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Biedermeier Hat Box

Swedish Biedermeier Karelian Birch Hat Box
Swedish Biedermeier Karelian Birch Hat Box

Swedish Biedermeier Karelian Birch Hat Box

Located in Queens, NY

Swedish Biedermeier-style (20th Century) Karelian birch round shaped hat box with leather strap.   

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20th Century Biedermeier Decorative Boxes

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French Brown Hat Box for Cylinders, Early 19th Century
French Brown Hat Box for Cylinders, Early 19th Century

French Brown Hat Box for Cylinders, Early 19th Century

Located in Hamburg, DE

French brown hat box for cylinders, early 19th century. Rare old leather hat box for top hats. This old hat box in the shape of a cylinder is an original from the early 19th century....

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Antique Early 19th Century French Biedermeier Hat Racks and Stands

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Antique Hat Box Top Hat Biedermeier, Austria

Located in Munich, DE

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Rare South German Biedermeier Secretary Cabinet with Hat Box Superstructure
Rare South German Biedermeier Secretary Cabinet with Hat Box Superstructure

Rare South German Biedermeier Secretary Cabinet with Hat Box Superstructure

Located in ALHAURÍN EL GRANDE, Malaga

Southern Germany, circa 1820 A rare and exceptionally refined Biedermeier secretary cabinet in beautifully figured cherrywood, surmounted by its distinctive hat box superstructure (...

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Leather Hat Box for Cylinders, Early 19th Century
Leather Hat Box for Cylinders, Early 19th Century

Leather Hat Box for Cylinders, Early 19th Century

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H 8.67 in W 13.98 in D 10.63 in

Leather Hat Box for Cylinders, Early 19th Century

Located in Hamburg, DE

Leather hat box for cylinders, late 18th century. Rare old hat box made of leather and cardboard for cylinders. This old hat box in the shape of a cylinder is an original from the ti...

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Antique Early 19th Century French Biedermeier Antiquities

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A Close Look at Biedermeier Furniture

The authentic Biedermeier furniture on 1stDibs is representative of the first modern European decorative style not dictated by the tastes of the aristocracy. Following the Napoleonic wars, a growing, wealthy urban middle class in the German-speaking states of Central Europe began to demand rights and privileges once granted only to nobles. To avoid trouble, the upwardly striving confined their political discussions to one another’s homes. And so the salon was born.

Cabinetmakers in cities such as Vienna, Berlin and Mainz began to offer goods that reflected the tastes and needs of the new class. The makers of Biedermeier chairs, tables and other furniture used little or no gilding, silver hardware or other lavish ornament. Ebonized trims are common on Biedermeier cabinetry, and neoclassical elements — lyre-shaped chair splats, carved scrollwork, table supports shaped like Greek columns. But the strongest aesthetic statement came from the wood — richly-grained, honey-colored, often book-matched veneers of walnut and fruitwood.

There are two iconic Biedermeier furniture forms, both made to outfit rooms designed for conversation. One is the sofa, deeply upholstered with a strong, architectural wooden frame. The second is the circular pedestal table, which stood at the center of the room, offering a surface on which to place coffee and cake services; or to roll out a map, or sketch out ideas on paper.

“Biedermeier” was originally a derogatory term — it derives from the pen names of two German magazine writers who mocked bourgeois manners. Looking at the elegant and refined antique, new and vintage Biedermeier furniture offered on 1stDibs, that is now an amusing irony.

Questions About Biedermeier Hat Box

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    A hat box is most often called a hat box or hatbox, though depending on the material it is made of, it could be referred to as a hat tin. It could also be called a bandbox, though this is a more generic term for a box used to carry a variety of garments. Shop a variety of hatboxes on 1stDibs.