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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Item Ships From: Europe
Style: Gustavian
Antique Console Table, Vintage Wood, Elegant Design
Located in Kvidinge, SE
Beautiful antique console table in Gustavian style from Sweden.
The table is handmade in solid pine.
Small, tapered legs typical of the Gustavian period.
Seven drawers, one wider an...
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19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
Gustavian Secretary Desk in Black-Painted Pine – Sweden, c. 1790
Located in Kastrup, DK
Gustavian secretary desk crafted in black-painted pine with brass fittings.
The upper section features a broken, architecturally structured pediment with a boldly profiled cornice, ...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Brass
19th century Swedish painted pine cupboard
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century Swedish painted pine cupboard circa 1870.
Fine quality Swedish cupboard which can function in multiple rooms around the home, such as the kitchen, dining room or bedroo...
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine, Paint
Small Antique Bleached Gustavian Style Round Side Table. English, Circa 1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Lovely small round table.
Made from fruitwood
Recenly bleached and then finished with a gentle lime wash
I particularly like its simplicity.
I have chosen not to lacquer or wax...
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1850s English Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Fruitwood
Swedish Gustavian Chest of Drawers with Diamond-Patterned Marquetry
Located in Kastrup, DK
Gustavian chest of drawers of exceptional craftsmanship, originating from the Mälardalen region, Sweden, circa 1780–1790.
The chest is richly veneered with geometric marquetry arran...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Brass
Early 19th Century Sideboard in Gustavian Style from Sweden with Rustic Patina
Located in Kramfors, SE
Early 19th century sideboard in gustavian style. Made in northern Sweden from solid pine around 1820. The sideboard has double doors with ribbed diamonds and classic straight corners...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
19th century Swedish hand painted small dresser base
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century swedish hand painted small sideboard circa 1860.
We are pleased to offer this rustic piece of scandinavian furniture. Due to it's smaller size it is ideal for multiple ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine, Paint
19th century Swedish hand painted pine blanket box
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Hand painted small Swedish trunk circa 1877.
Good quality piece of rustic Swedish furniture, offering plenty of opportunities for storage in multiple rooms around the home, such as ...
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Metal
20th Century Swedish painted sidetable in Gustavian Style
Located in Kvidinge, SE
A Swedish side table with one drawer made in Gustavian style around 1910-1920
Restored and painted in a light gray on a red ground, distress surface for an authentic antique feel.
He...
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1910s Swedish Vintage Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
$1,129 Sale Price
20% Off
Mora Clock 1800s Swedish Green Gold Antique Swedish Painted Gustavian A
Located in Lewes, England
Swedish antique mora clock dating from early/mid-1800s featuring green paint with gold detail
painted on the body and it has a clean face.
It is structurally sound and will be check...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
$3,029 Sale Price
25% Off
Antique Swedish Country House Sideboard in Gustavian Style Made by Hand
Located in Kramfors, SE
Antique Swedish country sideboard in gustavian style. This country house furniture is made by hand in solid pine in northern Sweden around 1820. The sideboard has old historic paint ...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
Finnish 19th century painted pine wall cupboard
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Finnish 19th century painted pine wall cupboard circa 1860.
We are pleased to offer this delightful and rare wall cabinet from Finland.
Large decorative cornice and presented in a ...
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Mid-19th Century Finnish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine, Paint
Antique Northern Swedish Demi Lune Table in Gustavian Style with Patina
Located in Kramfors, SE
Antique Swedish demi-lune table from the mid 1800s. The table is freestanding and made by hand in solid pine in northern Sweden around 1850. Gustavian style with straight tapered leg...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
Antique Gustavian Country Sideboard Made by Hand in Northern Sweden Circa 1820
Located in Kramfors, SE
Antique gustavian country sideboard from northern Sweden. The sideboard is made by hand in solid pine around 1820. Classic straight shape decorated with hand-carved flutes. Tall tape...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
19th century hand painted Swedish side table
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century hand painted swedish pine side table circa 1880.
Lovely traditional swedish side table in original striking blue paintwork.
Rectangular slightly over-sailing top with ...
