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
19th century Side Table with Shelves, Germany 19th century
Located in Leimen, DE
Transport yourself to the elegance of the mid-19th century with this charming side table or library table. Featuring two shelves in the lower part and standing gracefully on caster w...
Category
1860s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Pair Of 19th Century Biedermeier Chased Brass Vases, Austria ca. 1860
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Amazing looking, intricately decorated pair of late Biedermeier brass vases from the so-called "second period" aorund 1860 in Austria. This artfully made antique brass vases...
Category
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Brass
Biedermeier Side Chair Made in 1820s Austria, Restored Yew
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Style:19th
century Biedermeier
Period:1820-1829
Origin:Austria
Width:45 cm / 17.72"
Depth:44 cm / 17.32"
Seat:45 cm / 17.72"
Backrest:89 cm / 35.04"
Material:Yew.
Category
19th Century Czech Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Yew
19th Century Fine Biedermeier Large Walnut Table. Vienna, c. 1820-25.
Located in Vienna, AT
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This elegant and very rare, large Biedermeier walnut pedestal table is the best example of top-quality Viennese piece from circa 1820-25.
Viennese Biedermeier is distinguishe...
Category
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Decorative Oil Painting According to the 19th Century Style
Located in Berlin, DE
A dreamlike masterpiece inspired by the old masters of the Romantic period. Finely embraced in a magnificent silver plated wooden frame with numerous rocaille applications. Oil on ca...
Category
20th Century German Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Canvas
20th Century Biedermeier Style Corner Cupboard Vitrine
Located in Berlin, DE
Elegant corner cupboard in Biedermeier style.
Bird’s eye maple root veneer on solid pinewood. Partially ebonized. Two drawered body over prominent overhanging pedestal, internal shel...
Category
20th Century Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Wood, Beech, Birdseye Maple, Pine
19th Century German Biedermeier Single Birchwood Pedestal - Antique Podium
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A 19th Century, antique German Biedermeier single pedestal made of hand crafted shellac polished, partly veneered Birchwood in good condition. The detailed center furniture, podium i...
Category
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Birch
Four Biedermeier Wooden Molds, probably Southern Germany, 1st Half 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Four rectangular wooden molds, carved and framed. The molds show signs of wormholes, with some dated 1836.
Category
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Wood
19th Century Continental Biedermeier Period Figured Maple Table
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce elegant and most distinctive Biedermeier Period (1815-1848) highly figured maple table.
Hand-made in Continental Europe in the early/mid-19th...
Category
Early 19th Century European Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Birdseye Maple, Maple, Burl
Shepherd with Herd in a Victorian Landscape, Oil on Wood, 19th Century
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Shepherd with Herd in a Victorian Landscape, Oil on Wood 19th century
An original antique oil painting showing a shepherd with his sheeps and cows resting on a pond. Painted in oi...
Category
Late 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Wood
Antique Royal Vienna Cabinet Portrait Plate
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Antique Austrian cca 1860 Royal Vienna cabinet portrait porcelain plate, 9, with cobalt blue border with gold . Handpainted portrait of a young woman. Signed verso Cowuetetie. Underg...
Category
1860s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Continental 19th Century Biedermeier St. Walnut Chest Circa 1840
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome and most elegant Continental 19th century Biedermeier st. Walnut chest circa 1840. The three drawer chest is raised by elegant scrolled tapered feet below the straight apr...
Category
19th Century Unknown Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Pair Of Antique Vienna 3-Flame Biedermeier Silver Candle Holders, dated 1857
Located in Vienna, AT
Two festive Biedermeier silver candleholders on a four-pass, cambered stand with curved rim, chased and chiselled rose decoration between raised folds on the foot and baluster-shaped...
Category
1850s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Silver
Restored Biedermeier Walnut Armchair, Vienna, Austria, 1820s
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Restored Biedermeier Walnut Armchair attributed to Josef Danhauser.
Source: Vienna, Austria
Period: 1820-1829
Material: Walnut
Seat height: 44 cm / 17.32″
Our professional refurbis...
Category
1820s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Antique Biedermeier Figured Wood Chest Of Drawers For Restoration
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A classic Biedermeier commode with three long drawers in wonderful figured wood, probably walnut. A dark top molding runs around the chest below the top drawer and with a matching on...
