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.
$476Sale Price / set|20% Off
Set of 4 European Hand Colored Prints of Birds from 1830
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A set of 4 hand colored birds prints, from 1830. By Comte, Achille Joseph (1802-1866), "Keepsake d´histoire naturelle. Description des oiseaux. Suivie d´un exposé de l art de les pr...
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Vintage Framed Dutch Man in Hat Costume Print
Located in Queens, NY
Vintage Dutch lithograph after Franz Hals of a man in a hat and ruffled collar in a beige mat and rectangular wooden frame.
Flowering Shrub with Red Blossom, Antique Bertuch Print, circa 1815
Located in Langweer, NL
This antique botanical print comes from the Vienna edition of Bertuch's Bilderbuch and shows a flowering shrub under the heading Pflanzen CLII, with the Vienna mark XVI B 39. The pla...
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New Zealand Flax with Flower Details, Antique Bertuch Print, circa 1815
Located in Langweer, NL
This antique botanical print from Bertuch's Bilderbuch shows the New Zealand flax, Phormium tenax, with its tall flowering stem and broad striped leaves. The heading reads Pflanzen C...
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Zoological Original Lithograph Featuring "the Lama" from 1831-35
Located in Hamburg, DE
Transport yourself to the Biedermeier era with this exquisite and rare original lithograph from the book "Neue Bildergalerie der Jugend." Published between 1831 and 1835 by Carl Hell...
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Five Exotic Lizards, Antique Bertuch Print, Vienna, circa 1820
Located in Langweer, NL
This antique lizard print shows five exotic lizards in a landscape format, on an original hand coloured plate from the Vienna edition of Bertuch's Bilderbuch headed Amphibien XLIII, ...
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Whitebeam and Wild Service Tree in Blossom, Antique Bertuch Print, circa 1815
Located in Langweer, NL
This antique botanical print from Bertuch's Bilderbuch shows two European trees of the rose family in blossom, the whitebeam and the wild service tree. The heading reads Pflanzen CXL...
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Norfolk Island Pine Branch and Cone, Antique Bertuch Print, circa 1815
Located in Langweer, NL
This antique botanical print from Bertuch's Bilderbuch shows a branch of the Norfolk Island pine, Araucaria heterophylla, with its cones. The heading reads Pflanzen CXLVIII and the V...
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Zoological Original Lithograph Featuring "the gentle cat" from 1831-35
Located in Hamburg, DE
Transport yourself to the Biedermeier era with this exquisite and rare original lithograph from the book "Neue Bildergalerie der Jugend." Published between 1831 and 1835 by Carl Hell...
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Zoological Original Lithograph Featuring a Monkey from 1831-35
Located in Hamburg, DE
Transport yourself to the Biedermeier era with this exquisite and rare original lithograph from the book "Neue Bildergalerie der Jugend." Published between 1831 and 1835 by Carl Hell...
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$309Sale Price|28% Off
Colored, Framed Copper Engraving "Fuhrwerk II" Published by Winkelmann and Sons
Located in Hamburg, DE
Hand coloured, framed copper engraving "Fuhrwerk II" published by Winkelmann and Sons in Berlin in the mid-19th century. The print shows the vehicles of that time, four different ca...
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Whip Scorpion, Tarantula and Red Mite, Antique Bertuch Print, circa 1820
Located in Langweer, NL
This hand coloured copper engraving of exotic arachnids, with whip scorpions, a hairy tarantula type spider, a long legged harvestman, a red mite and a banded spider, comes from the ...
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Hammerhead Shark with Pipefish and Sea Moths, Antique Bertuch Print, circa 1820
Located in Langweer, NL
This hand coloured copper engraving of a hammerhead shark and a second shark, with two pipefishes and two small armoured fishes, comes from the later Vienna edition of Friedrich Just...
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Four Kingfishers on Branches, Antique Bertuch Print, Vienna, circa 1818
Located in Langweer, NL
This antique kingfisher print shows four brightly coloured kingfishers and a fifth, heavier billed bird on bare branches, an original hand coloured ...
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Goldcrest and Firecrest with Songbirds, Antique Bertuch Print, circa 1820
Located in Langweer, NL
This antique bird print from Bertuch's Bilderbuch shows the goldcrest and the firecrest, Europe's smallest birds, with three further songbirds. The heading reads Vögel CVI and the Vi...