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine, Paint
Gustavian Light Gray Painted Bureau / Secretary 1780 - 80
Located in Kastrup, DK
Elegant and architectural Gustavian bureau / secrétaire in oak with light gray paint. Interior writing flap and drawers painted in blue.
The Bureau / secrétaire is in two parts: an ...
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Late 18th Century Danish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Brass, Iron
Swedish Gustavian Painted Chest of Drawers Commode Tallboy Black C 1850
Located in Lewes, England
C 1850 antique Swedish Gustavian painted chest of 3 drawers commode with detailed gustavian ribbed decorative motifs on the top rail, front and brass detailing.
It has 3 drawers wi...
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
$6,518 Sale Price
20% Off
Set of 4 Antique Gustavian Style Urn Back Dining Chairs.English C.1920
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
A delightful matching set of 4 English limed oak chairs.
They have been recently limed to enhance the beautiful grain in the wood.
The seats have been re-upholstered in hessian or...
Category
Early 20th Century English Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Oak
Swedish early 19th century hand painted pine chest of drawers
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Swedish early 19th century painted pine chest of drawers circa 1800.
Fine quality chest of drawers, fitted with 4 graduating drawers that open on the key. Bold red paint that has w...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine, Paint
19th century Scandinavian painted pine double door cupboard
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century Scandinavian painted small sideboard circa 1870.
Good example of a practical antique providing many uses around the home, being shallow in depth it lends itself perfect...
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine, Paint
Antique Swedish Country Sideboard from the Gustavian Period with Blue Paint
Located in Kramfors, SE
Antique Swedish country sideboard from the gustavian period during the late 1700s. Made in northern Sweden with a classic, straight shape. Original unusual blue paint from the late 1...
Category
Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
18th Century Swedish Gustavian Console
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
Well carved 18th Century Swedish Gustavian console.
Decorative carved detailing around three sides, carved and turned legs and repainted in soft blue.
Circa 1780.
Category
18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wood
Antique Northern Swedish Solid Pine Classic Gustavian Rustic Sideboard
Located in Kramfors, SE
Gustavian early 1800s sideboard made around 1820 in northern Sweden. The sideboard is made in solid pine with a classic straight gustavian shape with flutes at the corners. Old histo...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
19th century Swedish painted cupboard on stand
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Mid 19th century Swedish hand painted cupboard circa 1860.
Scandinavian cupboard made from pitch pine due to the weight on the piece.
Comprising of 2 sections, elegant and simple d...
Category
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine, Paint
Antique Mora Clock
Located in Crowthorne, Surrey
Antique Swedish Mora clock in blue with hand painted details. Working Longcase clock mechanism of pendulum and 2 weights and a bell chime on the hour.
Width: 60cm / 23.6"
Depth: 23c...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wood
$2,200
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Style Secretary / Writing Desk - Painted
Located in Kvidinge, SE
Swedish Gustavian Secretary / Writing Desk from early 19th century
A rectangular top sitting above a slant front desk opening to reveal a gray painted interior and multiple smal draw...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Brass
$2,627 Sale Price
30% Off
Pair of Swedish Gustavian Blue Painted Breakfront Commodes
Located in Kastrup, DK
Elegant pair of Gustavian-style breakfront commodes from Sweden, circa 1840–1860.
Each is painted in a light blue tone with a charming patina.
Below the top runs a finely carved à l...
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
Swedish Gustavian Secretary Cabinet, Late 18th/Early 19th Century
Located in Stockholm, SE
A rare and finely crafted two-part Gustavian secretary cabinet from Sweden, dating from the late 18th to early 19th century. This piece is characterized by its stately architectural ...
Category
19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Oak, Pine
Mora Clock
Located in Crowthorne, Surrey
Swedish Mora clock with hand painted decorative floral details and clockmakers initials BEOS. Working Longcase clock mechanism of pendulum and 2 weights and a bell chime on the hour....
Category
18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wood
$3,000
Swedish Gustavian Blue Painted Bedside Cabinet Table with Drawer
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
As found in Sweden, this Swedish one door and one drawer blue bedside table has been constructed from solid wood. Classic details on this piece including patinated iron hardware. Thi...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Paint
Gustavian-Style Sideboard, Sweden, Early 19th Century
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
Gustavian-Style Sideboard, Sweden, Early 19th Century
This elegant Gustavian-style sideboard captures the calm refinement and harmonious proportions characteristic of Swedish Neocla...
