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: USA
Style: Biedermeier
Biedermeier Open Bookcase or Shelves of Curly Maple
Located in Austin, TX
A fine English open bookcase (or set of shelves) in the Biedermeier style, featuring a moulded cornice top frieze of figured maple over five fitted shelves of curly maple, and restin...
Category
Early 20th Century English Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Birdseye Maple, Wood
Austrian 1870s Biedermeier Style Four-Drawer Chest with Bookmarked Birch Veneer
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Austrian Biedermeier style four-drawer commode from the late 19th century, with birch veneer and shield-shaped escutcheons. Born in Imperial Austria...
Category
Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Birch
Large Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Mahogany Framed Mirror
Located in San Francisco, CA
Beautiful large architectural neoclassical Biedermeier mahogany and mahogany veneer wall mirror.
Original mirror plate.
Austria, circa 1830.
Measures: 77" T x 35.5" W x 4.5" D.
...
Category
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Mahogany
Vintage 1940's Swedish Locking China Cabinet by Fran Blomstermala Mobelfabrik
Located in New York, NY
Vintage 1940's Swedish Biedermeier style china cabinet with locking door and adjustable shelves by Fran Blomstermala Mobelfabrik. Black paint...
Category
1940s Swedish Vintage Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Glass, Wood
Two Girls at a Window Portrait
Located in Queens, NY
Copy of a portrait painting titled "Two Girls at a Window" showing two women looking out of an open window
Category
Late 20th Century European Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Paint
19th Century German Biedermeier Polished Mahogany Armchair - Antique Side Chair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A dark-brown, antique German Biedermeier single armchair made of hand shellac polished Mahogany, in good condition. The detailed side chair has a half round, arched backrest with sli...
Category
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Velvet, Mahogany
Gentleman's Biedermeier Desk Chair
Located in New York, NY
Slightly oversized, this solid birch armchair with straight back splats and crest, was part of a "Herr Rum", a gentleman's office suite, which usually comprised a similarly designed ...
Category
19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Birch
Biedermeier Burl Walnut Pedestal Cabinet
Located in Queens, NY
"Biedermeier Austrian/German (19th Century) burl walnut tall oval shaped pedestal cabinet with a large single front door and ebonized banded trim.
Shows age."
Category
19th Century Unknown Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Burl, Walnut
19th Century Biedermeier Blond Cherrywood Chest of Drawers
Located in San Francisco, CA
A 19th century blond cherrywood Biedermeier three drawer chest with black lacquer accent.
Excellent hand made quality.
Has an Art Deco Modern looking appeal. The Art Deco period was...
Category
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Cherry, Fruitwood
Biedermeier Table, South German, 1830
Located in Belmont, MA
This unique Biedermeier table is truly a masterpiece. Its standout feature is the central column base, elegantly supported by a tripod foot. The craftsmanship and attention to detail...
Category
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Pair of Viennese Biedermeier Chairs
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Pair of Viennese 1820 walnut veneer chairs with round backs and ebonised decor. Original horse hair see weed upholstery. Polished with shellack. Reupholstered in French linen. Great ...
Category
1820s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Nutwood
19th Century German Biedermeier Antique Round Cherrywood Dining Room Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A light-brown, antique German Biedermeier dining room table made of hand crafted Cherrywood, shellac polished and partly veneered in good condition. The round center table is supported by four black ebonized cross beams, standing on four slim arched wooden...
Category
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Cherry
Vintage Boho Biedermeier Style Leaded Glass Breakfront
Located in west palm beach, FL
A stunning vintage Boho breakfront. Done in the Biedermeier style with Greek Key molding and leaded mullion glass doors. Incredible rolling clouds interior wall paper. Monumental in ...
Category
Mid-19th Century American Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Metal
Biedermeier Secretaire
Located in New York, NY
A strong, elegant piece to keep you perfectly organized! Crafted of hand-hewn fir and ash and veneered with thick hand-cut ash veneers, this chest offers storage for everything. A lo...
Category
1850s Swedish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Ash
Set of 8 Biedermeier Style Dining Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Set of 8 Biedermeier style dining chairs. The chairs are cherry and have walnut burlwood backs.
Category
1980s Vintage Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Cherry, Walnut
Biedermeier Parlor Suite in Walnut with Sofa and Pair of Armchairs, circa 1830
Located in Miami, FL
A very beautiful South German Biedermeier suite in fine walnut consisting of a sofa and a pair of armchairs/ bergères, each with shaped, fan-carved c...
