Find many varieties of an authentic baker furniture biedermeier available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of
wood,
brass and
metal, every baker furniture biedermeier was constructed with great care. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect baker furniture biedermeier — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. When you’re browsing for the right baker furniture biedermeier, those designed in styles are of considerable interest. You’ll likely find more than one baker furniture biedermeier that is appealing in its simplicity, but
Baker Furniture Company and
Baker, Knapp & Tubbs produced versions that are worth a look.
Prices for a baker furniture biedermeier can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $1,250 and can go as high as $5,800, while the average can fetch as much as $3,475.
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.