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 Chair, Cherry Wood and Ink, South Germany, circa 1820
Located in Regensburg, DE
Elegant and rare Biedermeier chair from South Germany around 1820.
Cherry wood veneered and solid. Curved back board. Beautiful original tush /ink ...
Category
1820s French Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Cherry, Paint
19th Century Biedermeier Rocking Chair, Mahogany, Germany, circa 1840
Located in Greven, DE
19th century antique rocking chair
North Germany
Mahogany
Late Biedermeier, around 1840
Dimensions:
Height: 97 cm, width: 5...
Category
Mid-19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Biedermeier Ash Writing desk, Austria - Vienna, Shellac
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
This elegant Biedermeier writing desk comes from Austria (Vienna) from the 19th century. It is made of spruce plywood veneered with ash and has undergone careful restoration. During ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Wood, Ash, Lacquer
Biedermeier Sewing Stand, Cherry Wood, South Germany, circa 1825
Located in Regensburg, DE
Biedermeier Sewing Stand, Cherry Wood, South Germany circa 1825
Rare, fine antique Biedermeier sewing stand. Cherry wood veneered and solid, ...
Category
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Velvet, Cherry, Softwood
Pair of Pretty Austrian Biedermeier Classical Silver Candlesticks, 1863
Located in New York, NY
Pair of pretty Austrian Biedermeier Classical silver candlesticks, 1863. Each: Tapering socket with turned-down rim and overhanging base mounted to knopped baluster shaft on domed an...
Category
1860s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Silver
Biedermeier Sewing Table, South German 1820, Cherrywood
Located in Belmont, MA
Biedermeier sewing table, 1820.
This exquisite original sewing table is a wonderful example for typical Biedermeier period furniture piece, which should not be missing in any Bieder...
Category
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Cherry, Walnut
20th Century Biedermeier Style Secretaire
Located in Berlin, DE
Delicate secretaire in Biedermeier style.
Maple roots on solid pinewood. Natrual leather covered and gold-embossing.
(L-Mhs-42).
Category
20th Century Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Leather, Wood, Maple
Biedermeier Table, South German 1840
Located in Leimen, DE
Indulge in the timeless elegance of this late Biedermeier Salon or Dining Table, originating from South Germany and dating back to 1830-40. Crafted with w...
Category
1840s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Maple, Walnut
Center Biedermeier Desk
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Elegant Biedermeier desk with drawer, perfect as center table. Beautiful walnut wood, whose grains form a very interesting abstract design on the top. The drawer in the edge around...
Category
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Biedermeier Bookcase, Walnut, Glass, Austria circa 1825
Located in Regensburg, DE
Elegant, unadorned Biedermeier Bookcase in Walnut Solid wood and veneer from Austria circa 1825.
Solid walnut body with slanted edges. Ebonized cornice and skirting board. 3 glass wr...
Category
1820s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Iron
Biedermeier Commode, Walnut, Brass, Full Columns, Austria/Vienna circa 1830
Located in Regensburg, DE
Small Biedermeier Commode in Walnut Veneer with Full Columns and Brass Fittings from Austria circa 1830.
Walnut veneered and solid. Two ebonized full columns.
Top drawer straight, bo...
Category
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Brass, Iron
Biedermeier Escritoire Desk Mahogany 1860
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Biedermeier Mahogany Escritoire.
This Escritoire Features 5 Drawers and a Pull Down Writing Slope. Circa 1860
The Drawers and Fall Having Wonderful Matched Flame Mahogany Veneers.
Th...
Category
1860s Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Rare Round Folding Table in antique Biedermeier Style Mahogany veneer
Located in Berlin, DE
Mahogany on solid wood. Three-sided base plate on. Centrally ascending, eightfold folded column, flanked by three curved volutes. A strict form of early-Biedermeier time. It is equipped with a folding mechanism. This type is very practical, not only because it is space-saving, but because it looks highly decorative. It is a traditionally built table. It can be distinguished from a table from 1820...
Category
20th Century German Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of 19th Century Biedermeier Fruitwood Side Chairs
Located in Berlin, DE
A pair of beautifully honey colored fruitwood Biedermeier side chairs, with gently curved rectangular backs, the top and side inlaid with banding, the splat carved with a stylized flower head, on sabre legs. Newly upholstered in black Prussian horse hair fabric...