Category
19th Century Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Metal
Early 19th Century Biedermeier Restored Mahogany Maple Austrian Mirror, 1830s
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Biedermeier restored mirror in the frame
Period: 1830-1839
Source: Austria
Our professional refurbishing team in Czechia has fully restored it according to the original process.
T...
Category
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Lacquer, Glass, Mahogany, Maple
Plate Imperial Viennese Porcelain Manufactory dated 1816
Located in Vienna, AT
QUITE RARE PICTURE PLATE OF VIENNESE IMPERIAL PORCELAIN MANUFACTORY:
Stunning quality / edged areas are decorated with so-said Grotesque (Italian: GROTTESCHI) pattern. - Material is PORCELAIN (multicoloured painted).
DATED 1816 (year's mark at reverse side visible: '816)
Blue Beehive Mark (underglazed) of Austrian Imperial Porcelain...
Category
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Biedermeier Mahogany Centre Table, Workshop Johannes Klinckerfuss, 1830
By David Roentgen
Located in Göttingen, NI
Biedermeier Mahogany Centre Table, Workshop of Johannes Klinckerfuss, 1830
Mahogany veneered with lightwood banding, with gabled frieze, on three scrolled legs and a trefoil base.
...
Category
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Antique 19th-Century Biedermeier Cherry Salon Table
Located in Darmstadt, DE
This beautiful salon table before us is a true masterpiece. It hails from the Biedermeier period around 1830 in Germany and is crafted from solid cherry wood. This type of wood is no...
Category
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Spruce, Cherry
19th Century Swiss Mechanical Clock Painting, Circa 1820
Located in Vero Beach, FL
19th century Swiss mechanical clock painting circa 1820
This antique and unique clock painting is created in oil on metal circa 1820 in Switzerlan...
Category
19th Century Swiss Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Metal
Late 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Tyrolean Massive Walnut Extending Table
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Late 19th century Austrian Biedermeier Tyrolean extending table, in massive walnut restored and polished to wax
Measures cm: H 80, W 120/227, D 98.
Category
Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Chestnut
Vintage Biedermeier Style Burl Elm Cradle, 1920s
Located in Montelabbate, PU
Splendid biedermeier cradle, re-proposed in the art deco period perfectly functional and very solid, the banks are fixed. Available the top base in new plywood with holes for mattres...
Category
1920s Austrian Vintage Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Elm, Burl
20th Century Fancy Round Folding Table in Biedermeier Style
Located in Berlin, DE
20th century Fancy round folding table in Biedermeier style
Maple root on solid wood. Ebonized ribbon and thread inlays. Base plate drawn in on three sides on disc feet. Column sh...
Category
20th Century German Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Maple, Beech
19th Century Biedermeier Walnut Secretaire. Austria, c. 1825-30.
Located in Vienna, AT
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This elegant and early Austrian Biedermeier secretaire was made circa 1825-30.
The Secretaire is an example of beautiful, rare and refined design and excellent craftsmanship....
Category
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Brass
20th Century Petite Secretary in Biedermeier Style
Located in Berlin, DE
20th century Petite Secretary in Biedermeier style
Mahogany partially blackened, on solid softwood. Rectangular body on flattened ball feet. In the...
Category
20th Century German Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Wood
Set of Six Biedermeier Chairs, Made in Czechia, 1840s, Cherry-Tree
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Set of Biedermeier chairs, six pieces
Completely restored, new fabric and upholstery included.
Shellac-polish.
Category
1840s Czech Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Wood, Cherry
6 Original Biedermeier Chairs Caféhaus Seat Weave circa 1850-1860 Solid Mahogany
Located in Berlin, DE
A rare set of 6 antique Biedermeier chairs / café house chairs / bistro chairs made of solid mahogany wood.
The seats of the chairs are made...
Category
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Biedermeier Folding Table or Pembroke Table
Located in Berlin, DE
Original Biedermeier folding table or Pembroke table, circa 1825-1830.
Gorgeous mahogany on pinewood. Straight edging base on conical squares...
