Biedermeier Hat Box
20th Century Biedermeier Decorative Boxes
Leather, Birch
Antique Early 19th Century French Biedermeier Hat Racks and Stands
Leather, Fabric
Antique 1820s Austrian Biedermeier Trunks and Luggage
Paper
Antique 1820s German Early Victorian Boxes and Cases
Silver
Antique 1820s German Biedermeier Secretaires
Birch
Antique 1830s German Biedermeier Secretaires
Birch
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Silver, Enamel
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Wood
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Wood
15th Century and Earlier French Hats
Late 20th Century Italian Trunks and Luggage
Leather
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Trunks and Luggage
Brass
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Leather
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Leather
Early 20th Century Art Deco Decorative Boxes
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Vintage 1910s French Art Nouveau Coat Racks and Stands
Brass
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Porcelain
Antique Mid-19th Century English Decorative Boxes
Metal
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Brass
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Antique Mid-19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Jewelry Boxes
Brass
Antique Early 19th Century French Biedermeier Antiquities
Leather
Antique 1840s German Biedermeier Secretaires
Ash
Antique 1810s Biedermeier Sideboards
Mahogany
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.
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