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
Biedermeier Writing Table, circa 1830
Located in Greding, DE
Biedermeier desk crafted from walnut, featuring gracefully curved legs and a baluster-shaped central stretcher. The desk offers ample storage with five drawers and an expandable writ...
Category
1830s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Framed Dutch Still Life Fruit and Lobster Oil Painting
Located in Queens, NY
Dutch (19th Century) still life oil painting depicting robust grapes, peaches, plums and lobster on a wood table with shadowed green leaves in a dimly lit, atmospheric composition on...
Category
20th Century Dutch Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Paint
Pair of Continental 19th Century Majolica Figures
Located in Queens, NY
"Pair of Continental (19th Century) Majolica putti figures, each supported by a yellow stump and green glazed pedestal base. One curly haired figure is holding a chaff of wheat (Fall...
Category
19th Century European Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Petite Austrian Biedermeier Two-Drawer Commodes with Inlay, circa 1840
Located in Atlanta, GA
This pair of Austrian Biedermeier petite commodes from the mid-19th century features exquisite veneered tops with rectangular banding over two small drawers. Each central oval mounte...
Category
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Wood
19th Century German Biedermeier Sewing Table, Mahogany
Located in Belmont, MA
Original 19th century Biedermeier sewing table, mahogany veneer. This unique exquisite table comes from Northern Germany.
The locking, hinged lid raises to reveal nine compartments,...
Category
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Portrait of a Little Girl, Budapest 1910
Located in Budapest, HU
Portrait of a child with a hypnotic gaze. The signature of the work's author is not legible, but to assess its value, one need only stare.
Category
1910s Hungarian Vintage Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Canvas
Pair of Austrian Biedermeier Walnut Side Chairs
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Austrian Biedermeier walnut veneer side chairs with half round and double scroll design back (Circa 1830)
Category
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Walnut
$16,000 / set
Biedermeier Stool
Located in New York, NY
This freshly reupholstered stool is adorned with golden silk/wool in traditional Biedermeier style.
Category
1840s Swedish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Birch
$1,780
Biedermeier Jewelry Box, Walnut, Mahogany, Maple, South Germany circa 1830
Located in Regensburg, DE
Antique Biedermeier Jewelry Box from South Germany circa 1830
Walnut and mahogany wood. Inlays in maple and walnut and putty. Ebonized base.
Interior stained in black. Brass lock and...
Category
1830s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Mahogany, Maple, Walnut
Antique Oil Painting Farm Girl on a Flower Meadow by M. E. Ummenhofer
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Antique oil painting farm girl on a flower meadow by M. E. Ummenhofer
An impressive antique oil painting depicting a farm girl on a summerly flower ...
Category
Late 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Canvas, Wood
19th Century antique Classic Desk Biedermeier around 1840 with Inlays
Located in Berlin, DE
19th century Classic desk Biedermeier Solid wood and mahogany veneer. Longitudinal rectangular table top with one drawers, cut-out frame for legroom and square legs tapering downward...
Category
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Wood
Set Of 4 Biedermeier Style Dining Chairs for Restoration
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Set of four mahogany dining chairs with spring and coil construction, blue upholstered seats with multi-colored trim. The chairs with a pierced back splat and the whole resting upon ...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Mahogany
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
Dutch Flemish Still Life
Located in Queens, NY
Copy of a Dutch Flemish still life painting showing a table set with meats, wine, fruits and crystal
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Crystal
$2,500
Set Of 4 European Hand Colored Prints Of Birds From 1830
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A set of 4 hand colored birds prints, from 1830. By Comte, Achille Joseph (1802-1866),
"Keepsake d´histoire naturelle. Description des oiseaux. Suivie d´un exposé de l art de les pré...
Category
1830s French Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Paper
$476 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Meissen, Germany, Antique Miniature Slipper in Hand Painted Porcelain
Located in København, Copenhagen
Meissen, Germany. Antique miniature slipper in hand painted porcelain, 19th century.
Measures: 9.5 x 3.5 cm.
In very good condition.
Stamped.
