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
Refinished Biedermeier Four Drawer Satin Birch Chest, Dresser or Commode, 1850s
Located in Stamford, CT
Refinished Biedermeier Four Drawer Satin Birch Chest, Dresser or Commode, 1850s
The whole of fine Satin Birch having been hand rubbed French polished to its original glory days. The...
Category
1860s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Brass
19th Century Continental Biedermeier Period Figured Maple Table
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce elegant and most distinctive Biedermeier Period (1815-1848) highly figured maple table.
Hand-made in Continental Europe in the early/mid-19th...
Category
Early 19th Century European Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Birdseye Maple, Maple, Burl
Biedermeier Table Carved Giltwood Marquina Marble Top Invitinghome
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Biedermeier table carved Giltwood Marquina marble top. Invitinghome.
Luxury Biedermeier style round wood table with carved leaf motif. The table ha...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Marble
Switzerland Mahogany Ebonized Hinged Music Box with Three Cylinders, C. 1880
Located in Hollywood, SC
Rare Switzerland mahogany & ebonized hinged music box with the original crank, three interior paper labels, and cylinders. Music box is stamped by maker and is In working condition, ...
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1880s Swiss Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Steel
18th Century Austrian Biedermeier Cherrywood Commode - Single Antique Chest
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A light-brown, antique Austrian single commode with bevelled corners made of hand crafted veneered Cherrywood, in good condition. The rectangular polis...
Category
Late 18th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Metal
Biedermeier Console with Ebonized Columns and Bronze Mounts and Drawer
Located in Miami, FL
Handsome 19th century Empire style console in walnut adorned with ebonized column legs and rectangular base, Vienna, circa 1840.
Category
Late 19th Century European Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Continental 19th Century Biedermeier Period Walnut & Fruitwood Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking and extremely unique Continental 19th century Biedermeier period Walnut, ebonized fruitwood and giltwood commode. The three drawer chest is raised by elegant block feet wi...
Category
19th Century Unknown Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Walnut, Giltwood, Fruitwood
Austrian Biedermeier Walnut 1840s Table with Butterfly Veneer and Tripod Base
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Austrian Biedermeier period walnut center table from the mid 19th century, with butterfly veneered top, tripod base and scrolling feet. Created in Austria during the Biedermeier p...
Category
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Walnut
19th Century German Biedermeier Pair of Mahogany Pedestals - Antique Podiums
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A dark-brown, antique German early Biedermeier pair of pedestals made of hand shellac polished Mahogany, in very good condition. Each of the detailed podiums are composed with three shelving, consisting its original brass hardware and keys, supported by thick wooden...
Category
Mid-19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Metal, Brass
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
Biedermeier Inlaid Rosewood and Fruitwood Work Table
Located in New York, NY
The rectangular top deeply dished with a cushion-molded edge, over a frieze drawer inlaid with arabesque scrollwork; raised on four incurved legs joined by a shaped inlaid platform s...
Category
1830s Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Fruitwood, Rosewood
Austrian Biedermeier Period 1840s Walnut Veneered Commode with Three Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Austrian Biedermeier period walnut veneered commode from the Mid-19th Century, with three drawers, butterfly veneer, ornate brass hardware and front block feet. Created in Austria...
Category
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Brass
Burl Wood Biedermeier Dressing Table Mirror Matching Chair Cane Seat Mint!
By Biedermeier
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Burl Wood Biedermeier dressing table mirror matching chair cane seat new cushion upholstery mint!
Dovetail drawers design.
Chair dimension...
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20th Century American Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Walnut, Burl
Blonde Maple and Ebony Biedermeier Style Drop Leaf Table, circa 1900
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A Continental Biedermeier drop leaf table.
Category
Early 1900s European Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Maple
Austrian Biedermeier 19th Century Table with Octagonal Top and Divided Drawer
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Austrian Biedermeier period end table from the mid 19th century, with octagonal top, darker accentuation, partitioned drawer, saber legs and lower shelf. Created in Austria during...
Category
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Wood
Antique Biedermeier Mirror Back Pier Console Table with 2 Marble Top Side Chests
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Biedermeier mirror back pier console table with 2 marble top side chests - 3 piece set.
Extraordinary 3 piece mid to late 1800s burled walnut French Empire styled Biedermeier pier console table, detailed female figural brass castings with inset back mirror and lion's claw feet.
Two empire style marble-top bar / matching burled wood half commodes...
Category
19th Century Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Marble, Brass
Pair of Austrian Biedermeier Period 19th Century Walnut and Marble Consoles
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of Austrian Biedermeier period walnut console tables from the 19th century, with black marble tops, scrolling voluted leg supports, ebonized carved accents with grapes and inlaid fan motif. Created in Austria during the Biedermeier period, each of this pair of walnut console...
Category
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Marble
Austrian Biedermeier Walnut Hand-Carved Mirror, circa 1840
Located in New York, NY
A rare and unique Austrian Biedermeier walnut framed mirror, with scalloped and scrolled hand-carved motif. Highly refined form and elegant design. The rich walnut grained wood so be...
