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.
Fine Biedermeier Maple Secretaire, North Germany (Braunschweig), circa 1815
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
Fine Biedermeier Maple Secretaire, North Germany (Braunschweig), circa 1815 Description: An exceptional and rare Biedermeier secrétaire, crafted in North Germany, likely in the Brau...
Maple
19th Century Fine Biedermeier Walnut Bureau-Commode. Vienna, c. 1825.
Located in Vienna, AT
Hello, This elegant early Biedermeier walnut bureau-commode is the best example of top-quality Viennese piece from circa 1820. Viennese Biedermeier is distinguished by their sophist...
Brass
Antique French Restoration Period Leather Top Burled Elm Desk
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Impressive 19th Century French desk handcrafted in elm wood featuring tooled black leather tops, two glove boxes with brass galleries over an arched case with seven drawers, brass ha...
Elm
Austrian Tyrol 1860s Wardrobe Cupboard Biedermeier in Solid Wood Wax Polished
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Austrian 1860s wardrobe cabinet all original, in solid wood with dresser, restored polished to wax Useful charming wardrobe full of shelves and drawers Measures cm: H 195, W 115, D 52.
Fir
Pair of 21st Maooron Lacquered Commodes or Bedside Tables Biedermeier Style
Located in Madrid, ES
Pair of small commodes or night tables in Biedermeier style, in maroon colour or winw colour, with two drawers The commodes are a handmade produc...
Brass
Dutch 19th Century Biedermeier Style Folding Buffet
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A metamorphic Dutch buffet from the 19th century, in the Biedermeier taste for graphic contrasts using beautiful thuya wood (from Morocco) and outlined in ebonized trim. This unusual...
Wood, Thuya
19th Century German Biedermeier Walnut Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
This product is a 19th century German Biedermeier walnut commode. This antique piece of furniture exudes the charm and craftsmanship of the Biedermeier style, reflecting the clean li...
Walnut
Antique South German Chest of Drawers, Circa 1825 - Walnut Veneer
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
Antique South German Chest of Drawers, Circa 1825 – Walnut Veneer This elegant chest of drawers, crafted around 1825 in Southern Germany, is a fine example of early 19th-century cra...
Walnut
Mid-19th Century Danish Biedermeier Secretary Bureau
Located in Round Top, TX
Mid-19th-century Danish Biedermeier secretary or "bureau" crafted in birch with a beautifully figured veneer. The upper cabinet features concave and convex doors, while the roll-top ...
Leather, Birch
Pair 19th C. Danish Biedermeier Mahogany Column Cabinets with Bowfront Doors
Located in Round Top, TX
Pair of 19th century Danish column cabinets crafted with mahogany veneer in the late Biedermeier style. Each cabinet features bowfront doors flanked by decorative corbel-shaped carve...
Mahogany
$6,360Sale Price|38% Off
19th Century Biedermeier Cherry Fall Front Desk / Secretaire
Located in Darmstadt, DE
Introducing a stunning late Biedermeier Slant-Front Secretary, crafted from solid cherry wood in the 1840s. This exquisite piece of furniture features three drawers spanning the enti...
Spruce, Cherry
Early 19th century Biedermeier ebonised birch escritoire
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Early 19th century biedermeier ebonised birch escritoire circa 1820. We are pleased to offer this stunning austrian biedermeier period escritoire...
Ormolu
French Transition-style Chest of drawers by Louis Foureau, Paris, circa 1760
Located in Münster, DE
Chest of drawers by Louis Foureau, Paris, circa 1760 This exquisite chest of drawers was crafted around 1760 by the renowned cabinetmaker Louis Foureau and exemplifies the elegant Fr...
Marble, Brass
Rare Austrian Biedermeier Walnut Writing Desk, c. 1820
Located in Southampton, NY
Rare Austrian Biedermeier Walnut Writing Desk, c. 1820 A Rare Austrian Biedermeier Writing Desk, chest of drawers, walnut root head venee...
Maple, Walnut
Late 18th Century Biedermeier Wardrobe Armoire, in Bleached Larch, Wax Polished
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Antique biedermeier wardrobe armoire cupboard in solid wood. All in whitened solid larch the external part and walnut-colored internal parts and legs The legs, are in walnut, all th...
Fir
Hickory White Neo-Classical Biedermeier Style Walnut Vitrines Cabinets - Pair
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a handsome pair of neo-classical Biedermeier style display cabinets by Hickory White. They are carved walnut and maple. The cabinets are marked and include three adjustable g...
Maple, Walnut
Biedermeier Cherry Chest of Drawers
Located in Southampton, NY
Biedermeier Cherry Chest of Drawers Beautiful cherry patina. 47.5” wide x 21.75” deep x 31.25” high Condition: In good overall condition with legs and hardware added later. Minor ...
Cherry
Secession Walnut Dresser Nut from 1900
By Art Decor
Located in Kraków, Małopolska
We present a beautiful timeless Biedermeier showcasefrom Vienna, Austria from 1900. (Biedermeier was a style in the art , literature , music and interior design which developed in ...