Category
1830s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Pair of Austrian Biedermeier 1840s, Armchairs with Pierced Backs and Cane Seats
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of Austrian Biedermeier armchairs from the mid-19th century with pierced back, cane seats and seat cushion. Each chair features a pierced design on the back, reminiscent of Go...
Category
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Cane, Wood
A Pair of Biedermeier Stools, 1820, Walnut Veneer, Refinished
Located in Belmont, MA
Pair of Biedermeier Stools, South Germany, circa 1820
This elegant pair of Biedermeier stools originates from South Germany and dates back to around 1820. Crafted with the distinctiv...
Category
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Walnut
20th Century Biedermeier Style Dining Table from Germany
Located in Southampton, NY
20th century Biedermeier style walnut dining table Handmade by fine Biedermeier dealer Alois Hummel from Germany. Walnut with lighter inlay banding on top, tapered straight legs. A v...
Category
20th Century German Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Antique Maple Biedermeier Chest of Drawers
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Gorgeous antique chest of drawers or commode in the classic Biedermeier style of 19th century Prussia. With robust maple construction...
Category
Early 20th Century German Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Wood, Hardwood, Maple
19th Century German Biedermeier Pair of Mahogany Bookcase, Library Cabinets
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An antique pair of Northern German early Biedermeier bookcases made of shellac polished, partly veneered Mahogany in good condition. The top part of the tall library...
Category
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Metal, Wire
19th Century Biedermeier Commode with Ebonized Details
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century period German Biedermeier walnut commode with ebonized details. A very handsome chest with a gorgeous wood finish! Stunning!!
Category
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Antique Biedermeier Tall Chest of Drawers in Bookmatched Mahogany, Denmark, 1840
Located in Miami, FL
A Biedermeier or Christian VIII semainier or tall chest with seven drawers in mahogany, with bookmatched crotch-mahogany veneer on drawer fronts, pedestal top and plinth base, Denmar...
Category
Mid-19th Century Danish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Zabihi Collection Light Gray Blue Red Worn Caucasian Rug Square Rug Pillow
Located in New York, NY
Pillow made from a 19th century distressed Caucasian rug in blues and red
Measures: 20" x 20".
Category
20th Century Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Wool, Foam, Cotton
ANTIQUE BIEDERMEIER BURL WOOD INLAID CHEST OF DRAWERS Commode
Located in Bradenton, FL
A fine Late 19th early 20th century Biedermeier Inlaid figural commode. Commode features three drawers with satinwood inlays. The top drawer is inlaid with a pair of opposing griffin...
Category
19th Century Danish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Continental Porcelain Virgin Mary Plaque
Located in Queens, NY
Continental (probably Austrian) porcelain oval plaque with painted image of the Virgin Mary wearing a blue cape
Category
20th Century Austrian Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Austrian Biedermeier Fruitwood Arm/Club Chairs, 2nd Pair Available
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of Austrian Biedermeier Fruitwood Arm/Club Chairs, 2nd Pair Available
Austria, 20th century
These Austrian Biedermeier fruitwood arm/club chairs from the 20th century are a b...
Category
20th Century Austrian Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Fruitwood
Austro-Hungarian Secrétaire à Abattant
Located in Woodbury, CT
Wearing a layer of Austrian walnut root veneer, this secrétaire has a unique grain that one does not often see; it swirls and undulates across the surface drawing the eye along in a ...
Category
19th Century Hungarian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Walnut, Burl
Antique Baltic Empire Biedermeier Period Flame Mahogany Chest of Drawers
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce example of early Biedermeier Period (1815-1848) chest of drawers commode. circa 1820
Finely hand-crafted in the Baltic Region of Northern Europe in the early 19th century...
Category
Early 19th Century Baltic Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Brass
Vintage French Provincial Walnut Nightstands, 1920, Set of 2
Located in Miami, FL
Early 20th century French provincial nightstand. Made of walnut with a deep color and original patination. A single drawer and cabinet with a shelf when you open the door. Loire Vall...
Category
Early 20th Century French Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Wood
Round dining table, 19th Century Biedermeier
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Biedermeier fruitwood tilt top table, 19th c., circular top on turned pedestal and tripod base, 30"h x 46"dia, 57.5"h (tilted up) . A small dining table or a breakfast or center ta...
