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
Small Jewelry Box, Probably, Vienna, 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
White lidded box standing on small spherical feet with trapezoidal body and lid with a groove. The fittings are silver plated. Key available. Interior veneered in cherry.
Category
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Wood
$2,402 Sale Price
20% Off
Austrian Biedermeier Style Maple End Table
Located in Queens, NY
Austrian Biedermeier-style (19th Century) maple inlaid pedestal base end table with octagonal top.
Category
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Maple
Antique Biedermeier Flame Mahogany and Ebonized Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
Handsome period Biedermeier flame mahogany commode with ebonized details. Gorgeous finish and ample storage as well. An exceptional piece!!
Category
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Mahogany cabinet, Northern Europe, circa 1860.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Antique chest of drawers from the mid-nineteenth century in the Biedermeier style.
The style is characterized by a simple design, corresponding to comfort and functionality.
A ches...
Category
1870s Scandinavian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Austrian Biedermeier Mahogany and Black Marble Center Table
Located in Queens, NY
Austrian Biedermeier (circa 1830) black round marble topped mahogany center table having a palm leaf support over a tripartite base on...
Category
1830s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Marble
Four Biedermeier Chairs, 1820, Walnut
Located in Belmont, MA
This original set of four Biedermeier chairs stands out for its beautiful walnut veneer. The backrest has beautiful open work decoration. The c...
Category
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Walnut
$11,200 Sale Price / set
20% Off
19th Century Biedermeier Reclining Cane Chair
Located in Lucenec, SK
Large Biedermeier reclining chair, late 19th century.
Fully restored.
Category
Late 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Cane, Wood
$1,864 Sale Price
20% Off
North European Biedermeier Karelian Birch Side Table
Located in Queens, NY
North European Biedermeier (Possibly Russian, Mid-19th Century) Karelian birch & fruitwood side table with oval top on lyre form legs joined by a ...
Category
19th Century Russian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Fruitwood, Birch
Austrian Biedermeier Ash Wood End Table
Located in Queens, NY
Austrian Biedermeier (19th Century) round ash wood end table with scroll leg and open cradle base with flip top.
Category
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Ash
Swedish Biedermeier Style Birch Kneehole Desk
Located in Queens, NY
Swedish Biedermeier style (19/20th Century) birch kneehole desk with three drawer above two cabinet doors enclosed 4 drawers with a gold embossed black leather top.
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Leather, Birch
Austrian Biedermeier 1840s Walnut Desk with Three Drawers and Ebonized Accents
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Biedermeier period walnut desk from the mid-19th century, with three drawers and blond patina. Created in Austria during the second quarter of the 19th century, this Biedermeier wa...
Category
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Restored Biedermeier Armchair, Cherry Tree, Oak, Austria-Vienna, 1820s
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
According to the original process, our professional refurbishing team in Czechia has restored and reupholstered the item. New traditional upholstery was made with respect to the orig...
Category
1820s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood, Cherry, Oak
Antique 19th Century Amber and Silver Necklace from Bückeburg
Located in Hamburg, DE
This exquisite amber necklace from the Bückeburger Land is a stunning example of mid-19th-century traditional craftsmanship, intricately tied to the region's cultural heritage. Origi...
Category
1870s Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Silver
Vintage Boho 19th Century Burl Wood Box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Experience the breathtaking beauty of natural materials with this exquisite antique burl wood box, a superb example of 19th-century craftsmanship...
Category
19th Century British Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Burl
Biedermeier One-Door Wardrobe, Berlin 1815-20
Located in Leimen, DE
Biedermeier One-Door Wardrobe, Berlin 1815-20 This elegant Biedermeier one-door wardrobe is a fine example of timeless craftsmanship, featuring a mahogany veneer accented with intric...
Category
1810s European Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Early 19th Century, Georgian Portrait Painting, Oil on Board, C.1820s
Located in London, GB
For sale a charming European late 18th, early 19th Century Georgian/Regency era oil on board portrait painting of a youthful person, possibly a scholar, believed to have been painted...
Category
Early 18th Century European Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Gesso, Wood, Giltwood
$849 Sale Price
35% Off
Biedermeier Chairs, France, circa 1810
Located in Greding, DE
Set of six mahogany Biedermeier chairs, upholstered with a crème fabric.
