Gustavian Furniture
GUSTAVIAN STYLE
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.
Find a collection of antique Gustavian seating, tables, decorative objects and other furniture on 1stDibs.
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Style: Gustavian
Black Painted Pine Chest of Four Drawers, Sweden circa 1840-60
Located in Round Top, TX
Swedish pine chest of drawers with professional custom black painted finish.
Top with profiled edge, canted carved sides and raised on tapered feet.
Four drawers with raised panels a...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Brass
Pair Swedish Gustavian Style Painted Upholstered Benches
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Swedish Gustavian Style Set of Smaller Painted Upholstered Benches.
Hand painted and hand distressed wood benches fully upholstered in a neu...
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Early 2000s Swedish Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wood, Pine
19th Century Cheval, Floor Mirror, Louis XVI, Whitewashed, Standing Mirror
Located in Stamford, CT
19th Century Cheval, Floor Mirror, Louis XVI, Whitewashed, Standing Mirror
An Antique Cheval or Floor Mirror in the Louis XVI Style. This recently white washed frame finely carved w...
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Early 20th Century French Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Vintage French Grey Painted Wine Tasting Table
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Tilt-Top Round Wine Tasting Table, France
Vintage French wine tasting low table, with a Gustavian painted patina with folding top, secured by a swinging gate. The trestle base is su...
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Late 20th Century French Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wood
Swedish Gustavian Style Painted 3 Drawer Chest Bureau
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Painted Swedish Gustavian Style 3 Drawer Chest Bureau
Three drawer bureau based on an 18th Century Gustavian antique chest. Handmade and hand painted w...
Category
Early 2000s Swedish Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Brass
Antique Genuine Swedish Gustavian Neoclassical Handmade Pine Sideboard
Located in Kramfors, SE
Antique genuine Swedish sideboard from the Gustavian period, also known as neoclassical. The sideboard is handcrafted in solid Swedish pine, dating back to 1790 to 1800. It has scrap...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
Set 10 Genuine Swedish Gustavian Gilded Gray Paint Decorated Dining Chairs
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a fantastic set of 10 gray paint decorated and gilded Swedish or Gustavian dining chairs. they are authentic Swedish chairs and have gorgeous coloration and fine gilded detai...
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1940s Swedish Vintage Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Gilded Wall Mirror
Located in Kastrup, DK
Antique Swedish rectangular wall mirror made of handcrafted giltwood, in good condition.
Frame enhanced by softly painted blue background and hand-carved elements, upper section of t...
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19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Gesso, Mirror, Giltwood
Late 19th Century Marquetry Drop Side Table
Located in west palm beach, FL
Exquisite antique drop top side table with intricate inlay work on the table top and detailed carvings on the pedestal. The side table is a stateme...
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Late 19th Century Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wood
Painted Pine Gustavian Chest of Three Drawers, Sweden circa 1840-60
Located in Round Top, TX
Gustavian painted pine chest of three drawers with "Greek key" or meander design along top and pair of griffins on top drawer.
Newer professionally applied and layered salmon painted...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Brass
Antique Farm Table Mostly Old Paint with Restored Top Probably Swedish c1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Large Antique Farm Table Imported from Europe and fully restored in our Old Plank workshop. The paint on the Farm Table base is Original Paint, although we could not save the top. The Antique Farm Table top surface is made from reclaimed Oak and carefully executed to match the Original Painted Table base. Structurally the Antique Farm Table is now probably stronger than it was when first made for our Old Plank restoration department reinforced the Antique Tables base. Our Antique Farm Table should comfortably seat (12) for dinner and we could build matching benches to seat even more at the Farm Table. Some of us think the Antique Farm Dining Table...
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Early 1900s Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wood, Oak, Pine
19th Century Set of Six Swedish Gustavian Period Chairs in Original Paint
Located in Wichita, KS
A set of six Swedish chairs from the Gustavian period in original ivory / taupe / gray paint, newly upholstered in antique linen. These beautiful chairs have curved splat backs, insp...
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19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Wood, Paint
Louis XV Style Chest Three Drawer Chest with Floral Design and Wooden Top
Located in Crowthorne, Surrey
Louis XV Style Chest Three Drawer Chest with Floral Design and Wooden Top.
