Biedermeier Furniture
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.
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Biedermeier Furniture
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Biedermeier Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Biedermeier Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Biedermeier Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Biedermeier Furniture
Fruitwood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Biedermeier Furniture
Cherry
2010s Italian Biedermeier Furniture
Velvet, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Czech Biedermeier Furniture
Art Glass
21st Century and Contemporary German Biedermeier Furniture
Birch, Wood
2010s Italian Biedermeier Furniture
Velvet, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Biedermeier Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Biedermeier Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary English Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut
1970s Dutch Vintage Biedermeier Furniture
Wood
1960s American Vintage Biedermeier Furniture
Early 20th Century Biedermeier Furniture
Wood, Lacquer
2010s American Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut, Ash, Hardwood, Oak, Maple, Cherry, Bouclé
1970s Vintage Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut
1960s American Vintage Biedermeier Furniture
Nickel
1960s American Vintage Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut
1960s American Vintage Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Bronze
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut, Spruce
1930s Mexican Vintage Biedermeier Furniture
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Biedermeier Furniture
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Biedermeier Furniture
Maple
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Biedermeier Furniture
Brass
2010s Spanish Biedermeier Furniture
Bentwood
2010s Spanish Biedermeier Furniture
Bentwood
21st Century and Contemporary European Biedermeier Furniture
Beech
2010s Spanish Biedermeier Furniture
Brass
2010s Polish Biedermeier Furniture
Beech, Cherry, Ebony, Pine
2010s Polish Biedermeier Furniture
Beech, Cherry, Ebony, Pine
21st Century and Contemporary European Biedermeier Furniture
Beech
2010s Spanish Biedermeier Furniture
Beech
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Biedermeier Furniture
Bog Wood