Category
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Wood, Mahogany, Pine
Biedermeier Commode, Cherry Veneer, Brass, South Germany circa 1820
Located in Regensburg, DE
Beautiful, early Biedermeier Commode or Chest of Three Drawers from South Germany around 1820.
Cherry veneered on softwood. Ebonized trims, key escutcheons and half-columns
Wonderful...
Category
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Brass, Iron
Biedermeier Poplar Briar Wood Austrian Corner Cabinet, 1820
By Biedermeier
Located in Rome, IT
Stupendous warm color and the prestige of the poplar veneer, very valuable because very dotted, for this corner cabinet of first Biedermeier period.
Corner cabinet all veneered in p...
Category
1820s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Poplar
Early 19th Century Biedermeier Cherrywood Console
Located in Dallas, TX
Very fine period German Biedermeier cherrywood console. Beautiful classic lines and a gorgeous polished finish. A fabulous addition to any home!
Category
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Cherry
Fancy Biedermeier Sewing Table / Side Table circa 1850 Walnut
Located in Berlin, DE
Fancy Biedermeier sewing table / side table circa 1850 walnut
Solid walnut body. Beautiful walnut mirror veneer. Frame case on four long, turned legs connected by a central bar. H...
Category
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Oak
Golden 750 Biedermeier Box Painting Portrait of Little Girl Vienna Made 1828
Located in Vienna, AT
Golden biedermeier round box with lovely portrait of a little girl.
Vienna / Austria, made 1828
Finest golden item of best manufacturing quality!
Specifications:
The lid of round golden box...
Category
1820s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Gold
19th Century Biedermeier Chest Of Drawers/ Writing Commode, Austria ca. 1830
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Fantastic nutwood chest of drawers/ writing commode from the renowed Biedermeier period in Austria. Veneered in fine light nutwood showing an outstanding grain, this perfect restored...
Category
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Brass
A beutiful satinwood birch and ebony Bieder
Located in Dallas, TX
A fine 19th century German Biedermeier satinwood birch work table
Category
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Birch, Ebony, Satinwood
19th Century German Biedermeier Empire Style Mahogany Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
Very fine flame mahogany Biedermeier commode with ebonized details. The piece opens up to reveal drawers for storage. And the finish on this piece is exceptional. Stunning!!
Category
Mid-19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Framed German Lithographed Portrait of a Seraphine, German Biedermeier 1860s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
An extraordinary Original Lithograph of the a Lady.
Beautiful hand crafted Biedermeier Frame. We believe it is from the 1860s. Viewable picture size is approx. 8.88" high and 6.5" w...
Category
1860s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Glass, 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
Meissen Figurine 'Estrella', Russian Ballet 'Carnival', by Paul Scheurich, 20th
Located in Vienna, AT
Finest Meissen Porcelain Figurine:
Dancer balancing on her toes, turning her head to the right and bringing her right hand indecisively to her chin, while with her left hand she
per...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Austrian Biedermeier Walnut 1840s Table with Butterfly Veneer and Tripod Base
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Austrian Biedermeier period walnut center table from the mid 19th century, with butterfly veneered top, tripod base and scrolling feet. Created in Austria during the Biedermeier p...
Category
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Restored Biedermeier Cherry-Tree Round Table, Detailed Marquetry, France, 1850s
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Restored Biedermeier Cherry-Tree Round Table. Uniquely extensive and detailed marquetry. Original polish. Brass wheels.
Source: France
Period: 1850-1859
Material: Cherry tree,...
Category
1850s French Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Wood, Maple, Lacquer, Cherry, Satinwood
Small Brown Yew-Tree Classicism Inlaid Table, Italy, 1810s, Shellac Polished
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Czech classicism Biedermeier small table.
Period: 1810-1819
Material: Yew tree
Shellac polished.
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Yew, Lacquer
Biedermeier King-Size Headboard witth Yellow Upholstery
Located in Queens, NY
Biedermeier style (19/20th Century) headboard (only) king size with slighly shaped arch walnut top frame over a gold cut velvet floral design upholstered panel with nail head trim
Category
19th Century European Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Metal, Bronze
19th Century Biedermeier Sewing Table
Located in Berlin, DE
Decent Biedermeier sewing table, circa 1825.
