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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Style: Biedermeier
Antique French Empire Style Cheval Floor Mirror Cherry & Brass
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Antique French Empire Style Cheval Floor Mirror Cherry & Brass
Category
20th Century French Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Brass
Biedermeier Box, Walnut Veneer, South Germany, circa 1860
Located in Regensburg, DE
Biedermeier Box, Walnut Veneer, South Germany, circa 1860.
Walnut and walnut root veneer. Inlay trims in maple and ebony.
Refinished condition, hand polished with shellac.
Dimensions...
Category
1860s Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Ebony, Maple, Walnut, Softwood
Intarsia Secretary
Located in New York, NY
Handcrafted, this piece has been obviously been designed and created with love. Elegant intarsia inlays adorn the outside of this case piece. Inside hides a whimsical array of storag...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Birch
Pedestal Desk in the Biedermeier manner
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
A blond wood burr veneered and ebonized pedestal desk with inset leather top and diamond design inlaid ends. The design is taken from Biedermei...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Birch, Wood
Dutch Willem III sofa, ca 1870-1890
Located in Delft, NL
Dutch Willem III sofa, ca 1870-1890
A Dutch Willem III sofa from the period 1870-1890 with a curved back and covered with striped fabric upholstery. In the...
Category
19th Century Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Biedermeier Gueridon, Early 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Elegant Biedermeier gueridon standing on three gently curved, tapering legs, connected by a trefoil stretcher adorned with an urn motif. The smooth apron is accented with small brass...
Category
Early 19th Century Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Brass
Grande Biedermeier Secrétaire
Located in New York, NY
A perfect example of the wealthy, elegant Biedermeier period, this impressive, secretary is veneered in flame mahogany and birch intarsia, with bone escutcheons, secret compartments,...
Category
1810s Scandinavian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
19th Century Biedermeier Walnut Console. Vienna, c. 1825.
Located in Vienna, AT
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This exceptional, large walnut Biedermeier console is the best example of top-quality Viennese piece from circa 1820-25.
Viennese Biedermeier is distinguished by their sophis...
Category
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Swedish Biedermeier Dining Chairs Set of 2 Flame Golden Birch Honey Colour 1800s
Located in Lewes, England
Delicious and unusual set of 4 antique Swedish flame golden birch Biedermeier dining chairs from C1870-1900 with the distinctive curved seat back, carved central motif and gracefully...
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Birch
Mid-19th Century Italian Biedermeier Cabinet, Carrara Marble Top Wax Finished
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Mid 19th Century Italian Biedermeier cabinet sideboard in solid wood walnut folder , white Carrara marble top , restored and wax finished
Measure cm: H 80 W 110 D 53
This Bied...
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Biedermeier Console Table, c. 1820 – Cherry Veneer
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
Biedermeier Console Table, c. 1820 – Cherry Veneer
A stunning Biedermeier console table from around 1820, veneered in beautiful cherry wood. This elegant piece showcases the timeles...
Category
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Cherry
Burl Mahogany Sofa, Biedermeier Style - Late 19th Century
Located in HÉRIC, FR
This sofa is a magnificent example of burl mahogany furniture, inspired by the Biedermeier style.
It is upholstered in a studded lime green fabric, adding a touch of color and textur...
Category
Late 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Viennese 19th Century Biedermeier Cupboard Wardrobe blond Walnut Polished to Wax
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Viennese 19th century Biedermeier cupboard wardrobe in blod walnut, polished to wax.
Attention: the opening direction of the door is as shown in the second photo, i.e. hinges on the ...
Category
1870s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Early 19th Century Secretary, Birch and Birch burl veneered
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
Secretary Desk, circa 1820, Braunschweig
An exceptional secretary desk from around 1820, crafted in Braunschweig. This elegant piece is made of birch and birch burl, veneered with f...
