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
20th Century Vienna Biedermeier Style Occasional Table
Located in Berlin, DE
Fine occasional table in Vienna Biedermeier style.
Exotic palisander on solid wood. Partially ebonized.
(G-Sam-32).
Category
20th Century Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Wood
Antique Siber Relief King Ludwig I. von Bayern by Ludwig Leigh
Located in Munich, DE
This miniature relief portrait of King Ludwig I. of Bavaria is made out of chased silver. I has been executed by Ludwig Leigh and is signed L.Leigh. The po...
Category
1840s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Silver
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
Pair of Biedermeier Brass Candlesticks 19th Century, Austria, circa 1830
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Decorative Pair Of Biedermeier Brass Candlesticks out of Austria around 1830. A straight, clear shape - a typical attribute for the early Bidermeier period - processed of fine brass,...
Category
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Brass
20th Century Biedermeier\Classicist Style Basket Chandelier
Located in Berlin, DE
Basket chandelier in Biedermeier\Classicist style.
Silvered bronze. Basket formed corpus. Adorned with classicist basket-form.
(F-Mr-02-Bas).
Category
20th Century Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Bronze
20th Century Biedermeier Style Basket Chandelier
Located in Berlin, DE
Basket chandelier in Biedermeier style.
Finely engraved, silver gilded brass. Hangings from finely ground crystal.
(F-Ra-30).
Category
20th Century Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Brass
19th Century Walnut Nightstand or Side Cabinet
Located in Darmstadt, DE
Beautiful Biedermeier bedside table or side cabinet in walnut veneer from Germany. The top is finished with nutwood edge and maple strips. T...
Category
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Nutwood, Walnut
19th Century Biedermeier Corner Cabinet
Located in Belmont, MA
Exceptional early Biedermeier corner cabinet with three open shelves and one drawer. Mahogany veneer with ebonized columns and brass capitals and bases. The cabinet was made in south...
Category
1810s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century Chandelier 18 Armed Carved Wood Probably Laves Draft Oil Gilding
Located in Epfach, DE
The chandelier is out of the castle Derneburg in Germany and probably a draft by the famous German architect, urban planner and civil engineer, Georg Ludwig Friedrich Laves who lived...
Category
Early 19th Century Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Wood
Biedermeier Armoire or Wardrobe, South Germany, 1820, Walnut and Cherry Veneer
Located in Belmont, MA
Beautiful original Biedermeier Armoire, South Germany 1820.
This classic Biedermeier piece with two doors is embellished with a beautiful walnut and cherry veneer and accentuated wi...
Category
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Cherry, Walnut
Early 19th Century Three Biedermeier Curved Legs Set of Chairs
Located in Berlin, DE
Solid birchwood. Chairs with curved legs.
The chairs have been restored and upholstered not so long ago.
(C-128).
Category
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Wood, Birch
Austrian Biedermeier Period Walnut Buffet with Geometric Pyramidal Marquetry
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Austrian Biedermeier period walnut buffet from the mid-19th century, with marquetry motifs and tapered feet. Created in Imperial Austria during the...
Category
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Mahogany Three-Drawer Biedermeier Chest
Located in Wilson, NC
This mahogany three-drawer Biedermeier chest has the original key to work all three drawers. The top is book matched mahogany and is cross banded with mahogany framed and edged with ...
Category
1850s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Brass
19th Century South German/West German Biedermeier Sewing Table
Located in Berlin, DE
Cherrywood on solid softwood. Straight, two-wise frame box made of baluster-shaped columns, connected by turned column. Four-sided tabletop in compartments for sewing utensils.
(G...
Category
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Wood, Cherry, Softwood
Antique European Biedermeier Walnut Armchair, circa 1820
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Biedermeier armchair offers walnut frame with upholstered back and seat, S-scroll and reeded arms, raised on slightly flared and square legs, circa 1820
Measures: 35" H x...
Category
Early 19th Century European Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Wood, Walnut
20th Century antique Biedermeier Style Basket Candelabra Crystal brass glazed
Located in Berlin, DE
Classical basket candelabra in Biedermeier style.
Finely engraved bronze.
Net grid with hand ground crystal stones.
Measurement:
Diameter:50cm
Height:100cm.
Category
20th Century German Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Brass
Wood Carved Antique German Biedermeier Wooden Glove Stretcher
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A Historical Souvenir Wooden glove stretcher. Made of wood showing landscapes. This is a nice addition to your collection.
Category
1860s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Wood
19th Century Biedermeier Nutwood Commode/ Trumeau Chest, Austria, circa 1845
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Remarkable Biedermeier Nutwood commode/ trumeau or sideboard artfully handcrafted in Austria, circa 1845. The great compact shaped body shows a fantasic walnut veneer with an outstan...
Category
1840s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Brass
Early 19th Century Biedermeier Cherry One-Door Half Cabinet
Located in Darmstadt, DE
Beautiful small early Biedermeier one-door half cabinet with one drawer and one door. In very good hand polished restored condition.
Category
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Cherry, Spruce
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
Pastel Portrait of a Biedermeier Gentleman
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A very well executed early 19th century pastel portrait of a gentleman sitting at his desk. He is portrayed from the waist up, his left hand holding a book...
Category
1820s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Paper
Small Brown Yew-Tree Classicism Inlaid Table, Italy, 1810s, Shellac Polished
Located in Horomerice, CZ
Czech classicism Biedermeier small table.
Period: 1810-1819
Material: Yew tree
Shellac polished.
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Yew, Lacquer
Neoclassical Demilune Half Cabinet, Cherrywood and Brass, France, circa 1810
Located in Regensburg, DE
Rare neoclassical Biedermeier / Empire / Restauration demilune half cabinet from France, circa 1810.
Solid cherrywood, partly ebonized. 4 brass leaf ornaments. 4 square tapered co...
Category
Early 1800s French Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Brass
Pair of Biedermeier Walnut and Ebonized Vitrine Cabinets
Located in Dallas, TX
Beautiful pair of 19th century Biedermeier walnut and ebonized vitrine or bookcase cabinets.
Category
Mid-17th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Walnut
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
Antique Solid Oak Biedermeier Secretary in Honey Color
Located in Casteren, NL
A beautiful secretaire abbatant or standing secretary.
Made in the finest European oak, this secretary was made in The Netherlands circa 1840. It stands on turned feet and features 3 drawers at the lower part. The writing plate has a recessed panel with the typical Dutch Biedermeier...
Category
Mid-19th Century Dutch Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Oak
19th Century Unique Restored Czech Biedermeier Walnut Table, 1840s
Located in Horomerice, CZ
Biedermeier table - Writing desk
Completely restored.
Shellac polish.
Material: Walnut veneer, lacquer
Source: Czechia (Bohemia)
Period: 1840-1849.
Category
19th Century Czech Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Wood, Walnut, Lacquer
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
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
19th Century Flow Blue V&B Villeroy Boch Lot of 6 Plates Pheasant Series Decor
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A set of six 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
Small Brown Ash Biedermeier Side Table, Czechia Bohemia, 1830s, Shellac Polished
Located in Horomerice, CZ
Czech Biedermeier small table.
Period: 1830-1839
Material: Walnut
Shellac polished.
Category
Early 19th Century Czech Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Ash, Lacquer
Biedermeier secretaire, circa 1830
Located in London, GB
A Biedermeier secre´taire a` abattant of unusual tapered form, goncalo alves with ebonized, inlaid and pewter decoration, and an enclosed fitted interior, Russian/Baltic, circa 1830.
Category
1820s Baltic Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Pewter
19th Century, Set of Six Solid Walnut Biedermeier Chairs
Located in Darmstadt, DE
Set of six chairs, Biedermeier, solid walnut-wood. The chairs were new re-upholstered. In very good restored condition.
Measure: Seat height 47 cm.
Category
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Walnut, Upholstery
Vanity Desk, probably Austria, circa 1815-1820
Located in Greding, DE
Mahogany veneered Biedermeier vanity desk with floral ornaments and pilaster as well as columns at the front with ebonized bases and capitals. The doors are opened via a pressure mec...
Category
1810s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
German Birchroot Biedermeier Abbatant With Architectural Pediment
Located in Charleston, SC
This monumental Berlin Biedermeier Secretaire is one of the finest examples with its Classical Architecture of Doric Pediments, Columns, and Dental Moldings. The main structure of the Secretaire has a majestic architectural superstructural cabinet resting on top, representing a temple. The Biedermeier Abbatant is veneered in Birchroot with a fall front writing desk...
Category
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Birch, Burl
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
19th Century Unusua Restored Biedermeier Mahogany Armchair, Germany, 1840s
Located in Horomerice, CZ
Newly upholstered Biedermeier armchair
Material: Mahogany.
Source: Germany
Period: 1840-1849.
Category
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Wood, Mahogany
Biedermeier Mantle Clock with Ebonized Details and Hoof Legs Silk Suspension
By Biedermeier
Located in Stamford, CT
Fine Biedermeier clock with ebonized details and unusual hoof legs with silk suspension. Is in working order at time of listing, having pendulum and ke...
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Metal
Biedermeier Console Table, North German, 1820, Mahogany
Located in Belmont, MA
Biedermeier console table, North German, 1820. The curved legs of this beautiful small console table stand on a rectangular concave base. The console tab...
Category
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
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 finest walnut veneer, this rare console table features a hidd...
Category
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Walnut
19th century Biedermeier Walnut Root Slant Top Letter Box Inlaid Bird Motif
Located in Savannah, GA
Large size slant top 19th century Biedermeier veneered walnut root letter box with inlaid bird and vine motif. Beautiful exotic woods with inlay and eb...
