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
Set of Three Biedermeier Dining Chairs, Made in Austria, 1820s, Walnut
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Set of Biedermeier chairs, three pieces.
Completely restored, new fabric and upholstery included.
Source: Austria, Wien
Shellac-polish.
Category
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Wood, Walnut, Lacquer
19th Century South German Biedermeier Commode
Located in Berlin, DE
Cherry tree on solid conifers, partly ebonized. On short conical legs straight three-body. Black framed cover plate. Decorative fittings.
(D-72).
Category
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Cherry
German Biedermeier Slant-Front Desk
Located in Hudson, NY
A very good German slant front desk with a lower case of drawers. The writing surface very nicely finished veneers with interior drawers having inlay ...
Category
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Brass
Old Oil Painting Around 1900 on Canvas
Located in Berlin, DE
Old oil painting around 1900 on canvas.
Anonymous painter allegory of music with 2 girls sitting at the Cello and piano.
Category
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Wood
Restored Empire Chair, Made in the 19th Century in Austria, Restored Elm, 1830s
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Biedermeier chair
Completely restored, new fabric and upholstery included.
Source: Austria, Wien - Architect Josef Danhauser
Period: 1830-1839
Shellac-polish.
Category
1830s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Wood, Walnut, Lacquer
20th Century Biedermeier Style Three Sided Glass Vitrine
Located in Berlin, DE
Bird’s eye maple root veneer on solid pinewood, one-drawered curving border-case on plinth-feet. Architecturally bowed front flanked with full columns from solid Beech. Carved and ha...
Category
20th Century Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Pine, Wood, Beech, Birdseye Maple
19th Century Biedermeier Restored Cherry Czech Mirror Dressing Table, 1860s
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Biedermeier restored mirror dressing table
Period: 1860-1869
Source: Czechia (Bohemia)
Material: Cherry-tree.
Category
19th Century Czech Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Lacquer, Cherry
19th Century Walnut Czech Biedermeier Chairs Set of 4 Pieces, 1840-1849
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Shipping to any US port only for $290 USD
Set of Biedermeier chairs, four pieces.
Completely restored, new fabric and upholstery included.
Source: Czechia (Bohemia)
Period: 18340-18...
Category
1840s Czech Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Lacquer, Upholstery, Fabric, Wood, Walnut
Small Brown Ash Biedermeier Side Table, Czechia Bohemia, 1830s, Shellac Polished
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Czech Biedermeier small table.
Period: 1830-1839
Material: Walnut
Shellac polished.
Category
Early 19th Century Czech Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Ash, Lacquer
19th Century German Biedermeier Cherry Wood Cabinet
Located in Dallas, TX
Very fine 19th century German Biedermeier Cherry wood cabinet with ebonized details. This piece has a beautiful wood grain and polished finish....
Category
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Cherry
Rare Azure Blue Biedermeier Pharmacy Jar from the Middle of Nineteenth Century
By Carl Moser 1
Located in Vienna, AT
Rare and wonderful blue Victorian Pharmacy Jar. Excellent condition. Original inscribed HYDR:OXYDAT:RUBER on an enamelled shield, surrounded by a go...
Category
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Cut Glass
Continental 19th Century Biedermeier St. Mahogany and Fruitwood Center Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome and most decorative Continental early 19th century Biedermeier st. flamed Mahogany, Fruitwood, and ebonized Fruitwood tilt top center/dining table. The circular table is r...
Category
Early 19th Century Unknown Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Fruitwood, Mahogany
20th Century Pyramids Chiffioniere Commode in the Biedermeier Style Beech Root
Located in Berlin, DE
High quality beech root veneer on solid conifers. Conical body on profiled frame base. Over cantilevered profile cornice flat gypsum, stepped with oval gallery.
So-called pyramid furniture...
Category
20th Century German Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Beech
19th Century Biedermeier Cherrywood Vitrine/ Display Cabinet, Austria ca. 1840
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Beautiful, old restored Biedermeier nutwood vitrine cabinet, elaborately handcrafted in the famous period around 1840 in Austria. The solid spruce body shows an amazing looking thick...
Category
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Glass, Cherry, Spruce
Outdoor Iron Greek Woman Statuary
Located in Queens, NY
Outdoor painted iron large classic Greek woman holding urn on shoulder (19/20th Cent) (Please note this piece has been outdoors and has since become brown and gray coloring)
Conditi...
