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Biedermeier Cabinets

Biedermeier Style

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.

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Style: Biedermeier
19th Century Biedermeier Nutwood Cabinets, Austria circa 1830
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Extraordinary pair of rare 19th century walnut cabinets, coming from the famous Biedermeier period in Austria around 1830. These unique ful...
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Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Cabinets

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Brass

19th Century Fine Biedermeier Walnut Cabinet. Vienna, c. 1830.
Located in Vienna, AT
Hello, We would like to offer you this truly exquisite, early Biedermeier walnut cabinet. The piece was made in Vienna circa 1830. Viennese Biedermeier is distinguished by their sop...
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Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Cabinets

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Walnut

19th Century Biedermeier Walnut Cabinet/ Vitrine/ Bookcase, Austria ca. 1835
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Remarkable 19th century Biedermeier walnut cabinet/ bookcase/ vitrine coming from the early period in Austria around 1835. Elaborately veneered in finest burr walnut the glossy surfa...
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Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Cabinets

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Brass

1995 Biedermeier Style Thomasville Grand Classics Line Breakfront China Hutch
Located in Topeka, KS
Marvelous vintage 1995 Biedermeier Neoclassic Revival Empire Style Thomasville Grand Classics 2-piece lighted breakfront China hutch comprised of a burled maple & black frame, brass ...
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1990s American Biedermeier Cabinets

Materials

Brass

antique 19th century English Biedermeijer flame mahogany on oak 4 door cabinet
Located in Casteren, NL
This magnificent antique English cabinet is a striking example of the Biedermeier style, a design movement that flourished between 1815 and 1848. Renowned for its simplicity, eleganc...
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Early 19th Century English Antique Biedermeier Cabinets

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Mahogany, Oak

19th Century Biedermeier Walnut Half Cabinet / Commode
Located in Darmstadt, DE
Beautiful Biedermeier half cabinet from the time of the late Biedermeier around 1830. The furniture is covered with beautiful walnut veneer on a spruce body. At the top there is a d...
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19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Cabinets

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Walnut, Spruce

19th Century Biedermeier Walnut Half Cabinet
Located in Darmstadt, DE
Beautiful Biedermeier half cabinet from the time of the late Biedermeier / Louis Philippe, around 1845. The furniture is covered with beautiful walnut ven...
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19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Cabinets

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Spruce, Walnut

19th Century Biedemeier Cabinets - Pair, Ashwood with Inlay Works, CZ ca. 1860
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Absolutely rare pair of extravagant late 19th century ashwood cabinets from the so-called "second Biedermeier" era around 1860 in Bohemia (Czech Republic). This exceptional handcraft...
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Mid-19th Century Czech Antique Biedermeier Cabinets

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Brass

20th Century Pair of Biedermeier Nightstands with One Drawer & Door
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of antique Biedermeier style bedside cabinets, late 19th-early 20th century, possibly French or Spanish, each in oblong rectangular form, wood top over a conforming case fitted ...
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Early 20th Century European Biedermeier Cabinets

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Marble

19th Century Fine Pair of Biedermeier Walnut Trumeau Cabinets. Vienna, c. 1825.
Located in Vienna, AT
Hello, This stunning pair of Biedermeier trumeau cabinets ware made in Vienna circa 1825. Viennese Biedermeier is distinguished by their sophisticated proportions, rare and refined ...
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Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Cabinets

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Brass

19th Century Biedermeier Cabinet
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
19th Century Biedermeier Cabinet, Austria, 1830 Birchwood, Biedermeier two door cabinet standing on four block feet with harmonious birch...
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1830s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Cabinets

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Birch

Biedermeier Cabinet from, Early 19th Century
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
Biedermeier Cabinet, body of furniture made of pine wood, veneered with pyramidal mahogany. A classic, straight-lined piece of furniture equipped with a door and a single drawer. ...
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Early 19th Century Antique Biedermeier Cabinets

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Wood, Mahogany

19th-Century Biedermeier Mahogany Secretary Desk in Beautiful Graining
Located in Opole, PL
19th-Century Biedermeier Mahogany Secretary Desk in Beautiful Graining We present you this piece of furniture with three drawers at the bottom, a drop front, and a narrow drawer und...
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Mid-19th Century European Antique Biedermeier Cabinets

