Who was one of the most important portrait painters of the 19th century?

British artist John Singer Sargent was one of the most important portrait painters of the 19th century. Other notable portraitists from the period include James Abbott McNeill Whistler, Eugène Delacroix, Théodore Géricault, Gustave Courbet, Édouard Manet, Mary Cassat, Claude Monet and Pierre-Auguste Renoir. On 1stDibs, find a wide variety of portrait paintings.

What art style was used by the 19th-century French painters?

The French painters of the 19th century worked in two styles. Neoclassicism dominated the first half of the century, and Impressionism was the most common style during the second half. On 1stDibs, you can find a variety of French paintings.

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Located in Charleston, SC

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Located in Atlanta, GA

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Located in New York, NY

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$4,560

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Located in Hixson, TN

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Located in Atlanta, GA

A Three-Drawer Swedish Chest with Custom Paint.

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Located in Gloucestershire, GB

19th century classic late Gustavian secretaire chest in pine.The fall front enclosing a series of

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$4,847

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Located in West Palm Beach, FL

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Located in New York, NY

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Located in Aalsgaarde, DK

Very fine pair of Swedish chests, 19th century.

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Pair of Swedish Chests, 19th Century

$4,272 / set

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Located in Wichita, KS

A charming, intricately carved Swedish Gustavian chest from the 19th century.

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19th Century Swedish Gustavian Period Chest

$5,850

19th Century Swedish Gustavian Chest of Drawers

Located in Charleston, SC

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Bronze

19th Century Swedish Gustavian Chest of Drawers

$5,500

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Located in Allerum, SE

19th century Swedish provincial flat top folk art chest in it's original finish with good patina

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Pine

19th Century Swedish Provincial Folk Art Chest

$4,300

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Located in Baton Rouge, LA

This eye-catching Gustavian chest from the 19th century is the perfect pop of color in any space

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Swedish 19th Century Painted Chest

$12,500

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Located in Gloucestershire, GB

Early 19th century Swedish box on chest. This chest of drawers is in very good condition

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Pine

19th Century Swedish Box on Chest

$3,943

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Located in New York, NY

A chest of drawers made during the late 19th century in Sweden. Painted in our Laserow Black

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$5,200

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Located in Santa Monica, CA

Swedish xix painted chest with 3 large and 3 small drawers. There are 7 small postal compartments

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Pine

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$5,500

Early 19th Century Blue Swedish Pine Chest

Located in Kramfors, SE

Painted chest from Delsbo in Hälsingland, Sweden. The chest is pine and likely painted for a

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Pine

Early 19th Century Blue Swedish Pine Chest

$2,314

19th Century Swedish Gustavian Neoclassical Chest of Drawers

Located in Forney, TX

A Swedish Gustavian style chest of three drawers. Born in Sweden during the early 19th century

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Bronze

19th Century Swedish Gustavian Neoclassical Chest of Drawers

$2,600

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Located in New York, NY

A blanket chest in allmoge made in the southern part of Sweden, 19th century, 1847. Original

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Blanket Chest Allmoge Original Paint, 19th Century, Sweden

$5,500

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Located in Baton Rouge, LA

A reproduction Swedish Gustavian-style chest of drawers from the late 1800s with its original paint

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Wood, Paint

Swedish 19th Century Gustavian Painted Chest

$7,500

19th Century Swedish Painted Neo-Classical Chest

Located in Dallas, TX

Very fine 19th century Swedish painted Neo-Classical style chest. This piece has beautiful clean

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Wood

19th Century Swedish Painted Neo-Classical Chest

$6,800

Early 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Painted Chest

Located in Kramfors, SE

Northern Swedish folk art chest in pine. The chest is made during the early 19th century, around

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Pine

Early 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Painted Chest

$2,670

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Located in New Orleans, LA

A beautiful chest of drawers with a rounded bow front, bronze hardware, bun feet, and paneled sides

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$5,331

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Located in Charleston, SC

Exceptional Swedish Rococo style chest of drawers with wonderfully curvaceous serpentine drawers

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$5,400

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Located in New York, NY

A tall chest of drawers made during the late 19th century in Sweden. Painted in our signature color

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Located in Haddonfield, NJ

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$5,900

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Located in West Palm Beach, FL

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$8,580 / set

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Located in Charleston, SC

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$9,400

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Located in Dallas, TX

Fabulous pair of 19th century Swedish neoclassical painted chests. Painted in a beautiful blue

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$12,500 / set

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Located in Charleston, SC

Swedish 19th century chest of drawers with three reeded drawers, handsome hardwares and dentil

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$5,200

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Located in Charleston, SC

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19th Century Swedish Gustavian Chest of Drawers

$5,400

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Located in Milford, NH

A rustic early 19th century Swedish footed lift top blanket chest with three faux drawer fronts

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Early 19th Century Swedish Lift Top Grain Painted Blanket Chest

$1,800

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Located in Kramfors, SE

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Pine

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$5,755

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Located in London, GB

A mahogany chest of drawers, with brass mounts. Sweden, Circa 1880.

