19th Century Half cabinet, Biedermeier, Rhineland, around 1815/20 cherrywood
Located in Münster, DE
Half cupboard Biedermeier, Rhineland around 1815/20, cherry veneered on softwood, concealed drawer, ebonized profile, shellac hand polish Dimensions: height 77 cm; width 64 cm; dep...
Cherry, Fruitwood
$10,200Sale Price|59% Off
Biedermeier Cabinet
Located in Pompano Beach, FL
Bookcase-Cabinet, Biedermeier. Walnut, birdseye, ebony, intarsia, 2 doors, 2 drawers, 2 glazed doors, shelves.
Half-cabinet console Biedermeier circa 1825 mahogany veneer
Located in Münster, DE
Trumeau Console half-cabinet, Biedermeier circa 1825, mahogany veneer, circa 1825, 1 hinged door, 1 drawer, maple thread inlay, original condition, restored, hand-polished with shel...
Mahogany
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 ...
Burl
$4,701Sale Price|24% Off
Biedermeier Poplar Briar Wood Austrian Corner Cabinet, 1820
By Biedermeier
Located in Roma, Lazio
Stupendous warm color and the prestige of the poplar veneer, very valuable because very dotted, for this corner cabinet of first Biedermeier period. Corner cabinet all veneered in p...
Poplar
Biedermeier Poplar Briar Wood Austrian Corner Cabinet / Sideboard, 1820
By Biedermeier
Located in Roma, Lazio
Stupendous warm color and the prestige of the poplar veneer, very valuable because very dotted, for this corner cabinet of first Biedermeier period. Corner cabinet all veneered in p...
Poplar
$3,920Sale Price|20% Off
Biedermeier Cylinder Roll Top Desk with drawers
By Biedermeier
Located in Pasadena, TX
A fine example of a classic Biedermeier design desk. Clad in fine mahogany veneer and sophisticatedly book matched, the roll top is just the beginning. The interior is done in a beau...
Wood
Biedermeier Neoclassical Chest of Drawers
By Biedermeier
Located in Bradenton, FL
Elegant Biedermeier Style Neoclassical Chest of Drawers. Chest features three ample drawers with gilded brass lion-head pulls and figural decorative ebonized pilasters topped with fi...
Wood
$6,112Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Biedermeier-Style Drop-Front Mahogany Secretary Chest
By Biedermeier
Located in Milano, IT
This marvelous Biedermeier-style drop-front secretary chest, dating back to around 1830 and crafted in Austria, is a true work of art. Made from precious mahogany wood, it features b...
Metal
19th Century Biedermeier Secretary Desk with Secret Compartments
By Biedermeier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elegant Biedermeier secretary desk, beautifully crafted with warm honey-toned figured veneers, architectural column supports, and refined neoclassical inlay.
Wood
Biedermeier Chest of Drawers Walnut and Mother-of-Pearl
By Biedermeier
Located in Bradenton, FL
Biedermeier Walnut and Mother-of-Pearl Chest of Drawers crafted in walnut veneer with mother-of pearl keyhole escutcheons. Chest features a rectangular top above four graduated drawe...
Mother-of-Pearl, Walnut
$5,180
Biedermeier Drum Cabinet
Located in New York, NY
Constructed of solid birch, fir and mahogany and veneered in choice flame mahogany with birch banding, this Classic cabinet was often used as a pedestal, to display sculpture, a bust...
Mahogany
19th Century Biedermeier Cabinet
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
19th Century Biedermeier Cabinet, Austria, 1830 Birchwood, Biedermeier two door cabinet standing on four block feet with harmonious birch wood grain.
Birch
German Satin Birch Biedermeier Cabinet
Located in Montreal, QC
German Satin Birch Biedermeier Cabinet with ebonized wood moldings. Sweden, circa 1820.
Birch
Biedermeier Corner Cabinet, circa 1820
Located in Greding, DE
Biedermeier corner cabinet veneered in birch, featuring a two-door lower section and a glazed two-door upper section topped by a triangular pediment.