Category
1840s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Glass, Walnut
Biedermeier Style Charles Pollock for William Switzer Side Table
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Biedermeier style Charles Pollock for William Switzer side table. It features a dramatic cabriolet leg with ebonized wood.
Priced each.
Additional information:
Materials: fruitw...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Fruitwood
Biedermeier Walnut Console Table with Large Volutes, Pilasters and Gilt Accents
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Austrian Biedermeier period walnut console table from the 19th century, with single drawer, scrolling legs, lion paw feet, low shelf and carved rose...
Category
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Brass
19th Century German Biedermeier Walnut Sewing Table - Antique Side Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An antique German Biedermeier sewing table made of hand crafted shellac polished, party veneered Walnut, in good condition. The small side table is composed with one drawer, the insi...
Category
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Metal
19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Round Center Table with Spectacular Veneers
Located in Milford, NH
A fine Biedermeier fruitwood round center table with spectacular veneers, supported by a center pedestal with tripod cabriole legs attached to a triangular base stretcher. The table ...
Category
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Fruitwood
Set of Six Northern Italian Fruitwood Dining Chairs, Great Scale For Comfort.
Located in Buchanan, MI
Set of Six Northern Italian Fruitwood Dining Chairs, Great Scale For Comfort. Fully Restored but would need to be reupholstered as a few of the springs have come loose. Could possib...
Category
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Fruitwood
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
Biedermeier Sewing or Side Table, Germany, 1820, Walnut
Located in Belmont, MA
This exquisite Biedermeier Side or Sewing table dates back to 1820 and comes from Southern Germany. The original antique Biedermeier table stands on four square legs. The concave des...
Category
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Biedermeier Small Birch Cabinet
Located in Memphis, TN
Small birch Biedermeier cabinet with a single drawer and scrolled feet.
Category
20th Century Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Birch
Biedermeier Walnut Round Side Table with Bronze
Located in Southampton, NY
Biedermeier walnut veneer round side table with bronze banding on each leg.
Originally purchased from Alois Hummel Biedermeier in Freiburg, Ge...
Category
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Biedermeier Walnut Side Cabinet with Canted Corners & Faux Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th century Biedermeier walnut side cabinet/commodino with canted corners & faux drawers.
Category
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Walnut
French Biedermeier Mahogany Carved Console Table with Drawer
Located in Miami, FL
A Scandinavian mahogany early 19th century Empire table or console. This antique Swedish Biedermeier piece has a drawer with its original wor...
Category
Early 20th Century European Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Oak
Swedish Biedermeier Style Birch Pedestal Drop Leaf Table, 20th Century
Located in Southampton, NY
Swedish Biedermeier style birch pedestal drop leaf table, 20th century.
A beautiful golden birch pedestal table with drop leaves, an octagonal column sitting on a central platform w...
Category
20th Century Swedish Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Birch
Biedermeier Ash and Ebonized Mirror
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Antique Biedermeier ash and black lacquer wall mirror, circa 1840. Beautiful wood grain, original beveled glass.
Category
1840s European Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Set of Four Biedermeier Chairs, Germany, 1820
Located in Belmont, MA
This set of four Biedermeier Chairs is a very pretty example of the elegance of Biedermeier chair design. The walnut veneered chairs have a a classic back decor with ebonized details. The come fully refinished with a newly added...
Category
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Set of 4 Biedermeier Chairs, South Germany 1820-30, Walnut
Located in Belmont, MA
This exquisite set of 4 original Biedermeier chairs is a rare find.
The so called original Biedermeier Ochsenkopf-Stuehle (ox-head chairs) get their name from their beautifully designed back. They date back to around 1820 and come from Southern Germany.
The chairs are embellished with a gorgeous walnut veneer. They come refinished with a shellack finish and have a new upholstery and elegant black fabric.
The chairs can be matched with a set of 6 identical Biedermeier chairs which are offered separately. This would be the perfect set of a total of 10 original Biedermeier dining chairs for a larger dining room setting...
Category
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Set of 6 Biedermeier Chairs, South Germany 1820, Walnut
Located in Belmont, MA
This exquisite set of 6 original Biedermeier chairs is a rare find.
The so called original Biedermeier Ochsenkopf-Stuehle (ox-head chairs) get their name from their beautifully desi...
Category
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Walnut
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
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...
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Mid-20th Century German Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Gold Plate
Biedermeier Flame Mahogany Pedestal 2-Drawer Side Table / Sewing Table, C. 1840
Located in Germantown, MD
A Biedermeier era Flame Mahogany pedestal 2-drawer sewing table or side table.
A Delicate Louis Philippe side table or sewing table out of Germany from the late 19th century around...
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Mid-19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Biedermeier Bookcase, 1810-20, walnut
Located in Belmont, MA
This unique antique Biedermeier library cabinet dates back to the early Biedermeier period 1810-20 and comes from Germany. It features a walnut and mahogany veneer on softwood. The t...