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Baize, Mahogany

Austrian Biedermeier Burl Walnut & Mahogany Exotic Inlaid Cask, Circa 1750
Located in Charleston, SC
Austrian Biedermeier Burl Walnut & Mahogany cask with carved molded edge cornice, flanking book matched hinged doors, tulip wood inlays, satinwood inlays, original steel engraved loc...
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1750s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Cabinets

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Steel

Biedermeier Ashwood Cabinet With Inlay Works - 19th Century, Austria, ca. 1840
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Rare Austrian Biedermeier ashwood cabinet, elaborately handcrafted in the period around 1840. The solid spruce body shows an amazing looking thick veneered ashwood surface with amazi...
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Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Cabinets

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Ash, Spruce

19th Century Cabinet with Glass Door and Iron Key, Rustic Biedermeier
Located in Austin, TX
This handsome piece dates to the 19th century. It is most probably a Biedermeier display cabinet, characterized by its structured simple ge...
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Late 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Cabinets

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Brass, Gold Leaf

Pair of Biedermeier walnut and Ebonized Wood Glass Door Book Cabinets
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Biedermeier (19th Century) walnut bookcase / display cabinets featuring oval glass front doors with an ebonized wheel wood pane design, having three adjustable interior shelv...
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19th Century Unknown Antique Biedermeier Cabinets

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Ebony, Glass, Walnut

Biedermeier Style Chest of Drawers With Four Drawers in Maple.
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This very elegant chest of drawers with four drawers is made of maple with ebonized columns. This is a German work in the style of Biedermeier. Circa 1950
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1950s German Vintage Biedermeier Cabinets

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Maple, Wood

Biedermeier Mahogany Veneer Corner Cabinet, Circa 1870
Located in Opole, PL
Biedermeier Mahogany Veneer Corner Cabinet, Circa 1870 This piece of furniture is made of softwood veneered with mahogany and dates from around 1870. It is designed for placement in...
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1870s European Antique Biedermeier Cabinets

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Mahogany, Softwood

Biedermeier Semainier or Tallboy Chest on Chest of Flame Mahogany
Located in Austin, TX
A fine Danish semainier or tall boy (chest-on-chest) from the 19th century, featuring a Biedermeier design of flame-cut mahogany - canopy top over seven graduating, locking drawers w...
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19th Century Danish Antique Biedermeier Cabinets

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Metal, Brass

Vintage 1940's Swedish Locking China Cabinet by Fran Blomstermala Mobelfabrik
Located in New York, NY
Vintage 1940's Swedish Biedermeier style china cabinet with locking door and adjustable shelves by Fran Blomstermala Mobelfabrik. Black paint...
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1940s Swedish Vintage Biedermeier Cabinets

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Glass, Wood

Neoclassical Demilune Half Cabinet, Cherrywood and Brass, France, circa 1810
Located in Regensburg, DE
Rare neoclassical Biedermeier / Empire / Restauration demilune half cabinet from France, circa 1810. Solid cherrywood, partly ebonized. 4 brass leaf ornaments. 4 square tapered co...
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Early 1800s French Antique Biedermeier Cabinets

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Brass

Biedermeier Corner Display Case, Northern Europe, 1st Half 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
A Biedermeier corner display case with a curved front, a two-door lower section with flanking column decoration, a central section also with two doors and a display case top with gla...
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Early 19th Century European Antique Biedermeier Cabinets

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Wood, Birch

Biedermeier Armoire, Walnut Veneer and Full Columns, Austria, circa 1820
Located in Regensburg, DE
Straightlined, unadorned early Biedermeier Armoire from Austria, circa 1820. This two-door neoclassical armoire or wardrobe has a beautifully selected, book-matched walnut veneer and ebonized full columns with carved capitals and bases. It has been fully restored and hand-polished with shellac (French Polished). Underneath the cornice, there is a skirting trim made of walnut roots veneer. Inside it has 5 shelf-plates covered in black fabric. The strict, straight lined design makes it an ideal...
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19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Cabinets

