Elegant Biedermeier desk chair.
Kassel, around 1825.
Cherry wood veneered on softwood body. Solid cherry wood in parts.
Upholstery renewed. Black nettle upholstery.
Small, Three-Sided Glazed, Wall-Mounted Biedermeier Vitrine.
Southern Germany, circa 1830.
Solid cherry wood. Ebonized (blackened) pear wood.
Later, edge-ground glass shelves.
Original brass knob and brass pintle hinges.
Biedermeier Étagère after a design by Joseph Ulrich Danhauser.
Vienna, around 1830.
Cherry wood veneered and solid.
Partially ebonized.
Literature for comparison: an almost identical Étagère, which is attributed there to Danhauser together with a design drawing, is illustrated in Wilkie, Angus, Biedermeier: Elegance and Grace of a New Living Culture at the Beginning of the 19th Century. Gerstenberg 1996, fig. 83.
An exceptional, concave-designed Biedermeier étagère.
Vienna, circa 1825/30.
Design and execution presumably by Joseph Ulrich Danhauser and his manufactory.
Exquisitely veneered in walnut on a softwood body. The original arrows and decorative spheres are crafted from solid pearwood, partially ebonized.
The piece retains its original back panel.
Authentic historical mirroring.
Cf. design drawing by Danhauser for comparable étagère featuring arrow-shaped decorative struts and dark finial spheres: ‘Nottenstelle No. 11’, (music stand), inventory number KI 8971-1474, Museum of Applied Arts (MAK), Vienna.
Biedermeier Apothecary / Vitrine Cabinet à deux corps (two-part).
Upper Bavaria, Prien/ Chiemgau area, circa 1830.
Unrestored condition.
Walnut veneered on softwood.
Moldings in solid walnut.
Original feet, solid walnut.
Original shelves in the upper part.
Predominantly historic glazing.
Original brass pull handles and initial box locks. Inlet key escutcheons to be supplemented.
Extraordinary Biedermeier Étagère with full columns in the form of wheat sheaves.
Thuringia, around 1825.
Cherry and maple wood and rosewood (arabesque ornamentation of the escutcheon of the base drawer) veneered on softwood.
Hidden top drawer originally to be opened with spring mechanism.
A dainty, free-standing étagère, featuring an elegantly recessed top drawer.
Designed and executed by the esteemed Joseph Ulrich Danhauser, Vienna, circa 1825/30.
Masterfully crafted from solid cherry-colored ash wood and exquisitely veneered on an oak body. The piece is accented with mahogany thread inlays.
Cf. design drawings by Danhauser for comparable étagères: KI 8972-1375 and “Servante No. 45”, KI 8972-1401, Museum of Applied Arts (MAK), Vienna.
Dainty demi-lune console in conserved original condition.
Saxony-Anhalt, around 1825.
Elm (Rüster) veneered on softwood. Legs solid elm wood.
Black-colored wood as framing half-rod profile.
Dainty demi-lune wall console.
Probably Leipzig, around 1810/15.
Mahogany veneered on oak. Partially ebonized wood parts with brass band inlays.
Original brass balls placed under the legs.
Elegant, oval salon table with carved lion feet.
Preserved original condition.
Franconia, around 1815/20.
Cherry wood veneered on softwood.
The interior with original blackening.
Original carved lion feet with remains of authentic gilding. A lion’s foot added.
Original lock with associated key.
