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.
19th Century Southern German Secretaire, Cherry, Biedermeier circa 1830
Located in Greven, DE
Plain Biedermeier Secretaire South-West Germany Cherry Biedermeier circa 1830 Dimensions: H x W x D: 149 x 101 x 52 cm Description: Secretary standing on blackened block feet with...
Cherry
Pair of Biedermeier Fruitwood Side Chairs, Mid-19th Century
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
Elegant pair of Biedermeier side chairs, circa 1835–1850, crafted in fruitwood with the clean, sculptural lines that define the later Biedermeier period. Each features a graceful bal...
Fruitwood
Grande Biedermeier Secrétaire
Located in New York, NY
A perfect example of the wealthy, elegant Biedermeier period, this impressive, secretary is veneered in flame mahogany and birch intarsia, with bone escutcheons, secret compartments,...
Mahogany
Dutch Delft Blue Porcelain and Brass Wall Sconce
Located in Queens, NY
Dutch Delft (20th Century) blue and white porcelain and brass wall sconce with two arms.
Brass
Biedermeier Secretaire With Hidden Compartements And Rare Mechanism, circa 1815
Located in Greven, DE
Antique Biedermeier secretary with rare mechanism Middle German Cherry Biedermeier circa 1815 Dimensions: H x W x D: 180 x 128 x 63 cm Description: Antique cylinder secretary in m...
Cherry
Antique American Empire Figural Carved Mahogany Recamier Gold Chaise Lounge Sofa
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique American Empire Figural Carved Mahogany Recamier Gold Chaise Lounge Sofa. Item features a carved face to lower crest ands further carved wooden fra...
Fabric, Mahogany
Swedish Biedermeier Curly Birch Sofa w/Wavy Top Rail
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Biedermeier upholstered sofa, with quilted curly birch veneers, from the mid 19th century. This antique sofa from Sweden has an elegantly swag scallop back top rail with so...
Wood, Birch, Upholstery
19th Century Fine Large Biedermeier Walnut Armoire. Vienna, c. 1825.
Located in Vienna, AT
Exceptional Early Viennese Biedermeier Walnut Armoire, c. 1825 We are pleased to present this truly exquisite early Biedermeier armoire, crafted in Vienna circa 1825, a period celeb...
Walnut
$12,500
Portrait for Woman
Located in Queens, NY
Copy of a portrait painting titled "Madame Rimsky"
Paint
Early 19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Mahogany Secretary Bureau
Located in Round Top, TX
Early 19th century Swedish Biedermeier mahogany secretary featuring a drop-front desk and three lower drawers. Constructed with mahogany veneer throughout, the drawers retain lionhea...
Mahogany
$7,518Sale Price|43% Off
Biedermeier Chiffoniere in Walnut with Secretaire Compartment, South Germany
Located in Darmstadt, DE
This elegant and rare Biedermeier chiffoniere was crafted in South Germany around 1830. It features a beautifully grained walnut veneer on a softwood carcass, with a striking bookmat...
Oak, Walnut, Spruce
19th Century Biedermeier Set of Six Chairs & Table. Vienna, c. 1825.
Located in Vienna, AT
Hello, We would like to offer you this fine Biedermeier set of six chairs and the large round table. The set was made in Vienna circa 1825. Vie...
Upholstery, Cherry, Walnut
$5,334Sale Price / set|30% Off
Swedish Biedermeier Dining Chairs Set of 6 Flame Golden Birch
Located in Lewes, England
Rare set of 6 antique Swedish flame golden birch Biedermeier dining chairs from C1870-1920 with the distinctive curved seat back, carved central motif and gracefully curved front leg...
Birch
Biedermeier Lacquered Console Table, ca. 1815
Located in Vo', Veneto
Biedermeier Lacquered Side Table, circa 1815 Antique painted side table, with drawer and shelf. Code: L11 Period: about 1815 Origin: Austria Wood: Fir Height: 75 cm (29.53 in) Width...
Fir
Pair of 19th Century French Armchairs in New Bouclé Upholstery .
Located in Almelo, NL
Pair of 19th Century French Armchairs in New Bouclé Upholstery This elegant pair of 19th-century French armchairs beautifully embodies the refined craftsmanship and classic design s...
Bouclé, Upholstery, Walnut
Pair Of 19th Century Italian Biedermeier Demilune Cabinets/Consoles In Walnut
Located in Westport, CT
A very charming and rare pair of northern Italian demilune-shaped two door cabinets finishing on high and minimally splayed legs. These elegantly proportioned cabinets are beautiful...
