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.
$4,715Sale Price|20% Off
Antique 19th Century Biedermeier Demi Lune Fold-Out Table
Located in Darmstadt, DE
Beautiful Demi Lune table can be placed against the wall as a console semicircular. Or folded up in the middle of the room as a round table. The table is made of plum wood. The wood ...
Spruce, Fruitwood
Rare Easel Bidet Late 19th century Signed G.C. RICHARD
Located in Manzano, IT
For collectors and lovers of fine Italian antiques, I offer an exceptional portable "trestle" bidet from the late 19th century. The exceptionally valuable item is the original porcel...
Ceramic, Cherry
Swedish Biedermeier Pedestal Table Golden Birch 104cm lions feet 1800s
Located in Lewes, England
Antique Swedish Biedermeier round table in stunning tiger stripe and quilted golden birch veneers and four elegant curved lions feet. The pedestal column in particular features an ...
Birch
Swedish Biedermeier Curly Birch Sofa w/Wavy Top Rail
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Biedermeier upholstered sofa, with quilted curly birch veneers, from the mid 19th century. This antique sofa from Sweden has an elegantly swag scallop back top rail with so...
Wood, Birch, Upholstery
Pair Of Antique Vienna 3-Flame Biedermeier Silver Candle Holders, dated 1857
Located in Vienna, AT
Two festive Biedermeier silver candleholders on a four-pass, cambered stand with curved rim, chased and chiselled rose decoration between raised folds on the foot and baluster-shaped...
Silver
19th Century Fine Biedermeier Ebonized Table. Vienna, c. 1825.
Located in Vienna, AT
This exceptional Viennese Biedermeier writing table, crafted circa 1825, represents a rare and highly refined example of early 19th-century Austrian furniture. Ebonized Biedermeier ...
Pearwood
Outdoor Painted Wooden Garden Bench
Located in Queens, NY
Outdoor painted wood backless garden bench with carved scroll side base
Wood
$5,627Sale Price|28% Off
Biedermeier Single Door Wardrobe, Solid Cherrywood, Vienna, Circa 1850
Located in Darmstadt, DE
This single door wardrobe originates from Vienna and dates to the Biedermeier period around 1850. It is made of solid cherrywood and shows the restrained, well-proportioned design la...
Spruce, Cherry
1890 Biedermeier Style Drum Tables with Drawer and Door
Located in Miami, FL
Biedermeier drum form nightstands/bedside tables that could also serve as dry bar cabinets, side tables, or lamp tables. Heirloom-quality furniture that will last a lifetime. Each p...
Walnut
Niderviller - Porcelain Cup and Saucer - early 19th century, France
Located in DELFT, NL
Early 19th Century French Porcelain Cup and Saucer This elegant French porcelain cup and saucer, dating to the first quarter of the 19th century, exemplifies the refined artistry of ...
Porcelain
Early 19th Biedermeier Settee with Scroll Arms and Curved Back in Birch Wood
Located in Atlanta, GA
The Biedermeier settee with modern velvet upholstery, curved back, scrolled arms terminating in tapered splayed legs.
Upholstery, Birch
A Viennese Biedermeier Figured Fruitwood, Walnut, and Ebonized Center Table
Located in Queens, NY
A Viennese Biedermeier Figured Fruitwood, Walnut, and Ebonized Center Table
Wood
Pair of Outdoor Continental Patinated Iron Street Lanterns
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Outdoor Continental (19th Century) large green painted iron street lanterns on square scroll base (PRICED AS PAIR). Rustic, has oxidization, some loss on base, smoke on glas...
Iron
$4,396Sale Price|20% Off
Josephinian Austrian Inlaid Walnut Two Piece 1750s Era Rental Cabinet Secretary
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This Josephinian Austrian inlaid walnut two-piece cabinet secretary, circa 1750s, is a remarkable example of fine 18th-century European craftsmanship. Designed during the reign of Em...
Walnut
19th Century Fin Biedermeier Walnut Set of Five Chairs & Table. Vienna, c. 1825.
Located in Vienna, AT
Hello, We would like to offer you this fine walnut Biedermeier set of five chairs and the large round table. The set was made in Vienna circa 1825. Viennese Biedermeier is distingui...
