Biedermeier Mantel Clocks
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.
19th Century French Antique Biedermeier Mantel Clocks
Bronze, Enamel
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Mantel Clocks
Bronze
Late 18th Century French Antique Biedermeier Mantel Clocks
Marble, Bronze
Late 19th Century French Antique Biedermeier Mantel Clocks
Enamel, Ormolu
19th Century French Antique Biedermeier Mantel Clocks
Ormolu
19th Century French Antique Biedermeier Mantel Clocks
Enamel, Ormolu
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Mantel Clocks
Bronze
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Mantel Clocks
Alabaster
Early 19th Century French Antique Biedermeier Mantel Clocks
Bronze
Early 19th Century French Antique Biedermeier Mantel Clocks
Bronze
1870s Swiss Antique Biedermeier Mantel Clocks
Walnut
19th Century French Antique Biedermeier Mantel Clocks
Brass
19th Century European Antique Biedermeier Mantel Clocks
Wood, Rosewood
19th Century British Antique Biedermeier Mantel Clocks
Metal
1840s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Mantel Clocks
Brass
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Mantel Clocks
Fruitwood
Early 19th Century Antique Biedermeier Mantel Clocks
Ormolu
1830s European Antique Biedermeier Mantel Clocks
Mahogany
1820s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Mantel Clocks
Walnut
1820s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Mantel Clocks
Alabaster, Brass, Enamel
1820s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Mantel Clocks
Alabaster, Bronze
1830s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Mantel Clocks
Alabaster, Brass, Enamel, Ormolu
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Mantel Clocks
Cherry, Pine
1820s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Mantel Clocks
Pearwood
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Mantel Clocks
Other
Mid-19th Century French Antique Biedermeier Mantel Clocks
Bronze, Enamel