Mahogany on solid softwood. Straight, two-handed frame box on a telescopic column on saber-shape...
Category
19th Century European Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Wood, Mahogany, Softwood
19th Century Biedermeier Walnut Cabinet/ Vitrine/ Bookcase, Austria ca. 1835
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Remarkable 19th century Biedermeier walnut cabinet/ bookcase/ vitrine coming from the early period in Austria around 1835. Elaborately veneered in finest burr walnut the glossy surfa...
Category
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Brass
Biedermeier Commode Chest of Drawers Satin Birch
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Gorgeous deco Biedermeier style chest of drawers or commode
Elegant chest with two drawers so ample storage
Blonde walnut offset by black ebonized trim
Some of our items are in st...
Category
1980s Vintage Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Other
19th Century Biedermeier Solid Cherrywood Table
Located in Darmstadt, DE
A very nice table made of solid cherrywood, from the Biedermeier period around 1830, with two drawers (cherry / softwood.). The space from the floor t...
Category
Mid-19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Cherry, Pine
Hickory White China Cabinet Biedermeier Genesis Collection
Located in Lake Worth, FL
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Category
1980s American Vintage Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Satinwood, Glass
19th Century Biedermeier Cherry Sofa. Vienna, c. 1825.
Located in Vienna, AT
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This elegant early Viennese Biedermeier sofa was made circa 1825.
The sofa is an example of beautiful, rare and refined design and excellent craftsmanship. Viennese Biedermei...
Category
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Cherry
Library - antique display case, Northern Europe, around 1890.
Located in Chorzów, PL
A historic site - a library from the end of the 19th century.
Furniture in very good condition, after professional renovation.
Dimensions: height 182 cm / width 126 cm / depth 38 cm
Category
Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Walnut
19th Century Fine Biedermeier Cherry Side Table. Vienna, c. 1825.
Located in Vienna, AT
We are delighted to offer this extraordinary Biedermeier cherrywood side table, a rare and exceptional piece crafted in Vienna circa 1825. This remarkable table is not only a testame...
Category
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Cherry
Beautiful Set of 4 Biedermeier Chairs from Around 1860
Located in Berlin, DE
Beautiful set of 4 Biedermeier chairs from around 1860
Solid birch wood. Seat upholstered and covered with black fabric.
Very stable and robust built.
Category
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Wood, Birch
Set of 2 Biedermeier Armchairs in Rustic, Countryside Style, Austria, circa 1850
Located in Wrocław, Poland
Set of two Armchairs made around mid 19th Century, most probably in Austria, meticulously crafted with a solid oak wooden frame. Each chair features a beautifully reupholstered seat ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Linen, Oak
19th Century Unique Restored Czech Biedermeier Ash Writing Desk, 1830s
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Shipping to any US port only for $290 USD
Biedermeier writing desk
Completely restored.
Shellac polish.
Material: Ash veneer, lacquer
Period: 1830-1839
Unique pieces.
Height from f...
Category
1830s Czech Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Wood, Ash, Lacquer
Pair (2) antique Biedermeier chairs circa 1840, birch
Located in Berlin, DE
Pair (2) antique Biedermeier chairs circa 1840, birch
Solid birch wood body. Seat cushion upholstered and covered with fabric. Grand-line frame and legs. Slightly curved backrest wi...
Category
1840s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Birch
Large Antique Dresden Ornamental Vase in Hand-Painted Porcelain
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Large antique Dresden ornamental vase in hand-painted porcelain.
Flowers and gold decoration. Rose in relief on the lid. Ca. 1900.
Measures: 37.5 x...
Category
Early 20th Century German Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Beautiful Early Biedermeier Showcase, circa 1830
Located in Berlin, DE
Impressive early Biedermeier showcase Germany, Kassel, circa 1825-1835.
Rectangular body flanked by two columns.
(O-240).
Category
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Early 19th Century Biedermeier Chest of Drawers, Cherry, Munich circa 1815
Located in Greven, DE
South German Biedermeier chest of drawers
Bavaria (Munich)
Cherry
Biedermeier circa 1815
Dimensions: H x W x D: 83 x 117 x 58 cm
Description:
Piece of furniture from the early Bi...
Category
1810s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Cherry
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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