Walnut
Bleached Biedermeier Oval Burlwood Desk or Console Table circa 19th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
Bleached Biedermeier Oval Burlwood Desk or Console Table, probably Austrian, circa mid 19th Century. It is a versatile size and can be used as a console or sofa table, desk, vanity, ...
Wood, Burl
19th Century Fine Set of Five Biedermeier Chairs. Vienna, c. 1825.
Located in Vienna, AT
Exceptional Set of Five Viennese Biedermeier Walnut Chairs, circa 1820–1825 This exceptional set of five early Viennese Biedermeier chairs, dating to circa 1820–1825, represents the...
Upholstery, Walnut
$2,913Sale Price|55% Off
Decorative and Architectural Biedermeier Sofa in Birch
Located in Kastrup, DK
Decorative and architectural Biedermeier sofa in birch, Copenhagen Denmark , 1820-1830. Upholstered with black fabric.
Birch, Fabric
Italian Bombay Thick Olive Burl Wood Veneers Two Drawers Console Commode Chest
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Italian Bombay Thick Olive Burl Wood Veneers Two Drawers Console Commode Chest MINT
Olive
19th Century Fine Biedermeier Walnut Chest of Drawers. Vienna, c. 1820.
Located in Vienna, AT
Exceptional Early Viennese Biedermeier Chest of Drawers, Vienna, circa 1825 We are pleased to present an exceptional early Viennese Biedermeier chest of drawers, crafted in Vienna a...
Brass
19th Century Fine Biedermeier Walnut Chest of Drawers. Vienna, c. 1825
Located in Vienna, AT
We are pleased to offer this truly exceptional early Biedermeier walnut chest of drawers – a rare, museum-quality example of Viennese craftsmanship from circa 1825. This elegant thr...
Brass
Biedermeier Secretary, Bookcase, Cherry, Walnut, 1840s
Located in Greven, DE
Antique cabinet secretary from the biedermeier period around 1845. Body in cherry, parts of the front and the wreath veneered in walnut. Handles and fittings made of brass in the sh...
Cherry, Walnut
Early 19th Century Flip-Top Game Table with Inlaid Chessboard
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
Early 19th Century Flip-Top Game Table with Inlaid Chessboard Refined early 19th-century game table, designed for chess and card games, exemplifying the understated elegance and fin...
Cherry, Maple, Walnut
Continental Austrian Brass Door Knockers
Located in Queens, NY
2 Continental Austrian style (20th Century) brass door knockers with double headed eagle design (PRICED EACH)
Brass
$2,970 / item
Biedermeier Style Walnut Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
Biedermeier Walnut Table with a warm amber brown walnut finish, the rayed and figured top above a single central hexagonal baluster pedestal base. Dimensions: 36" W x 36" D x 29.5...
Wood
$3,830Sale Price|30% Off
Swedish Biedermeier Carved Three-Seat Sofa Couch Settle Settee, Late 1800s
Located in Lewes, England
Lovely antique Swedish Biedermeier carved three-four-seat sofa in Classic darker mahogany colour French polish finish that brings out the figure in the top grade golden birch quilted...
Wood
Biedermeier Italian Walnut Inlay Marquetry Octagonal Tripod Sofa or Side Table
Located in Carimate, Como
A beautiful Italian Walnut octagonal side table with great details and frames shaped in Biedermeier style with beautiful inlay decors in classic figures on the top and all around the...
Wood
$2,590Sale Price|20% Off
19th Century Biedermeier Rocking Chair, Mahogany, Germany, circa 1840
Located in Greven, DE
19th century antique rocking chair North Germany Mahogany Late Biedermeier, around 1840 Dimensions: Height: 97 cm, width: 5...
Mahogany
$7,194Sale Price|20% Off
19th-Century Biedermeier Mahogany Secretary Desk in Beautiful Graining
Located in Opole, PL
19th-Century Biedermeier Mahogany Secretary Desk in Beautiful Graining We present you this piece of furniture with three drawers at the bottom, a drop front, and a narrow drawer und...
Baize, Mahogany
19th Century Exceptional Biedermeier Chest of Drawers. Vienna, c. 1825.
Located in Vienna, AT
We are pleased to present this truly exquisite early Viennese Biedermeier cherrywood chest of drawers, a museum-quality piece dating to circa 1825. Viennese Biedermeier furniture is...