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$5,203

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Located in London, GB

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$5,203

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Located in Gloucestershire, GB

Early 19th Century Swedish pine chest of drawers with remains of old black paint. Original brass

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$6,983

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Located in Atlanta, GA

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Located in Debenham, Suffolk

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$2,731

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Located in Charleston, SC

19th century Swedish Gustavian chest of drawers with classic reeded drawer fronts, canted corners

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$5,400

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Located in Atlanta, GA

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$3,650

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Located in Charleston, SC

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$5,400

Pair of Swedish 19th Century Gustavian Chests

Located in Charleston, SC

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Pair of Swedish 19th Century Gustavian Chests

$9,800

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Located in Charleston, SC

Charming 19th century Swedish three drawers chest on block legs. Sweden, circa 1840. More than

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$3,900

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Located in London, GB

A mahogany large chest of drawers, with brass handles and key holes, the top fall-front drawer

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Brass

19th Century Swedish Mahogany Chest of Drawers

$6,572

19th Century Swedish Birch Chest of Drawers

Located in Debenham, Suffolk

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Birch

19th Century Swedish Birch Chest of Drawers

$2,396

Swedish 19th century Painted Chest Of Drawer

Located in Charleston, SC

Charming 19th century Swedish three drawer chest with carved dentil moldings, canted corners

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Bronze

Swedish 19th century Painted Chest Of Drawer

$5,600

Pair of Swedish 19th Century Gustavian Chests

Located in Charleston, SC

Pair of 19th century Swedish Gustavian style two-drawer chests with painted reeding on the drawer

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Pine

Pair of Swedish 19th Century Gustavian Chests

$9,800

19th century Swedish birch chest of drawers

Located in Debenham, Suffolk

19th century Swedish birch chest of drawers circa 1890. Good quality stained Swedish birch 4

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Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Victorian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Birch

19th century Swedish birch chest of drawers

$2,731

19th Century Swedish Small Chest of Drawers

Located in Kramfors, SE

Swedish small chest of drawers. The chest has distressed paint with traces of the original painting

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Pine

19th Century Swedish Small Chest of Drawers

$2,076

19th century Swedish Painted Chest of Drawers

Located in Charleston, SC

19th century Swedish Gustavian style chests in old white paint with marbleized wooden tops. Drawers

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Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Bronze

19th century Swedish Painted Chest of Drawers

$11,400 / set

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19th Century Swedish Chest For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the 19th century Swedish chest you’re looking for. Each 19th century Swedish chest for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, softwood and pine. There are many kinds of the 19th century Swedish chest you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. A 19th century Swedish chest is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in neoclassical, folk art and Victorian styles are sought with frequency. Biedermeier, Svenska Möbler and Isac Löfgren each produced at least one beautiful 19th century Swedish chest that is worth considering.

How Much is a 19th Century Swedish Chest?

Prices for a 19th century Swedish chest start at $323 and top out at $150,000 with the average selling for $4,950.

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Shopping for a commode or a chest of drawers?

Commode is the French term for a low chest of drawers, but it is also sometimes used to denote any case piece with a particularly intricate design. The commode dates to circa 1700 France, where it was used as an alternative to a taller cabinet piece so as to not obscure paneled, mirrored or tapestried walls. Coffers, or chests, which were large wooden boxes with hinged lids and sometimes stood on ball feet, preceded chests of drawers, a fashionable cabinet furnishing that garnered acclaim for its obvious storage potential and versatility. The term commode was also used to refer to a piece of bedroom furniture — a washstand or nightstand that contained a chamber pot.

As time passed, French and British furniture makers led the way in the production of chests of drawers, and features like the integration of bronze and ornamental pulls became commonplace. Antique French commodes in the Louis XV style were sometimes crafted in mahogany or walnut, while an Italian marble top added a sophisticated decorative flourish. This specific type of case piece grew in popularity in the years that followed.

So, what makes a chest of drawers different from a common dresser? Dressers are short, and chests of drawers are overall taller pieces of furniture that typically do not have room on the top for a mirror as most dressers do. Tallboys and highboys are variations of the dresser form. Some chests of drawers have one column of four to six long drawers or three long drawers in their bottom section that are topped by a cluster of small side-by-side drawers on the top. To further complicate things, we sometimes refer to particularly short chests of drawers as nightstands.

Even though chests of drawers are commonly thought of as bedroom furniture to store clothing, these are adaptable pieces. A chest of drawers can house important documents — think of your walnut Art Deco commode as an upgrade to your filing cabinet. Nestle your chest near your home’s front door to store coats and other outerwear, while the top can be a place to drop your handbag. Add some flair to your kitchen, where this lovable case piece can hold pots, pans and even cookbooks.

When shopping for the right chest of drawers for your home, there are a few key things to consider: What will you be storing in it? How big a chest will you need?

Speaking of size, don’t dream too big. If your space is on the smaller side, a more streamlined vintage mid-century modern chest of drawers, perhaps one designed by Paul McCobb or T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, may best suit your needs.

At 1stDibs, we make it easy to add style and storage to your home. Browse our collection of antique and vintage commodes and chests of drawers today.

Questions About 19th Century Swedish Chest

Who was one of the most important portrait painters of the 19th century?
1 Answer
1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
British artist John Singer Sargent was one of the most important portrait painters of the 19th century. Other notable portraitists from the period include James Abbott McNeill Whistler, Eugène Delacroix, Théodore Géricault, Gustave Courbet, Édouard Manet, Mary Cassat, Claude Monet and Pierre-Auguste Renoir. On 1stDibs, find a wide variety of portrait paintings.
What art style was used by the 19th-century French painters?
1 Answer
1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
The French painters of the 19th century worked in two styles. Neoclassicism dominated the first half of the century, and Impressionism was the most common style during the second half. On 1stDibs, you can find a variety of French paintings.

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