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.
$3,600Sale Price|20% Off
Pair of Biedermeier Chairs, 1820
Located in Belmont, MA
Introducing a captivating pair of Biedermeier Chairs originating from South Germany in 1820. Crafted from beautiful cherry wood, these chairs exude timeless elegance. Adorned with a ...
Cherry
Restored Biedermeier Armchair, Walnut Veneer, Spruce, Oak, Czech, 1830s
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Our professional refurbishing team in Czechia has fully restored it according to the original process. It has been reupholstered by our professional refurbishing team in Czechia. P...
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood, Oak, Walnut, Spruce
19th Century Hand-Colored Copper Engraving of an Arab Warrior
By Adja Yunkers
Located in Hamburg, DE
This striking 19th-century hand-colored copper engraving depicts a detailed portrait of an Arab armed warrior, complete with a French subtitle specifying his exact designation. The c...
Wood, Paper
$476Sale Price / set|20% Off
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...
Paper
Austrian 1840s Biedermeier Bleached Burled Walnut Swivel Chair with Upholstery
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Austrian Biedermeier bleached burled walnut swivel chair from the mid-19th century, with new upholstery. Born in Austria during the first half of the 19th century, this bleached s...
Upholstery, Burl, Walnut
19th century Side Table, Germany 1830
Located in Belmont, MA
Discover a Biedermeier side table adorned with graceful curved legs, showcasing timeless elegance. This charming piece boasts a single central drawer complete with its original knob,...
Mahogany
Biedermeier Commode, Cherry Veneer, Ebonized, South Germany, circa 1830
Located in Regensburg, DE
Beautiful, small 4-drawer Biedermeier Commode or Chest of drawers in cherry wood from South Germany, circa 1830. Cherry wood veneer on softwood and solid wood. Standing on low square...
Iron
Biedermeier Mahogany Chest of Drawers with Floral Inlays, Germany
Located in Greding, DE
Beautiful four-drawer chest of drawers from Berlin/Brandenburg. Floral fruitwood inlays and full fluted columns at the front as well as a dynamic and symmetrical veneer pattern.
Mahogany
Fine Viennese Gilt and Enamelled Glass Beaker with Pansies
Located in London, GB
Fine Viennese Gilt and Enamelled Glass Beaker with Pansies Austrian, c.1830 Height: 12cm, diameter 8.5cm This Viennese beaker combines gilded and cut amber-stained glass with a band...
Glass
$7,031 / set
Biedermeier Chairs
Located in Greding, DE
Set of three Biedermeier chairs in cherry wood with fan-shaped backrests and newly upholstered seats.
Cherry
Biedermeier Chest of Drawers, polished Cherry veneer, four drawers, circa 1830
Located in Greding, DE
Biedermeier chest with volute legs, veneered in cherry with four drawers. The corpus with flanking volute capitals and ebonised mouldings rises above the wide plinth zone. The head d...
Cherry
Pair of Biedermeier Marble Busts, American, Signed Dewey, Circa 1850
Located in London, GB
Two busts of male and female couple carved in marble, Biedemeier style American second half of 19th century, signed on reverse of each carved 'Dewey'. Two Portrait of a well to do couple firmly telling the America they have arrived and are upstanding. The hand carved marble busts are skillfully detailed and take you on a journey of the fruitiness of Middle America...
Carrara Marble
$1,054 / set
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: ...
Walnut
Antique chest of drawers - post, Northern Europe, late 19th century
Located in Chorzów, PL
Antique chest of drawers from around 1880, Northern Europe. Furniture in good condition, professionally renovated, finished with high gloss polish. Dimensions: height 144 cm / widt...
Walnut
KPM Porcelain Picture Plate, Berlin circa 1830
By Königliche Porzellan-Manufaktur (KPM)
Located in Greding, DE
Small framed KPM porcelain picture plate in silver(?) frame with architectural view and hunting dogs playing in the foreground.