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Walnut

19th Century Biedermeier Cherrywood Vitrine/ Display Cabinet, Austria ca. 1840
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Beautiful, old restored Biedermeier nutwood vitrine cabinet, elaborately handcrafted in the famous period around 1840 in Austria. The solid spruce body shows an amazing looking thick...
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Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Cabinets

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Glass, Cherry, Spruce

Biedermeier Fall Top Desk, South German, 1820
Located in Belmont, MA
Classic Biedermeier fall top desk, South German, 1820, walnut veneer on the outside and mahogany veneer on the inside. It has a beautiful veneer grain. T...
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1820s German Antique Biedermeier Cabinets

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Mahogany, Walnut

19th Century Single Door Viennese Biedermeier Cherrywood Wardrobe
Located in Darmstadt, DE
Beautiful wardrobe from the time of the Biedermeier circa 1850. Made of solid cherrywood. The wardrobe was lovingly restored by us. The wardrobe can be dismantled and shipped dismant...
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Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Cabinets

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Spruce, Cherry

19th Century Wien Armored Cabinet, Safe, Restored and Functioning, All Original
By Wien
Located in Vigonza, Padua
1969 Wien Armored cabinet, safe, restored and functioning, in solid oak the internal structure, covered with panels in welded steel. Measures cm: H 1...
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Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Cabinets

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Steel

19th Century Walnut Nightstand
Located in Darmstadt, DE
Beautiful Biedermeier bedside table in walnut veneer on softwood from Germany. There is a drawer at the top and a door at the bottom. The piece of ...
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Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Cabinets

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Walnut, Pine

19th Century Walnut Nightstand
19th Century Walnut Nightstand
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19th Century Biedermeier Cherrywood Cabinet, Austria circa 1825
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Appealing 19th century cherrywood cabinet, handcrafted in the famous Biedermeier period in Austria around 1825. The clean, straight shaped body made of spruce shows a fantastic fine ...
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Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Cabinets

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Brass

Early 19th Century One-Door Biedermeier Flamed Birch Armoire / Cabinet
Located in Darmstadt, DE
An impressive cabinet from the early Biedermeier period circa 1810, the cabinet was built with a spruce body covered with flamed birch veneer. The flamed birch, the protruding door i...
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19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Cabinets

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Spruce, Birch

Restored Biedermeier Display Cabinet, Maple, Walnut, Polish, Czech, 1850s
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
This elegant Biedermeier display cabinet comes from Bohemia from the mid-19th century. It is made of a combination of walnut and maple wood and has undergone careful restoration. Dur...
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1850s Czech Antique Biedermeier Cabinets

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Glass, Wood, Walnut, Lacquer, Maple

Biedermeier Burl Walnut Pedestal Cabinet
Located in Queens, NY
"Biedermeier Austrian/German (19th Century) burl walnut tall oval shaped pedestal cabinet with a large single front door and ebonized banded trim. Shows age."
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19th Century Unknown Antique Biedermeier Cabinets

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Burl, Walnut

19th Century Biedermeier Cherry Showcase Cabinet / Vitrine
Located in Darmstadt, DE
Beautiful one-door showcase cabinet, the body is made of pine wood with covered cherrywood veneer. The cabinet dates back to the Biedermeier period circa 1830. The glass is original ...
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Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Cabinets

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Pine, Cherry

19th Century German Biedermeier Veneered Mahogany Cabinet - Antique Secretary
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An early 19th Century, antique German Biedermeier two-part cabinet with a writing flap made of hand crafted shellac polished, partly veneered Mahogany, in good condition. The bottom part of the secretary is composed with two large drawers, standing on four wide wooden legs. The inside consists five drawers and two compartments, particularized by polished brass hardware, columns. The top part of the buffet is composed with one large drawer and two small drawers, the center is consisting a storage compartment with an arched...
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Mid-19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Cabinets