Cherry
$8,300Sale Price|20% Off
Early 19th Century Solid Cherry Biedermeier Corner Cabinet from South Germany
Located in Darmstadt, DE
Elegant corner cabinet from Southern Germany, early 19th century, belonging to the Biedermeier period. Crafted from solid cherrywood, the piece is divided into two harmonious section...
Cherry
19th c. German Biedermeier Maple Commode
Located in Dallas, TX
The 19th c. German Biedermeier Maple Commode is a genuine, original antique piece . This commode, exudes the classic and elegant style of the Biedermeier period, featuring intricate ...
Maple
19th Century Fine Biedermeier Walnut Trumeau Commode. Vienna, c. 1825.
Located in Vienna, AT
Elegant Biedermeier Walnut Trumeau Commode – Vienna, circa 1825 We are delighted to present this distinguished and authentic Viennese Biedermeier trumeau commode, crafted around 182...
Brass
Biedermeier Chest of Drawers, Franconia, circa 1820
Located in Greding, DE
Franconian Biedermeier chest of drawers veneered in cherrywood, featuring three drawers flanked by ebonized columns and matching ebonized key escutcheons. The piece rests on curved S...
Cherry
Biedermeier secretary, Northern Europe, circa 1860.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Biedermeier secretary, Northern Europe, circa 1860. Very good condition, after professional renovation, a piece of furniture finished in polish. Wood: mahogany dimensions: height:...
Walnut
19th Century Empire Drop-Front Oak Secretary Desk or Abattant, Chest France
Located in Miami, FL
Secretaire a abattant, France circa 1820, Biedermeier period. The outside with fall front and two drawers flanked by two ebonized columns shows a beautiful oak veneer design. The woo...
Bronze
19th century Swedish birch caddy top chest of drawers
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century Swedish birch caddy top chest of drawers circa 1870 Good quality Biedermeier influenced Scandinavian birch chest of drawers. 3 plank birch top surface with a shaped mo...
Birch, Pine
Vintage Bleached Biedermeier Chest of Drawers
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This striking Biedermeier-style chest of drawers captures the timeless elegance of 19th-century European design through a modern, organic lens. Characterized by its clean, architectu...
Wood
Biedermeier Armoire, Walnut Veneer and Full Columns, Austria, circa 1820
Located in Regensburg, DE
Early Biedermeier Armoire in Walnut Veneer, from Austria, circa 1820. This two-door neoclassical armoire or wardrobe has a beautiful, book-matched walnut veneer and ebonized full co...
Iron
19th Century Display Cabinet Made in Bohemia, Fully Restored Walnut and Glass
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Completely restored Czech Biedermeier glassed in display cabinet. Source: Czechia Period: 1840-1849 Material: Walnut.
Wood, Walnut, Lacquer
Free Standing Biedermeier Book Shelf
Located in New York, NY
A fine free standing Biedermeier shelf. Cherrywood with carved details.
Cherry
Original Asian-Style Small Cabinet, Wood, Lacquer, Paint, China, 1850s
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
This charming Asian-style cabinet originates from China and dates back to the mid-19th century. It is crafted from lacquered and painted wood, adorned with rich ornaments and colors ...
Wood, Lacquer, Paint
Antique Austrian Flame Mahogany Inlaid Rosewood Biedermeier Secretary Chest 1820
Located in Portland, OR
A fine, elegant, antique Austrian inlaid mahogany Biedermeier secretary desk chest/cabinet, circa 1820. A fine quality Biedermeier made from the highest quality book-matched figured...
Mahogany
Early 19th Century Biedermeier Mahogany Secretary Cabinet with Superstructure
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
Early 19th Century Biedermeier Mahogany Secretary Cabinet with Superstructure An exceptional early 19th century Biedermeier secretary cabinet...
Mahogany
Single Glass Door Solid Cherry Tall Bookcase Cupboard Bottom Compartment MINT!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Single Glass Door Solid Cherry Tall Bookcase Cupboard Vitrine Display Case Bottom Compartment MINT!
Cherry
$3,440Sale Price|20% Off
20th Century French Drop-Front Oak Secretary Desk or Abattant
Located in Miami, FL
Secretaire a abattant, Spain circa 1900. The outside with fall front and one high drawer and one low door with compartment, beautiful marquetry oakwood . The wood inside opens to a c...
Oak
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
Biedermeier Burl Wood Secretary Cabinet
By Biedermeier
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 ...
Burl
Antique Danish Biedermeier Pine Secretary Desk With Blue Leather
Located in Centennial, CO
A stately antique circa 1900 Danish Biedermeier style secretary desk crafted out of gorgeous straight grain pine with original brass hardware. From top to bottom the desk has a stora...
Brass
19th Century Wien Armored Cabinet, Safe, Restored and Functioning, All Original
By Wien
Located in Vigonza, Padua
1969 Wien Armored cabinet, safe, restored and functioning, in solid oak the internal structure, covered with panels in welded steel. Measures cm: H 1...
Steel
Antique chest of drawers, Northern Europe, around 1870.
