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.

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.