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
20th Century Biedermeier Style Three Sided Glass Vitrine
Located in Berlin, DE
Bird’s eye maple root veneer on solid pinewood, one-drawered curving border-case on plinth-feet. Architecturally bowed front flanked with full columns from solid Beech. Carved and ha...
Category
20th Century Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Wood, Pine, Beech, Birdseye Maple
19th Century Biedermeier Ash Writing desk, Austria - Vienna, Shellac
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
This elegant Biedermeier writing desk comes from Austria (Vienna) from the 19th century. It is made of spruce plywood veneered with ash and has undergone careful restoration. During ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Wood, Ash, Lacquer
20th Century Biedermeier Style Sewing Table
Located in Berlin, DE
20th Century Biedermeier style sewing table
Lyre sewing table in Biedermeier style.
Ash roots on solid pinewood.
(G-Gm-122).
Category
20th Century Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Wood, Ash, Pine
Meissen Figurine
Estrella
, Russian Ballet
Carnival
, by Paul Scheurich, 20th
Located in Vienna, AT
Finest Meissen Porcelain Figurine:
Dancer balancing on her toes, turning her head to the right and bringing her right hand indecisively to her chin, while with her left hand she
per...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Biedermeier Chair, Cherry Wood and Ink, South Germany, circa 1820
Located in Regensburg, DE
Elegant and rare Biedermeier chair from South Germany around 1820.
Cherry wood veneered and solid. Curved back board. Beautiful original tush /ink w...
Category
1820s French Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Paint, Cherry
20th Century Biedermeier Style Armchair After Josef Danhauser
Located in Berlin, DE
Armchair after Josef Danhauser Vienna Biedermeier style.
Light palisander on Solid Beech Wood. Inlaid filament.
Category
20th Century Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Wood
$1,769 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Biedermeier Cherrywood Oval Vanity Table
Stool - 2 Piece
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Biedermeier Cherrywood Oval Vanity Table & Stool - 2 Piece
This antique Biedermeier vanity table has one drawer and an oval swing mirror with a silk upholstered back. The mi...
Category
Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Cherry
19th Century South German Biedermeier Commode
Located in Berlin, DE
Cherry tree on solid conifers, partly ebonized. On short conical legs straight three-body. Black framed cover plate. Decorative fittings.
(D-72).
Category
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Cherry
19th Century Biedermeier Style Mahogany Chair
Located in Berlin, DE
Very elegant Biedermeier chair circa 1825 mahogany.
Solid mahogany. Trapezoidal frame on saber-shaped legs. High-profile, profile-backed backrest Framing with wide top and middle web...
Category
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Wood, Mahogany
$844 Sale Price
51% Off
Small Veneto chest of drawers in cherry wood
Located in Milano, IT
In the first half of the nineteenth century, Austria changed the taste in fashion and decor in Europe with the Biedermeier style, as did France with the Restoration style, referred t...
Category
1820s Italian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Fruitwood
Architectural Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Cabinet
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
A very rare and elegant Biedermeier cabinet of architectural form. Very simple in design with a fantastic and warm burr-ash veneer, accentuated with ebonized thread inlay, discs and ...
Category
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Ash, Fruitwood
20th Century Petite Secretary in Biedermeier Style
Located in Berlin, DE
20th century Petite Secretary in Biedermeier style
Mahogany partially blackened, on solid softwood. Rectangular body on flattened ball feet. In the...
Category
20th Century German Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Wood
19th Century Biedermeier Walnut and Ebonized Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
Very fine early 19th century Biedermeier walnut and ebonized commode. Exceptional quality and craftsmanship. An exceptional piece!!
Category
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Walnut
19th Century German Biedermeier Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
Handsome 19th century German Biedermeier walnut commode. Exceptional finish on this piece and 3 drawers for storage. Superb!! Circa 1820.
44.5x 23d x 36h
Category
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Walnut
20th Century Biedermeier Style Armchair After Josef Danhauser
Located in Berlin, DE
Armchair after Josef Danhauser Vienna Biedermeier style.
Light palisander on solid beech wood. Inlaid filament.
(B-Sam-6).
