Skip to main content

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.

to
304
1,227
782
1,989
37
6
197,953
115,234
44,138
33,184
16,437
12,227
10,892
10,816
9,964
8,949
7,339
6,653
6,508
6,386
6,214
6,159
4,897
3,739
21
1,638
330
43
79
60
76
14
4
4
5
8
4
7
3
14
7
1,718
604
518
385
339
1,785
680
545
197
130
2,032
2,000
2,004
8
6
6
5
4
Style: Biedermeier
Copy of "Tree With Crows" Landscape Painting
Located in Queens, NY
Copy of a German Romantic style landscape painting titled "Tree With Crows" showing a bare tree with crows against a sunrise Condition: Good; Wear consistent with age and use
Category

Late 20th Century German Biedermeier Furniture

Materials

Paint

Viennese 19th Century Biedermeier Cupboard Wardrobe blond Walnut Polished to Wax
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Viennese 19th century Biedermeier cupboard wardrobe in blod walnut, polished to wax. Attention: the opening direction of the door is as shown in the second photo, i.e. hinges on the ...
Category

1870s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture

Materials

Walnut

Demi Lune Table, Biedermeier Period 1820, Walnut
Located in Leimen, DE
This elegant Demi-lune walnut table was made during the Biedermeier period in Southern Germany. It dates back to 1820. The table has a beautiful walnut veneer on top, apron and legs....
Category

1810s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture

Materials

Walnut

Set of Five Biedermeier Chairs, Cherry Wood, Germany circa 1830
Located in Regensburg, DE
Set of five original Biedermeier shovel chairs from Thuringia, Germany around 1830. Cherry wood book-matched veneered on the shovel and apron. Cherry solid wood frame and legs. Top ...
Category

Mid-19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture

Materials

Cherry, Softwood, Fabric, Velvet

Antique Biedermeier Figured Wood Chest Of Drawers For Restoration
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A classic Biedermeier commode with three long drawers in wonderful figured wood, probably walnut. A dark top molding runs around the chest below the top drawer and with a matching on...
Category

19th Century Antique Biedermeier Furniture

Materials

Metal

Restored Biedermeier Walnut Armchair, Josef Danhauser, Vienna, Austria, 1820s
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Restored Biedermeier Walnut Armchair attributed to Josef Danhauser. Source: Vienna, Austria Period: 1820-1829 Material: Walnut Revived polish. New professional upholstery. Seat heig...
Category

1820s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture

Materials

Wood, Walnut, Fabric, Upholstery

Summerly Mountain Landscape with Hiker on Hiking Trail, 19th Century
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Summerly Mountain Landscape with Hiker on Hiking Trail, 19th century. An antique oil painting depicting a hiker on an alpine hiking trail and a bridge over a mountrain stream. Painted on canvas with pastell colors. Framed with antique decorative gilded frame. Painted in the area of Tyrol or South Germany, late 19th century. A high quality antique oil painting which will highlight your alpine cabin wall decoration. Frame with minor defects. The Biedermeier period runs parallel to the Romantic period and both are characterized by similar features. Domesticity, closeness to nature, folksiness and need for harmony are buzzwords of this time. The focus is on the simple, the conservative and the tried and tested. There is little experimentation and more observation and enjoyment. The art style is kept very realistic and shows great similarity to photography. Domestic idyllic representations, beautiful landscape and impressive portraits are the most popular topics for oil paintings...
Category

Late 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture

Materials

Canvas, Wood

Set of 4 European Hand Colored Prints of Birds from 1830
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A set of 4 hand colored birds prints, from 1830. By Comte, Achille Joseph (1802-1866), "Keepsake d´histoire naturelle. Description des oiseaux. Suivie d´un exposé de l art de les pr...
Category

1830s French Antique Biedermeier Furniture

Materials

Paper

China Closet Biedermeier
Located in Kraków, Małopolska
Every piece of furniture that leaves our workshop from the beginning to the end is subjected to manual renovation, so as to restore its original condition from many years ago. Sim...
Category

