A Biedermeier Wall Light with Griffin Claw
Joseph Ulrich Danhauser (Wien 1780 - Wien 1829)
Lot-No. 651
Proceeds : 3.300 €
Vienna. Around 1815. Two-armed wall light held by a griffin claw with plumage. Wood and wood bronze, bronzed and gilt. H. 22,5 cm, 27,5 x 17 cm. On the back old adhesive label: '..des Jos. Danhauser in Wien'. Chips to one nozzle and drip pan. - Provenance: Estate Countess Finck von Finckenstein-Brinkama - Furniture manufacturer of the Biedermeier period in Vienna. After training as a sculptor, Danhauser founded the 'Etablissement für alle Gegenstände des Ameublements' in 1804, where furniture and arts and crafts were produced according to his own designs. He is regarded as the inventor of the so-called 'wood bronze', which served as a decoration for furniture and accessories and enjoyed great demand as an inexpensive variant of bronze.
Joseph Ulrich Danhauser: A Biedermeier Wall Light with Griffin Claw
Joseph Ulrich Danhauser (Wien 1780 - Wien 1829)
A Biedermeier Wall Light with Griffin Claw
Lot-No. 651
Proceeds : 3.300 €
Vienna. Around 1815. Two-armed wall light held by a griffin claw with plumage. Wood and wood bronze, bronzed and gilt. H. 22,5 cm, 27,5 x 17 cm. On the back old adhesive label: '..des Jos. Danhauser in Wien'. Chips to one nozzle and drip pan. - Provenance: Estate Countess Finck von Finckenstein-Brinkama - Furniture manufacturer of the Biedermeier period in Vienna. After training as a sculptor, Danhauser founded the 'Etablissement für alle Gegenstände des Ameublements' in 1804, where furniture and arts and crafts were produced according to his own designs. He is regarded as the inventor of the so-called 'wood bronze', which served as a decoration for furniture and accessories and enjoyed great demand as an inexpensive variant of bronze.
