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 Chest of Drawers, Germany around 1820
Located in Greding, DE
Biedermeier chest of drawers in mahogany with ebonized columns and three drawers standing on socketed square feet. The head drawer with pediment inlay in burl wood.
Category
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Wood
19th Century Biedermeier Sewing Table
Located in Opole, PL
19th-Century Biedermeier Sewing Table Veneered With Mahogany
We present you a sewing table from the 2nd half of the 19th century. The form of this piece of furniture is modest – cha...
Category
Late 19th Century European Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Meissen, Germany, Antique Miniature Slipper in Hand Painted Porcelain
Located in Copenhagen, DK
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
Austrian Biedermeier Danhauser Walnut Architects Desk
Located in Queens, NY
Austrian Biedermeier (circa 1825) walnut veneered & maple trimmed architects desk with column design legs and 2 drawers with hinged top that lifts up...
Category
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Maple, Walnut
Antique Meissen Porcelain Vase with Hand-Painted Flowers, Ca 1900
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Antique Meissen porcelain vase with hand-painted flowers.
Purple and gold decoration. Ca. 1900.
Measures: 18.5 x 11 cm.
In excellen...
Category
Early 20th Century German Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Biedermeier Style Mahogany Armoire
Located in Berlin, DE
Unique Biedermeier floorboard, circa 1825.
Cuba mahogany on softwood. On the log feet high-rectangular two-door corpus with profile-framed arch-shaped fields. Architecturally arrang...
Category
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Mahogany, Softwood
Set of Four 1840s Austrian Biedermeier Period Chairs with Bookmarked Veneer
Located in Atlanta, GA
A set of four Austrian Biedermeier period side chairs from the first half of the 19th century with red upholstery. Each of this set of Biedermeier chairs features an exquisite bookma...
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Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Wood
German Biedermeier Mahogany Kneehole Desk
Located in Queens, NY
German Biedermeier (19th Century) mahogany kneehole desk with bronze trim.
Category
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Bronze
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
Biedermeier 19th Century Tall Walnut Mirror with Carved Giltwood Foliage Motifs
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Austrian Biedermeier period walnut tall pier mirror from the 19th century, with carved giltwood foliage, slender columns and frieze of palmette motifs. This Austrian Biedermeier p...
Category
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Walnut, Giltwood
Biedermeier Walnut Armoire, 1820
Located in Leimen, DE
Biedermeier Walnut Armoire, 1820-30
Biedermeier armoire, South German 1820, walnut veneer. Classic Biedermeier design with beautiful veneer grain. The armoire is professionally refin...
Category
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Refinished Biedermeier Four Drawer Satin Birch Chest, Dresser or Commode, 1850s
Located in Manhasset, NY
Refinished Biedermeier Four Drawer Satin Birch Chest, Dresser or Commode, 1850s
The whole of fine Satin Birch having been hand rubbed French polished to its original glory days. The...
Category
1860s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Brass
Large 19th Century Biedermeier Commode
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th century large scaled and sleek Continental Biedermeier commode with a burl bookplate rosewood veneer on three sides. The case has a rectangular one board top and holds four deep...
Category
19th Century European Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Rosewood
19th Century Biedermeier Side Table Sewing Table Nutwood
Located in Münster, DE
Biedermeier side table, walnut veneered, 1 hidden drawer with interior partition and fold-out pincushion, restored condition, shellac polish
height: 77 cm, width 55,5 cm, depth 39 cm
Category
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Nutwood
Biedermeier Walnut Blue Fabric Vintage Wingback Chair Armchair Vienna circa 1925
Located in Vienna, AT
Biedermeier vintage wingback chair or armchair from walnut and sky blue upholstery designed and manufactured circa 1925 Vienna.
While the walnut frame in beautiful brown color tone is refinished some time ago and demonstrates stunning warmth and depth, the upholstery was newly reupholstered with sky blue high quality textile fabric.
