Swedish Biedermeier Karelian Birch Hat Box
Located in Queens, NY
Swedish Biedermeier-style (20th Century) Karelian birch round shaped hat box with leather strap.
20th Century Biedermeier Decorative Boxes
Leather, Birch
Swedish Biedermeier Karelian Birch Hat Box
Located in Queens, NY
Swedish Biedermeier-style (20th Century) Karelian birch round shaped hat box with leather strap.
Leather, Birch
$343Sale Price|40% Off
French Brown Hat Box for Cylinders, Early 19th Century
Located in Hamburg, DE
French brown hat box for cylinders, early 19th century. Rare old leather hat box for top hats. This old hat box in the shape of a cylinder is an original from the early 19th century....
Leather, Fabric
Antique Hat Box Top Hat Biedermeier, Austria
Located in Munich, DE
Very rare hat box for a gentleman's top hat made out of hand printed carton. Considering the frailty of the material this very rare object is in surprisingly good condition. There a...
Paper
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
Leather Hat Box for Cylinders, Early 19th Century
Located in Hamburg, DE
Leather hat box for cylinders, late 18th century. Rare old hat box made of leather and cardboard for cylinders. This old hat box in the shape of a cylinder is an original from the ti...
Leather
19th Century Large Pantry Box with Lid
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century pantry box with lid in good condition. Found in New England in good condition.
Wood
$7,155Sale Price|20% Off
H 67.13 in W 42.13 in D 22.64 in
Biedermeier Antique Secretary Circa 1840 Veneered With Mahogany
Located in Opole, PL
Biedermeier Antique Secretary Circa 1840 Veneered With Mahogany Furniture in the Biedermeier style, made of soft wood veneered with mahogany, dated around 1840. The monumental shape...
Mahogany
19th Century Biedermeier Column Secretary
Located in Berlin, DE
Cuba mahogany on pine tree. Architecturally arranged front. High-right body on padfoot feet. Fitted with three drawers of different sizes, the base drawer is curved. Straight writing...
Mahogany, Wood
Vintage Napoleonic Hat Cachepot, Tole, Antique Design, France
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Vintage French Bicorne Tole Hat jardinière / planter. This piece is designed in the shape of a Napoleonic Bicorne hat to house a flower pot within its decorative hat shaped frame. Th...
Tôle
19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Birch Secretary Bureau
Located in Round Top, TX
19th century Swedish Biedermeier secretary bureau crafted in birch veneer with warm golden yellow tones. The clean-lined form includes an upper drawer, central fall-front desk area, ...
Birch
$56,800
H 64.5 in W 41.75 in D 20.25 in
Antique German Biedermeier Secretaire, Cherrywood & Burlwood, 1820
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A 19th Century, antique German Biedermeier tall secretaire with a writing flap made of hand crafted shellac polished, partly veneered Cherrywood and Burlwood, in good condition. The ...
Metal, Brass
$285
H 3.15 in W 7.49 in D 5.12 in
Victorian Decorative or Jewelry Box, in Wood, England, 19th Century
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This box is a jewelry box or a decorative box. It was made in the 19th century, in England, Victorian Period. Its lid is made in wood, brown in color.
Metal
$718Sale Price|20% Off
H 6.5 in W 12.5 in D 15 in
TOP-HAT 1920 Antique Deco Hat In Silk With By The Brooks Brothers In Round Box
Located in Miami, FL
An antique Top-Hat designed by the Brooks Brothers. This is an antique black Top-Hat, retailed by the Brooks Brother Company in Madison Avenue, back in the 1920's. The hat is very w...
Silk
$14,985
H 66.54 in W 39.77 in D 20.87 in
Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Secretaire Desk with Secret Compartment
Located in Greven, DE
Antique Berlin Biedermeier secretary in mahogany Berlin Mahogany a.o. around 1825 Dimensions: H x W x D: 169 x 101 x 53 cm Description: When closed, this piece of furniture presen...
Mahogany, Maple
Early 19th century Regency mahogany tea caddy
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Early 19th century regency mahogany tea caddy circa 1820. Made using flame mahogany veneers. Brass handles with star motif to the sides. Canted corners strung with satinwood. Sta...
Mahogany
Edwardian Bent Wood Hat Box
Located in Riverdale, NY
Wonderful Edwardian Bent Wood Hat Box with metal riveted banding for support on all edges. Great for storage, European Early 1900's. 18" x 11" high.
Bentwood
$2,600Sale Price|20% Off
H 6 in W 15.5 in D 11 in
19th Century English Gentleman's Mahogany and Brass Campaign Jewelry Box
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
High quality English mahogany and brass fine jewelry box that was likely used for stationary as well. Attention to detail, originality and surviving key, circa 1870s.
Brass
Biedermeier Mahogany Secretary Cabinet, circa 1830
Located in Greding, DE
Large Biedermeier secretary cabinet with a shaped apron, rounded corners, and three lower drawers. Above are a flat fall-front writing surface and a top drawer. The upper section is...
Mahogany
Sensational Early 19th Century Chapeau De Gendarme Hat Box
Located in Round Top, TX
A sensational early 19th century French Chapeau De Gendarme - officer's hat box in leather. Such a nostalgic shape!! A great accent piece for any bookcase or tabletop.
Leather
$8,808
H 64.18 in W 42.52 in D 19.69 in
19th Century German Biedermeier Secretaire with Hidden Compartement, circa 1835
Located in Greven, DE
Antique Biedermeier secretary desk Rhineland Walnut, etc. Biedermeier, c. 1835 Dimensions: H x W x D: 163 x 108 x 50 cm Description: The tall, rectangular cabinet body rests on ro...