Category
1810s French Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
$7,206 / set
Biedermeier
Hungarian
19th-20th Century
Elm Wood End Table
Located in Queens, NY
Biedermeier (Hungarian) (19th-20th century) elmwood end table with double pedestal base connected with a stretcher and a drawer.
Category
Late 19th Century Hungarian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Elm
Rare Biedermeier Bathing Doll, Porcelain, c. 1820, Germany
Located in Hamburg, DE
This exquisite Biedermeier porcelain bathing doll, dating back to around 1820, is a fascinating piece of early toy history. During the 19th century, these dolls were used as floating...
Category
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Swedish Biedermeier Gilt Armchairs
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Swedish Biedermeier birch open Armchairs with a green painted & parcel gilt double swan splat back and upholstered seat (19th Century)
Category
19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
$9,500 / set
Antique Low Biedermeier Chair With Hindeloopen Paintwork
Located in Doornspijk, NL
The woodwork of this artistically low type of Biedermeier chair is wonderfully cut. The basic color is oxblood red. On top of this layer flower and leaf motifs have been painted in t...
Category
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Austrian 19th Century Biedermeier Commode with Three Butterfly Veneered Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Austrian Biedermeier commode from the 19th century, with three drawers and block feet. Created in Austria during the 19th century, this Biedermeier commode features a rectangular top with canted corners in the front, sitting above three butterfly veneered drawers fitted with classical brass hardware. Raised on four block style feet with angled accents in the front, this 19th century Biedermeier commode...
Category
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Brass
Pair of South German Biedermeier Walnut Benches
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of South German Biedermeier (1820s) walnut benches with splayed form legs and upholstered seat with spool design side arms (PRICED AS Pair).
Category
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Walnut, Fabric
$22,500 / set
Biedermeier Inlaid Mirror with Parquetry, Sweden, circa 1830
Located in Atlanta, GA
A slender Biedermeier mirror, with parquetry-inlaid frieze, and architectural pediment.
The mirror composed of two plates with beveled edges, and situated between two columns. Th...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Maple, Mirror
Fine Biedermeier Demilune Console
Located in New York, NY
A fine Biedermeier demilune console.
Cherrywood with fine pen work details and ebonized fruitwood details.
Category
1820s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Cherry, Ebony
Traveller
s casket, German, early 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Rectangular walnut chest with brass fittings on the corners and a handle on the lid. The interior is divided into smaller compartments and flaps, which can be attached using small ho...
Category
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Brass
Biedermeier Console Table, North German, 1820, Mahogany
Located in Belmont, MA
Biedermeier console table, North German, 1820. The curved legs of this beautiful small console table stand on a rectangular concave base. The console tab...
Category
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of Biedermeier Empire Chairs Burl
Located in Lake Worth, FL
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Category
1960s Vintage Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Cotton, Wood, Burl
$1,996 Sale Price / set
20% Off
20th Century Biedermeier Style Nickel-Plated Brass Ceiling Chandeliers
Located in Berlin, DE
Classicist antique ceiling chandeliers in the Biedermeier style, circa 1900.
Nickel-plated brass. Baluster-shaped corpus of hand-wired, fac...
Category
20th Century Austrian Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Brass, Nickel
Austrian Biedermeier Wooden Compote with Classical Column Stand, circa 1840
Located in Atlanta, GA
This Austrian Biedermeier compote from the mid-19th century features a circular wooden bowl over an exquisite stand made of three elegant columns with ebonized wood capitals and base...
Category
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Wood
19th Century Display Cabinet Made in Bohemia, Fully Restored Walnut and Glass
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Completely restored Czech Biedermeier glassed in display cabinet.
Source: Czechia
Period: 1840-1849
Material: Walnut.
Category
19th Century Czech Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Wood, Walnut, Lacquer
KPM Porcelain Picture Plate, Berlin circa 1830
Located in Greding, DE
Small framed KPM porcelain picture plate in silver(?) frame with architectural view and hunting dogs playing in the foreground.
Category
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Silver
Empire Half-Cabinet, Cherry Veneer, Full Columns, South Germany, circa 1820
Located in Regensburg, DE
Gorgeous, early Biedermeier / Empire Half Cabinet or Chest from Southern Germany around 1820.
