Biedermeier Vases and Vessels
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.
Early 20th Century German Biedermeier Vases and Vessels
Porcelain
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Vases and Vessels
Wood
Mid-20th Century Czech Biedermeier Vases and Vessels
Crystal
19th Century Dutch Antique Biedermeier Vases and Vessels
Brass, Bronze
1820s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Vases and Vessels
Porcelain
1870s Italian Antique Biedermeier Vases and Vessels
Art Glass
1850s Danish Antique Biedermeier Vases and Vessels
Silver
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Vases and Vessels
Crystal
Early 20th Century Czech Biedermeier Vases and Vessels
Crystal
Mid-20th Century German Biedermeier Vases and Vessels
Gold Plate
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Vases and Vessels
Cut Glass
Early 20th Century Czech Biedermeier Vases and Vessels
Crystal
1820s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Vases and Vessels
Glass
Early 20th Century German Biedermeier Vases and Vessels
Porcelain
Early 20th Century German Biedermeier Vases and Vessels
Porcelain
Early 20th Century German Biedermeier Vases and Vessels
Porcelain
21st Century and Contemporary Czech Biedermeier Vases and Vessels
Art Glass
Mid-19th Century Spanish Antique Biedermeier Vases and Vessels
Ceramic
Early 20th Century Biedermeier Vases and Vessels
Metal, Brass
20th Century Biedermeier Vases and Vessels
Porcelain
Late 20th Century Czech Biedermeier Vases and Vessels
Glass, Art Glass
Early 20th Century Biedermeier Vases and Vessels
Porcelain
Late 19th Century English Antique Biedermeier Vases and Vessels
Copper
Mid-19th Century English Antique Biedermeier Vases and Vessels
Copper
1820s English Antique Biedermeier Vases and Vessels
Porcelain
20th Century French Biedermeier Vases and Vessels
Crystal
1950s Danish Vintage Biedermeier Vases and Vessels
Porcelain
Late 20th Century Polish Biedermeier Vases and Vessels
Porcelain
Mid-20th Century German Biedermeier Vases and Vessels
Porcelain
Mid-20th Century Czech Biedermeier Vases and Vessels
Crystal
1880s German Antique Biedermeier Vases and Vessels
Crystal, Silver
1880s German Antique Biedermeier Vases and Vessels
Crystal
1870s German Antique Biedermeier Vases and Vessels
Crystal
1870s German Antique Biedermeier Vases and Vessels
Crystal
1880s German Antique Biedermeier Vases and Vessels
Crystal
1880s German Antique Biedermeier Vases and Vessels
Crystal
1910s German Vintage Biedermeier Vases and Vessels
Crystal
Mid-20th Century Czech Biedermeier Vases and Vessels
Crystal
Late 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Vases and Vessels
Crystal
Late 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Vases and Vessels
Crystal
Mid-19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Vases and Vessels
Crystal
1820s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Vases and Vessels
Porcelain