Czech Biedermeier
Antique 1830s European Biedermeier Sofas
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood, Ash, Lacquer
Antique 19th Century Czech Biedermeier Desks and Writing Tables
Wood, Walnut, Lacquer
Antique 1820s Czech Biedermeier Chairs
Fabric, Wood, Lacquer, Upholstery, Cherry
Antique 1830s Czech Biedermeier Desks and Writing Tables
Wood, Ash, Lacquer
Antique Early 19th Century Czech Biedermeier Chairs
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood, Cherry, Lacquer
Antique 1840s Czech Biedermeier Chairs
Lacquer, Upholstery, Fabric, Wood, Walnut
Antique Early 19th Century Czech Biedermeier Chairs
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood, Cherry, Lacquer
Antique Early 19th Century Czech Biedermeier Side Tables
Ash, Lacquer
Antique 19th Century Czech Biedermeier Wardrobes and Armoires
Wood, Walnut, Lacquer
Antique 1830s Czech Biedermeier Desks and Writing Tables
Wood, Walnut, Lacquer
Antique Early 19th Century Czech Biedermeier Cabinets
Glass, Wood, Walnut, Spruce, Lacquer
Antique Early 19th Century Czech Biedermeier Armchairs
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood, Oak, Walnut, Spruce
Antique 19th Century Czech Biedermeier Tables
Cherry, Mirror, Lacquer
Antique 1820s Czech Biedermeier Sofas
Lacquer, Cherry, Fabric, Upholstery, Wood
Antique Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Cabinets
Glass, Walnut, Wood, Lacquer
Antique 1840s Czech Biedermeier Glass
Glass
Antique 19th Century Czech Biedermeier Secretaires
Walnut
Antique 1830s Czech Biedermeier Chairs
Cherry
Antique 1840s Czech Biedermeier Glass
Glass
Antique 1830s Czech Biedermeier More Mirrors
Wood, Walnut
Antique Early 1800s Czech Biedermeier Dining Room Tables
Spruce, Wood, Lacquer
Antique 1820s Czech Biedermeier More Mirrors
Wood, Walnut
Antique Early 19th Century Czech Biedermeier Side Tables
Walnut
Antique 19th Century Czech Biedermeier Dining Room Tables
Wood, Lacquer, Walnut
Antique 1840s Czech Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Walnut
Antique 1820s Czech Biedermeier Glass
Art Glass
Antique 19th Century Czech Biedermeier Dining Room Tables
Wood, Lacquer, Glass, Cherry
Antique 1840s Czech Biedermeier Chairs
Fabric, Wood, Cherry
Antique 1830s Czech Biedermeier Bookcases
Glass, Wood, Walnut, Lacquer
Antique 1850s Czech Biedermeier Pedestals and Columns
Wood, Lacquer
Antique Early 19th Century Czech Biedermeier Cabinets
Glass, Wood, Walnut, Lacquer, Spruce
Antique 1820s Czech Biedermeier Sofas
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood, Cherry, Lacquer
Antique 1830s Czech Biedermeier Chairs
Fabric, Cherry
Antique 1830s Czech Biedermeier Chairs
Fabric, Cherry
Antique 18th Century Czech Biedermeier Side Tables
Ash, Lacquer
Antique 19th Century Czech Biedermeier Dining Room Tables
Wood, Walnut, Lacquer, Fabric
Early 20th Century Czech Biedermeier Bottles
Crystal
Antique 19th Century Czech Biedermeier Side Chairs
Yew
Antique 1820s Czech Biedermeier Armchairs
Upholstery, Wood, Walnut
Antique Early 19th Century Czech Biedermeier Desks and Writing Tables
Wood, Lacquer, Cherry
Early 20th Century Czech Biedermeier Crystal Serveware
Crystal
Mid-20th Century Czech Biedermeier Vases
Crystal
Antique 1810s Czech Empire Sofas
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood, Lacquer
Antique Late 19th Century German Biedermeier Cabinets
Brass, Gold Leaf
Antique 19th Century Czech Biedermeier Chairs
Cherry
Antique 19th Century Czech Biedermeier Dining Room Tables
Walnut
Antique Late 19th Century Czech Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Marble, Iron
Antique 1890s Czech Biedermeier More Mirrors
Wood, Walnut, Fabric, Upholstery, Beech
Early 20th Century Czech Biedermeier Crystal Serveware
Crystal
21st Century and Contemporary Czech Biedermeier Bottles
Art Glass
Antique 19th Century European Biedermeier Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Hardwood
Antique Early 19th Century Italian Biedermeier Side Tables
Yew, Lacquer
Antique Mid-19th Century Czech Glass
Glass
Antique 19th Century Czech Bohemian Glass
Metal
Late 20th Century Macedonian Bauhaus Dining Room Chairs
Fabric, Beech, Bentwood
Late 20th Century Macedonian Bauhaus Dining Room Chairs
Fabric, Beech, Bentwood
Late 20th Century Macedonian Bauhaus Dining Room Chairs
Fabric, Beech, Bentwood
Late 20th Century Macedonian Bauhaus Dining Room Chairs
Fabric, Beech, Bentwood
Late 20th Century Macedonian Bauhaus Dining Room Chairs
Fabric, Beech, Bentwood
Late 20th Century Macedonian Bauhaus Dining Room Chairs
Fabric, Beech, Bentwood
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Czech Biedermeier For Sale on 1stDibs
How Much is a Czech 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.