Category
19th Century European Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Iron
19th Century Biedermeier Folding Table
Located in Berlin, DE
Unique Biedermeier folding table, circa 1830.
Veneer on solid wood. Veneer framed in thread and stripes. Turned on both sides turned columns...
Category
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Wood, Maple
19th Century Biedermeier Style Antique Pendant Lamp Chandelier
Located in Berlin, DE
Elegant antique pendant lamp chandelier in the Biedermeier style, circa 1900.
Finely chiselled bronze. Basket-shaped corpus of hand-wired beaded ...
Category
19th Century Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Biedermeier Wall Mirror, Ash/ Burr Walnut - Bohemia ca. 1860
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Extraordinary crafted 19th century wall mirror from the so-called "second Biedermeier" era around 1860 in Bohemia (Czech Republic). This pretty large Biedermeier mirror (48.8" x 41.3...
Category
Mid-19th Century Czech Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Ash, Walnut, Burl
Vintage Bavarian KUMPF Wooden Wall Vase, Traditional Folk Art 1970s, Germany
Located in Andernach, DE
Beautifully hand decorated 'Kumpf', which origins date back to the 1st to 2nd century a.d., Germany or Tyrol, Austria.
The farmers or craftsmen would store their sharpening stone in ...
Category
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Wood
20th Century Biedermeier Nightstand with Marble Top & One-Drawer & Door, 1900s
Located in Miami, FL
Antique Biedermeier style bedside table, from the end of the 19th century-beginning of the 20th century, possibly French or Spanish, square in shape, the upper part in gray marble th...
Category
Early 20th Century Spanish Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Walnut
German Oak Kas / Linen Press
Located in Woodbury, CT
German oak kas with bracket top, raised panel doors, chamfered and fluted corners, two drawers, block feet. Compass inlay on frieze and doors. Unique raised...
Category
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Oak
Silver Viennese Two Biedermeier Candlesticks by Albert Kattner dated 1857
By Albert Kattner 1
Located in Vienna, AT
Gorgeous Viennese Silver Pair of Tall Candlesticks of finest manufacturing quality as well as of most elegant appearance.
These candlesticks were made during VIENNESE LATER BIEDE...
Category
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Silver
Framed German Lithographed Portrait of a Noble Lady, German Biedermeier 1860s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
An extraordinary Original Lithograph of the a Lady. Signed by Artist.
Beautiful hand crafted gilded Biedermeier Frame. We believe it is from the 1860s. Viewable picture size is appr...
Category
1860s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Glass, Wood
Antique Castle Furniture Biedermeier Table K. F. Schinkel Castle King Palace
Located in Berlin, DE
Massive mahogany. Round column shaft, below which are three volute-shaped curved legs. Straight cheeks for round tabletop. The table is equipped with a folding mechanism.
On the rev...
Category
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Biedermeier Table Carved Giltwood Marquina Marble Top Invitinghome
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Biedermeier table carved Giltwood Marquina marble top. Invitinghome.
Luxury Biedermeier style round wood table with carved leaf motif. The table ha...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Marble
Elegant Sewing Table in antique Biedermeier Style maple veneer
Located in Berlin, DE
Ash root on solid beech. On strongly curved, over corner standing legs, connected by slightly intervening intermediate compartment. Outstanding saber-sha...
Category
20th Century German Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Maple
Secretaire Writing Cabinet in Antique Biedermeier Style Mahogany veneer
Located in Berlin, DE
High quality rosewood veneer on solid conifers. Conical body on profile frames. Base in the front, between four drawers, straight flap with shield-shaped filling. Behind it is a richly divided compartmental division of a bent temple-shaped central compartment with mirrored full columns, flanked by star-starved drawers. Over cantilevered profile cornice flat gypsum, stepped with oval cover plate. Front. All drawers and backboard made of solid wood. So-called pyramid furniture...
Category
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Biedermeier Walnut Table
Located in Darmstadt, DE
The side table is made of solid and veneered walnut, the table legs and top are made of solid walnut. A beautiful timeless design, dating from the Biedermeier period, around 1825. Th...