Birch
19th Century German Biedermeier Cabinet
Located in Dallas, TX
Gorgeous 19th century German Walnut Biedermeier side cabinet. Beautiful, polished wood with ebonized details and storage inside.
Walnut
$5,720
Biedermeier Cabinet
Located in New York, NY
Crafted of solid birch and fir with select Nordic birch veneers and recessed bookmatched figured birch panels, on compressed ball feet.
Birch
Late Biedermeier Cabinet, circa 1830
Located in Greding, DE
Cabinet with concave curved front and lateral three-quarter-columns with leaf capitals and profiled bases. One-drawer and one-door under the profiled top panel. Mahogany, solid and v...
Mahogany
Biedermeier Cabinet, South German around 1830
Located in Greding, DE
Two-door Biedermeier cabinet in cherry veneer and polished by hand.
Cherry
Biedermeier cabinet, Northern Europe, circa 1860.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Antique chest of drawers from the mid-nineteenth century in the Biedermeier style. The style is characterized by a simple design, corresponding to comfort and functionality. A ches...
Walnut
Biedermeier Corner Cabinet Flame Mahogany Bookshelf 1860
Located in Potters Bar, GB
A wonderful Biedermeier corner cabinet crafted from beautifully figured flame mahogany Circa 1860 The lower section features a central door with Arch detail, elegantly flanked by tur...
Mahogany
$4,530Sale Price|40% Off
Biedermeier Sideboard or Liquor Cabinet
Located in New York, NY
Biedermeier sideboard, credenza or liquor cabinet with plenty of storage space.
Satin, Birch, Maple
19th Century Biedermeier Corner Cabinet
Located in Belmont, MA
Exceptional early Biedermeier corner cabinet with three open shelves and one drawer.
Mahogany
19th Century German Walnut Biedermeier Cabinet
Located in Dallas, TX
This 19th century German walnut Biedermeier cabinet exudes classic elegance and fine craftsmanship.
Walnut
Biedermeier Mahogany Veneer Corner Cabinet, Circa 1870
Located in Opole, PL
Biedermeier Mahogany Veneer Corner Cabinet, Circa 1870 This piece of furniture is made of softwood veneered with mahogany and dates from around 1870.
Mahogany, Softwood
Architectural Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Cabinet
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
A very rare and elegant Biedermeier cabinet of architectural form. Very simple in design with a fantastic and warm burr-ash veneer, accentuated with ebonized thread inlay, discs and ...
Ash, Fruitwood
Biedermeier Pillar Cabinet, 1st Half 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Mahogany veneered pillar cupboard with two drawers and a slightly convex door. The door is flanked by solid columns with leaf capitals. The cabinet stands on square feet and ends wit...
Mahogany
Biedermeier Walnut & Brass Display Cabinet, Austria, Circa 1830
Located in Greding, DE
Two-part Biedermeier display cabinet veneered in walnut, expertly restored and hand-polished.
Brass
19th c. German Biedermeier Walnut Side Cabinet
Located in Dallas, TX
The 19th c. German Biedermeier Walnut Side Cabinet is a stylish and elegant piece .
Brass
1860’s Italian Biedermeier Style Cabinet
Located in Sarasota, FL
An Italian Biedermeier style wardrobe cabinet circa 1860. Two cabinet doors have upper glass panels covered with carved ebonized Lyres.
Glass, Wood
Restored Biedermeier Cabinet, Walnut, Revived Polish, Austria, 1830s
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
This monumental wardrobe is a masterclass in Viennese Biedermeier from the early 19th century. Its appearance is defined by strict geometry and an emphasis on the natural beauty of t...
Wood, Lacquer, Walnut
19th Century German Biedermeier Cherry Wood Cabinet
Located in Dallas, TX
Very fine 19th century German Biedermeier Cherry wood cabinet with ebonized details.
Cherry
Restored Biedermeier Display Cabinet, Walnut, Glass, 1820s, Austria
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
This stunning display cabinet, crafted in the Biedermeier style, dates back to the early 19th century and was made in Austria.