Width:58cm / 22.8"
Depth: 32cm / 12.6"
Height: 70cm / 27.6"
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1950s European Vintage Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wood
Gustavian Period 1810s Swedish Gray Painted Console Tables with Carved Garlands
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of Swedish Gustavian period console tables from circa 1810 with light gray painted finish, carved garlands and diamond motifs, and tapered fluted legs. This exquisite pair of ...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wood
Pair, Gustavian Gray Arm Chairs, Sweden circa 1940
Located in Round Top, TX
This pair of Swedish arm chairs have a gently curved barrel back and cabriolet legs adding to the graceful Gustavian appeal of each.
Delicate carving and curves are seen throughout t...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Linen, Wood, Paint
Swedish 19th Century Gustavian Style Gray Three-Drawer Chest with Reeded Molding
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Gustavian style three-drawer chest from the 19th century with carved dentil molding and tapered legs. This Swedish Gustavian style three-drawer chest from the 19th century ...
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19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wood
Antique Northern Swedish Genuine Gustavian Light Drop-Leaf Table
Located in Kramfors, SE
Antique drop-leaf table in Gustavian style, dating from around 1820 to 1840. This table is an authentic piece of country house furniture from northern Sweden, featuring double leaves...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
Gustavian ‘Spelbord’ Game Table
Located in Savannah, GA
A fine Gustavian period ‘spelbord’ game table, 18th century.
Four small drawers on each side with one larger drawer; original brasses.
26 ¼ inches wide by 26 ¼ inches deep by 30 in...
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18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wood
Pair, Black Painted Swedish Arm Chairs, circa 1890
Located in Round Top, TX
Pair, attractive Swedish country Gustavian arm chairs with gently curved back and arms, cabriolet legs.
Newer, professionally applied layered black painted finish has been lightly di...
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Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Linen, Wood, Paint
19th Century Hand-Painted Blue Gustavian Chest of Drawers
Located in High Point, NC
The delicate blue hue adorning this 19th Century Gustavian chest of drawers exudes a sense of tranquility and sophistication, while the hand-painted details showcase the artistry of ...
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19th Century Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wood
Pair of 18th Century Swedish Candlesticks
Located in Greenwich, CT
Good pair of 18th Century Swedish baroque hand hammered brass candlesticks with removable drip pan over barleytwist shafts with central drip collar, standing on bulbous bases having ...
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18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Brass
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Cabinet
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
19th Century Swedish Gustavian cabinet.
Manufactured around 1800 with two doors featuring decorative reeded design opening to useful storage.
Repainted exterior with original dry scr...
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19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wood
Hand-painted tall Chest of Drawers, Gustavian, Sweden, Early 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Artfully hand-painted Gustavian high chest featuring five drawers, side columns, and tapered legs. The top drawer is distinguished by a grooved front, adding a touch of elegance. Thi...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wood
Gray Painted Small Gustavian Cabinet Nightstand, Sweden circa 1880
Located in Round Top, TX
Small Swedish country pine cabinet standing on tapered legs; may serve also as a nightstand or side table.
Small drawers with traditional fluted diamond accent sits above and below t...
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Brass
Gustavian Style 3 Drawer Chest Painted Mifnight Blue
Located in Crowthorne, Surrey
Gustavian dresser renovated to highest standard and painted in midnight blue. Fine moldings around drawers and fittings in solid brass. Marble top
Width 84 cm / 33.1"
Depth: 48cm /...
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1950s European Vintage Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wood
Pair Fornasetti Design Nightstands with Marble Top
Located in Crowthorne, Surrey
Pair Fornasetti Design Nightstands with Marble Tops. Original cast brass fittings to the drawers and legs.
Width: 80cm / 31.5"
Depth: 43cm / ...
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1950s European Vintage Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wood
Pair of 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Chairs
Located in Huntington, NY
A pair of Swedish Gustavian chairs made in Stockholm by master craftsman Melker Falkberg (1746 - 1822). Stamped with Stockholm chairmaker's seal and maker signature. Scraped to their...
Category
Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Linen, Wood, Paint
Pair of Large Swedish 19th Cantury Oak Armchairs in Beige Fabric
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Pair of stylish, as well as comfortable, Swedish Grace club or lounge chairs in beige fabric with formed wooden armrests from the first part of the 20th Century. This important perio...
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1930s Swedish Vintage Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Oak
Pair of 19th century painted chest of drawers
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Pair of 19th century painted chest of drawers circa 1880.
Good quality pair of gustavian influenced pair of commodes. Shaped top surfaces with faux marble hand painted detailing. ...