1880s Polish Antique Biedermeier Furniture

Materials

Birch

German Metlack Porcelain and Pewter Beer Stein
Located in Queens, NY
German (19th Century) Metlack beige and blue porcelain beer stein with scene of hunter and wife with pewter cover (Estate of Robert Ripley)
Category

19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Austrian Biedermeier Bookcase
Located in Hudson, NY
This very fine bookcase is in excellent condition and has great color and style. The book case has four shelves and can work for books or as pictured hear as a display cabinet for ob...
Category

19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture

Materials

Walnut

Biedermeier Period 1840s Walnut Three-Drawer Commode with Grey Marble Top
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Biedermeier period walnut three-drawer commode from the mid-19th century, with grey marble top and banding. Created in Austria during the first half of the 19th century, this walnu...
Category

Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture

Materials

Marble

Painting Cattle Carriage on an Alpine Lake, Oil on Canvas 19th century
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Painting Cattle Carriage on an Alpine Lake, Oil on Canvas 19th century A lovely antique oil painting depicting a Tyrolian farmers family which loads their cattle heard onto a boat. The scene is located on an mountain lake in the Alpine landscape. Oil on canvas 1st half of the 19th century. Framed with vintage gilded frame, paint partly with craquelure. This painting will be a highlight in each rural decoration. Alpine oil painting...
Category

Late 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture

Materials

Wood, Canvas

19th Century Biedermeier Sewing Table
Located in Opole, PL
19th-Century Biedermeier Sewing Table Veneered With Mahogany We present you a sewing table from the 2nd half of the 19th century. The form of this piece of furniture is modest – cha...
Category

Late 19th Century European Antique Biedermeier Furniture

Materials

Mahogany

Pair of Biedermeier Chairs, 1820
Located in Belmont, MA
Introducing a captivating pair of Biedermeier Chairs originating from South Germany in 1820. Crafted from beautiful cherry wood, these chairs exude timeless elegance. Adorned with a ...
Category

1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture

Materials

Cherry

Pair of Biedermeier Chairs, 1820
Pair of Biedermeier Chairs, 1820
$3,600 Sale Price
20% Off
Biedermeier Period 1840s Austrian Walnut Guéridon with Star Inlay and Foliage
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Austrian Biedermeier period walnut guéridon table from the mid-19th century, with star inlay and scrolling foliage. Crafted in Austria during the second quarter of the 19th centur...
Category

Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture

Materials

Walnut

Antique Biedermeier living room set from around 1870.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Antique living room set in the Biederemeier style from the second half of the 19th century, Northern Europe. Furniture in very good condition, professionally renovated. The sofa and...
Category

1870s Norwegian Antique Biedermeier Furniture

Materials

Walnut, Fabric

Large Biedermeier Antique Mahogany Pier Mirror and Console Table ca. 1820-40
Located in Shippensburg, PA
BIEDERMEIER FLAMED-MAHOGANY AND PARCEL-GILT PIER MIRROR AND CONSOLE Northern Europe, circa 1820-40 Item # 407OYP16P A stunning presentation, this fine Biedermeier mirror and pier ta...
Category

19th Century European Antique Biedermeier Furniture

Materials

Mirror, Mahogany, Giltwood

Continental Austrian Brass Door Knockers
Located in Queens, NY
2 Continental Austrian style (20th Century) brass door knockers with double headed eagle design (PRICED EACH)
Category

20th Century Austrian Biedermeier Furniture

Materials

Brass

High Mountain Landscape with Alpine Lake near Kufstein, circa 1950s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
High Mountain Landscape with Alpine Lake near Kufstein, circa 1950s A large impressionistic oil painting depicting a high mountain landscape with mountain lake and folksy mountain hut in front of the imperial mountains (Kaisergebirge) near Kufstein in Austria. Oil painting on canvas with pastell colors. Painted by Passy-Cornet around 1950s. Framed with vintage decorative gilded frame. Artist signature on the front and paper lable of the reseller on the back. Mid-20th Century oil paintings often reflect people´s deep longing for security, beauty and a peaceful world. The natural landscapes show their beauty and majesty with powerful colors. The paintings of that time leave room for romantic feelings and sentimentality. The artist of the time gave people a sense of just be happy...
Category

