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Biedermeier Vases and Vessels

Biedermeier Style

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.

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Style: Biedermeier
Vintage Biedermeier Style Bohemian Crystal Ruby Red Cut to Clear Bud Vase
Vintage Biedermeier Style Bohemian Crystal Ruby Red Cut to Clear Bud Vase

Vintage Biedermeier Style Bohemian Crystal Ruby Red Cut to Clear Bud Vase

Located in Clifton Springs, NY

Vintage crystal bud vase is a fine example of ruby red cut-to-clear glass, manufactured in Europe for centuries. The vase features the classic shape and is supported by a round base;...

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Mid-20th Century Czech Biedermeier Vases and Vessels

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Crystal

19th Century Biedermeier Emerald Cut Crystal Oval Octagonal Vase
19th Century Biedermeier Emerald Cut Crystal Oval Octagonal Vase

19th Century Biedermeier Emerald Cut Crystal Oval Octagonal Vase

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

19th Century Biedermeier Emerald Cut Crystal Oval Octagonal Vase European, Austrian or Bohemia, Circa 1860s A quietly stunning example of 19th-century B...

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19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Vases and Vessels

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Crystal

Biedermeier Style Bohemian Cut And Ground Crystal Liquor Bottle
Biedermeier Style Bohemian Cut And Ground Crystal Liquor Bottle

Biedermeier Style Bohemian Cut And Ground Crystal Liquor Bottle

Located in Prato, Tuscany

We kindly suggest that you read the entire description, as with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects. Hand...

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Early 20th Century Czech Biedermeier Vases and Vessels

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Crystal

Mid Century Hertel Jacob German Porcelain Ginger Jar, Signed Fuchs-Nadler
Mid Century Hertel Jacob German Porcelain Ginger Jar, Signed Fuchs-Nadler

Mid Century Hertel Jacob German Porcelain Ginger Jar, Signed Fuchs-Nadler

Located in Soquel, CA

A lovely mid-century Bavarian porcelain ginger jar with gold trim and gilt details by Hertel-Jacob Porzellan (German, 1906-1979). This large ginger jar is ornately decorated with a highly detailed romantic figurative landscape scene, in which three men depicted in gold enjoy an opulent picnic of wine, meat, and fruit under a tree, in front of a large medieval castle complete with a canon and canon balls. A gold leaf motif decorates the backside of the piece. The signature "Fuchs-Nadler" can be found within the picnic scene, underneath the tray of food and wine. Stamped on bottom with mark "Hertel-Jacob Porzelan / Bavaria Germany", and the serial number 1266. Measures 14"H x 7"D. **Please note: The top of the lid has been re-attached and a hairline crack in the gold is visible (see photos). Hertel-Jacob Porzelan History: Porzellfabrik Jacob, Schödl & Co. (1906 until 1912) The factory was founded in 1906 by the industrial Jacob together with his financial partner Schödl and its product range during the first years included giftware items, vases, storage canisters...

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Mid-20th Century German Biedermeier Vases and Vessels

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Gold Plate

19th Century Important Painted, Spanish Terracotta Urns
19th Century Important Painted, Spanish Terracotta Urns

19th Century Important Painted, Spanish Terracotta Urns

Located in Miami, FL

19th century important painted, Spanish terracotta urns. Spectacular reliefs and colors.

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Mid-19th Century Spanish Antique Biedermeier Vases and Vessels

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Ceramic

Antique Dutch Embossed Brass Ash or Coal Bucket w. Lions & Farmer's Life Scenes
Antique Dutch Embossed Brass Ash or Coal Bucket w. Lions & Farmer's Life Scenes

Antique Dutch Embossed Brass Ash or Coal Bucket w. Lions & Farmer's Life Scenes

Located in Lisse, NL

Stunning workmanship bucket with Lion's crest and showing the outdoor activities of Dutch farmers. In the Dutch Biedermeier era this handcrafted coal bucket would have graced the fi...

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19th Century Dutch Antique Biedermeier Vases and Vessels

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Brass, Bronze

French Terra Cotta Head Urns
French Terra Cotta Head Urns

French Terra Cotta Head Urns

Located in Queens, NY

PAIR of French (18th Century) terra cotta urns with heads covered by a drape and an upper wreath border with two handles on top section (PRICED AS PAIR)

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18th Century French Antique Biedermeier Vases and Vessels

Pair Of 19th Century Biedermeier Chased Brass Vases, Austria ca. 1860
Pair Of 19th Century Biedermeier Chased Brass Vases, Austria ca. 1860

Pair Of 19th Century Biedermeier Chased Brass Vases, Austria ca. 1860

Located in Lichtenberg, AT

Amazing looking, intricately decorated pair of late Biedermeier brass vases from the so-called "second period" aorund 1860 in Austria. This artfully made antique brass vases...

