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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1820s Biedermeier Oil Painting of a Hunting Scene with Two Dogs in Landscape
Located in Berlin, DE
A finely executed Biedermeier oil painting from the 1820s, depicting a tranquil hunting scene with two dogs. Painted with meticulous detail, the composition captures the animals in a...
Canvas
$12,500
Portrait for Woman
Located in Queens, NY
Copy of a portrait painting titled "Madame Rimsky"
Paint
Stormy Sky Tall Ship Seascape
Located in Queens, NY
Copy of seascape painting "Stormy Sky" showing tall ship under full sail in stormy sea Condition: Good; Wear consistent with age and use
Paint
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...
Wood
"Summer Day", Oil on Canvas by Danish Artist Frederic W. Svendsen (1885-1975)
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
A very lovely painting of a Scandinavian manor house interior on a bright summer's day with a period room showing furniture and accessories from the late 1...
Canvas
Copy of "Tree With Crows" Landscape Painting
Located in Queens, NY
Copy of a German Romantic style landscape painting titled "Tree With Crows" showing a bare tree with crows against a sunrise Condition: Good; Wear consistent with age and use
Paint
Dutch School Rembrandt's Mother Portrait
Located in Queens, NY
Dutch School (20th Cent) portrait oil on canvas painting of Rembrandt\'s Mother in an ebonized frame (after Rembrandt van Rijn) (Coruso Collection Roosevelt Hotel)
Canvas
19th Century Biedermeier Landscape Painting with Lake and Trees
Located in Berghuelen, DE
19th Century Biedermeier Landscape Painting with Lake and Trees An antique landscape painting in a golden frame depicting a peaceful rural setting with large trees, a small hut, a l...
Canvas, Wood, Paint
W. Kruegner, Summerly High Mountain Landscape with Alpine Lake and Watzmann
Located in Berghuelen, DE
W. Kruegner- summerly high mountain landscape with alpine Lake and Watzmann An impressionistic oil painting depicting a high mountain landscap...
Canvas, Wood
Biedermeier Picture Clock with Musical Movement, Austria, circa 1825
Located in Incline Village, NV
These painting clocks are very rare, especially containing the music box. Of Austrian manufacture circa 1820-1830, this Biedermeier picture (painting) clock is a naive and charming oil painting on metal, which depicts nine people dressed in colorful period clothes at various activities; a woman with her child and carrying fruit in a basket atop her head, two young lovers, a man in a boat, another man walking with his dog, while still another gentleman leaves the town hall. A woman at the window...
Metal
$2,720Sale Price|20% Off
19th Century Swiss Mechanical Clock Painting, Circa 1820
Located in Vero Beach, FL
19th century Swiss mechanical clock painting circa 1820 This antique and unique clock painting is created in oil on metal circa 1820 in Switzerlan...
Metal
Antique Trompe L'oeil Painting by Micheangelo Meucci, Florence 1867
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Antique Trompe l'oeil Painting by Micheangelo Meucci, Florence 1867 A large Trompe l'oeil oil painting depicting hunted birds. A very detailled and colorful oil painting on board pa...
Wood
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...
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Sailing Seascape Painting
Located in Queens, NY
Copy of a seascape painting titled "Sailing" showing small boats under sail in a strong breeze and choppy seas
Paint
$6,500
Dutch Flemish Still Life
Located in Queens, NY
Copy of Dutch Flemish still life of oysters with bread, wine, lemon and service pieces
Paint
$4,800 / set
A Pair of Biedermeier Portraits, c.1840
Located in Savannah, GA
A pair of Biedermeier portraits, circa 1840. Professionally restored in the 1960s. canvas: 20 ¾ by 24 ½ inches frame: 25 ½ by 29 ¼ inches Found together with the portrait of ...
Canvas, Wood
$11,500
Polish Nobleman Portrait
Located in Queens, NY
Gilt framed oil painting portrait of nobleman (possibly Polish) wearing furs and pearl earring and holding scepter (19th Cent copy of a Rembrandt)
Paint
Continental German Oil Landscape in a Gilt Wood Frame
Located in Queens, NY
Continental German (18/19th Cent) gilt framed oil painting of a landscape genre scene of a town by a river with boats and people (J C FRIER) Canvas was previously ripped and punctur...
