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.
Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut, Fabric
Early 19th Century French Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Bronze
1820s Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Upholstery
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Upholstery, Walnut
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Metal
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut
1830s Russian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Fabric, Cherry
1850s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut, Fir
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Linen, Upholstery, Walnut
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut, Spruce
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Metal, Brass
Late 19th Century European Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Wood
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Mahogany
Mid-19th Century Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Opaline Glass, Uranium Glass
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Cherry, Fruitwood
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Upholstery, Cherry
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Maple, Walnut
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Fruitwood, Walnut, Wood
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Birch
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut
1860s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Metal, Silver
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Cherry
Mid-19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Birch, Pine, Walnut
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Elm, Walnut
Early 19th Century European Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Upholstery, Birch
19th Century Unknown Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Ebony, Glass, Walnut
1820s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Bronze
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Brass
Early 19th Century Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Cherry, Softwood
19th Century American Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Bronze
19th Century Danish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Mahogany
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Spruce, Birch
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut, Fabric
1830s Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Iron
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Birch
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Birch
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Ash, Spruce
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Cherry
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut
1810s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut, Mahogany
1860s Swedish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Fabric, Walnut
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Mirror, Walnut
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Cherry
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Cherry
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut
1820s Swedish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Ormolu
Early 19th Century Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Mahogany
Mid-19th Century Danish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Mahogany
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Cherry, Fabric
1820s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Wood, Lacquer, Cherry
1810s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Birch, Mahogany, Maple
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Upholstery, Wood
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Cherry
1810s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut
1860s Scandinavian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Upholstery, Walnut
1840s French Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Hardwood, Beech