The wingback chair or armchair features a stunning slightly curved backrest, which flows into the armrests and is great to use as freestanding fireplace armchair...
Category
1820s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
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
English Grandfather Clock antique 19th Century with a Mahogany veneer Case
Located in Berlin, DE
English floor clock from the 19th century, mahogany with defects, hand painted dial with Roman numerals and polychrome painting with vedute painting. The ...
Category
19th Century English Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Fine Biedermeier Center Table
Located in New York, NY
A fine Biedermeier center table.
Cherrywood with ebonized fruitwood details
and carved giltwood caryatids.
Full restoration by us.
Category
1820s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Cherry, Ebony, Giltwood
Biedermeier Pier Glass in Mahogany Veneer Frame, Late 19th Century
Located in Opole, PL
Biedermeier Pier Glass in Mahogany Veneer Frame, Late 19th Century
Mirror in a rectangular wooden frame veneered with mahogany, dated to the 2nd half of the 19th century. The frame ...
Category
Late 19th Century European Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Mahogany
1920s Grained Fine Austrian Biedermeier Burlwood Table and 2 Chairs
Located in Miami, FL
1920s Grained and Fine Austrian Biedermeier Burlwood Table and 2 Chairs.
Offered for sale is a 3-piece set of Austrian Biedermeier burlwood furniture. The centerpiece of the set is a square Burlwood table with four legs rising from the center of the base. Flanking on either side of the table is a pair of burlwood chairs...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Brass
Biedermeier Style Armchair by Villa Garnelo International of Spain
Located in Lake Worth, FL
Offering One Of Our Recent Palm Beach Estate Fine Furniture Acquisitions Of A Rare Villa Garnelo International of Spain Biedermeier Style Armchair
Featuring ebonized lion heads and p...
Category
1970s American Vintage Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Cotton, Wood
Pair of Austrian Biedermeier Veneer Armchairs
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Austrian Biedermeier (1830s) cherry veneer armchairs with round back design and maple inlay & ebonized details with an inset upholstered seat.
Category
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Cherry, Maple, Wood, Upholstery
Small Biedermeier Wardrobe, Walnut, Southern Germany, circa 1830
Located in Greven, DE
Small antique Biedermeier wardrobe
Southwest Germany
Walnut
Biedermeier circa 1830
Dimensions: H x W x D: 171 x 99 x 52 cm
Description:
Two-door piece of furniture standing on rou...
Category
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Mint C. and Large Antique Display Shell Box w. Beveled Glass Top & Silver Spoons
Located in Lisse, NL
Fine quality and condition, 1860s box with perfect working silver lock and key.
This handcrafted spoon box is another one of our recent great finds. It comes with beautifully shaped...
Category
Mid-19th Century Dutch Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Silver
Antique Baroque Style Top Desk / Secretary Fully Inlaid
Located in Berlin, DE
With rich marquetry in this version, it is very rare to find such a similar piece of furniture. The cupboard stands on paw feet, high-quality maceteria inlays on all sides, i.e. inla...
Category
20th Century German Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Wood
Biedermeier Console Table, Cherry Wood, Full Columns, South Germany circa 1820
Located in Regensburg, DE
Elegant neoclassical Biedermeier Console Table from South Germany about 1820.
Concave base veneered in cherrywood in with mirror glass (replaced) in the back. The plate is cherry so...
Category
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Wood, Cherry
Set Of Eight Continental 19th c. Biedermeier St. White Ash Burl Dining Chairs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful set of eight Continental 19th century Biedermeier st. White Ash Burl and ebonized Fruitwood dining chairs. This set of dining chairs with six side chairs and two arm chai...
Category
19th Century Unknown Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Fruitwood, Burl
Biedermeier Carver Chairs Swedish Late 1800s Antique Quilted Golden Birch square
Located in Lewes, England
Swedish Biedermeier Empire pair of antique carver chairs in highest grade quilted golden birch veneers finished in the Classic honey oak ...
