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
Biedermeier Cabinet, Northern Europe, circa 1870, After Renovation
Located in Chorzów, PL
Biedermeier chest of drawers, Northern Europe, circa 1870. Furniture in very good condition, after professional renovation.
Dimensions: height: 78 cm, width: 78 cm, depth: 40 cm.
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1870s Scandinavian Antique Biedermeier Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
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...
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Early 19th Century Czech Antique Biedermeier Cabinets
Materials
Glass, Wood, Walnut, Lacquer, Spruce
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.
Category
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Cabinets
Materials
Brass
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
Materials
Mahogany, Walnut
Biedermeier Bollard Cabinet, Sweden, 1860s, Restored
Located in Chorzów, PL
Unique Biedermeier bollard cabinet
Northern Europe, circa 1860.
After professional renovation, polished and refinished in high gloss. Excellent cond...
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1860s Swedish Antique Biedermeier Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
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!!
Category
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
Corner Biedermeier Cabinet from 1928, Northern Europe
Located in Chorzów, PL
Corner chest of drawers from 1928.
1928 proof of purchase
Very good condition.
Mahogany wood
dimensions: height 173 cm width 90 cm depth 65 cm.
Category
1920s Swedish Vintage Biedermeier Cabinets
Materials
Mahogany
Early 19th Century Biedermeier Cherrywood Half Cabinet / Commode
Located in Darmstadt, DE
Very beautiful and practical Biedermeier half cabinet made of cherry wood. The cabinet has a drawer at the top and 2 doors to open at the bottom. On the sides there are two cherry solid wood columns...
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Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Cabinets
Materials
Spruce, Cherry
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 ...
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Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Cabinets
Materials
Ash, Fruitwood
Antique Cabinet, Sweden, circa 1900
Located in Chorzów, PL
An antique chest of drawers / cabinet from the end of the 19th century.
Bidermeier style
Dimensions: Height 152 cm / width 79 cm / depth 56 cm.
Category
Early 1900s Swedish Antique Biedermeier Cabinets
Materials
Mahogany
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
Materials
Mirror, Birch
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...
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Late 20th Century North American Biedermeier Cabinets
Materials
Glass
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...
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1850s Czech Antique Biedermeier Cabinets
Materials
Glass, Wood, Lacquer, Cherry
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...
Category
1870s Swedish Antique Biedermeier Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
Hickory White China Cabinet Biedermeier Genesis Collection
Located in Lake Worth, FL
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1980s American Vintage Biedermeier Cabinets
Materials
Satinwood, Glass
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 ...
Category
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Cabinets
Materials
Walnut, Pine
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
Materials
Glass, Cherry, Spruce
Display cabinet, France, circa 1890. After renovation.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Display cabinet, France, circa 1890.
Very good condition, after professional renovation.
Wood: walnut
dimensions height 167 cm width 77 cm depth 45 cm
Category
1890s French Antique Biedermeier Cabinets
Materials
Walnut, Glass
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
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...
Category
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Cabinets
Materials
Spruce, Cherry
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...
Category
Early 19th Century European Antique Biedermeier Cabinets
Materials
Wood, Birch
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
19th Century Fine Biedermeier Tall Trumeau Chest, c. 1825.
Located in Vienna, AT
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This elegant tall Biedermeier trumeau tall chest was made in Vienna circa 1825.
Viennese Biedermeier is distinguished by their sophisticated proportions, rare and refined des...
Category
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Cabinets
Materials
Brass
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
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
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...
Category
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Cabinets
Materials
Fruitwood
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...
Category
1830s German Antique Biedermeier Cabinets
Materials
Cherry
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
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 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
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 Mahogany Cabinet from circa 1880
Located in Chorzów, PL
Antique, elegant chest of drawers, a bar from the end of the 19th century in Biedermeier style after professional renovation, finished in polythene.
Wood: mahogany,
Year: circa...
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1880s Danish Antique Biedermeier Cabinets
Materials
Mahogany
Biedermeier Cabinet, around 1835
Located in Greding, DE
Two-door Biedermeier walnut cabinet with coffered doors and profiled cornice. The edges are set off in poplar.
Category
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Cabinets
Materials
Poplar, Walnut, Wood
Biedermeier Antique High Board, 1840's, Germany, Empire Style, Rococo, 1840s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Biedermeier; antique high board Goldwood; Baroque, antique, Art Deco, Biedermeier, Rococo; Germany; Scandinavia; Industrial Revolution; Empire style;
Antique Biedermeier high boa...
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1840s German Antique Biedermeier Cabinets
Materials
Wood
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.
Category
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Cabinets
Materials
Mahogany
Biedermeier Mahogany Cabinet from circa 1900
Located in Chorzów, PL
A stylish chest of drawers from the turn of the century. Furniture after professional renovation, finished in polythene.
Wood: mahogany,
Year: circa 1900,
Origin: Northern E...
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Early 1900s Danish Antique Biedermeier Cabinets
Materials
Mahogany
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 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
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
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.