Biedermeier Side Chairs
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 Austrian Antique Biedermeier Side Chairs
Brass
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Side Chairs
Fabric, Cotton, Upholstery, Mahogany
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Side Chairs
Fabric, Upholstery, Velvet, Cherry, Ebony
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Side Chairs
Upholstery, Cherry, Walnut
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Side Chairs
Fabric, Velvet, Mahogany
Early 19th Century European Antique Biedermeier Side Chairs
Wood
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Side Chairs
Upholstery, Walnut
1820s Danish Antique Biedermeier Side Chairs
Suede, Beech, Mahogany
Early 20th Century Swedish Biedermeier Side Chairs
Birch, Hardwood, Velvet
Early 20th Century Austrian Biedermeier Side Chairs
Fabric, Upholstery, Velvet, Ebony
19th Century Antique Biedermeier Side Chairs
Fabric, Upholstery, Fruitwood, Walnut
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Side Chairs
Fruitwood
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Side Chairs
Brass
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Side Chairs
Upholstery, Wood
Mid-19th Century American Antique Biedermeier Side Chairs
Upholstery, Hardwood
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Side Chairs
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Biedermeier Side Chairs
Walnut
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Side Chairs
Upholstery, Walnut
1880s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Side Chairs
Fabric, Elm
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Side Chairs
Bouclé, Cherry
20th Century American Biedermeier Side Chairs
Birch
Early 20th Century Swedish Biedermeier Side Chairs
Leather, Mahogany
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Side Chairs
Cherry
19th Century Antique Biedermeier Side Chairs
Wood, Fabric, Upholstery
19th Century Antique Biedermeier Side Chairs
Upholstery, Walnut
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Side Chairs
Velvet, Ebony, Maple, Walnut, Paint
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Side Chairs
Cherry
1810s German Antique Biedermeier Side Chairs
Fruitwood
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Side Chairs
Walnut
1820s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Side Chairs
Fruitwood, Pearwood
Early 20th Century Austrian Biedermeier Side Chairs
Chenille, Upholstery, Burl
Early 19th Century European Antique Biedermeier Side Chairs
Upholstery, Cherry, Lacquer
19th Century French Antique Biedermeier Side Chairs
Iron
19th Century Dutch Antique Biedermeier Side Chairs
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Side Chairs
Upholstery, Walnut
20th Century American Biedermeier Side Chairs
Upholstery, Wood
1830s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Side Chairs
Fabric, Walnut
1820s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Side Chairs
Cherry
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Side Chairs
Upholstery, Wood
Early 20th Century Unknown Biedermeier Side Chairs
Mahogany
19th Century French Antique Biedermeier Side Chairs
Iron
19th Century Unknown Antique Biedermeier Side Chairs
Iron
20th Century North American Biedermeier Side Chairs
Fabric, Upholstery, Fruitwood
1810s German Antique Biedermeier Side Chairs
Ash
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Side Chairs
Upholstery, Walnut
1830s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Side Chairs
Fabric, Walnut
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Side Chairs
Upholstery, Walnut
20th Century Biedermeier Side Chairs
Upholstery, Cherry
Early 19th Century Antique Biedermeier Side Chairs
Upholstery, Walnut
1840s German Antique Biedermeier Side Chairs
Fabric, Cherry
Early 20th Century Swedish Biedermeier Side Chairs
Fabric, Upholstery, Birch
Mid-20th Century Italian Biedermeier Side Chairs
Cherry
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Side Chairs
Upholstery, Walnut
Early 19th Century European Antique Biedermeier Side Chairs
Fabric, Walnut, Wood
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Side Chairs
Fabric, Cherry, Paint
Early 1900s European Antique Biedermeier Side Chairs
Birch
1960s Vintage Biedermeier Side Chairs
Cotton, Wood, Burl
20th Century Austrian Biedermeier Side Chairs
Wood
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Side Chairs
Cherry
20th Century European Biedermeier Side Chairs
Metal





