Cabinet Biedermeier; c. 1820.

Cabinet Biedermeier; c. 1820.
Mahogany wood and bone.
It presents faults and restorations.
Preserves key.
Measurements: 152 x 71 x 52 cm.
Cabinet made of mahogany wood with a structure of rounded volumes and sharp edges. The piece is structured in three zones; the lower one with a drawer, the central one with a hinged door and an upper one as a drawer that finishes with an overhanging cornice.
The Biedermeier style showed a simplified interpretation of the influential French Empire style of Napoleon I, which introduced stylistic characteristics of the ancient styles of the Roman Empire, 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.