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.
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut
Early 20th Century Czech Biedermeier Furniture
Crystal
Mid-20th Century German Biedermeier Furniture
Canvas, Wood
Late 19th Century Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Foam, Wool, Cotton
20th Century German Biedermeier Furniture
Brass
Late 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century German Biedermeier Furniture
Canvas, Wood
Late 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Canvas, Wood
19th Century Czech Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Wood, Lacquer, Walnut
1860s Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Ebony, Maple, Walnut, Softwood
19th Century Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Wood, Fabric, Upholstery
Mid-19th Century Hungarian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Brass
1820s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Bouclé, Beech, Walnut, Softwood
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut
1810s Italian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Fir
1880s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Ash, Cherry
1820s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Wood, Walnut, Lacquer, Fabric, Upholstery, Rattan
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Metal
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut
Late 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Wood, Canvas
Early 19th Century Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Fruitwood
1880s Swedish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut
18th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Wood, Giltwood
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Brass
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Wood
1820s Swedish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Fabric, Upholstery, Rattan, Wood, Lacquer, Birch
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Cherry, Maple, Nutwood, Spruce
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Brass
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Upholstery, Walnut
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut
19th Century Czech Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Wood, Lacquer, Glass, Cherry
Early 19th Century Unknown Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Wood, Walnut
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut
Late 19th Century Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Foam, Wool, Cotton
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Upholstery, Walnut
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Brass
1830s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Cherry
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Birch
1860s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Brass
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Brass
Early 19th Century European Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Birdseye Maple, Maple, Burl
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Biedermeier Furniture
Marble
1920s British Vintage Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Upholstery, Cherry, Walnut
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Cut Glass
1880s Swiss Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Steel
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Softwood, Walnut
Late 18th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Metal
Late 19th Century European Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Bronze
1810s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Wood
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Cherry
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Upholstery, Cherry, Walnut
19th Century Unknown Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut, Giltwood, Fruitwood
1860s Dutch Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Mahogany
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut
Early 19th Century Czech Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Glass, Wood, Walnut, Lacquer, Spruce
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut