A pair of Biedermeier neoclassical walnut and ebonized pedestal cabinets Austria, circa 1820, attributed to Josef Danhauser

each with rectangular recessed top, frieze drawer and cupboard door.

In good restored condition; small areas of veneer replacement, old repairs and marks, superficial abrasions. This lot will be offered without reserve.
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A design for a virtually identical cabinet with recessed top, frieze drawer and cupboard door, by Josef Danhauser, is in the Österreichisches Museum für angewandte Kunst, Vienna, (Fig. 1) illustrated, Georg Himmelheber, Biedermeiermöbel, Munich, 1973, fig. 6.  A comparable pair of tables produced by the Danhauserische Möbelfabrik, of cylindrical tapered form and with recessed tops of Kehlheim sandstone, was exhibited, Biedermeier The Invention of Simplicity, Milwaukee Art Museum, September 16, 2006-January 1, 2007, illustrated in the catalogue, no. I-21, pl. 18, p. 100.

Danhauser was one of the most important Viennese furniture manufacturers of the early 19th century. His factory, established in 1804, supplied furniture to the Imperial family, including the Archdukes Karl and Albert von Sachsen-Teschen. The majority of his clientèle, however, was the newly rich Austrian middle class.  After his death, the factory was run by his son, Josef Franz Danhauser until 1842.