Sofa table; Biedermeier, c. 1820.

Sofa table; Biedermeier, c. 1820.
Elm and birch wood.
It presents faults and restorations.
It has damage caused by xylophagous.
Measurements: 77 x 109 x 56 cm.
Sofa table that is arranged on a rectangular base on which are supported two legs with a column-shaped fluted shaft. The top has a drawer at the waist. The Biedermeier style showed a simplified interpretation of the influential French Empire style of Napoleon I, which introduced stylistic features of the ancient Roman Empire styles, adapting them to the modern homes of the early 19th century. Biedermeier furniture used locally available materials, such as cherry, ash and oak woods, rather than expensive woods such as fully imported mahogany. While this wood was available near trading ports such as Antwerp, Hamburg and Stockholm, it was heavily taxed whenever it passed through another principality.