Biedermeier Dining Room 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.
Mid-20th Century Biedermeier Dining Room Chairs
Birdseye Maple, Wood
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Dining Room Chairs
Fabric, Walnut
20th Century German Biedermeier Dining Room Chairs
Fabric, Beech, Maple
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Dining Room Chairs
Birch
19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Dining Room Chairs
Cherry, Softwood
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Dining Room Chairs
Birch
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Dining Room Chairs
Birch
Early 2000s American Biedermeier Dining Room Chairs
Upholstery
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Dining Room Chairs
Walnut
Early 19th Century European Antique Biedermeier Dining Room Chairs
Wood
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Dining Room Chairs
Birch
Late 20th Century American Biedermeier Dining Room Chairs
Upholstery, Cherry
Late 20th Century American Biedermeier Dining Room Chairs
Upholstery, Cherry
Mid-20th Century American Biedermeier Dining Room Chairs
Upholstery, Burl
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Dining Room Chairs
Birch
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Dining Room Chairs
Birch
Mid-20th Century American Biedermeier Dining Room Chairs
Fabric, Hardwood, Birch
1830s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Dining Room Chairs
Velvet, Walnut
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Dining Room Chairs
Birch
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Dining Room Chairs
Birch
19th Century Unknown Antique Biedermeier Dining Room Chairs
Fruitwood, Burl
1820s Swedish Antique Biedermeier Dining Room Chairs
Birch
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Dining Room Chairs
Birch
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Dining Room Chairs
Birch
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Dining Room Chairs
Fabric, Cherry, Ebony
Late 20th Century Swiss Biedermeier Dining Room Chairs
Leather, Wood
1960s American Vintage Biedermeier Dining Room Chairs
Mohair, Upholstery, Foam, Polyester, Wood, Walnut, Lacquer
Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Dining Room Chairs
Fabric, Nutwood
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Dining Room Chairs
Birch
Late 20th Century American Biedermeier Dining Room Chairs
Upholstery, Mahogany
1830s American Antique Biedermeier Dining Room Chairs
Birdseye Maple, Upholstery
Late 20th Century North American Biedermeier Dining Room Chairs
Metal
1830s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Dining Room Chairs
Natural Fiber, Cherry
1820s Danish Antique Biedermeier Dining Room Chairs
Suede, Beech, Mahogany
1810s German Antique Biedermeier Dining Room Chairs
Walnut
Mid-19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Dining Room Chairs
Fabric, Walnut
20th Century German Biedermeier Dining Room Chairs
Mahogany
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Dining Room Chairs
Cherry
Early 19th Century Baltic Antique Biedermeier Dining Room Chairs
Fabric, Mahogany, Velvet, Upholstery
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Dining Room Chairs
Walnut
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Dining Room Chairs
Walnut
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Dining Room Chairs
Birch
Early 1900s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Dining Room Chairs
Velvet, Mahogany, Oak, Ash, Rosewood
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Biedermeier Dining Room Chairs
Birch
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Dining Room Chairs
Cherry
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Dining Room Chairs
Walnut
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Dining Room Chairs
Walnut
1980s Vintage Biedermeier Dining Room Chairs
Cherry, Walnut
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Dining Room Chairs
Walnut
19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Dining Room Chairs
Fruitwood
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Dining Room Chairs
Cherry
Late 20th Century Australian Biedermeier Dining Room Chairs
Mahogany
Early 19th Century German Antique Biedermeier Dining Room Chairs
Gold Plate
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Dining Room Chairs
Walnut
Early 1900s Italian Antique Biedermeier Dining Room Chairs
Walnut
1820s German Antique Biedermeier Dining Room Chairs
Walnut
1850s Austrian Antique Biedermeier Dining Room Chairs
Velvet, Cherry
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Biedermeier Dining Room Chairs
Walnut, Upholstery