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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
19th Century hand carved and inlaid elm side table
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century hand carved and inlaid elm side table circa 1870. Fine quality table with multiple uses around the home from small center table to side table. Oval top beautifully ven...
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Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Furniture

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Elm

Biedermeier Bookcase, Cherry Veneer, South Germany circa 1820
Located in Regensburg, DE
Elegant straight-lined Biedermeier Bookcase or Display Cabinet in cherry veneer from South Germany around 1820. Cherrywood veneered on softwood. The edges of the doors and the strip between the doors are set in ebony. Book-matched cherrywood veneer inlay at the bottom front of the doors. Ebonized corner columns and moldings in the cornice and base. Solid cherry wood square tapered legs. 4 old glass windows...
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1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture

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Brass

19th Century Biedermeier Walnut Pair of Shovel Chairs
Located in Darmstadt, DE
Beautiful pair of Biedermeier era shovel chair, made circa 1825 with thick walnut and walnut veneer on spruce wood. The chair has been reupholstered and covered with new fabric. In v...
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Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture

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Walnut

19th Century Biedermeier Sofa, Cherrywood, 1820s, Made in Czechia, Restored
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Biedermeier sofa Completely restored, new upholstery included Shellac polish. Source: Czech Period: 1820-1829.
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1820s Czech Antique Biedermeier Furniture

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Fabric, Upholstery, Wood, Cherry, Lacquer

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, ...
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Early 19th Century English Antique Biedermeier Furniture

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Silver

20th Century Biedermeier Style Aristocratic Gondola Bed
Located in Berlin, DE
Aristocratic gondola bed in Biedermeier style. Highly valuable bird's-eye maple root veneer on solid beechwood. Right-angled body with high head and foot parts ending in scrolled fee...
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20th Century Biedermeier Furniture

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Wood, Maple

Restored Biedermeier Birch Seating Set, Revived Polish, Vienna, Austria, 1830s
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Restored Biedermeier Birch Seating Set of Sofa and Two Chairs. Source: Vienna, Austria Period: 1830-1839 Material: Birch Revived polish. Preserved unseated original upholstery. Pr...
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1830s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture

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Fabric, Upholstery, Wood, Birch

Exquisite Biedermeier Secretaire, Germany, c. 1825–1830
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
Exquisite Biedermeier Secretaire, Germany, c. 1825–1830 This exceptional Biedermeier secretaire, crafted in Germany between 1825 and 1830, embodies the elegance and refinement of th...
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1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture

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Walnut

Biedermeier Vitrine, Walnut, Brass, Three Sides Glazed, South Germany circa 1830
Located in Regensburg, DE
Biedermeier Vitrine or Display cabinet from South Germany around 1830. Walnut veneered and solid. Glazed on three sides with old glass windows. Ebonized full columns. Brass key escut...
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1830s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture

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Brass, Iron

Biedermeier Open Bookcase or Shelves of Curly Maple
Located in Austin, TX
A fine English open bookcase (or set of shelves) in the Biedermeier style, featuring a moulded cornice top frieze of figured maple over five fitted shelves of curly maple, and restin...
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Early 20th Century English Biedermeier Furniture

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Birdseye Maple, Wood

19th Century Fine Biedermeier Walnut Center Table. Vienna, c. 1825.
Located in Vienna, AT
Hello, This exceptional Biedermeier walnut pedestal table was made in Vienna, c. 1825. Viennese Biedermeier is distinguished by their sophisticated proportions, rare and refined des...
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Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture

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Walnut

19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Desk, Walnut, Vienna circa 1820
Located in Greven, DE
Biedermeier or Empire desk, circa 1820 Vienna Walnut Biedermeier circa 1820 Dimensions: H x W x D: 80 x 134 x 68 cm Description: Desk standing on solid, high square legs with an e...
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1820s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture

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Walnut

19th Century Fine Biedermeier Cherry Table. Vienna, c. 1830.
Located in Vienna, AT
This elegant round Biedermeier table was crafted in Austria around 1830 and is a fine example of the sophistication and timeless elegance that defines early 19th-century Viennese des...
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19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture

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Cherry

Pair of Krater Vases w. Fruit and Floral Deco., K.F. Schinkel, KPM, Berlin 1825
Located in Greding, DE
Pair of porcelain krater vases with gilded ground in classical form. The bodies are painted in vibrant colors: one with fruits such as pineapple, grapes, and apples; the other with e...
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1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture

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Porcelain

Danish 19th Century Mahogany Inlay Narrow Mirror
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
Fabulous 19th century tall and narrow mahogany mirror, likely from Denmark, expressing both Georgian and Biedermeier tastes throughout the carved, ebonized, and inlaid frame. Marquet...
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19th Century Danish Antique Biedermeier Furniture

