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<p>[QUOTE="Hallingdalen, post: 11562256, member: 93477"]I can see why Biedermeier is suggested, especially in the restrained, functional appearance and the emphasis on proportion over ornament. My hesitation is mainly that the construction and overall logic feel closer to an earlier classical framework than to fully developed Biedermeier, which often shows a warmer, more enclosed massing and a stronger focus on domestic comfort.</p><p><br /></p><p>In a Norwegian context, classical forms influenced by Gustavian and late 18th-century neoclassicism tend to persist well into the early 1800s, sometimes overlapping visually with what we later label Biedermeier. For me, this table seems to sit in that transitional space, sharing some visual restraint with Biedermeier but still grounded in an earlier, more structural classical tradition.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Hallingdalen, post: 11562256, member: 93477"]I can see why Biedermeier is suggested, especially in the restrained, functional appearance and the emphasis on proportion over ornament. My hesitation is mainly that the construction and overall logic feel closer to an earlier classical framework than to fully developed Biedermeier, which often shows a warmer, more enclosed massing and a stronger focus on domestic comfort. In a Norwegian context, classical forms influenced by Gustavian and late 18th-century neoclassicism tend to persist well into the early 1800s, sometimes overlapping visually with what we later label Biedermeier. For me, this table seems to sit in that transitional space, sharing some visual restraint with Biedermeier but still grounded in an earlier, more structural classical tradition.[/QUOTE]
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