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Two Grasses with Flower Details, Antique Bertuch Print, circa 1818
Located in Langweer, NL
This antique botanical print comes from the Vienna edition of Bertuch's Bilderbuch and shows two grasses in careful botanical detail under the heading Pflanzen CLVIII, with the Vienn...
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Brunsvigia Candelabra Lily Flower Head, Antique Bertuch Print, circa 1815
Located in Langweer, NL
This antique botanical print from Bertuch's Bilderbuch shows the spectacular flower head of a Brunsvigia, the candelabra lily of South Africa, probably Josephine's lily. The sheet is...
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Frogbit and Spiral Tape Grass Water Plants, Antique Bertuch Print, circa 1818
Located in Langweer, NL
This antique botanical print from Bertuch's Bilderbuch shows two freshwater plants, the frogbit and the spiral tape grass Vallisneria. The heading reads Pflanzen CLVII and the Vienna...
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Common Milkweed with Seed Pods and Details, Antique Bertuch Print, circa 1818
Located in Langweer, NL
This antique botanical print from Bertuch's Bilderbuch shows the common milkweed, Asclepias syriaca, with its rounded pink flower cluster, split seed pod and silky seeds. The heading...
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$476Sale Price / set|20% Off
Set of 4 European Hand Colored Prints of Birds from 1830
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A set of 4 hand colored birds prints, from 1830. By Comte, Achille Joseph (1802-1866), "Keepsake d´histoire naturelle. Description des oiseaux. Suivie d´un exposé de l art de les pr...
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Continental Austrian Military Battalion Prints
Located in Queens, NY
13 Continental Austrian (19th Cent) colored prints of various military battalions in grey & silver trimmed frames (Militar Album aller Lander Die Oesterreich. Ungarische Armee) (...
$2,800 / item
Swedish Biedermeier Landscape Prints
Located in Queens, NY
6 Swedish Biedermeier (19th Century) landscape prints in birch frames with black lacquer trim (PRICED EACH)
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19th Century Hand-Colored Copper Engraving of an Arab Warrior
By Adja Yunkers
Located in Hamburg, DE
This striking 19th-century hand-colored copper engraving depicts a detailed portrait of an Arab armed warrior, complete with a French subtitle specifying his exact designation. The c...
Wood, Paper
$476Sale Price / set|20% Off
Set of 4 European Hand Colored Prints of Birds from 1830
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A set of 4 hand colored birds prints, from 1830. By Comte, Achille Joseph (1802-1866), "Keepsake d´histoire naturelle. Description des oiseaux. Suivie d´un exposé de l art de les pré...
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Original Antique Botanical Print- Roses. After Macfarlane, circa 1880
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of roses Chromo-lithograph after J.L Macfarlane Published by Cassell. circa 1880 Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice of ...
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$361
H 17.33 in W 17.33 in D 1.58 in Dm 16.54 in
Louisiana Heron Print from Audubon's Birds of America C1838 Round 44cm dia. New
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a digitally remastered print of a Louisiana Heron referenced from an Audubon Birds of America hand coloured print, originally from the 1800's Prints of this style were origi...
Glass, Wood, Paper
Antique Edo Period Shunga Woodblock Print by Kikukawa Eizan, 1810-1820
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Kikukawa Eizan (1787-1867) Dated 1810-1820. The text is about thing happening between lovers. Shunga Print Nicely framed Additional information: Material: Paper Region of Origin: Ja...
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$497
H 27.56 in W 27.56 in D 1.58 in Dm 27.56 in
Flamingo Print from Audubon's Birds of America C1838 Round Frame 70cm dia. New
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a digitally remastered print of a Flamingo referenced from an Audubon. Birds of America hand coloured print, originally from the 1800's. Prints of this style were origina...
Wood, Paper
$271Sale Price|20% Off
H 27.56 in W 19.69 in D 1.58 in
Hummingbirds framed Print from original by Ernst Haeckel Circa 1904, New
By Ernst Heinrich Haeckel
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This stunning print of Hummingbirds references a beautiful print from the 1900s by Ernst Haeckel as per similar pieces; reference Sea anemones and Mosses from Ernst Haeckels Kunstfor...
Glass, Wood, Paper
$850
H 30 in W 36 in D 0.07 in
"3 Li Sustaining, " Limited Edition Print by Renée Rey from a Series of Four
Located in Plainview, NY
"3 Li Sustaining," is a white, gold, purple and gray archival Fine Art print in a limited edition of 75 by Renée Rey. Each signed Archival Pigment numbered work is printed on hot pre...