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Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Vases and Vessels

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Brass

Historic Cast Iron Garden Urns, Neoclassical Campana Style, 1860
Historic Cast Iron Garden Urns, Neoclassical Campana Style, 1860

Historic Cast Iron Garden Urns, Neoclassical Campana Style, 1860

Located in Wiesbaden, DE

Pair of cast iron garden urns, circa 1860 RSA Antiques Rare pair of garden urns Solid cast iron, circa 1860. Neoclassical Campana shape on a square plinth base, with a continuous be...

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1860s Antique Biedermeier Vases and Vessels

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Iron

Antique glas cup "Farmers silver", Germany around 1880
Antique glas cup "Farmers silver", Germany around 1880

Antique glas cup "Farmers silver", Germany around 1880

Located in Hamburg, DE

“Bauernsilber,” also known as “farmer’s silver,” is a unique technique that became popular in the 19th century, particularly in Germany. Despite its name, it is not real silver but r...

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1880s German Antique Biedermeier Vases and Vessels

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Glass

Bohemian Biedermeier Style Cut And Polished Green Crystal Vase
Bohemian Biedermeier Style Cut And Polished Green Crystal Vase

Bohemian Biedermeier Style Cut And Polished Green Crystal Vase

Located in Prato, Tuscany

Elegant and substantial green crystal vase, produced between 1950 and 1955 in Northern Bohemia, in the Jablonec nad Nisou area—a historically renowned region celebrated for its excel...

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Mid-20th Century Biedermeier Vases and Vessels

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Crystal

Vintage Bavarian KUMPF Wooden Wall Vase, Traditional Folk Art 1970s, Germany
Vintage Bavarian KUMPF Wooden Wall Vase, Traditional Folk Art 1970s, Germany

Vintage Bavarian KUMPF Wooden Wall Vase, Traditional Folk Art 1970s, Germany

Located in Andernach, DE

Beautifully hand decorated 'Kumpf', which origins date back to the 1st to 2nd century a.d., Germany or Tyrol, Austria. The farmers or craftsmen would store their sharpening stone in ...

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19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Vases and Vessels

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Wood

Biedermeier Large Bohemian Crystal Perfume Bottle With German Sterling Silver
Biedermeier Large Bohemian Crystal Perfume Bottle With German Sterling Silver

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 ...

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Late 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Crystal, Sterling Silver

German Copper Glazed Glass Vase
German Copper Glazed Glass Vase

German Copper Glazed Glass Vase

Located in Queens, NY

Continental (poss. German) blue glass vase with applied scroll handles and copper exterior finish.

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19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Vases and Vessels

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Copper

Tole Metal Filigree Basket
Tole Metal Filigree Basket

Tole Metal Filigree Basket

Located in Queens, NY

3 Outdoor (20th Century) oval tole metal basket-form cachepots with filigree base and edge with green painted liner (PRICED EACH)

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20th Century Unknown Biedermeier Vases and Vessels

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Metal

German Green and Orange Ceramic Vase
German Green and Orange Ceramic Vase

German Green and Orange Ceramic Vase

Located in Queens, NY

Germany mid-century olive green ceramic vase with an orange incised centered multiple shell form pattern (JASBA).

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19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Vases and Vessels

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Ceramic

Continental Metal Coffee Canister

Continental Metal Coffee Canister

Located in Queens, NY

2 Continental German-style (20th Century) large metal coffee canisters with glass panel. (PRICED EACH)

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20th Century German Biedermeier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Glass

German Bay Keramic Orange Ceramic Vase with Blue Design
German Bay Keramic Orange Ceramic Vase with Blue Design

German Bay Keramic Orange Ceramic Vase with Blue Design

Located in Queens, NY

German mid-century style square shaped orange \"fat lava\"ceramic vase with blue circle design and cylindrical neck (BAY KERAMIC).

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19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Vases and Vessels

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Ceramic

German White Meissen Porcelain Vase

German White Meissen Porcelain Vase

Located in Queens, NY

German (19th Cent) white Meissen porcelain and gilt trim vase with snake handle and bronze cover

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19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Vases and Vessels

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Bronze

Dutch Copper Pot with Porcelain Handles
Dutch Copper Pot with Porcelain Handles

Dutch Copper Pot with Porcelain Handles

Located in Queens, NY

Continental Dutch-style (19/20th Century) copper cachepot with blue & white porcelain handles

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19th Century Dutch Antique Biedermeier Vases and Vessels

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Copper

German Bay Keramic Orange Ceramic Vase with Blue Design
German Bay Keramic Orange Ceramic Vase with Blue Design

German Bay Keramic Orange Ceramic Vase with Blue Design

Located in Queens, NY

German mid-century style square shaped orange \"fat lava\"ceramic vase with blue circle design and cylindrical neck (BAY KERAMIC).

