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.
Late 20th Century German Biedermeier Furniture
Paint
1870s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut
1810s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut
Mid-19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Cherry, Softwood, Fabric, Velvet
19th Century Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Metal
1820s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Wood, Walnut, Fabric, Upholstery
Late 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Canvas, Wood
1830s French Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Paper
1880s Polish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Birch
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Porcelain
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Marble
Late 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Wood, Canvas
Late 19th Century European Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Mahogany
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Cherry
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut
1870s Norwegian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut, Fabric
19th Century European Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Mirror, Mahogany, Giltwood
20th Century Austrian Biedermeier Furniture
Brass
Mid-20th Century German Biedermeier Furniture
Canvas, Wood
Early 19th Century Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Mahogany
Late 19th Century European Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Mahogany
19th Century French Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Wood, Paper
19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Birch
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut
20th Century European Biedermeier Furniture
Porcelain
Late 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Canvas, Wood
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut, Fabric
Late 19th Century Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Fabric, Mahogany
20th Century Biedermeier Furniture
Bronze
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Cherry, Fruitwood
1840s Swedish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Birch
19th Century European Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Mahogany
1910s Hungarian Vintage Biedermeier Furniture
Canvas
Early 20th Century Unknown Biedermeier Furniture
Mahogany
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Maple
Early 20th Century German Biedermeier Furniture
Silk, Glass, Fruitwood
1830s European Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Marble
Mid-20th Century Hungarian Biedermeier Furniture
Wood
20th Century Austrian Biedermeier Furniture
Wood
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Wood, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Biedermeier Furniture
Cherry
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Mahogany, Ebony
19th Century European Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Iron
20th Century European Biedermeier Furniture
Iron
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Sapele Wood
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Upholstery, Wood
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Cherry
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Brass, Iron
Mid-19th Century Danish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut
1860s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Glass, Wood
1870s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Canvas
Early 1800s European Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Copper
Early 1900s European Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Glass, Hardwood, Paper
Early 20th Century German Biedermeier Furniture
Silver
Mid-19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Paper
1840s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Brass
1860s Danish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
20th Century Italian Biedermeier Furniture
Olive