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Birch
Corner mahogany chest of drawers, Northern Europe, late 19th century.
Located in Chorzów, PL
An antique corner chest of drawers from around 1880, Northern Europe.
The piece of furniture is in very good condition, after professional renovation.
Dimensions: height 149 cm / w...
Category
1880s Swedish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Lady Chairs, Central German Probably, Maple and Plum, Thuringia, 1830-1840
Located in Greding, DE
Four delightful lady chairs made out of plum wood, with a round seat and slightly flared legs. The backrest is curved and decorated with fine maple thread inlays. The seats are newly...
Category
1830s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Maple, Wood
Set of Three Biedermeier Dining Room Chairs, Germany, circa 1820
Located in Greding, DE
Set of three Biedermeier chairs in walnut with white upholstered seats and backs with three struts. The chairs stand on flared legs and have been newly upholstered and hand polished.
Category
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Walnut
German Biedermeier Classical Pier Mirror
Located in Hudson, NY
A very fine German pier mirror having a good color and finish. The frame made of walnut finished in a rich warm brown has mellowed to a very nice color. The carving though space is v...
Category
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Glass, Wood
Early 19th C. Austrian Biedermeier Window Bench / Daybed
Located in Charleston, SC
This Regal Biedermeier bench has eight elegant carved tapered legs, supporting a carved Greek Key seat-rail, and finished with a matching curved armrest. The daybed is maple with rin...
Category
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Maple, Upholstery, Fruitwood
Early 19th century Swedish pair of Karl Johan stools
Located in London, GB
A nice pair of C19th mahogany veneer Karl Johan stools.
Their four curved sabre legs support an oval upholstered deep seat which has over time been upholstered in traditional Damask ...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Biedermeier Chairs, Northern Germany, circa 1830
Located in Greding, DE
Set of four Biedermeier chairs with upholstered seats and backrests with curved struts. The legs are slightly flared, and the seats are newly covered with a grey striped fabric.
Category
1830s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Wood
Biedermeier Side Chair, Cherry Wood, South Germany circa 1830
Located in Regensburg, DE
Biedermeier Side Chair, Cherry Wood, South Germany circa 1830
Solid cherry wood. Restored and hand polished with shellac.
Back decoration of three ebonized leaves.
New upholstered ...
Category
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Cherry, Paint
1 pair of antique chairs Biedermeier around 1820 cherry wood dark blue fab
Located in Würzburg, DE
✓ Classic Biedermeier shapes
✓ High-quality wood and fabric selection
✓ Elegant and stylish
Dimensions:
W: 49cm H: 87cm D: 43cm
Seat height: 50cm
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Category
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Cherry
Biedermeir Dining Chair, Made in Czechia 1830s, Restored Cherry Tree
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Style:19th
century Biedermeier
Period:1830-1839
Origin:Bohemia
Measures: height:91 cm / 35.83"
Width:46 cm / 18.11"
Depth:47 cm / 18.5"
Seat:48 cm / 18.9"
Backrest:91 cm / 35...
Category
19th Century Czech Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Cherry
Swedish Biedermeier Birch Lyre End Table
Located in Queens, NY
Swedish Biedermeier (19th Century) birch and black trimmed rectangular end table with platform base and lyre sides
Category
19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Birch
Fine Single Biedermeier Chest of Drawers
Located in New York, NY
A fine single Biedermeier chest of drawers.
Stained wood with fruitwood inlay details and escutcheons.
Category
1830s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Wood
A Pair of Biedermeier Portraits, c.1840
Located in Savannah, GA
A pair of Biedermeier portraits, circa 1840.
Professionally restored in the 1960s.
canvas: 20 ¾ by 24 ½ inches
frame: 25 ½ by 29 ¼ inches
Found together with the portrait of ...
Category
1840s Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Biedermeier Sideboard or Liquor Cabinet
Located in New York, NY
Biedermeier sideboard, credenza or liquor cabinet with plenty of storage space. Has many compartments for bottles. Lovely carvings and handcut dovetails to the front and back of the ...
