Biedermeier Mirrors
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 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Walnut
19th Century European Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Mirror, Nutwood
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Wood
Mid-20th Century Austrian Biedermeier Mirrors
Gold Leaf
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Mirror, Spruce, Ash
1810s German Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Wood
Early 1900s Danish Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Mirror, Mahogany
1860s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Wood
1840s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Stucco, Wood
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Cherry
Early 19th Century Danish Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Mirror, Wood, Fruitwood
1840s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
1840s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Wood, Mirror
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Cherry
Late 19th Century Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Glass, Wood
1830s German Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Ash
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Mirror, Mahogany
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Mirror, Cherry, Softwood
1820s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood, Cherry, Ebony
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Mirror, Walnut, Spruce
19th Century Belgian Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
1820s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Mirror, Birch, Mahogany
19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Burl
1820s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood, Walnut
1820s Swedish Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Birch, Fabric, Upholstery, Wood
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Mirror, Walnut, Giltwood
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Birch, Mirror
1840s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood, Oak, Walnut
1820s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood, Oak, Walnut
1830s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Birch, Fabric, Upholstery, Wood
1910s Swedish Vintage Biedermeier Mirrors
Walnut
1870s German Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Mirror, Wood, Burl
1820s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Wood, Walnut, Fabric, Upholstery, Oak
Late 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Mahogany, Walnut
1860s German Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Mirror, Birch
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Mirror, Lacquer, Glass, Mahogany, Maple
1830s Czech Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Wood, Walnut
1890s Czech Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Wood, Walnut, Fabric, Upholstery, Beech
1820s Czech Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Wood, Walnut
1820s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Wood, Walnut
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Cherry
1810s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Wood, Cherry
19th Century Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Glass, Wood
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Walnut, Mirror
1850s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Stucco, Spruce
1860s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Stucco, Spruce
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Mirror, Walnut
1840s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Glass, Walnut
20th Century American Biedermeier Mirrors
Walnut, Burl
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Mirror, Spruce, Nutwood
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Fruitwood, Cherry, Mirror
1840s European Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Wood, Lacquer
19th Century Dutch Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Mirror, Sandalwood
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Mirror, Cherry, Softwood
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Walnut, Mirror
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Brass
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Mirrors
Walnut