Biedermeier Jewelry Boxes
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.
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Jewelry Boxes
Brass
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Jewelry Boxes
Maple, Walnut, Paint
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Jewelry Boxes
Mirror, Birch, Ebony, Maple
Mid-19th Century Antique Biedermeier Jewelry Boxes
Walnut
1830s Antique Biedermeier Jewelry Boxes
Ash
1840s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Jewelry Boxes
Mahogany, Maple, Oak
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Jewelry Boxes
Wood
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Jewelry Boxes
Ebony, Walnut, Maple
20th Century Biedermeier Jewelry Boxes
Brass
Mid-19th Century French Antique Biedermeier Jewelry Boxes
Boxwood
19th Century English Antique Biedermeier Jewelry Boxes
Brass
Late 20th Century Moroccan Biedermeier Jewelry Boxes
Bone
1960s Chinese Vintage Biedermeier Jewelry Boxes
Brass
1830s English Antique Biedermeier Jewelry Boxes
Wood
19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Jewelry Boxes
Bone, Birch
Mid-20th Century Danish Biedermeier Jewelry Boxes
Rosewood, Walnut
20th Century French Biedermeier Jewelry Boxes
Crystal, Bronze, Ormolu
Early 1900s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Jewelry Boxes
Ormolu
Early 20th Century English Biedermeier Jewelry Boxes
Tin
1920s Austrian Vintage Biedermeier Jewelry Boxes
Brass
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Jewelry Boxes
Brass
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Jewelry Boxes
Walnut, Burl
1820s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Jewelry Boxes
Mirror, Maple
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Jewelry Boxes
Ebony, Walnut, Maple
Mid-20th Century Italian Biedermeier Jewelry Boxes
Opaline Glass
1820s Swedish Antique Biedermeier Jewelry Boxes
Birch
Mid-19th Century European Antique Biedermeier Jewelry Boxes
Opaline Glass
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Biedermeier Jewelry Boxes
Bronze
Mid-19th Century French Antique Biedermeier Jewelry Boxes
Bronze
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Jewelry Boxes
Ash, Ebony, Maple, Walnut
1830s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Jewelry Boxes
Brass
Mid-19th Century European Antique Biedermeier Jewelry Boxes
Opaline Glass