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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
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...
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20th Century German Biedermeier Furniture

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Maple

19th Century Fine Large Biedermeier Walnut Mirror. Vienna, c. 1825.
Located in Vienna, AT
Hello, This elegant and large walnut Biedermeier mirror was made in Vienna circa 1825. Viennese Biedermeier is distinguished by their sophisticated proportions, rare and refined des...
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Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture

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Walnut

Antique Biedermeier Secretary shelve circa 1810 Cuba Mahogany veneer
Located in Berlin, DE
High-quality Cuba mahogany on solid oak . Rectangular body on pointed legs. Provided with three drawers . Straight writing tablet, behind it architectur...
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19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture

Materials

Mahogany

Outdoor Iron Café Table
Located in Queens, NY
Outdoor (20th Century )iron pedestal base cafe table with 3 legs
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20th Century Unknown Biedermeier Furniture

Materials

Iron

Restored Biedermeier Coffee Table, Beech, Walnut, Revived Polish, Czech, 1880s
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
This elegant coffee table in the Historicism style originates from Bohemia from the late 19th century. It is crafted from solid beech wood and veneered with walnut, giving it a rich ...
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1880s Czech Antique Biedermeier Furniture

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Wood, Walnut, Lacquer, Beech

19th Century Fine Biedermeier Walnut Side Chairs. Vienna, c. 1825.
Located in Vienna, AT
Hello, This elegant, early Biedermeier chairs were made in Vienna circa 1825. Viennese Biedermeier is distinguished by their sophisticated proportions, rare and refined design and e...
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Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture

Materials

Upholstery, Walnut

Free Standing Biedermeier Book Shelf
Located in New York, NY
A fine free standing Biedermeier shelf. Cherrywood with carved details.   
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1820s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture

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Cherry

Stunning large Antique Biedermeier Burl floor lamp . Germany
By Thomas Chippendale Jr.
Located in Den Haag, NL
Stunning impressive Burl wood floor lamp . Unique piece . love the curves on the base . Professional restored . Very good condition . Pull down switch . Large E 27 bulb needed . c...
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Early 20th Century German Biedermeier Furniture

Materials

Burl

Biedermeier pillar chest of drawers, Northern Europe, circa 1860.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Biedermeier pillar chest of drawers, Northern Europe, circa 1860. Very good condition. Wood: mahogany dimensions: height 164 cm width 60 cm depth 40 cm
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1860s Swedish Antique Biedermeier Furniture

Materials

Walnut

A Pair of Biedermeier Portraits, c.1840
Located in Savannah, GA
A pair of Biedermeier portraits, circa 1840. Professionally restored in the 1960s. canvas: 20 ¾ by 24 ½ inches frame: 25 ½ by 29 ¼ inches Found together with the portrait of ...
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1840s Antique Biedermeier Furniture

Materials

Canvas, Wood

Biedermeier Salon Table
Located in New York, NY
A birch, pedestal table, normally positioned prominently between sofa and armchairs, for the comfortable imbibing of various beverages or a light meal. Modern usages noted are petite...
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19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Furniture

Materials

Birch

"Summer Day", Oil on Canvas by Danish Artist Frederic W. Svendsen (1885-1975)
Located in Miami, FL
A very lovely painting of a Scandinavian manor house interior on a bright summer's day with a period room showing furniture and accessories from the late 1...
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Early 20th Century Danish Biedermeier Furniture

Materials

Canvas

Framed Print of an Antique German Map of Morocco
Located in Queens, NY
Antique German map (print) of Morocco (circa 1728) featuring a central map above two city views depicted below and an upper scenic cartouche featur...
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Mid-20th Century German Biedermeier Furniture

Materials

Wood

Late 19thC Mahogany Vanity/Sewing Work Table
Located in Altrincham, GB
Late 19thC Vanity/Sewing Work Table - Biedermeier? Having quarter cut flame mahogany veneer hinged cover opening to reveal maple lined fitted interior and mirror, above a drawer and ...
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1890s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture

Materials

Mahogany

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...
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20th Century North American Biedermeier Furniture

Materials

Fabric, Upholstery, Fruitwood

19th Century Tiger Maple Vitrine/Cabinet
Located in San Francisco, CA
Stunning biedermeier tiger maple veneered vitrine. Features a glass door and glass gallery sides, four shelves, two of which are adjustable with shelf pins. Metal tag on door inter...
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Mid-19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture

Materials

Glass, Maple

19th Century Biedermeier Chair Cherry around 1820
Located in Münster, DE
Biedermeier single chair, around 1820, solid cherry wood, newly upholstered and covered, wax polish, backrest with delicate bracing, restored condition, shellac polish Height: 90.5 ...
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1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture

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Nutwood

Venetian Six Asolane Biedermeier Chairs in Walnut, Lyre-Shaped Back, Hand-Carved
Located in Vigonza, Padua
IMPORTANT: ON REQUEST WE WILL RE-UPHIDE THE CHAIRS WITH A SUPPLEMENT OF EURO 150 EACH. Reinforced structure of the chairs for daily use. Spring seat. Set of 6 Asolane Biedermeier chairs from the late of the 19th century in walnut with lyre-shaped backrest, hand-carved. Fixing with wooden nails; spring seat covered in antique pink fabric in good condition. Design of the chairs attributable to the Bottega Vincenzo Cadorin About Asolo Between '800 and' 900 Asolo seems to affirm its character as a place of beauty, privileged residence and cultural tradition, attracting illustrious personalities, intellectuals and artists, Italian and foreign: among them Eugene Benson, Henry James and Carlo Scarpa, Marius Pictor, Filippo De Pisis, Igor Strawinsky, Hernest Hemingway. Above all, three women Caterina Cornaro, Eleonora Duse...
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Early 1900s Italian Antique Biedermeier Furniture

Materials

Walnut

Biedermeier cabinet, Northern Europe, circa 1860.
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...
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1860s Swedish Antique Biedermeier Furniture

Materials

Walnut

19th Century Fine Biedermeier Mahogany Side Table. Vienna, c. 1820-25.
Located in Vienna, AT
Hello, This exceptional Viennese Biedermeier mahogany side table was made circa 1820-25. Viennese Biedermeier is distinguished by their sophisticated proportions, rare and refined d...
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Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture

Materials

Mahogany

Austiran Biedermeier Mahogany Round Dining Table
Located in Queens, NY
Austrian Biedermeier-style (modern) mahogany round pedestal base dining table with ebonized rope trim on apron and claw feet. (4 leaves with apron at 17.5" each)
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20th Century Austrian Biedermeier Furniture

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Mahogany

19th Century Biedermeier Sewing or Side Table Made of Cherrywood
Located in Darmstadt, DE
Beautiful sewing or side table made of cherrywood. The table dates back to the time of Biedermeier period, more specifically from the time, circa 1825. The interior division can be r...
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Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture

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Cherry

Sailing Seascape Painting
Located in Queens, NY
Copy of a seascape painting titled "Sailing" showing small boats under sail in a strong breeze and choppy seas
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Late 20th Century European Biedermeier Furniture

Materials

Paint

Antique Biedermeier Style Side Chairs, a Pair
Located in Sheridan, CO
Pair of Antique Biedermeier Style Side Chairs. Curved headrail above ebonized fan form back splats above a dark upholstered seat raised on tapering legs. Dimensions 32 x 18 x 16 inc...
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Early 20th Century American Biedermeier Furniture

Materials

Upholstery, Wood, Burl, Paint

Early XIX Century Biedermeier Two Door Cabinet, Walnut
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
This exquisite piece, crafted in the early 19th century, is a stunning example of Biedermeier style, originating from southern Germany between 1820 and 1830. The beautifully executed...
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1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture

Materials

Walnut

Mahogany cabinet, Northern Europe, circa 1860.
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...
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1870s Scandinavian Antique Biedermeier Furniture

Materials

Walnut

19th Century Fine Biedermeier Walnut Armchairs. Vienna, c. 1825.
Located in Vienna, AT
Hello, This elegant pair of Viennese Biedermeier upholstered armchairs from c. 1825 are distinguished by their sophisticated proportions, rare and refined design and excellent crafts...
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Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture

Materials

Upholstery, Walnut

Biedermeier Lira Chair in solid walnut upholstered in tropical print plush
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find a stunning Biedermeier side chair "Lira". It is done in solid walnut and reupholstered into plush with tropical floral print. This unexpected combinatio...
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1830s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture

Materials

Fabric, Walnut

19th Century Biedermeier Two Walnut Chairs. Vienna, c. 1830.
Located in Vienna, AT
Hello, This fine and elegant pair of Viennese Biedermeier chairs were made circa 1825-30. Viennese Biedermeier is distinguished by their sophisticated proportions, rare and refined ...
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Early 19th Century Antique Biedermeier Furniture

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Upholstery, Walnut

Early 19th Century Biedermeier Side Table
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
Early 19th Century Biedermeier Side Table, 1820-1825, South Germany Cherry wood ,,The Biedermeier period was an era in Central Europe b...
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Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture

Materials

Cherry

Chest of Drawers Biedermeier from 1810
Located in Kraków, Małopolska
Unique chest of drawers Biedermeier from 1810. Chest of drawers was produced at the turn of the Baroque and Biedermeier regions It has been cleaned to bare veneer, disinfected...
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1810s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture

