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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
Swedish 1880s Gustavian Style Painted Wood Sideboard with Carved Diamond Motifs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Gustavian style painted wood sideboard from the late 19th century, with diamond motifs and carved rosettes. Created in Sweden during the last quarter of the 19th century, t...
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Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture

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Wood

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.
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture

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Pine

Neoclassical Swedish Gustavian Style Lacquered Cabriole Sofa Settee
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Sublime bespoke cabriole sofa, settee, or canapé made in the neoclassical Swedish Gustavian style. The sofa feature a gracefully curved cabriole style ha...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Gustavian Furniture

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Brass

19th Century Grey Swedish Gustavian Pine Console Table - Scandinavian End Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A dark-grey, antique Swedish Gustavian console table with a painted faux marble top, made of hand crafted Pinewood, in good condition. The Scandinavian wood end table is standing fou...
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Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture

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Pine

19th Century Swedish Clock Secretary Circa 1820
Located in Atlanta, GA
This exceptional 19th-century Swedish clock secretary, circa 1820, combines functionality with timeless Gustavian elegance. Crafted from pine, this impressive piece features a beauti...
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19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture

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Pine, Paint

Original Painted Swedish Mora Grandfather Clock , Dated 1850
Located in Round Top, TX
Swedish Mora grandfather clock dated 1850, crafted in pine with original brick-red or burgundy paint now softly scraped to reveal the natural wood beneath. A hand-painted monogram an...
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19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture

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Pine

18th Century Swedish Chest of Drawers Circa 1790
Located in Atlanta, GA
This exquisite 18th-century Swedish chest of drawers, circa 1790, exemplifies the timeless elegance of Gustavian design. Constructed from pine wood, it features a soft white painted ...
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18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture

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Pine

19th Century Swedish Blue Oak Secretary Bureau
Located in Round Top, TX
This oak secretary is a striking statement piece with panel doors, dramatic bonnet, and traditional lower three large drawers. The entire secretary has been given a professional cust...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture

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Brass

18th Century Large Blue Painted Chest of Four Drawers, Denmark
Located in Round Top, TX
Large pine chest of four drawers flanked with turned columns and decorative carving along top and skirt. The newer, professionally applied blue layered painted finish with white und...
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Mid-18th Century Danish Antique Gustavian Furniture

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Brass

18th Century Swedish Gustavian Tall Case Closk
Located in Mckinney, TX
An exquisite Swedish tall case clock boasting a rounded crown and clean lines, complemented by a dry-scraped finish. The clock retains its original blue-green and alabaster paint wit...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture

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Iron

Antique 1904 Swedish Large Chocolate Tin
Located in Centennial, CO
A charming antique 1904 Swedish large dome top trunk shaped chocolate tin would add a beautiful Scandinavian accent to most anywhere in your house. The exterior is a stunning turquoi...
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Early 20th Century Swedish Gustavian Furniture

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Tin

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...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Gustavian Furniture

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Bronze

Swedish Gustavian Painted Chest of Drawers, circa 19th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
A refined Gustavian-style chest of drawers from Sweden, crafted in pine and painted in warm contrasting tones. The rectangular top, finished in a deep brown, rests above a body in so...
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19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture

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Pine

Pair, 20th Century Swedish Gustavian Style Armchairs
Located in Round Top, TX
Pair, attractive Swedish country Gustavian style painted arm chairs with distinctive round back topped by carved rosettes. Turned, fluted legs and carved accents along the skirt add ...
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Early 20th Century Swedish Gustavian Furniture

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Linen, Wood, Paint

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.
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture

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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...
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Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture

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Pine

19th Century Period Gustavian Pair of Benches Carved Rams Head and Hoof
Located in Miami, FL
19th century period Gustavian pair of benches, Savonarolas, carved rams head and hoof with original leather seat.
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Late 19th Century European Antique Gustavian Furniture

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Walnut

19th century Swedish birch cupboard
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century Swedish birch cupboard circa 1860. We are pleased to offer this beautifully Swedish piece of craftsmanship, making it a practical antique for everyday use. Fantastic c...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture

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Birch, Pine

Swedish Gustavian White Painted Chest of Drawers
Located in Shippensburg, PA
SWEDISH GUSTAVIAN-STYLE PAINTED CHEST OF DRAWERS Northern European, 20th Century 39 1/4" H x 21 1/4" D x 44 1/2" W A reproduction of the Gustavian period carefully executed in the ...
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20th Century European Gustavian Furniture

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Brass

Gustavian White Painted Bench, Sweden circa 1820
Located in Round Top, TX
This lovely 6' long bench is a wonderful example of Swedish Gustavian craftsmanship with it's fluted carved skirt and back all resting on turned fluted legs. Restored, later professi...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture

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Upholstery, Wood, Paint

Antique Dutch Painted Country Bombe Linen Press Cabinet
Located in Sheffield, MA
The rare diminutive Dutch Bombe linen press has original white painted over blue with three deep drawers below and a double-door storage space ...
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18th Century Dutch Antique Gustavian Furniture

