Antique Swedish Biedermeier
Antique 1820s Swedish Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Birch, Burl
Antique 19th Century Swedish Wall Mirrors
Wood
Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Birch, Ebony
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Biedermeier Secretaires
Pine
Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Tables
Birch
Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Birch
Early 20th Century European Biedermeier Console Tables
Oak
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Biedermeier Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Birch
Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Sofas
Birch
Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Sofas
Birch
Antique 1880s Swedish Victorian Secretaires
Walnut
Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables
Birch
Antique 1820s Swedish Empire Console Tables
Mahogany
Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Sofas
Birch
Antique 1820s Swedish Biedermeier Secretaires
Ash, Ebony
Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Sofas
Wood
Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Sofas
Birch
Antique 19th Century Swedish Victorian Armchairs
Upholstery, Birch
Antique 1850s Swedish Biedermeier Armchairs
Fabric, Birch
Antique 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Side Tables
Birch
Antique 1890s Swedish Biedermeier End Tables
Mahogany
Antique 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier End Tables
Mahogany
Antique 1820s Swedish Biedermeier Sofa Tables
Ormolu
Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Chairs
Birch
Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Chairs
Birch
Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Chairs
Birch
Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Chairs
Birch
Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Chairs
Birch
Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Chairs
Birch
Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Wall Brackets
Metal
Antique 1880s Swedish Biedermeier Stools
Walnut
Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Chairs
Birch
Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Tables
Pine
Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Dining Room Chairs
Birch
Antique 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Birch, Burl
Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Pedestals
Pine
Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Sofas
Wood, Birch
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Grandfather Clocks and Long...
Wood
Antique 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Desks and Writing Tables
Wood
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Grandfather Clocks and Long...
Wood
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Grandfather Clocks and Long...
Wood
Antique 1870s Swedish Biedermeier Cabinets
Walnut
Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Secretaires
Birch
Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Side Tables
Wood
Early 20th Century Swedish Art Deco Chairs
Birch
Antique 1860s Swedish Biedermeier Sofas
Mahogany
Antique 1840s Swedish Karl Johan Side Tables
Mahogany
Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Side Tables
Elm, Walnut, Burl
Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Settees
Mahogany
Antique Early 1900s Swedish Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Mahogany
Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Dining Room Chairs
Birch
Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Dining Room Chairs
Birch
Antique 1830s Swedish Biedermeier Secretaires
Pine, Wood
Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Dining Room Chairs
Birch
Antique 19th Century Sofa Tables
Wood
Antique 1850s Swedish Other More Clocks
Oak
Antique 1840s Swedish Biedermeier Benches
Birch
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Desks and Writing Tables
Leather, Birch
Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Metal
Antique 1880s Swedish Biedermeier Secretaires
Mahogany
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Antique Swedish Biedermeier For Sale on 1stDibs
How Much is a Antique Swedish 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.