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Metal, Brass

Danish Pedestal Cabinet with Full Columns and Carved Capitals in Mahogany
Located in Miami, FL
Beautiful example of a Danish Christian VIII pedestal cabinet from the Biedermeier period in figured mahogany with fully turned veneered columns and carved capitals all in West Indie...
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Early 19th Century Danish Antique Biedermeier Cabinets

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Mahogany

Fine pair of Biedermeier glazed elm display cabinets
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Fine pair of Biedermeier glazed elm display cabinets circa 1840. We are pleased to offer this pair of Swedish biedermeier period vitrines, which offer many possibilities for the hom...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Cabinets

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Glass, Mirror, Elm

19th Century Walnut Nightstand or Pillar Cabinet
Located in Darmstadt, DE
Beautiful Biedermeier walnut veneer bedside table or column cabinet from Germany. All around with very nice walnut veneer and a beautiful veneer picture. The opening handles are made...
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Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Cabinets

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Walnut, Pine

Mid-19th Century Italian Biedermeier Cabinet, Carrara Marble Top Wax Finished
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Mid 19th Century Italian Biedermeier cabinet sideboard in solid wood walnut folder , white Carrara marble top , restored and wax finished Measure cm: H 80 W 110 D 53 This Bied...
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Mid-19th Century Antique Biedermeier Cabinets

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Walnut

Hickory White China Cabinet Biedermeier Genesis Collection
Located in Lake Worth, FL
For FULL item description click on CONTINUE READING at the bottom of this page. Offering One Of Our Recent Palm Beach Estate Fine Furniture Acquisitions Of A High-Quality American-Made Hickory White...
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1980s American Vintage Biedermeier Cabinets

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Satinwood, Glass

Early 19th Century Biedermeier Cherry One-Door Half Cabinet
Located in Darmstadt, DE
Beautiful small early Biedermeier one-door half cabinet with one drawer and one door. In very good hand polished restored condition.
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Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Cabinets

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Cherry, Spruce

Early 19th century birch Biedermeier vanity chest of drawers
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Early 19th century birch biedermeier vanity dressing cabinet circa 1830. Stunning piece of Biedermeier period furniture made in karelian birch. Comprising of two main parts, althou...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Cabinets

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Mirror, Birch

Austrian Biedermeier Bookcase
Located in Hudson, NY
This very fine bookcase is in excellent condition and has great color and style. The book case has four shelves and can work for books or as pictured hear as a display cabinet for ob...
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19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Cabinets

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Walnut

Antique chest of drawers, Northern Europe, around 1870.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Antique chest of drawers from the mid-nineteenth century in the Biedermeier style. The style is characterized by a simple design, corresponding to comfort and functionality. A ches...
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1870s Swedish Antique Biedermeier Cabinets

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Walnut

Large Biedermeier Half-Cabinet, Walnut and Ebonized, South Germany, circa 1820
Located in Regensburg, DE
Early 19th century, rare and very large (127 cm / 50" high) neoclassical Biedermeier Half-Cabinet, Cupboard or small Armoire. Walnut veneered on softwood. Doors inside counter veneer...
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1820s German Antique Biedermeier Cabinets

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Oak, Walnut, Softwood

Biedermeier Cabinet, South German around 1830
Located in Greding, DE
Two-door Biedermeier cabinet in cherry veneer and polished by hand. The panels are decoratively set off in root burl. The interior division consists of three shelves. The cabinet com...
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1830s German Antique Biedermeier Cabinets

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Cherry

Small Biedermeier Cabinet, Northern Germany or Denmark, circa 1820
Located in Belmont, MA
Small Biedermeier cabinet, Northern Germany or Denmark, circa 1820, mahogany veneer. Beautiful veneer grain and nicely carved details. In very good condition.
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1820s German Antique Biedermeier Cabinets

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Mahogany

Biedermeier Drawers Writing Desk Secrétaire Cabinet Swedish Ormolu Detail
Located in Lewes, England
Swedish antique Biedermeier writing desk chiffonier secrétaire cabinet in highly quilted golden birch veneers and finished in the Classic light honey color French polish. It has 2 m...
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Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Cabinets