Paint
$5,850
Self Portrait 1887
Located in Queens, NY
Copy of an Impressionist portrait painting titled "Self Portrait 1887"
Paint
Dutch Oil Painting of Interior Window Scene
Located in Queens, NY
Continental Dutch (19th Cent) oil painting of an interior scene with a mother and children by an open window (signed: WEILAND)
Paint
$6,400
Gentleman Portrait
Located in Queens, NY
Copy of a portrait painting of a gentleman with a red beard in a blue suit
Paint
Framed Dutch Still Life Fruit and Lobster Oil Painting
Located in Queens, NY
Dutch (19th Century) still life oil painting depicting robust grapes, peaches, plums and lobster on a wood table with shadowed green leaves in a dimly lit, atmospheric composition on...
Paint
19th Century Biedermeier Genre Painting “The Surprise" Oil on Tin Original Frame
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Mid-19th Century Biedermeier Genre Painting “The Surprise,” Oil on Tin A charming mid-19th-century Continental genre painting, likely German or Austrian, executed in oil on tin and ...
Tin
Set of 6 Italian Neapolitan Still Life Paintings, 19th Century Oil on Canvas
By Giovan Battista Ruoppolo
Located in Vigonza, Padua
A cohesive and decorative group of five Italian still-life paintings from the Neapolitan school, dating to the second half of the 19th century. This painting belongs to a cohesive gr...
Canvas
Charming River Scene by H. Werner – Fisherman’s Family in a Rowboat 19th Century
Located in Berlin, DE
This beautifully atmospheric 19th-century river scene, signed by H. Werner, captures a tranquil yet lively moment among a fisherman and his family as they work and travel together al...
Wood
Continental Dutch Landscape of Sheep by a Cottage
Located in Queens, NY
Continental Dutch (19th Cent) oil on canvas depicting two figures tending to sheep in a wooded landscape with cottage (signed HENRI VAN MAAS & dated 1887)
Wood
Elegant 19th-Century Portrait of an Aristocratic Lady Friederike von Preußen
Located in Berlin, DE
This exquisite 19th-century portrait presents an elegant lady of noble bearing, painted with great sensitivity and refined technique. Although it has been associated with Frederike v...
Wood
Biedermeier oil on canvas depicting a gentlmen, by Georgije Markovic, 1842
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find a finely executed mid-19th century portrait by Serbian painter Georgije Marković, dated 1842, depicting a distinguished gentleman in formal attire. Rend...
Canvas, Wood, Paint
19th Century Biedermeier Oil Painting by Alex Hoenig
Located in Berlin, DE
Motif man reading a local ad. Oil on mahogany plate. Stylized gold frame. Measures in cm: with frame Height: 40 cm Width: 34 cm without frame Height: 20.5 cm Width: 15.5 cm (S-94).
Mahogany
Antique Oval Biedermeier Gentlemen's Portrait / Painting, 19th Century
Located in Berlin, DE
Antique oval Biedermeier gentlemen's portrait / painting, 19th century. Oil on canvas. Masterful high quality representation of a gentleman in a black suit. Expresses high qualit...
Canvas
Famous Painter Walther Firle Oil on Canvas with Leaf Gold Frame
Located in Berlin, DE
The present painting comes from the hand of the painter Walther Firle. It was created circa 1884 after a stay of the artist in Holland. In The Hague he s...
Canvas
19th Century Biedermeier Oil on Canvas Portrait of a Couple
Located in Berlin, DE
Biedermeier portrait of a couple, circa 1830-1850. Two elaborately restored portraits painted on a new wedge frame. Oil on canvas with gold frame.
Canvas
Decorative Oil Painting According to the 19th Century Style
Located in Berlin, DE
A dreamlike masterpiece inspired by the old masters of the Romantic period. Finely embraced in a magnificent silver plated wooden frame with numerous rocaille applications. Oil on ca...
Canvas
19th Century Alpine Landscape Oil Painting with Tyrolian Mountain Village
Located in Berghuelen, DE
19th Century Alpine Landscape Oil Painting with Tyrolian Mountain Village The antique oil painting captures the charm of an Alpine landscape, featuring a picturesque Tyrolean mounta...
Canvas, Wood
Still Life with Fruits, Oil Painting on Canvas, Germany, 1950s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Still Life with Fruits, oil painting on canvas, Germany 1950s An impressive Biedermeier style still life painting depicting diverse fruits like plums, grapes or peaches. Painted in ...
