Biedermeier Furniture
Biedermeier Style
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.
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Style: Biedermeier
Period: 19th Century
Swedish Biedermeier Dining Chairs Set 4 Quilt Golden Birch Honey Colour 1800s A
Located in Lewes, England
Delicious and unusual set of 4 antique Swedish flame golden birch Biedermeier dining chairs from C1870-1900 with the distinctive curved seat back, carved central motif and gracefully...
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Birch
$4,875 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Biedermeier Secretaire, Cherry Veneer, Ebonized, Brass, South Germany circa 1820
Located in Regensburg, DE
Straightened early Biedermeier Secretaire or Drop-Front Secretary / Writing Desk in Cherry Veneer from South Germany around 1820.
Neoclas...
Category
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Brass, Iron
Set Of Late 19th Century Biedermeier Brass Goblets/ Cups/ Vases, AT ca. 1860
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Elaborately handcrafted, intricately decorated set of two late Biedermeier brass goblets/ mugs from the so-called "second period" aorund 1860 in Austria. This artfully made antique B...
Category
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Brass
Biedermeier Walnut Miniatur Chest of Drawers
Located in Darmstadt, DE
The miniature or model chest of drawers dates back to the Biedermeier period and was made with walnut veneer on a softwood body. The chest of drawers is in very good restored conditi...
Category
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Walnut, Softwood
$2,592 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century Fine Biedermeier Walnut Table. Vienna, c. 1825.
Located in Vienna, AT
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This fine Biedermeier walnut table was made in Vienna circa 1825.
Viennese Biedermeier pieces are distinguished by their sophisticated proportions, rare and refined design, e...
Category
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Biedermeier Chest of Drawers, 1st Half of 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Biedermeier chest of drawers with three drawers and half columns at the corners. The front drawer protrudes slightly and rests on the capitals. The chest of drawers is veneered in wa...
Category
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Walnut
19th Century German Biedermeier Antique Polished Walnut Console Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An early 19th Century, antique German Biedermeier freestanding wall console table made of hand crafted shellac polished Walnut, in good condition. The tall table is composed with the...
Category
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Walnut
Dutch Willem III sofa, ca 1870-1890
Located in Delft, NL
Dutch Willem III sofa, ca 1870-1890
A Dutch Willem III sofa from the period 1870-1890 with a curved back and covered with striped fabric upholstery. In the...
Category
19th Century Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Wood
19th Century Fine Biedermeier Walnut Chest of Drawers. Vienna, c. 1825
Located in Vienna, AT
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This truly exquisite, early Biedermeier walnut commode was made in Vienna circa 1820-25.
Viennese Biedermeier is distinguished by their sophisticated proportions, rare and re...
Category
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Brass
Biedermeier Secretaire
Located in New York, NY
A strong, elegant piece to keep you perfectly organized! Crafted of hand-hewn fir and ash and veneered with thick hand-cut ash veneers, this chest offers storage for everything. A lo...
Category
1850s Swedish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Ash
$7,570 / item
Large Biedermeier Longcase Clock in Cherrywood, Germany circa 1820
Located in Greding, DE
Elegant, tall Biedermeier longcase clock with a finely veneered cherrywood case. The slender middle section features a door with an octagonal panel. The base is highlighted by a gree...
Category
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Cherry
19th Century Walnut Chest of Drawers
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
19th Century Walnut Chest of Drawers
Germany, 1820
Walnut
Fine Biedermeier chest of drawers made of walnut around 1820. With three drawers,...
Category
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Antique Baltic Empire Biedermeier Period Flame Mahogany Chest of Drawers
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce example of early Biedermeier Period (1815-1848) chest of drawers commode. circa 1820
Finely hand-crafted in the Baltic Region of Northern Europe in the early 19th century...
Category
Early 19th Century Baltic Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Brass
Stunning 19th Century Wall Mirror – Biedermeier, Vienna, circa 1830
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
Stunning 19th Century Wall Mirror – Biedermeier, Vienna, circa 1830
A remarkable and beautifully restored wall mirror from the esteemed Biedermeier period, originating from Vienna a...
Category
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Walnut
19th Century Swedish Biedermeier Side Table in Birch Wood
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A Swedish sewing table in birch from the Biedermeier period, also called Karl Johan in Sweden. This style follows the name of the regent King of the period Karl the XIV Johan. This f...
Category
1820s Swedish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Birch, Antler
Antique Ruby Glass Decanter- Painted Gilded 19th century
Located in Nový Bor, CZ
A beautiful antique ruby glass decanter from the 19th century, The decanter has a ruby core covered with clear glass , It is decorated with a matte...
