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 Czech Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Glass, Wood, Walnut, Lacquer, Spruce
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Mahogany
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Glass
Mid-19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut
19th Century Unknown Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Bone, Maple
18th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Wood
20th Century Biedermeier Furniture
Wood, Beech, Birdseye Maple, Pine
20th Century German Biedermeier Furniture
Wood
19th Century European Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Wood, Mahogany, Softwood
20th Century European Biedermeier Furniture
Wood
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Mahogany
Early 19th Century Czech Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Wood, Lacquer, Cherry
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Brass
1850s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Silver
Early 19th Century French Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Canvas
20th Century Biedermeier Furniture
Bronze
20th Century German Biedermeier Furniture
Wood
1830s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Softwood, Cherry, Glass
1820s Swedish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Fabric, Upholstery, Rattan, Wood, Lacquer, Birch
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Brass
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Birdseye Maple
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Oak
Early 19th Century Czech Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Wood, Lacquer, Cherry
20th Century German Biedermeier Furniture
Birch
1830s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Fabric, Wood, Walnut, Lacquer
Mid-19th Century Scandinavian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Biedermeier Furniture
Mahogany
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Fabric, Wood, Walnut, Lacquer
19th Century Unknown Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Fruitwood, Walnut, Giltwood
20th Century German Biedermeier Furniture
Wood, Beech
1820s Italian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Fruitwood
1770s Italian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Wood, Walnut, Lacquer
Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut
Early 20th Century Unknown Biedermeier Furniture
Fabric, Mahogany
20th Century Biedermeier Furniture
Wood, Pine
19th Century Czech Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Mirror, Lacquer, Cherry
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Glass, Softwood, Wood
20th Century Biedermeier Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century Austrian Biedermeier Furniture
Porcelain
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Mahogany
1890s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Cherry
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Mahogany
1880s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Canvas, Wood, Paint
1830s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Porcelain, Wood
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Mahogany
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Fruitwood
1820s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Wood, Walnut, Lacquer, Fabric, Upholstery, Rattan
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Cherry
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Wood, Maple
Early 20th Century Austrian Biedermeier Furniture
Gold
20th Century German Biedermeier Furniture
Maple
1860s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Cherry
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Lacquer, Walnut
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Fruitwood, Satinwood
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Zebra Wood, Yew, Amboyna, Satinwood
19th Century French Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Mahogany