Category
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Brass
Antique chest of drawers, Northern Europe, around 1870.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Antique chest of drawers from the mid-nineteenth century in the Biedermeier style.
The style is characterized by a simple design, corresponding to comfort and functionality.
A ches...
Category
1870s Swedish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Early 19th Century Mahogany Secretary
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
Early XIX Century Mahogany Secretary
Germany, 1800
Mahogany
This classicist cylinder bureau made of mahogany dates from 1810 and is an original from the Empire & Biedermeier era. Th...
Category
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Lyra Sewing Table in Biedermeier Style
Located in Berlin, DE
Bird's-eye on solid conid beechwood. Straight, bipedal base on lyre-shaped, perforated cheeks with metal sides. Underneath pull-out woolen drawer. Four-sided base plate. Top drawer w...
Category
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Birdseye Maple
19th Century Biedermeier Folding Table
Located in Berlin, DE
Unique Biedermeier folding table, circa 1830.
Veneer on solid wood. Veneer framed in thread and stripes. Turned on both sides turned columns ...
Category
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Wood, Maple
19th Century Fine Biedermeier Walnut Secretaire. Vienna, c. 1825.
Located in Vienna, AT
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This elegant and truly exceptional early Viennese Biedermeier Secretaire was made in Vienna circa 1825.
Viennese Biedermeier is distinguished by their sophisticated proportio...
Category
Early 19th Century Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Brass
19th Century Biedermeier Mahogany Sideboard/ Buffet/ Halfcabinet, AT ca. 1850
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Extravagant 19th century Biedermeier pyramid mahogany sideboard or buffet from the later period around 1850 in Austria. A very impressive antique credenza/ halfcabinet which has been...
Category
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Brass
Set of Six Biedermeier Chairs, Cherry, Southern Germany, circa 1830
Located in Greven, DE
Set of six identical chairs from the Biedermeier period around 1830.
H x W x D: 90 x 50 x 43 cm, seat height: 50 cm
Made in southern Germany. Solid cherry and cherry veneered. Beau...
Category
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Cherry
19th Century Fine Pair of Biedermeier Cherry Console Tables, Vienna c. 1835.
Located in Vienna, AT
We are proud to present this exquisite and exceedingly rare pair of Austrian/Viennese Biedermeier console tables, crafted circa 1835, from one of the most pivotal eras in European hi...
Category
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Cherry
Early Biedermeier Period Walnut Console Table with Drawer, Austria, circa 1830
Located in Miami, FL
Absolute unique walnut wall console table artfully made in the early Biedermeier period circa 1830 in Austria. Made with mahogany veneer with its fantastic processed S-shaped legs. T...
Category
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Walnut
A Biedermeier Satin Birch Occasional Table
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Biedermeier Satin Birch Occasional Table.
The canted rectangular top above a frieze drawer and sides with lion mask handles, on swept legs joined by an 'X'-shaped stretcher.
Aust...
Category
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Birch
Unusual Early 19th Century Biedermeier Library Desk, German or Austrian
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
A very attractive early 19th century library desk, veneered an precious satinwood, with ebonised banding, the freeze with three drawers to th...
Category
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Fruitwood, Satinwood
19th Century Biedermeier Small Cherry Bench Seat
Located in Darmstadt, DE
Extremely rare bench with small practical size from the Biedermeier period. The bench is made of cherry wood, partly veneered and partly solid. The bench has been reupholstered and re-covered with Biedermeier fabric...
Category
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Cherry, Fabric
Worn Persian Rustic Rug Pillow
Located in New York, NY
Pillow made from a 19th century distressed Persian rug in
Measures: 19" x 20".
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Wool, Cotton, Foam
19th Century antique Original Biedermeier Table Mahogany veneer Warm Patina
Located in Berlin, DE
Mahogany wood, slender, multi-articulated columns, below are three volute-shaped legs. Gothic frame, with protruding profile plate.
The tabletop can be folded forward.
Good conditi...
Category
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Antique secretary from around 1850, Northern Europe.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Impressive secretary from the mid-19th century in Biedermeier style. Antique furniture with a more beautiful form will add elegance to any interior. A representative piece of furnitu...
