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
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
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 Secretary Cabinet, in Rococo and Gustavian Style
Located in Kramfors, SE
Genuine antique secretary cabinet from northern Sweden. The cabinet is a genuine country furniture made in a transitional style from between ...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
Antique Northern Swedish Gustavian Period Handmade Rustic Pine Sideboard
Located in Kramfors, SE
Antique Swedish rustic sideboard from the gustavian period, made around 1810. The sideboard is made in northern Sweden by hand from solid pine. It has a straight shape with two doors...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
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...
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Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine, Paint
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 Genuine Swedish Gustavian Pine Provincial Sofa Bench
Located in Kramfors, SE
Northern Swedish Gustavian provincial sofa crafted in pine, showcasing its original scraped paint. This sofa, dating back to the early 19th century, around 1800 to 1810, exemplifies ...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Period Provincial Cabinet
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
A period provincial early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian cabinet.
With carved doors opening to useful storage, below two further doors opening to more storage. Wonderful decorative c...
Category
19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wood
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 ...
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19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Ash
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
$5,858
Mid 19th century Swedish pine long case mora clock
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Mid 19th century Swedish pine long case mora clock circa 1850.
Large Swedish long case mora clock, presented in scraped back paint.
Scraped back down to reveal a partial colour of ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Metal
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...
Category
19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wood
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
$4,916 Sale Price
20% Off
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
Antique Swedish Round Drop-Leaf Dining Table from the Gustavian Period
Located in Kramfors, SE
Swedish antique dining table from the gustavian period around 1820. The table is made by hand in solid Swedish pine. Rectangular leg-frame with carved leaves on the two longer sides....
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
Genuine rustic antique Gustavian Drop leaf table country original color.
Located in Boden, SE
Genuine gustavian drop-leaf table made around 1790 to 1810 in Luleå Norrbotten ,Northern Sweden. The frame is made from solid pine and it has the original paint with genuine distres...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
Antique Genuine Gustavian Small Table from Northern Sweden with a Drawer
Located in Kramfors, SE
Antique Swedish gustavian table from around 1810. The table is gustavian, also known as neoclassic, and made in solid Swedish pine. The table has the original paint with a rustic cha...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
Swedish Gustavian Painted Chest of Drawers Pair Commode Grey White C.1860 Carved
Located in Lewes, England
Circa 1850 antique Swedish Gustavian Grey White painted chest of drawers commode in gustavian style with classic Gustavian carved detail on the drawer fronts and leading edges.
The...
Category
Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
$6,209 Sale Price / set
35% Off
Pair of Elegant Demi lune Console Tables, Gustavian Style, Sweden
Located in Kastrup, DK
A refined pair of Demi lune console tables in the Gustavian style, crafted in Sweden around 1880–1900.
The black-painted tabletops feature a moulded edge, while the base is finished ...
Category
1890s Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Cabinet with Original Paint
Located in Boden, SE
19th century Swedish antique Gustavian corner cabinet from Umeå Västerbotten, Northern Sweden.
Beautifully reeded doors.
Scraped by gentle hand to its well preserved original color...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
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 /...
Category
1950s European Vintage Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wood
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
19th Century Swedish antique rustic Country Gustavian table
Located in Boden, SE
Early 19th Century Swedish antique Rustic Gustavian Provincial table from Skellefteå Västerbotten,Northern Sweden.
The table is scraped by hand to its original paint.
The table is ea...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
Vitrine Cabinet Danish Gustavian. Blue Painted
Located in Kastrup, DK
A beautiful two-part Gustavian display cabinet, crafted in pine and painted in an elegant blue tone with a light grey interior.
The upper section features a moulded cornice and two ...
Category
Early 19th Century Danish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Brass
$5,508 Sale Price
20% Off
Mora Clock
Located in Crowthorne, Surrey
Antique Swedish Mora clock from the 1800's. Original paint; grey with gold detailing. Not function tested.
Measures: Width:58cm / 22.8"
Depth: 20cm / 7.8"
Height: 215cm / 84.6".