Mid-20th Century German Biedermeier Furniture

Materials

Canvas, Wood

Set of six Biedermeier Chairs, circa 1830
Located in Greding, DE
Set of six Biedermeier side chairs made of mahogany with elegantly curved sabre legs, straight frames and upholstered seats. The lower half of the backrest is fitted with ebonized C-...
Category

Early 19th Century Antique Biedermeier Furniture

Materials

Mahogany

Biedermeier Mahogany Center Table from the Late 19th Century
Located in Opole, PL
Biedermeier Mahogany center table from the late 19th century The top with rounded corners is composed of two sections and supported on bents legs, which are finished with metal de...
Category

Late 19th Century European Antique Biedermeier Furniture

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century Hand-Colored Copper Engraving of an Arab Warrior
Located in Hamburg, DE
This striking 19th-century hand-colored copper engraving depicts a detailed portrait of an Arab armed warrior, complete with a French subtitle specifying his exact designation. The c...
Category

19th Century French Antique Biedermeier Furniture

Materials

Wood, Paper

Gentleman s Biedermeier Desk Chair
Located in New York, NY
Slightly oversized, this solid birch armchair with straight back splats and crest, was part of a "Herr Rum", a gentleman's office suite, which usually comprised a similarly designed ...
Category

19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Furniture

Materials

Birch

19th Century Biedermeier Étagère Walnut, circa 1830
Located in Epfach, DE
A rare furniture which is perfect for presenting collectibles like porcelain.
Category

19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture

Materials

Walnut

Parian Porcelain Wagner Bust
Located in Queens, NY
Parian biscuit porcelain bust of Wagner wearing hat
Category

20th Century European Biedermeier Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Oil Painting Farm Girl on a Flower Meadow by M. E. Ummenhofer
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Antique oil painting farm girl on a flower meadow by M. E. Ummenhofer An impressive antique oil painting depicting a farm girl on a summerly flower ...
Category

Late 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture

Materials

Canvas, Wood

Biedermeier Sofa with carved Swan Décor, veneered in Walnut, Germany, circa 1830
Located in Greding, DE
Biedermeier sofa with straight frame and rounded backrest. The couch is veneered in walnut and decorated with carved swans on the high armrests. The sofa has been expertly restored and hand polished as well as reupholstered. The high-quality upholstery fabric is patterned with black diamonds on a white background on the seat and backrest and has a mottled black and white design on the armrests. The cushions are designed to match and give the light sofa...
Category

Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture

Materials

Walnut, Fabric

Set Of 4 Biedermeier Style Dining Chairs for Restoration
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Set of four mahogany dining chairs with spring and coil construction, blue upholstered seats with multi-colored trim. The chairs with a pierced back splat and the whole resting upon ...
Category

Late 19th Century Antique Biedermeier Furniture

Materials

Fabric, Mahogany

20th Century Vienna Biedermeier Style Lyre Secretaire
Located in Berlin, DE
Highly valuable bird’s-eye maple root veneer on solid pinewood. Framed with maple root inlays. Two base-drawers, above an oval corpus with two half-round drawers, between a down-folding writing-plate. This so called Lyre Secretaire...
Category

20th Century Biedermeier Furniture

Materials

Bronze

19th Century Half cabinet, Biedermeier, Rhineland, around 1815/20 cherrywood
Located in Münster, DE
Half cupboard Biedermeier, Rhineland around 1815/20, cherry veneered on softwood, concealed drawer, ebonized profile, shellac hand polish Dimensions: height 77 cm; width 64 cm; dep...
Category

Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture

Materials

Cherry, Fruitwood

Biedermeier Stool
Located in New York, NY
This freshly reupholstered stool is adorned with golden silk/wool in traditional Biedermeier style.
Category