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19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Vases and Vessels

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Ceramic

Vienna Imperial Porcelain Coffee Service, 8 People, Prussian Blue & Gold, 1825
Vienna Imperial Porcelain Coffee Service, 8 People, Prussian Blue & Gold, 1825

Vienna Imperial Porcelain Coffee Service, 8 People, Prussian Blue & Gold, 1825

Elegant 19-piece coffee service consisting of a coffee pot, a large milk or hot water pot, a large sugar urn and eight coffee cups with saucers. Large bulbous vessels on stepped stan...

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1820s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Vases and Vessels

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Porcelain

German Royal Bonn Red Floral Porcelain Vase
German Royal Bonn Red Floral Porcelain Vase

German Royal Bonn Red Floral Porcelain Vase

Located in Queens, NY

German (19th Cent) Royal Bonn red porcelain shaped vase with floral design and gilt trimmed top and bottom

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19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Vases and Vessels

Pair of Outdoor Meiping Form Cast Iron Urns with Beige and Brown Patina
Pair of Outdoor Meiping Form Cast Iron Urns with Beige and Brown Patina

Pair of Outdoor Meiping Form Cast Iron Urns with Beige and Brown Patina

Located in Queens, NY

PAIR of Contemporary outdoor cast iron floor urns with tapered meiping form bodies and fluted mouths, covered in a natural beige and brown patina. (PRICED AS PAIR)

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20th Century Unknown Biedermeier Vases and Vessels

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Iron

Pair of Outdoor Cast Iron Urns with Beige and Brown Patina
Pair of Outdoor Cast Iron Urns with Beige and Brown Patina

Pair of Outdoor Cast Iron Urns with Beige and Brown Patina

Located in Queens, NY

PAIR of Contemporary outdoor cast iron floor urns with tapered bodies, three small handles around the fluted mouths, and three decorative ridges, covered in a natural beige and brown...

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20th Century Unknown Biedermeier Vases and Vessels

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Iron

German Brown and Yellow Vase
German Brown and Yellow Vase

German Brown and Yellow Vase

Located in Queens, NY

German mid-century style brown vase with center banding with geometric white and yellow pumice textured shapes.

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19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Vases and Vessels

Rosenthal and Wien. Early lidded porcelain vase with two handles. Classic form.
Rosenthal and Wien. Early lidded porcelain vase with two handles. Classic form.

Rosenthal and Wien. Early lidded porcelain vase with two handles. Classic form.

Located in København, Copenhagen

Rosenthal and Wien. Early lidded porcelain vase with two handles. Classic form. Hand-painted at the porcelain factory in Wien. Gold decoration. Burgundy-colored. Early 1900s. Marked....

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Early 20th Century German Biedermeier Vases and Vessels

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Porcelain

Large Antique Dresden Ornamental Vase in Hand-Painted Porcelain
Large Antique Dresden Ornamental Vase in Hand-Painted Porcelain

Large Antique Dresden Ornamental Vase in Hand-Painted Porcelain

Located in København, Copenhagen

Large antique Dresden ornamental vase in hand-painted porcelain. Flowers and gold decoration. Rose in relief on the lid. Ca. 1900. Measures: 37.5 x...

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Early 20th Century German Biedermeier Vases and Vessels

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Porcelain

German Short Green and Tan Drizzle Ceramic Vase
German Short Green and Tan Drizzle Ceramic Vase

German Short Green and Tan Drizzle Ceramic Vase

Located in Queens, NY

German mid-century style short bulbous shaped light green and tan woven design drizzle \"fat lava\" vase with a low neck.

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19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Vases and Vessels

Materials

Lava

German Style Amber Cut Glass Urn
German Style Amber Cut Glass Urn

German Style Amber Cut Glass Urn

Located in Queens, NY

Continental German style amber cut glass floral design urn (19th Cent)

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19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Vases and Vessels

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Cut Glass

German Blue Ceramic Vase with Handle
German Blue Ceramic Vase with Handle

German Blue Ceramic Vase with Handle

Located in Queens, NY

German mid-century style blue and white speckled ceramic vase with elongated handles and long taped neck

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19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Vases and Vessels

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Ceramic

Biedermeier vases and vessels for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Biedermeier vases and vessels for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage vases and vessels created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, building and garden elements and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with crystal, stone and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Biedermeier vases and vessels made in a specific country, there are Europe, Germany, and Austria pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original vases and vessels, popular names associated with this style include Biedermeier, Anton Kothgasser, Anton Michelsen, and Peter R. Hinnerup. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for vases and vessels differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $268 and tops out at $10,000 while the average work can sell for $1,368.