Silver
Biedermeier Shovel Chair, Cherry Veneer, South Germany circa 1820
Located in Regensburg, DE
Biedermeier Shovel Chair, Cherry Veneer, South Germany circa 1820. Cherry veneered and solid. Shellac Hand-polished. Book-matched veneer on la...
Bouclé, Cherry
$1,874Sale Price|42% Off
Vintage Biedermeier Style Burl Elm Cradle, 1920s
Located in Montelabbate, PU
Splendid biedermeier cradle, re-proposed in the art deco period perfectly functional and very solid, the banks are fixed. Available the top base in new plywood with holes for mattres...
Elm, Burl
Empire Side Chair, Mahogany, Ebony Inlays, Black Velvet, Austria circa 1815
Located in Regensburg, DE
Beautiful neoclassical early Biedermeier / Empire Side chair (2 available, sold separately, select your quantity at the checkout) from Vienna, Austria, circa 1810-20. Mahogany solid ...
Ebony, Mahogany
$1,920Sale Price|20% Off
Bernhardt Biedermeir Style Coffee Table
By Bernhardt
Located in Pasadena, TX
Bernhardt Biedermeir style coffee table Maple with inlay banding and ebonized feet. Measures: 36" x 36" x 17"H.
Wood
Biedermeier Walnut Centre Hall Table with Ebonized Pedestal
Located in Hudson, NY
Biedermeier walnut centre hall table with ebonized pedestal with tilt top.
Walnut, Wood
Papercut Memorial or Tribute to Mendelssohn with Silhouette
Located in South Paris, ME
Papercut Memorial or Tribute to Mendelssohn with SilhouetteFantastic and very unusual papercut with a silhouette and urn that was meant to either a tribute or a memorial for the Germ...
Hardwood, Paint, Paper
Late 19th Century Mahogany Flap Coffee Table
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
Late 19th Century Coffee Table, Germany Ca:1890-1900 Mahogany This is a beautiful 20th Century mahogany coffee table or sofa table, in the Biedermeier style with ebonized top. The...
Mahogany
$796Sale Price|20% Off
Miniature of a Gentleman of the Biedermeier Period, Brass Frame, 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Rectangular miniature painting of a gentleman in Biedermeier clothes, with brown curly hair in front of a grey background. Brass frame.
Brass
Italian Biedermeier decorated wooden chair and bright green fabric, early 1800s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian Biedermeier decorated wooden chair and bright green fabric, early 1800s Biedermeier style wooden chair. The structure follows rounded curved lines, in particular the backrest...
Fabric, Wood
19th Century Biedermeier Walnut Display Display Bookcase, Czechia
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
19th century Biedermeier display bookcase Completely restored to shellac polish. Material: Walnut Period: 1830 - 1839 Source: Bohemia - Czechia.
Glass, Wood, Walnut, Lacquer
$2,343Sale Price|20% Off
19th Century Antique Biedermeier Jewelry Box, Wood & Silver Plated
Located in Greding, DE
White lidded box standing on small spherical feet with trapezoidal body and lid with a groove. The fittings are silver plated. Key available. Interior veneered in cherry.
Wood
Plate Imperial Viennese Porcelain Manufactory dated 1816
By Viennese Imperial Porcelain Manufactory
Located in Vienna, AT
QUITE RARE PICTURE PLATE OF VIENNESE IMPERIAL PORCELAIN MANUFACTORY: Stunning quality / edged areas are decorated with so-said Grotesque (Italian: GROTTESCHI) pattern. - Material is PORCELAIN (multicoloured painted). DATED 1816 (year's mark at reverse side visible: '816) Blue Beehive Mark (underglazed) of Austrian Imperial Porcelain...
Porcelain
Pyramid Cabinet shelve in antique Biedermeier Style Mahogany veneer
Located in Berlin, DE
Fine pyramid cabinet in Biedermeier style. High quality mahogany veneer on solid softwood. Conical body on profiled frame base. In the front, large centre door with pyramid mahogany ...
