19th Century Biedermeier "Prague" Cabinet - Marquetry Works, Cherry, CZ ca. 1825
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Magnificent, rare 19th century Biedermeier cherrywood cabinet from the early period in the Czech Republic around 1825.
Cherry, Spruce
19th Century Mahogany Biedermeier Console with Mirror
By Biedermeier
Located in Swadlincote, GB
A super Biedermeier cabinet with single drawer and cupboard with matching pier mirror, excellent colour and condition.
Mahogany
19th Century Late Biedermeier Walnut Display Cabinet / Vitrine
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
A lovely and light walnut cabinet/vitrine, with one original large glass door, glass side panels, and a mirrored back. Two large shelves with two recessed half shelves covered in fab...
Glass, Mirror, Walnut
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
Biedermeier Display Cabinet Made in 1830s Germany, Fully Restored Walnut
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Style:19th century Biedermeier Period:1830-1839 Origin:Germany Measures: Height:214 cm / 84.25" Width:178 cm / 70.08" Depth:53 cm / 20.87".
Glass, Walnut
Biedermeier Cabinet, Walnut Veneer, Full Columns, South Germany circa 1820
Located in Regensburg, DE
Large (127 cm / 50 in high) neoclassical / early Biedermeier Half-Cabinet or Chest, from South Germany circa 1820.
Oak, Walnut, Softwood
$5,102Sale Price|20% Off
19th Century One-Door Biedermeier Cherry Cabinet / Wardrobe
Located in Darmstadt, DE
This elegant one-door cabinet was crafted in southern Germany around 1830 during the Biedermeier period.
Spruce, Cherry
Biedermeier Ashwood Cabinet With Inlay Works - 19th Century, Austria, ca. 1840
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Rare Austrian Biedermeier ashwood cabinet, elaborately handcrafted in the period around 1840.
Ash, Spruce
Mid 19th Century Biedermeier Bookcase, Display Cabinet, Bleached Mahogany
Located in Greven, DE
Biedermeier Bookcase or Display Cabinet North Germany Mahogany 1st half of the 19th century Dimensions: H x W x D: 210 x 118 x 38 cm Description: Beautiful bookcase from the North...
Mahogany
Antique Austrian Flame Mahogany Biedermeier Secretary Desk Cabinet Chest 1860
Located in Portland, OR
Condition is excellent, the cabinet is made from the finest flame mahogany, this very elegant antique biedermeier secretary cabinet is ready to grace your space.
Mahogany
Rare South German Biedermeier Secretary Cabinet with Hat Box Superstructure
Located in ALHAURÍN EL GRANDE, Malaga
Southern Germany, circa 1820 A rare and exceptionally refined Biedermeier secretary cabinet in beautifully figured cherrywood, surmounted by its distinctive hat box superstructure (...
Cherry
Biedermeier Corner Cabinet, Cherry Veneer, Ebony, South Germany circa 1820
Located in Regensburg, DE
Beautiful antique Biedermeier Corner Cabinet in cherry veneer from South Germany around 1820.
Metal, Brass, Iron
19th Century Biedermeier Display Cabinet/ Vitrine, Nutwood, Austria circa 1840
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Remarkable 19th century nutwood Biedermeier display cabinet/ vitrine from the famous period in Austria around 1840.
Brass
$4,043Sale Price|20% Off
19th Century Biedermeier Walnut Half Cabinet / Commode
Located in Darmstadt, DE
This elegant Biedermeier half cabinet was crafted in South Germany around 1830.
Walnut, Spruce, Oak
$2,319Sale Price|20% Off
Biedermeier Corner Cabinet, 19th Century, Fully Renovated
Located in Wrocław, Poland
Biedermeier corner cabinet from 19th century. It comes from France most probably.
Pine
Secretaire Writing Cabinet in Antique Biedermeier Style Mahogany veneer
Located in Berlin, DE
High quality rosewood veneer on solid conifers. Conical body on profile frames. Base in the front, between four drawers, straight flap with shield-shaped filling. Behind it is a rich...
