Biedermeier Mirrors
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 Mirrors
Walnut
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Fruitwood, Cherry, Mirror
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Mirror, Cherry, Softwood
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Walnut
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Walnut
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Brass
Early 2000s Biedermeier Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Mirror, Birch
1820s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Walnut, Spruce
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Mirror, Mahogany
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Pine, Walnut
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Mirror, Wood, Walnut
20th Century American Biedermeier Mirrors
Walnut, Burl
Early 19th Century Danish Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Mirror, Wood, Fruitwood
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Mirror, Mahogany
1830s German Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Other
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Mirror, Spruce, Nutwood
1820s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Metal
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Gold, Silver
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Birch
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Gold Plate, Gold Leaf
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Glass, Birch
1860s German Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Mirror, Birch
20th Century French Biedermeier Mirrors
Brass
1860s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Wood
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Mirror, Walnut, Spruce
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Wood
Late 20th Century Unknown Biedermeier Mirrors
Glass, Wood
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Fruitwood, Cherry, Mirror
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Brass
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Glass, Wood
1840s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Stucco, Wood
1860s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Stucco, Spruce
1890s Norwegian Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Mahogany
19th Century European Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Mahogany
Mid-19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Cherry
1850s German Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Bronze
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Cherry
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Wood
19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Burl
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Mirror, Cherry, Softwood
Late 19th Century Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
1840s European Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Wood, Lacquer
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Walnut
1830s German Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Cherry
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Mirror, Walnut
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Mirror, Walnut, Giltwood
Late 19th Century European Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Mirror, Mahogany
19th Century Danish Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Mirror, Burl
Late 20th Century British Biedermeier Mirrors
Birdseye Maple, Maple
1830s Czech Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Glass, Mirror, Walnut, Lacquer
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Mirror, Walnut, Spruce
1820s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Walnut, Fruitwood, Mirror
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Mirror, Walnut
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Mirror, Lacquer, Glass, Mahogany, Maple
1820s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Wood, Walnut
Mid-19th Century Czech Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Mirror, Ash, Walnut, Burl
19th Century Czech Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Mirror, Lacquer, Cherry
1840s German Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Mahogany
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Walnut, Mirror
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Gold