Canvas, Wood
c. 1830s Miniature Portrait Attributed to Emanuel Thomas Peter of Austria
By Emanuel Thomas Peter
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1830s miniature portrait attributed to Emanuel Thomas Peter, Austria. Framed portrait of an elegant young woman seated near a window, pastel with white highlight, attributed to...
Paper
Antique 19th Century Salon Interior Painting in a Decorative Silvered Frame
Located in Berlin, DE
An evocative 19th century interior painting, depicting the quiet elegance of a living room or salon, rendered with warm tones and fine detail. The composition draws the viewer into a...
Canvas
$856Sale Price|35% Off
Early 19th Century, Georgian Portrait Painting, Oil on Board, C.1820s
Located in London, GB
For sale a charming European late 18th, early 19th Century Georgian/Regency era oil on board portrait painting of a youthful person, possibly a scholar, believed to have been painted...
Gesso, Wood, Giltwood
$2,500
Dutch Flemish Still Life
Located in Queens, NY
Copy of a Dutch Flemish still life painting showing a table set with meats, wine, fruits and crystal
Crystal
Pair of Antique Original Portraits: 19th Century Gentleman and Lady Paintings
Located in Sakskøbing, DK
A pair of original antique oil portraits, dating from around 1870. These 19th century paintings show Baron Adam Franz Bernhard von Hirschberg and his wife Charlotte, Baroness von Hir...
Canvas, Paint, Hardwood
Shepherd with Herd in a Victorian Landscape, Oil on Wood, 19th Century
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Shepherd with Herd in a Victorian Landscape, Oil on Wood 19th century An original antique oil painting showing a shepherd with his sheeps and cows resting on a pond. Painted in oi...
Wood
J. Sedelmeier - Sunrise over the Lake Missurina in the Dolomites
Located in Berghuelen, DE
J. Sedelmeier - sunrise over the Lake Missurina in the Dolomites A colorful oil painting depicting a high mountain landscape with the lake Missurina in front of the Three Pinnacles (Drei Zinnen) in the Dolomites. Painted in oil on canvas with pastell colors by Josef Sedlmeier around 1950s. Framed with vintage wooden decorative gilded frame. Signed by the artist on the right base. On the back paper lable with inscription on the frame: 'Josef Sedelmeier Míssurinasee Dolomiten'. A wonderful original painting of the Tyrolian school. Mid-20th Century oil paintings often reflect people´s deep longing for security, beauty and a peaceful world. The natural landscapes show their beauty and majesty with powerful colors. The paintings of that time leave room for romantic feelings and sentimentality. The artist of the time gave people a sense of just be happy...
Canvas, Wood
Continental Dutch Landscape of Winter Scene
Located in Queens, NY
Continental Dutch style gilt framed landscape oil painting of a winter scene.
Paint
Finely Painted Biedermeier Portrait of a Lady, Germany circa 1820
Located in Hamburg, DE
This exquisite Biedermeier portrait from around 1820 is a true gem of early 19th-century German painting. Executed with remarkable finesse, the painting captures a seated lady in a s...
Canvas
$5,500 / item
Continental Firearm Watercolors
Located in Queens, NY
19 Continental (Austrian) watercolors of 19th Century firearms (pistols and rifles) in gilt frame (PRICED EACH)
Fir
19th Century Dutch Style Framed Oil Van Dyke Boy Portrait
By Van Dyke Industries
Located in Queens, NY
Dutch style (19th Century) oil painting portrait of boy on a white and green background in an ebonized frame (Van Dyke copy, Caruso Collection)
Paint
Dutch Old Man Writing Portrait
Located in Queens, NY
Dutch Old Master style (19th Cent) black framed oil painting portrait of old man writing in a book with lady in background (Enrico Caruso Estate) Visable puncture to canvas
Paint
The Parable of the Blind Leading the Blind Painting
Located in Queens, NY
Copy of Dutch landscape of a procession of blind men titled "The Parable of the Blind Leading the Blind" (1568)
Paint
Oil Painting, Break At The Mountain Lake, Edmund Mahlknecht, Austria, Mid-19th
Located in Vienna, AT
Children herding animals at a mountain lake Oil on canvas, doubled Signed 'E. Mahlknecht' In a gilded wooden frame with stucco decoration Landscape painting: An idyllic depiction of...
