Biedermeier Furniture
Biedermeier Style
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.
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Item Ships From: New York City
Style: Biedermeier
Dutch Style Wooden Umbrella Stand
Located in Queens, NY
Continental Dutch-style (19/20th Century) carved and stained wood umbrella stand with 4 shoes at base and copper trim
Category
19th Century Dutch Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Wood
Continental Austrian Brass Door Knockers
Located in Queens, NY
2 Continental Austrian style (20th Century) brass door knockers with double headed eagle design (PRICED EACH)
Category
20th Century Austrian Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Brass
Outdoor Iron Café Table
Located in Queens, NY
Outdoor (20th Century )iron pedestal base cafe table with 3 legs
Category
20th Century Unknown Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Iron
Zabihi Collection Worn Caucasian Rug Pillow
Located in New York, NY
Pillow made from a 19th century distressed Caucasian rug.
16'' x 16''
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Wool, Cotton, Foam
Flemish 17th Century Tapestry Titled, Assassination of Alexander the Great
Located in Queens, NY
Antique Flemish (17th Century) rectangular woven tapestry depicting a tumultuous crowd scene of Greek militia bordered by a dense floral decoration, titled "The Assassination of Alex...
Category
17th Century European Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Wood
German Plaster Bach Bust
Located in Queens, NY
German white painted plaster bust of Bach
Category
20th Century German Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Plaster
Danish Biedermeier Revival Chairs, 4
Located in Astoria, NY
Set of Four Danish Biedermeier Revival Stained Birch Chairs, comprising: two arm chairs and two side chairs, 20th century. Armchair: 35.5" H x 23.5" W x 21" D; seat: 20" H.
Category
20th Century Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Birch
German Biedermeier Olivewood Inlaid and Parcel Gilt Secretary / Bookcase
Located in Queens, NY
German Biedermeier (18th Century) olivewood secretary / bookcase in shaped rectangular with the top section having a hinged 2-door shelved cabinet with glass windows bordered by parc...
Category
18th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Wood
Pair of Outdoor Iron Greek Female Figure Statuaries
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of Outdoor (late 19th Century) painted iron life size classical form female figures holding a small Aladdin lamp above their heads and standing on round pedestal bases. (attr. V...
Category
19th Century European Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Iron
Fine Biedermeier Center Table
Located in New York, NY
A fine Biedermeier center table.
Cherrywood with ebonized fruitwood details
and carved giltwood caryatids.
Full restoration by us.
Category
1820s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Cherry, Ebony, Giltwood
Secessionist "Judith I, 1901" Portrait
Located in Queens, NY
Copy of a Secessionist nude portrait painting titled "Judith I, 1901" showing woman in heavily patterned gold sheer kimono with gold background and sc...
Category
20th Century Austrian Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Paint
Pair of Traditional European Silver Old Country Candlesticks
Located in New York, NY
Pair of traditional European 833 silver candlesticks. Each: Knopped baluster shaft on double-domed foot; three embossed leaf-and-scroll mounted paw supports. Naif scroll-and-shell or...
Category
Late 20th Century European Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Silver
German Metlack Porcelain and Pewter Beer Stein
Located in Queens, NY
German (19th Century) Metlack grey and blue porcelain beer stein with scene of 2 lovers with pewter cover (Estate of Robert Ripley)
Category
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Antique German Biedermeier Classical Silver Candlesticks
Located in New York, NY
Pair of German Biedermeier Classical silver candlesticks, circa 1830. Each: Socket mounted to leaf flange in turn mounted to baluster shaft on raised round foot on square base. Fluti...
Category
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Silver
Fine Pair of Ebonized Biedermeier Side Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Pair of important Biedermeier side chairs in the manner of Josef Danhauser. Crafted from ebonized fruitwood with border of intricate pearwood inlay. Resting on four tapered sabre sha...
Category
1820s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Fruitwood, Pearwood
Pair of Biedermeier Salon Chairs
Located in New York, NY
These graceful chairs were hand-made of golden nordic birch. In need of new fabric, this pair has otherwise aged beautifully. Over a hundred years old, these chairs will last a hundr...
Category
1880s Swedish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Birch
Set of 9 Josef Danhauser Biedermeier Viennese Dining Side Chairs
Located in Queens, NY
Set of 9 Biedermeier Viennese (19th Century) dining / side chairs featuring carved arch backs in fluted form and bird's head supports decorated with polychrome embellishments, a balu...
Category
19th Century Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Wood, Fabric, Upholstery
Dutch Oil Painting of Interior Window Scene
Located in Queens, NY
Continental Dutch (19th Cent) oil painting of an interior scene with a mother and children by an open window (signed: WEILAND)
Category
19th Century Dutch Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Paint
Maltese Continental Rosewood and Brass Inlaid Serpentine Commode
Located in Queens, NY
"Continental Maltese (18th Century) rosewood chest / commode with decorative brass inlay having 3 serpentine-front drawers with each having two brass drawer pulls, resting on four lo...
