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.
Mid-19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Fabric, Walnut
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut, Softwood
19th Century Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Oak, Walnut
Late 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Canvas, Wood
1830s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut
19th Century European Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Upholstery, Walnut
1850s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Leather, Glass
19th Century Dutch Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Paint
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Upholstery, Cherry
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Wood
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Cherry
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Mahogany
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Brass
19th Century Italian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut
19th Century Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Fabric, Upholstery, Fruitwood, Walnut
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Fabric, Nutwood
1850s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Cherry
1830s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Upholstery, Walnut
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Brass
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Brass
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Cherry
1810s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut, Mahogany
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Bronze
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Mahogany, Softwood
19th Century Italian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Wood, Walnut
19th Century Czech Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Lacquer, Wood, Walnut
1860s Swedish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Birch
Mid-19th Century Czech Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Brass
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Ebony, Walnut
Early 19th Century Unknown Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Fruitwood, Mahogany
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Bouclé, Cherry
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut
1850s Czech Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Glass, Wood, Walnut, Lacquer, Maple
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Maple
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Brass
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Suede, Beech, Oak, Walnut
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Wood
19th Century English Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Wood
1840s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Fruitwood
1830s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Mahogany
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Maple
Mid-19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Glass, Pine
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Brass
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Sterling Silver
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut
19th Century Swiss Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Metal
1830s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Wood, Elm
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Wood, Maple, Lacquer
1820s Czech Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood, Cherry, Lacquer
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Fabric, Velvet, Mahogany
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Porcelain
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Metal, Brass
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Upholstery, Walnut
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Upholstery, Walnut
19th Century Unknown Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Iron
19th Century European Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Burl
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut
Early 19th Century Unknown Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Fruitwood





