Fine Biedermeier Walnut Side Table. Vienna, c. 1825.
Located in Vienna, AT
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This exceptional, early Biedermeier side table was made in Vienna circa 1820-25.
Viennese Biedermeier is distinguished by their sophisticated proportions, rare and refined de...
Category
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Walnut
19th Century Austrian Pair of Antique Biedermeier Polished Cherrywood Columns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An antique pair of Austrian Biedermeier columns made of hand crafted polished Cherrywood, in good condition. The tall to décor pieces are enhanced by gilded circles around the top. T...
Category
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Cherry
19th Century Empire Drop-Front Oak Secretary Desk or Abattant, Chest France
Located in Miami, FL
Secretaire a abattant, France circa 1820, Biedermeier period. The outside with fall front and two drawers flanked by two ebonized columns shows a beautiful oak veneer design. The woo...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Biedermeier Side Chairs in Walnut, Austria, circa 1830
Located in Greding, DE
Biedermeier side chairs veneered in walnut, featuring heart-shaped backs with an openwork trefoil motif. The chairs have been newly upholstered in dark blue fabric and hand-polished.
Category
1830s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
Four 19th Century Hand-Colored Copper Engravings of Uniformed Men
Located in Hamburg, DE
This charming set consists of four hand-colored copper engravings from the 19th century, each depicting a uniformed man in striking detail. Represented are a Dragoon, a Grenadier, a ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paper
Zabihi Collection Worn Persian Rustic Rug Pillow
Located in New York, NY
Pillow made from a 19th century distressed Persian rug in
Measures: 19" x 20".
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Wool, Cotton, Foam
19th Century Biedermeier Cherrywood Chair
Located in Darmstadt, DE
A chair from the time of the Biedermeier circa 1830. The chair is made of solid cherrywood.
In very good restored condition.
Category
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Cherry
$721 Sale Price
20% Off
Oversized "Napoleon Hat" Biedermeier Armchairs
Located in New York, NY
This neoclassical design, fondly referred to as "Napoleon Hat" because of the shape of the curving back crest, these chairs were designed to be used in a living room setting, as occasional conversational chairs...
Category
19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Ebony, Fir
$2,950 / set
19th Century, Biedermeier Cherrywood Mirror
Located in Darmstadt, DE
The mirror dates from the Biedermeier period and was made from cherry wood and spruce. Very nice soft edges. The mirror glass was replaced at some point and the mirror is still in go...
Category
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Cherry
$2,877 Sale Price
20% Off
Swedish Biedermeier Drop-Leaf Pedestal Table Golden Birch Marquetry A Ormolu
Located in Lewes, England
Antique Swedish Biedermeier drop-leaf pedestal table in stunning quilt stripe golden birch veneers and elegant curved feet. C Late 1800s
The Dual pedestal column in particular featu...
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Birch
$3,859 Sale Price
20% Off
1820s Biedermeier Brass Mounted Carelian Birch and Marquetry Center Table
Located in Germantown, MD
A Neoclassical Biedermeier Style Brass Mounted Karelian Birch And Satinwood Marquetry Center Table, Baltic Countries, Probably Russian, Second Quarter 19th Century. 44"in diameter. ...
Category
Early 19th Century Unknown Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Brass
19th Century Walnut Nightstand
Located in Darmstadt, DE
Beautiful Biedermeier bedside table in walnut veneer on softwood from Germany. There is a drawer at the top and a door at the bottom. The piece of ...
Category
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Walnut, Pine
$2,549 Sale Price
20% Off
Augarten Vienna Mocha Tea Set Six Persons Maria Theresia Form Schubert
Located in Vienna, AT
We invite you here to look at a splendid as well as nicest Augarten Vienna Mocha
Tea Set for six persons:
This Augarten tea set is of finest elegance due to its delicate green monochrome paintings depicting various flower's blossoms with leaves as well as due to golden painted edges.
FORM SCHUBERT described by Augarten manufactory: The Classic “SCHUBERT” shape dates back to the Biedermeier era - a period in the 19th century that captured the true spirit of the 'Viennese' style of the time. Floral patterns which had a particularly elegant and delicate look nestled on the round shape were typical of the Biedermeier era. - Especially the decoration “Maria Theresia” - once designed for the hunting lodge of
Empress Maria Theresia - is of superb
elegant appearance. The deep green of glaze / varnish - nowadays a very special feature of manufactory - had been an exciting innovation during Maria Theresia's reign.
This Augarten Mocha
Tea Set for six persons consists of following parts:
- a mocha pot...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Biedermeier Square Back Birch Armchair
Located in Queens, NY
Swedish Biedermeier square back birch bergere armchair, having a woven upholstery of blues, browns and beiges and covered arm rests with a matching pillow.
Category
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Birch
1860’s Italian Biedermeier Style Cabinet
Located in Sarasota, FL
An Italian Biedermeier style wardrobe cabinet circa 1860. Two cabinet doors have upper glass panels covered with carved ebonized Lyres. Below are recessed panels decorated with inlai...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Glass, Wood
Biedermeier Birch Veneer Green Upholstered Bergere Armchair
Located in Queens, NY
Austrian Biedermeier birch veneer bergere armchair with a slightly flared back and scroll design arms, upholstered in a textured green and beige fabric with bronze nailhead trim, res...
Category
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Wood, Fabric, Upholstery, Birch
Pair of Hungarian Walnut
Distressed Leather Art Deco Club Chairs, Lajos Kozma
By Lajos Kozma
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of similar Hungarian Art Deco club chairs with walnut frames featuring circular backs and armrests upholstered in distressed brown leather with brass nailhead trim, resting on 4...
Category
20th Century Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Metal
Biedermeier furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Biedermeier furniture for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage furniture created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include case pieces and storage cabinets, tables, seating and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, walnut and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Biedermeier furniture made in a specific country, there are Europe, Germany, and Austria pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original furniture, popular names associated with this style include Biedermeier, Morelato, Viennese Manufactory, and Baker Furniture Company. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for furniture differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $145 and tops out at $98,800 while the average work can sell for $4,268.
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