Category
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Painting Cattle Carriage on an Alpine Lake, Oil on Canvas 19th century
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Painting Cattle Carriage on an Alpine Lake, Oil on Canvas 19th century
A lovely antique oil painting depicting a Tyrolian farmers family which loads their cattle heard onto a boat. The scene is located on an mountain lake in the Alpine landscape. Oil on canvas 1st half of the 19th century. Framed with vintage gilded frame, paint partly with craquelure. This painting will be a highlight in each rural decoration.
Alpine oil painting...
Category
Late 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Wood, Canvas
Antique bureau, Northern Europe, ca. 1910.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Antique bureau, Northern Europe, ca. 1910.
Very good condition, after renovation in our workshop.
Wood: mahogany
Dimensions: height 113 cm width 119 cm depth 63 cm
Category
Early 20th Century Scandinavian Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Chest of drawers, Northern Europe, late 19th century.
Located in Chorzów, PL
An antique chest of drawers from around 1890, from Northern Europe. It is a functional and practical piece of furniture equipped with two wide, opening drawers. At the bottom there i...
Category
1890s Norwegian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Biedermeier Cherrywood Chair
Located in Darmstadt, DE
A chair from the time of the Biedermeier, circa 1830. The chair is made of solid cherrywood.
In very good restored condition.
Category
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Cherry
$714 Sale Price
20% Off
A fine 19th c Biedermeier birch secretary. Ebonized details and gilt bronze
Located in Dallas, TX
A very fine Biedermeier period drop front secretary. Fine Empire gilt bronze details . Ebonized details . Beautiful walnut and birch woods
Category
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Austro-Hungarian Chest of Drawers in Walnut Root Veneer
Located in Woodbury, CT
The handsome lines of this chest augment its wonderful proportions with drawers flanking the center drop down writing surface. Deeper than the two below, the top drawer is supported ...
Category
19th Century Hungarian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Walnut, Pine, Burl
Fine Biedermeier Demilune Console
Located in New York, NY
A fine Biedermeier demilune console.
Cherrywood with fine pen work details and ebonized fruitwood details.
Category
1820s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Cherry, Ebony
Studio Craft Tropical Olive Wood Pedestal Table by Gregg Lipton
By Gregg Lipton
Located in Hanover, MA
Pedestal table custom made by studio artist Gregg Lipton of Cumberland Maine circa 1989. From the estate of Lipton's parents. American Modern in...
Category
1980s American Vintage Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Olive
Pair of Traditional European Silver Old Country Candlesticks
Located in New York, NY
Pair of traditional European 833 silver candlesticks. Each: Knopped baluster shaft on double-domed foot; three embossed leaf-and-scroll mounted paw supports. Naif scroll-and-shell or...
Category
Late 20th Century European Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Silver
German Porcelain Candlestick with Male and Female Figures
Located in Queens, NY
German Meissen style (19th Century) porcelain candlestick of a male and female putti figures sitting on opposite sides of a square shaped base holding flowers and a branch
Category
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
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 Chest with Ebonized Details
Located in Dallas, TX
Very fine 19th century German Biedermeier chest with ebonized details. Featuring a gorgeous, polished finish. Lovely! Circa 1840.
36.5w x 20d x 31.5h
Category
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Walnut
$5,120 Sale Price
20% Off
20th Century Biedermeier Style Secretaire
Located in Berlin, DE
20th century Biedermeier style secretaire
Delicate secretaire in Biedermeier style. Tulip veneer, partially blackened, on solid pinewood....
Category
20th Century Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Wood, Pine
Biedermeier Carver Chairs Swedish Early 1900s Antique Quilted Mahogany Wreath A
Located in Lewes, England
Swedish Biedermeier Empire pair of beautiful carver chairs in highest grade quilted mahogany veneers finished in the Classic darker oak color French polish finish with roundel motifs...
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Birch
Restored Small Biedermeier Table, by J. Danhauser, Walnut, Spruce, Austria 1820s
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
This elegant oval Biedermeier table comes from Austria (Vienna) from the early 19th century. The design of this table is attributed to Josef Danhauser. It is made of solid spruce wit...
