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
Continental German Decanter and Glass Set
Located in Queens, NY
Continental German (1900) decanter decorated with painted leaves and cherries (decanter 7½" high)
Paint
Continental German Glass Decanter
Located in Queens, NY
Continental German (19/20th Century) green glass decanter with a center of engraved vine, fluted at the bottom & top of center towards the neck with round green glass stopper.
Glass
Antique Lidded Continental Enamel Painted Milk Glass (Milchglas) Beer Stein
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique glass beer stein. Consisting of a handled stein with a lid decorated throughout with hand painted enamel floral motifs and green line...
Enamel
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
19th Century Biedermeier Ruby Red Overlay Glass Goblet, Gilt Parts, CZ ca. 1840
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Exceptional mid 19th Century ruby red glass goblin from the famous Biedermeier period in Bohemia (Czech Republic). Elaborately made of overlayed ruby glass around 1840, this unusual late Biedermeier glass goblin impresses with its extraordinary shape and beautiful details. Artfully golden hand painted accents combined with the amazing looking cutted parts in the overlayed dark ruby red surface makes this unique antique Biedermeier glass goblet...
Gold
20th Century Purple/ Blue Iridescent Glass Vase/ Tumbler, Engraved, CZ ca. 1920
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Very decorative 20th century blue/ purple glass tumbler or small vase from the 1920s in the Czech republic. This lovely engraved Biedermeier styled glass impresses with its unique ir...
Blown Glass
$585Sale Price / set|44% Off
Biedermeier Carafe and Glass Goblet
Located in Wien, AT
Biedermeier carafe and glass goblet Stopper is missing Glass goblet: Height 11cm Diameter 7cm.
Glass
Goblet, Lid Chalice, Glass, circa 1850, Biedermeier, Austria
Located in Wien, AT
Wonderful goblet with lid, made circa 1850 in the late Biedermeier period in the Middle of Europe, in Austria. This wonderful object is out of ruby red glass which has a beautiful co...
Enamel
$1,250 / item
Continental German Glass Decanter
Located in Queens, NY
2 Continental German-style (19th Century) crystal decanters with ruby colored trim and floral and bird design and stoppers (PRICED EACH)
Crystal
Continental German Etched Glass Decanter
Located in Queens, NY
Continental German cranberry glass decanter with etched scene of ducks and foliage with stopper.
Glass
Set of six Amalgam Glass Goblets, Biedermeier, Peasant Silver, Circa 1860's.
Located in Praha, CZ
A beautiful set of 6 pieces of antique, so-called amalgam glass, which was produced in Bohemia since 1860 as a luxury item, so-called peasant Silver The cups are made of hollow glass...
Silver Plate
Antique Italian Façon De Venise Glass Vase, 19th Century
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A rare antique Italian façon de Venise four handled art glass pedestal vase standing raised on a rounded foot with narrow stem, rounded body and tall slender neck the upper section w...
Blown Glass, Art Glass
$327
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
Goblet, Lid Chalice, Glass, circa 1850, Biedermeier, Austria
Located in Wien, AT
Wonderful goblet with lid, made circa 1850 in the late Biedermeier period in the Middle of Europe, in Austria. This wonderful object is out of ruby red glass which has a beautiful co...
Enamel
Antique Bohemian Ruby Red Enameled Glass Hookah Base, 19th Century
Located in Rostock, MV
This antique hookah base, crafted from ruby glass in the 19th century, was designed specifically for the Persian market. The transparent glass is overlaid with a rich ruby layer, cre...
Bronze
Peacock Green Cut-Glass Decanter
Located in New York, NY
Peacock green cut-glass decanter English, circa 1840. Glass, blown and cut. Measures: 13 1/2 in. high. Condition: Perfect, except for minor flakes on the bottom of stopper.
Glass
$702Sale 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
$1,470 / set
H 10.75 in Dm 4 in
fferrone Czech Clear Contemporary Decanter and Eight Liqueur Shot Glass Set
Located in Chicago, IL
Margot Decanter and eight Dearborn Liqueur Shot Mini clear glass set Entirely hand-formed without the use of molds, the contemporary minimal Margot Decanter is an ideal companion to...
Glass
Crystal Decanter German
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful and substantial red raspberry dark pink cut-to-clear crystal wine or liquor decanter with stopper, in the style of luxury maker Val St. Lambert, circa mid to late-20th ce...
