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
Single Glass Door Solid Cherry Tall Bookcase Cupboard Bottom Compartment MINT!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Single Glass Door Solid Cherry Tall Bookcase Cupboard Vitrine Display Case Bottom Compartment MINT!
Category
20th Century American Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Cherry
Biedermeier Work Table, around 1820
Located in Greding, DE
South German work table on sabre legs. A rare design with two side pull-outs and a drawer at the front.
Category
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Wood
20th Century Pair of Biedermeier Nightstands with One Drawer
Door
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of antique Biedermeier style bedside cabinets, late 19th-early 20th century, possibly French or Spanish, each in oblong rectangular form, wood top over a conforming case fitted ...
Category
Early 20th Century European Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Marble
Period Biedermeier Console
Located in Dallas, TX
This beautiful English demilune console from the late 19th century will bring a touch of elegance to any living room or foyer.
Category
19th Century English Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Wood
19th Century Swiss Mechanical Clock Painting, Circa 1820
Located in Vero Beach, FL
19th century Swiss mechanical clock painting circa 1820
This antique and unique clock painting is created in oil on metal circa 1820 in Switzerlan...
Category
19th Century Swiss Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Metal
Set of 4 Biedermeier Chairs, Walnut, Brown Suede, Germany circa 1825
Located in Regensburg, DE
Beautiful set of 4 Biedermeier balloon chairs from Franconia, Germany around 1825.
Walnut veneered on beech and oak in mirror image. Solid walnut, curved square legs. Two ebonized, c...
Category
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Suede, Beech, Oak, Walnut
Biedermeier Period 19th Century Walnut Stools with X-Form Bases, a Pair
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of Biedermeier period walnut stools from the 19th century with X-Form bases, turned spindle shaped stretchers and upholstered seats. These 19th-century Biedermeier walnut stoo...
Category
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Linen, Upholstery, Walnut
Set of Six Biedermeier Board Chairs, Cherry Wood and Mesh, Vienna, circa 1830
Located in Regensburg, DE
Beautiful Set of six Biedermeier board chairs from Vienna, Austria, circa 1830.
Wonderful bright book-matched cherry veneer (shovel) and solid wood (frame and legs). Long and slight...
Category
1830s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Natural Fiber, Cherry
Porcelain Cup and Saucer with flowers and butterflies, early 19th century French
Located in DELFT, NL
Early 19th Century French Porcelain Cup and Saucer with Hand-Painted Roses and Butterflies.
This elegant French porcelain cup and saucer, dating to the first quarter of the 19th cen...
Category
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Stunning 19th Century Wall Mirror – Biedermeier, Vienna, circa 1830
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
Stunning 19th Century Wall Mirror – Biedermeier, Vienna, circa 1830
A remarkable and beautifully restored wall mirror from the esteemed Biedermeier period, originating from Vienna a...
Category
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Continental Dutch Landscape of Winter Scene
Located in Queens, NY
Continental Dutch style gilt framed landscape oil painting of a winter scene.
Category
19th Century Dutch Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Paint
Biedermeier Style Console
Located in Queens, NY
Austrian Biedermeier (19th Century) small rectangualar maple console table wiith 2 narrow side supports ending on a shaped platform base
Category
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Maple
19th Century Biedermeier Side Table Sewing Table Birchwood
Located in Münster, DE
Side table
Biedermeier sewing table from around 1820, birch veneer, two drawers, the upper one with the original interior and pincushion, shellac hand polish
Dimensions:
Height ...
Category
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Birch
$2,705 Sale Price
30% Off
Restored Biedermeier Birch Seating Set, Revived Polish, Vienna, Austria, 1830s
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Restored Biedermeier Birch Seating Set of Sofa and Two Chairs.
Source: Vienna, Austria
Period: 1830-1839
Material: Birch
Revived polish.
Preserved unseated original upholstery.
Pr...
Category
1830s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood, Birch
19th Century German Biedermeier Polished Mahogany Armchair - Antique Side Chair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A dark-brown, antique German Biedermeier single armchair made of hand shellac polished Mahogany, in good condition. The detailed side chair has a half round, arched backrest with sli...
