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Biedermeier Furniture |
By Rudolf Pressler and Robin Straub |
| Schiffer Publishing Ltd., 77 Lower Valley Road, Atglen, Pa. 19310, 1996, pp. 228, $34.95, hardcover. |
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| More than 500 examples of laminated, Nineteenth Century Biedermeier furniture are featured in this reference, from seating to case piece styles. Information on Biedermeier origin, development and characteristics, lands and localities (Vienna, south Germany, Mainz, north Germany, Berlin and central Germany), limits and late forms, types, design, care and maintenance, conservation, restoration and market tendencies is provided, along with values. Most photographs are in color, some black and white and historical images are also featured.
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