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.

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Exquisitely veneered in book-matched cherry wood on a softwood carcass.

The three-quarter columns feature corkscrew-turned cherry wood veneer, gracefully accented with mahogany band inlays. Standing on original, turned feet.

The drawer fronts are counter-veneered with maple on the interior.

Equipped with two original steel-cut keys and heart-shaped brass inlaid escutcheons. The original locks feature finely crafted file-stroke engravings.

Cf. design drawing for a semanier (weekly chest) by Danhauser: “Chifonier No. 14”, inventory number KI 8971-1108, Museum of Applied Arts (MAK), Vienna. This reference also features a seven-drawer semanier with an identical treatment of the top panel’s finishing profile.

Der Beitrag A dainty semanier in preserved original condition. Attributed to the design and craftsmanship of the Joseph Ulrich Danhauser and manufactory. erschien zuerst auf Domestic and Modern Living.

Likely based on a design by Joseph Ulrich Danhauser and manufactory.

Exquisitely veneered in cherrywood. The dark border accents are crafted from ebony.

Historical feet, thoughtfully supplemented.

Featuring its inaugural metal insert with remnants of the original coloration.

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Exquisitely crafted from solid cherrywood and fine cherrywood veneers.

The piece is partially ebonized, adding a refined contrast.

Literature for comparison: A nearly identical étagère, attributed to Danhauser along with the original design drawing, is illustrated in: Wilkie, Angus, Biedermeier: Elegance and Grace in a New Interior Culture at the Beginning of the 19th Century. Gerstenberg 1996, fig. 83.

Der Beitrag A magnificent Biedermeier étagère based on a design by Joseph Ulrich Danhauser. erschien zuerst auf Domestic and Modern Living.

Design by Joseph Ulrich Danhauser. Execution by a separate manufactory.

Exquisitely crafted from solid cherrywood and veneered on a fine softwood body.

Literature: Further models of this type designed by Joseph Ulricht Danhauser are illustrated in: Eller, Wolfgang L., Biedermeier-Möbel, 6th edition, Regenstauf 2008, pp. 296 and 297, figures 407-410.

Cf. design drawing by Danhauser for a comparable table of varying use and adaptation: “Canape = Theetisch No. 80, 31”, inventory number KI 8971-2039, Museum of Applied Arts (MAK), Vienna.

Der Beitrag A Biedermeier table, masterfully crafted after a design by Joseph Ulrich Danhauser. erschien zuerst auf Domestic and Modern Living.

Designed and executed by the Joseph Ulrich Danhauser Manufactory. Corresponding to Danhauser model number 89.

The backrests are exquisitely veneered in finely and expressively grained walnut on a body of beech. The pieces are framed on all sides by dainty maple stringing.

Complete with original, inset seat frames.

The under-upholstery has been thoughtfully renewed with black muslin.

Literature for comparison: This group of chairs is illustrated in: Haaf, Rainer, Biedermeier-Welten. Deutschland und Donaumonarchie, Leopoldshafen 2024, p. 587, fig. 2194.

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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.

Der Beitrag A dainty, free-standing étagère, featuring an elegantly recessed top drawer. erschien zuerst auf Domestic and Modern Living.

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.

Der Beitrag An exceptional, concave-designed Biedermeier étagère. erschien zuerst auf Domestic and Modern Living.

The design largely corresponds to Joseph Ulrich Danhauser’s chair model number “19”.

Exquisitely veneered in cherrywood on a beechwood body.

The piece features sophisticated, all-around inlaid bandings of blackened wood.

The upholstery has been thoughtfully renewed, with the sub-upholstery finished in black calico fabric.

Der Beitrag A set of six balloon-back chairs, presented in a preserved historical condition. erschien zuerst auf Domestic and Modern Living.