Glass, Wood, Walnut, Lacquer
19th Century Biedermeier Nutwood Cabinets, Austria circa 1830
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Extraordinary pair of rare 19th century walnut cabinets, coming from the famous Biedermeier period in Austria around 1830.
Brass
Danish Biedermeier Cabinet, 19th Century, Walnut Veneer, Renovated
Located in Opole, PL
We present you this mahogany cabinet from the 2nd half of the 19th century, with fronts veneered with pyramidal mahogany. The piece of furniture is of the cabinet type, with four dr...
Walnut
19th Century Biedermeier Cherrywood Cabinet, Austria circa 1825
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Appealing 19th century cherrywood cabinet, handcrafted in the famous Biedermeier period in Austria around 1825.
Brass
Antique German Biedermeier Mahogany Cabinet, Circa 1830-1840
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An early 19th Century, antique German Biedermeier two-part cabinet with a writing flap made of hand crafted shellac polished, partly veneered Mahogany, in good condition.
Metal, Brass
$5,876Sale Price|27% Off
19th Century Biedermeier Cherry Showcase Cabinet / Vitrine
Located in Darmstadt, DE
The cabinet dates back to the Biedermeier period circa 1830.
Pine, Cherry
Small Biedermeier Cabinet, Northern Germany or Denmark, circa 1820
Located in Belmont, MA
Small Biedermeier cabinet, Northern Germany or Denmark, circa 1820, mahogany veneer.
Mahogany
Biedermeier Applewood Secretary Cabinet with Mahogany Interior, Germany
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
Biedermeier Applewood Secretary Cabinet with Mahogany Interior, Germany, circa 1820 An elegant and finely crafted Biedermeier secretary cabinet made of beautiful applewood and datin...
Fruitwood
$10,527 / set
Fine pair of Biedermeier glazed elm display cabinets
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Fine pair of biedermeier glazed elm display cabinets circa 1840.
Glass, Mirror, Elm
Restored Biedermeier Small Cabinet, Ash, Spruce, Polish, Czech, 1830s
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
This elegant Biedermeier cabinet originates from Bohemia (Czech Lands) and dates back to the first half of the 19th century.
Glass, Wood, Lacquer, Ash, Spruce
Restored Biedermeier Side Cabinet, Cherry Wood, Polish, Czech, 1830s
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
This elegant antique commode, functioning as a small cabinet, is an excellent example of middle-class furniture from the first half of the 19th century.
Glass, Wood, Lacquer, Cherry
Biedermeier Walnut Cabinet, Two-Door, Poplar Edges, Germany, 1835
Located in Greding, DE
Two-door Biedermeier walnut cabinet with coffered doors and profiled cornice.
Wood, Poplar, Walnut
Restored Biedermeier Display Cabinet, Spruce, Cherry, Maple, Austria, 1830s
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
This vitrine (display cabinet) is a magnificent example of Austrian furniture making from the first half of the 19th century, belonging to the Biedermeier period.
Glass, Wood, Spruce, Lacquer, Cherry, Maple
Restored Biedermeier Display Cabinet, Maple, Walnut, Polish, Czech, 1850s
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
This elegant Biedermeier display cabinet comes from Bohemia from the mid-19th century.
Glass, Wood, Walnut, Lacquer, Maple
Antique Austrian Cherry Wood Biedermeier Display Library Cabinet Bookcase 1840
Located in Portland, OR
A fine antique Austrian Biedermeier cherry wood library display cabinet, bookcase, circa 1840.
Glass, Cherry, Pine
Late Biedermeier Ebonised Display Cabinet, Central Europe, Circa 1835
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
An elegant and rare display cabinet from the Late Biedermeier period, dating to circa 1835.
Pine
Restored Biedermeier Display Cabinet, Walnut, Solid Spruce, 1830s, Czechia
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Restored Biedermeier 1-door display cabinet. Period: 1830-1839 Source: Czechia Material: Walnut, Solid Spruce, Glass Number of shelves: 4 (fixed) It was completely restored.