Category
20th Century Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Wood
19th Century Beautiful Early Biedermeier Showcase, circa 1830
Located in Berlin, DE
Impressive early Biedermeier showcase Germany, Kassel, circa 1825-1835.
Rectangular body flanked by two columns.
(O-240).
Category
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Small Biedermeier Wall Mirror, Cherry Veneer, South Germany, circa 1820
Located in Regensburg, DE
Small Biedermeier mirror in cherry veneer and solid wood from South Germany about 1820.
Lightly curved cornice. Original mirror glass (clearly visible).
Dimensions:
H 91 cm / 35....
Category
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Metal
Empire Center Table with Eagle Heads, Cherry Veneer, Austria circa 1815
Located in Regensburg, DE
Oval, early Biedermeier / Empire Saloon or Center Table from Vienna, Austria around 1820.
Cherry veneered and solid wood. Intermediate tableau with upward tapering partly ebonized an...
Category
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
$4,662 Sale Price
40% Off
Marburg finch chest Biedermeier around 1800-10 Cherrywood bridal chest
Located in Münster, DE
Marburg finch chest
Biedermeier around 1800/10, cherry wood and other precious woods richly veneered and marquetry on an oak body, hunting motif, 2 small drawers in the base area, or...
Category
Early 1800s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Cherry, Fruitwood, Oak
$5,230 Sale Price
30% Off
Flemish Landscape "Wooded Landscape"
Located in Queens, NY
Copy of a Dutch Flemish landscape painting titled "Wooded Landscape" showing impenetrable woods
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Wood
Landscape "Wooded River"
Located in Queens, NY
Copy of a landscape painting titled "Wooded River" showing men in a boat with a horse and rider in the distance
Category
Late 20th Century European Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Wood
$9,700
Azealas Painting with Woman in Sun Room
Located in Queens, NY
Copy of an interior scene painting titled "Azealas" showing a woman in Victorian dress in a sun room
Category
Late 20th Century European Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Paint
Dutch Flemish Still Life
Located in Queens, NY
Copy of a Dutch Flemish still life painting titled "A Table of Desserts" showing wine, fruits and pie in copious amounts
Condition: Good; Wear consistent with age and use
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Paint
$5,500
Chairs, Northern Europe, circa 1900.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Three chairs from the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, Northern Europe.
The chairs are in very good condition, the seats and backrests are covered with new fabric.
Dimensions: ...
Category
Early 1900s Scandinavian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Walnut
$1,075 / set
Side Table or Small Nightstand-Cabinet, Germany 1820
Located in Leimen, DE
Charming 1820 German Side Table or Nightstand in Mahogany
Elevate your interior with this exquisite 1820 German side table, versatile enough to serve as a small cabinet or nightstan...
Category
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Set of six Amalgam Glass Goblets, Biedermeier, Peasant Silver, Circa 1860
s.
Located in Praha, CZ
A beautiful set of 6 pieces of antique, so-called amalgam glass, which was produced in Bohemia since 1860 as a luxury item, so-called peasant Silver
The cups are made of hollow glass...
Category
1860s Czech Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Silver Plate
Biedermeier Small Birch Cabinet
Located in Memphis, TN
Small birch Biedermeier cabinet with a single drawer and scrolled feet.
Category
20th Century Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Birch
Thonet desk chair in beech wood, late 19th century
Located in Torino, IT
Thonet desk chair in beech wood, late 19th century
Category
1890s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Beech
Antique Altwasser Chocolate Jug in Porcelain with a Lion on the Handle
Located in København, Copenhagen
Antique Altwasser chocolate jug in porcelain modelled with a lion on the handle.
Hand-painted flowers and gold decoration. Late 19th century.
Measures: 24 x 16.5 cm.
In good orig...
Category
Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Biedermeier Style Carved and Inlaid Silk Upholstered Chair
By Biedermeier
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Biedermeier Style Carved and Inlaid Silk Upholstered Armchair
This exquisite antique Austrian Biedermeier style armchair is a beautifully crafted and hand-carved piece. It h...
Category
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Silk, Wood
Restored Biedermeier Armchair, Cherry Tree, Upholstery, Austria, 1820s
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
This unique round armchair in Biedermeier style originates from Austria and dates back to the early 19th century. Designed by architect Josef Danhauser, it is crafted from cherry woo...