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine, Paint
Pair Of Wide Painted Upholstered Benches in Swedish Gustavian Style
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Swedish Gustavian Style Painted Upholstered Benches, A Wide Pair
Hand painted and hand distressed wood benches fully upholstered in a neutral linen textile. Wonderful additions to a...
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Early 2000s Swedish Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Textile, Wood
Louis XV style 3 drawer chest with exotic birds design and natural marble top
Located in Crowthorne, Surrey
Louis XV style 3 drawer chest with exotic birds design and natural marble top.
Width:65cm / 25.6"
Depth: 32cm / 12.6"
Height: 63cm / 24.8"
Category
1950s European Vintage Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wood
Gray Gustavian Pine Sideboard Buffet, Sweden circa 1860-80
Located in Round Top, TX
Tall Swedish Gustavian gray painted pine sideboard with attractive curved sides and traditional fluted diamond details.
The curved long cabinet doors and drawers make this cabinet a ...
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine, Paint
19th century painted Swedish desktop box
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century painted Swedish desktop box circa 1840.
Good quality Scandinavian box in original paint. Hand painted in a blue/green colour scheme. Further painted with a red cartou...
Category
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine, Paint
Swedish Gustavian Style 1860s Gray Painted Three-Drawer Chest with Carved Drawer
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Gustavian style chest from circa 1860 with three drawers, light gray painted finish, reeded accents, dentil molding and tapered legs. Embrace the understated elegance of Sw...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wood
19th Century Swedish antique rustic genuine Game Table for Playing games
Located in Boden, SE
A lovely Swedish Gustavian Game table from the early 1800s.
The table is from Örnsköldsvik , Northern Sweden.
The table is scraped by hand to its charming original English red`color....
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
Early 19th century Swedish Gustavian Sofa
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fine 19th century late Gustavian sofa inspired by the Roman Empire and ancient Egypt. Hand Crafted with Gold Leaf Wood Trimmed Hand-Carved Rosette Details. The removable back allows...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
Swedish Gustavian Style 1870s Gray Painted Sideboard with Carved Reeded Panels
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Gustavian style sideboard from circa 1870 with three drawers over three doors, carved reeded motifs and light gray painted finish. This Swedish Gustavian style sideboard, d...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wood
Yellow Painted Swedish Gustavian Style Chest of Drawers
Located in Kastrup, DK
Decorative Swedish Gustavian Style chest of drawers painted in dusty antique yellow, typical of the Scandinavian taste for light palettes...
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Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wood, Pine
Pair of 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Style Footstools
Located in Huntington, NY
A pair of 19th century Swedish Gustavian style foot stools with detailed fleurons on the corners. The leg tops are finished with vertical reeded over-collaring atop turned and slight...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Linen, Wood, Paint
Round Black Painted Pedestal Side Table, Sweden circa 1890
Located in Round Top, TX
This round pine pedestal table has a carved skirt, turned pedestal base and decoratively carved tripod legs which were a traditional style in Sweden.
Restored, later professionally p...
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine, Paint
Pair of Gustavian Gray Painted Pine Side Tables, Sweden circa 1890
Located in Round Top, TX
Pair, Gustavian pine side tables with slender tapered legs.
Restored, later professionally painted in layered shades of aged white and gray, lightly distressed to fit the age and gra...
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Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine, Paint
Swedish Gustavian Sideboard 100% Original paint
Located in Hollywood, FL
This is a 100% Original painted Swedish Gustavian Sideboard. the upper trim just sits on it and is taken apart for transportation. all 3 pieces are placed inside.
Category
1830s Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
Pair, Painted Oval Swedish Side Tables, circa 1890
Located in Round Top, TX
Pair of lovely oval side tables with turned legs, highly decorative carved skirt and finials above stretcher base.
Restored, later professionally painted in muted shades of rose, sof...
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Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paint
Gustavian Style Commode with natural marble top and Chinoiserie Design
Located in Crowthorne, Surrey
Gustavian Style Commode with natural marble top and Chinoiserie Design Fine original fittings in solid brass.
Width: 70cm / 27.6"
Depth: 41cm / 16.1"
Height: 69cm / 27.2"
Category
1950s European Vintage Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wood
10' long Swedish Farm Table Made From Repurposed Douglas Fir & Ponderosa Pine
Located in Miami, FL
Ready for immediate delivery this 10' Swedish Trestle Base Farm Table was inspired from an original Gustavian table in our inventory dating from the early 1800's
The wood top is con...
