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FREE shipping on qualifying offers. Traces the historical background of the Biedermeier style of furniture that flourished in Germany and Austria between 1815 and 1848 and shows examples of furniture.

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FREE shipping on qualifying offers. Prized by the avant-garde and the haute bourgeoisie of central Europe in the nineteenth century, Biedermeier style is experiencing an unprecedented revival around the world today.

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Angus Wilkie traces the complex history of this forgotten era, giving a cultural background to the work itself. Providing an overview of the astonishing variety of furniture produced by local cabinetmakers from Germany to Scandinavia, this text showcases the candlesticks, secretaries, and spittoons crafted in rich fruitwoods and subtly decorated with ebony inlay and sunburst veneer.

Angus Wilkie traces the era's complex history, giving a broad cultural and social background to the work itself

Angus Wilkie traces the era's complex history, giving a broad cultural and social background to the work itself. Providing an overview of the astonishing variety of furniture produced by local cabinetmakers from Germany to Scandinavia, this text showcases candlesticks, secretaries, and spittoons crafted in rich fruitwoods and decorated with inlays and sunburst veneers. Biedermeier', with its revised introduction, serves as an unrivaled sourcebook for the furniture and décor of this period. Angus Wilkie traces the era's complex history, giving a broad cultural and social background to the work itself.

Angus Wilkie is a decorative arts specialist whose writing appears regularly in Elle Décor, House & Garden, The . After many years of undeserved neglect, Biedermeier furniture, painting, textiles, and decorative arts are enjoying renewed popularity

A graduate of Yale University, he is the author of Summer Places: Eastern Long Island and New England. After many years of undeserved neglect, Biedermeier furniture, painting, textiles, and decorative arts are enjoying renewed popularity.

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Published by Abbeville Press, 1987. AbeBooks has millions of books. We've listed similar copies below. ISBN 10: 0896597490, ISBN 13: 9780896597495. View all copies of this book.

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