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.
Large 19th Century Danish Inlaid Biedermeyer Wall or Floor Mirror
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Large 19th Century Danish inlaid Biedermeyer wall or floor mirror The inlaid wood is done with three different colors. The mirror has the original mirr...
Mirror, Wood, Fruitwood
Biedermeier Cheval Mirror, Walnut Veneer, Beveled Glass, 20th Century
Located in Queens, NY
Biedermeier style (mid-20th Century) cheval mirror with beveled arched glass inset within a walnut veneer frame supported on two black lacquered columns and stretcher surmounted with...
Brass
Biedermeier Style Pier Mirror of Cherry from France (H 62 1/4 x W 36 1/2)
Located in Austin, TX
A tall elegant French pier mirror from the 19th century in the Biedermeier style featuring a beautiful frame of cherry wood with a mellow, rich patina. Perfect as a wall or hall mirr...
Glass, Mirror, Wood, Cherry
Large Early 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Mahogany Framed Mirror
Located in San Francisco, CA
Beautiful large architectural neoclassical Biedermeier mahogany and mahogany veneer wall mirror. Original mirror plate. Austria, circa 1830. Measures: 77" T x 35.5" W x 4.5" D. ...
Mirror, Mahogany
19th Century Fine Biedermeier Standing Mirror (Psyche). Vienna, c. 1825.
Located in Vienna, AT
Hello, We would like to offer you this truly exquisite and rare Biedermeier cherry standing mirror (Psyche). The piece was made in Vienna circa 1825. Viennese Biedermeier is disting...
Brass
Italian Satinwood and Ebonized Biedermeier Palladian Mirror, Circa 1800
Located in Charleston, SC
Italian Biedermeier satinwood and ebonized palladian mirror with upper ormolu cherub swag mounts and lower ormolu floral medallion mounts. Mirror has ...
Stuning Antique circa 1880 Neoclassical Biedermeier Maple Wall Mirror with Foxed
By Biedermeier
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely Flamed Maple original Biedermeier wall mirror with period plate foxed glass A very good looking and well-made piece, the frame is m...
Glass, Maple
Large Brass Frame Mirror
Located in London, GB
Brass framed Italian mirror Pairs available.
Brass
Contemporary Wall and Floor Mirror 'Arc' Medium
Located in Paris, IDF
Arc, wall mirror or Floor mirror Design: Friends & Founders Material: glass Clear Grey mist Contemporary design studio Friends & Founders was foun...
Mirror
19th Century Faux Bamboo Cheval Mirror
Located in High Point, NC
FABULOUS 19th century faux bamboo chevalier mirror from France. The mirror has rounded corners at the top and square corners at the bottom, and the c...
Mirror, Cherry
Cheval Mirror in Mahogany, 19th Century
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Elegant cheval mirror in solid mahogany and mahogany veneer from the 19th century from England Very beautiful mirror which has its original glass which is beveled Very beautiful pa...
Mahogany
Large Brass Frame Mirror
Located in London, GB
Brass framed Italian mirror. Can be a floor standing mirror or hang either way. Pairs available.
Brass
$3,159Sale Price|44% Off
H 86.23 in W 47.25 in D 20.08 in
Large Antique Rococo Style Walnut Full-Length Cheval Mirror, Late 19th Century
Located in Barntrup, DE
Large Rococo-style full-length walnut cheval mirror, late 19th century, France Magnificent late 19th-century Louis XV or Rococo style walnut full-length cheval mirror, showcasing el...
Mirror, Walnut
Mid-Century Italian Brass Framed Mirror
Located in East Hampton, NY
Elegant 1950's Italian modernist large brass mirror with gently curved arched top which tapers at the curved curved base...mirror has a beautiful patinated brass frame ....
Brass
$1,575Sale Price|30% Off
H 63.5 in W 31.5 in D 1 in
Large Hollywood Regency Style Silver Moroccan Filigree Floor or Wall Mirror
Located in Plainview, NY
An elegant large Hollywood Regency style wall mirror finely handmade Moroccan filigree motif in a silvered metal tone. The mirror features a brass in...
Brass, Metal
$2,960Sale Price|56% Off
H 63.78 in W 33.86 in D 5.12 in
19th Century Napoleon III Giltwood Mirror with Beveled Glass
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
An exceptionally fine Napoleon III parclose giltwood Mirror, with its original bevelled mercury glass mirror plate. The design is extremely decorative, its outsize crest featuring ...