Category
1830s Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Oak, Walnut
Pair of Swedish Gustavian Style Console Tables
Located in Kastrup, DK
A pair of Swedish console tables in classic Gustavian style, featuring black-painted tops with profiled edges that create an elegant contrast to the light grey bases.
The apron is de...
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
$3,098 / set
19th Century Swedish antique Gustavian buffet with original paint
Located in Boden, SE
Early 19th century Swedish Antique Rustic Gustavian buffet from Umeå Northern Sweden.
Beautiful genuine buffet in original condition.
These doors open to reveal inner shelves offer...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
Antique Genuine Swedish Original Gustavian Period Handmade Chest of Drawers
Located in Kramfors, SE
Antique Swedish chest of drawers from the 1700s in gustavian style. The chest is a genuine Swedish gustavian furniture with four drawers made by hand in solid pine around 1790. Class...
Category
Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
Pair of Swedish Gustavian Style Console Tables
Located in Kastrup, DK
Pair of Swedish Gustavian Style Console Tables, circa 1880–1900
Pair of Swedish console tables in classic Gustavian style.
The tables feature black-painted tops with a profiled edg...
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
$3,175 / set
Antique Swedish Country House Gustavian Style Corner Cabinet with Original Paint
Located in Kramfors, SE
Antique Swedish corner cabinet from the early 1800s, around 1820. The cabinet is a country house furniture made in the gustavian style. Two parts with a rounded front, double doors a...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
Bureau / Secretary Gustavian in Blue Painted In Pine. 18th Ctr. Swedish
Located in Kastrup, DK
Gustavian secretary crafted in pine, finished in a charming blue tone with an elegant patina.
The piece is composed of two sections with refined detailing throughout.
The upper cabi...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Brass
Swedish 19th Century Gustavian Wooden Sofa Bench with Striped Upholstery
Located in Karis, Nyland
A beautifully aged 19th-century Swedish Gustavian wooden sofa bench, showcasing the handcrafted character and rustic charm typical of rural furniture of the period. The frame is cons...
Category
19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Wood, Pine
Swedish Gustavian White Grey Painted Chest of Drawers Commode C.1870
Located in Lewes, England
Circa 1860/1870 antique Swedish Gustavian White Grey painted plain front chest of drawers commode in gustavian style with classic Gustavian detail on the drawer fronts and leading e...
Category
Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
$4,929 Sale Price
20% Off
Mora Clock 1800
s
Located in Crowthorne, Surrey
Swedish Mora clock with hand painted decorative floral details and carving detail. Working Longcase clock mechanism of pendulum and 2 weights and a bell chime on the hour.
Width: 64...
Category
Early 18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wood
$3,500
19th century original scraped paint Swedish cupboard
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century original scraped paint Swedish cupboard circa 1850.
Here we have a fine piece of Swedish rustic furniture, presented in it's original paint which has been partially scr...
Category
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine, Paint
Mid 19th century Swedish painted pine rocking cradle
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Mid 19th century Swedish painted pine rocking cradle crib circa 1860.
Traditional Swedish painted cradle in original paint. Ideal for use as toy storage or the perfect decorative o...
Category
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Oak, Pine, Paint
Swedish Antique Rocking Chair 6 Legs 19th Century Hand Painted Black Gold
Located in Bochum, NRW
Antique Black Swedish Rocking Chair with Original Black Paint, Late 19th Century
The chair is in excellent condition, given its age and use, showing minimal signs of time and use—nor...
Category
1920s Swedish Vintage Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wood
Original hand painted Swedish pine wall cabinet
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Original hand painted Swedish pine wall cabinet circa 1840.
Dated 1840 either side of initials on the top of the door.
Known as allmoge in Sweden this hand painted cupboard retains...
Category
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine, Paint
Antique Swedish Console Table with Original Paint and Gustavian Carved Decor
Located in Kramfors, SE
Antique console table in gustavian style dated September 24th 1852. Straight tapered legs, apron with period-typical gustavian carved leaves. Original thin paint which is slightly wo...