Category
18th Century European Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Brass
Nordic Birch Biedermeier Armchair
Located in New York, NY
Designed for a graceful 19th century sitting room, this chair is constructed of solid highly figured birch, and reupholstered in a period appropriate, but modern fabric. The addition...
Category
1860s Swedish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Birch
Flemish Landscape "Wooded Landscape"
Located in Queens, NY
Copy of a Dutch Flemish landscape painting titled "Wooded Landscape" showing impenetrable woods
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Wood
Masked Ball Painting
Located in Queens, NY
Copy of an interior scene painting titled "Masked Ball" showing figures dancing in a ballroom.
Category
Late 20th Century European Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Paint
Biedermeier Walnut and Giltwood Mirror
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1900Swedish Biedermeier style carved walnut wooden mirror with gilt details.
Measurements:
Height: 34"
Width: 23.5"
Depth: 3"
Category
Early 1900s Italian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
Pair of Baltic Empire-Style Black and Green Marble, Mahogany and Parcel-Gilt
Located in Queens, NY
"Pair of Baltic Empire-style (19/20th Century) 2-door credenzas with mahogany cabinets with carved gilt and ebonized swan heads on the front supports, topped with a shaped piece of b...
Category
19th Century European Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Giltwood
Biedermeier Drum Cabinet
Located in New York, NY
Constructed of solid birch, fir and mahogany and veneered in choice flame mahogany with birch banding, this Classic cabinet was often used as a pedestal, to display sculpture, a bust from antiquity...
Category
1820s Swedish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Austrian Biedermeier Walnut Tilt Top Center Table
Located in Queens, NY
Austrian Biedermeier (circa 1820) round tilt top center table with walnut veneer on 6 sided pedestal base supported on scalloped platform. ...
Category
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Swedish Biedermeier Birch Arm Chair
Located in Queens, NY
Swedish Biedermeier style (19/20th Cent) birch arm chair with lyre carved back and blue and red stripe upholstery
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Birch
Continental Bronze Bust of a Mustachioed Dignitary / Military Officer
Located in Queens, NY
Continental German (19/20th Century) bronze bust depicting a dignitary / military officer with prominent mustache, wearing several medals, mounted on a beveled black marble rectangul...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Still Life with Gilt Goblet Painting
Located in Queens, NY
Copy of a Dutch Flemish painting titled "Still Life With Gilt Goblet" depicting food items on a serving table
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Paint
Pair of South German Biedermeier Walnut Benches
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of South German Biedermeier (1820s) walnut benches with splayed form legs and upholstered seat with spool design side arms (PRICED AS Pair).
Category
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Walnut, Fabric
Landscape "Starry Night"
Located in Queens, NY
Copy of an impressionist landscape painting titled "Starry Night" showing swirling stars over a dark village
Category
Late 20th Century European Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Paint
Dutch Flemish Still Life
Located in Queens, NY
Copy of Dutch Flemish still life of oysters with bread, wine, lemon and service pieces
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Paint
Pair of German Biedermeier Mahogany Lyre End Tables
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Similar German Biedermeier (19th Century) mahogany oval end tables with a single drawer and ebonized trimmed base with brass lyre. (PRI...
Category
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Brass
Biedermeier Style Burl Ash and Bronze Wall Mirror
Located in Queens, NY
Biedermeier Danish-style (20th Century) rectangular burl ash wall mirror with bronze trim corners.
Category
20th Century Danish Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Bronze
19th c. Austrian Empire Demi-Lune Console
Located in Queens, NY
Austrian Empire console crafted circa 1830. This narrow mahogany demi-lune console feature black marble top, a platform stretcher base above ball feet, and distinctive gilt accents, ...
Category
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Marble, Gold Leaf
Outdoor Painted Column Pedestals
Located in Queens, NY
Outdoor painted iron fluted column pedestal with round top (20th Cent.)
Category
20th Century European Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Iron
Self Portrait 1887
Located in Queens, NY
Copy of an Impressionist portrait painting titled "Self Portrait 1887"
Category
Late 20th Century European Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Paint
Biedermeier Side Table
Located in New York, NY
A three-legged pedestal supports is very steady and supports a generous table surface whose faces are adorned with prime bookmatched birch veneers.
Category
1850s Swedish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Birch
Set of Four Biedermeier Style Botanical Wooden Wall Plaques
Located in Queens, NY
4 Swedish Biedermeier style 1950s maple rectangular wall plaques having a stylized inlaid floral design.
Category
Mid-20th Century Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Maple
Austrian Biedermeier Ebonized Oval Table Desk
Located in Queens, NY
Austrian Biedermeier (circa 1825) ebonized oval top table desk with maple trim and pearwood inlaid banding and supported on 2 columns with a center drawer.