Category
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Velvet, Mahogany
Lobmeyr
Fruit
Chandelier Pendant Light, Glass Gilt Metal, 1950s
By J.L Lobmeyr
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
A chandelier from the 'fruit'-series by J. & L. Lobmeyr, Austria, Vienna, manufactured in midcentury, circa 1950.
It is made of leaf gold plated metal frame decorated with colorful g...
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Gold Plate, Gold Leaf, Metal
19th Century Fine Biedermeier Walnut Armchairs. Vienna, c. 1825.
Located in Vienna, AT
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This elegant pair of Viennese Biedermeier upholstered armchairs from c. 1825 are distinguished by their sophisticated proportions, rare and refined design and excellent crafts...
Category
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
19th - 20th Century Swedish Cherrywood Bedside Table by Mobile Fresno Living
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A single, antique Swedish bedside table with one drawer, polished brass pull made of hand crafted, partly veneered Cherrywood, designed by Mobile Fresno ...
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Metal, Brass
Biedermeier Style Flame Mahogany Side Tables, Pair
Located in Astoria, NY
Pair of Biedermeier Style Flame Mahogany Tripod Side Tables, the round tops with single drawers on three legs conjoined by under tier with brass tips and casters. 27" H x 17" W x 16"...
Category
20th Century Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Brass
Austiran Biedermeier Mahogany Round Dining Table
Located in Queens, NY
Austrian Biedermeier-style (modern) mahogany round pedestal base dining table with ebonized rope trim on apron and claw feet. (4 leaves with apron at 17.5" each)
Category
20th Century Austrian Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Biedermeier Console Table, Cherry Wood, Full Columns, South Germany circa 1820
Located in Regensburg, DE
Elegant neoclassical Biedermeier Console Table from South Germany about 1820.
Concave base veneered in cherrywood in with mirror glass (replaced) in the back. The plate is cherry so...
Category
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Wood, Cherry
Viennese Baroque Secretary Slant Door Bureau ar 1860 Straight
Heavy Solid Oak
Located in Landshut, BY
This rather straight, very heavy solid oak Viennese baroque folding desk has been carefully restored to its original condition - no replacements! Even the 2 main keys are still there...
Category
1850s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Brass, Iron
Belgian Style 17th Century Figural Tapestry
Located in Queens, NY
Belgian style (17th/18th Century) horizontal woven antique tapestry of Mytos and Apews kissing with 8 figures looking on.
Antique condition, fading and wear, some tears in tapestry
Category
18th Century Unknown Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Biedermeier Elm Corner Cupboard, 1830
Located in Traversetolo, IT
Beautiful Biedermeier elm corner cupboard with authentic antique warm patina.
Category
1830s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Wood, Elm
$1,334 Sale Price
55% Off
19th Century Set of 6 German Biedermeier Dining Chairs
Located in Dallas, TX
The product is a set of 6 German Walnut Biedermeier dining chairs, designed in a classic style. These add a touch of elegance and charm to any dining space. Crafted from high-quality...
Category
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Biedermeier Burl Wood Secretary Cabinet
By Biedermeier
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A shaped cabinet with a scrolled bonnet, a centre compartment with door opening to two shaped shelves, flanked by curved side compartments (one shelf inside at the left). Below is a ...
Category
19th Century European Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Burl
Danish 19th Century Mahogany Inlay Narrow Mirror
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
Fabulous 19th century tall and narrow mahogany mirror, likely from Denmark, expressing both Georgian and Biedermeier tastes throughout the carved, ebonized, and inlaid frame. Marquet...
Category
19th Century Danish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Glass, Mirror, Mahogany, Maple
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Shellac Polished Cherrywood Sewing Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An early 19th Century, antique German Biedermeier demi-lune sewing table made of hand crafted shellac polished, partly veneered Cherrywood, in good condition. The small corner dressi...
Category
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Metal, Brass
Small Biedermeier Chest of Drawers, circa 1820
Located in Greding, DE
Two-drawer Biedermeier chest of drawers veneered in cherrywood, with ebonized details and a rootwood-veneered top. The piece stands on tapered square legs and has been professionally...
Category
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Cherry
Small Biedermeier Half-Round Cherrywood Wall Table with Single Tapered Leg
Located in Darmstadt, DE
Elegant half-round Biedermeier wall table made of solid cherrywood, South Germany circa 1825. The warm cherry tone and fine hand-polished shellac finish emphasize the lively grain pa...