Category
19th Century Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Cut Glass
19th Century Biedermeier Cherrywood Chest of Drawers, Austria, circa 1830
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Fantastic looking 19th century cherrywood chest of drawers from the early Biedermeier period around 1830 in Austria. This newly restored antique three drawer Biedermeier commode impr...
Category
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Brass
Early Biedermeier Walnut Sofa, circa 1820
Located in Lucenec, SK
The sofa dates from the early Biedermeier period at the beginning of the 19th century. The body of the sofa is made of spruce wood and was covered with a very beautiful thick walnut ...
Category
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Walnut
$6,034 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century Walnut Nightstand
Located in Darmstadt, DE
Beautiful Biedermeier bedside table in walnut veneer on softwood from Germany. There is a drawer at the top and a door at the bottom. The piece of ...
Category
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Walnut, Pine
$2,475 Sale Price
20% Off
Biedermeier Work Table, around 1820
Located in Greding, DE
South German work table on sabre legs. A rare design with two side pull-outs and a drawer at the front.
Category
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Wood
19th Century Biedermeier Chest Of Drawers with Secretary Compartement, c. 1830
Located in Greven, DE
Biedermeier Chest Of Drawers with Secretary Attachment
Baden-Wuerttemberg
Walnut
Biedermeier around 1830
Dimensions: H x W x D: 118 x 118 x 61 cm
Description:
Three-drawer chest o...
Category
1830s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Pair of Austrian Biedermeier 1840s, Armchairs with Pierced Backs and Cane Seats
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of Austrian Biedermeier armchairs from the mid-19th century with pierced back, cane seats and seat cushion. Each chair features a pierced design on the back, reminiscent of Go...
Category
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Cane, Wood
Exquisite Biedermeier Commode, Circa 1820
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
Exquisite Biedermeier Commode, Circa 1820
This exceptional commode, dating from approximately 1820, exemplifies the refined elegance of the Biedermeier period. Its most striking fea...
Category
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Walnut
$4,714 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Boho 19th Century Austrian Walnut Biedermeier Trundle Bed
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Experience vintage boho charm and European elegance with our 19th Century Austrian Walnut Biedermeier Trundle Bed. Imported with care and crafted to perfection, this exquisite piece ...
Category
Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut, Paint
Early 19th Century Biedermeier Chest of Drawers, Cherry, Munich circa 1815
Located in Greven, DE
South German Biedermeier chest of drawers
Bavaria (Munich)
Cherry
Biedermeier circa 1815
Dimensions: H x W x D: 83 x 117 x 58 cm
Description:
Piece of furniture from the early Bi...
Category
1810s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Cherry
Biedermeier Period 19th Century Pine Center Table with Round Top and Tripod Base
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Austrian Biedermeier period pine center table from the 19th century, with circular top, pedestal, tripod base and black ebonized spheres. Created in Austria during the Biedermeier...
Category
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Pine
Biedermeier Tall Chest of Drawers in Book-Matched Mahogany, Copenhagen, c. 1820
Located in Miami, FL
A handsome late Empire or early Biedermeier tall chest on chest with seven drawers and pedestal top. Middle section is flanked by split-turned columns with well-articulated palmette ...
Category
Early 19th Century Danish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Switzerland Mahogany Ebonized Hinged Music Box with Three Cylinders, C. 1880
Located in Charleston, SC
Rare Switzerland mahogany & ebonized hinged music box with the original crank, three interior paper labels, and cylinders. Music box is stamped by maker and is In working condition, ...
Category
1880s Swiss Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Steel
19th Century Biedermeier Set of Table, Sofa, Five Chairs and Two Armchair.
Located in Vienna, AT
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We would like to offer you this fine and rare mahogany Biedermeier suite consisting nine pieces.
This suite of Continental Biedermeier (Northern Germany - circa 1825) mahogany dining room...
Category
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Mahogany, Upholstery
19th Century Fine Biedermeier Walnut Chest of Drawers. Vienna, c. 1825.
Located in Vienna, AT
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This exquisite, early Biedermeier walnut chest of drawers was made in Vienna circa 1825.
Viennese Biedermeier is distinguished by their sophisticated proportions, rare and re...
Category
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Brass
Biedermeier Settee, circa 1810
Located in Greding, DE
Elegant ash wood settee featuring openwork side panels and a straight, accentuated backrest adorned with fine inlay decoration. Upholstered in a simple, neutral fabric that enhances ...