1840s Swedish Antique Biedermeier Furniture

Materials

Birch

Baltic Neoclassic Mirror 19th c
Located in Queens, NY
Continental Baltic Neo-classic (19th Century) Mahogany vertical rectangular Wall Mirror with an ebonzide top panel having a gilt carving and gilt rosettes in all 4 corners
Category

19th Century European Antique Biedermeier Furniture

Materials

Mahogany

Portrait of a Little Girl, Budapest 1910
Located in Budapest, HU
Portrait of a child with a hypnotic gaze. The signature of the work's author is not legible, but to assess its value, one need only stare.
Category

1910s Hungarian Vintage Biedermeier Furniture

Materials

Canvas

Vintage Italian Biedermeier Saber Leg Accent Side Chair with Needlepoint Seat
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Italian Biedermeier Saber Leg Accent Side Chair with Needlepoint Seat. Circa Early 20th Century. Measurements: 34" H x 20" W x 18.5" D x 17.5" Seat Height.
Category

Early 20th Century Unknown Biedermeier Furniture

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century German Biedermeier Walnut Side Table
Located in Dallas, TX
The product is a 19th century German Biedermeier walnut side table, which has a classic, elegant design typical of the Biedermeier style. As an antique piece, it holds historical and...
Category

19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture

Materials

Walnut

Pair of Austrian Biedermeier Maple Pedestals
Located in Queens, NY
"Pair of Austrian Biedermeier style (19th Cent) maple pedestals having a round inlaid sunburst design top and stepped up base supported by 3 tapered columns connected with a lower & ...
Category

19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture

Materials

Maple

Biedermeier Style Display Cabinet or Bar
Located in Kent, CT
A charming Biedermeier style display case with three shelves and an open area on the bottom. The first and third shelves are shaped inwards, and the middle shelf is standard. The gla...
Category

Early 20th Century German Biedermeier Furniture

Materials

Silk, Glass, Fruitwood

Marble Mantel Clock with Matching Vases, circa 1830
Located in Greding, DE
A refined neoclassical garniture set comprising a marble mantel clock and two matching vases (20 x 13 x 13 cm). The clock features a vase-shaped body crafted in white marble with dar...
Category

1830s European Antique Biedermeier Furniture

Materials

Marble

Seating Set Biedermeier, Sofa and Two Armchairs, 1870s
Located in Budapest, HU
Elegant Biedermeier seating set consisting of a sofa and two armchairs. Extraordinary workmanship of the woods made according to the canons of the time. Measures sofa: Depth 75...
Category

Mid-20th Century Hungarian Biedermeier Furniture

Materials

Wood

Vienesse Sessionist Movement Side Chair
Located in Queens, NY
Vienesse Sessionist Movement Side Chair
Category

20th Century Austrian Biedermeier Furniture

Materials

Wood

Pair of 19th Century Biedermeier Bedside Cabinets, Walnut and Ebonized Columns
Located in Atlanta, GA
This exquisite pair of Austrian Biedermeier cabinets, likely Viennese and dating to circa 1840, embodies the elegance and restraint of the period. Crafted from warm-toned walnut, the...
Category

Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture

Materials

Wood, Walnut

Stool Made of Solid Cherry Wood with Brass Footrest, by Morelato
Located in Salizzole, IT
Biedermeier style bar stool made of solid cherry wood with brass foot rest customizable with different coating materials, colors and wood finishes made in Italy by Morelato.  
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Biedermeier Furniture

Materials

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 Outdoor Iron Greek Female Figure Statuaries
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of Outdoor (late 19th Century) painted iron life size classical form female figures holding a small Aladdin lamp above their heads and standing on round pedestal bases. (attr. V...
Category

19th Century European Antique Biedermeier Furniture

Materials

Iron

Urn With Dried Flower Pineapple Arrangement
Located in Queens, NY
Outdoor small iron urn with potted dry flowers in the form of a yellow pineapple
Category

20th Century European Biedermeier Furniture

Materials

Iron

Biedermeier Style Small Italian Sideboard
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly suggest that you read the whole description, as with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects. Exce...
Category

