Biedermeier, Empire and Art Deco have shared roots.

Often misunderstood, Biedermeier is a period 1815-1848 , that squarely sits between war and revolutions. It is a period that is not named after a royal personage, nor a fabulously talented designer or a gifted individual furniture maker. The name was coined AFTER that period passed. The name is made up of two words joined together: Bieder- ( meaning simple)and Meier ( a common German name) . It was first coined in a publication of a cartoon like character "Papa Biedermeier" illustrated in "The Flying Pages" a german periodical newspaper. He was a simple character and was quite oblivious to the world around him , a very decent chap with introspective tendencies, who didn't want to trouble anyone else.

Occupation and Empire

Under the French Imperial occupation by Napoleon's troops in Austria and the, as yet to be united, Germanic states in early more...

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Walnut pedestal cabinet Biedermeier burr walnut, single door…

Biedermeier Walnut Pedestal Cabinet with Ebony Inlay

Walnut pedestal cabinet Biedermeier burr walnut, single door with thick, ebony string inlay decoration, and curved front, height 141 cm, width 61 cm, depth 39 cm

A fine Biedermeier cherrywood cabinet, circa 1820s, with a…

Biedermeier Cherrywood Cabinet with Gilded Columns

A fine Biedermeier cherrywood cabinet, circa 1820s, with a stepped and projecting gable top above a panelled side hinged door opening to a fitted interior and flanked by two tapering columns with gilded capitals and corresponding bases, upon a shaped…

Germanic flame mahogany cabinet, 19th century of Biedermeier…

Biedermeier Flame Mahogany Cabinet with Drawer and Cupboard Doors

Germanic flame mahogany cabinet, 19th century of Biedermeier style, full width drawer with two cupboard doors below

A Danish Biedermeier mahogany cabinet and mirror, 19th century,…

Biedermeier Mahogany Cabinet and Mirror

A Danish Biedermeier mahogany cabinet and mirror, 19th century, of elegant and restrained form the cabinet with an extended top with a cross banded border and chamfered ebonised edges above a frieze drawer and a cupboard with striking book end veneer…

A Biedermeier figured mahogany secretaire a Abattant, central…

19th Century Mahogany Secretaire with Corinthian Columns

A Biedermeier figured mahogany secretaire a Abattant, central European, second quarter 19th century, the recessed upper part with a moulded cornice above a cabinet door flanked by Corinthian columns, the main body with a fall front enclosing an…

Silver cabinet late 19th century, Biedermeier walnut, with…

Biedermeier Walnut Cabinet with Ebony Inlay

Silver cabinet late 19th century, Biedermeier walnut, with ebony string inlay, sarcophagus top, two drawers, one door, height 155 cm, length 78 cm, depth 42 cm

Silver cabinet late 19th century Biedermeier, walnut with…

Biedermeier Walnut Cabinet with Mirror and Storage

Silver cabinet late 19th century Biedermeier, walnut with bevelled mirror to top, single drawer and two panelled doors, height 190 cm, length 95 cm, depth 42 cm

A Biedermeier antique walnut two door cabinet with single…

19th Century Biedermeier Walnut Cabinet with Single Drawer

A Biedermeier antique walnut two door cabinet with single drawer, 19th century, 95 cm high, 91 cm wide, 48 cm deep

Biedermeier pedestal/hall cabinet late 19th century, single…

Ebonised Biedermeier Hall Cabinet with Inlay

Biedermeier pedestal/hall cabinet late 19th century, single door with, ebonised & mother of pearl inlay, height 160 cm, length 71 cm, depth 41 cm

A Biedermeier flame mahogany cabinet, circa 1830, an extended…

Biedermeier Flame Mahogany Cabinet, Circa 1830

A Biedermeier flame mahogany cabinet, circa 1830, an extended pediment with rounded corners and a gadrooned border above an ogee profile frieze drawer, two long cupboards below with recessed trefoil arched panels flanked by canted edges with leafy scroll…

A German Biedermeier walnut demi-lune sideboard, first half…

Biedermeier Walnut Demi-Lune Sideboard with Marble Top

A German Biedermeier walnut demi-lune sideboard, first half 19th century, with a dark grey marble top above a frieze drawer and a pair of central, recessed cupboards flanked by four pillars with engine turned bronze capitals, and bases and raised on bold…

Biedermeier hall cabinet late 19th century mahogany, panelled…

Late 19th Century Mahogany Hall Cabinet

Biedermeier hall cabinet late 19th century mahogany, panelled doors and tapered legs, height 136 cm, length 95 cm, depth 41 cm