Mahogany
Biedermeier Drawers Writing Desk Secrétaire Cabinet Swedish Ormolu Detail 1800s
Located in Lewes, England
Exceptional Swedish antique Biedermeier writing desk chiffonier secrétaire cabinet in highly quilted golden birch veneers and finished in the Classic light honey color French polish.
Birch
$5,336Sale Price|22% Off
19th Century Biedermeier Walnut Console Half Cabinet
Located in Darmstadt, DE
This beautiful piece of furniture is a console half cabinet from the Biedermeier period. The semi-cabinet is veneered walnut on a spruce body and also partly made of solid walnut.
Walnut, Spruce
Biedermeier Chest, Secretary or Cabinet, Walnut, Southern Germany, circa 1830
Located in Greven, DE
Biedermeier chest of drawers with writing drawer and raised compartment Southern Germany Walnut, birch Biedermeier around 1830 Dimensions: H x W x D: 191 x 126 x 64 cm Description...
Walnut
19th Century German Biedermeier Walnut and Ebony Cabinet
Located in Dallas, TX
The 19th Century German Biedermeier Walnut and Ebony Cabinet is a piece of antique furniture crafted from high-quality walnut and ebony details.
Walnut
Pair of 19th Century Biedermeier Cabinets in Shape of a Secretaire, circa 1825
Located in Greven, DE
Two identical antique Biedermeier cupboards North-East Germany Poplar burl Biedermeier, c. 1825 Dimensions: H x W x D: 166 x 107 x 55 cm each Description: An extremely rare pair o...
Burl
$8,720Sale Price|20% Off
Early 19th Century Biedermeier Cherrywood Corner Cabinet, Southern Germany
Located in Darmstadt, DE
Elegant Biedermeier corner cabinet crafted in Southern Germany around 1825.
Cherry, Spruce
19th Century Fine Biedermeier Walnut Cabinet. Vienna, c. 1830.
Located in Vienna, AT
We are delighted to present this exceptional early Viennese Biedermeier walnut cabinet, crafted in Vienna circa 1830—a rare and refined masterpiece of 19th-century Austrian design.
Brass
Biedermeier Secretary Desk with Upper Cabinet, Central Germany, circa 1820
Located in Greding, DE
Biedermeier secretary desk featuring a three-drawer lower case, a fall-front writing surface, and a top drawer. The case is veneered in cherrywood and exemplifies the restrained, arc...
Cherry
19th Century Cabinet with Glass Door and Iron Key, Rustic Biedermeier
Located in Austin, TX
It is most probably a Biedermeier display cabinet, characterized by its structured simple geometry, black wood, burled wood inlays, and antique gold ornamental highlights.
Brass, Gold Leaf
Pair of Austrian Biedermeier Cabinets with Single Drawer and Door, circa 1870
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of Austrian Biedermeier style walnut veneered cabinets with banded inlay from the second half of the 19th century.
Wood, Walnut
19th Century Fine Pair of Biedermeier Walnut Trumeau Cabinets. Vienna, c. 1825.
Located in Vienna, AT
A truly exceptional pair of Viennese Biedermeier trumeau cabinets, crafted in Vienna around 1825 — a perfect embodiment of timeless elegance, refined design, and masterful craftsmans...
Brass
Biedermeier Style Vitrine Art Deco Cabinet
Located in Asheville, NC
Biedermeier style Art Deco vitrine, bowed front with two hinged doors with key escutcheons, arched tracery and carved deco motif centered with a heart on each door. Veneered case wit...
Italian Biedermeier Style Mixed Fruitwood Two-Part Secretary Bookcase Cabinet
Located in Germantown, MD
Late 19th Century Italian Biedermeier Style Walnut Mixed Fruitwood Two-Part Secretary Bookcase Cabinet.