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$497
H 27.56 in W 27.56 in D 1.58 in Dm 27.56 in
Roseate Spoonbill Print from Audubon's Birds of America C1838 Round 70cm di. New
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a digitally remastered print of a Roseate Spoonbill referenced from an Audubon Birds of America hand coloured print, originally from the 1800's Prints of this style were ori...
Wood, Paper
$361
H 17.33 in W 17.33 in D 1.58 in Dm 17.33 in
Flamingo Print from Audubon's Birds of America C1838 in Round Frame 44cm dia New
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a digitally remastered print of a Flamingo referenced from an Audubon Birds of America hand coloured print, originally from the 1800's Prints of this style were originally p...
Glass, Wood, Paper
Set of 6 Original Antique Botanical Prints, circa 1870
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Lovely set of 6 botanical prints Chromo-lithographs Original color Published, circa 1870 Unframed. The measurement given is for one print. Free shipping
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$797 / set
H 19.69 in W 14.97 in D 1.58 in
Set of FOUR Framed Prints of South American Palm Trees from 1843 originals, New
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
These are a set of FOUR digitally remastered prints of South American Palm Trees, hand coloured and framed, originally from French drawings, Circa 1843. Prints of this style were o...
Glass, Wood, Paper
$850
H 36 in W 36 in D 0.19 in
"1 H Sustaining, " Limited Edition Print by Renée Rey from a Series of Four
Located in Plainview, NY
"1 H Sustaining," is an orange, white and gray archival Fine Art print in a limited edition of 75 by Renée Rey. Each signed Archival Pigment numbered work is printed on hot press rag...
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Flowers with Blue Stripe Abstract Framed Floral Print
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Flowers with Blue Stripe Abstract Framed Floral Print This print measures: 27 wide x 2 deep x 27 inches high This print is in Great Vintage Condition with minor marks, dents, and w...
Wood, Paper
Rare Print with Red Frame by Hundertwasser, 1989
Located in San Diego, CA
A beautiful and rare print in its original biomorphic gray wood frame, circa late 1980s, in great condition.
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Bertuch Polynesian Tattooed Warrior Print, 19th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
A framed hand-colored engraving from Carl Bertuch's Bilderbuch fur Kinder (c.1813) depicting a tattooed warrior of Nuka Hiva, Marquesas Islands, Polynesia. The engraving is matted u...
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Set of 12 Original Antique Prints of Exotic Birds, C.1880.
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful bird prints Chromo-lithographs Published by Cassell, C.1880 The measurement shown relates to one of the prints Unframed. Free shipping
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Ribbon Fish and Other Marine Fishes, Antique Bertuch Print, circa 1820
Located in Langweer, NL
This hand coloured copper engraving of eight marine fishes, among them two long ribbon like fishes and a spotted fish with trailing fins, comes from the later Vienna edition of Fried...
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Five Spiny Finned Fishes, Antique Bertuch Print, circa 1820
Located in Langweer, NL
This hand coloured copper engraving of five fishes, including a large spiny finned fish with a spotted dorsal fin and a heavy bodied fish with a red stripe along its flank, comes fro...
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Four 19th Century Hand-Colored Copper Engravings of Uniformed Men
Located in Hamburg, DE
This charming set consists of four hand-colored copper engravings from the 19th century, each depicting a uniformed man in striking detail. Represented are a Dragoon, a Grenadier, a ...
Wood, Paper
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H 8.27 in W 10.63 in D 0.4 in
Zoological Original Lithograph Featuring "the Leopard" from 1831-35
Located in Hamburg, DE
Transport yourself to the Biedermeier era with this exquisite and rare original lithograph from the book "Neue Bildergalerie der Jugend." Published between 1831 and 1835 by Carl Hell...
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Set of 4 European Hand Colored Prints of Birds from 1830
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A set of 4 hand colored birds prints, from 1830. By Comte, Achille Joseph (1802-1866), "Keepsake d´histoire naturelle. Description des oiseaux. Suivie d´un exposé de l art de les pr...
Paper
Set Of 4 European Hand Colored Prints Of Birds From 1830
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A set of 4 hand colored birds prints, from 1830. By Comte, Achille Joseph (1802-1866), "Keepsake d´histoire naturelle. Description des oiseaux. Suivie d´un exposé de l art de les pré...
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H 22.75 in W 18.75 in D 1 in
Set of Eight Prussian Hand Colored Framed Military Lithographs, Circa 1820
Located in Charleston, SC
Set of eight Prussian hand colored framed military lithographs. Early 19th Century