What is a Biedermeier work worth?
Price guide from past auction results
Half of the 5 works by Biedermeier with a published auction price sold between $1,905Sign up free to see and $2,500Sign up free to see, and the median is $2,375Sign up free to see. In the last five years the median was $2,140Sign up free to see across 4 sales. These are past auction results, not a valuation: medium, size, condition and provenance all change what a particular work brings.
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Biedermeier prices by medium
- Auction results
- 8
- Sold rate
- 63%
- Active at auction
- 2011–2026
- Median price
- $2.4kSign up free to see
- Record price
- $4.1kSign up free to see Tall chest, Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA), Jan 2026
Top auction houses: Art+Object (3), Auktionshaus Mehlis (2), Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) (2)
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Typical range is the middle half of priced sales (USD at the sale-date rate). Past auction results, not a valuation.
Recent Biedermeier sales
- Figürliche Schattenmalerei — $231Sign up free to see, Auktionshaus Mehlis, Mar 26, 2026
- Tall chest, walnut, brass — $4,064Sign up free to see, Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA), Jan 21, 2026
- Secrétaire à abattant, walnut, brass, inlaid wood — $1,905Sign up free to see, Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA), Jan 21, 2026
- Bookcase Chiffonier, in two sections, upper section bookcase with two glazed doors, featuring classic — $2,375Sign up free to see, Art+Object, Sep 19, 2023
- sofa, fruitwood, cane, lacquered wood — $2,500Sign up free to see, Wright, Sep 15, 2011
Questions about Biedermeier prices
What is a Biedermeier work worth?
Based on 5 priced auction sales recorded by ArtSell, works by Biedermeier have sold for a median of $2,375, and half of them sold between $1,905 and $2,500. Medium, size, condition, subject and provenance all affect the price of a particular work; these are past auction results, not a valuation.
What is the most expensive work by Biedermeier sold at auction?
The highest price in ArtSell’s records is $4,064 for “Tall chest” at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) in January 2026.
How often do Biedermeier works sell at auction?
63% of the 8 lots recorded between 2011 and 2026 sold.
How can I sell a Biedermeier work?
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Of the 8 lots by Biedermeier recorded at auction between 2011 and 2026, 5 found a buyer (63%).
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