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Wood

19th Century Painted Dutch Armoire / Cupboard
Located in Viterbo, VT
Large cupboard hand-made in the Netherlands in the 1800s using oak and pegged construction. Despite being pretty large the cupboard has a very delicate and elegant look because of bo...
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Early 19th Century Dutch Antique Gustavian Furniture

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Oak

18th Century Swedish Gustavian Writing Desk Circa 1790
Located in Atlanta, GA
This 18th-century Swedish Gustavian writing desk, circa 1790, embodies the clean lines and restrained elegance characteristic of the Gustavian style, which was inspired by the neocla...
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18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture

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Brass

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...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture

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Pine

19th Century Antique Swedish Gustavian, Scandinavian Round Marble Top Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An antique Swedish Gustavian round table with a black marble top and thick skirt, in good condition. The hand-crafted painted Pinewood ba...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture

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Marble, Metal, Bronze

Antique Swedish Sofa Bench in Gustavian Style, Solid Pine with Blue Paint
Located in Kramfors, SE
Antique Swedish sofa bench in gustavian style. The sofa is a genuine country house furniture from northern Sweden made around 1820 to 1840. The fr...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture

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Pine

19th Century Provincial Gustavian Cabinet
Located in Allerum, SE
Charming 19th century Swedish provincial Gustavian cabinet in its original colour and dated 1827.
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19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture

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Pine

18th Century Swedish Gustavian Window Seat
Located in Huntington, NY
An unusual Swedish window seat from Lindome in the oval (or zero) style with incredible detailed carvings. The arched sides have an intricately detailed open design. The upper sectio...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture

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Linen, Wood, Paint

Wardrobe Gustavian Style
Located in Hollywood, FL
This is a unique 2 door 4 drawer Gustavian Style Wardrobe. its been restored and repainted with Milk Paints Oyster White.
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1950s Swedish Vintage Gustavian Furniture

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Wood

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...
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18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture

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Oak

Swedish Antique Mora Clock White Paint 1800s 203cm Crowned
Located in Lewes, England
Shipping special update - We have negotiated a special flat rate shipping cost to the USA with our main US shipping partner for our 1st dibs clients of only £995 export crated by ai...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture

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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. ...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture

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Pine

Antique Swedish Gustavian Style Chest with Good Clean Lines
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Gustavian style wooden chest from the turn of the 19th and 20th century. This antique chest from Sweden, in typical Gustavian style, features a simple, clean design with a ...
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Early 20th Century French Gustavian Furniture

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Wood

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...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture

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Pine

Swedish Gustavian Style Mirror in Light Sand Patina, circa 1920
Located in Atlanta, GA
A fine Swedish mirror in the Gustavian style, dating to approximately 1920. The rectangular frame is delicately carved with understated floral and foliate motifs, reflecting the grac...
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20th Century Swedish Gustavian Furniture

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Mirror, Wood

Late 18th Century Black Oak Vitrine Cabinet from Denmark
Located in Round Top, TX
This Danish oak vitrine may be used as a display cabinet or bookcase. The upper pane glass doors and canted sides allow for lovely display of any collection held within. The newer pr...
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Late 18th Century Danish Antique Gustavian Furniture

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Wood, Oak, Paint, Glass

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...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture

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Pine

19th Century White Painted Swedish Gustavian Bookcase Display Cabinet
Located in Round Top, TX
Lovely Gustavian display cabinet with upper pane glass doors. Traditional carved diamonds, dentil molding, and additional carving add to the timeless...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture

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Glass, Oak, Pine, Paint

18th c. Swedish Gustavian Period Painted Sofa Bench Tragsofa / Trägsoffa
Located in Wichita, KS
This is a stunning 18th c. Swedish trag sofa bench Tragsofa / Trägsoffa (sofa bed) from the Gustavian period newly upholstered in linen, circa 1790. Shaped arms and beautiful guilloc...
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18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture

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Linen, 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...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture

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Pine

19th Century White Painted Swedish Cabinet Sideboard
Located in Round Top, TX
Gustavian pine sideboard or buffet with traditional decorative fluted diamond panels on cabinet doors. Later professionally painted in layered shades of antique white and lightly di...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture

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Brass

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 ...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture

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Pine

Pair, 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Style Nightstands Small Cabinets
Located in Round Top, TX
Pair, small Swedish country Gustavian style painted nightstands or small cabinets standing on tapered feet. Two doors over one drawer; key and lock function in one, key used only as ...
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Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture

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Brass

Swedish Gustavian Neoclassical Giltwood Fauteuil by Ephraim Ståhl, circa 1800
Located in Kinderhook, NY
An exceptional museum-calibre Swedish circa 1800 late Gustavian period armchair of neoclassical form by Swedish royal cabinetmaker Ephraim Ståhl (1768 -1820), the giltwood frame in o...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture

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Upholstery, Giltwood, Paint

18th c. Swedish Sofa Bench Settee in Original Paint, Gustavian Period
Located in Wichita, KS
A beautiful Swedish sofa bench from the Gustavian period dry scraped to it's original patina. The sofa frame is adorned with a lovely leaf motif and rests upon tapered and fluted leg...
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18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture

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Linen, Wood, Paint

Pair of Swedish Decorated Commodes
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Pair of 19th Century Swedish 3 drawer commodes with Greek Key decoration. 1890
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19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture

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Brass

19th - 20th Century Swedish Gustavian Farm, Kitchen Folding Pinewood Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A late 19th Century, antique Swedish Gustavian rectangular farm table with one drawer, consisting a round pull, made of hand crafted Pinewood in good condition. The rustic Scandinavian kitchen table...
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Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture

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Metal

Antique Early 19th Century Gustavian Sofa / Bench, By a Swedish Cabinetmaker
Located in Odense, DK
A stunning antique late Gustavian sofa/bench, skillfully crafted by a talented Swedish cabinetmaker of the era. This exquisite piece showcases the hallmark elements of Gustavian desi...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture

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Pine

18th Century Swedish Gustavian, Antique Scandinavian Pine Drop-Leaf Dining Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A light-grey, antique Swedish Gustavian drop-leaf table with one drawer, made of hand crafted painted Pinewood, particularized in the Neoclassical Greek style, in good condition. The...
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Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture

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Pine

Round Black Pedestal Dining Table, Sweden 1920
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Early Swedish 20th Century Pedestal Dining Table in Black Paint. This round table has beautiful Gustavian ribbed details with a border going around the table edge.
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Early 20th Century Swedish Gustavian Furniture

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Pine

19th Century Danish Gustavian Chest of Drawers
Located in Huntington, NY
A Danish Gustavian chest of drawers with intricately carved details. Chest top has dental trim around three sides. Front corners have detailed neoclassical column carvings. Three lar...
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Early 19th Century Danish Antique Gustavian Furniture

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Brass, Iron

Swedish Gustavian Style 19th Century Three-Drawer Chest with Marbleized Top
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Gustavian style three-drawer chest from the 19th century with light gray painted finish, marbleized top and fluted side posts. This 19th-century Swedish Gustavian style che...
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19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture

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Wood

Early 19th century painted Swedish Gustavian sofa
Located in London, GB
A nice painted Swedish Gustavian sofa with a typical high back from the early 1800s. classic decorative border detail with turned wood finials either end. Repainted over time in a ...
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1810s Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture

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Oak

Small Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Console Table
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A small highly carved early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian period console table. In original paint with a Carrara marble top.
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture

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Carrara Marble

Late 19th C Swedish Gustavian White Painted Pine Cupboard
Located in Troy, MI
Found in Sweden, this cabinet dates from the 1880s. Tall cabinet with antique white / cream colored painted finish. Top section features four functional drawers with ring-pull hardwa...
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Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture

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Pine

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...
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Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture

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Pine

Swedish Gustavian 2 Door Corner Cabinet
Located in Hollywood, FL
This is a unique Swedish Gustavian style 2 door corner cabinet. it was just restored and repainted with Milk Paints "Oyster White" from the back out to the front of each side is 26"...
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1940s Swedish Vintage Gustavian Furniture

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Wood

Circa 1790 Swedish Gustavian Marble Top Mahogany Desk Commode Chest
Located in Shippensburg, PA
GUSTAVIAN MAHOGANY SECRÉTAIRE À ABATTANT WITH MARBLE TOP Sweden, circa 1790 34 3/16" H x 17 3/4" D x 36 1/8" W Writing area: 13 1/4" D x 30" W x 26 3/8" from floor to underside of writing area A finely crafted mahogany chest of drawers surmounted by a green-teal marble top. The uppermost drawer functions as a fall-front secretaire, the hinged front panel opening to reveal a fitted interior with multiple small drawers and compartments arranged around a central recess. The interior is polished mahogany with turned brass knobs and hand-cut dovetail joinery throughout. The two lower drawers provide additional storage, each mounted with circular brass pulls and brass key escutcheons. The case is outlined with applied brass edging, the drawers framed in applied brass cockbead moldings, the fluted corner stiles terminating in tapered legs with inset brass fluting below applied triangular brass mounts. While the form reflects the Neoclassical aesthetic common throughout Northern Europe in the late 18th and early 19th century, the restrained ornamentation, lightness of proportion and use of gilt-brass accents are particularly characteristic of Swedish Empire furniture...
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18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture

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Marble, Brass

19th century Gustavian influenced chest of drawers
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century Gustavian influenced chest of drawers circa 1870. Good quality Scandinavian chest of drawers made in pine and re-painted in the early 20th century into it's current blu...
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Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture

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Pine, Paint

Fine Swedish Mirror in Gustavian Gray, circa 1870
Located in Atlanta, GA
A fine Swedish mirror of exceptional quality, dating to circa 1870. The rectangular frame is finished in a soft Gustavian gray, its surface enriched by a gentle, time-earned patina t...
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19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture

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Mirror, 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.