Late 19th Century Italian Antique Biedermeier Furniture

Materials

Sapele Wood

Set of Four Austrian Biedermeier Side Chairs with Lyre Shaped Backs, circa 1850
Located in Atlanta, GA
A set of four Austrian Biedermeier dining chairs from the mid-19th century, with lyre-shaped backs, carved urns and new upholstery. Each of this set of Biedermeier side chairs featur...
Category

Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

Early 19th Century Biedermeier Cherrywood Console
Located in Dallas, TX
Very fine period German Biedermeier cherrywood console. Beautiful classic lines and a gorgeous polished finish. A fabulous addition to any home!
Category

Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture

Materials

Cherry

Very Good Unique Biedermeier Period Inlaid Ash Commode, Germany Circa 1825
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A very handsome & capacious three drawer commode in highly grained ash, the top inlaid with rectilinear parquetry motifs in German walnut, surrounding a heart-shaped marquetry motif ...
Category

Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture

Materials

Brass, Iron

Biedermeir Coffee Table or Writing Desk in Walnut, Denmark
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly suggest you read the whole description, because with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects. Danis...
Category

Mid-19th Century Danish Antique Biedermeier Furniture

Materials

Walnut

Framed German Lithographed Portrait of a Seraphine, German Biedermeier 1860s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
An extraordinary Original Lithograph of the a Lady. Beautiful hand crafted Biedermeier Frame. We believe it is from the 1860s. Viewable picture size is approx. 8.88" high and 6.5" w...
Category

1860s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture

Materials

Glass, Wood

Portrait of a Young Woman, Wien, 1877
Located in Budapest, HU
The girl's gentle features, while knowing nothing about her, convey a sense of familiar empathy.   
Category

1870s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture

Materials

Canvas

Colored copper engraving
Located in Wiesbaden, DE
Colored copper engravin The colored copper engraving bearing the distinctive monogram “P.B.” and the date “1800” is a captivating relic of artistry and history. This exquisite piece...
Category

Early 1800s European Antique Biedermeier Furniture

Materials

Copper

Photographic reproduction “Goethe in the Campagna”
Located in Wiesbaden, DE
Photographic reproduction “Goethe in the Campagna” is a painting by the German artist Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Tischbein, created in 1787. The painting depicts the famous German poet ...
Category

Early 1900s European Antique Biedermeier Furniture

Materials

Glass, Hardwood, Paper

German Biedermeier Salad Cutlery Set Silver
Located in Kitzbühel, Tirol
Large salad cutlery set in 800 silver with a beautiful detailed rich decor in the period of German Biedermeier. Hallmarks for German silver and 800 stamp...
Category

Early 20th Century German Biedermeier Furniture

Materials

Silver

Colored, Framed Copper Engraving "Fuhrwerk II" Published by Winkelmann and Sons
Located in Hamburg, DE
Hand coloured, framed copper engraving "Fuhrwerk II" published by Winkelmann and Sons in Berlin in the mid-19th century. The print shows the vehicles of that time, four different ca...
Category

Mid-19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture

Materials

Paper

Late Biedermeier Box, Birch Solid Wood, Northern Germany, circa 1840
Located in Regensburg, DE
Beautiful, unadorned late Biedermeier casket box made of solid birch wood from northern Germany, circa 1840. * Ebonized diamond as key crest. * Original brass lock and hinges. * Insi...
Category

1840s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture

Materials

Brass

2 antique b g bing grøndahl plates. Hand painted with butterfly and insect.
Located in København, Copenhagen
2 antique b & g bing & grøndahl plates. Hand painted with butterfly and insect. Measures: 16.5 cm. 1860 / 70s. In good condition. Wear on the gold. 1st. factory quality.
Category

1860s Danish Antique Biedermeier Furniture

Italian Banded Top Olive Burl Wood 4 Drawers Bombay Style Console Dresser MINT
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Italian Banded Top Olive Burl Wood 4 Drawers Bombay Style Console Dresser MINT
Category

20th Century Italian Biedermeier Furniture

Materials

Olive

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.

Still Thinking About These?

All Recently Viewed