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.
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wood
19th Century Unknown Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut, Giltwood, Fruitwood
20th Century Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Pine, Wood, Beech, Birdseye Maple
1870s Scandinavian Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut
1860s Swedish Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wood, Mahogany
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Cherry
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Mahogany
1810s German Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Bronze
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Fruitwood, Satinwood
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Maple, Walnut
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Birch, Pine, Nutwood
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Mahogany
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass, Iron
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Cherry
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Birch, Burl
1830s Belgian Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Birch
Early 19th Century Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Bronze
1850s Czech Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Glass, Wood, Lacquer, Cherry
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Cherry
1830s German Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Cherry
20th Century Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wood, Maple
Mid-19th Century Scandinavian Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut
19th Century French Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Elm
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass
Early 19th Century European Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wood, Birch
Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Steel
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass
1820s Czech Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wood, Cherry, Ebony, Spruce, Lacquer
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Brass
Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Poplar, Walnut, Wood
1820s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Poplar
1830s German Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Cherry
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Mahogany
1850s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Bronze
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut, Burl
1820s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Cherry
19th Century Hungarian Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut, Pine, Burl
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Sapele Wood
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Spruce, Walnut
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Walnut
Early 19th Century Swiss Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Cherry, Spruce
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wood, Cherry
Mid-19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Mahogany
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Elm
1830s English Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Pine
1830s German Antique Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Cherry
Early 20th Century German Biedermeier Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets
Wood, Hardwood, Maple