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Birch
$2,200
Gustavian Chest of Drawers, Sweden, 19th Century
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
Gustavian Chest of Drawers, Sweden, 19th Century
A beautifully proportioned Gustavian chest of drawers from 19th-century Sweden, showcasing the hallmark simplicity and lightness of...
Category
1840s Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Softwood
Large Antique Northern Swedish Gustavian Period Rustic Black Cabinet in Pine
Located in Kramfors, SE
Large antique Swedish cabinet from the gustavian period around year 1800. From northern Sweden made by hand in solid Swedish pine. The cabinet is made in two parts with a classic str...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
Mora Clock Swedish 1800s Antique Folk Art 200cm Faux Wood Grain 1800s
Located in Lewes, England
Antique Swedish mora clock from C. 1844 in rare faux wood grain Kurbitz folk art finish finish and a superb rare detailed metal face roman numeral face in generally good condition fo...
Category
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wood
$2,820 Sale Price
30% Off
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Pedestal table with original paint
Located in Boden, SE
19th century Swedish Gustavian pedestal table from Skelleftea, Northern Sweden.
A charming classic 19th century Swedish round Pedestal table...
Category
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
Mora Clock
Located in Crowthorne, Surrey
Swedish Mora clock from the 1960's in original colour. Cream with gold carved detailing. Working Longcase clock mechanism of pendulum and 2 weights and a bell chime on the hour.
Wid...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wood
$2,400
18th Century Scandinavian Painted Baroque Chest of Drawers
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
19th century Scandinavian painted baroque chest of drawers
Fine quality solid oak chest of drawers, circa 1840.
The chest has 4-drawer and the ...
Category
Mid-18th Century Danish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Oak
Swedish Gustavian Faux Marble Painted Console Table
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A light grey painted Gustavian painted with faux marble original imitation painting on the top. The Swedish console table with brass hardware on the front is from around 1800-1820 an...
Category
Early 1800s Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Bronze
$1,500 Sale Price
20% 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
Antique Pine Sideboard from the Swedish Gustavian Period with Birch Faux Paint
Located in Kramfors, SE
Sideboard from the Swedish gustavian period made in northern Sweden around 1790. This antique sideboard is a genuine Swedish original furniture made by hand in solid pine. Untouched ...
Category
Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
Böhlmarks Brass Column Table Lamp. 1930
s.
Located in Bromma, SE
Brass table lamp in Column form. Sweden, 1930s. Stamp Arvid Böhlmark Stockholm.
Minor wear.
Atelier made lamp
Shade in cashmere is included.
New cable & switch (EU plug).
Measure...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Bronze
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
19th century Swedish painted pine chest of drawers
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century Swedish painted pine chest of drawers circa 1880.
Good quality 3 drawer chest of drawers painted in a light coral paint effect. 2 plank top surface, with 3 drawers of ...
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine, Paint
Swedish Gustavian Painted Chest of Drawers Pair Commode Grey White Bedroom
Located in Lewes, England
Circa 1850 antique Swedish Gustavian Grey White painted chest of drawers commode in Gustavian style with classic Gustavian carved detail on the drawer fronts and leading edges.
Thi...
Category
Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
$5,321 Sale Price / set
35% Off
Swedish Gustavian Antique Table Desk Grey White Carved Detail, C.1860-1870
Located in Lewes, England
Beautiful Gustavian writing table desk from the second half of the 19th century with stunning patina in a grey white painted finish with the usual marks of age. It has a lovely feel...
Category
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
$3,004 Sale Price
20% Off
Rare Antique Swedish Gustavian Period Corner Cabinet with Authentic Glass Doors
Located in Kramfors, SE
Rare gustavian period corner cabinet with glass doors from Sweden made during the 1790s. The cabinet is made by hand in solid pine into two parts. Made during the transition period b...
Category
Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
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
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Console Table
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Charming early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian period console table.
In original paint with carved detail to all four sides. This table has multiple uses.
Circa 1800. With restoration.
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine, Paint
Swedish Gustavian White Grey Painted Marble Top Chest of Drawers Commode 1875
Located in Lewes, England
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 edges.
It has a...
