Biedermeier Cherrywood
Antique 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Armchairs
Cherry, Upholstery
Antique Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Console Tables
Cherry
Antique 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Side Chairs
Cherry
Antique Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Side Chairs
Cherry
Antique Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Dra...
Cherry
Antique 1850s Austrian Biedermeier Card Tables and Tea Tables
Cherry
Antique Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of D...
Brass
Antique 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Cabinets
Brass
Antique 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Secretaires
Birch, Cherry
Antique Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Chairs
Cherry
Antique Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Chairs
Cherry
Antique Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Chairs
Cherry
Antique Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Chairs
Cherry
Antique Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Chairs
Cherry
Antique Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Chairs
Cherry
Antique 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Floor Mirrors and Full-Length ...
Brass
Antique 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Desks and Writing Tables
Cherry
Antique Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Pier Mirrors and Console M...
Cherry
Antique Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Sideboards
Cherry
Antique 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Center Tables
Brass
Antique Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Side Tables
Pine, Cherry
Antique 1830s Russian Biedermeier Sofas
Fabric, Cherry
Antique Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Picture Frames
Glass, Cherry
Antique Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Armchairs
Cherry
Antique 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier End Tables
Walnut
20th Century Biedermeier Side Chairs
Upholstery, Cherry
Antique Mid-19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Wardrobes and Armoires
Spruce, Cherry
Antique 19th Century German Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Fruitwood
Antique Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Dra...
Cherry, Spruce
Antique Mid-19th Century French Biedermeier Farm Tables
Cherry
Antique Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Dra...
Spruce, Cherry
Antique Early 19th Century Swiss Biedermeier Sideboards
Cherry, Spruce
Antique Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Secretaires
Metal, Brass
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Tables
Cherry
Antique 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Cherry
Antique Late 18th Century Austrian Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Dr...
Metal
Antique Mid-19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Dra...
Brass
Antique Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Cabinets
Metal
Antique 1830s Czech Biedermeier Chairs
Cherry
Antique 1820s Austrian Biedermeier Sofa Tables
Wood
Antique Early 19th Century Austrian Dining Room Chairs
Fruitwood
Antique Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Bergere Chairs
Cherry
Antique Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Armchairs
Cherry
Antique Mid-19th Century German Biedermeier Farm Tables
Cherry, Pine
Antique Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Armchairs
Cherry
Antique 1820s German Biedermeier Console Tables
Cherry
Antique Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Dining Room Tables
Cherry
Antique 1820s German Biedermeier Industrial and Work Tables
Cherry, Walnut
Antique 1810s German Biedermeier Wardrobes and Armoires
Cherry
Early 20th Century German Biedermeier Nesting Tables and Stacking Tables
Wood
Antique Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Dra...
Cherry
Antique Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Armchairs
Cherry
Antique Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Dra...
Fruitwood, Cherry
Early 20th Century German Biedermeier Sofa Tables
Cherry
Antique Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Dra...
Cherry
Antique 18th Century German Biedermeier Chairs
Cherry
Antique 19th Century German Biedermeier Chairs
Cherry
20th Century German Vitrines
Glass, Softwood, Cherry
Antique Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Demi-lune Tables
Cherry
Antique Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Industrial and Work Tables
Cherry
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A Close Look at 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.