Cherry veneered on softwood and solid cherry. Ebonized full columns with old gilt corint...
Category
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Iron, Gold Leaf
Biedermeier Decorative Thread Table, Germany, circa 1830
Located in Wrocław, Poland
Decorative table, so-called thread table in the Biedermeier style. The furniture has been subjected to very delicate and professional restoration. The origin country is Germany. The ...
Category
1830s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Walnut
$1,681 Sale Price
39% Off
19th Century Unique Restored Czech Biedermeier Walnut Table, 1840s
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Biedermeier table - Writing desk
Completely restored.
Shellac polish.
Material: Walnut veneer, lacquer
Source: Czechia (Bohemia)
Period: 1840-1849.
Category
19th Century Czech Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Wood, Walnut, Lacquer
Biedermeier Walnut Dresser Nut from 1900
By Art Decor
Located in Kraków, Małopolska
We present a beautiful timeless Biedermeier showcasefrom Vienna, Austria from 1900.
(Biedermeier was a style in the art , literature , music and interior design
which developed in ...
Category
1890s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Cherry
Silver 13 Lot Austrian Pair of Candlesticks Vienna by Master J.Wiederspoeck 1855
By Josef Wiederspoeck
Located in Vienna, AT
Austrian excellent Biedermeier silver pair of candlesticks,
made 1855.
Very interesting Viennese silver pair of candlesticks of excellent manufacturing quality as well as of eleg...
Category
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Silver
Set of Three Biedermeier Dining Room Chairs, Germany, circa 1820
Located in Greding, DE
Set of three Biedermeier chairs in walnut with white upholstered seats and backs with three struts. The chairs stand on flared legs and have been newly upholstered and hand polished.
Category
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Vintage French Country Biedermeier Style Armchairs Newly Reupholstered, Pair
By Biedermeier
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage French Country Biedermeier Style Tufted Back Wingback Armchairs Newly Reupholstered in "French-Blu" Mohair - Pair
This exquisite pair of Vintage French Country Biedermeier S...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Mohair
Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Wall Clock
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A traditional Austrian Biedermeier wall clock featuring a rectangular carved and gilded wood frame clock face; surmounted by a gilt bronze winged eagle. The decorations on the frame ...
Category
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Bronze
$1,120 Sale Price
37% Off
Restored Biedermeier Coffee Table, Beech, Walnut, Revived Polish, Czech, 1880s
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
This elegant coffee table in the Historicism style originates from Bohemia from the late 19th century. It is crafted from solid beech wood and veneered with walnut, giving it a rich ...
Category
1880s Czech Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Wood, Walnut, Lacquer, Beech
Biedermeier Chest of Drawers with Trumeau Mirror, Germany, early 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Biedermeier chest of drawers veneered in mahogany with light thread inlays on the front. The dresser features a triangular pediment with dentil frieze and is flanked on the sides by ...
Category
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Mahogany mirror from the late 19th century, Northern Europe.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Mahogany mirror from the late 19th century, Northern Europe.
Dimensions: height 107 cm / width 49 cm
Category
1890s Norwegian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Game Table, Late Biedermeier, Germany, circa 1840
Located in Greding, DE
Late Biedermeier gaming table raised on four cabriole legs with a baluster, fluted shaft. The square top opens to a circular playing surface, inset with black leather. Dimensions whe...
Category
1840s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Wood, Mahogany
19th Century Biedermeier Style Three-Sided Glazed Glass Vitrine
Located in Berlin, DE
Three-sided glazed glass vitrine around 1825 in the sense of Karl Friedrich Schinkel.
High-quality solid softwood. Recessed frame box. Architecturally arranged front with flanking ...
Category
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Glass, Softwood, Wood
Biedermeier Sémanier Chest of Drawers
Located in Westwood, NJ
A Biedermeier moment, architectural detailing shines in the seven-drawer Viggo chest of drawers fitted with brass handles (in our Hampton brass finish) and ivory-finish escutcheons. ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Wood
$6,210 / item
20th Century Unique Biedermeier Writing Desk, Flamed Birch
Located in Berlin, DE
20th century unique Biedermeier writing desk, flamed birch
Exceptional Biedermeier desk. With a hinged worktop. Birch veneer on solid wood....
