Danish Biedermeier
Antique Late 19th Century Danish Biedermeier Secretaires
Brass
Antique 19th Century Danish Biedermeier Pier Mirrors and Console Mirrors
Mirror, Burl
Antique Early 19th Century Danish Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Dra...
Mahogany
Antique Early 19th Century Danish Biedermeier Secretaires
Mahogany
Antique Early 19th Century Danish Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Dra...
Maple
Antique Mid-19th Century Danish Secretaires
Wood, Mahogany
Antique Early 19th Century Danish Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Dra...
Pine
Antique Early 1800s Scandinavian Empire Desks and Writing Tables
Brass
Antique 1830s Danish Empire Vanities
Bronze
Antique 1820s Danish Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Mahogany
Antique Mid-19th Century Danish Biedermeier Chairs
Fabric, Wood
Antique Mid-19th Century Danish Biedermeier Chairs
Fabric, Walnut
Antique Early 19th Century Danish Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Dra...
Mahogany, Pine
Antique 1820s German Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Mahogany
Antique 1820s German Biedermeier Cabinets
Mahogany
Antique Mid-19th Century Danish Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Mahogany
Antique 1830s Danish Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Mahogany
Antique 1810s German Biedermeier Secretaires
Birch, Mahogany, Maple
Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Sofas
Velvet, Ash
Antique Early 19th Century Danish Empire Chairs
Birch
Antique Early 19th Century Danish Biedermeier Armchairs
Fabric, Wood
Antique Early 19th Century Danish Biedermeier Sofas
Birch, Fabric
Antique 19th Century Danish Biedermeier Cabinets
Metal, Brass
20th Century Danish Biedermeier Wall Mirrors
Bronze
Antique Early 1900s Danish More Mirrors
Wood
Antique Early 19th Century Danish Biedermeier Dressers
Brass
Antique 19th Century Danish Biedermeier Cabinets
Walnut
Antique Mid-19th Century Danish Biedermeier Desks and Writing Tables
Wood
Antique Mid-19th Century Danish Biedermeier Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Walnut
Antique Late 19th Century Danish Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Brass
Vintage 1930s Danish Biedermeier Dining Room Chairs
Velvet, Oak
Vintage 1920s Danish Biedermeier Sofas
Velvet, Ash
Antique Early 19th Century Danish Biedermeier Cabinets
Mahogany
Antique 19th Century Danish Biedermeier Wall Mirrors
Glass, Mirror, Mahogany, Maple
Antique Early 1900s Danish Biedermeier Table Mirrors
Mirror, Mahogany
Early 20th Century Danish Biedermeier Paintings
Canvas
Antique Early 19th Century Danish Biedermeier Wall Mirrors
Fruitwood, Mirror, Wood
Antique Mid-19th Century Danish Biedermeier Dining Room Chairs
Brass, Metal
Antique 1850s Danish Empire Dining Room Chairs
Wool, Wood, Elm
Antique 1860s Danish Biedermeier Porcelain
Antique 1860s Danish Biedermeier Porcelain
Antique 1790s Danish Biedermeier Chairs
Fabric, Wood
Early 20th Century Danish Biedermeier Porcelain
Antique Mid-19th Century Danish Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Mahogany
Antique 1820s Danish Biedermeier Side Chairs
Suede, Beech, Mahogany
Antique Mid-19th Century Danish Biedermeier Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
Antique 19th Century Danish Sofas
Wood, Leather
Antique 19th Century Danish Biedermeier Furniture
Mahogany
Antique Early 19th Century Danish Biedermeier Secretaires
Mahogany
Antique Mid-19th Century Danish Biedermeier Secretaires
Mahogany
Antique Early 19th Century Danish Biedermeier Pier Mirrors and Console M...
Antique 19th Century Swedish Karl Johan Console Tables
Elm, Fruitwood
Antique Mid-19th Century Danish Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Mahogany
Antique 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Furniture
Mahogany
Antique Mid-19th Century Danish Biedermeier Secretaires
Antique Mid-19th Century Danish Biedermeier Armchairs
Mahogany
Antique Mid-19th Century Danish Biedermeier Armchairs
Birch
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Danish Biedermeier For Sale on 1stDibs
How Much is a Danish 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.