Category
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Birch
19th Century German Set of Four Antique Biedermeier Cherry Shovel Dining Chairs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An early 19th Century, antique set of four German dining room chairs made of hand crafted shellac polished, partly veneered Cherrywood, in good condition. The detailed Shovel side ch...
Category
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Upholstery, Velvet, Cherry
South German Biedermeier Sofa in Walnut with Fan-Carved Crest, circa 1830
Located in Miami, FL
A very beautiful South German Biedermeier Sofa in fine walnut with shaped, fan-carved crest rail above scrolled armrests terminating in out-scrolled feet, Germany, circa 1830.
Note: ...
Category
1830s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
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
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
19th Century Biedermeier Walnut Chair
Located in Darmstadt, DE
A chair from the time of the Biedermeier, circa 1830. The chair is made of solid walnut. The chair is newly upholstered.
In very good restored condition. The surface is semi-glossy ...
Category
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Writing Casket with Steel-Cut Decoration, Biedermeier, early 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Small writing casket with thuja root veneer and surrounding steel-cut decoration. The casket is lockable and features an interior compartment for an inkwell, blotting sand, and a qui...
Category
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Steel
Restored Biedermeier Armchair with Stool, Beech, Oak, Cherry, Austria, 1830s
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Armchair dimensions:
Height: 91 cm (35.8 in)
Width: 55 cm (21.7 in)
Depth: 63 cm (24.8 in)
Seat height: 50 cm (19.7 in)
Stool dimensions:
Height: 52 cm (20.5 in)
Width: 46 cm (18.1 ...
Category
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood, Oak, Beech, Cherry, Lacquer
Biedermeier Walnut Wood and Velvet Austrian Desk Chair, 1820
By Biedermeier
Located in Rome, IT
Elegant single chair, of the early Austrian Biedermeier period.
All veneered in walnut wood, with inlays in lighter woods. As you can see from the photos, the back legs and the back...
Category
1820s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Walnut, Velvet
19th Century Biedermeier Cherry wood Wardrobe
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
19th Century Biedermeier Wardrobe,
Germany, 1820
Cherry wood,
A remarkable 19th-century two-door wardrobe from the Biedermeier period, originating from Southern Germany around 1820....
Category
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Cherry
Biedermeier Style Dresser
Located in Westwood, NJ
A Biedermeier dresser, architectural detailing shines in the six-drawer long dresser fitted with brass handles and ivory-finish escutcheons. Beautiful stepped-caddy dresser top and b...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Wood
Austrian Biedermeier Swivel Armchair of Unusual Form, circa 1830
Located in Kinderhook, NY
An unusual circa 1830 Austrian Biedermeier fauteuil de bureau or Schreibtischstuhl (desk chair) of large scale and bergère à oreilles (wingback) for...
Category
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Biedermeier Vitrine Cabinet in Fruitwood & Ebonized Detail, Germany, circa 1825
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th century German Biedermeier vitrine on cabinet base in fruitwood with ebonized and gilt accents. The display case with architectural pediment, fronted by glass panels with flanki...
Category
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Fruitwood
Early Biedermeier Period Walnut Console Table with Drawer, Austria, circa 1830
Located in Miami, FL
Absolute unique walnut wall console table artfully made in the early Biedermeier period circa 1830 in Austria. Made with mahogany veneer with its fantastic processed S-shaped legs. T...
Category
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Biedermeier Sofa, Cherry Veneer, Horsehair, South Germany circa 1830
Located in Regensburg, DE
Beautiful straightened neoclassical Biedermeier Sofa or Bench from South Germany about 1830.
Cherry veneered and solid. Solid „Stollen“ feet. Ebonized round bars on the armrests. Bla...
Category
1830s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Cherry, Softwood
Pair Nightstand Water Carafes in 19th Century Style, Bohemian Glass
Located in Nový Bor, CZ
This hand-made set is meant to be placed on a nighstand to hold water. It’s made from gold ruby glass. The glass is painted by hand with gold and cut by hand.