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2010s American Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Pair of 18th Century Swedish Rococo-Gustavian Footstools
Located in Huntington, NY
An unusual pair of Rococo-Gustavian transitional footstools made in Stockholm. The base has rounded fleurons on the corners and a flower-leaf carving in the bowed center. The legs are turned, tapered and fluted. This piece has older grey paint and has been reupholstered in linen. The original seats are marked with Örebro shipping labels...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Linen, Wood, Paint
Gustavian Style Commode with New York Tribeca Street Map in Vintage Look
Located in Crowthorne, Surrey
Gustavian commode with marble slab and frame in full matt black, one withNew York Tribeca's street network in vintage look. Fine original fittings in solid brass.
Width: 81cm / 3...
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1950s European Vintage Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wood
Swedish Circa 1858 Gustavian Pine Buffet
Located in Houston, TX
This 19th century Gustavian style buffet originated from Sweden. It has wonderful craftmanship throughout with hand carved wooden pulls, wood pegging, faux marbleized paint on the to...
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19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
Swedish Gustavian Dark Grey Slate Chest of Drawers Commode
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Gustavian Painted Commode Chest of Drawers, Sweden
Hand painted Gustavian style chest of drawers constructed from solid wood with a hand-applied distressed finish with brass ring hardware. Wonderful details including dental molding below the solid surface wood top. Additionally, this one of a kind piece has hand painted decoration with mythological figures on the top drawer. This antique chest brings vintage old...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Brass
Rococo Chest with feather design and marble top
Located in Crowthorne, Surrey
Rococo Chest with feather design and painted marble top.
Width: 91cm / 35.8"
Depth: 42cm / 16.5"
Height: 77cm / 30.3"
Category
1950s European Vintage Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wood
A Set of Four 19th Century Swedish Late Gustavian Chairs
Located in Huntington, NY
A set of four 19th century Swedish Late Gustavian Ax (also known as Vase) chairs from Lindome featuring a balloon-shaped back with five vertical, interconnected slats. In the center,...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Wood, Paint
Console Table
Located in Hellerup, DK
Graceful and long Gustavian style console table with grey patinated elegantly tapered legs with vertically carved details and a black painted table top. Great for the large hallway o...
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1970s Scandinavian Vintage Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wood
Pair, Gustavian White Painted Chest of Drawers, Sweden circa 1840-80
Located in Round Top, TX
A pair of decorative Gustavian pine chest of drawers painted in shades of white, fitting their Swedish origin.
Canted fluted side posts with upper carved diamond medallion, raised c...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Brass
Pair of Gustavian Side Chairs with Linen Upholstery Late 18th Century
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautiful pari of Late 18th C., Early 19th C., Swedish Gustavian Chairs.
The Swedish Grey patination is perfection and the attention to detail, carving and design represent the er...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paint
White Painted Side Table With Single Drawer, Sweden circa 1860-80
Located in Round Top, TX
Antique Swedish Gustavian white painted side table with tapered fluted legs and single drawer, may be used as small writing table or nightstand.
Restored, later professionally painte...
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Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paint
Genuine Antique Swedish Gustavian Country House Sideboard
Located in Kramfors, SE
Genuine Swedish gustavian sideboard from northern Sweden. Th sideboard is a genuine country house furniture made around 1790. The frame is solid pine and the interior has two drawers...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
19th Century Gustavian Period Bench
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
19th Century Gustavian repainted bench made in the region of Lindome, original size and newly upholstered in linen.
Some minor restoration over the years.
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19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wood
A Pair of Louis XV Style Bedside Tables with Floral Design and Marble Tops
Located in Crowthorne, Surrey
Gustavian small chests with marble slab and frame in white, redesigned with hummingbird design pattern. Marble top. Fine original fittings in s...
Category
1950s European Vintage Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wood
Gustavian furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Gustavian furniture for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage furniture created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include case pieces and storage cabinets, seating, tables and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, softwood and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Gustavian furniture made in a specific country, there are Europe, Scandinavia, and Sweden pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original furniture, popular names associated with this style include Ephraim Stahl, Hendrix Allardyce, Hans-Agne Jakobsson, and Jonas Frisk. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for furniture differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $50 and tops out at $49,500 while the average work can sell for $4,473.
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