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Birch

Early 19th Century Biedermeier Cherrywood Half Cabinet / Commode
Located in Darmstadt, DE
This charming Biedermeier half cabinet is crafted from solid cherry wood and dates back to around 1835. Its clean, architectural lines and warm wood tones embody the elegance and pra...
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Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Cabinets

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Cherry, Spruce

Small Biedermeier-Style Walnut Half Cabinet, circa 1920
Located in Darmstadt, DE
A beautifully crafted Biedermeier-style half cabinet made around 1920, featuring exceptional walnut veneer in symmetrical bookmatched patterns. The chevron parquetry and contrasting ...
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Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Cabinets

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Walnut, Spruce

19th Century German Biedermeier Cabinet
Located in Dallas, TX
Gorgeous 19th century German Walnut Biedermeier side cabinet. Beautiful, polished wood with ebonized details and storage inside. A handsome piece!!
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19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Cabinets

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Walnut

19th Century One-Door Biedermeier Cherry Cabinet / Wardrobe
Located in Darmstadt, DE
Very nice beautiful cabinet with straight lines. The cabinet dates from the Biedermeier period and was made of cherrywood, partly solid and partly veneered on spruce wood around 1830...
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19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Cabinets

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Spruce, Cherry

Early 19th Century Biedermeier Cherrywood Half Cabinet / Commode
Located in Darmstadt, DE
This exquisite Biedermeier half cabinet, crafted around 1820, is a fine example of Central European craftsmanship. Made from beautifully grained cherrywood with a warm, honey-toned f...
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Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Cabinets

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Spruce, Cherry

Josephinian Austrian Inlaid Walnut Two Piece 1750s Era Rental Cabinet Secretary
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
2 pieces. Wood. Metal hardware. Top piece has 12 dovetailed drawers. One door containing 2 dovetailed drawers. Bottom has drop front desk containing 4 dovetailed drawers. 70 7/8" h x...
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1750s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Cabinets

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Walnut

Austrian Biedermeier Walnut Ebonized Bookcase
Located in Queens, NY
Austrian Biedermeier (Circa 1825) walnut veneer and ebonized trimmed bookcase with demilune 3 drawer commode base and upper section with 2 doors and 4 small drawers.
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19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Cabinets

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Walnut

Biedermeier Pillar Cabinet, 1st Half 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Mahogany veneered pillar cupboard with two drawers and a slightly convex door. The door is flanked by solid columns with leaf capitals. The cabinet stands on square feet and ends wit...
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Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Cabinets

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Mahogany

Early 9th Century Biedermeier Walnut / Bronze Mounted Bookcase / Cabinet
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Step into the world of the early 19th century with our impeccably crafted Biedermeier cabinet, hailing from the Austro-Hungarian, German, or Northern European origins. This exceptio...
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Early 19th Century Hungarian Antique Biedermeier Cabinets

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Bronze

Pillar Cabinet, circa 1820
Located in Greding, DE
Pillar cabinet with cambered body, one drawer and door, and pillar supports with brass bases and capitals. Mahogany veneered.
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1820s German Antique Biedermeier Cabinets

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Brass

Biedermeier Germany cupboard/ Cabinet, ash wood
By Thomas Germany
Located in Valladolid, ES
One of a kind cupboard , cabinet or armoire of elegant lines, masterpiece of the bourgeois style of the first quarter of the nineteenth century emperor in Germany and Austria (181...
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1830s Antique Biedermeier Cabinets

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Wood

Late Biedermeier Cabinet, circa 1830
Located in Greding, DE
Cabinet with concave curved front and lateral three-quarter-columns with leaf capitals and profiled bases. One-drawer and one-door under the profiled top panel. Mahogany, solid and v...
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1830s German Antique Biedermeier Cabinets

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Mahogany

Biedermeier cabinets for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Biedermeier cabinets for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the Late 20th Century, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage cabinets created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include case pieces and storage cabinets, more furniture and collectibles, tables and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, walnut and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Biedermeier cabinets made in a specific country, there are Europe, Austria, and Germany pieces for sale on 1stDibs. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for cabinets differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $1,450 and tops out at $95,000 while the average work can sell for $7,700.

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