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.
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Fabric, Upholstery, Velvet, Cherry
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Upholstery, Walnut
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Upholstery, Cherry, Walnut
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Ebony, Walnut
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Metal, Brass
Late 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Canvas, Wood
1830s Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut, Softwood
Early 20th Century Italian Biedermeier Furniture
Iron
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Spruce, Walnut
1820s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Cherry
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Upholstery, Walnut
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Upholstery, Wood
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Mirror, Maple, Walnut
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Fabric, Upholstery, Spruce, Walnut
Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut
1920s American Vintage Biedermeier Furniture
Gesso, Birdseye Maple, Maple, Giltwood
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Maple
19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Birch
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Mirror, Walnut, Spruce
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Crystal
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Fabric, Upholstery, Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Czech Biedermeier Furniture
Art Glass
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Cherry
Mid-20th Century German Biedermeier Furniture
Birch, Textile
1810s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Glass, Cherry
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Brass, Enamel
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Birdseye Maple, Ebony
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Cherry
Early 19th Century Danish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Brass
Late 19th Century Scandinavian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Mahogany
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut
19th Century Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Oak, Walnut
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Pine, Walnut
Early 20th Century European Biedermeier Furniture
Marble
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Cherry
20th Century Biedermeier Furniture
Mahogany
1830s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Birch
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut
1830s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Upholstery, Walnut
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Cherry
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Biedermeier Furniture
Brass
Early 20th Century Swedish Biedermeier Furniture
Birch
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Brass
20th Century English Biedermeier Furniture
Wood
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Upholstery, Wicker, Walnut
Mid-20th Century German Biedermeier Furniture
Canvas, Wood
Mid-19th Century Czech Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Brass
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Metal
1820s Danish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Suede, Beech, Mahogany
1870s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Upholstery, Mahogany
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Birch
Mid-19th Century French Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Bouclé, Upholstery, Walnut
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut