Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
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.
1980s American Vintage Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Satinwood, Glass
Early 19th Century Danish Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Mahogany
1820s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Birch
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Fruitwood, Cherry
1880s Swedish Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut
1870s Swedish Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut
Early 20th Century European Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wood
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Mahogany
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut, Spruce
1960s Austrian Vintage Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wood
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Bronze
1830s German Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Mahogany
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Mahogany
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Softwood
1850s Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Marble
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Fruitwood
Mid-19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Mahogany
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wood, Burl
1890s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut
1820s Russian Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Bronze
1830s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut
19th Century Italian Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut, Spruce
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut
Early 20th Century German Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wood, Hardwood, Maple
Early 19th Century Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut, Spruce
1820s Swedish Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Ash, Ebony
1890s Polish Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Palisander
1890s Polish Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Palisander
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Birch
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut, Burl
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut, Fruitwood
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass
1810s Italian Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Fir
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Maple
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Pine
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Cherry
1860s Norwegian Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Ebony
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Glass, Cherry, Ebony, Softwood
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass, Iron
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Cherry, Glass
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass
2010s Spanish Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Maple
1860s Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Mahogany
19th Century French Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut, Spruce
1840s German Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Birch