Category
Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
$4,056 Sale Price
40% Off
Antique Swedish Genuine Gustavian Period Decorated Foot Stool with Original Seat
Located in Kramfors, SE
Genuine antique foot stool from the Swedish gustavian period around 1770 to 1780. This Swedish antique has classic carved wooden decor on the legs and sides. Original paint from the ...
Category
Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Corner Cabinet
Located in Boden, SE
19th century Swedish Gustavian corner cabinet from Piteå Norrbotten, Northern Sweden.
Highly stately Corner Cabinet with reeded doors at the ...
Category
Early 1800s Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
18th Century Swedish Gustavian Corner Hanging Cabinet with Original Paint
Located in Boden, SE
19th Century swedish Gustavian Hanging corner cabinet from Råneå Norrbotten, Northern Sweden.
A beautiful cabinet scraped by hand to its well preserved original paint.
Stunning blu...
Category
Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
Antique Swedish Rustic Gustavian Pedestal Table with Distressed Original Paint
Located in Kramfors, SE
Swedish antique pedestal table from the early 1800s in gustavian style. The table has a square table top on a pedestal with three elongated legs. Made in solid pine in northern Swede...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
Fine 19th Century Gustavian Chairs
Located in Allerum, SE
Fine pair of raw 19th century Gustavian chairs with it's original padding, great carvings and patina. ca 1810 Sweden.
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
Fine Pair of Gustavian Chairs by Ephraim Stahl
Located in Allerum, SE
Pair of 19th century Gustavian gilt wood chairs with hoof feet. Signed by Ephraim Sthal (1767-1820). Supplier to the Royal Court and one of the most sophisticated and inventive maker...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Giltwood
$18,000 / set
Linen Press Gustavian 18th Century In Pine
Located in Kastrup, DK
Beautiful Gustavian linen press in two parts from northern Sweden, crafted around 1790–1800. Made of solid pine with elegant grain and fine craftsmanship of high quality.
The upper ...
Category
Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Brass
Set of Six 19th Century Gustavian Chairs
Located in Allerum, SE
Fine set of six 19th century Gustavian laughing chairs in their original condition. Ca 1800, Sweden.
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
$15,000 / set
Antique Swedish Gustavian Longcase Clock
Located in Kramfors, SE
Antique gustavian long case clock in painted pine from Sweden. The clock has a hand carved decor in wood with older paint from the late 1800s. The paint has become slightly distresse...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
Swedish Gustavian Extendable Dining Table Mid-20th Century 8 10-Seat
Located in Lewes, England
Swedish Gustavian extendable dining table which extends from a round 115 cm approximately to 265 cm long with three leaves. Note on these original tables, the extra leaves do not car...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Birch
$6,500 Sale Price
20% Off
Small Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Period Side Table
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A charming turn of the century, 19th Century Swedish table.
With small drawer and scalloped detail, the shaped legs end with carved hoof feet. Later repainted.
Circa 1800.
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paint
Early 19th Century Swedish antique rustic Gustavian Desk with Original Paint
Located in Boden, SE
Early 19th century Swedish Gustavian antique rustic desk from Umeå Västerbotten, Northern Sweden.
Nice Gustavian Desk Scraped by hand to its origi...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
Gustavian Bleached Oak Secretaire
Located in London, GB
This magnificent Swedish Gustavian period secretaire/ bureau bookcase is a testament to timeless elegance and exceptional craftsmanship.
Crafted in oak wood, the bureau features a st...
Category
18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Oak
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 19th Century Grey Painted 3 Drawer Dresser
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Late Swedish 19th century painted chest of drawers. This 3 drawer dresser has a charming break front style with the original brass hardware.
Category
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Late 19th Century Swedish 3 Drawer Gustavian Chest
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Late 19th Century chest of drawers painted in black. This classic Gustavian commode is a very versatile piece that works well in a foyer, living room or bedroom.
Category
Late 19th Century Scandinavian Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Brass
Antique Display Cabinet, Gustavian Style, Sweden, C. 1840
Located in Kastrup, DK
Display cabinet in two parts.
Upper part with pair of slatted glass doors with inside Pompeii red color.
Below top list with tooth cut. Lower part drawer with diamond-shaped fillin...
Category
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Glass, 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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