Category
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
Harlequin Set of 10 Antique Gustavian Style Urn Back Dining Chairs
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
A wonderful set of ten English limed oak chairs. Not quite matching. There are actually 3 different models ( 4 + 3 + 3 ).
Each chair has a variation of the same basic characteristi...
Category
Early 20th Century English Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Oak
Gustavian Bench
Located in Cirencester, GB
This beautiful antique Swedish bench is early 19th century from Northern Sweden.
The layers of paint have been dry scraped revealing the ori...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
$5,892
Antique Original Chest on Chest from the Gustavian Period from Stockholm, Sweden
Located in Kramfors, SE
Antique Swedish chest on chest in gustavian style made around 1780 in Stockholm, Sweden. The chest is made in a classic, straight gustavian styl...
Category
Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
Chest of Drawers with Original Brass Fittings. Danish Gustavian (Louis XVI)
Located in Kastrup, DK
Decorative Gustavian chest of drawers (known in Denmark as Louis XVI) crafted in pine, carefully stripped back to its original black paint with a beautifully aged patina.
The top is ...
Category
Late 18th Century Danish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Brass
20th Century Black Painted Display Bookcase Glazed Cabinet
Located in Kvidinge, SE
A gorgeous Bookcase Display with two glazed cabinet doors
Painted and refinished in a black with a delicate hint of red under and distress for an authentic antique feel
The inside i...
Category
20th Century Swedish Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Brass
$2,760 Sale Price
30% Off
18th Century Gustavian Sofa
Located in Allerum, SE
Fine and unusually long late 18th century Gustavian sofa in it's original finish. ca 1790 Sweden.
Category
Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
$13,500
Rare Gustavian silver cup by Johan Stras from Stockholm, Sweden dated 1792
Located in Knivsta, SE
Rare Gustavian silver cup by Johan Stras from Stockholm, Sweden dated 1792. Johan Stras Johan Stras was an active master silversmith during the years 1777-1796. This cup was made 17...
Category
1790s Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Silver
Antique Genuine Northern Swedish Country Gustavian Style Rustic Corner Cabinet
Located in Kramfors, SE
Antique country corner cabinet in gustavian style from northern Sweden. The cabinet is from around 1820 to 1840 and has a frame in solid pine. Made in two parts with an upper and low...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
Antique Genuine Swedish Gustavian Detailed Decorated Console Table
Located in Kramfors, SE
Swedish gustavian console table in painted pine. The table is made around 1790 to 1800 and has detailed carved wooden decor. The surface has been scraped by hand to the original pain...
Category
Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
Set of 12 Antique Painted Gustavian Dining Chairs
Located in Nijlen, BE
Impressive set of 12 Swedish Gustavian chairs. In a warm grey paint with clear signs of age.
Pure simplicity and craftsmanship.
In very nice condition, all very sturdy.
Unique large ...
Category
19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Ash
Swedish 18th Century Gustavian Grey and Blue Display Cabinet
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Antique Swedish Glass-Top Cabinet Made in Two-parts.
The base has a set of 4 drawers and the top display cabinet has two glass doors that is pati...
Category
1770s Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
$9,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Swedish antique Gustavian Table with original paint
Located in Boden, SE
19th Century Swedish Gustavian table from Boden Norrbotten, Northern Sweden.
The table is handscraped to its original color.
Hardware is original to the piece.
Made in painted pine.
...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
Late 19th Century Swedish Period Gustavian Day Bed
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
A rare to source late 19th Century Swedish period freestanding Gustavian day bed repainted in soft blue.
This model is normally is decorated on just...
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19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wood
Gustavian Grey Painted 3 Drawer Dresser with Faux Marble Top, Sweden, 1850-1880
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Late 19th century grey painted chest of drawers, Swedish.
This 3 drawer dresser has a charming break front style, an amazing faux marble top and the original brass hardware.
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Brass
$2,875 Sale Price
32% Off
Antique Rare Swedish Sideboard, Unusually Low Gustavian Style Original Paint
Located in Kramfors, SE
Rare antique Swedish sideboard. The sideboard is unusually low and made in gustavian style. It is an authentic country house furniture from 1834 made in Hälsingland. The frame is mad...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
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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