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Glass, Mirror, Mahogany, Maple

Biedermeier secretaire, circa 1830
Located in London, GB
A Biedermeier secre´taire a` abattant of unusual tapered form, goncalo alves with ebonized, inlaid and pewter decoration, and an enclosed fitted interior, Russian/Baltic, circa 1830.
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1820s Baltic Antique Biedermeier Furniture

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Pewter

19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Shellac Polished Cherrywood Sewing Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An early 19th Century, antique German Biedermeier demi-lune sewing table made of hand crafted shellac polished, partly veneered Cherrywood, in good condition. The small corner dressi...
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Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture

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Metal, Brass

19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Walnut Salon Table, Antique Round Center Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An early 19th Century, antique Austrian center table made of hand crafted shellac polished, partly veneered Walnut, in good condition. The round Viennese salon table is composed with...
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Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture

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Walnut

Restored Biedermeier Sofa, by Josef Danhauser, Cherry Wood, Austria, 1820s
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
This elegant Biedermeier sofa comes from Austria (Vienna) from the early 19th century. It was made in the manufactory of Josef Danhauser. The construction of the sofa is made of spru...
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1820s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture

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Fabric, Upholstery, Wood, Cherry, Lacquer

Pair of Continental Tall Vine-like Brass Candelabra
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of Continental (19th Century) tall vine like brass candelabra with flowers and urn base (PRICED AS PAIR)
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19th Century Unknown Antique Biedermeier Furniture

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Brass

19th Century Biedermeier Nutwood Dining Table / Center Table, Austria, ca 1830
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Striking round early 19th century Biedermeier dining- or center table coming from the famous period in Vienna/ Austria. Elaborately handcrafted around around 1830, this gorgeous round antique...
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Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture

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Nutwood

19th Century German Biedermeier Pair of Mahogany Bookcase, Library Cabinets
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An antique pair of Northern German early Biedermeier bookcases made of shellac polished, partly veneered Mahogany in good condition. The top part of the tall library...
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Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture

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Metal, Wire

Pair of Biedermeier Burl Walnut Side Chairs
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Pair of Biedermeier burl walnut side chairs with leopard style upholstered seats, circa 1840. With a burl walnut crest rail and back splat, leopard print upholstered seats, square ta...
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1840s Antique Biedermeier Furniture

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Upholstery, Walnut, Burl

Early 19th Century Biedermeier Chair, Cherry, Germany (Bavaria) 1800-1810
Located in Greven, DE
Biedermeier Chair South Germany Cherry early 19th century Dimensions: H x W x D: 97 x 49 x 50 cm Seat height: 49 cm Description: Beautifully shaped chair, made of solid cherry in ...
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Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture

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Cherry

Pair of Biedermeier Armchairs, Germany 1820, Cherry
Located in Belmont, MA
This pair of Biedermeier Armchairs dates back to around 1820 and comes from southern Germany. It has a very pretty plain design. The s-shaped armrests end in a volute. The armchairs come refinished and reupholstered. The seats and backs are covered with a pretty black and white striped woven Jacquard fabric by Jab Anstoetz...
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1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture

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Cherry

19th Century Biedermeier Rocking Chair, Mahogany, Germany, circa 1840
Located in Greven, DE
19th century antique rocking chair North Germany Mahogany Late Biedermeier, around 1840 Dimensions: Height: 97 cm, width: 5...
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Mid-19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture

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Mahogany

19th Century Biedermeier Nutwood Chest of Drawers/ Writing Commode, AT ca. 1840
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Remarkable Austrian Biedermeier chest of drawers/ writing commode veneered with finest nut wood from the period in Austria around...
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Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture

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Brass

19th Century burr birch biedermeier sofa table
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Superb quality biedermeier period sofa table circa 1825. Beautifully made from burr birch, giving it strong grains and colour.  Drop down flaps provide a overall length of just over...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Furniture

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Birch

Set of 10 Biedermeier Chairs, Ash, Southern Germany, First Half 19th Century
Located in Greven, DE
Ten identical Biedermeier board chairs Southern Germany Ash First half of the 19th century Dimensions: H x W x D: 89 x 44 x 42 cm - Seat height board: 45 cm - with upholstered cush...
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1830s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture

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Ash

Miniature of a Gentleman of the Biedermeier Period, Brass Frame, 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Rectangular miniature painting of a gentleman in Biedermeier clothes, with brown curly hair in front of a grey background. Brass frame.
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19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture

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Brass

19th Century German Biedermeier Empire Style Mahogany Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
Very fine flame mahogany Biedermeier commode with ebonized details. The piece opens up to reveal drawers for storage. And the finish on this piece is exceptional. Stunning!!
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Mid-19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture

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Mahogany

19th Century Biedermeier Round Walnut Pedestal Table with Veneered Starburst Top
Located in Atlanta, GA
This early 19th-century Austrian Biedermeier center table presents an elegant balance of architectural restraint and rich natural material. Crafted from warmly toned walnut, the circ...
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Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture

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Walnut

19th Century Biedermeier Chair Cherrywood around 1820
Located in Münster, DE
Biedermeier single chair, around 1820, solid walnut, newly upholstered and covered, wax polish, curved backrest with bracing with fan and rosette motif, thread inlay Height: 83 cm, ...
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1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture

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Cherry

Early 19th Century Oil Painting French Family Portrait
Located in 263-0031, JP
The term “Biedermeier” was first wielded as mildly disparaging designation for the bourgeois domesticity, so idealized by German society in the post-Napoleonic era prior to the 1848 ...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Biedermeier Furniture

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Canvas

Mid 19th Century Biedermeier Bookcase, Display Cabinet, Bleached Mahogany
Located in Greven, DE
Biedermeier Bookcase or Display Cabinet North Germany Mahogany 1st half of the 19th century Dimensions: H x W x D: 210 x 118 x 38 cm Description: Beautiful bookcase from the North...
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19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture

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Mahogany

19th Century Danish Walnut Cabinet
Located in Opole, PL
We present you this mahogany cabinet from the 2nd half of the 19th century, with fronts veneered with pyramidal mahogany. The piece of furniture is of the cabinet type, with four dr...
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19th Century Danish Antique Biedermeier Furniture

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Walnut

Early 19th Century Biedermeier Walnut Somno, Vienna
Located in Dresden, DE
Walnut and Solnhofen slate (Austria) Vienna, circa 1820 Height 84 cm, width 39 cm, depth 39 cm Column-shaped nightstand or cabinet made of walnut with a circular top in Solnhofen...
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Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture

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Walnut

Antique secretary, Scandinavia, around 1890.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Antique secretary from the end of the 19th century, Scandinavia. The furniture is in very good condition, after professional renovation. Dimensions: height 111 cm / width 103 cm / ...
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Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Biedermeier Furniture

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Walnut

20th Century Fancy Round Folding Table in Biedermeier Style
Located in Berlin, DE
20th century Fancy round folding table in Biedermeier style Maple root on solid wood. Ebonized ribbon and thread inlays. Base plate drawn in on three sides on disc feet. Column sh...
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20th Century German Biedermeier Furniture

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Beech, Maple

Biedermeier Burl Wood Secretary Cabinet
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A shaped cabinet with a scrolled bonnet, a centre compartment with door opening to two shaped shelves, flanked by curved side compartments (one shelf inside at the left). Below is a ...
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19th Century European Antique Biedermeier Furniture

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Burl

19th Century Biedermeier Antique Cupboard Wardrobe Solid Walnut Polished to Wax
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Austrian Viennese, mid-19th century, Biedermeier elegant cupboard wardrobe in walnut, polished to wax The cabinet has a beautiful patina. Can be used in the environment important. ...
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Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Biedermeier Furniture

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Fir

Swedish Biedermeier Style Black and Gold Star Bench
Located in Queens, NY
Swedish Biedermeier style (20th Century) black lacquered bench with side arms and black upholstered seat with gold star design. Condition consistent with the age of piece
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20th Century Swedish Biedermeier Furniture

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Upholstery, Wood

Small Biedermeier Sideboard, Chest, Cherry, circa 1830
Located in Greven, DE
Small Biedermeier sideboard in Cherry Saxony Cherry tree Biedermeier circa 1835 Dimensions: H x W x D: 82 x 68 x 37 cm Description: Fancy...
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1830s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture

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Cherry

19th Century German Biedermeier Veneered Mahogany Cabinet - Antique Secretary
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An early 19th Century, antique German Biedermeier two-part cabinet with a writing flap made of hand crafted shellac polished, partly veneered Mahogany, in good condition. The bottom part of the secretary is composed with two large drawers, standing on four wide wooden legs. The inside consists five drawers and two compartments, particularized by polished brass hardware, columns. The top part of the buffet is composed with one large drawer and two small drawers, the center is consisting a storage compartment with an arched...
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Mid-19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture

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Metal, Brass

19th Century Fine Biedermeier Walnut Recamiere. Vienna, c. 1825.
Located in Vienna, AT
We are delighted to present this truly unique and exceptional Viennese Biedermeier recamiere / daybed, crafted around 1825. This magnificent piece not only embodies the timeless eleg...
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Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture

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Upholstery, Walnut

Outdoor Iron Round Café Table
Located in Queens, NY
Outdoor ebonized iron round cafe table with 4 legs supported with a stretcher and an open woven design top (Related Item: 020067)
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19th Century Unknown Antique Biedermeier Furniture

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Iron

19th Century Fine Biedermeier Walnut Table. Vienna, c. 1825.
Located in Vienna, AT
Exceptional Viennese Biedermeier Walnut Pedestal Table – Vienna, c. 1825 We are proud to present a truly rare and exceptionally beautiful Biedermeier pedestal table, crafted in Vien...
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Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture

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Walnut

19th Century Fine Set of Four Biedermeier Chairs. Vienna, c. 1825.
Located in Vienna, AT
Hello, These fine set of four Viennese Biedermeier cherry chairs from c, 1825 is the best example of an early Viennese Biedermeier which reflect innovative design and highest quality...
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Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture

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Upholstery, Cherry

19th Century Biedermeier Walnut Side Chair with Carved Backrest
Located in Darmstadt, DE
This refined Biedermeier side chair, crafted in walnut around 1830, exemplifies the elegance of early 19th-century German design. The chair features a gently curved backrest with a c...
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Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture

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Fabric, Walnut

19th Century Fine Biedermeier Walnut Bureau-Commode. Vienna, c. 1820-25.
Located in Vienna, AT
Hello, This elegant early Biedermeier walnut bureau-commode is the best example of top-quality Viennese piece from circa 1820-25. Viennese Biedermeier is distinguished by their soph...
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Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture

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Brass

Flemish 17th Century Tapestry Titled, “Assassination of Alexander the Great”
Located in Queens, NY
Antique Flemish (17th Century) rectangular woven tapestry depicting a tumultuous crowd scene of Greek militia bordered by a dense floral decoration, titled "The Assassination of Alex...
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17th Century European Antique Biedermeier Furniture

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Wood

Mid-19th Century Alpine Oil Painting on Wood – Madonna /Child with Flaming Heart
Located in Hamburg, DE
This remarkable mid-19th century alpine oil painting on wood captures a Madonna and Child in a deeply symbolic composition. The child holds a flaming heart adorned with a crown of th...
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Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture

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Wood

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...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Furniture

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Glass, Mirror, Elm

Biedermeier Painting of an European Alpine Village late 19th Century
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Biedermeier Painting of an European Alpine Village late 19th Century An antique Victorian landscape painting framed in a silver-colored frame. Painted in oil on wood by the German p...
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Late 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Paint

antique 19th century English Biedermeijer flame mahogany on oak 4 door cabinet
Located in Casteren, NL
This magnificent antique English cabinet is a striking example of the Biedermeier style, a design movement that flourished between 1815 and 1848. Renowned for its simplicity, eleganc...
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Early 19th Century English Antique Biedermeier Furniture

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Mahogany, Oak

Biedermeier Birch Sofa Table
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Biederemier birch drop leaf sofa table, circa 1835. With a rectangular birch top with two drop leaves, a drawer in the frieze, an ebonized pedestal and four down swept feet. The birc...
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19th Century European Antique Biedermeier Furniture

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Birch, Pine, Lacquer

19th Century German Biedermeier Sewing Table, Mahogany
Located in Belmont, MA
Original 19th century Biedermeier sewing table, mahogany veneer. This unique exquisite table comes from Northern Germany. The locking, hinged lid raises to reveal nine compartments,...
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1820s German Antique Biedermeier Furniture

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Mahogany

19th Century Biedermeier Cherrywood Chest of Drawers, Southern Germany ca. 1830
Located in Darmstadt, DE
Elegant Biedermeier chest of drawers crafted in Southern Germany around 1830. Made of solid cherrywood with a warm honey-colored patina, this piece exemplifies the clarity and refine...
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Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Furniture

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Cherry, Spruce

Fine Biedermeier Center Table
Located in New York, NY
A fine Biedermeier center table. Cherrywood with ebonized fruitwood details and carved giltwood caryatids. Full restoration by us.
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1820s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture

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Cherry, Ebony, Giltwood

Empire Sofa, Walnut, Full Columns, Black Boucle, Vienna, Austria circa 1815-20
Located in Regensburg, DE
Beautiful Biedermeier Sofa from Vienna, Austria circa 1825. Walnut veneered and solid walnut. Two fluted full columns in beech with ebonized capitals and bases.Newly covered with bl...
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1820s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Furniture

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Bouclé, Beech, Walnut, Softwood

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.

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