Category
19th Century Unknown Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Fruitwood
19th Century German Pair of Antique Biedermeier Cherrywood Display Cabinets
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An early 19th Century, antique German pair of Biedermeier display cabinets made of hand crafted shellac polished, partly veneered Cherrywood, in good condition. Each of the cupboards...
Category
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Metal, Brass
A Pair Of Biedermeier Style Arm Chairs
Located in Bradenton, FL
A Pair of Biedermeier Style Arm Chairs. Chairs feature birch frames, shaped top rail over carved ebonized back splat, arms ending in scroll hand holds, ebonized black ball finials. C...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Birch, Textile
Modern Biedermeier Style Satinwood Commodes / Chests - Pair
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a timeless pair of handsome satinwood chests by Lane Furniture. They present a modern interpretation of Biedermeier style furniture. They were made in the USA by Lane Furntur...
Category
Late 20th Century American Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Satinwood, Burl
A Viennese Biedermeier Figured Fruitwood, Walnut, and Ebonized Center Table
Located in Queens, NY
A Viennese Biedermeier Figured Fruitwood, Walnut, and Ebonized Center Table
Category
20th Century Austrian Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Wood
Mid-19th Century Single Parquetry Console Table with Mirror
Located in New York, NY
This exquisite mid-19th century console table features mirrored back panel and robust full columns at the front, complemented by half columns at the back. The gracefully curved top p...
Category
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Walnut
Pair of Biedermeier Style Maple Veneer Window Benches
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Handsome pair of Biedermeier style window bench seats or stools crafted from rich maple veneers. Late 19th century benches feature gracefully curved ends with decorative stretchers h...
Category
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Maple
19th Century French Empire Pair of Antique Polished Mahogany Pedestals
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An antique French pair of pedestals-torchers made of hand crafted Mahogany, in good condition. Each of the detailed Parisian shellac polished podiums are composed with a small centre...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of Cherrywood Biedermeier Side Chairs, European Early 19th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
An exceptionally nice pair of cherrywood side chairs with black lacquer accent. Wonderful inlay fan shape back detail, recently re-upholstered.
Beautiful condition, sturdy and sound....
Category
Early 19th Century European Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Cherry, Lacquer
Neoclassic Biedermeier Side Chairs, 3 Available
Located in Westport, CT
Sublime form graces these neoclassic Biedermeier chairs in a warm walnut veneer, 3 available, priced individually, note generous seat si...
Category
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Velvet, Walnut
19th Century German Biedermeier Veneered Walnut Side Table, Antique Corner Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A light-brown, antique German Biedermeier side table made of hand crafted shellac polished, partly veneered Walnut, in very good condition. The small round detailed occasional table is composed with one hidden, pull-out drawer. The end table is supported by a hexagonal column...
Category
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Biedermeier Tall Chest of Drawers in Book-Matched Mahogany, Copenhagen, c. 1820
Located in Miami, FL
A handsome late Empire or early Biedermeier tall chest on chest with seven drawers and pedestal top. Middle section is flanked by split-turned columns with well-articulated palmette ...
Category
Early 19th Century Danish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century German Burl Walnut Biedermeier Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
Handsome south German 19th century burl walnut Biedermeier commode. Gorgeous wood grain and beautiful finish. A gorgeous classic!!
Category
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Burl
Biedermeier Period 19th Century Pine Center Table with Round Top and Tripod Base
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Austrian Biedermeier period pine center table from the 19th century, with circular top, pedestal, tripod base and black ebonized spheres. Created in Austria during the Biedermeier...
Category
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Pine
Austrian Biedermeier Walnut Ebonized Bookcase
Located in Queens, NY
Austrian Biedermeier (Circa 1825) walnut veneer and ebonized trimmed bookcase with demilune 3 drawer commode base and upper section with 2 doors and 4 small drawers.
Category
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Antique Biedermeier Satin Birch Pyramidal Night Stand Cabinet
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce antique European Biedermeier style single door pyramid bedside cabinet. Hand-crafted, featuring strong, high quality craftsmanship and solid wooden construction, exceptional...
Category
19th Century European Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Birch
Pair of 19th Century Biedermeier Bedside Cabinets, Walnut and Ebonized Columns
Located in Atlanta, GA
This exquisite pair of Austrian Biedermeier cabinets, likely Viennese and dating to circa 1840, embodies the elegance and restraint of the period. Crafted from warm-toned walnut, the...