Category
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Wood, Walnut, Lacquer, Spruce
Early 9th Century Biedermeier Walnut / Bronze Mounted Bookcase / Cabinet
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Step into the world of the early 19th century with our impeccably crafted Biedermeier cabinet, hailing from the Austro-Hungarian, German, or Northern European origins. This exceptio...
Category
Early 19th Century Hungarian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Bronze
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
Unknown, Folksy Scenery with Cattles, Goats and Farmer's Wifes, Ca. 1900s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Oil painting folksy scenery with cattles, goats and farmer's wifes, ca. 1900s
A colorful antique oil painting depicting a bavarian farmers family with their cattles and goats. The scene is located beside an mountain lake in the alpine landscape. Oil on canvas late 19th century. Framed with wooden richly handcarved Black Forest frame. Paint partly with craquelure and peeled off (see detail pictures). A great addition to every folksy wall decor.
Alpine oil painting...
Category
Late 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Pair of Biedermeier Shovel Chairs with Ink Painting, Walnut, South German, 1830s
Located in Regensburg, DE
Exceptional Pair of rare, neoclassical Biedermeier Shovel Chairs from South Germany around 1830.
Walnut veneered and solid wood. Maple veneer inlay in the backrest with big original Ink painting...
Category
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Velvet, Ebony, Maple, Walnut, Paint
$3,932 Sale Price / set
31% Off
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
Set of Five Biedermeier Chairs, Cherry Wood, Germany circa 1830
Located in Regensburg, DE
Set of five original Biedermeier shovel chairs from Thuringia, Germany around 1830.
Cherry wood book-matched veneered on the shovel and apron. Cherry solid wood frame and legs.
Top ...
Category
Mid-19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Cherry, Softwood, Fabric, Velvet
$6,553 Sale Price / set
31% Off
Pillar Cabinet, circa 1820
Located in Greding, DE
Pillar cabinet with cambered body, one drawer and door, and pillar supports with brass bases and capitals. Mahogany veneered.
Category
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Brass
China Closet Biedermeier
Located in Kraków, Małopolska
Every piece of furniture that leaves our workshop from the beginning to the end is subjected to manual renovation, so as to restore its original condition from many years ago.
Sim...
Category
1880s Polish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Birch
$3,217
Biedermeier Fall Top Desk, South German, 1820
Located in Belmont, MA
Classic Biedermeier fall top desk, South German, 1820, walnut veneer on the outside and mahogany veneer on the inside. It has a beautiful veneer grain. T...
Category
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Mahogany, Walnut
Set of 4 European Hand Colored Prints of Birds from 1830
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A set of 4 hand colored birds prints, from 1830. By Comte, Achille Joseph (1802-1866),
"Keepsake d´histoire naturelle. Description des oiseaux. Suivie d´un exposé de l art de les pré...
Category
1830s French Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Paper
$476 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Swedish Biedermeier Birch Veneered Desk or Console Table, Circa 1880
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Biedermeier birch veneered desk with drawers from the 19th century. This antique desk from Sweden, with it's beautiful birch wood grain veneer and decorative inlays, houses...
Category
19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Wood
19th Century German Biedermeier Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
Handsome 19th century German Biedermeier walnut commode. Exceptional finish on this piece and 3 drawers for storage. Superb!! Circa 1820.
44.5x 23d x 36h
Category
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Restored Biedermeier Jewelry Box, Ash, Maple, Spruce, Walnut, Czech, 1820s
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
This elegant Biedermeier jewelry box/humidor comes from Czechoslovakia from the early 19th century. It is made of spruce and ash, inlaid with walnut and maple. The jewelry box impres...
Category
1820s Czech Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Wood, Lacquer, Ash, Maple, Walnut, Spruce
Biedermeier Wall Mirror, Cherry Veneer, South Germany, circa 1830
Located in Regensburg, DE
Beautiful book-matched cherry veneer ans cherry solid wood. Refinished and hand polished with shellac.
Dimensions: H 146 cm x B 68 cm x T 10.5 cm.
