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.
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Mahogany
19th Century Danish Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wood, Paint
1850s Scandinavian Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Mahogany
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Maple, Walnut
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Spruce, Cherry
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Mahogany
Late 20th Century North American Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Glass
1850s Scandinavian Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut, Spruce
1830s European Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wood, Paint
Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Pine
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Spruce, Cherry
1820s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Poplar
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Burl
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Ash, Maple
19th Century Unknown Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Burl, Walnut
1830s German Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Oak, Walnut, Softwood
19th Century Unknown Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut
Late 19th Century French Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Oak
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wood, Mahogany
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass
Late 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Glass, Mirror, Walnut
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Spruce, Walnut
Early 19th Century Danish Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Mahogany, Glass
19th Century Unknown Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Maple, Bone
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Mahogany
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Marble
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass
1810s German Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Cherry
1810s German Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut
20th Century Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Bronze
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass
1750s Italian Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Oak
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Cherry
19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Birch, Burl
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Cherry
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass
1920s Swedish Vintage Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Mahogany
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Cherry
19th Century Unknown Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Glass, Cherry, Ebony
1810s German Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut
1830s Swedish Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Birch
1820s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Cherry
Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Birch
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wood
1880s Swedish Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wood
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Glass, Mirror, Giltwood, Lacquer
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Birch
20th Century German Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wood
Mid-19th Century Danish Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Mahogany
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Oak, Walnut, Spruce
1830s German Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Cherry
1830s Danish Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Mahogany
1840s Czech Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut
1820s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Metal