Scandinavian Biedermeier Satin Birch Bookcase
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A Scandinavian Biedermeier bookcase, solid satin birch, 19th century, 238 cm high, 124 cm wide, 46 cm deep
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- Birch - Birch is a Northern Hemisphere hardwood, closely related to the beech/oak family, and was a timber popular with 18th century craftsmen. Because of the blonde-golden colour of the grain when polished and its close grain, as a veneer it is often used as a substitute for satinwood where cost savings are required. From the late 18th century cabinetmakers in Russia and Eastern Europe used it in the solid for chairs and other furniture.
Karelian birch is birch with a burr grain that resembles marble, from the Karelia region between Finland and Russia. Because only 30% to 40% of seeds result in trees with Karelian birch features, and the fact that it is very slow growing, the timber is very expensive.
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bookcases, period
- Biedermeier 11
- Victorian 186
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