Category
1820s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood, Cherry, Lacquer
Pair of Biedermeier Turned Wood Lamps, circa 1920s
By Laura Ashley
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Elegant pair of large, turned wood (probably mahogany and ebony) lamps, fitted with stripy green, cream and gold trim Laura Ashley shades.
Category
Early 20th Century French Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Brass
Three Biedermeier Chairs, 1820-30, Birchwood Veneer
Located in Leimen, DE
Individual Biedermeier Chairs – Circa 1825, Birch Veneer with Ebonized Back
Add timeless elegance to your space with these Biedermeier chairs, dating back to around 1825. Each chair...
Category
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Birch
Early 19th Century Three Biedermeier Curved Legs Set of Chairs
Located in Berlin, DE
Solid birchwood. Chairs with curved legs.
The chairs have been restored and upholstered not so long ago.
(C-128).
Category
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Wood, Birch
19th Century Biedermeier Style Ceiling Chandelier
Located in Berlin, DE
Classic antique ceiling chandelier in the Biedermeier style, circa 1900.
Brass chiseled. Baluster-shaped corpus of hand-wired, faceted glass cords. Broad luster ring outgoing five curved armor arms...
Category
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Brass
Beautiful Set of 4 Biedermeier Chairs from Around 1860
Located in Berlin, DE
Beautiful set of 4 Biedermeier chairs from around 1860
Solid birch wood. Seat upholstered and covered with black fabric.
Very stable and robust built.
Category
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Wood, Birch
$3,337 Sale Price
20% Off
Very Elegant Biedermeier Chair, Birch, 19th Century
Located in Berlin, DE
Solid birch wood. Slightly trapezoidal frame on also slightly saber-shaped legs. Rectangular, profiled backrest framing, ebonized sprout wood in the center. Extra professional and hi...
Category
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Birch
19th Century German Biedermeier Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
Very fine 19th century German walnut Biedermeier commode. Exceptional quality on this piece and very fine polished finish as well. Superb!!
Category
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Antique Oval Biedermeier Gentlemen
s Portrait / Painting, 19th Century
Located in Berlin, DE
Antique oval Biedermeier gentlemen's portrait / painting, 19th century.
Oil on canvas. Masterful high quality representation of a gentleman in a black suit.
Expresses high qualit...
Category
Mid-19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Canvas
20th Century Set of 4 Biedermeier/Art Deco Chairs, Birch
Located in Berlin, DE
20th century set of 4 Biedermeier/Art Deco chairs, birch
Slightly arched backrest with straight top and 2 middle bridge. Newly upholstered seat and covered with a high quality fab...
Category
20th Century German Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Birch
Restored Biedermeier Cherry-Tree Etagere, Revived Polish, Vienna, Austria, 1810s
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Restored Biedermeier Cherry-Tree Etagere.
Source: Vienna, Austria
Period: 1810-1819
Material: Cherry-Tree
Our professional refurbishing team in Czechia has fully restored it accord...
Category
1810s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Wood, Cherry
Biedermeier Escritoire Desk Mahogany 1860
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Biedermeier Mahogany Escritoire.
This Escritoire Features 5 Drawers and a Pull Down Writing Slope. Circa 1860
The Drawers and Fall Having Wonderful Matched Flame Mahogany Veneers.
Th...
Category
1860s Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Beautiful 19th Century Period Biedermeier Satinwood Birch and Ebonized Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
Fine 19th century period Biedermeier commode. Ebonized trim with satinwood birch and exotic inlays. Original bronze pulls and escutcheons.
Category
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Satinwood
Beautiful Biedermeier Side Table Mahogany, circa 1860
Located in Berlin, DE
Beautiful Biedermeier side table mahogany, circa 1860
Solid wood, mahogany partially veneered. Fully turned balustrade shaft on 4 volute feet.
A drawer. Profiled and mottled cove...
Category
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Marble
Stuning Antique circa 1880 Neoclassical Biedermeier Maple Wall Mirror with Foxed
By Biedermeier
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely Flamed Maple original Biedermeier wall mirror with period plate foxed glass
A very good looking and well-made piece, the frame is m...