Category
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Wood
19th Century Restored German Biedermeier Cherry-Tree Writing Desk, Table, 1830s
Located in Horomerice, CZ
Biedermeier writing desk
Completely restored.
Shellac polish.
Material: Cherry tree
Period: 1830-1839.
Category
Early 19th Century Czech Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Wood, Lacquer, Cherry
Set Of 4 European Hand Colored Prints Of Birds From 1830
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A set of 4 hand colored birds prints, from 1830. By Comte, Achille Joseph (1802-1866),
"Keepsake d´histoire naturelle. Description des oiseaux. Suivie d´un exposé de l art de les pré...
Category
1830s French Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Paper
19th Century Biedermeier Restored Cherry Czech Mirror Dressing Table, 1860s
Located in Horomerice, CZ
Biedermeier restored mirror dressing table
Period: 1860-1869
Source: Czechia (Bohemia)
Material: Cherry-tree.
Category
19th Century Czech Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Cherry, Mirror, Lacquer
Set of 4 European Hand Colored Prints of Birds from 1830
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A set of 4 hand colored birds prints, from 1830. By Comte, Achille Joseph (1802-1866),
"Keepsake d´histoire naturelle. Description des oiseaux. Suivie d´un exposé de l art de les pr...
Category
1830s French Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Paper
19th Century Biedermeier Walnut Small Secretaire
Located in Darmstadt, DE
Beautiful little Secretaire from the time of the late Biedermeier, circa 1840. The Secretaire is covered outside with walnut and root walnut veneer on a pine body. The inner part is...
Category
Mid-19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Birch, Pine, Walnut
Antique Biedermeier Showcase / Bookcase, circa 1825
Located in Berlin, DE
Antique Biedermeier showcase / bookcase, circa 1825.
Mahogany veneer on a solid oak body. Rectangular two-door corpus on block feet with partly framed gl...
Category
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
20th Century 4 Antique Biedermeier Style Chairs, Vienna Mahogany veneer
Located in Berlin, DE
Vienna Biedermeier chair after Josef Danhauser, 1805-1845.
Mahogany on solid beechwood. Classical upholstering.
Category
20th Century Austrian Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Antique German Biedermeier Footed Silver Sugar Chest or Box
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique German sugar box is composed of .875 silver and dates to circa 1850 in the Biedermeier style. The box sits on ornately crafted feet and features clam shell relief decora...
Category
Mid-19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Silver
Set of 4 European Hand Colored Prints of Birds from 1830
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A set of 4 hand colored birds prints, from 1830. By Comte, Achille Joseph (1802-1866),
"Keepsake d´histoire naturelle. Description des oiseaux. Suivie d´un exposé de l art de les pr...
Category
1830s French Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Paper
19th Century Biedermeier Cabinet Ashwood "Pretzel" Design, Austria, circa 1845
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Remarkable, rare Austrian Biedermeier ashwood cabinet, elaborately handcrafted in the period around 1840. The solid spruce body shows an amazing looking very thick veneered ashwood s...
Category
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Spruce, Ash
Set of 4 European Hand Colored Prints of Birds from 1830
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A set of 4 hand colored birds prints, from 1830. By Comte, Achille Joseph (1802-1866),
"Keepsake d´histoire naturelle. Description des oiseaux. Suivie d´un exposé de l art de les pré...
Category
1830s French Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Paper
Antique 19th Century Handcrafted Nutwood & Beveled Glass Hand or Vanity Mirror
Located in Lisse, NL
Rare size and great shape antique hand mirror.
This good size and highly practical antique hand mirror can also be used as a wall mirror. The make...
Category
19th Century European Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Nutwood, Mirror
19th Century German Biedermeier Sewing Table, Mahogany
Located in Belmont, MA
Original 19th century Biedermeier sewing table, mahogany veneer. This unique exquisite table comes from Northern Germany.
The locking, hinged lid raises to reveal nine compartments,...
Category
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
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
20th Century Vienna Biedermeier Style Secretaire after Johann Härle
Located in Berlin, DE
The highest artist work.
Aristocratic secretaire of Vienna Biedermeier after Johann Härle, 1813. Highly valuable bird’s-eye maple root veneer on solid pinewood, partially ebonized, ...
Category
20th Century Austrian Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Birdseye Maple
19th Century Cherrywood Biedermeier Casket
Located in Darmstadt, DE
Very beautiful small box from the time of Biedermeier, made of cherrywood. In the box is in the lid a mirror and the upper part is as an insert to take out. In very good restored con...
Category
Late 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Cherry
Charles 'X' Secretaire
Located in Sheffield, MA
Burled elm charles 'X' drop front secretary (secrétaire à abattant) with black marble top with white vains, drop door revealing a leather covered writing table...
Category
19th Century English Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Marble
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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