Crystal
$6,437 / 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
Glass Decanter, Galle, circa 1900
By Émile Gallé
Located in New York, NY
Glass decanter, Galle, circa 1900.
Art Glass
Antique Germany Lidded Beer Stein glazed Ceramic, 1900s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A gorgeous beer stein, made in Germany. This beer stein has been made in Germany, circa 1900s. Absolutely gorgeous piece still in great condition, without damage. Lid works properly....
Pewter
Lovely quality antique Victorian glass decanter
Located in Ipswich, GB
Lovely quality antique Victorian glass decanter, having a quality cut glass decanter with the original glass stopper. D. 1880
Glass
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H 6.3 in Dm 3.55 in
Antique Bohemian Biedermeier Opaline Overlay Glass Perfume Bottle, 19th Century
Located in Rostock, MV
An exquisite example of 19th-century Bohemian craftsmanship, this double overlay perfume bottle features milky white and rose pink opaline glass. The body is cut into six side panel...
Glass, Opaline Glass
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H 3 in W 3.5 in D 3.5 in
Rare Classic Biedermeier Gilded Count Buquoy Hyalith (True black) Scent Bottle
Located in Worcester Park, GB
An important and rare gilded low bodied scent bottle with crown shouldered neck and mitre stopper made by Count Boquoy in c1825 made in their revolutionary newly invented opaque true...
Art Glass
Glass in Green Biedermeier Crystal and Pure Gold from the 1950s
By Biedermeier
Located in Milano, MI
Hand-decorated green Biedermeier crystal cup with pure gold details and border, made in the 1950s Ø cm 9 h cm 24 It was an artistic movement that developed between 1815 and 184...
Crystal
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H 6.3 in Dm 3.94 in
Biedermeier Orange and Red Crystal Glass with Acid Decorations from the 1800s
By Biedermeier
Located in Milano, MI
Glass in orange and red Biedermeier crystal, decorated with acid and made in 1800 Measures: Ø cm 10 H cm 16 Biedermeier is was an artistic mo...
Crystal
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H 7.49 in Dm 2.96 in
Glass in Red and Yellow Biedermeier Crystal Decorated with Acid from the 1800s
By Biedermeier
Located in Milano, MI
Glass in yellow and red Biedermeier crystal, decorated with acid and made in 1800 Measures: Ø cm 7,5 H cm 19 Biedermeier is was an artistic m...
Crystal
Vase in Green Biedermeier Crystal Decorated with Acid from the 1800s
By Biedermeier
Located in Milano, MI
Vase in green Biedermeier crystal, decorated with acid and made in 1800 Ø cm 11,5 h cm 22 Biedermeier is was an artistic movement that develo...
Crystal
Blue Biedermeier Crystal Glass with Acid Decorations from the 1800s
By Biedermeier
Located in Milano, MI
Blue Biedermeier crystal glass, decorated with acid and made in 1800. Meaures: Ø cm 10 H cm 17. Biedermeier is was an artistic movement that ...
Crystal
Antique Bohemian Ruby Red Enamelled Glass Vase, 19th Century
Located in Rostock, MV
An elegant ruby red Biedermeier crystal glass vase, crafted with precision in Bohemia, circa 1850. The body is beautifully cut into 6 side panels, each showcasing the vibrant ruby g...
Glass
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H 4.53 in Dm 3.35 in
Biedermeier Glass Beaker 'Cupids on a Rope', Anton Kothgasser, Vienna, ca 1825
By Anton Kothgasser
Located in Vienna, AT
Colorless glass beaker with sweeping wall, with opaque painting 'en terrasse': surrounding depiction above a gilded base, here two rose bushes with ears of corn opposite each other, ...
Glass
Biedermeier Glass
Located in Vienna, AT
Engraved glass goblet showing a hunt scene on the front, which was accounted for a period of the German and Austrian glass production throughout the eighteenth century. Its stained,...
Cut Glass
19th Century Cobalt Blue Glass Goblin Biedermeier Period, Austria circa 1835
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Outstanding early 19th Century Glass Goblin from the renown Biedermeier period in Austria. Elaborately made of dark cobalt blue blown glass around 1835, this artful goblin impresses ...
Blown Glass
Biedermeier Glass Goblin with Silver Lid, Austria, circa 1840
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Rare Biedermeier glass goblin with incredible worked silver lid from the renown period in Austria around 1840. Artfully made of blown glass, this r...
Silver