Biedermeier Collectible Jewelry
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.
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Collectible Jewelry
Brass, Enamel
Mid-19th Century Dutch Antique Biedermeier Collectible Jewelry
Silver
Mid-20th Century French Biedermeier Collectible Jewelry
Metal
1960s European Vintage Biedermeier Collectible Jewelry
Brass
Early 20th Century Biedermeier Collectible Jewelry
Metal
1820s English Antique Biedermeier Collectible Jewelry
Silver, Enamel
Early 1900s English Antique Biedermeier Collectible Jewelry
Silver
Mid-20th Century Indian Biedermeier Collectible Jewelry
Stone, Agate, Metal
Early 20th Century British Biedermeier Collectible Jewelry
Mahogany, Cedar
Early 1900s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Collectible Jewelry
Sterling Silver
1930s American Vintage Biedermeier Collectible Jewelry
Metal, Enamel
Early 20th Century Austrian Biedermeier Collectible Jewelry
Silver
1920s English Vintage Biedermeier Collectible Jewelry
Silver, Sterling Silver
Early 1900s English Antique Biedermeier Collectible Jewelry
Silver, Sterling Silver
1840s Swedish Antique Biedermeier Collectible Jewelry
Silver
Mid-19th Century Dutch Antique Biedermeier Collectible Jewelry
Silver