Swedish Gustavian Glass Top
Vintage 1950s Swedish Gustavian Cabinets
Wood
Vintage 1950s Swedish Gustavian Cabinets
Wood
Vintage 1950s Swedish Gustavian Bookcases
Wood
Antique 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Vitrines
Glass, Wood
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Pier Mirrors and Console Mir...
Giltwood
Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Gustavian Vitrines
Glass, Pine
Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Gustavian Barware
Silver, Pewter
Antique 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Cabinets
Wood
Antique 1770s Swedish Gustavian Painted Furniture
Pine
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Night Stands
Wood
Mid-20th Century Swedish Gustavian Bookcases
Brass
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Bookcases
Glass, Pine, Paint
Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Gustavian Cabinets
Pine, Paint
Early 20th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Metal, Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Cabinets
Glass, Wood
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Pier Mirrors and Console Mi...
Marble
Early 20th Century Swedish Gustavian Vanities
Pine
Antique 1790s Swedish Gustavian Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Brass
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Pine, Giltwood
Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Directoire Table Lamps
Crystal, Bronze
Antique 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Vitrines
Glass, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
Iron
Antique 1770s Swedish Gustavian Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks
Wood
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Cupboards
Glass, Wood, Paint
Antique 1880s Swedish Gustavian Bookcases
Steel
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Grandfather Clocks and Long...
Glass, Pine, Paint
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Grandfather Clocks and Longc...
Metal
Antique 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Grandfather Clocks and Longcase C...
Metal
Antique 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Grandfather Clocks and Longcase C...
Glass, Wood
Early 20th Century Swedish Gustavian Trumeau Mirrors
Mirror, Wood, Paint
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Neoclassical Grandfather Clocks and L...
Glass, Wood
Antique 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Mantel Clocks
Wood
Early 20th Century European Neoclassical Lanterns
Metal
Vintage 1930s French French Provincial Wall Mirrors
Glass, Wood, Reclaimed Wood, Paint
Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Scientific Instruments
Blown Glass, Giltwood, Paint, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary European Baroque Dining Room Tables
Iron
Antique 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Clocks
Wood, Paint, Glass
Antique 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Cabinets
Glass, Wood
Antique Late 19th Century European Gustavian Cabinets
Brass
Antique 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Corner Cupboards
Glass, Paint, Wood
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Trumeau Mirrors
Giltwood, Glass, Paint
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Console Tables
Marble, Gold
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Swedish Gustavian Wall Clocks
Early 20th Century Swedish Gustavian Tables
Glass, Wood
Antique 1890s Swedish Neoclassical Wall Mirrors
Mirror
Vintage 1910s Swedish Gustavian Cabinets
Wood
Antique 1840s Swedish Gustavian Cabinets
Glass, Wood
Vintage 1940s Swedish Gustavian Cabinets
Glass, Wood
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Cabinets
Pine
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Cabinets
Pine, Glass
Vintage 1930s Swedish Gustavian Cupboards
Wood
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Glass
Blown Glass
Vintage 1970s Swedish Gustavian Cabinets
Wood
Vintage 1940s Swedish Gustavian Cabinets
Maple
Vintage 1940s Swedish Gustavian Cupboards
Pine
Vintage 1940s Swedish Gustavian Bookcases
Pine
Vintage 1950s Swedish Gustavian Cabinets
Pine
Vintage 1930s Swedish Gustavian Cabinets
Pine
Vintage 1950s Swedish Gustavian Cabinets
Birch
Vintage 1940s Swedish Gustavian Cabinets
Wood
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A Close Look at gustavian Furniture
With clean lines and muted colors, antique Gustavian furniture is understated and elegant. It represents a more restrained version of the transition from Rococo to neoclassicism that was happening in France under Louis XVI. The style developed under Swedish King Gustav III, who reigned from 1771 until his assassination in 1792, and his son Gustav IV, who ruled until 1809. Although Gustavian furniture is mostly used to refer to pale painted cabinets, commodes, armchairs and other items, it involved a range of influences.
Gustavian-style furniture was inspired by discoveries at Pompeii and Herculaneum as well as the grandeur of European palaces like Versailles, with local softwoods such as pine and birch. There was also an emphasis on natural light; crystal chandeliers and large mirrors played a role in radiating the fleeting daylight of winter, giving it a distinctive aesthetic.
Where earlier furniture was curvy and florid, this new era was more architectural, with tapered and fluted legs and rectangular and oval shapes. Luminous gilt contrasted with the palette of soft blues on upholstery and painted surfaces. Leading furniture builders included Gottlieb Iwersson, Louis Masreliez and Erik Öhrmark. The latter, a French-born Swedish decorator, designed the Sulla chair, a seat that was demonstrative of technical skill and precise craftsmanship and drew on Greek klismos chairs. Masreliez’s Sulla chair was made by Öhrmark and featured decorative ornamentation produced by Jean-Baptiste Masreliez, Louis’s younger brother.
While the wealthy had furniture carved with neoclassical details like scallops and rosettes, more affordable options were adorned with faux finishes that mimicked marble and stenciled patterns. The simple elegance of Gustavian furniture would have a long impact on Swedish design, informing the 20th-century appreciation for function and form. In the 1950s, IKEA mass-produced copies of a Gustavian commode designed by cabinetmaker Georg Haupt, who created pieces for the Royal Palace, making the furniture a fixture of everyday Swedish life.
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