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.
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Mirror, Walnut, Spruce
Mid-20th Century Biedermeier Mirrors
Mirror, Wood, Burl
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Mirror, Walnut, Spruce
1810s German Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Glass, Cherry
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Mirror, Walnut, Spruce
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Pine, Walnut
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Mirror, Cherry, Fruitwood
Mid-19th Century Czech Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Mirror, Ash, Walnut, Burl
Early 19th Century Danish Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Mirror, Wood, Fruitwood
1830s German Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Mahogany, Maple
1830s Czech Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Glass, Mirror, Walnut, Lacquer
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Mirror, Mahogany
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Brass
1830s German Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Cherry
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Walnut
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Gold, Silver
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Mirror, Walnut
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Mirror, Mahogany
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Gold
Late 20th Century Unknown Biedermeier Mirrors
Glass, Wood
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Brass
1860s German Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Mirror, Birch
1820s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Metal
19th Century French Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Glass, Mirror, Wood, Cherry
Early 2000s Biedermeier Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
1890s Norwegian Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Mahogany
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Wood
19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Mahogany, Mirror
1840s German Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Mahogany
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Gold Plate, Gold Leaf
1860s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Wood
1820s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Walnut, Spruce
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Cherry
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Mirror, Nutwood
1850s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Stucco, Spruce
1840s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Stucco, Wood
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Mirror, Walnut, Giltwood
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Mirror, Spruce, Ash
Early 1900s Italian Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Cherry
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Mirror, Wood, Walnut
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Mirror, Cherry, Softwood
Mid-19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Cherry
1860s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Stucco, Spruce
1870s German Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Mirror, Wood, Burl
1830s German Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Ash
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Mirror, Walnut
1850s German Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Bronze
19th Century European Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Mahogany
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Walnut
Mid-19th Century Danish Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Mirror, Giltwood
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Cherry
1810s German Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Wood
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Glass, Wood
20th Century American Biedermeier Mirrors
Walnut, Burl
1840s European Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Wood, Lacquer
20th Century French Biedermeier Mirrors
Brass
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Mirror, Birch
19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Burl
19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Bronze