”Biedermeier” (Abbeville Press, $49.95), a rich and fascinating reference study published in 1987 on the decorative arts that flourished during the tranquil period that followed the Napoleonic Wars ...

If chairs and chests and tables could embody the secret yearnings of a dangerous time, they would be Biedermeier. The venerated veneered furnishings, by turns playful and austere, were crafted in ...

In their new book, "The World of Biedermeier" (Thames & Hudson), authors Linda Chase and Karl Kemp present their ideas about a well-regarded aesthetic movement based on classicism which blossomed in ...

Biedermeier is the Cinderella of the antiques world-furniture meant for everyday household use that time has transformed into regal collectors` items. Historically Biedermeier is important because it ...