Gustavian Blue
Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Gustavian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Brass
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Grandfather Clocks and Long...
Wood
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Grandfather Clocks and Long...
Antique 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Clocks
Wood, Paint
Antique Mid-19th Century Danish Gustavian Bookcases
Glass, Pine, Paint
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Grandfather Clocks and Long...
Wood
Antique 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Grandfather Clocks and Longcase C...
Metal
Antique 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Demi-lune Tables
Wood
Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Pine
Antique 1790s Danish Gustavian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Elm
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Coat Racks and Stands
Pine
Antique 19th Century Swedish Clocks
Wood, Paint, Glass
Antique 1760s Swedish Rococo Cabinets
Brass
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Decorative Boxes
Wood, Paint
Antique Late 18th Century Danish Gustavian Console Tables
Ceramic, Pine, Delft
Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Brass
Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Pine, Paint
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Dining Room Chairs
Wood
Antique 1850s Swedish Folk Art Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Pine
Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Pine
Early 20th Century Swedish Gustavian Tableware
Velvet, Wood, Paint
Antique Early 1800s Swedish Gustavian Stools
Pine
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Desks
Wood, Paint, Pine
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Wood
Antique 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Stools
Antique 1850s Swedish Rococo Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Bronze
Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI End Tables
Wood, Paint
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Sideboards
Wood
Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Benches
Pine, Paint
Early 20th Century Swedish Gustavian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Brass
Antique Early 1800s Swedish Gustavian Benches
Wood
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Brass
Antique 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Pine
Vintage 1920s Swedish Gustavian Side Tables
Brass
Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Pine
Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Cabinets
Pine
Antique 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Wood
Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Gustavian Desks and Writing Tables
Pine
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Benches
Wood
Antique Late 18th Century Danish Gustavian Cabinets
Oak
Antique 19th Century Gustavian Dressers
Wood
Antique Late 18th Century Danish Gustavian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Brass
Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Gustavian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Brass
Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Wood, Pine
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Tables
Pine
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Corner Cupboards
Pine
Early 2000s European Gustavian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Wood, Paint
Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Gustavian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Brass
Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Gustavian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Brass
Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Gustavian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Oak, Pine
Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Gustavian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Brass
Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Gustavian Tables
Pine
Mid-20th Century Swedish Gustavian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Wood
Antique Mid-19th Century Albanian Gustavian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Pine
Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Gustavian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Brass
Late 20th Century Scandinavian Gustavian Candle Lamps
Wood, Paint
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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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