Biedermeier Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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.
Late 19th Century Antique Biedermeier Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Cut Glass
19th Century Czech Antique Biedermeier Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Cut Glass
Late 19th Century Antique Biedermeier Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Cut Glass
19th Century Antique Biedermeier Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Cut Glass
1890s Antique Biedermeier Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Cut Glass
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Wood
Mid-19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Silver
Mid-20th Century German Biedermeier Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Porcelain
1860s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Silver
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Silver
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Silver
1840s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Silver
Early 20th Century Czech Biedermeier Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Crystal
1820s Czech Antique Biedermeier Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Art Glass
Mid-20th Century German Biedermeier Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Porcelain
Mid-20th Century German Biedermeier Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Porcelain
19th Century Antique Biedermeier Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Glass
Early 20th Century Unknown Biedermeier Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Enamel
1820s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Porcelain
1840s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Silver
19th Century Dutch Antique Biedermeier Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Porcelain, Wood, Oak, Paint
Mid-19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Porcelain
Mid-19th Century Czech Antique Biedermeier Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Glass
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Enamel
Early 20th Century Czech Biedermeier Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Crystal
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Walnut
Mid-20th Century German Biedermeier Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Gold Plate
Mid-19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Porcelain
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Porcelain
1820s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Silver
Mid-20th Century German Biedermeier Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Porcelain
Early 20th Century Czech Biedermeier Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Crystal
Mid-20th Century German Biedermeier Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Porcelain
Late 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Porcelain
Mid-19th Century European Antique Biedermeier Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Silver
Late 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Porcelain
1820s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Glass
Late 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Porcelain
Early 20th Century German Biedermeier Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Porcelain
Early 20th Century German Biedermeier Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Porcelain
Mid-19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Porcelain
Early 20th Century German Biedermeier Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Porcelain
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Czech Biedermeier Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Art Glass
1850s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Silver
Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Porcelain
Mid-20th Century Austrian Biedermeier Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Porcelain
1830s German Antique Biedermeier Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Porcelain, Wood
19th Century Swiss Antique Biedermeier Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Silver
1840s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Silver
1850s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Silver
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Porcelain
Late 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Porcelain
1840s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Silver
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Silver
Mid-19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Porcelain
Mid-19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Silver
1820s Danish Antique Biedermeier Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Porcelain