The whole set include...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Czech Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
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
Austrian Turned Walnut Floor Lamp, circa 1915
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
Incredible turned walnut floor lamp whose base measures 18" in diameter made in the Biedermeier style. Was originally purchased from David Duncan Antiques...
Category
1910s Austrian Vintage Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Lacquer, Walnut
Austrian Antique Silver Flatware 6 person
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Antique Austrian silver flatware set for 6 persons. With marks for Austrian Imperial silver and initials . Forks and knives have silver handles, as originally intended.The teaspoons ...
Category
1860s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Metal, Silver
19th Century Fin Biedermeier Walnut Set of Five Chairs & Table. Vienna, c. 1825.
Located in Vienna, AT
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We would like to offer you this fine walnut Biedermeier set of five chairs and the large round table.
The set was made in Vienna circa 1825.
Viennese Biedermeier is distingui...
Category
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Early 19th century Biedermeier ebonised birch escritoire
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Early 19th century biedermeier ebonised birch escritoire circa 1820.
We are pleased to offer this stunning austrian biedermeier period escritoire...
Category
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
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
Pair of Biedermeier Armchairs, Germany 1820
Located in Leimen, DE
Pair of Biedermeier Armchairs, South German 1820
This unique pair of Biedermeier armchairs has a gorgeous walnut veneer. They have very pretty hand-carved details on the armrests. T...
Category
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Biedermeier One-Door Wardrobe, Berlin 1815-20
Located in Belmont, MA
Biedermeier One-Door Wardrobe, Berlin 1815-20
This elegant Biedermeier one-door wardrobe is a fine example of timeless craftsmanship, featuring a mahogany veneer accented with intric...
Category
1810s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Birch, Mahogany
Pair of Biedermeier Empire Chairs Burl
Located in Lake Worth, FL
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Category
1960s Vintage Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Cotton, Wood, Burl
19th Century Fine Biedermeier Walnut Side Table. Vienna, c. 1825.
Located in Vienna, AT
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This fine Biedermeier walnut table was made in Vienna circa 1825.
Viennese Biedermeier pieces are distinguished by their sophisticated proportions, rare and refined design, e...
Category
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Brass
Biedermeier Console Table, Two Drawers, Cherry Veneer, South Germany circa 1820
Located in Regensburg, DE
Fine, early Biedermeier / Empire Console table from Southern Germany around 1820.
Blonde cherry wood veneered on softwood and cherry solid wood, partly ebonized. Two thick round ebon...
Category
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Iron
Two tone graphic inlaid frame - Italy, 20th century
Located in London, GB
A two-tone wooden frame with attractive geometric detailing. The motif of connected ovals, which feels Deco in execution, offers pleasing contrast with the warm natural grain of the ...
Category
20th Century Italian Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Wood
19th Century Biedermeier Vitrine Cabinet or Bookcase, Nutwood Austria circa 1840
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Beautiful Biedermeier bookcase or display cabinet from the famous period in Vienna around 1840. This fantastic looking 19th Century Austrian vitrine cabinet has been veneered in a very dark nutwood. A perfect sized antique bookcase/ vitrine cabinet offering a large, lockable door showing the still original glass plates, additonally adorned by carved ebonized wooden arches...
Category
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Glass, Nutwood, Spruce
Charles 'X' Secretaire
Located in Sheffield, MA
Burled elm charles 'X' drop front secretary (secrétaire à abattant) with black marble top with white vains, drop door revealing a leather covered writing table...
Category
19th Century English Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Marble
Pair of Biedermeier Armchairs, Cherry Wood, Black Boucle, France circa 1820
Located in Regensburg, DE
Elegant pair of Biedermeier / french restoration armchairs or salon chairs from France around 1820.
Solid cherry wood and veneered. Curved armrests with rosaces on the sides as decor...
Category
1820s French Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Bouclé, Cherry
19th Century Biedermeier Set of Three Walnut Chairs. Vienna, c. 1825.