Category
1810s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Fruitwood
Antique Biedermeier Style Carved and Inlaid Silk Upholstered Chair
By Biedermeier
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Biedermeier Style Carved and Inlaid Silk Upholstered Armchair
This exquisite antique Austrian Biedermeier style armchair is a beautifully crafted and hand-carved piece. It h...
Category
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Silk, Wood
Antique lyre side table/sewing table, root veneer, around 1830
Located in Berlin, DE
Antique lyre side table/sewing table, root veneer, around 1830
Solid wood with root veneer. Unusual shape with lyre legs connected with 2 cent...
Category
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Wood
Biedermeier Secretaire with Hidden Compartement, Walnut, Austria circa 1820
Located in Greven, DE
Secretary with black ink painting
Austria
Walnut
Biedermeier circa 1820
Dimensions: H x W x D: 155 x 85 x 46 cm
Description:
Exceptionally narrow writing desk with a highly intere...
Category
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Walnut
20th Century Biedermeier Style Sewing Table
Located in Berlin, DE
Lyre sewing table in Biedermeier style.
Maple roots on solid pinewood. Literary Proven:
“Biedermeier Möbel” by Georg Himmelheber,197, p.152
(G-Sam-1).
Category
20th Century German Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Wood, Maple, Pine
19th Century Fine Biedermeier Walnut Sofa. Vienna, c. 1825.
Located in Vienna, AT
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This fine and elegant Viennese Biedermeier walnut sofa was made circa 1825-30.
Viennese Biedermeier is distinguished by their sophisticated proportions, rare and refined desi...
Category
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
Early 19th century birch Biedermeier vanity chest of drawers
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Early 19th century birch biedermeier vanity dressing cabinet circa 1830.
Stunning piece of Biedermeier period furniture made in karelian birch.
Comprising of two main parts, althou...
Category
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Birch
Set of Six Biedermeier Chairs, Solid Cherry, Gold-Leaf, South Germany circa 1820
Located in Regensburg, DE
Wonderful Set of Six early Biedermeier, late Empire Dining Room Chairs from Southern Germany around 1820.
Made of cherry solid wood and elaborately hand-polished with shellac (French...
Category
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Gold Plate
Colored, Framed Copper Engraving "Fuhrwerk II" Published by Winkelmann and Sons
Located in Hamburg, DE
Hand coloured, framed copper engraving "Fuhrwerk II" published by Winkelmann and Sons in Berlin in the mid-19th century.
The print shows the vehicles of that time, four different ca...
Category
Mid-19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Paper
Biedermeier Cabinet, Northern Europe, circa 1870, After Renovation
Located in Chorzów, PL
Biedermeier chest of drawers, Northern Europe, circa 1870. Furniture in very good condition, after professional renovation.
Dimensions: height: 78 cm, width: 78 cm, depth: 40 cm.
Category
1870s Scandinavian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Classical Noble Table in antique South German Biedermeier Style Birdseye maple
Located in Berlin, DE
Highly valuable bird’s-eye maple veneer on solid pinewood bowed borders on
sabre-formed conical, tapered four edged legs. Four-sided retracted pedestal on
disc feet. Slender overlapping table...
Category
20th Century German Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Birdseye Maple
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
19th Century Biedermeier Side Table Sewing Table Birchwood
Located in Münster, DE
Side table
Biedermeier sewing table from around 1820, birch veneer, two drawers, the upper one with the original interior and pincushion, shellac hand polish
Dimensions:
Height ...
Category
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Birch
19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Crotch Maple Grandfather Clock
Located in Dallas, TX
Handsome 19th century Austrian Biedermeier crotch maple grandfather clock. Beautiful wood grain and ebonized details. Very special!
Category
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Maple
Biedermeier Chair, South Germany 1820, Walnut
Located in Belmont, MA
Biedermeier chair, South Germany 1820.
This beautiful Biedermeier chairs is decorated with a pretty walnut veneer. The open work back is embellished with an ebonized lyre motif. Thi...
Category
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Antique Hat Box Top Hat Biedermeier, Austria
Located in Munich, DE
Very rare hat box for a gentleman's top hat made out of hand printed carton.