Category
1880s English Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Glass, Maple
20th Century Vienna Biedermeier Style Salon Table
Located in Berlin, DE
Maple roots on solid pinewood. Literary Proven” Empire and Biedermeiermöbel“ by Renate Müller 1995 p. 132.
(G-Sam-2).
Category
20th Century Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Wood, Maple, Pine
Small Brown Walnut Biedermeier Table, Germany, 1830s, Shellac Polished
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
German Biedermeier small table.
Period: 1830-1839
Material: Walnut
Shellac polished.
Category
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Lacquer, Walnut
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
20th Century Biedermeier Style Basket Chandelier
Located in Berlin, DE
Basket chandelier in Biedermeier style.
Finely engraved brass. Hangings from finely ground crystal.
(F-Ra-27).
Category
20th Century Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Brass
A beutiful satinwood birch and ebony Bieder
Located in Dallas, TX
A fine 19th century German Biedermeier satinwood birch work table
Category
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Birch, Ebony, Satinwood
20th Century Biedermeier Style Sewing Table
Located in Berlin, DE
Lyre sewing table in Biedermeier style.
Maple roots on solid pinewood. Literary Proven:
“Biedermeier Möbel” by Georg Himmelheber,197, p.152
(G-Sam-1).
Category
20th Century German Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Wood, Maple, Pine
19th century Side Table with Shelves, Germany 19th century
Located in Leimen, DE
Transport yourself to the elegance of the mid-19th century with this charming side table or library table. Featuring two shelves in the lower part and standing gracefully on caster w...
Category
1860s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Walnut
$3,347 Sale Price
20% Off
Swedish Biedermeier Maple and Black Lacquer Wall Mirror
Located in Queens, NY
Swedish Biedermeier (19th Century) maple and black lacquer vertical wall mirror with bronze trim and gilt wood medallions.
Category
19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Set of six Neoclassical Biedermeier Dining Room Chairs, 1810-20
Located in Leimen, DE
Neoclassical Walnut Chairs, Germany 1810
Discover a stunning collection of Neoclassical Walnut Chairs originating from Southern Germany, dating back to approximately 1810-1820. These...
Category
1810s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Walnut
$7,651 Sale Price / set
20% Off
19th Century Biedermeier Style Antique Pendant Lamp Chandelier
Located in Berlin, DE
Elegant antique pendant lamp chandelier in the Biedermeier style, circa 1900.
Finely chiselled bronze. Basket-shaped corpus of hand-wired beaded ...
Category
19th Century Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Restored Biedermeier Seating Set, Oak Walnut, Stable Constructon, Austria, 1840s
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Restored Biedermeier Seating Set (Sofa, 2 Armchairs and 2 Chairs)
Source: Austria
Period: 1840-1849
Material: Oak, Walnut, Fabric
Sofa dimensions:
Height: 92 cm (36.2 in)
Width: 13...
Category
1840s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood, Oak, Walnut
19th Century Biedermeier Style Three-Sided Glazed Vitrine
Located in Berlin, DE
Exquisite Biedermeier three-sided glazed vitrine, circa 1830.
High-quality Cuba mahogany on solid softwood. An obliging frame box on round feet. Architecturally arranged front with ...
Category
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Wood, Mahogany, Softwood
19th Century Biedermeier Restored Cherry Czech Mirror Dressing Table, 1860s
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Biedermeier restored mirror dressing table
Period: 1860-1869
Source: Czechia (Bohemia)
Material: Cherry-tree.
Category
19th Century Czech Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Lacquer, Cherry
Restored Biedermeier Walnut Chest of Drawers, High Gloss, Czechia, 1820s
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Restored Biedermeier Walnut Chest of Drawers. High Gloss.
Source: Czechia (Czechoslovakia)
Period: 1820-1829
Material: Walnut
It has been re-polished with polyutherane piano lacque...
Category
1820s Czech Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Antique Swedish Biedermeier Birch
Ebony Coffee Table
Located in London, GB
A stunning antique coffee / occasional table, this was made in Sweden and dates from around the 1840’s period. It is beautifully made from burr birch and ebonised wood.
The square t...
Category
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Birch, Ebony
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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