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.
1830s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Mahogany, Maple
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Cherry
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Iron
1830s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Ebony, Ash
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Upholstery, Walnut
Mid-19th Century Spanish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Ceramic
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Birch, Pine
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Nutwood, Spruce
19th Century Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Metal
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Brass
1810s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Cherry, Spruce
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Brass
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut
Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut
1820s Czech Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Wood, Lacquer, Ash, Maple, Walnut, Spruce
1830s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Marble
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Spruce, Fruitwood
19th Century Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Birch
19th Century European Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut
Mid-19th Century Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Bronze
Early 19th Century Baltic Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Fabric, Upholstery, Velvet, Mahogany
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut
Early 19th Century Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Pine, Walnut
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut
Mid-19th Century French Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Oak, Pine, Cherry
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Walnut
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Brass
1830s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Mahogany
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Fabric, Upholstery, Velvet, Walnut, Ebony
Mid-19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Mahogany
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Cherry, Nutwood
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Brass
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Brass
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Mahogany
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Mahogany, Maple
Mid-19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Pine, Cherry
1830s Czech Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Glass, Mirror, Walnut, Lacquer
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Mirror, Mahogany
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Cherry
1810s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Bronze
1830s Swedish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Wood
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Metal, Brass
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Mahogany
Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Wood
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Pearlware, Upholstery
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Upholstery, Cherry
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Fabric, Velvet, Mahogany
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Cherry
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Birch
Early 19th Century Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Fruitwood
1840s Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Mahogany
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Mirror, Walnut
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Cherry
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Brass
Mid-19th Century Danish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Mahogany
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Mahogany
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Metal, Brass