Considering the frailty of the material this very rare object is in surprisingly...
Category
1820s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Paper
19th Century Original Biedermeier Chest of Drawers Cherrywood
Located in Berlin, DE
Cherry. High-rectangular, one-body on four feet. Overhead cover plate, including drawer.
Originates from a Berlin estate.
Excellent warm patina aged over decades. Age-related use t...
Category
19th Century Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Cherry
Small Jewelry Box, Probably, Vienna, 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
White lidded box standing on small spherical feet with trapezoidal body and lid with a groove. The fittings are silver plated. Key available. Interior veneered in cherry.
Category
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Wood
A Miniature Two Train Vienna Regulator
Located in Amersham, GB
A rare wedge shaped laterndluhr Vienna regulator with a two train weight driven movement of exceptional quality. The eight day movement strikes the ho...
Category
1830s Hungarian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Brass, Steel
Golden Wall Mirror, frame, rich Stucco decor, Late Biedermeier, 1850/60, Austria
Located in Wien, AT
Wonderful wall mirror from the Biedermeier period, around 1850/60, made in Austria, Europe.
The mirror is in impressive good condition, only the mirror plate has been renewed to ena...
Category
1850s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Stucco, Spruce
Set of Two Restored Biedermeier Armchairs, Oak, Spruce, Walnut, Austria, 1830s
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Restored Biedermeier Pair of Armchairs.
Modernist Viennese model.
Source: Vienna, Austria
Period: 1830-1839
Material: Solid Oak, Spruce, Walnut
It has been re-polished with polyut...
Category
1830s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood, Oak, Walnut, Spruce
Paperweight, Probably Vienna, 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Rectangular white lacquered paperweight with silver-plated fittings and handle and polychrome city view on cardboard, framed behind glass.
Category
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Paper
Biedermeier Jewelry Box, Cherry Wood, Ash, Brass, Southern Germany circa 1820
Located in Regensburg, DE
Restored Biedermeier Jewelry Box from South Germany around 1820
Cherry veneered on softwood with inlays in ash veneer. Brass fittings, hinges and working lock.
Restored and hand-poli...
Category
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Brass
Small Brown Walnut Biedermeier Table, Germany, 1830s, Shellac Polished
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
German Biedermeier small table.
Period: 1830-1839
Material: Walnut
Shellac polished.
Category
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Lacquer, Walnut
19th Century Biedermeier Style Three-Sided Glazed Glass Vitrine
Located in Berlin, DE
Three-sided glazed glass vitrine around 1825 in the sense of Karl Friedrich Schinkel.
High-quality solid softwood. Recessed frame box. Architecturally arranged front with flanking ...
Category
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Glass, Softwood, Wood
Round Italian Gueridon Table on Fluted Tapered Legs Pull Out Trays Two Drawers
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Round Italian Gueridon Table on Fluted Tapered Legs Pull Out Trays Two Drawers MINT
Category
20th Century Italian Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Brass
Very Fine Biedermeier Period Tea Caddy of Bombe Form in Exotic Woods, circa 1830
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A very fine and visually striking Biedermeier Period tea caddy of exceptional quality, demonstrating a highly elevated form and a most complex application of exotic woods. The hinged...
Category
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Zebra Wood, Yew, Amboyna, Satinwood
Pair of original Biedermeier Chairs, 1820
Located in Leimen, DE
Explore our stunning pair of original Biedermeier chairs, originating from 1820s Southern Germany. Crafted with gorgeous walnut veneer, these chairs boast an exquisite back design ac...
Category
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Exquisite Biedermeier Secretaire, Germany, c. 1825–1830
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
Exquisite Biedermeier Secretaire, Germany, c. 1825–1830
This exceptional Biedermeier secretaire, crafted in Germany between 1825 and 1830, embodies the elegance and refinement of th...
Category
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Biedermeier secretary, Northern Europe, circa 1860.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Biedermeier secretary, Northern Europe, circa 1860.
Very good condition, after professional renovation, a piece of furniture finished in polish.
Wood: mahogany
dimensions: height:...
Category
1860s Swedish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Walnut
19th Century Half cabinet, Biedermeier, Rhineland, around 1815/20 cherrywood
Located in Münster, DE
Half cupboard
Biedermeier, Rhineland around 1815/20, cherry veneered on softwood, concealed drawer, ebonized profile,
shellac hand polish
Dimensions: height 77 cm; width 64 cm; dep...