Category
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Biedermeier Period 19th Century Walnut Butler's Chest with Drop Front Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Biedermeier period walnut butler's chest from the 19th century with drop front desk, ebonized accents and inlaid escutcheons. Born during the elegant Biedermeier period of the 19th...
Category
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Wood, Walnut
19th Century German Biedermeier Two Part Pine Bureau - Antique Secretary
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An antique German Biedermeier two part bureau, secretary with a two door glass display made of hand crafted Pinewood, in good condition. The upper part of the secretaire is composed ...
Category
Mid-19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Glass, Pine
German Brass and Lucite Zodiac Clock by Atlanta
Located in Queens, NY
German Brass and Lucite Zodiac Clock by Atlanta
Category
20th Century German Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Lucite
20th Century French Drop-Front Oak Secretary Desk or Abattant
Located in Miami, FL
Secretaire a abattant, Spain circa 1900. The outside with fall front and one high drawer and one low door with compartment, beautiful marquetry oakwood . The wood inside opens to a c...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Oak
Antique Austrian Figured Ash & Ebony Biedermeier Standing Corner Cabinet 1830
Located in Portland, OR
A very stylish antique Austrian Biedermeier figured Ash corner cabinet, circa 1830.
The cabinet with an ebonized crown and a glazed door below with arched panels, the door enclosing three shelves and the interior having the original grey paint. To the middle is a second ebonized band of wood and a single paneled door enclosing a single shelf, the cabinet with a corresponding ebonized band to the base and is raised on stile feet.
The cabinet is made from the most striking figured blond ash with highly variegated grain, both doors have inlaid lock escutcheons &3500 keys are present for the locks. Condition is a very good indeed, this very stylish antique Biedermeier corner cabinet...
Category
1830s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Ebony, Ash
Biedermeier Walnut Secretary
Located in Hudson, NY
Biedermeier Walnut Secretary Chest, Biedermeier walnut secretary with cabinet below. Desk has four small drawers and a letter shelf. Cab...
Category
19th Century Czech Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Biedermeier Armchair, South West Germany, 1820
Located in Belmont, MA
Biedermeier armchair, South West Germany, 1820.
This very comfortable original Biedermeier armchair or bergère comes from south west Germany. It shows the influence from the French Restoration Style...
Category
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Large Biedermeier Walnut Chest of Drawers
Located in Westport, CT
Biedermeier chest shown in a lovely dark walnut match book veneer on pine and comprised of three long drawers finishing on high straight tapered legs. Each drawer contains a working ...
Category
Late 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Set Of Four 19th Century Biedermeier Dining Room Chairs, Sweden
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Swedish Biedermeier dining chairs in birch wood from circa 1820-1840, set of four. Lathed front legs, nice warm patina, plentiful carved back and removable sits.
Category
1820s Swedish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Birch
Oversized "Napoleon Hat" Biedermeier Armchairs
Located in New York, NY
This neoclassical design, fondly referred to as "Napoleon Hat" because of the shape of the curving back crest, these chairs were designed to be used in a living room setting, as occasional conversational chairs...
Category
19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Ebony, Fir
Mid Century Hertel Jacob German Porcelain Ginger Jar, Signed Fuchs-Nadler
Located in Soquel, CA
A lovely mid-century Bavarian porcelain ginger jar with gold trim and gilt details by Hertel-Jacob Porzellan (German, 1906-1979). This large ginger jar is ornately decorated with a highly detailed romantic figurative landscape scene, in which three men depicted in gold enjoy an opulent picnic of wine, meat, and fruit under a tree, in front of a large medieval castle complete with a canon and canon balls. A gold leaf motif decorates the backside of the piece. The signature "Fuchs-Nadler" can be found within the picnic scene, underneath the tray of food and wine.
Stamped on bottom with mark "Hertel-Jacob Porzelan / Bavaria Germany", and the serial number 1266.
Measures 14"H x 7"D.
**Please note: The top of the lid has been re-attached and a hairline crack in the gold is visible (see photos).
Hertel-Jacob Porzelan History:
Porzellfabrik Jacob, Schödl & Co. (1906 until 1912)
The factory was founded in 1906 by the industrial Jacob together with his financial partner Schödl and its product range during the first years included giftware items, vases, storage canisters...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Gold Plate
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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