1820 Biedermeier
Antique 1820s German Biedermeier Dining Room Tables
Walnut
Antique 1820s Austrian Biedermeier Corner Cupboards
Poplar
Antique 1820s Austrian Biedermeier Chairs
Walnut, Velvet
Antique 1820s Austrian Biedermeier Chairs
Silk, Cherry
Antique Early 19th Century French Biedermeier Secretaires
Bronze
Antique 1820s Austrian Biedermeier Dining Room Tables
Walnut
Antique 1820s Danish Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Mahogany
Antique 1820s German Biedermeier Armchairs
Cherry
Antique 1820s German Biedermeier Chairs
Cherry
Antique 1820s German Biedermeier Wardrobes and Armoires
Walnut
Antique 1820s German Biedermeier Chairs
Walnut
Antique 1820s German Biedermeier Chairs
Walnut
Antique 1820s German Biedermeier Bookcases
Mahogany
Antique 1820s German Biedermeier Chairs
Walnut
Antique 1820s German Biedermeier Tables
Cherry
Antique 1820s German Biedermeier Chairs
Walnut
Antique 1820s German Biedermeier Cupboards
Cherry
Antique 1820s German Biedermeier Cupboards
Cherry
Antique 1820s German Biedermeier Tables
Walnut
Antique 1820s German Biedermeier Chairs
Walnut
Antique 1820s German Biedermeier Chairs
Walnut
Antique 1820s German Biedermeier Bookcases
Walnut
Antique 1820s German Biedermeier Wardrobes and Armoires
Walnut
Antique 1820s German Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Walnut
Antique 1820s European Biedermeier Side Tables
Walnut
Antique 1820s German Biedermeier Armchairs
Walnut
Antique 1820s German Biedermeier Side Tables
Walnut
Antique 1820s German Biedermeier Dressers
Cherry
Antique 1820s German Biedermeier Dining Room Tables
Walnut
Antique 1820s German Biedermeier Side Tables
Walnut
Antique 1820s Austrian Biedermeier Vitrines
Elm
Antique 1820s German Biedermeier Dining Room Tables
Walnut
Antique 1820s German Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Mahogany
Antique 1820s German Biedermeier Tables
Walnut
Antique 1820s German Biedermeier Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Cherry, Giltwood
Antique 1820s German Biedermeier Center Tables
Cherry
Antique 1820s German Biedermeier Chairs
Cherry
Antique 1820s Austrian Biedermeier Chairs
Cherry
Antique 1820s German Biedermeier Armchairs
Walnut
Antique 1820s German Biedermeier Cabinets
Marble
Antique 1820s German Biedermeier Secretaires
Elm, Walnut
Antique 1820s German Biedermeier Chairs
Walnut
Antique 1820s German Biedermeier Secretaires
Cherry
Antique 1820s German Biedermeier Wall Mirrors
Cherry
Antique 1820s German Biedermeier Secretaires
Softwood
Antique 1820s European Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Walnut
Antique 1820s German Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Walnut
Antique 1820s German Biedermeier Armchairs
Cherry
Antique 1820s Danish Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Mahogany
Antique 1820s German Biedermeier Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Walnut
Antique 1820s German Biedermeier Bookcases
Bronze
Antique 1820s German Biedermeier Chairs
Cherry
Antique 1820s German Biedermeier Industrial and Work Tables
Cherry, Walnut
Antique 1820s German Biedermeier Secretaires
Mahogany, Walnut
Antique 1820s German Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Walnut
Antique 1820s German Biedermeier Game Tables
Maple, Walnut
Antique 1820s German Biedermeier Secretaires
Wood, Ash
Antique Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Bookcases
Cherry, Glass
Antique 1820s German Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Wood
Antique 1820s German Biedermeier Dining Room Chairs
Walnut
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1820 Biedermeier For Sale on 1stDibs
How Much is a 1820 Biedermeier?
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.