Michael Gottlieb Birckner Bindesbøll (5 September 1800 – 14 July 1856) was a Danish architect active during the Danish Golden Age in the first half of the 19th century. Most known for his design of Thorvaldsens Museum in Copenhagen, he was a key figure in the stylistic shift in Danish architecture from late classicism to Historicism. For Bindesbøll, changing styles was the prelude to amusement and he juggled freely with older models.[clarification needed] He was the father of Thorvald Bindesbøll.

Rud Rasmussen

Mahogany. Carved details. Linen upholstery.

Provenance;
Johanne Bissen (1862-1930, m. Benzon), son of sculptor Vilhelm Bissen (1836-1913) received the armchairs from his father. Vilhelm Bissen in turn had received them as a gift from his father, the sculptor HW Bissen (1798-1868). H. W. and V. Bissen were both, in different periods, professors and directors of the Academy of Art in Copenhagen residents Materialgaarden, HW 1840-1853, and V. Bissen.

Literature; 
Mirjam Gelfer-Jørgensen, Herculanum paa Sjælland, Copenhagen, 1988, p. 167
Mirjam Gelfer-Jørgensen, Guldalderdrømmen, Copenhagen, 2003, p. 296

Michael Gottlieb Bindesbøll