Category
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Brass
$1,803 Sale Price
20% Off
Biedermeier Secretary Desk, 1820
Located in Leimen, DE
Biedermeier secretary desk, South west German, 1820. This beautiful drop front desk has three drawers in the lower part, they are embellished with original lion head brass fittings a...
Category
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Walnut
19th Century Fine Biedermeier Cherry Table. Vienna, c. 1830.
Located in Vienna, AT
This elegant round Biedermeier table was crafted in Austria around 1830 and is a fine example of the sophistication and timeless elegance that defines early 19th-century Viennese des...
Category
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Cherry
19th Century German Biedermeier Empire Style Mahogany Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
Very fine flame mahogany Biedermeier commode with ebonized details. The piece opens up to reveal drawers for storage. And the finish on this piece is exceptional. Stunning!!
Category
Mid-19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Early 19th Century Game Table, South German, 1810-20
Located in Belmont, MA
This unique game table dates back to the early phase of the Biedermeier period.
It comes from Southern Germany. The game table has a beautiful walnut root veneer on top and apron. ...
Category
1810s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Antique chest of drawers, Northern Europe, around 1850.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Antique chest of drawers from the mid-19th century.
The chest of drawers has three spacious drawers. The whole is veneered with richly grained light walnut.
The furniture is in ver...
Category
Mid-19th Century Scandinavian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Early 19th Century Biedermeier Cherrywood Chair with Inlaid Panels
Located in Darmstadt, DE
This early Biedermeier chair from around 1815 is crafted from solid cherrywood and displays the calm elegance and balanced proportions typical of the period. The backrest features be...
Category
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Cherry, Fabric
$1,614 Sale Price
20% Off
Biedermeier Period 19th Century Walnut Butler
s Chest with Drop Front Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Biedermeier period walnut butler's chest from the 19th century with drop front desk, ebonized accents and inlaid escutcheons. Born during the elegant Biedermeier period of the 19th...
Category
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Wood, Walnut
19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Desk, Walnut, Vienna circa 1820
Located in Greven, DE
Biedermeier or Empire desk, circa 1820
Vienna
Walnut
Biedermeier circa 1820
Dimensions: H x W x D: 80 x 134 x 68 cm
Description:
Desk standing on solid, high square legs with an e...
Category
1820s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Biedermeier Secretaire, Cherry Veneer, Ebonized, Brass, South Germany circa 1820
Located in Regensburg, DE
Fine early Biedermeier Secretaire or Drop-Front Secretary in cherry wood from South Germany around 1820.
Straightlined neoclassical desi...
Category
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Brass, Iron
Biedermeier Open Bookcase or Shelves of Curly Maple
Located in Austin, TX
A fine English open bookcase (or set of shelves) in the Biedermeier style, featuring a moulded cornice top frieze of figured maple over five fitted shelves of curly maple, and restin...
Category
Early 20th Century English Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Birdseye Maple, Wood
19th Century burr birch biedermeier sofa table
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Superb quality biedermeier period sofa table circa 1825.
Beautifully made from burr birch, giving it strong grains and colour. Drop down flaps provide a overall length of just over...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Birch
Antique Maple Biedermeier Chest of Drawers
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Gorgeous antique chest of drawers or commode in the classic Biedermeier style of 19th century Prussia. With robust maple construction...
Category
Early 20th Century German Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Wood, Hardwood, Maple
Austrian Biedermeier Mahogany Pier Mirror
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Biedermeier mahogany and crotch mahogany veneered pier mirror with cornice above a paneled and arched entablature. The entablature is supported by mahogany half columns which flank a looking glass above an architectural plinth...
Category
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Mahogany
19th Century German Biedermeier Secretary, Light Birch Wood, circa 1830-1840
Located in Greven, DE
Antique top secretary from the Biedermeier period around 1830/1835.
Birch veneer with very subtle grain.
Architecturally structured interior with marquetry and band inlays. Exten...
Category
1830s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Birch
19th Century German Biedermeier Pair of Mahogany Bookcase, Library Cabinets
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An antique pair of Northern German early Biedermeier bookcases made of shellac polished, partly veneered Mahogany in good condition. The top part of the tall library...
