Freely adjustable Biedermeier desk.
Baltic Sea region, around 1830.
Poplar grain veneer veneered on softwood. Blackened parts of the full columns of ebonized pearwood.
Original pointed legs.
The back is also covered with poplar grain veneer.
Literature: That Biedermeier ladies’ desk is shown in Haaf, Rainer; Biedermeier worlds. Germany and the Danube Monarchy, Leopoldshafen 2024, p. 537, ill. 2026.
Sequence of twelve extraordinary Biedermeier chairs in one
unupholstered, restored condition.
Rhineland, around 1830.
Solid cherry tree with open work.
Backrest height: 90 cm
Seat width: 45 cm
Seat depth: 39 cm.
Pair of Biedermeier armchairs.
Rhineland, around 1825/30.
Solid walnut and carved.
Inlaid upholstery renewed with black nettle fabric.
Maximum backrest height: 90 cm
Delicate, early Biedermeier writing chest with caryatids.
Central Germany, around 1810/15.
Birch wood veneered on a softwood body. Blackened parts of ebonized pearwood.
Original birch wood front feet; the rear ones added. Original caryatids with old gilding.
Authentic locks and fittings. The key plates added.
Elegant, delicate and freely adjustable Biedermeier desk.
Southern Germany, around 1830.
Cherry wood veneered on maple and softwood.
Original solid cherry wood legs.
Five lockable drawers with original entry locks.
Literature: The desk described above is shown in Haaf, Rainer; Biedermeier worlds. Germany and the Danube Monarchy, Leopoldshafen 2024, p. 225, ill. 796.
Dainty Biedermeier desk in conserved, historical condition.
Design and craftsmanship likely attributable to Joseph Ulrich Danhauser and his manufactory.
Vienna, circa 1825/30.
Veneered in walnut on a softwood carcass. The edge of the top panel features solid walnut banding (block-veneered).
Turned elements crafted from solid walnut; partially carved.
Finished on all sides with fine herringbone-patterned band inlays in walnut. Featuring a concealed top drawer, seamlessly integrated.
Cf. design drawing for a similarly oval sofa table featuring a drawer and a supporting pair of columns by Danhauser: “Canapetisch No. 14”, inventory number KI 8971-1965, Museum of Applied Arts (MAK), Vienna.
Extraordinary Biedermeier secretary with slatted doors and a beautiful veneer pattern.
Probably Daniel court carpentry, Munich, around 1820.
Walnut veneered on softwood body.
The interior is veneered with dark-stained maple burl wood; The inside of the writing flap is veneered with cherry wood.
Original conical feet made of solid walnut.
Original locks. A key too.
Biedermeier desk with removable top.
Thuringia, around 1825.
Birch wood and blackened wood (inlet key plates and thread inlays) veneered on a softwood body.
Mostly original locks and feet.
Freely adjustable Biedermeier desk with concealed drawer.
Munich, around 1820.
Cherry wood and alder root wood (edge of the top) veneered on a softwood body. Fine maple thread inlays.
Biedermeier desk.
Probably Mainz, around 1830.
Walnut veneered on softwood body. Leather writing surface.
Locks supplemented.