Category
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Birch
Biedermeier Shovel Chair, Walnut Veneer, Black Leather, Austria circa 1820
Located in Regensburg, DE
Elegant single Biedermeier shovel chair in walnut from Austria around 1820.Walnut veneered and solid walnut. Strongly curved back board.Tapered square legs, straight at the front, cu...
Category
1820s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Leather, Walnut
Biedermeier Armchair, Solid Beech, Black Boucle, South Germany circa 1830
Located in Regensburg, DE
Biedermeier armchair from southern Germany around 1830.
Elegant shape with slightly curved square-tapered legs and spiral armrests.
Solid beech wood. Restored and hand-polished with ...
Category
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Bouclé, Beech
$2,354 Sale Price
30% Off
Gueridon, 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Side table standing on three-legged stand with folding table top and radial thread inlays.
Category
19th Century Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Cherry
$5,044
19th Century Biedermeier Walnut Display Display Bookcase, Czechia
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
19th century Biedermeier display bookcase
Completely restored to shellac polish.
Material: Walnut
Period: 1830 - 1839
Source: Bohemia - Czechia.
Category
1830s Czech Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Glass, Wood, Walnut, Lacquer
Vintage Burl Wood Biedermeier Style 2 Drawer Side Table by Baker Furniture Co.
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Burl Wood Biedermeier Style 2 Drawer Side Table by Baker Furniture Co.
Gorgeous Vintage Italian Beidermier style side table with 2 drawers is by Baker Furniture. Made out of...
Category
1960s American Vintage Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Brass
Biedermeier Chest of Drawers, Germany around 1820
Located in Greding, DE
Biedermeier chest of drawers in mahogany with ebonized columns and three drawers standing on socketed square feet. The head drawer with pediment inlay in burl wood.
Category
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Wood
Restored Biedermeier Armchair with Stool, Beech, Oak, Cherry, Austria, 1830s
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Armchair dimensions:
Height: 91 cm (35.8 in)
Width: 55 cm (21.7 in)
Depth: 63 cm (24.8 in)
Seat height: 50 cm (19.7 in)
Stool dimensions:
Height: 52 cm (20.5 in)
Width: 46 cm (18.1 ...
Category
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood, Oak, Beech, Cherry, Lacquer
Early 19th Century Biedermeier Wall Mirror
Located in Münster, DE
Pillar mirror, Biedermeier, around 1820/30, walnut veneer, Schinkel roof, flanked by half columns, restored condition, shellac polish
Height: 120 cm, width: 67 cm, depth: 8 cm
Category
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Glass, Wood
Biedermeier Bookcase, Walnut, Glass, Austria circa 1825
Located in Regensburg, DE
Elegant, unadorned Biedermeier Bookcase in Walnut Solid wood and veneer from Austria circa 1825.
Solid walnut body with slanted edges. Ebonized cornice and skirting board. 3 glass w...
Category
1820s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Iron
$5,284 Sale Price
46% Off
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.
Simpl...
Category
1890s Polish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Palisander
$2,942
Set of 2 Biedermeier Cane Chairs in Cherry Wood, Austria, Early 19th Century
Located in Wrocław, Poland
Two beautiful chairs in Biedermeier style come from Austria, early 19th century. They are made of cherry wood, while the seats are made of a characteristic Viennese weave. The set is...
Category
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Cane, Cherry
$1,104 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Biedermeier Chest of Drawers, 1840, Elm Wood
Located in Belmont, MA
This Biedermeier chest of drawers dates back to 1840 and is an example of a chest from the late phase of the Biedermeier style. It comes from Southern Germany. The curved profile of ...
Category
1840s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Elm
$4,350 Sale Price
25% Off
Set of Four Biedermeier Chairs, Switzerland, circa 1820-1830
Located in Belmont, MA
A set of four Biedermeier chairs, Switzerland, 1820-1830, walnut veneer. Beautiful back with a “Pretzel”decor and a beautiful carving on the top of the chair. The chairs are in good ...
Category
1820s Swiss Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Walnut
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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