Biedermeier Tobacco Accessories
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.
Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tobacco Accessories
Porcelain
Early 20th Century German Biedermeier Tobacco Accessories
Silver
Early 20th Century Central American Biedermeier Tobacco Accessories
Silver
Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Tobacco Accessories
Stone, Gold
Late 20th Century Portuguese Biedermeier Tobacco Accessories
Delft, Faience, Terracotta
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Tobacco Accessories
Mahogany
20th Century English Biedermeier Tobacco Accessories
Satinwood, Walnut
20th Century Turkish Biedermeier Tobacco Accessories
Silver Plate
20th Century Biedermeier Tobacco Accessories
Wood
20th Century English Biedermeier Tobacco Accessories
Wood, Bone
21st Century and Contemporary South African Biedermeier Tobacco Accessories
Animal Skin
1950s American Vintage Biedermeier Tobacco Accessories
Brass
Late 19th Century British Antique Biedermeier Tobacco Accessories
Metal
1890s British Antique Biedermeier Tobacco Accessories
Clay