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.
Biedermeier Style Bohemian Cut And Ground Crystal Liquor Bottle
Located in Prato, Tuscany
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Crystal
Antique Bohemian Biedermeier Overlay Enameled Glass Perfume Bottle, 19th Century
Located in Rostock, MV
An exceptional 3-layer cut overlay uranium green glass perfume bottle from the Biedermeier era. This piece is crafted from clear transparent glass, double...
Glass, Opaline Glass, Uranium Glass
Biedermeier Large Bohemian Crystal Perfume Bottle With German Sterling Silver
Located in Prato, Tuscany
An elegant and sculptural large-sized perfume or cologne bottle, crafted from refined hand-cut crystal and finished with a German sterling silver mount; its slender shape is unusual ...
Crystal, Sterling Silver
Antique Bohemian Milky White Enamelled Opaline Glass Perfume Bottle, 19th C
Located in Rostock, MV
Antique Bohemian opaline glass perfume bottle with crystal stopper from the Biedermeier era milky white opaline alabaster glass with cut to clear crystal stopper the circular body ...
Enamel
$335
H 4.72 in Dm 4.72 in
Bohemian 'Pique Fleurs' Vase, Bright Green Crystal Cut-to-Clear, with Grille
By Bohemia
Located in Verviers, BE
Vibrant, meadow-green cased-crystal glass vase in the Bohemian style with cut-to-clear decoration of palms and trellis. This design for vases is often called 'Pique fleurs' or 'rose-...
Crystal
$713Sale Price|20% Off
H 5.91 in Dm 4.73 in
20th Century French Lalique Glass Apple for Nina Ricci Perfume Bottle, 1952
By Lalique
Located in LEGNY, FR
Beautiful 20th century French Lalique clear and frosted crystal Nina Ricci apple perfume bottle. This wonderful perfume bottle has a frosted apple shaped body with clear leaf decora...
Glass
$6,581 / set
H 4.73 in Dm 3.35 in
19th Century Pair of Opaline Crystal Perfume Bottle by Jean-Baptiste Desvignes
Located in Paris, FR
Pair of perfume bottles with their ball-shaped stoppers in “bulle de savon” (soap bubble) Opaline. They are each decorated with a frieze of gol...
Opaline Glass
Crystal Perfume Bottle with Stopper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautiful cut glass or crystal perfume bottle. The bulbous bottle with the elongated matching Stopper is lovely combination The piece is a nice stand-alone piece or works well as...
Crystal
Antique Brilliant Cut Glass Perfume Bottle with Sterling Silver Top Cap
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Nicely cut glass perfume bottle with Sterling silver top. Marked sterling and hallmarked. In excellent antique condition with minimal wear.
Sterling Silver
Antique Sterling Silver Scent or Perfume Bottle with Chased Decoration
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique perfume bottle is signed by an unknown English maker and dates to approximately 1898 and done in the period Victorian style. The bottle is done in sterling silver with a...
Sterling Silver
$899 / set
H 2 in Dm 4 in
Antique Art Deco Malachite Green Glass Perfume Spray Bottle & Dresser Jar Set
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique dresser jar and perfume bottle are unsigned, but presumed to have been made in Austria in approximately 1920 in the period Art Deco s...
Metal
Antique Bohemian Cranberry Overlay Cut to Clear Glass Vase with Roses
By Moser Glassworks, William Fritsche
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique Bohemian glass vase. With a cranberry overlay cut to clear glass. Wheel engraved with various species of roses to the ...
Cut Glass
ART DECO ANTiQUE STERLING SILVER PERFUME BOTTLE IN ROUND CUT GLASS CRYSTAL
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this medium sized Art Deco Antique cut glass Crystal Perfume bottle flask with sterling silver cap A very ...
Sterling Silver
19th Century Small Porcelain Enameled Scent Perfume Bottle
Located in Delft, NL
19th century small porcelain enameled scent perfume bottle Porcelain enameled bottle with floral decor and Dutch silver cap The cap is marked with the...
Silver
Art Deco Blue Cut Glass Perfume Bottle, c1930
Located in Devon, England
A truly beautiful Art Deco large perfume bottle with a very attractive and iconic shape and patterning with geometric black enamel decoration to b...
Cut Glass
Pair of Antique 19th Century Bohemian Green Cut Glass Vases
Located in London, GB
Pair of antique 19th century bohemian green cut glass vases Bohemian, circa 1870 Dimensions: Height 23cm, diameter 13cm Cut from uranium glas...
Cut Glass
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H 5.91 in Dm 4.14 in
Antique Bohemian Yellow Enamelled Opaline Uranium Glass Perfume Bottle, 19th C
Located in Rostock, MV
Extremely Rare 19th Century Bohemian Opaline Decanter with Stopper – Museum Quality An exceptional and highly Bohemian opaline glass decanter, circa 1840, in the rare green/yellow u...
Enamel
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H 4.93 in Dm 2.17 in
Antique Bohemian Biedermeier Overlay Opaline Glass Perfume Bottle, 19th Century
Located in Rostock, MV
Exceptional Bohemian Opaline Glass Perfume Bottle with Stopper In double overlay milky white and blue opaline Glass The body is cut in 6 side panels, separated by the glass overlay...
Enamel
Orange and Silver Biedermeier Crystal Bottle from 1800
By Biedermeier
Located in Milano, MI
Orange and silver Biedermeier crystal bottle, made in 1800 Ø cm 25 h cm 54 Biedermeier is was an artistic movement that developed between 1815 and 1848. The term initially spread a...
Crystal, Silver
Biedermeir Style Bohemia Pair of Ruby Red Crystal Bottles Cut and Grinded
Located in Prato, Tuscany
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Crystal
19th Century Sky Blue Glass Bottle Biedermeier Mouth Blown, Austria, circa 1840
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Gorgeous blue Biedermeier glass bottle from the mid-19th century in Austria, circa 1840. This beautiful shaped glass bottle comes with a glass plug sh...
Blown Glass