Biedermeier Decorative Objects
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.
1840s Swedish Antique Biedermeier Decorative Objects
Wood, Oak, Paper, Fruitwood
Mid-20th Century Czech Biedermeier Decorative Objects
Crystal
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Decorative Objects
Cut Glass
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Decorative Objects
Crystal
Mid-18th Century German Antique Biedermeier Decorative Objects
Brass, Copper
Mid-20th Century European Biedermeier Decorative Objects
Crystal
Mid-19th Century Spanish Antique Biedermeier Decorative Objects
Ceramic
Early 20th Century German Biedermeier Decorative Objects
Porcelain
1830s Hungarian Antique Biedermeier Decorative Objects
Brass, Steel
1860s Antique Biedermeier Decorative Objects
Iron
19th Century Dutch Antique Biedermeier Decorative Objects
Brass, Bronze
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Decorative Objects
Wood
19th Century French Antique Biedermeier Decorative Objects
Metal, Bronze, Enamel
1870s German Antique Biedermeier Decorative Objects
Metal
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Decorative Objects
Cherry
Mid-20th Century German Biedermeier Decorative Objects
Gold Plate
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Biedermeier Decorative Objects
Wood, Cherry, Ebony
19th Century Antique Biedermeier Decorative Objects
Glass, Opaline Glass, Uranium Glass
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Decorative Objects
Fruitwood
Mid-19th Century Antique Biedermeier Decorative Objects
Glass, Cut Glass, Opaline Glass
1810s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Decorative Objects
Maple
Early 20th Century Czech Biedermeier Decorative Objects
Crystal
Mid-20th Century German Biedermeier Decorative Objects
Porcelain
Mid-19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Decorative Objects
Brass
19th Century Antique Biedermeier Decorative Objects
Crystal
1850s German Antique Biedermeier Decorative Objects
Cherry
1820s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Decorative Objects
Alabaster, Metal
1820s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Decorative Objects
Iron
1840s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Decorative Objects
Silver
1850s French Antique Biedermeier Decorative Objects
Brass
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Decorative Objects
Porcelain
Early 19th Century Hungarian Antique Biedermeier Decorative Objects
Brass
19th Century European Antique Biedermeier Decorative Objects
Ceramic
Early 19th Century French Antique Biedermeier Decorative Objects
Leather, Fabric
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Decorative Objects
Brass
Mid-19th Century Antique Biedermeier Decorative Objects
Enamel
Late 20th Century French Biedermeier Decorative Objects
Bronze
20th Century German Biedermeier Decorative Objects
Lucite
Mid-19th Century Antique Biedermeier Decorative Objects
Enamel
1840s German Antique Biedermeier Decorative Objects
Brass, Iron, Gold Leaf
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Decorative Objects
Maple
1860s Belgian Antique Biedermeier Decorative Objects
Silver Leaf
1820s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Decorative Objects
Silver
Mid-19th Century Antique Biedermeier Decorative Objects
Enamel
1870s German Antique Biedermeier Decorative Objects
Leather, Beads
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Decorative Objects
Zebra Wood, Yew, Amboyna, Satinwood
1850s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Decorative Objects
Silver
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Decorative Objects
Silver
1850s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Decorative Objects
Silver
1830s Italian Antique Biedermeier Decorative Objects
Fruitwood
Mid-20th Century Austrian Biedermeier Decorative Objects
Ceramic, Pottery, Porcelain
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Decorative Objects
Brass, Iron
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Decorative Objects
Glass, Walnut
1880s Swiss Antique Biedermeier Decorative Objects
Steel
1840s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Decorative Objects
Fruitwood
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Decorative Objects
Wood
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Decorative Objects
Birch
Late 20th Century German Biedermeier Decorative Objects
Porcelain
1840s Czech Antique Biedermeier Decorative Objects
Uranium Glass
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Decorative Objects
Brass