Glass, Wood, Walnut, Lacquer, Spruce
Early 9th Century Biedermeier Walnut / Bronze Mounted Bookcase / Cabinet
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Step into the world of the early 19th century with our impeccably crafted Biedermeier cabinet, hailing from the Austro-Hungarian, German, or Northern European origins.
Bronze
19th Century Biedermeier Cherrywood Vitrine/ Display Cabinet, Austria ca. 1840
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Beautiful, old restored Biedermeier nutwood vitrine cabinet, elaborately handcrafted in the famous period around 1840 in Austria.
Glass, Cherry, Spruce
19th Century Biedermeier Cabinet With Drawer, Nutwood, Austria circa 1850
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Fantastic, newly restored 19th century Biedermeier nutwood cabinet from the wellknown period in Austria around 1850.
Brass
Biedermeier Walnut Corner Display Cabinet, Antique, Circa 1880
Located in Lucenec, SK
A striking late Biedermeier corner display cabinet crafted in beautifully grained walnut with a warm, natural patina.
Glass, Walnut
Biedermeier Vitrine Cabinet in Fruitwood & Ebonized Detail, Germany, circa 1825
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th century German Biedermeier vitrine on cabinet base in fruitwood with ebonized and gilt accents.
Fruitwood
Early 19th Century Biedermeier Mahogany Secretary Cabinet with Superstructure
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
Early 19th Century Biedermeier Mahogany Secretary Cabinet with Superstructure An exceptional early 19th century Biedermeier secretary cabinet of architectural form, distinguished by...
Mahogany
Pair 19th C. Danish Biedermeier Mahogany Column Cabinets with Bowfront Doors
Located in Round Top, TX
Pair of 19th century Danish column cabinets crafted with mahogany veneer in the late Biedermeier style.
Mahogany
Antique Austrian Biedermeier Mahogany Secretary Desk Tabernacle Cabinet 1820
Located in Portland, OR
This very elegant Biedermeier secretary cabinet is ready to grace your home or office.
Ormolu
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.
Of all the vintage storage cabinets and antique case pieces that have become popular in modern interiors over the years, dressers, credenzas and cabinets have long been home staples, perfect for routine storage or protection of personal items.
In the mid-19th century, cabinetmakers would mimic styles originating in the Louis XIV, Louis XV and Louis XVI eras for their dressers, bookshelves and other structures, and, later, simpler, streamlined wood designs allowed these “case pieces” or “case goods” — any furnishing that is unupholstered and has some semblance of a storage component — to blend into the background of any interior.
Mid-century modern furniture enthusiasts will cite the tall modular wall units crafted in teak and other sought-after woods of the era by the likes of George Nelson, Poul Cadovius and Finn Juhl. For these highly customizable furnishings, designers of the day delivered an alternative to big, heavy bookcases by considering the use of space — and, in particular, walls — in new and innovative ways. Mid-century modern credenzas, which, long and low, evolved from tables that were built as early as the 14th century in Italy, typically have no legs or very short legs and have grown in popularity as an alluring storage option over time.
Although the name immediately invokes images of clothing, dressers were initially created in Europe for a much different purpose. This furnishing was initially a flat-surfaced, low-profile side table equipped with a few drawers — a common fixture used to dress and prepare meats in English kitchens throughout the Tudor period. The drawers served as perfect utensil storage. It wasn’t until the design made its way to North America that it became enlarged and equipped with enough space to hold clothing and cosmetics. The very history of case pieces is a testament to their versatility and well-earned place in any room.
In the spirit of positioning your case goods center stage, decluttering can now be design-minded.
A contemporary case piece with open shelving and painted wood details can prove functional as a storage unit as easily as it can a room divider. Alternatively, apothecary cabinets are charming case goods similar in size to early dressers or commodes but with uniquely sized shelving and (often numerous) drawers.
Whether you’re seeking a playful sideboard that features colored glass and metal details, an antique Italian hand-carved storage cabinet or a glass-door vitrine to store and show off your collectibles, there are options for you on 1stDibs.