Antique Biedermeier Sofa Walnut Fabric Germany XIX Century - Germany, XIX Century
Features
Germany, XIX Century
Style: Biedermeier (1815-1848)
Age: 19th Century / 1801 - 1900
Origin: Germany
Main essence: Walnut
Material: Walnut Feather Banded
Description
Biedermeier sofa in walnut and walnut crotch. Open armrests with curled edges and openwork paneling, curved legs, upholstered seat and back. Germany, 19th century.
Product Condition:
This item requires restoration and polishing due to age and wear. We strive to present the actual condition of the piece as accurately as possible with the photos. If any details are unclear from the photos, the description will prevail.
Dimensions (cm):
Height: 108
Width: 179
Depth: 54
Seat height: 47
Additional Information
Style: Biedermeier (1815-1848)
The Biedermeier style is a style that characterizes German and Austrian furniture between approximately 1815 (Congress of Vienna) and 1848 (beginning of the revolutionary movements).Its main characteristics are essentiality and functionality, and the home destination.
Biedermeier first took on a derogatory connotation: the word derives from “Bieder”, or “simpleton” and from “Meir”, one of the most common German surnames at the time and was the name of a “simpleton” character in a comedy by Ludwig Eichrodt.
This term was intended to indicate the conservative petty bourgeois, concerned only with his own family reality.
Although in a derogatory way, the term represents exactly the new socio-political situation in which the bourgeois is forced or resigned to give up the yearnings for democracy and freedom.
The center of life becomes, therefore, the house, no longer characterized by unbridled luxury but, comfortable and practical.
Consequently, Biedermeier furniture is functional, comfortable and easily made products.
The style is an evolution of the Empire style towards greater simplification, without ornamental and antique elements, lighter, linear and curved shapes, lighter colors.
Discover more about the Biedermeier style with our insights:
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Age: 19th Century / 1801 - 1900
19th Century / 1801 - 1900Main essence: Walnut
Walnut wood comes from the plant whose botanical name is juglans regia , probably originally from the East but very common in Europe. Light or dark brown in color, it is a hard wood with a beautiful grain, widely used in antique furniture. It was the main essence in Italy throughout the Renaissance and later had a good diffusion in Europe, especially in England, until the advent of mahogany. It was used for solid wood furniture and sometimes carvings and inlays, its only big limitation is that it suffers a lot from woodworm. In France it was widely used more than anything else in the provinces. In the second half of the eighteenth century its use decreased significantly because mahogany and other exotic woods were preferred.Material: Walnut Feather Banded
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