Category
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Cherry, Fruitwood
Antique Biedermeier Table Mahogany Inlaid with Mother of Pearl inlay 1870
Located in Berlin, DE
Solid wood a, partly blackened. Slightly protruding round cover plate on curved legs with fine brass framing connected by an intermediate plate.
The plate has fine inlays inserted a...
Category
19th Century French Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Portrait Painting of a German Gentleman - Original Gilded Frame
Located in Sakskøbing, DK
This early 19th century Biedermeier portrait painting features a German gentleman. He is wearing a dark green frock coat and white shirt with an upstanding collar and a white silk ti...
Category
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood, Paint
Antique Ruby Glass Decanter- Painted Gilded 19th century
Located in Nový Bor, CZ
Beautiful antique carafe made of ruby glass from the 19th century, The carafe has a ruby core covered with clear glass, Decorated with a matte ochre painting that is gilded, The ...
Category
19th Century Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Cut Glass
20th Century Unique Empire Biedermeier Style Canape Sofa
Located in Berlin, DE
Fine canape / template by Josef Danhauser / Vienna in Biedermeier style 1825.
solid beechwood.
The fabric cover may differ from the illustration.
It is possible to choose a dif...
Category
20th Century Austrian Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Wood, Beech
Biedermeier Demi-Lune Table, Germany 1820, Cherry
Located in Leimen, DE
Exquisite 1820s Biedermeier Demi-lune table, boasting the timeless allure of cherry veneer. Standing gracefully on four slender legs, this elegant piece offers more than meets the ey...
Category
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Cherry
Small Brown Elm Biedermeier Side Round Table, Austria, 1780s, Shellac Polished
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Biedermeier - Classicism small table.
Period: 1780-1839
Material: Elm
Source: Austria (Vienna)
Shellac polished.
Category
18th Century Czech Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Ash, Lacquer
Antique Swiss Biedermeier Silver Covered Chafing Dish
Located in New York, NY
Swiss Biedermeier silver chafing dish, 19th century. Round with gently curved sides and molded rim. Handle faceted stained wood. Beading. Cover gently rai...
Category
19th Century Swiss Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Silver
Demi Lune Table, Biedermeier Period 1820, Walnut
Located in Leimen, DE
This elegant Demi-lune walnut table was made during the Biedermeier period in Southern Germany. It dates back to 1820. The table has a beautiful walnut veneer on top, apron and legs....
Category
1810s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Vintage French Country Biedermeier Style Armchairs Newly Upholstered, Pair
By Biedermeier
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage French Country Biedermeier Style Tufted Back Wingback Armchairs Newly Upholstered in "French-Blu" Mohair - Pair
This exquisite pair of Vintage French Country Biedermeier Sty...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Mohair
Museum Biedermeier Secretary Signed by Adolph Friedrich Voigt, circa 1825
Located in Berlin, DE
Museum Biedermeier secretary signed by Adolph Friedrich Voigt, circa 1825
Fire-gilt fittings. High quality Cuba mahogany on solid linden wood. Architecturally structured front. Rect...
Category
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Wood, Mahogany
Secretaire Abattant Biedermaier Style Leather
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, AR
Important secretary to show off in your living room or bedroom, very good size and in very good condition, it only has one defect on the cover that has a small burn about 5 cm long
Category
Early 2000s Argentine Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Wood
Large Biedermeier Writing Table Early 19th Century Bird's-Eye Maple Veneer
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
An unusually large desk, even suitable for two working spaces at a time. The rounded rectangular top with a tooled black leather writing surface above four frieze drawers, two to eac...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Brass
Biedermeier Style Side Table Inlaid Pedestal
Located in Berlin, DE
Beautiful round side table mahogany
beautiful original condition, all hand-polished with shellac
inside everything polished - very clean
Small inlays with shading
Very stable an...
Category
20th Century German Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Biedermeier Basket Chandelier
Located in Berlin, DE
Monumental antique basket chandelier Biedermeier style, circa 1890-1900
Finely chiseled bronze. Basket-shaped body made of hand-wired bead c...
Category
19th Century French Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
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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