Category
19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Satin, Birch, Maple
Biedermeier Walnut Console Table with Large Volutes, Pilasters and Gilt Accents
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Austrian Biedermeier period walnut console table from the 19th century, with single drawer, scrolling legs, lion paw feet, low shelf and carved rose...
Category
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Brass
Fine Biedermeier Console Table
Located in New York, NY
A fine Biedermeier console.
Cherrywood with mirrored back panel.
Category
1820s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Cherry
Swedish Biedermeier Maple and Black Lacquer Wall Mirror
Located in Queens, NY
Swedish Biedermeier (19th Century) maple and black lacquer vertical wall mirror with bronze trim and gilt wood medallions.
Category
19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Stunning Set of Six William Doezema Biedermeier Dining Chairs for Mastercraft
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Stunning set of 6 William Doezema Biebermeier Amboyna dining chairs for Mastercraft. This set retains it's original black leather in nice vintage condition but the foam looks to be c...
Category
1960s American Vintage Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Leather, Cane, Amboyna
Biedermeier Burl Walnut Specimen Occasional Table
Located in Montreal, QC
An rare and elegant Biedermeier round table with stunning specimen top of numerous exotic woods inlaid in spiral leaf design surrounded by a band of diamond- shaped specimens all se...
Category
Mid-19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Walnut
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
A fine 19th century Austrian Biedermeier walnut and ebonized centertable
Located in Dallas, TX
A fine and rare 19th century Austrian Biedermeier walnut and ebonized centertable or breakfast table. Having 4 legs and a platform base in ebonized wood . The top and the single draw...
Category
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Antique glas cup "Farmers silver", Germany around 1880
Located in Hamburg, DE
“Bauernsilber,” also known as “farmer’s silver,” is a unique technique that became popular in the 19th century, particularly in Germany. Despite its name, it is not real silver but r...
Category
1880s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Glass
19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Desk, Walnut, Vienna circa 1820
Located in Greven, DE
Biedermeier or Empire desk, circa 1820
Vienna
Walnut
Biedermeier circa 1820
Dimensions: H x W x D: 80 x 134 x 68 cm
Description:
Desk standing on solid, high square legs with an e...
Category
1820s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Austrian Biedermeier Ash and Fruitwood Table Desk
Located in Queens, NY
Austrian Biedermeier ash and fruitwood banded inlaid table desk with a single drawer with a scalloped top supported by "U" shaped pedestal sides connec...
Category
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Ash, Fruitwood
Biedermeier Chest of Drawers with ebonized Columns, Germany around 1820
Located in Greding, DE
Biedermeier chest of drawers with cambered front and three drawers. The two lower drawers are flanked by ebonized columns. The chest of drawers stands on square feet and is 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.
Simpl...
Category
1890s Polish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Palisander
Austrian Biedermeier Birch Arm Chair
Located in Queens, NY
Austrian Biedermeier Karelian birch arm chair with ebonized & mahogany inlaid trim on back with scroll design finial. (Circa 1825)
Category
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Birch, Mahogany
Austrian Biedermeier Mahogany Lyre End Table
Located in Queens, NY
Austrian Biedermeier (19th Century) mahogany end table with a drawer and lyre form pedestal sides connected with a bottom stretcher.
Category
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
20th Century Vienna Biedermeier Style Salon Table
Located in Berlin, DE
Maple roots on solid pinewood. Literary Proven” Empire and Biedermeiermöbel“ by Renate Müller 1995 p. 132.
(G-Sam-2).
Category
20th Century Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Wood, Maple, Pine
Continental 19th Century Biedermeier St. Butler’s Desk/Commode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exceptional and unique Continental 19th century Biedermeier st. flamed Mahogany, ebonized Fruitwood, and ormolu butler's desk/commode. The eight drawer chest is raised by square f...
Category
19th Century Unknown Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
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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