Wood
Biedermeier Wall Mirror, Cherry Veneer, South Germany, circa 1830
Located in Regensburg, DE
Beautiful book-matched cherry veneer ans cherry solid wood. Refinished and hand polished with shellac. Dimensions: H 146 cm x B 68 cm x T 10.5 cm.
Mirror, Cherry, Softwood
$328Sale Price|20% Off
Biedermeier Reverse Glass Painting, Silhouette Portrait of a Lady
Located in Hamburg, DE
Biedermeier reverse glass painting with silhouette Portrait of a lady in a lavish robe. This fine and decorative work is almost monochrome. Only th...
Glass
Chest of Drawers Biedermeier from 1840
Located in Kraków, Małopolska
We present very good condition, elegant and functional Chest of Drawers Vienna (Austria), made of walnut tree from 1840. (Biedermeier was a style in the art, literature , music a...
Walnut
19th century biedermeier side table
Located in Hronská Breznica, Banskobystrický kraj
19th century biedermeier side table in very good original condition.
Wood
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).
Wood, Birch
$827Sale Price|51% Off
19th Century Biedermeier Style Mahogany Chair
Located in Berlin, DE
Very elegant Biedermeier chair circa 1825 mahogany. Solid mahogany. Trapezoidal frame on saber-shaped legs. High-profile, profile-backed backrest Framing with wide top and middle web...
Wood, Mahogany
German Brown and Yellow Vase
Located in Queens, NY
German mid-century style brown vase with center banding with geometric white and yellow pumice textured shapes.
Swedish Biedermeier Style Birch Picture Frame
Located in Queens, NY
Swedish Biedermeier-style (19/20th Century) birch easel picture frame with shaped top and bottom.
Birch
$4,687Sale Price|20% Off
Portrait of a Young Woman, Wien, 1877
Located in Budapest, HU
The girl's gentle features, while knowing nothing about her, convey a sense of familiar empathy.
Canvas
Very Good & Unique Biedermeier Period Inlaid Ash Commode, Germany Circa 1825
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A very handsome & capacious three drawer commode in highly grained ash, the top inlaid with rectilinear parquetry motifs in German walnut, surrounding a heart-shaped marquetry mo...
Brass, Iron
Large and rare Biedermeier Gilt Wood Faceted Mirror, Austria cca. 1840s
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find a gorgeous, large and rare Biedermeier Mirror with gilt wood frame and faceted mirror glass. It features a rectangular shape with rounded corners and floral decorative carvings. The mirror is faceted. Made in Austria cca. 1840s. The mirror is in fair antique condition with visible signs of time and use. It appears to be refurbished some years back. Some patina is present, as well as some small chips. There are no dents on glass nor larger damages. If you are looking for an old, antique mirror...
Mirror, Wood
Child with Drum Biedermeier Painting, Canvas, Circa 1820
Located in Wiesbaden, DE
Child with drum In the quaint charm of Biedermeier art, a captivating scene unfolds upon canvas – a “Child with Drum.” The painting captures the essence of domestic bliss and innocen...
Canvas, Hardwood
A beutiful satinwood birch and ebony Bieder
Located in Dallas, TX
A fine 19th century German Biedermeier satinwood birch work table
Birch, Ebony, Satinwood
Oil Painting, Break At The Mountain Lake, Edmund Mahlknecht, Austria, Mid-19th
Located in Vienna, AT
Children herding animals at a mountain lake Oil on canvas, doubled Signed 'E. Mahlknecht' In a gilded wooden frame with stucco decoration Landscape painting: An idyllic depiction of...
Wood, Canvas
Biedermeier Sleigh Back Wing Chair Attributed to Karl Friedrich Schinkel 1825
Located in Leimen, DE
This exquisite Biedermeier Sleigh Back Wing Chair, dating back to 1825–1830, is attributed to the esteemed architect and designer Karl Friedrich Schinkel. Originating from Berlin, th...
Mahogany
Biedermeier Demi Lune Table, 1815-20
Located in Leimen, DE
Biedermeier Demilune Table, 1815-20 Elevate your space with our exquisite Biedermeier demilune table, celebrated for its timeless elegance a...
Cherry
Continental German Biedermeier Terra-Cotta Mask Bust on Marble Base
Located in Queens, NY
Continental German (late 19th Cent) sculpted terra-cotta master mask mold bust of a serene male face displayed on a square black marble base stand (part of a collection)
Marble
Biedermeier Small Birch Cabinet
Located in Memphis, TN
Small birch Biedermeier cabinet with a single drawer and scrolled feet.
Birch
19th Century Biedermeier Secretary Mahogany, 1835
Located in Berlin, DE
Pyramids mahogany on pine tree. Architecturally arranged inner life. Not long ago, the secretary was grounded. Several drawers from inside as well as from outside. With secret compar...
Mahogany
20th Century German Biedermeier Porcelain Beer Stein with Pewter Cover
Located in Queens, NY
German (20th Century) porcelain beer stein with mailman on bike and pewter cover with finial top (with 1908 on base)
Pewter
Set of Six Biedermeier Style Chairs with Suede Upholstery
Located in Dallas, TX
The product is a set of six walnut Biedermeier style chairs with suede upholstery. Each chair is upholstered in suede, providing a comfortable and luxurious seating option for any ro...
Suede, Walnut
Austrian 19th Century Biedermeier Walnut Game Flip Top Table
Located in Berlin, DE
Austrian/Vienna 1st half of 19th century Biedermeier walnut game flip flop top table, ca. 1840: A Biedermeier extending game table made of wal...
Felt, Glass, Walnut
Dutch Man in Large Hat, Biedermeier Style, 19th Century Oil Painting
Located in Queens, NY
Dutch Old Master style (19th Cent) black framed oil painting portrait of man with large hat and hand draped over chair (Enrico Caruso Estate)
Paint
19th Century German Biedermeier Terra-Cotta Mask Mold on Marble Base
Located in Queens, NY
Continental German (late 19th Cent) sculpted terra-cotta master mask mold of a smiling \"idiot\" face with sleepy eyes displayed on a square black marble base stand (part of a collec...
Marble
19th Century German Biedermeier Blue Ceramic Vase with Speckled Design
Located in Queens, NY
German mid-century style blue and white speckled ceramic vase with elongated handles and long taped neck
Ceramic
Portal clock Vienna around 1825 with integrated musical mechanism Signed: A.O.
Located in Wiesbaden, DE
Portal clock Vienna around 1825 with integrated musical mechanism Signed: “A.Olbrich in Wien” and number 215719157. Alabaster columns, blackened wood, gilded carving in the form of...
Alabaster, Metal
19th Century Biedermeier Basket Chandelier
Located in Berlin, DE
Monumental antique basket chandelier Biedermeier style, circa 1890-1900 Finely chiseled bronze. Basket-shaped body made of hand-wired bead c...
Crystal, Bronze
19th Century Biedermeier Commode with Ebonized Details
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century period German Biedermeier walnut commode with ebonized details. A very handsome chest with a gorgeous wood finish! Stunning!!
Walnut
$1,250Sale Price|50% Off
Pastel Portrait of Biedermeier Gentleman, Early 19th Century, Framed
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...
Paper
Rich Baroque Still Life with Fruit, Silverware & Drapery (19th Century)
Located in Berlin, DE
This sumptuous still life is a wonderful celebration of abundance and artistry, painted in the grand Baroque tradition. Arranged upon a stone tabletop and a deep red drapery, the com...
Wood
Set of Ten Mid-19th Century Danish Upholstered Birch Armchairs
Located in Middleburg, VA
An exceptional and cohesive set of ten mid-19th-century Danish armchairs, each exuding the restrained elegance and architectural purity of the Biedermeier period. Crafted in Denmark ...
Metal, Brass
19th Century Biedermeier Style Ceiling Chandelier
Located in Berlin, DE
Classic antique ceiling chandelier in the Biedermeier style, circa 1900. Brass chiseled. Baluster-shaped corpus of hand-wired, faceted glass cords. Broad luster ring outgoing five curved armor arms...
Brass