Category
1810s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Ash
Super Large Mid 19th Century German Dining Table, Cherry, Extendable 130-500 cm
Located in Greven, DE
Large extendable dining table in cherry
Germany
Cherry
Mid 19th century
Dimensions: H x W x L: 76 x 109 x 129 cm, extendable to 502 cm
Description:
Gigantic extending table from t...
Category
Mid-19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Cherry
19th Century, Biedermeier Walnut Wardrobe
Located in Darmstadt, DE
The cabinet dates from the Biedermeier period in the early 19th century. The cabinet has a very beautiful walnut veneer pattern, which was installed on a spruce body. The cabinet can...
Category
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Walnut, Softwood
$8,297 Sale Price
20% Off
Restored Biedermeier Chair, Walnut Vener, Rattan, Polish, Austria, 1830s
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
This Biedermeier-style chair originates from Austria and dates back to the early 19th century. It is made of walnut and has a rattan weave.
The chair has been fully restored, and th...
Category
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Rattan, Wood, Lacquer, Walnut
Biedermeier Daybed
By Biedermeier
Located in Millbrook, NY
Stunning Biedermeier Daybed freshly upholstered in varied green stripe linen fabric. Excellent example of the simplicity and elegance of Biedermeier design. Gorgeous Walnut detailing...
Category
Early 19th Century European Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Cotton, Linen, Walnut, Down
$8,500
Biedermeier Table, South Germany, 1820-30
Located in Belmont, MA
This original Biedermeier table dates back to around 1820-30 and comes from Southern Germany. The table has a central column which stands on a trefoil base. All parts have a very pretty cherry veneer. The top is decorated with a piecrust cherry veneer. It comes refinished with a shellack finish, but still has signs of its 200 year old age.
This perfect center table for an entrance or it would work well as a dining table for 4...
Category
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Cherry
Set of Four Biedermeier Shovel Chairs, Walnut, Ink, Austria circa 1830
Located in Regensburg, DE
Classic, elegant set of four antique Biedermeier shovel chairs in walnut from Austria around 1830.
Walnut book-matched veneered and solid walnut. Original spirals painted with ink on...
Category
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
Fine Fruitwood Grand-Sonnerie Striking Vienna Regulator Wall Clock
Located in Norwich, GB
Fine Fruitwood Grand-Sonnerie Striking Vienna Regulator
Four pillar, triple train movement of short duration with dead beat escapement incorporating...
Category
1840s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Fruitwood
19th Century Cabinet with Glass Door and Iron Key, Rustic Biedermeier
Located in Austin, TX
This handsome piece dates to the 19th century. It is most probably a Biedermeier display cabinet, characterized by its structured simple ge...
Category
Late 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Brass, Gold Leaf
Sofa and Armchair, Italy circa 1830
Located in Greding, DE
An elegant seating ensemble comprising a sofa with a curved backrest and a matching armchair (86 x 56 x 55 x 50 cm). Both pieces are crafted from walnut and feature gracefully carved...
Category
1830s Italian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
$7,661 / set
19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Octagonal Ashwood Occasional Side Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An octagonal, occasional antique Austrian Biedermeier side table made of hand crafted shellac polished, partly veneered Ashwood, in good condition. The top of the petite end table is...
Category
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Stone, Metal, Brass
Pair of Italian Biedermeier Chests of Drawers, early 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
A pair of large Italian commodes featuring three drawers, flanked by ebonized columns with intricately crafted bronze capitals and bases. The chests of drawers stand on tall, square ...
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Brass, Bronze
19th Century Fine Biedermeier Walnut Writing Table. Vienna, c. 1825.
Located in Vienna, AT
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This exceptional, early Biedermeier writing table was made in Vienna circa 1825.
Viennese Biedermeier is distinguished by their sophisticated proportions, rare and refined de...
Category
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Brass
19th Century Biedermeier Wardrobe, Bohemia, Prague, circa 1830
Located in Greven, DE
19th Century Biedermeier Wardrobe
Prague
Walnut
Biedermeier circa 1830
Dimensions: H x W x D: 180 x 122 x 50 cm
Description:
Two-door piece of furniture standing on skirted square...
Category
1830s Czech Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Biedermeier bed
Located in Belgrade, RS
This Biedermeier bed from the period 1830–1840 is a remarkable example of the era’s stylistic principles, emphasizing simplicity, elegance, and functionality. Designed in the classic...
Category
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Walnut
$5,500
Fine pair of Biedermeier glazed elm display cabinets
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Fine pair of Biedermeier glazed elm display cabinets circa 1840.