Wood, Canvas
$1,915Sale Price|20% Off
Portrait of a Little Girl, Budapest 1910
Located in Budapest, HU
Portrait of a child with a hypnotic gaze. The signature of the work's author is not legible, but to assess its value, one need only stare.
Canvas
$7,300
Dutch Nobleman Portrait
Located in Queens, NY
Copy of a portrait of a Dutch nobleman in ruffled collar
Paint
$7,750
Landscape "Starry Night"
Located in Queens, NY
Copy of an impressionist landscape painting titled "Starry Night" showing swirling stars over a dark village
Paint
Landscape "Road with Cypress and Star"
Located in Queens, NY
Copy of an impressionist vertical landscape painting titled "Road with Cypress and Star"
Paint
Hunting of the Stag Wildlife Painting
Located in Queens, NY
Copy of a wildlife hunt scene painting titled "Hunting of the Stag" showing hounds running down a stag in a classical setting
Paint
Dutch Man with Large Hat Portrait
Located in Queens, NY
Dutch Old Master style (19th Cent) black framed oil painting portrait of man with large hat and hand draped over chair (Enrico Caruso Estate)
Paint
High Mountain Landscape with Alpine Lake near Kufstein, circa 1950s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
High Mountain Landscape with Alpine Lake near Kufstein, circa 1950s A large impressionistic oil painting depicting a high mountain landscape with mountain lake and folksy mountain hut in front of the imperial mountains (Kaisergebirge) near Kufstein in Austria. Oil painting on canvas with pastell colors. Painted by Passy-Cornet around 1950s. Framed with vintage decorative gilded frame. Artist signature on the front and paper lable of the reseller on the back. Mid-20th Century oil paintings often reflect people´s deep longing for security, beauty and a peaceful world. The natural landscapes show their beauty and majesty with powerful colors. The paintings of that time leave room for romantic feelings and sentimentality. The artist of the time gave people a sense of just be happy...
Canvas, Wood
Unknown, Folksy Scenery with Cattles, Goats and Farmer's Wifes, Ca. 1900s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Oil painting folksy scenery with cattles, goats and farmer's wifes, ca. 1900s A colorful antique oil painting depicting a bavarian farmers family with their cattles and goats. The scene is located beside an mountain lake in the alpine landscape. Oil on canvas late 19th century. Framed with wooden richly handcarved Black Forest frame. Paint partly with craquelure and peeled off (see detail pictures). A great addition to every folksy wall decor. Alpine oil painting...
Canvas, Wood
Painting Cattle Carriage on an Alpine Lake, Oil on Canvas 19th century
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Painting Cattle Carriage on an Alpine Lake, Oil on Canvas 19th century A lovely antique oil painting depicting a Tyrolian farmers family which loads their cattle heard onto a boat. The scene is located on an mountain lake in the Alpine landscape. Oil on canvas 1st half of the 19th century. Framed with vintage gilded frame, paint partly with craquelure. This painting will be a highlight in each rural decoration. Alpine oil painting...
Wood, Canvas
Antique Oil Painting Farm Girl on a Flower Meadow by M. E. Ummenhofer
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Antique oil painting farm girl on a flower meadow by M. E. Ummenhofer An impressive antique oil painting depicting a farm girl on a summerly flower ...
Canvas, Wood
Summerly Mountain Landscape with Hiker on Hiking Trail, 19th Century
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Summerly Mountain Landscape with Hiker on Hiking Trail, 19th century. An antique oil painting depicting a hiker on an alpine hiking trail and a bridge over a mountrain stream. Painted on canvas with pastell colors. Framed with antique decorative gilded frame. Painted in the area of Tyrol or South Germany, late 19th century. A high quality antique oil painting which will highlight your alpine cabin wall decoration. Frame with minor defects. The Biedermeier period runs parallel to the Romantic period and both are characterized by similar features. Domesticity, closeness to nature, folksiness and need for harmony are buzzwords of this time. The focus is on the simple, the conservative and the tried and tested. There is little experimentation and more observation and enjoyment. The art style is kept very realistic and shows great similarity to photography. Domestic idyllic representations, beautiful landscape and impressive portraits are the most popular topics for oil paintings...
Canvas, Wood