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.
Late 19th Century French Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Oak
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Mahogany
20th Century Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wood, Pine
20th Century Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Bronze
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wood
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Spruce, Oak, Walnut
1810s German Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut
1820s Danish Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Mahogany
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Maple
20th Century German Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wood
20th Century Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Glass, Wood, Pine
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Softwood, Wood, Mahogany
1820s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Metal
1860s Swedish Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Mahogany
19th Century European Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Rosewood
1840s Czech Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut
20th Century Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Maple, Wood
1920s Swedish Vintage Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Mahogany
Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Maple, Nutwood, Spruce
Early 19th Century Danish Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass
Late 20th Century American Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Cherry, Ebony, Yew
1840s German Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Elm
1840s German Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Mahogany
1830s German Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Glass, Walnut
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wood
19th Century European Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Fruitwood
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wood
1880s German Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Mahogany
1810s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut
Mid-19th Century Danish Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut
20th Century German Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Birch
19th Century Czech Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wood, Walnut, Lacquer
1750s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Steel
1890s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Cherry
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Mahogany
19th Century Unknown Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Glass, Cherry, Ebony
20th Century Austrian Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Birdseye Maple
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wood
1880s Danish Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Mahogany
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Poplar, Walnut, Wood
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Mahogany
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Metal
1810s German Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Cherry
1870s Scandinavian Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wood
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Iron, Gold Plate
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Mahogany
21st Century and Contemporary German Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Birch, Wood
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Spruce, Birch
20th Century Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wood, Maple, Spruce
1830s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Birdseye Maple
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Iron, Brass
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Cherry, Spruce
Early 1900s Danish Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Mahogany
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Mahogany