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Cherry

19th Century German Walnut Commode with Ebonized Details with Gilt Bronze Mounts
Located in Dallas, TX
Crafted in the 19th century, this German walnut commode exudes a timeless elegance made of Walnut and ebonized details complemented by exquisite gilt bronze mounts. The commode is de...
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19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Ships Under Sail Seascape
Located in Queens, NY
Copy of a seascape painting showing ships under sail in open ocean
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Late 20th Century European Biedermeier Furniture

Materials

Paint

Austrian Biedermeier Period 1840s Walnut Guéridon Table with Ebonized Rim
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Austrian Biedermeier period walnut guéridon table from the mid 19th century, with ebonized rim and lower shelf. Created in Austria during the second quarter of the 19th century, t...
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Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture

Materials

Walnut, Wood

Antique Empire/ Biedermeier Chest of Drawers in West Indies Mahogany, Denmark
Located in Miami, FL
A beautiful Danish Empire or Biedermeier chest in fine West Indies mahogany with four drawers of staggered heights. The handsome figuring of the grain is given added movement by the flat cut contiguous veneer moving horizontally across the front of the chest.. The sides also have a flat cut veneer in one piece that was at the intersection of the huge branch or fork in the tree showing the knot and the concentric circles of the grain radiating out from the knot. Chest offers a pedestal top and rests on turned front feet, with diamond-shaped inlaid satinwood key insets. The top and bottom drawers have sculpted fronts. The secondary wood is pine as is traditional in Scandinavian cabinetry. Denmark, circa 1830. Note: You should always request a shipping quote. Quoted amounts are an estimate of what it might cost to ship out to you based on destinations of the greatest distance. We would love to find you a better quote if possible. Chest has a Danish West Indies...
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1830s Danish Antique Biedermeier Furniture

Materials

Mahogany

Antique Vienna Silver Samowar With Burner by Mayerhofer & Klinkosch, Dated 1840
Located in Vienna, AT
Consisting of a hot water container with a lockable spout, a trivet and a burner. Cylindrical vessel with two drop-ring handles, removable lid with vase-shaped flower bouquet knob, s...
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1840s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture

Materials

Silver

Landscape "Starry Night"
Located in Queens, NY
Copy of an impressionist landscape painting titled "Starry Night" showing swirling stars over a dark village
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Late 20th Century European Biedermeier Furniture

Materials

Paint

Worn Persian Rustic Rug Pillow
Located in New York, NY
Pillow made from a 19th century distressed Persian rug in Measures: 19" x 20".
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Late 19th Century Antique Biedermeier Furniture

Materials

Wool, Cotton, Foam

Swedish Biedermeier Birch Arm Chair
Located in Queens, NY
Swedish Biedermeier style (19/20th Cent) birch arm chair with lyre carved back and blue and red stripe upholstery
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Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Furniture

Materials

Birch

Oval Biedermeier Side Table, Walnut, Brass, South Germany circa 1820
Located in Regensburg, DE
Small, oval, early Biedermeier side table from South Germany around 1820. Top and frame in book-matched walnut veneer on softwood. Four curved conical square tapered legs in solid wa...
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1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture

Materials

Brass

19th Century Biedermeier Armchair Solid Walnut Wood
Located in Darmstadt, DE
Biedermeier armchair from Germany, very good restorated condition, solid walnut. The feet are with brass shoes.
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Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture

Materials

Walnut

19th Century Fine Set of Three Ebonized Biedermeier Chairs. Vienna, c. 1825.
Located in Vienna, AT
Hello, This fine set of three ebonized Viennese Biedermeier chairs were made circa 1825. Ebonized Biedermeier pieces were mostly made in Vienna, Austria and account for only 1-2 % o...
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Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture

Materials

Upholstery, Pearwood

19th Century Biedermeier Credenza Sideboard with Rack, Solid and Veneer Walnut
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Precious 19th century Venetian Biedermeier sideboard, in solid walnut, and walnut briar veneer arranged in a radial pattern. Plate holder with two shelves, turned side columns and sh...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Biedermeier Furniture

Materials

Walnut, Burl

Biedermeier Picture Clock with Musical Movement, Austria, circa 1825
Located in Incline Village, NV
These painting clocks are very rare, especially containing the music box. Of Austrian manufacture circa 1820-1830, this Biedermeier picture (painting) clock is a naive and charming oil painting on metal, which depicts nine people dressed in colorful period clothes at various activities; a woman with her child and carrying fruit in a basket atop her head, two young lovers, a man in a boat, another man walking with his dog, while still another gentleman leaves the town hall. A woman at the window...
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19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture

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Metal

Biedermeier Drum Cabinet, Walnut Veneer, Marble, France circa 1830
Located in Regensburg, DE
Beautiful, small Biedermeier / Restoration drum cabinet, table or pedestal from France, circa 1830. * Octagonal body in walnut veneer with ebonized trim at the bottom. * Standing on ...
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1830s French Antique Biedermeier Furniture

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Marble, Iron

Biedermeier Wall Mirror, Maple, Ebonized, Southern Germany circa 1820
Located in Regensburg, DE
Rectangular Biedermeier wall mirror from South Germany circa 1820. Solid maple wood with an ebonized classicist cornice. Restored and hand-polished with shellac. Old mirror glass Dim...
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1820s Antique Biedermeier Furniture

Materials

Maple

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...
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1860s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture

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Glass, Wood

19th Century Biedermeier Nutwood Cabinet with Drawer, Austria, circa 1850
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Charming 19th century Biedermeier nutwood cabinet from the famous period in Austria around 1850. Adorned by a fantastic looking mirror matched nutwood veneer work, this antique cabinet provides a large lockable door keeping the still original lock and a practical drawer on top. Inside the cabinet you will have a lot of storage space divided into four comparmtents. The narrow design makes this masterpiece the perfect addition even for smaller rooms...
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Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture

Materials

Brass

Chairs, Northern Europe, circa 1900.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Three chairs from the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, Northern Europe. The chairs are in very good condition, the seats and backrests are covered with new fabric. Dimensions: ...
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Early 1900s Scandinavian Antique Biedermeier Furniture

Materials

Walnut

19th century biedermeier bookcase
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
19th century biedermeier bookcase in very good original condition.
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1820s Slovak Antique Biedermeier Furniture

Materials

Wood

Parian Porcelain Wagner Bust
Located in Queens, NY
Parian biscuit porcelain bust of Wagner wearing hat
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20th Century European Biedermeier Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Large Mahogany Wall Mirror with Inlays and Gilded Bronze – 19th Century
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
Large Mahogany Wall Mirror with Inlays and Gilded Bronze – 19th Century A striking and generously sized wall mirror crafted from solid softwood and veneered in fine Cuban mahogany. ...
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19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century Wall Mirror – Biedermeier, circa 1830
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
Early 19th Century Wall Mirror – Biedermeier, circa 1830 An elegant and stylish wall mirror from the early 19th century, crafted during the Biedermeier period around 1830. The impre...
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1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture

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Birch

Antique mahogany chest of drawers with drawers, Scandinavia, 2nd half of the 19t
Located in Chorzów, PL
Antique chest of drawers Wood: mahogany Origin: Scandinavia, 2nd half of the 19th century Chest of drawers after professional renovation in our workshop, condition without reserva...
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Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Biedermeier Furniture

Materials

Stone

Pair of 19th-Century Portraits of a German Baron and Baroness
Located in Sakskøbing, DK
An elegant pair of 19th-century Biedermeier oil portraits, painted around 1870, presenting Baron Adam Franz Bernhard von Hirschberg and his wife, Charlotte Baroness von Hirschberg. ...
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19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture

Materials

Canvas, Paint, Hardwood

19th Century Antique Portrait Painting of a German Baron in Military Uniform
Located in Sakskøbing, DK
This elegant 19th‑century oil portrait painting presents the aristocrat Adam Franz Bernhard, Baron von Hirschberg, Lord of the condominium at Ebnath and Schwarzenreuth and Royal Bava...
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19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture

Materials

Canvas, Paint, Hardwood

Hunting of the Stag Wildlife Painting
Located in Queens, NY
Copy of a wildlife hunt scene painting titled "Hunting of the Stag" showing hounds running down a stag in a classical setting
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Late 20th Century European Biedermeier Furniture

Materials

Paint

Dutch Silver mocca Spoons, boxed in silver box in Biedermeier Style, 1958
Located in Delft, NL
Dutch silver spoon box in Biedermeier style with 10 mocca spoons Silver spoon box, raised on claw feet with beautiful engraving. The spoon box has a red ...
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Mid-20th Century Dutch Biedermeier Furniture

Materials

Silver

Antiques Tapestry Fireplace Screen Tilt Top Table
Located in Antwerp, BE
19th C Tapestry Fireplace Screen, Antique Belgian Tapestry Panel Mahogany Stand Victorian Romantic Decor Elegant antique tapestry fire screen in maho...
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19th Century Belgian Antique Biedermeier Furniture

Materials

Glass, Wood

Girl Interrupted at Her Music Painting
Located in Queens, NY
Copy of a Dutch master style painting titled "Girl Interrupted at Her Music" with girl seated under window
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Late 20th Century Unknown Biedermeier Furniture

Materials

Paint

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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