Category
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Metal, Wire
Early 19th Century Oil Painting French Family Portrait
Located in 263-0031, JP
The term “Biedermeier” was first wielded as mildly disparaging designation for the bourgeois domesticity, so idealized by German society in the post-Napoleonic era prior to the 1848 ...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Canvas
19th Century Biedermeier Walnut Pair of Shovel Chairs
Located in Darmstadt, DE
Beautiful pair of Biedermeier era shovel chair, made circa 1825 with thick walnut and walnut veneer on spruce wood. The chair has been reupholstered and covered with new fabric. In v...
Category
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Walnut
$4,153 Sale Price / set
22% Off
Pair of Continental Tall Vine-like Brass Candelabra
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of Continental (19th Century) tall vine like brass candelabra with flowers and urn base (PRICED AS PAIR)
Category
19th Century Unknown Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Brass
19th Century Biedermeier Nutwood Dining Table / Center Table, Austria, ca 1830
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Striking round early 19th century Biedermeier dining- or center table coming from the famous period in Vienna/ Austria. Elaborately handcrafted around around 1830, this gorgeous round antique...
Category
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Nutwood
20th Century Fancy Round Folding Table in Biedermeier Style
Located in Berlin, DE
20th century Fancy round folding table in Biedermeier style
Maple root on solid wood. Ebonized ribbon and thread inlays. Base plate drawn in on three sides on disc feet. Column sh...
Category
20th Century German Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Beech, Maple
Set of 10 Biedermeier Chairs, Ash, Southern Germany, First Half 19th Century
Located in Greven, DE
Ten identical Biedermeier board chairs
Southern Germany
Ash
First half of the 19th century
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 89 x 44 x 42 cm - Seat height board: 45 cm - with upholstered cush...
Category
1830s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Ash
Pair of Biedermeier Burl Walnut Side Chairs
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Pair of Biedermeier burl walnut side chairs with leopard style upholstered seats, circa 1840. With a burl walnut crest rail and back splat, leopard print upholstered seats, square ta...
Category
1840s Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut, Burl
$1,500 / set
Biedermeier Table, South German 1820-30
Located in Belmont, MA
This unique Biedermeier table is truly a masterpiece. Its standout feature is the beautiful walnut veneer grain on the top, elegantly supported by a tripod foot and a central column....
Category
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Walnut
$5,600 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century Biedermeier Nutwood Chest of Drawers/ Writing Commode, AT ca. 1840
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Remarkable Austrian Biedermeier chest of drawers/ writing commode veneered with finest nut wood from the period in Austria around...
Category
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Brass
19th Century German Biedermeier Sewing Table, Mahogany
Located in Belmont, MA
Original 19th century Biedermeier sewing table, mahogany veneer. This unique exquisite table comes from Northern Germany.
The locking, hinged lid raises to reveal nine compartments,...
Category
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Fine Biedermeier Walnut Recamiere. Vienna, c. 1825.
Located in Vienna, AT
We are delighted to present this truly unique and exceptional Viennese Biedermeier recamiere / daybed, crafted around 1825. This magnificent piece not only embodies the timeless eleg...
Category
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Biedermeier Sofa in Ashwood, circa 1830
Located in Greding, DE
Elegant Biedermeier sofa with an ashwood-veneered frame, crafted around 1830. The seat, armrests, backrest, and rear are fully upholstered in a green and blue striped fabric. Its str...
Category
1830s Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Ash
antique 19th century English Biedermeijer flame mahogany on oak 4 door cabinet
Located in Casteren, NL
This magnificent antique English cabinet is a striking example of the Biedermeier style, a design movement that flourished between 1815 and 1848. Renowned for its simplicity, eleganc...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Mahogany, Oak
$9,684 Sale Price
20% Off
Biedermeier secretaire, circa 1830
Located in London, GB
A Biedermeier secre´taire a` abattant of unusual tapered form, goncalo alves with ebonized, inlaid and pewter decoration, and an enclosed fitted interior, Russian/Baltic, circa 1830.
Category
1820s Baltic Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Pewter
Pair of Krater Vases w. Fruit and Floral Deco., K.F. Schinkel, KPM, Berlin 1825
Located in Greding, DE
Pair of porcelain krater vases with gilded ground in classical form. The bodies are painted in vibrant colors: one with fruits such as pineapple, grapes, and apples; the other with e...
Category
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
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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