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
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...
Category
1830s German Antique Biedermeier Cabinets
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Danish Walnut Cabinet
Located in Opole, PL
We present you this mahogany cabinet from the 2nd half of the 19th century, with fronts veneered with pyramidal mahogany.
The piece of furniture is of the cabinet type, with four dr...
Category
19th Century Danish Antique Biedermeier Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
Biedermeier Nightstand or Small Cabinet
Located in Belmont, MA
This original 19th century Biedermeier Nightstand has a very pretty walnut veneer.
The small cabinet has one door, behind the door is a shelf....
Category
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
Biedermeier Vitrine Cabinet in Fruitwood & Ebonized Detail, Germany, circa 1825
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th century German Biedermeier vitrine on cabinet base in fruitwood with ebonized and gilt accents. The display case with architectural pediment, fronted by glass panels with flanki...
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19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Cabinets
Materials
Fruitwood
Biedermeier Armoire, around 1830
Located in Greding, DE
Two-door Biedermeier cabinet in cherry with panelled fields on the doors and baluster-shaped legs. The cornice is moulded several times. The wardrobe is fitted with a shelf and a clo...
Category
1830s German Antique Biedermeier Cabinets
Materials
Cherry
Biedermeier Armoire, Walnut Veneer, Full Columns, Vienna, Austria circa 1825
Located in Regensburg, DE
Beautiful restored original Biedermeier Armoire / Wardrobe / Cabinet in Walnut Veneer with a convex front and fluted full column from Vienna, Austria circa 1825
Walnut veneered on so...
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1820s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Cabinets
Materials
Metal
$6,697 Sale Price
41% Off
Pair of Austrian Biedermeier Cabinets with Single Drawer and Door, circa 1870
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of Austrian Biedermeier style walnut veneered cabinets with banded inlay from the second half of the 19th century. Each of this pair of Biedermeier stands features a rectangul...
Category
Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Cabinets
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Biedermeier Armoire, Central Germany, around 1830
Located in Greding, DE
Biedermeier cabinet with two doors, two drawers and a protruding cornice. The wardrobe is veneered in cherry and has been polished by hand. The doors have panels with segmental arche...
Category
1830s German Antique Biedermeier Cabinets
Materials
Cherry
Biedermeier Corner Cabinet, Cherry Veneer, Ebony, South Germany circa 1820
Located in Regensburg, DE
Beautiful antique Biedermeier Corner Cabinet in cherry veneer from South Germany around 1820.Cherry veneered on softwood. Partly ebo...
Category
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Cabinets
Materials
Metal, Brass, Iron
$4,843 Sale Price
50% Off
Biedermeier Cabinet, South German 1810, Walnut
Located in Belmont, MA
Biedermeier cabinet, South German 1810. Small cabinet or nightstand of the Biedermeier period. The cabinet has a beautiful walnut veneer. It stands on high legs and has one door and ...
Category
1810s German Antique Biedermeier Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
Restored Biedermeier Small Display Cabinet, Cherry Wood, Polish, Czech, 1850s
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
This elegant small Biedermeier display cabinet comes from Czechoslovakia from the mid-19th century. It is made of solid wood with cherry veneer and features ebonized columns and deco...
Category
1850s Czech Antique Biedermeier Cabinets
Materials
Glass, Wood, Lacquer, Cherry
Restored Biedermeier Display Cabinet, Walnut, Solid Spruce, 1830s, Czechia
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Restored Biedermeier 1-door display cabinet.
Period: 1830-1839
Source: Czechia
Material: Walnut, Solid Spruce, Glass
Number of shelves: 4 (f...
Category
Early 19th Century Czech Antique Biedermeier Cabinets
Materials
Glass, Wood, Walnut, Lacquer, Spruce
Original Asian-Style Small Cabinet, Wood, Lacquer, Paint, China, 1850s
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
This charming Asian-style cabinet originates from China and dates back to the mid-19th century. It is crafted from lacquered and painted wood, adorned with rich ornaments and colors ...
Category
1850s Czech Antique Biedermeier Cabinets
Materials
Wood, Lacquer, Paint
Vintage Boho Biedermeier Style Leaded Glass Breakfront
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning vintage Boho breakfront. Done in the Biedermeier style with Greek Key molding and leaded mullion glass doors. Incredible rolling clouds interior wall paper. Monumental in ...
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Mid-19th Century American Antique Biedermeier Cabinets
Materials
Metal
Biedermeier Walnut Cabinet
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Fine biedermeier walnut cabinet in very good original condition with signs of usage.
Category
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
Vintage Custom Built KPS Pediment Bourbon Cabinet
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Incredible vintage custom built Bourbon cabinet. Made by the iconic KPS in Chicago. Beautiful towering pediment frame with inset glass doors and wooden...
Category
Late 20th Century North American Biedermeier Cabinets
Materials
Glass
Mahogany chest of drawers, Northern Europe, circa 1850.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Mahogany chest of drawers, Northern Europe, circa 1880.