Upholstery, Walnut
Early 19th century Swedish pair of Karl Johan stools
Located in London, GB
A nice pair of C19th mahogany veneer Karl Johan stools. Their four curved sabre legs support an oval upholstered deep seat which has over time been upholstered in traditional Damask ...
Mahogany
19th Century Fine Biedermeier Walnut Sofa. Vienna, c. 1825.
Located in Vienna, AT
Hello, This elegant and truly exceptional Viennese Biedermeier sofa was made circa 1825. Viennese Biedermeier pieces are distinguished by their sophisticated proportions, rare and r...
Upholstery, Walnut
Biedermeier Chairs, Walnut Veneer & Ebonised Decor, Austria, 1820
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Pair of Viennese 1820 walnut veneer chairs with round backs and ebonised decor. Original horse hair see weed upholstery. Polished with shellack. Reupholstered in French linen. Great ...
Nutwood
19th Century Biedermeier Mahogany Feather Two Armchairs and Sofa Vienna 1840
Located in Puglia, Puglia
This elegant and truly exceptional Viennese Biedermeier-style sofa and two armchairs were made around 1840. Mahogany and ebonized beech veneer, polished to maintain the original per...
Velvet, Beech, Mahogany
Biedermeier Style Bohemian Hand-Cut And Ground Crystal Liquor Bottle.
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly suggest that you read the entire description, as we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects. Bottle from ...
Crystal
Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Pier Mirror
Located in Nashville, TN
Early 19th century German Biedermeier mirror. Cherrywood frame with original mirror. One single bronze mount on the upper face. Original two piece mirror.
Cherry
A Pair of Large 19th Century Mahogany Biedermeier Period Side Chairs
By Biedermeier
Located in San Francisco, CA
An exceptional pair of classic Biedermeier period side chairs. Large scale and gutsy (not petite) these are as genuine and good as Biedermeier gets. Matchbook mahogany veneers over p...
Mahogany
Beautiful Biedermeier wall mirror from around 1860, birch
Located in Berlin, DE
Beautiful Biedermeier wall mirror from around 1860, birch Classic and simple Biedermeier wall mirror, framed in solid wood, flamed birch. Southern Germany around 1860/1870
Mirror, Birch
Biedermeier Chest of Drawers
Located in New York, NY
A petite chest of drawers, crafted of solid mahogany and fir, the piece is veneered with light mahogany with birch banding and marquetry. Bone escutcheons line the keyholes. The lock...
Birch
Restored Biedermeier Seating Set, Walnut, Ebony, Reupholstered, Austria, 1820s
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Armchair dimensions: Height: 83 cm (32.7 in) Width: 63 cm (24.8 in) Depth: 57 cm (22.4 in) Seat: 38 cm (15 in) Sofa dimensions: Height: 81 cm (31.9 in) Width: 115 cm (45.3 in) Depth...
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood, Walnut, Lacquer, Ebony
Biedermeier Style Bedside or Side Table with Neoclassical Accents
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
A Biedermeier style bedside or side table. Made by Century Furniture. Burl details on the top and drawer with black and brass accents. We know it’s hard to find one-of-a-kind piece...
Brass
19th Century Biedermeier Chest of Drawers in Striking Tiger Maple Veneer
Located in Atlanta, GA
An elegant 19th century Biedermeier chest of drawers, showcasing the refined lines and understated sophistication characteristic of the period. This piece is clad in richly figured t...
Wood, Maple
19th Century Fine Biedermeier Walnut Table. Vienna, c. 1825.
Located in Vienna, AT
Exceptional Viennese Biedermeier Walnut Pedestal Table, c. 1825 We are pleased to present this exquisite Biedermeier walnut pedestal table — a true masterpiece of early 19th-century...
Walnut
20th Century Biedermeier Style Secretaire
Located in Berlin, DE
Delicate secretaire in Biedermeier style. Maple roots on solid pinewood. Natrual leather covered and gold-embossing. (L-Mhs-42).
Leather, Wood, Maple
$12,000Sale Price|20% Off
Biedermeier Secretary Desk, South German, 1820
Located in Belmont, MA
Biedermeier secretary desk, South German 1820. This unique and very beautiful secretary desk dates back to the early phase of the Biedermeie...
