Biedermeier Bedroom Furniture
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 Austrian Antique Biedermeier Bedroom Furniture
Upholstery, Walnut, Paint
19th Century European Antique Biedermeier Bedroom Furniture
Metal, Bronze
Early 20th Century French Biedermeier Bedroom Furniture
Walnut
Early 20th Century American Biedermeier Bedroom Furniture
Crystal
Early 20th Century French Biedermeier Bedroom Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century Spanish Biedermeier Bedroom Furniture
Walnut
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Bedroom Furniture
Brass
20th Century Biedermeier Bedroom Furniture
Wood, Maple
Early 20th Century European Biedermeier Bedroom Furniture
Marble
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Bedroom Furniture
Cherry, Softwood
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Bedroom Furniture
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Biedermeier Bedroom Furniture
Wood
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Bedroom Furniture
Wood
Late 18th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Bedroom Furniture
Metal
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Bedroom Furniture
Walnut
1820s French Antique Biedermeier Bedroom Furniture
Marble, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Biedermeier Bedroom Furniture
Brass
1810s German Antique Biedermeier Bedroom Furniture
Cherry
Early 20th Century Italian Biedermeier Bedroom Furniture
Maple
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Bedroom Furniture
Metal, Brass
1810s German Antique Biedermeier Bedroom Furniture
Walnut
Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Bedroom Furniture
Wood, Walnut
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Bedroom Furniture
Brass
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Bedroom Furniture
Walnut
19th Century French Antique Biedermeier Bedroom Furniture
Marble
1870s French Antique Biedermeier Bedroom Furniture
Oak
1970s Vintage Biedermeier Bedroom Furniture
Wood
1880s Swedish Antique Biedermeier Bedroom Furniture
Wood
1970s Unknown Vintage Biedermeier Bedroom Furniture
Walnut
1950s Italian Vintage Biedermeier Bedroom Furniture
Metal
1920s Czech Vintage Biedermeier Bedroom Furniture
Steel
Mid-20th Century Unknown Biedermeier Bedroom Furniture
Metal
Late 19th Century French Antique Biedermeier Bedroom Furniture
Walnut
Mid-20th Century American Biedermeier Bedroom Furniture
Walnut
Mid-20th Century American Biedermeier Bedroom Furniture
Wood, Lacquer
20th Century Biedermeier Bedroom Furniture
Wood, Maple
1950s American Vintage Biedermeier Bedroom Furniture
Brass
Late 20th Century Biedermeier Bedroom Furniture
Wood, Satinwood
Late 20th Century Biedermeier Bedroom Furniture
Satinwood
Late 20th Century American Biedermeier Bedroom Furniture
Satinwood
Late 20th Century American Biedermeier Bedroom Furniture
Brass
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Bedroom Furniture
Brass
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Bedroom Furniture
Brass
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Bedroom Furniture
Wood, Walnut
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Bedroom Furniture
Brass
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Bedroom Furniture
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Swedish Biedermeier Bedroom Furniture
Walnut
19th Century French Antique Biedermeier Bedroom Furniture
Marble
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Bedroom Furniture
Iron