Category
1850s Scandinavian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Set of Four Biedermeier Viennese Chairs in the Style of Josef Danhauser
Located in Charleston, SC
Set of four scallop-back Viennese Biedermeier side chairs (1815-1830) are in cherry, 19th century. The neoclassical fan back chairs are in the style of Josef Danhauser. The elegant f...
Category
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Cherry
Upholstered Wood Desk Side Chair with Marquetry Inlay
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Classic Biedermeier vanity, desk or side chiar with fully upholstered seat. This beautiful chair has amazing details in particular the french style marquetry inlay. Wonderful additio...
Category
20th Century North American Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Upholstery, Fruitwood
Biedermeier Seven-Tier, Spear Prisms Yellow Crystals, Bronze Cherubs Dragons
Located in Firenze, Toscana
Rare one of a kind Biedermier style chandelier from 1900. Housing six-light. Will be rewired with certified US UL sockets for the USA and appropriate sockets for all other countries....
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Zabihi Collection Worn Persian Rustic Rug Pillow
Located in New York, NY
Pillow made from a 19th century distressed Persian rug in
Measures: 19" x 20".
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Wool, Cotton, Foam
Mahogany German Biedermeier Tub Back Bergére
Located in Charleston, SC
Dramatic German mahogany Biedermeier chair has a robust curved back with seven mahogany turned buttons on the crest rail. The crest rail curves round to sweeping concave arms continu...
Category
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Mahogany
Mahogany Bar, Northern Europe, circa 1890
Located in Chorzów, PL
Mahogany bar, Northern Europe, circa 1890.
Very good condition, furniture after professional renovation, finished in polish.
dimensions: height: 156cm, width: 101cm, depth: 55cm
Category
1890s Swedish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Walnut
19th Century Flow Blue V&B Villeroy Boch Lot of 5 Plates Pheasant Series Decor
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A set of five porcelain flow blue plates, made by Villeroy & Boch, Germany, circa 1890s or older.
Images show a hand painted Pheasant pattern. This is...
Category
Late 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Set of four early 19th Century Biedermeier Chairs
Located in Greven, DE
Four antique Biedermeier chairs
Germany
Beech tree
early 19th century
Dimensions: H x W x D: 88 x 46 x 49 cm, seat height: 49 cm
Description:
Chairs standing on slightly flared le...
Category
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Beech
19th Century, Biedermeier Cherry Ladies Desk / Side Table
Located in Darmstadt, DE
Beautiful little Biedermeier solid cherrywood desk or side table from the time of the Biedermeier, circa 1830. In the middle there is a drawer. In very...
Category
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Cherry
Original Biedermeier Mirror, Walnut, Revived Polish, Czech, 1830s
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
This elegant Biedermeier style wall mirror comes from Bohemia from the first half of the 19th century. The mirror frame is veneered with walnut and the mirror itself is beveled. It h...
Category
1830s Czech Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Glass, Mirror, Walnut, Lacquer
Biedermeier Hardcover Oversized Book by Angus Wilkie 1987
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Biedermeier Hardcover Oversized Book by Angus Wilkie 1st edition 1987.
Biedermeier, the style prized by the avant-garde of central Europe in the 19th century and in America today.
An...
Category
1980s American Vintage Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Paper
Fine & Rare 19th Century Mahogany Marquetry Biedermeier Style Center Hall Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine and rare Biedermeier style 19th century mahogany marquetry center hall table, the circular top with conforming frieze above a tulip shaped shaft, raised on spheres above ...
Category
Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Fruitwood, Mahogany
Biedermeier Early 19th Century Nuremberg 13 Lot Silver Spoon Set of 6 in Case
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This is a 19th C. 1820s Nuremberg, Germany set of six spoons, in a old case (not original, but looks great for the Spoons).
All spoons are Hallmarked silver ...
Category
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Silver
Historic vitrin from around 1860
Located in Chorzów, PL
Showcase - a library from the mid-19th century in the Biedermeier style.
Antique furniture with a more beautiful form will add elegance to any interior.
This piece of furniture is ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Unknown Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Walnut
19th Century Country House Biedermeier Cherrywood Extendable Table
Located in Darmstadt, DE
Introducing our exquisite offering: a remarkable country house table crafted from solid cherry wood, originating from the late Biedermeier period around 1850. This captivating piece ...
Category
Mid-19th Century French 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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