Elm, Walnut
Biedermeier Style Demilune Walnut Desk
Located in Astoria, NY
Biedermeier Style Demilune Walnut Desk, with brass half-galleried top above one frieze drawers flanked by two short drawers on four fluted tapered feet. 32" H x 44" W x 24" D. Prov...
Brass
19th Century Fine Biedermeier Walnut Console. Vienna, c. 1825.
Located in Vienna, AT
Exceptional Viennese Biedermeier console, c. 1820–25 We are pleased to offer this outstanding and rare large walnut Biedermeier console — an exceptional example of early 19th-centur...
Walnut
$2,404Sale Price|20% Off
Early 19th Century Biedermeier Walnut Wall Mirror, Germany circa 1830
Located in Darmstadt, DE
This elegant wall mirror dates from the German Biedermeier period around 1830 and is a fine example of early 19th century craftsmanship. The mirror is veneered in walnut over a softw...
Mirror, Walnut, Spruce
19th Century Fine Biedermeier Walnut Chair. Vienna, c. 1825.
Located in Vienna, AT
Viennese Biedermeier Side Chair, Vienna, c. 1825 This exquisite Biedermeier side chair was crafted in Vienna around 1825. Renowned for its sophisticated proportions, refined design,...
Upholstery, Walnut
Austrian Biedermeier Triangular Side Table
Located in Queens, NY
Austrian Biedermeier style walnut triangular side table ending with tapered sabre legs Good condition consistent with age and use
19th Century Late Biedermeier Walnut Display Cabinet / Vitrine
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
A lovely and light walnut cabinet/vitrine, with one original large glass door, glass side panels, and a mirrored back. Two large shelves with two rece...
Glass, Mirror, Walnut
Mahogany Secretary Desk, Sweden, circa 1850
Located in Chorzów, PL
Impressive secretary from the mid-19th century in Biedermeier style. Antique furniture with a more beautiful form will add elegance to any interior. A representative piece of furnitu...
Walnut
Biedermeier Style Dining Table with Marble
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Biedermeier dining table with bird's-eye maple veneer and Carrara marble. Could be used in a library, as an entry table, dining table or even a desk. This piece of art has an acanthu...
Carrara Marble
$6,045 / item
Biedermeier Style Dresser
Located in Westwood, NJ
A Biedermeier dresser, architectural detailing shines in the six-drawer long dresser fitted with brass handles and ivory-finish escutcheons. Beautiful stepped-caddy dresser top and b...
Wood
19th Century Fine Biedermeier Walnut Table. Vienna, c. 1820.
Located in Vienna, AT
Rare Viennese Biedermeier Walnut Pedestal Tilt-Top Table with Carved Sphinx Base, Vienna circa 1820 A rare and museum-quality Viennese Biedermeier walnut pedestal table from circa 1...
Walnut
Biedermeier Secretary w. Transfer Decoration, J. G. Hiltl (1771–1845), Mun. 1825
By Johann Georg Hiltl
Located in Greding, DE
Biedermeier secretary veneered in mahogany with thuja burl and green-patinated surfaces, adorned with gilt-bronze mounts. The writing flap features a transfer-printed architectural i...
Bronze
Antique Walnut Biedermeier Shovel Side Chair, Austria, 19th Century
Located in New York, NY
Antique Walnut Biedermeier Shovel Side Chair, Austria, 19th Century. This elegant Biedermeier shovel chair is in walnut and displays attractive tapered legs as well as curved, scul...
Upholstery, Walnut
Biedermeier Chest of Drawers in Walnut, German, circa 1820
Located in Greding, DE
Biedermeier chest of drawers veneered in walnut, raised on block feet with ebonized full columns. Offering generous storage with three drawers, the upper drawer projects slightly and...
Nutwood
Austrian Biedermeier Circular Work Table with Ebonized Highlights
Located in San Francisco, CA
the round top with inset hand-tooled leather surface above a plain frieze apron; all raised on elegant splayed supports joined by an openwork ebonized stretcher; the top slides open ...
Cherry
19th Century Fine Biedermeier Walnut Wing Armchair. Vienna, c. 1825.
Located in Vienna, AT
Hello, This elegant Viennese Biedermeier upholstered wing armchair from c. 1825 is distinguished by sophisticated proportions, rare and refined design and excellent craftsmanship an...