Category
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Wood, Pearwood, Maple
Landscape "Wooded River"
Located in Queens, NY
Copy of a landscape painting titled "Wooded River" showing men in a boat with a horse and rider in the distance
Category
Late 20th Century European Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Wood
Parian Porcelain Wagner Bust
Located in Queens, NY
Parian biscuit porcelain bust of Wagner wearing hat
Category
20th Century European Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Austrian Biedermeier Burl Marquetry Loveseat
By Biedermeier
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This exquisite 19th-century Austrian Biedermeier loveseat is a rare find, showcasing the elegance and craftsmanship of the era. Featuring an ornate silhouette and richly figured exot...
Category
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood, Hardwood, Fruitwood, Burl
Austrian Biedermeier Walnut Oval Center Table
Located in Queens, NY
Austrian Biedermeier (Circa 1830) walnut & ebonized trimmed oval center table with drawer and 4 scroll design legs with classical figural heads ending with shaped stretcher.
Category
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Biedermeier Style Console
Located in Queens, NY
Austrian Biedermeier (19th Century) small rectangualar maple console table wiith 2 narrow side supports ending on a shaped platform base
Category
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Maple
Copy of a Portrait of an Admiral
Located in Queens, NY
Copy of a portrait painting of an Admiral in blue dress uniform with red sash full of medals
Category
Late 20th Century European Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Ash
Biedermeier Salon Table
Located in New York, NY
A birch, pedestal table, normally positioned prominently between sofa and armchairs, for the comfortable imbibing of various beverages or a light meal. Modern usages noted are petite...
Category
19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Birch
Standing Nube with Blue Robe Portrait
Located in Queens, NY
Copy of a portrait painting in Viennese Secessionist style titled "Standing Nude with Blue Robe".
Category
Late 20th Century Austrian Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Paint
Sailing Seascape Painting
Located in Queens, NY
Copy of a seascape painting titled "Sailing" showing small boats under sail in a strong breeze and choppy seas
Category
Late 20th Century European Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Paint
Set of Continental German Decanter and 6 Glass
Located in Queens, NY
Set of Continental German (1900) cranberry colored glass decanter with painted and enamel floral trim with a set of 6 glasses with clear swirl (Stem-6" high)
Category
20th Century German Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Glass
Continental German Cut Glass Decanter
Located in Queens, NY
Continental German (19/20th Century) cut glass decanter with 3 amber etched forest scenes with a deer, bird, and rabbit with a fluted ball stopper.
Category
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Glass
Painting "Landscape with Ford"
Located in Queens, NY
Copy of painting titled "Landscape with Ford" showing foot traffic at a busy stream crossing in a forest
Condition: Good; Wear consistent with age and use
Category
Late 20th Century European Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Paint
Painting "Bacchus"
Located in Queens, NY
Copy of painting titled "Bacchus" (1638-40) featuring a nude corpulant Bacchus and his followers
Category
Late 20th Century European Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Paint
Outdoor Continental Style Marble Top Butcher's Table
Located in Queens, NY
Outdoor Continental French style (19/20th Century) white painted and red trimmed iron small butchers table with scroll design and white marble top.
Category
19th Century French Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Marble
Dutch Mahogany Veneer Decoratively Carved Credenza / Sideboard
Located in Queens, NY
"Dutch (19th Century) mahogany veneer credenza / sideboard with a curved front, central cabinet door with oval carved and fluted decoration which opens to reveal an open compartment,...
Category
19th Century Dutch Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Continental Austrian Mahogany Davenport Table
Located in Queens, NY
Continental Austrian style (1920s) mahogany davenport table with a pedestal base supporting a top with drop sides (9") & a drawer on a base with ebonized trim & claw feet.
Category
20th Century Austrian Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
22 Piece Bavarian White Porcelain Chippendale Tea Set
Located in Queens, NY
22-Piece Continental German (Bavarian) (19/20th Century) white porcelain "Chippendale" pattern tea set with floral detail and gold rim (2 pots & 9 cups & 11 saucers) (PRICED AS SET)
Category
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Dutch Hydrangea and Tulip Flora Still Life Oil Painting in an Ornate Giltwood Fr
Located in Queens, NY
Dutch (19th Century) flora still life oil painting featuring a prominent red and yellow tulip arrangement accented by hydrangeas, overflowing from a ...
Category
20th Century Dutch Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Paint
Biedermeier furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Biedermeier furniture for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage furniture created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include case pieces and storage cabinets, tables, seating and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, walnut and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Biedermeier furniture made in a specific country, there are Europe, Germany, and Austria pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original furniture, popular names associated with this style include Biedermeier, Morelato, Viennese Manufactory, and Baker Furniture Company. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for furniture differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $145 and tops out at $98,800 while the average work can sell for $4,268.
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