Fruitwood, Walnut, Wood
19th Century Biedermeier Bookcase Display Cabinet Solid Larch , Wax Polished
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Antique Austrian Biedermeier bookcase display cabinet, restored and polished to wax, in solid larch.
Wood
Early XIX Century Biedermeier Two Door Cabinet, Walnut
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
An entirely original piece from the early 19th century, this cabinet embodies the elegance and restrained beauty of Biedermeier furniture, making it a truly rare and valuable additio...
Walnut
19th Century Swedish Dresser
By Biedermeier
Located in Turners Falls, MA
19th Century Swedish four drawer Dresser. Serpentine front with decorative hardware. Original condition shows the character and history of the piece.
Serpentine
Antique Austrian Figured Ash & Ebony Biedermeier Standing Corner Cabinet 1830
Located in Portland, OR
A very stylish antique Austrian Biedermeier figured Ash corner cabinet, circa 1830.
Ebony, Ash
19th Century German Pair of Antique Biedermeier Cherrywood Display Cabinets
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An early 19th Century, antique German pair of Biedermeier display cabinets made of hand crafted shellac polished, partly veneered Cherrywood, in good condition.
Metal, Brass
19th Century German Biedermeier Pair of Mahogany Bookcase, Library Cabinets
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An antique pair of Northern German early Biedermeier bookcases made of shellac polished, partly veneered Mahogany in good condition.
Metal, Wire
Mid-19th Century Italian Biedermeier Cabinet, Carrara Marble Top Wax Finished
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Mid 19th Century Italian Biedermeier cabinet sideboard in solid wood walnut folder , white Carrara marble top , restored and wax finished Measure cm: H 80 W 110 D 53 This Bied...
Walnut
Biedermeier Cabinet on Legs with Old Glass Doors
Located in Seattle, WA
Biedermeier cabinet on lovely tall tapered legs. Old glass in double doors, lock on left side door to keep it from swinging open, and key to lock the cabinet.
Hardwood
$4,554Sale Price|20% Off
Early 19th Century Biedermeier Cherrywood Half Cabinet / Commode
Located in Darmstadt, DE
This charming Biedermeier half cabinet is crafted from solid cherry wood and dates back to around 1835.
Cherry, Spruce
$5,105Sale Price|26% Off
Biedermeier Half Cabinet, Cherrywood, Neoclassical Design, Circa 1820
Located in Darmstadt, DE
This Biedermeier half cabinet dates from around 1820 and is made of solid cherrywood.
Spruce, Cherry
Austrian Biedermeier Cupboard/Bar Cabinet in Cherrywood with Vitrine, c. 1820
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
Offers display storage in upper cabinet with two exterior drawers just below, which rest on two-door cabinet base, Vienna, circa 1820.
Cherry
19th Century Fine Pair of Biedermeier Walnut Vitrines Cabinets. Vienna, c. 1825.
Located in Vienna, AT
Because Biedermeier is not merely furniture — it is Art.
Glass, Walnut
19th Century Small Biedermeier Walnut Cabinet. Vienna, c. 1825.
Located in Vienna, AT
Hello, We would like to offer you this fine, early Biedermeier walnut small cabinet. from Vienna c. 1825.
Brass
19th Century Biedermeier Column Cabinet, Cherry, Southern Germany circa 1830
Located in Greven, DE
Antique Biedermeier Column Cabinet Southern Germany Cherry wood First half of the 19th century Dimensions: H x W x D: 81 x 47 x 47 cm Description: A rare drum cabinet or column ca...
Cherry
19th Century Biedermeier Walnut Ebonized and Faux Marble Cabinet
Located in Bradenton, FL
Rare 19th Century Biedermeier Walnut Cabinet with Faux Marble Top. Cabinet features beautiful rich walnut with elongated ebonized birds on either side and round black faux marble top.
Walnut
$8,273Sale Price|20% Off
Early 19th Century Solid Cherry Biedermeier Corner Cabinet from South Germany
Located in Darmstadt, DE
Elegant corner cabinet from Southern Germany, early 19th century, belonging to the Biedermeier period.