We are pleased to offer this pair of Swedish biedermeier period vitrines, which offer many possibilities for the hom...
Category
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Glass, Mirror, Elm
$10,495 / set
Antique Early 19th Century Silver Wine Hydrometer in Original Turned Wood Case
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
Antique cased silver hydrometer, likely English and dating to the early 19th century. This finely crafted instrument was designed to determine the density of liquids with precision, ...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Silver
A Well-figured Austrian Biedermeier Cherrywood Veneered Two-Drawer Chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
the warmly patinated cherrywood chest in bookmatched veneers with rectangular top conforming body fitted with 2 drawers with applied ebonized escutcheons all flanked by ebonized pila...
Category
1860s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Cherry
Biedermeier Mahogany Secretary Desk, circa 1860, after Renovation
Located in Opole, PL
We present you another incredible piece of furniture in our collection -- this elegant and highly exquisite Biedermeier secretary desk circa 1860.
The secretary desk was manufactu...
Category
1860s Scandinavian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
$2,922 Sale Price
20% Off
Thonet desk chair in beech wood, late 19th century
Located in Torino, IT
Thonet desk chair in beech wood, late 19th century
Category
1890s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Beech
Biedermeier Cabinet, South German around 1830
Located in Greding, DE
Two-door Biedermeier cabinet in cherry veneer and polished by hand. The panels are decoratively set off in root burl. The interior division consists of three shelves. The cabinet com...
Category
1830s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Cherry
Austrian Biedermeier Settee, walnut - Josef Dannhauser, Vienna 1820 - 2 Seater
Located in Göttingen, NI
2-Seater
Burl Walnut veneered. Flat frame on profiled volute feet, bowed armrests.
Seat, armrests and back newly upholstered with yellow gold-colored moirée
height 95 cm, seat hei...
Category
1820s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Austrian Biedermeier Period 1840s Walnut Veneered Commode with Three Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Austrian Biedermeier period walnut veneered commode from the Mid-19th Century, with three drawers, butterfly veneer, ornate brass hardware and...
Category
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Brass
Biedermeier Early 19th Century Nuremberg 13 Lot Silver Spoon Set of 6 in Case
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This is a 19th C. 1820s Nuremberg, Germany set of six spoons, in a old case (not original, but looks great for the Spoons).
All spoons are Hallmarked silver ...
Category
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Silver
Biedermeier Chest of Drawers, Danube Monarchy, around 1830
Located in Greding, DE
Biedermeier chest of drawers with four drawers and a top plate forming volutes and vase-shaped feet. The chest of drawers is veneered in cherry. The crosspieces are profiled and the ...
Category
1830s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Cherry
19th Century Biedermeier Cherrywood Vitrine/ Display Cabinet, Austria ca. 1840
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Beautiful, old restored Biedermeier nutwood vitrine cabinet, elaborately handcrafted in the famous period around 1840 in Austria. The solid spruce body shows an amazing looking thick...
Category
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Glass, Cherry, Spruce
19th Century Biedermeier Cherry Half Round Side Table
Located in Darmstadt, DE
Small Cherrywood half side table from the time of Biedermeier with one leg. At the foot with brass shoe. The small table can be fixed to the wall.
Category
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Cherry
$1,744 Sale Price
22% Off
Austrian Biedermeier Mahogany Pier Mirror
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Biedermeier mahogany and crotch mahogany veneered pier mirror with cornice above a paneled and arched entablature. The entablature is supported by mahogany half columns which flank a looking glass above an architectural plinth...
Category
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Mahogany
19th Century Fine Biedermeier Walnut Side Table. Vienna, c. 1825.
Located in Vienna, AT
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This exceptional, early Biedermeier side table was made in Vienna circa 1820-25.
Viennese Biedermeier is distinguished by their sophisticated proportions, rare and refined de...
Category
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Walnut
19th Century Italian Fruitwood Sofa
Located in Hudson, NY
Great design, full of grace and presence. This large sofa, made in Italy, 1st half of the 19th century, is a rare find indeed.
The beautiful carving on the fronts of the arms and ho...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Biedermeier Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Biedermeier furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Biedermeier furniture for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage furniture created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include case pieces and storage cabinets, tables, seating and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, walnut and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Biedermeier furniture made in a specific country, there are Europe, Germany, and Austria pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original furniture, popular names associated with this style include Biedermeier, Morelato, Viennese Manufactory, and Baker Furniture Company. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for furniture differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $145 and tops out at $98,800 while the average work can sell for $4,268.