Biedermeier Side Chairs
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.
Early 20th Century Austrian Biedermeier Side Chairs
Fabric, Upholstery, Velvet, Ebony
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Side Chairs
Upholstery, Cherry, Walnut
1820s Danish Antique Biedermeier Side Chairs
Suede, Beech, Mahogany
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Side Chairs
Upholstery, Walnut
Early 19th Century Antique Biedermeier Side Chairs
Upholstery, Walnut
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Side Chairs
Upholstery, Cherry, Walnut
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Side Chairs
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Biedermeier Side Chairs
Cherry
19th Century Antique Biedermeier Side Chairs
Fabric, Upholstery, Fruitwood, Walnut
20th Century Unknown Biedermeier Side Chairs
Wood, Fabric, Upholstery, Burl
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Side Chairs
Fabric, Linen, Upholstery, Walnut
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Side Chairs
Upholstery, Walnut
Early 19th Century European Antique Biedermeier Side Chairs
Upholstery, Cherry, Lacquer
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Side Chairs
Upholstery, Walnut
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Side Chairs
Upholstery, Walnut
1880s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Side Chairs
Fabric, Elm
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Side Chairs
Velvet, Walnut
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Side Chairs
Fabric, Velvet, Mahogany
1960s Vintage Biedermeier Side Chairs
Cotton, Wood, Burl
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Side Chairs
Upholstery, Wood
1820s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Side Chairs
Metal
Early 20th Century Austrian Biedermeier Side Chairs
Chenille, Upholstery, Burl
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Side Chairs
Upholstery, Cherry
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Side Chairs
Upholstery, Walnut
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Side Chairs
Fabric, Cotton, Upholstery, Mahogany
1820s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Side Chairs
Cherry
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Side Chairs
Upholstery, Wood
Early 19th Century European Antique Biedermeier Side Chairs
Fabric, Wood, Walnut
19th Century Antique Biedermeier Side Chairs
Wood, Fabric, Upholstery
1810s German Antique Biedermeier Side Chairs
Fruitwood
20th Century Biedermeier Side Chairs
Lacquer, Fabric, Wood, Upholstery
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Side Chairs
Cherry
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Side Chairs
Cherry
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Side Chairs
Walnut
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Side Chairs
Ebony, Mahogany
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Side Chairs
Walnut
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Side Chairs
Cherry, Ebony
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Side Chairs
Velvet, Ebony, Maple, Walnut, Paint
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Side Chairs
Wood
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Side Chairs
Brass
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Side Chairs
Upholstery, Walnut
1820s Swiss Antique Biedermeier Side Chairs
Walnut
1820s French Antique Biedermeier Side Chairs
Cherry, Paint
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Side Chairs
Fabric, Cherry, Paint
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Side Chairs
Bouclé, Cherry
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Side Chairs
Walnut
19th Century Czech Antique Biedermeier Side Chairs
Yew
20th Century North American Biedermeier Side Chairs
Fabric, Upholstery, Fruitwood
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Side Chairs
Fruitwood
20th Century American Biedermeier Side Chairs
Birch
1810s German Antique Biedermeier Side Chairs
Ash
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Side Chairs
Cherry
1820s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Side Chairs
Fruitwood, Pearwood
20th Century European Biedermeier Side Chairs
Metal
20th Century Biedermeier Side Chairs
Upholstery, Cherry
Early 1900s European Antique Biedermeier Side Chairs
Birch
20th Century Austrian Biedermeier Side Chairs
Wood
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Side Chairs
Ebony, Walnut