Walnut, Burl
$2,173
H 22.05 in W 21.66 in D 21.66 in
1930s Light Brown Canvas Extra Large "Cube Shape" French Hat Trunk, Hat Box
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
This large hat box features light brown canvas, leather trim and solid brass clasps and corners as well as a leather handle on the top. Beautiful and warm patina. 1 key. Original b...
Brass
$4,118
H 22.84 in W 21.66 in D 13.78 in
Italy Gio Ponti manner Nightstand in Walnut, Crystal Tops, by Brugnoli Mobili
By Gio Ponti
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Italian 1940s Gio Ponti style nightstand in walnut, with double crystal tops, one transparent one lacquered, wax polished Measures cm: H 48/58 x W 55 x D 35 About Gio Ponti A...
Crystal
Chinoiserie Pagoda
By Renzo Mongiardino
Located in New York, NY
Chinoiserie pagoda. Very decorative Italian painted plaster and wood three-tiered pagoda alla Mongiardino emanating from marine inspired grotto base with four masks issuing water in...
Gesso, Shell, Wood
Intricate Carved French Fruit Wood Trunk, Perfume Box, circa 1880
Located in Bath, GB
A fabulous example of a French fruitwood box carved beautifully carved into the form of a trunk. Look closely at the amazing detail, the side handles, the leather stitching, the l...
Fruitwood
$5,000 / set
H 13 in W 24 in D 42 in
Charcoal Blocks, Sculptural, Geometric, Shou Sugi Ban Coffee or Side Tables
By Yvonne Mouser
Located in Oakland, CA
The Charcoal Blocks are a grouping of five upright and angled tables. Each of the individual pieces sits with a tilted stance and together they can be organized into a row, grouped l...
Wood, Fir, Reclaimed Wood
Imperial Company Disc Playing Music Box, American 19th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
The Imperial Company music box with one disc, the disc is titled The Geisha. Refinished mahogany case. The player is in working condition with good tone. Late 19th century.
Mahogany
A Pair of 19th Century Gustavian-Style Painted Doors
Located in New York, NY
A pair of Swedish Gustavian-Style hand-painted pine cabinet doors. By repute, these doors were painted Danish-Norwegian painter and art critic Poul 'Pola' Gauguin (1883-1961), the so...
Pine
$4,800
H 48 in W 45 in D 2 in
Pair of Four-Panel Reversible French Chinoiserie Coromandel Screens Paris, 1920s
Located in Miami, FL
Eight-Panel Reversible Chinese Coromandel Screen Pair of French chinoiserie screens, Paris, 1920s This French chinoiserie screens from the 1920s are composed of four panels richly ...
Wood, Mother-of-Pearl
$1,143
H 15.75 in W 23.63 in D 3.94 in
Arash Toutounchian Copper Tube Vase, Sculptural Design, New, 2025
By Arash T Studio
Located in Barcelona, ES
IOI Vase The IOI Vase is designed to evoke the organic growth of a plant emerging from the earth and unfolding into bloom. Its fluid form is created from a single copper tube, empha...
Copper
$6,863Sale Price|20% Off
H 62.21 in W 44.1 in D 23.23 in
19th-Century Biedermeier Mahogany Secretary Desk in Beautiful Graining
Located in Opole, PL
19th-Century Biedermeier Mahogany Secretary Desk in Beautiful Graining We present you this piece of furniture with three drawers at the bottom, a drop front, and a narrow drawer und...
Baize, Mahogany
$6,863Sale Price|20% Off
H 61.82 in W 41.34 in D 21.07 in
19th Century German Biedermeier standing secretary desk walnut veneer
Located in Münster, DE
Biedermeier standing secretary desk, walnut veneer, beautifully mirrored veneer, architectural interior with maple and burl maple veneer, mirrored compartment and secret compartment...
Wood, Walnut
$8,579
H 75.2 in W 49.61 in D 25.2 in
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
Biedermeier Cherrywood Secretaire, Germany, circa 1825
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
A fine German Biedermeier secretaire dating to circa 1825, distinguished by its elegant architectural form and beautifully preserved period cherrywood veneer. The restrained design ...
Cherry, Pine
$12,000Sale Price|20% Off
H 63.39 in W 38.19 in D 21.66 in
Biedermeier Secretary Desk, South German, 1820
Located in Belmont, MA
Biedermeier secretary desk, South German 1820. This unique and very beautiful secretary desk dates back to the early phase of the Biedermeier style. It has a beautiful walnut veneer ...
Elm, Walnut
Early 19th Century Cherrywood Secretaire
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
Early 19th Century Cherrywood Secretaire An elegant early 19th-century secretaire crafted from beautifully figured cherrywood. This refined piece exemplifies the restrained elegance...
Cherry
Plaster Wall Mirror in Dorothy Draper Style Hollywood Regency
By Dorothy Draper
Located in Sharon, CT
A period plaster mirror/display. Manner of Serge Roche, Francis Elkins, Syrie Maughan or Dorothy Draper. Mirror itself measures 14" x 12", a very ornate and wide frame measures: 25" ...
Plaster
$29,000
H 103 in W 62 in D 91 in
Antique Queen-Size Carved Four-Poster American Empire Bed, Philadelphia, c 1825
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
An extraordinary American empire four-poster bed in cherry wood from the Philadelphia area that appears in the book, Philadelphia Empire Furniture by Boor. Features an elaborate seri...
Cherry, Poplar
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.