Located in Vienna, AT
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This fine walnut Viennese Biedermeier chairs were made circa 1825-30.
Viennese Biedermeier is distinguished by their sophisticated proportions, rare and refined design and ex...
Category
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
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
Josephinian Austrian Inlaid Walnut Two Piece 1750s Era Rental Cabinet Secretary
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
2 pieces. Wood. Metal hardware. Top piece has 12 dovetailed drawers. One door containing 2 dovetailed drawers. Bottom has drop front desk containing 4 dovetailed drawers. 70 7/8" h x...
Category
1750s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Biedermeir Coffee Table or Writing Desk in Walnut, Denmark
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly suggest you read the whole description, because with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects.
Danis...
Category
Mid-19th Century Danish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Biedermeier Table, South Germany, 1820-30
Located in Belmont, MA
This original Biedermeier table dates back to around 1820-30 and comes from Southern Germany. The table has a central column which stands on a trefoil base. All parts have a very pretty cherry veneer. The top is decorated with a piecrust cherry veneer. It comes refinished with a shellack finish, but still has signs of its 200 year old age.
This perfect center table for an entrance or it would work well as a dining table for 4...
Category
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Cherry
19th Century Biedermeier Nutwood Console Table with Columns, Austria, circa 1860
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Gorgeous looking 19th century Nutwood console table from the so-called "second" Biedermeier period around 1860 in Austria. Veneered in finest nut wood this perfect restored Biedermei...
Category
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Spruce, Nutwood
Pair of 19th Century Biedermeier Mirrors in Red Brown Cherrywood Gilt, 1820s
Located in Berlin, DE
This beautiful Pair of 19th century Biedermeier have been made in the early 1820s in South Germany.
They are made out of Pine and veneered in Cherrywood. In the upper filling field ...
Category
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Fruitwood, Cherry, Mirror
Table Mirror, Makeup / Vanity Mirror, Late Biedermeier, Around 1850, Austria
Located in Wien, AT
Very decorative table mirror / makeup mirror with swivel mechanism, an original of the Biedermeier peroid, around 1850, made in Austria.
The corpus is made out of root ash, a very ...
Category
1850s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Ash, Maple
Rare Biedermeier Bathing Doll, Porcelain, c. 1820, Germany
Located in Hamburg, DE
This exquisite Biedermeier porcelain bathing doll, dating back to around 1820, is a fascinating piece of early toy history. During the 19th century, these dolls were used as floating...
Category
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Biedermeier Semainiere with Marble Top, early 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
High chest of drawers or semainiere with seven large drawers and a concealed drawer under the marble top. The chest of drawers stands on carved lion paws and is accentuated by smooth...
Category
Early 19th Century European Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Marble
19th Century, Biedermeier Walnut Columns Chest of Drawer
Located in Darmstadt, DE
Beautiful practical small Biedermeier chest of drawers from around 1825. The chest of drawers has four drawers and a very beautiful walnut veneer throughout. The drawers are flanked ...
Category
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Walnut, Spruce
Pair of Biedermeier Style Turned Mahogany Urn-form Lamps with Ebonized Highlight
Located in San Francisco, CA
each of campagna form with everted lip tapering to a compressed portly body all over a square plinth; adorned with ebonized highlights; 18.5" (top of wood) 29.5" (top of shade)
Category
1940s French Vintage Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Antique 19th Century Empire / Biedermeier Cherrywood Armchair
Located in Darmstadt, DE
Beautiful timeless Biedermeier /Empire armchair from the early 19th century. The armchair was made of solid cherry and also veneered cherry. The back is round and in the center of th...
Category
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Cherry
Small Danish Altona Mahogany Dresser
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Small Altona Biedermeier mahogany dresser with 2 drawers. Brass fittings on the sides and bone keyhole fittings.
Category
Early 19th Century Danish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Brass
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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