Category
1810s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Vintage Italian Biedermeier Saber Leg Accent Side Chair with Needlepoint Seat
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Italian Biedermeier Saber Leg Accent Side Chair with Needlepoint Seat. Item features needlepoint upholstered seat, solid wood frame, nicely carved details, shapely saber legs...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Mahogany
Biedermeier 19th Century Walnut Veneered Commode with Four Graduated Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Austrian Biedermeier period walnut veneered commode from the 19th century with four graduated drawers and rectangular ebonized block feet. Created in Austria during the 19th centu...
Category
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Large Biedermeier Barley Twist Rope Parcel Gilt Carved Side Chairs, a Pair
Located in Germantown, MD
An exquisite pair of large Biedermeier Barley twist rope carved side chairs in excellent vintage condition.
From the Victoria Collection. Hand made in Australia. These are considere...
Category
Late 20th Century Australian Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
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
19th Century Biedermeier Bench with Neoclassical Legs
Located in Charleston, SC
Lovely little 19th century Biedermeier bench or loveseat with neoclassical legs. Made of cherry and/or pear wood with crotch walnut veneers, this ben...
Category
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Fruitwood, Walnut
Architectural Form 19th C. Swedish Birch Biedermeier Barrel Roll Secretaire
Located in St. Louis, MO
Strong Architectural Form, early 19th Century elegant Swedish Biedermeier Secretaire with book matched flame birch veneer, pyramidal top, locking upper storage compartments, barrel roll desk with pull out tilting writing surface with hidden compartments, internal desk compartments...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Birch
Dutch 19th Century Biedermeier Trumeau
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A fantastic tall and narrow satinwood Biedermeier style trumeau from 19th century Netherlands. The smart mirror has a clean, linear design with ebonized a...
Category
19th Century Dutch Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Sandalwood
Early 20th Century Biedermeier Style Open Armchair in Orchid Botanical Silk
Located in Lomita, CA
This antique occasional chair is made from maple in the style of Biedermeier. Appraisers say the chair is either from Scandinavia or Germany....
Category
Early 20th Century German Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Maple, Silk
Pair of Danish Biedermeier Grass Green Upholstered Side Chairs
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A set of Two Danish Biedermeier side chairs with beautiful carved wood design. This pair of chairs has been newly reupholstered with grass green Knoll fabric. The chairs are as comfo...
Category
1830s Danish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Birch
French Provincial Country Biedermeier Cherry Marble Side Table Ice Bucket Holder
Located in Philadelphia, PA
French Provincial Country Biedermeier Style Cherry and Marble Side Table with Ice Bucket Holder. Item features a brass gallery, round inset white...
Category
Early 20th Century Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Marble
Biedermeier Piano Bench
Located in New York, NY
Lovely antique piano bench with internal compartment for music sheet storage. The perfect accompaniment
to a beautiful piano, this piece is suitabl...
Category
1840s Swedish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Birch
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
Biedermeier Nightstand or Small Cabinet
Located in Belmont, MA
This original 19th century Biedermeier Nightstand has a very pretty walnut veneer.
The small cabinet has one door, behind the door is a shelf....
Category
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Biedermeier Burled Wood Three Drawer Commode, Austria, 19th Century
Located in New York, NY
19th Century Austrian Biedermeier three drawer commode with top drawer pullout desk top.
Sliding black leather writing surface with two sliding hidden co...
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19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Burl
Biedermeier 19th Century Walnut Accent Table with Oval Top and Quarter Veneer
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Austrian Biedermeier period walnut accent table from the 19th century, with oval top, quarter veneer, banding, single drawer, saber legs and low in-curving stretcher. Created in A...
Category
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Early 19th C. Biedermeier Sofa Table/Desk With Lyre-Form Trestle Base
Located in Morristown, NJ
Early 19th c., Biedermeier cherrywood and banded rectangular desk/sofa table. The top is above a single drawer with center brass crest key escutcheon on lyre-form trestle base joined...
Category
1820s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Wood
19th Century Cabinet with Glass Door and Iron Key, Rustic Biedermeier
Located in Austin, TX
This handsome piece dates to the 19th century. It is most probably a Biedermeier display cabinet, characterized by its structured simple ge...
Category
Late 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Brass, Gold Leaf
Biedermeier Figured Walnut Center Table
Located in Essex, MA
Circular hinged top with sunburst inlay creating a star. Fluted columnar support joining an octagonal plinth base.
Category
1830s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Fine Single Biedermeier Chest of Drawers
Located in New York, NY
A fine single Biedermeier chest of drawers.
Stained wood with fruitwood inlay details and escutcheons.
Category
1830s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Wood
Pair of Biedermeier Armchairs, Germany 1820, Cherry
Located in Belmont, MA
This pair of Biedermeier Armchairs dates back to around 1820 and comes from southern Germany. It has a very pretty plain design. The s-shaped armrests end in a volute. The armchairs ...
Category
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Cherry
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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