Category
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Cherry, Softwood
$1,966 Sale Price
34% Off
19th Century Danish Walnut Cabinet
Located in Opole, PL
We present you this mahogany cabinet from the 2nd half of the 19th century, with fronts veneered with pyramidal mahogany.
The piece of furniture is of the cabinet type, with four dr...
Category
19th Century Danish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Swedish Biedermeier Drop-Leaf Pedestal Table Golden Birch Tiger Stripe A
Located in Lewes, England
Antique Swedish Biedermeier drop-leaf table in stunning tiger stripe and quilted golden birch veneers and four elegant curved feet.
The pedestal column in particular features beauti...
Category
Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Birch
$2,767 Sale Price
32% Off
20th Century Biedermeier Style Secretaire
Located in Berlin, DE
Delicate secretaire in Biedermeier style.
Maple root on solid pinewood. Interior, blackened full-columns, plastic shown in squared form.
(L-Sam-41).
Category
20th Century Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Wood, Maple, Pine
Styled Round Table With Upholstered Chairs Circa 1950
Located in Opole, PL
Styled Round Table With Upholstered Chairs Circa 1950
A living room set consisting of a round table with four chairs. The set, dating back to the 1950s, is styled in the Biedermeier...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
$2,764 Sale Price
20% Off
Biedermeier or Classical Style Curly Maple Oval Center Table with Lyre Form Base
Located in Milford, NH
A fine Biedermeier or Classical style oval center table in curly maple with scroll carved lyre form pedestal on a shaped base with four outstretched feet. Dates to the 19th century i...
Category
19th Century European Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Maple
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
Set of 6 Biedermeier Dining Chairs, South Germany, 1820
Located in Belmont, MA
This set of 6 Biedermeier dining chairs has a pretty walnut veneer. The chairs stand out for their gorgeous backrest decor. They com...
Category
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Walnut
$11,200 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Viennese Flame Birch Veneer and Ebony Ormolu Dressing Table, Circa 1820
Located in Charleston, SC
Viennese flame birch veneered dressing table with flanking bronze eagle capitals mounted on ebony columns supporting an adjustable oval veneered framed mirror, centered drawer with b...
Category
1820s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Biedermeier Linen Cupboard, around 1820
Located in Greding, DE
Biedermeier linen cupboard in cherry veneer with one door and square feet. The pilaster strips are fluted. The inside of the cupboard is fitted with three shelves and has been restor...
Category
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Cherry
Pair of Marble Portrait Busts of Male and Female 19th Century American
Located in London, GB
Two busts of male and female couple carved in marble, Biedemeier style American second half of 19th century, signed on reverse of each carved 'Dewey'.
Two Portrait of a well to do couple firmly telling the America they have arrived and are upstanding. The hand carved marble busts are skillfully detailed and take you on a journey of the fruitiness of Middle America...
Category
Mid-19th Century Central American Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Carrara Marble
Restored Biedermeier Dining Table, Cherry Wood, Revived Polish, Austrian, 1820s
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
This elegant round Biedermeier dining table comes from Austria from the first half of the 19th century. It is made of spruce blockboard with cherry veneer and has undergone careful r...
Category
1820s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Wood, Lacquer, Cherry
Mahogany chest of drawers, Northern Europe, circa 1850.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Mahogany chest of drawers, Northern Europe, circa 1880.
Chest of drawers in very good condition, after professional renovation.
wood: mahogany
dimensions: height 138 cm
width 105...
Category
Mid-19th Century Scandinavian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Antique chest of drawers, Northern Europe, around 1850.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Antique chest of drawers from the mid-19th century.
The chest of drawers has three spacious drawers. The whole is veneered with richly grained light walnut.
The furniture is in ver...
Category
Mid-19th Century Scandinavian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Walnut
19th Century Biedermier Commode with Inlay
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th Century Biedermier Commode with Inlay, 3 sliding drawers and shaped feet.
Category
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Fruitwood
Antique Biedermeier chest of drawers, ca. 1860.
Located in Chorzów, PL
An elegant chest of drawers from around 1860, in the classic Biedermeier style, which is characterized by simple, functional design, emphasizing comfort of use. The piece of furnitur...
Category
Mid-19th Century Scandinavian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
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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