Giltwood, Mercury Glass, Mirror
19th Century, French Limed Wood Neoclassical Style Beveled Mirror
Located in Houston, TX
19th century, French limed wood Neoclassical style beveled mirror. Stunning 19th century French limed wood or cerused wood full length Neoclassical style beveled mirror. This versati...
Wood
$3,500
H 64 in W 25.6 in D 2 in
Mirror Swedish Beige Gray Empire Neoclassical Signed, 19th Century, Sweden
Located in New York, NY
Mirror Swedish Empire Neoclassical signed, 19th century, Sweden. A mirror made during the Empire period, first half of 19th century. Signed with maker's name paper stamp on back, cir...
Wood
$78,950Sale Price / set|36% Off
H 116 in W 74 in D 9.13 in
Palatial Pair of French 19th Century Rococo Style Giltwood Carved Pier Mirrors
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine, palatial and important pair of French 19th century Rococo Revival style giltwood carved pier mirrors. The elongated intricately carved frames with carvings of tropical f...
Mirror, Wood
Sold
H 70 in W 31.5 in D 24 in
Mid Century Art Deco Golden Maple Cheval Mirror with Beveled Glass C1940
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fantastic simple yet elegant tall cheval mirror with a golden amber maple wood design in the Art Deco & Biedermeier styles. Beautiful wood grain and color which surrounds the lar...
Brass
Antique German Entry Mirror
Located in Malibu, CA
Antique German walnut & mahogany entrance pier mirror in excellent condition. Solid walnut with ebony columns in high polished finish. The mirror is be...
Mahogany, Walnut
19th Century Biedermeier Style Birch Mirror
Located in Berlin, DE
Original Biedermeier mirror, circa 1825 Schinkeldach birch. Solid birch on softwood. Highly rectangular, architecturally designed corpus. Middle original mirror, flanked by Halbrund...
Birch, Softwood
Early 19th Century Regency Mahogany and Gilt Swedish Mirror
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Early 19th century regency mahogany and gilt Swedish mirror circa 1820. Early 19th century regency mahogany carved gilt Swedish floor standing m...
Mahogany
Sold
H 75.6 in W 44.9 in D 19.7 in
19th Century Nutwood Cheval Mirror Early Biedermeier Period, Austria, circa 1825
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Gorgeous large 19th century nutwood Cheval mirror from the early Biedermeier era circa 1825 in Vienna/ Austria, one of the world's epicenter of this famous period. Impressing with its dreamlike original condition - only the facet-cut mirror had to be renewed during restoration - the large deeply grooved frame floats between two artfully carved solid nut wood pillars, connected by two carved staffs...
Nutwood, Mirror
19th Century Biedermeier Mahogany Mirror
Located in Opole, PL
We present you this horizontal mirror from the 19th century. The whole closed in a mahogany frame.
Mirror, Mahogany
Large 19th Century Danish Inlaid Biedermeyer Wall or Floor Mirror
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Large 19th century Danish inlaid Biedermeyer wall or floor mirror The inlaid wood is done with three different colors. The mirror has the original m...
Mirror, Wood, Fruitwood
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H 74.41 in W 38.59 in D 3.94 in
Big Neoclassical Wall Mirror, Walnut Veneer, South Germany, circa 1830
Located in Regensburg, DE
Beautiful, rare and big neoclassical Biedermeier wall mirror from South Germany, circa 1830. Walnut veneered and hand polished with shellac (French polished). Two ebonized half colu...
Mirror, Softwood, Wood, Walnut
Vintage Biedermeier Cheval Mirror
Located in Hixson, TN
Purchased in England, is this vintage Biedermeier cheval mirror. Beveled mirror surrounded in a mahogany frame then mounted to a very supportive structure. The real look are the ebon...
20th Century Biedermeier Style Mirror
Located in Berlin, DE
Maple roots on pinewood, partially ebonized. Marquetry with classicist motives. (M-Sam-1).
Wood, Maple, Pine
Biedermeier Mirror, 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Biedermeier mirror with slightly protruding top and floral inlays in the corners as well as thread inlays. The frame is slightly grooved.
Wood
19th Century Biedermeier Mirror
Located in Belmont, MA
Biedermeier mirror, mahogany with ebonised columns.
Mahogany