Cherry
Biedermeier Period Burlwood Table Cabinet Of Curiosities Wunderkammer 19th C.
Located in Forney, TX
A fine Biedermeier Period (1815-1848) walnut maple burlwood marquetry table cabinet - wunderkammer (cabinet of curiosities) with fifteen drawers and concealed secret compartments, ci...
Iron
19th Century Fine Pair of Biedermeier Walnut Vitrines Cabinets. Vienna, c. 1825.
Located in Vienna, AT
Because Biedermeier is not merely furniture — it is Art.
Brass
$4,636Sale Price|30% Off
Biedermeier Half Cabinet, Walnut Veneer, Ebonized Columns, c. 1825
Located in Darmstadt, DE
Discover the timeless elegance of this impressive Biedermeier half-cabinet, crafted from stunning walnut veneer.
Walnut, Spruce
$4,582Sale Price|32% Off
Biedermeier Half Cabinet, Walnut & Spruce, Southern Germany, c. 1840
Located in Darmstadt, DE
Charming Biedermeier half cabinet from southern Germany, dating to around 1840 during the late Biedermeier or early Louis Philippe period.
Spruce, Walnut
Swedish Biedermeier Cabinet, Fir Wood, Karl Johan Style, 1840
Located in New York, NY
This classically designed cabinet exemplifies the simple Swedish interpretation of Biedermeier, otherwise named after the Swedish King Karl-Johan who reigned during this period.
Fir
$3,703Sale Price|25% Off
Early Biedermeier Cherry Half Cabinet, One-Door, Restored, 1815
Located in Darmstadt, DE
This early Biedermeier half cabinet dates from around 1815 and is made of solid cherrywood.
Cherry, Spruce
Restored Biedermeier Cabinet, Cherry, Spruce, Ebony, Polish, Czech, 1820s
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
This elegant Biedermeier vertiko / chest of drawers dates back to the early 19th century and was crafted in Bohemia. Its solid spruce core is beautifully adorned with cherry veneer, ...
Wood, Cherry, Ebony, Spruce, Lacquer
Exquisite 19th Century Scandinavian Biedermeier Display Cabinet in Burled Birch
Located in GB
A rare and visually captivating 19th century Biedermeier display cabinet, crafted from richly figured burled birch with contrasting inlay and decorative marquetry.
Birch
Swedish Biedermeier Glass Front Linen Press Book Case Cabinet Marquetry Black
Located in Lewes, England
Beautiful Swedish antique Biedermeier linen press bookcase cabinet in fabulous black patina finish with carved detailed on each side of the glazed doors.
Birch
French Louis Philippe Secretaire Cabinet Desk Birds-Eye Maple Biedermeier
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Fine French Louis Philippe secretaire cabinet veneered in beautifully figured bird’s-eye maple The two upper doors open to reveal a fitted interior with numerous small drawers, shelv...
Leather
Birch Biedermeier Secretaire
Located in New York, NY
Constructed of solid birch and fir and veneered with hand-cut Nordic birch veneers, the secretary features an upper locking drawer which rests upon a fitted desk area hiding behind a...
Birch, Fir
$3,892
China Closet Biedermeier
Located in Kraków, Małopolska
Every piece of furniture that leaves our workshop from the beginning to the end is subjected to manual renovation, so as to restore its original condition from many years ago. Simpl...
Palisander
$2,846
China Closet Biedermeier
Located in Kraków, Małopolska
Every piece of furniture that leaves our workshop from the beginning to the end is subjected to manual renovation, so as to restore its original condition from many years ago. Simpl...
Palisander
Petite Austrian Art Deco / Biedermeier Black China Cabinet Dorothy Draper Style
Located in Chicago, IL
Early Austrian Art Deco / Biedermeier China Cabinet dating to the early 20th century.
Wood
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.