Chest of drawers in very good condition, after professional renovation.
wood: mahogany
dimensions: height 138 cm
width 105...
Category
Mid-19th Century Scandinavian Antique Biedermeier Cabinets
Materials
Mahogany
Biedermeier style corner chest of drawers, Northern Europe.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Antique corner 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.
...
Category
Mid-19th Century Scandinavian Antique Biedermeier Cabinets
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Biedermeier Czech Display Cabinet, Shellac Polish, Walnut
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Shipping to any US port only for $290 USD
19th century Biedermeier display cabinet from Austria
Completely restored, surface made by shellac polish.
Category
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Cabinets
Materials
Wood, Lacquer, Glass, Walnut
19th Century Biedermeier Nutwood Cabinet with Drawer, Austria, circa 1850
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Charming 19th century Biedermeier nutwood cabinet from the famous period in Austria around 1850. Adorned by a fantastic looking mirror matched nutwood veneer work, this antique cabinet provides a large lockable door keeping the still original lock and a practical drawer on top. Inside the cabinet you will have a lot of storage space divided into four comparmtents. The narrow design makes this masterpiece the perfect addition even for smaller rooms...
Category
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Cabinets
Materials
Brass
Architectural Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Cabinet
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
A very rare and elegant Biedermeier cabinet of architectural form. Very simple in design with a fantastic and warm burr-ash veneer, accentuated with ebonized thread inlay, discs and ...
Category
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Cabinets
Materials
Ash, Fruitwood
Antique chest of drawers, northern Europe, around 1870.
Located in Chorzów, PL
An antique chest of drawers from the end of the 19th century.
The furniture is in very good condition, after professional renovation.
Dimensions: height 86 cm / width 90 cm / depth...
Category
Mid-19th Century Scandinavian Antique Biedermeier Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
Antique chest of drawers, Northern Europe, circa 1860.
Located in Chorzów, PL
An antique chest of drawers from around 1860, in the elegant Biedermeier style, is a unique piece of furniture from Northern Europe. The Biedermeier style is distinguished by its sim...
Category
Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Biedermeier Cabinets
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Biedermeier chest of drawers, ca. 1860.
Located in Chorzów, PL
An elegant chest of drawers from around 1860, in the classic Biedermeier style, which is characterized by simple, functional design, emphasizing comfort of use. The piece of furnitur...
Category
Mid-19th Century Scandinavian Antique Biedermeier Cabinets
Materials
Mahogany
Biedermeier Drum Cabinet
Located in New York, NY
Constructed of solid birch, fir and mahogany and veneered in choice flame mahogany with birch banding, this Classic cabinet was often used as a pedestal, to display sculpture, a bust from antiquity...
Category
1820s Swedish Antique Biedermeier Cabinets
Materials
Mahogany
$5,180
Austrian Biedermeier Period Walnut Buffet with Geometric Pyramidal Marquetry
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Austrian Biedermeier period walnut buffet from the mid-19th century, with marquetry motifs and tapered feet. Created in Imperial Austria during the...
Category
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
Biedermeier cabinet, Northern Europe, circa 1860.
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...
Category
1860s Swedish Antique Biedermeier Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
Mahogany cabinet, Northern Europe, circa 1860.
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...
Category
1870s Scandinavian Antique Biedermeier Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
Antique chest of drawers, Northern Europe, circa 1880.
Located in Chorzów, PL
An antique chest of drawers from the end of the 19th century.
The piece of furniture is in very good condition, after professional renovation.
Dimensions: height 88 cm / width 92 c...
Category
Mid-19th Century Scandinavian Antique Biedermeier Cabinets
Materials
Mahogany
Dutch Vitrine in antique Biedermeier Style Intarsia Work birch inlay
Located in Berlin, DE
Light mahogany on solid wood.
Exceptionally rich intarsia work.
2 doors with glass.
Category
20th Century Dutch Biedermeier Cabinets
Materials
Birch
Restored Biedermeier Display Cabinet, Walnut, Glass, 1820s, Austria
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
This stunning display cabinet, crafted in the Biedermeier style, dates back to the early 19th century and was made in Austria. It is constructed from fine walnut wood and adorned wit...
Category
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Cabinets
Materials
Glass, Wood, Walnut, Lacquer
Biedermeier Display Cabinet Made in 1830s Germany, Fully Restored Walnut
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Style:19th
century Biedermeier
Period:1830-1839
Origin:Germany
Measures: Height:214 cm / 84.25"
Width:178 cm / 70.08"
Depth:53 cm / 20.87".
Category
1830s German Antique Biedermeier Cabinets
Materials
Glass, Walnut
Biedermeier Small Birch Cabinet
Located in Memphis, TN
Small birch Biedermeier cabinet with a single drawer and scrolled feet.
Category
20th Century Biedermeier Cabinets
Materials
Birch
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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