Biedermeier Glasses
Antique Early 19th Century Hungarian Biedermeier Inkwells
Brass
Antique Mid-19th Century Czech Biedermeier Glass
Gold
Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Art Deco Cabinets
Birch
Antique 19th Century Czech Biedermeier Wardrobes and Armoires
Wood, Walnut, Lacquer
Antique 19th Century Bottles
Enamel
Antique 1840s Czech Biedermeier Glass
Glass
Antique Mid-19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Glass
Enamel
Antique 19th Century Biedermeier Glass
Glass, Opaline Glass, Uranium Glass
Antique Mid-19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Vitrines
Brass
Antique 1860s Czech Biedermeier Glass
Silver Plate
Antique Early 19th Century Austrian Empire Glass
Brass, Iron
20th Century Czech Biedermeier Pitchers
Crystal
Antique 1880s English Biedermeier Wall Mirrors
Glass, Maple
Antique 19th Century Glass
Glass
Antique 19th Century Biedermeier Glass
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Cut Glass
Antique 19th Century Pitchers
Enamel
Antique 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Vases
Crystal
Antique 19th Century Serving Bowls
Blown Glass
Antique 1850s Biedermeier Dinner Plates
Silver
Early 20th Century German Biedermeier Serving Pieces
Silver
Antique 19th Century German Serving Bowls
Silver
20th Century Biedermeier Glass
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Cut Glass
Antique Mid-19th Century German Biedermeier Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique 19th Century German Biedermeier Barware
Walnut
Antique 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Sterling Silver
Antique 19th Century German Biedermeier Porcelain
Porcelain
Antique 19th Century Biedermeier Glass
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Cut Glass
Antique 19th Century Biedermeier Glass
Glass
Antique Mid-19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Sterling Silver
Silver
Antique 1850s Austrian Biedermeier Sterling Silver
Silver
Antique 1850s Austrian Biedermeier Sterling Silver
Silver
Antique 1850s Austrian Biedermeier Sterling Silver
Silver
Antique 1850s Austrian Biedermeier Sterling Silver
Silver
Antique Mid-19th Century German Biedermeier Tea Sets
Silver
Antique Mid-19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Serving Bowls
Wood
Antique 1860s Austrian Biedermeier Sterling Silver
Silver
Antique 19th Century Biedermeier Glass
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Cut Glass
Antique 19th Century Biedermeier Glass
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Cut Glass
Early 20th Century Czech Biedermeier Crystal Serveware
Crystal
Mid-20th Century Dutch Biedermeier Serving Pieces
Silver
Mid-20th Century Dutch Biedermeier Serving Pieces
Silver
20th Century Biedermeier Glass
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Cut Glass
Antique 1830s Biedermeier Glass
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Antique Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Tableware
Silver
Mid-20th Century Dutch Biedermeier Serving Pieces
Silver
Early 20th Century Unknown Biedermeier Glass
Enamel
Early 20th Century Czech Biedermeier Glass
Blown Glass
Antique Late 19th Century Biedermeier Glass
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Cut Glass
Antique 19th Century German Biedermeier Barware
Glass
Antique Mid-19th Century Biedermeier Pitchers
Opaline Glass, Uranium Glass
20th Century German Biedermeier Barware
Glass
Late 20th Century Italian Other Serving Bowls
Crystal
Antique 1850s French Biedermeier Decorative Boxes
Brass
Antique Mid-19th Century American Biedermeier Cabinets
Metal
Antique 1820s Austrian Biedermeier Bookcases
Iron
Antique Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Cabinets
Glass, Wood, Walnut, Lacquer
Antique 1820s German Biedermeier Paintings
Glass
Antique Mid-19th Century Biedermeier Vases
Glass, Cut Glass, Opaline Glass
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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.