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.
Mid-19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Porcelain
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Brass
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Upholstery, Mahogany
20th Century Biedermeier Furniture
Wood, Maple
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Brass
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Fabric, Glass
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Mahogany
1860s Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Porcelain
20th Century European Biedermeier Furniture
Concrete
19th Century Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Fabric, Wood
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Fir
1830s Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Maple
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Brass
Mid-19th Century Unknown Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Fabric, Walnut
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Brass
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Upholstery, Cherry
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Maple, Walnut
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Mirror, Spruce, Ash
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut
Mid-19th Century French Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Wood, Glass
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Wood, Walnut
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Brass
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Mahogany
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Cherry, Elm
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Spruce, Cherry
1830s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Upholstery, Walnut
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Brass
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Suede, Beech, Oak, Walnut
Late 20th Century European Biedermeier Furniture
Paint
1950s Austrian Vintage Biedermeier Furniture
Cherry
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Cherry
Late 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Porcelain
19th Century English Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Marble
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Mahogany
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut
20th Century North American Biedermeier Furniture
Fabric, Upholstery, Fruitwood
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Velvet, Ebony, Maple, Walnut, Paint
20th Century American Biedermeier Furniture
Wood
Late 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Canvas, Wood
Mid-19th Century Hungarian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Brass
20th Century German Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut
1830s Czech Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Wood, Walnut, Lacquer
19th Century Italian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Burl
1990s American Biedermeier Furniture
Fabric, Maple
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Mahogany, Birdseye Maple, Ebony
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Upholstery, Birdseye Maple
19th Century French Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Glass, Mirror, Wood, Cherry
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Cherry
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut, Pine
Early 19th Century Danish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Mahogany
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Spruce, Cherry
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Marble
1830s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Upholstery, Walnut
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Birch
1880s French Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut
1820s Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Fabric, Cherry
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut