Biedermeier Furniture
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.
1840s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Wood, Mirror
1890s Czech Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Wood, Walnut, Fabric, Upholstery, Beech
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Iron
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Mahogany
20th Century Biedermeier Furniture
Brass
1820s Czech Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Upholstery, Wood, Walnut
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
19th Century Unknown Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Cherry, Fruitwood
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Cherry, Lacquer, Fabric
Late 20th Century German Biedermeier Furniture
Paint
Late 20th Century European Biedermeier Furniture
Paint
20th Century German Biedermeier Furniture
Mahogany
1840s French Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Wood
20th Century Biedermeier Furniture
Wood, Beech, Maple
20th Century Biedermeier Furniture
Bronze
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Brass, Iron
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Mahogany
1820s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood, Cherry, Oak
1810s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Wood, Cherry
20th Century Austrian Biedermeier Furniture
Brass, Nickel
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Cherry
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Fruitwood
20th Century German Biedermeier Furniture
Wood
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Mahogany
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Fabric, Wood
20th Century Biedermeier Furniture
Crystal, Brass
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Mahogany, Softwood
19th Century Unknown Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Marble, Ormolu
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Satinwood, Walnut
1830s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Mahogany
1820s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood, Cherry, Ebony
20th Century German Biedermeier Furniture
Brass
20th Century German Biedermeier Furniture
Crystal, Brass
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Fruitwood, Glass
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Upholstery, Wood, Mahogany
Early 19th Century Czech Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood, Cherry, Lacquer
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Ormolu
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Birch
Early 19th Century Czech Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood, Oak, Walnut, Spruce
1840s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Birch
20th Century German Biedermeier Furniture
Birch
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Wood
Early 19th Century Czech Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood, Cherry, Lacquer
20th Century Biedermeier Furniture
Wood, Pine
1820s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Wood, Walnut, Fabric, Upholstery, Oak
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut
Late 20th Century American Biedermeier Furniture
Wood
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Birdseye Maple
1830s Czech Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Fabric, Cherry
1840s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Mahogany
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Fabric, Wood, Walnut, Lacquer
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Yew
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Mahogany
1880s Swedish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut
20th Century French Biedermeier Furniture
Brass
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Wood, Mahogany, Lacquer
1790s Danish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Fabric, Wood
Late 20th Century German Biedermeier Furniture
Mahogany
1830s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Fabric, Wood, Walnut, Lacquer
20th Century Biedermeier Furniture
Brass