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.
20th Century Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wood, Pine
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Mahogany
Early 19th Century Danish Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Mahogany
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Ash, Fruitwood
20th Century Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Birdseye Maple, Wood, Beech, Pine
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Cherry, Spruce
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Mahogany, Softwood, Wood
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Fruitwood, Satinwood
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Mahogany
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wood, Walnut
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Cherry, Walnut
1820s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Elm
1880s German Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Mahogany
1850s German Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass
19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Satin, Birch, Maple
Mid-19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Birch, Pine, Walnut
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Mahogany
1820s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Cherry
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Birch, Burl
Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Birch
1840s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Cherry, Spruce
Late 19th Century French Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Oak
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Spruce, Birch
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Spruce, Ash
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Gold Plate, Iron
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut
Early 19th Century Danish Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Mahogany
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass
20th Century Austrian Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Birdseye Maple
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Metal
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Mahogany
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut
19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Birch, Fir
Mid-19th Century French Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Marble
Mid-19th Century Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Mid-17th Century German Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Ash
19th Century Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Cherry
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Satinwood
1870s Swedish Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Elm
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Mahogany, Walnut
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wood, Mahogany
20th Century Austrian Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Birdseye Maple, Mirror, Wood, Pine
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Birch
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Cherry, Ebony
19th Century European Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Rosewood
Early 19th Century European Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Mahogany
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Cherry
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Birch, Pine, Nutwood
1850s Swedish Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Ash
1810s Baltic Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Birdseye Maple
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Glass, Mahogany
1870s Scandinavian Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Mahogany