Brass
19th Century Biedermeier Nutwood Trumeau Commode, Austria circa 1830
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Marvellous 19th century nutwood "trumeau" commode from the famous Biedermeier period around 1830 in Vienna/ Austria. Elaborately veneered with absolutely amazing looking bookmatched ...
Brass
Biedermeier Sofa in Birch with Mythical Creatures and Black Upholstery, 1820
Located in Ulm, DE
An exceptional example of early 19th-century German craftsmanship: this rare Biedermeier sofa, crafted around 1820 in Northern Germany, captivates with its bold presence, elegant pro...
Birch
19th century Swedish birch 3 drawer chest
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century Swedish birch chest of drawers circa 1870. We are pleased to offer this chest of drawers, which showcases stunning timbers and that rich golden colour birch should be o...
Birch
$5,447Sale Price|23% Off
19th Century Biedermeier Cherrywood Chest of Drawers, Southern Germany ca. 1830
Located in Darmstadt, DE
Elegant Biedermeier chest of drawers crafted in Southern Germany around 1830. Made of solid cherrywood with a warm honey-colored patina, this piece exemplifies the clarity and refine...
Cherry, Spruce
Biedermeier Walnut Writing Desk Table, South Germany circa 1825
Located in Darmstadt, DE
This early Biedermeier piece from South Germany, dating to around 1825, is crafted entirely from solid walnut – including the top, apron and legs. The design shows the characteristic...
Brass
19th Century Fine Biedermeier Cherry Sofa. Vienna, c. 1825.
Located in Vienna, AT
Elegant Early Viennese Biedermeier Sofa, Vienna circa 1825 This exceptional early Viennese Biedermeier sofa, crafted circa 1825, represents the very essence of refined design and ma...
Upholstery, Cherry
Mid 19th Century Biedermeier Bookcase, Display Cabinet, Bleached Mahogany
Located in Greven, DE
Biedermeier Bookcase or Display Cabinet North Germany Mahogany 1st half of the 19th century Dimensions: H x W x D: 210 x 118 x 38 cm Description: Beautiful bookcase from the North...
Mahogany
Antique Austrian Biedermeier Mahogany Secretary Desk Tabernacle Cabinet 1820
Located in Portland, OR
A fine, elegant, antique Austrian mahogany Biedermeier secretary desk cabinet, circa 1820. The cabinet in two sections, the top with a curved architectural pediment, below is a curved door tabernacle cupboard, flanked by a pair of columns with gilt bronze bases and capitals. The base with a series of four graduated drawers with shield shaped lock-plate escutcheons inlaid with bone, to the center is a fall front writing surface enclosing a fitted interior with a series of drawers, pigeon holes and a central locking door, the doors and drawers are inlaid with satinwood stringing. All the locks are fully operational and keys are present. The cabinet is raised upon a plinth base, the secretary cabinet is made from the finest figured Cuban mahogany, condition is very good, no condition issues or restoration. This very elegant Biedermeier secretary cabinet...
Ormolu
Biedermeier Sofa in Walnut, Austria, circa 1830
Located in Greding, DE
Biedermeier two-seater sofa veneered in walnut, standing on column legs with ebonized capitals. The gently curved backrest terminates in stylized volutes. The sofa has been newly uph...
Fabric, Walnut
$9,893Sale Price|25% Off
Early 19th Century One-Door Biedermeier Flamed Birch Armoire / Cabinet
Located in Darmstadt, DE
An impressive one-door armoire from the early Biedermeier period, circa 1810. This cabinet is built on a solid spruce body and veneered in richly flamed birch, a wood highly valued i...
Spruce, Birch
$2,302Sale Price|20% Off
Round Biedermeier-Style Cherrywood Center Table, circa 1910
Located in Darmstadt, DE
Elegant round center table from around 1910, designed in the late Biedermeier tradition with subtle influences of the Art Nouveau period. The piece is crafted from solid cherrywood a...
Cherry, Spruce
$3,200 / set
Swedish Biedermeier 19th Century Birch Armchairs
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A pair of Swedish Biedermeier armchairs from circa 1820 in birch that expresses the most extraordinary patterns (which occur naturally in the wood) but have been revealed by the skil...
Metal
Late Biedermeier Dining Table, Sweden 1880
Located in New York, NY
An elegant dining table from the end of the 19th century that extends easily for additional guests. All facing surfaces are veneered in birch, stained to a rich caramel color. The e...
Birch
$2,925Sale Price|20% Off
Antique sofa from the late 19th century, Northern Europe.
Located in Chorzów, PL
This elegant antique sofa, dating from around 1880, originates from Northern Europe and reflects the refined aesthetics of the Biedermeier style. Crafted from rich walnut wood, it sh...
Walnut, Fabric
19th Century Biedermeier Style Mahogany Chest of Drawers, Matched Flame Grain
Located in Miami, FL
19th-Century Biedermeier Style Mahogany Chest of Drawers, Matched Flame Grain Offered for sale is a substantial and elegant Biedermeier-style chest of drawers with matched-grain fla...
Bronze
Porcelain Cup and Saucer with flowers and butterflies, early 19th century French
Located in DELFT, NL
Early 19th Century French Porcelain Cup and Saucer with Hand-Painted Roses and Butterflies. This elegant French porcelain cup and saucer, dating to the first quarter of the 19th cen...
Porcelain
Antique Royal Vienna Porcelain Plate, Biedermeier Style, Austria, 1860
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...
Porcelain
Mix & Match Swedish Biedermeier Golden Birch Chairs, Set of 6
Located in Rīga, LV
Elegant set of six mix & match Swedish Biedermeier dining chairs, made from richly grained golden birch wood. Each chair features a refined neoclassical silhouette, with scrollwork, ...
Fabric, Birch
19th Century Biedermeier Walnut Mirror - Original Facet Cut Mirror, AT ca. 1825
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Fantastic early 19th century wall mirror from the famous Biedermeier period in Vienna/ Austria. This magnificent, large wall mirror from the early Biedermeier era around 1825 comes w...
Mirror, Walnut, Spruce
Set of 6 Antique 19c Biedermeier Mahogany & Ebonized Birch Dining Chairs
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Set of 6 Antique 19c Biedermeier Mahogany & Ebonized Birch Dining Chairs.
Wood
Swedish 19th century carved birch chest of drawers
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Swedish 19th century carved birch chest of drawers circa 1870. We are pleased to offer this fine quality 5 drawer chest of drawers from Scandinavia. 3 plank top surface with rounde...
Birch
Austrian Biedermeier klismos chair, c. 1820
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Klismos side chair with leather upholstered seat, brass tack trim, deep yoke back, and turned front legs. Austria, circa 1820.
Brass
Biedermeier Armoire, Walnut Veneer, South Germany circa 1820
Located in Regensburg, DE
Imposing large Biedermeier Armoire or Wardrobe from South Germany, circa 1820. Gorgeous walnut and walnut burl veneer on softwood. Ebonized full columns and intermediate trim. Beauti...
Iron
Art Deco Style Bergère Salmon Color Velvet CustomChair by A Rudin
By A. Rudin
Located in Palm Springs, CA
The "1900" armchair custom made by A. Rudin, Los Angeles. it is a chic, classic but modern Biedermeir style Bergère chair inspired by Art Deco Paris. the chair was part of an extrem...
Velvet, Burl
$747Sale Price|30% Off
1820s Biedermeier Oil Painting of a Hunting Scene with Two Dogs in Landscape
Located in Berlin, DE
A finely executed Biedermeier oil painting from the 1820s, depicting a tranquil hunting scene with two dogs. Painted with meticulous detail, the composition captures the animals in a...
Canvas
Vienna porcelain - Cup and Saucer, early 19th century
Located in DELFT, NL
This fine cup and saucer set was produced by the Wiener Porzellanmanufaktur, also known as the Kaiserlich privilegierte Porzellan-Fabrik, established in 1718. Founded by Claudius Inn...
Porcelain
$1,920Sale Price|20% Off
Magnificent wall mirror frame, bronzed, rounded edges, Biedermeier 1860 Austria
Located in Wien, AT
Magnificent wall mirror, frame from the time of the late Biedermeier, made around 1860-1870, in Austria. The frame strip is wonderfully designed with two different decorative strip...
Wood
Restored Biedermeier Sofa, Walnut, Reupholstered, Austria, 1830s
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
This stunning Biedermeier sofa from the first half of the 19th century originates from Austria and represents the essence of classic elegance and craftsmanship of its era. The const...
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood, Walnut, Lacquer
$950 / item
Outdoor Art Deco Iron Red Café Table
Located in Queens, NY
2 Outdoor Art Deco round iron pedestal base cafe tables with round red top and trim. (PRICED EACH)
Iron