Located in Chorzów, PL
Antique chest of drawers from the mid-nineteenth century in the Biedermeier style. The style is characterized by a simple design, corresponding to comfort and functionality. A ches...
Walnut
$3,715Sale Price|25% Off
Early Biedermeier Cherry Half Cabinet, One-Door, Restored, 1815
Located in Darmstadt, DE
This early Biedermeier half cabinet dates from around 1815 and is made of solid cherrywood. The piece features a compact and well-proportioned form typical of early Biedermeier furni...
Cherry, Spruce
19th Century Empire Drop-Front Oak Secretary Desk or Abattant, Chest France
Located in Miami, FL
Secretaire a abattant, France circa 1820, Biedermeier period. The outside with fall front and two drawers flanked by two ebonized columns shows a beautiful oak veneer design. The woo...
Bronze
$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
Late Biedermeier Cabinet, circa 1830
Located in Greding, DE
Cabinet with concave curved front and lateral three-quarter-columns with leaf capitals and profiled bases. One-drawer and one-door under the profiled top panel. Mahogany, solid and v...
Mahogany
Biedermeier Secretary, Flame Mahogany, Unknown Maker, Circa 1815
Located in New York, NY
A perfect example of the wealthy, elegant Biedermeier period, this impressive, secretary is veneered in flame mahogany and birch intarsia, with bone escutcheons, secret compartments,...
Mahogany
19th Century Exceptional Biedermeier Walnut Drop Front Desk. Vienna, c. 1825.
Located in Vienna, AT
This exceptional drop-front desk represents one of the finest examples of top-quality Viennese Biedermeier furniture from circa 1825. Renowned for its refined proportions, understate...
Maple, Walnut
Biedermeier Miniature Chest of Drawers, circa 1820
Located in Greding, DE
Biedermeier miniature chest of drawers in cherrywood with ebonised columns and decorative details. The three-drawer piece is a charming example of fine Biedermeier craftsmanship, off...
Cherry
19th Century German small column cabinet walnut Marbletop Biedermeier circa 1830
Located in Münster, DE
Small column cabinet, walnut, Biedermeier style, circa 1830, 1 drawer, 1 hinged door, topped with a marble slab, restored, hand-polished with shellac Height: 77.5 cm, Width: 42 cm,...
Marble
Biedermeier Chest of Drawers with Dolphin Decor, 1820
Located in Belmont, MA
Small Biedermeier Chest of Drawers, South Germany, circa 1820 This elegant small Biedermeier chest of drawers dates to circa 1820 and comes from Southern Germany. It features a compa...
Maple, Walnut
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...
Cherry
Biedermeier Walnut & Brass Display Cabinet, Austria, Circa 1830
Located in Greding, DE
Two-part Biedermeier display cabinet veneered in walnut, expertly restored and hand-polished. The lower section features two doors adorned with oval brass fittings and rests on taper...
Brass
Biedermeier Nightstand or Small Cabinet
Located in Belmont, MA
This original 19th century Biedermeier Nightstand has a very pretty walnut veneer. The small cabinet has one door, behind the door is a shelf....
Walnut
19th Century Biedermeier Armoire, walnut
Located in Belmont, MA
Classic example of an original Biedermeier armoire dating back to the early phase of the Biedermeier style around 1820. The wardrobe stands out for its beautiful walnut veneer on sid...
Walnut
$784Sale Price / item|20% Off
Small Wall Vitrine Gold Display with Antique Angels Collection
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Cute small wall vitrine display cabinet in gold with mirrored back and three shelves containing an antique Austrian Biedermeier collection of porcelain angels and figurines.
Glass, Wood
Romanian Biedermeier 3-Drawer Burlwood Chest / Commode
Located in Queens, NY
Biedermeier walnut (Transylvanian / Romanian) (19th Century) chest of 3 drawers with engraved brass circular pulls, heart inlayed key holes and clover inlay on the side columns endin...
Brass
19th Century Biedermier Commode with Inlay
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th Century Biedermier Commode with Inlay, 3 sliding drawers and shaped feet.
Fruitwood
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
A Viennese secrétaire from the early 19th century, Burl birch
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
A Viennese secrétaire from the early 19th century Burl birch A Viennese secrétaire from the early 19th century is a true masterpiece of cabinetmaking. Its body is crafted from softw...
Birch
Antique chest of drawers, Northern Europe, circa 1860.
Located in Chorzów, PL
An antique chest of drawers from around 1860, in the elegant Biedermeier style, is a unique piece of furniture from Northern Europe. The Biedermeier style is distinguished by its sim...
Mahogany
$3,920Sale Price|20% Off
Biedermeier Cylinder Roll Top Desk with drawers
By Biedermeier
Located in Pasadena, TX
A fine example of a classic Biedermeier design desk. Clad in fine mahogany veneer and sophisticatedly book matched, the roll top is just the beginning. The interior is done in a beau...
Wood
Austrian Biedermeier Period Walnut Buffet with Geometric Pyramidal Marquetry
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Austrian Biedermeier period walnut buffet from the mid-19th century, with marquetry motifs and tapered feet. Created in Imperial Austria during the...
Walnut