Petite Biedermeier
Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Wall Brackets
Metal
Antique Mid-19th Century German Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Bronze
20th Century German Biedermeier Secretaires
Wood
Antique Mid-19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Benches
Maple
Antique Mid-19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Dra...
Wood
Antique 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Center Tables
Birch
Antique 1850s Swedish Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Birch
Antique 19th Century German Biedermeier Secretaires
Wood, Mahogany, Softwood
Antique Mid-19th Century German Biedermeier Game Tables
Ash
Antique Mid-19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Center Tables
Walnut
1990s American Biedermeier End Tables
Marble, Brass
Antique Mid-19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Desks and Writing Tables
Brass
Antique Mid-19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Side Chairs
Upholstery, Walnut
Antique 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Side Tables
Walnut
Antique 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier End Tables
Wood
Antique 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Console Tables
Marble
Antique 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Side Chairs
Upholstery, Wood
Antique Late 19th Century American Biedermeier Side Tables
Wood
Antique 1820s French Neoclassical Stools
Fabric, Beech
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Antique 1820s Swedish Biedermeier Secretaires
Ash, Ebony
Early 20th Century English Chinoiserie Benches
Beech
Antique 19th Century German Biedermeier Secretaires
Wood, Mahogany
Antique 19th Century Italian Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Walnut
Early 20th Century British Classical Roman Chairs
Brass, Wrought Iron
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Side Chairs
Leather, Bentwood
2010s American Georgian Dining Room Tables
Mahogany, Satinwood
20th Century Biedermeier Secretaires
Bronze
Early 2000s American Modern Vases
Art Glass
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Vitrines
Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Wingback Chairs
Leather, Hardwood
Antique Early 19th Century Italian Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Dr...
Walnut
Antique Late 19th Century English Benches
Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of...
Brass
Antique 1820s English Chippendale Dining Room Chairs
Leather, Mahogany
Early 20th Century North American Chairs
Iron
Recent Sales
Antique 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Bookcases
Antique 19th Century Austrian Jewelry Boxes
Walnut, Mirror
Antique 1860s Austrian Biedermeier Desks and Writing Tables
Walnut
Antique 1870s German Biedermeier Serving Tables
Fruitwood, Walnut
Antique 19th Century German Biedermeier Armchairs
Cherry, Fabric
Antique 1830s German Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Birch
Antique 1870s German Biedermeier Secretaires
Cherry, Walnut
Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Chairs
Birch
Antique 1860s German Biedermeier Game Tables
Fruitwood, Oak, Walnut
Antique Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Console Tables
Fruitwood
Antique Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Armchairs
Fabric, Ash
Early 20th Century Swedish Empire Demi-lune Tables
Giltwood
Antique 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Fir, Ash
Antique Mid-19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Side Tables
Wood, Walnut
Antique Early 19th Century Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Walnut
Antique 1820s German Biedermeier Wall Mirrors
Gold Plate
Antique 1830s German Biedermeier Stools
Cherry, Fabric
Antique 19th Century German Desks and Writing Tables
Walnut
Antique Mid-19th Century German Biedermeier Cabinets
Cherry
Antique Mid-19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Dra...
Nutwood
Antique Mid-19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Vitrines
Blown Glass, Cherry
Antique 19th Century German Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Metal
Antique 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Wood
Antique 1820s German Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Fruitwood
Antique Mid-19th Century German Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Wood
Antique Early 19th Century Danish Biedermeier Cabinets
Mahogany
Antique 19th Century Swedish Pedestals
Antique 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Side Chairs
Antique 19th Century European Biedermeier Wardrobes and Armoires
Pine, Mahogany
Antique 1820s Austrian Biedermeier Wardrobes and Armoires
Cherry
Antique Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Dra...
Wood, Cherry
Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Tables
Ormolu
Antique 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Armchairs
Brass
Antique 19th Century French End Tables
Antique Mid-19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Side Tables
Walnut
Antique Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Cabinets
Brass
Antique Late 19th Century German Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Wood, Walnut
Antique 19th Century German Biedermeier Vitrines
Walnut
Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Desks and Writing Tables
Wood, Birch
Antique Mid-19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Gueridon
Wood
Antique Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Industrial and Work Tables
Brass
Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Dr...
Marble, Brass
Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Secretaires
Birch
Antique 1810s German Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Gold
Early 20th Century Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables
Glass, Birch
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Cabinets
Oak
Antique Early 19th Century European Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of D...
Ash
Antique 1840s Swedish Biedermeier Settees
Birch
Antique Late 19th Century Dutch Biedermeier Wardrobes and Armoires
Mahogany
Antique 1850s German Biedermeier Picture Frames
Glass, Paper
Antique Mid-19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Dra...
Walnut
Antique 1880s Swedish Biedermeier Tables
Birch
Early 20th Century Swedish Biedermeier Tables
Burl
Antique 19th Century Danish Biedermeier Trumeau Mirrors
Brass
Antique Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Cabinets
Wood, Walnut
Antique 1830s Italian Biedermeier Side Tables
Marble
20th Century Swedish Art Deco Desks
Birch
Antique Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Side Tables
Wood
Mid-20th Century Austrian Biedermeier Side Tables
Fruitwood
Antique Mid-19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Cabinets
Bronze
Petite Biedermeier For Sale on 1stDibs
How Much is a Petite 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.