Upholstery, Walnut
Biedermeier Sofa in Ashwood, circa 1830
Located in Greding, DE
Elegant Biedermeier sofa with an ashwood-veneered frame, crafted around 1830. The seat, armrests, backrest, and rear are fully upholstered in a green and blue striped fabric. Its str...
Fabric, Ash
19th Century Biedermeier Mahogany Feather Sofa Vienna 1840
Located in Puglia, Puglia
This elegant and truly exceptional Viennese Biedermeier-style sofa was made around 1840. Made of mahogany and ebonized beech veneer, polished to maintain the original period patina,...
Velvet, Beech, Mahogany
$5,792Sale Price|30% Off
Biedermeier Drawers Writing Desk Secrétaire Cabinet Swedish Ormolu Detail 1800s
Located in Lewes, England
Exceptional Swedish antique Biedermeier writing desk chiffonier secrétaire cabinet in highly quilted golden birch veneers and finished in the Classic light honey color French polish....
Birch
19th Century Fine Biedermeier Walnut Table. Vienna, c. 1825.
Located in Vienna, AT
Exceptional Viennese Biedermeier Lyre Desk, circa 1825 This rare and substantial single-drawer table desk is an outstanding example of early Viennese Bieder...
Walnut
$1,650 / item
Mid Century Biedermeier Style Mirror(s)
Located in Houston, TX
Mid-Century Biedermeier style mirror composed of a wood frame with burlwood veneer and ebonized side columns.
Mirror, Wood, Burl
19th Century Fine Biedermeier Walnut Daybed. Vienna, c. 1825.
Located in Vienna, AT
Exceptional Viennese Biedermeier Recamier / Daybed, Vienna, circa 1825 This elegant and museum-quality Viennese Biedermeier recamier, dating to circa 1825, represents the pinnacle o...
Upholstery, Walnut
Antique German Biedermeier Sewing Table, Walnut, Circa 1830
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An antique German Biedermeier sewing table made of hand crafted shellac polished, party veneered Walnut, in good condition. The small side table is composed with one drawer, the insi...
Metal
Viennese Baroque Secretary Slant Door Bureau ar 1860 Straight & Heavy Solid Oak
Located in Landshut, BY
This rather straight, very heavy solid oak Viennese baroque folding desk has been carefully restored to its original condition - no replacements! Even the 2 main keys are still there...
Brass, Iron
Swedish 19th century birch chest of drawers
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Swedish 19th century birch chest of drawers circa 1880. Simple but elegant Scandinavian chest of drawers, veneered in quarter sawn birch to allow the striking grain to show through....
Birch
Continental Biedermeier Beige Center Table
Located in Queens, NY
Continental Biedermeier style (20th Century) fruitwood pedestal base end / center table with a banded inlaid round top and 3 scroll forms resting on a triangular base
Fruitwood
$8,800Sale Price / set|20% Off
Set of 4 Biedermeier Chairs, South German, 1820
Located in Belmont, MA
This set of 4 Biedermeier chairs dates back to around 1820 and comes from southern Germany. The chairs feature a pretty cherry veneer. The back shows a very unusual interlacing eboni...
Cherry
1940s, Elm Sewing Box Table, Sweden
Located in Silvolde, Gelderland
Elegant Swedish sewing box from the 1940s, crafted in the Biedermeier revival style and veneered in richly figured elm with refined marquetry inlay. The lid features a delicate decor...
Beech, Elm
Biedermeier Neoclassical Chest of Drawers
By Biedermeier
Located in Bradenton, FL
Elegant Biedermeier Style Neoclassical Chest of Drawers. Chest features three ample drawers with gilded brass lion-head pulls and figural decorative ebonized pilasters topped with fi...
Wood
19th Century Fine Biedermeier Bureau Commode. Vienna, c. 1825.
Located in Vienna, AT
Hello, This elegant early Biedermeier ash wood bureau-commode is the best example of top-quality Viennese piece from circa 1825. Viennese Biedermeier is distinguished by their sophi...
Ash, Maple
$4,744Sale Price|32% Off
Biedermeier Half Cabinet, Walnut & Spruce, Southern Germany, c. 1840
Located in Darmstadt, DE
Charming Biedermeier half cabinet from southern Germany, dating to around 1840 during the late Biedermeier or early Louis Philippe period. The piece is ve...
Spruce, Walnut