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
Place of Origin: Swedish
Early Gustavian Bench with beautiful carved decoration all around.
Located in Washington, DC
A very early Gustavian Bench, scraped to its original color, with beautiful carved decoration all around.
The bench lift up to underneath storage: 20 ...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Wood, Paint
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...
Category
19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wood
Swedish/Gustavian 19th Century Painted Wood Table with Faux Marble Top
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish painted wood table with faux-marble top from the 19th century. This antique Gustavian table from Sweden features a hand painted faux-...
Category
19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Metal
Sideboard Swedish Gustavian
Located in Hollywood, FL
This is a Swedish Gustavian style Sideboard. its been restored and repainted with Milk Paints "Oyster White"
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wood
18th Century Grey Swedish Gustavian Pine Two Part Bureau - Antique Secretaire
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A 18th Century, light-grey, white antique Swedish Gustavian two part bureau made of hand crafted painted Pinewood, in good condition. The Scandinavian secretaire is composed with two...
Category
Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Metal
Antique Stylish Swedish Stockholm Gustavian Commode
Located in Kramfors, SE
Antique stylish gustavian commode from Stockholm made around 1790. The commode is from the Swedish gustavian period or neoclassical as it’s more known internationally. The commode ha...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Limestone, Brass
Early 19th Century Swedish Cupboard
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Early 19th Century Swedish cupboard composed of three pieces.
Circa 1830.
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paint
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Desk with Original Paint
Located in Boden, SE
19th century Swedish Gustavian desk from Umeå Västerbotten, Northern Sweden.
Nice Gustavian Desk scraped to its original paint.
The table has a lovely blue color.
Reeded legs.
Marble...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
18th century Swedish Gustavian Period Side Chair
Located in Charleston, SC
18th century Swedish Gustavian period side chair hand-scraped to its most original paint, with oval back, pierced slats and carved wheat sheaf, cross...
Category
Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Linen, Wood
Early 19th Century Gustavian Painted Demilune Console Tables, a Pair
Located in Bradenton, FL
A Rare Early 19th Century Pair of Gustavian Painted Half-Round Console tables. Tables having a timeless appeal that merges classical grace with rustic charm. Tables rest on three ele...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wood
Antique Bridal Mora Clock
Located in Crowthorne, Surrey
Rare bridal mora clock (Angermanlandsbrud) from the 1800s. The body of the clock with carving details was made to resemble a brides dress. Original mechani...
Category
Early 1800s Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Birch
$12,000
19th Century Swedish White Tabouret Stool
Located in Round Top, TX
This petite Swedish stool or tabouret has a yoke shaped base with applied carved flower medallion.
The distressed patina of the scraped antique white painted finish adds to the aged ...
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Muslin, Wood, Paint
Gustavian Style Glass Top Corner Cabinet
Located in Hollywood, FL
This s a very unique Gustavian style glass top Corner cabinet. it was just restored and repainted with Milk Paints "Oyster White"
the measurement from the very back corner out to e...
Category
1910s Swedish Vintage Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wood
Gustavian ‘Spelbord’ Game Table
Located in Savannah, GA
A fine Gustavian period ‘spelbord’ game table, 18th century.
Four small drawers on each side with one larger drawer; original brasses.
26 ¼ inches wide ...
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18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wood
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Chair with Originalpaint
Located in Boden, SE
19th century Swedish Gustavian chair from Burträsk Västerbotten, Northern Sweden. The chair is scraped by hand to its well-preserved original painting.
Beautifully carved pilasters ...
Category
1820s Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
Painted Pine Gustavian Chest of Three Drawers, Sweden circa 1840-60
Located in Round Top, TX
Gustavian painted pine chest of three drawers with "Greek key" or meander design along top and pair of griffins on top drawer.
Newer professionally applied and layered salmon painted...
Category
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Brass
Swedish 19th C. Wooden Demi-Lune Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
A single Swedish wooden demi-lune console table from the 19th century. This antique table from Sweden features a semi-circular, or half moon top, over a triangular-shaped apron. The ...
Category
19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wood
Swedish Style Reeded Buffet
Located in Houston, TX
Painted Swedish reeded buffet with two doors.
Category
20th Century Swedish Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wood
19th Century Three Swedish Gustavian Chairs with Untouched Originalpaint
Located in Boden, SE
19th Century three Swedish Gustavian chairs with untouched originalpaint from Boden Norrbotten,Northern Sweden.
Pleasent charming model with unusually fine hand carved urn in the ba...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
Mid-19th century Gustavian Corner Table
Located in Leesburg, VA
Mid-19th century Gustavian Corner Table
Anonymous
Scandinavia; mid-19th century
Wood
Approximate size: 28.5 (h) x 41.5 (w) x 26.5 (d) in.
A mid-19th century Gustavian corner table...
Category
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wood
$5,295 / item
18th Century Swedish Gustavian Pedestals - Antique Neoclassical Pine Cabinets
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A white-grey, antique pair of Swedish Gustavian pedestals, cabinets made of light-grey painted Pinewood with carved garlands. The hand carved Scandinavi...
Category
Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
White Painted Gustavian Sideboard, Sweden, circa 1820-1840
Located in Round Top, TX
This lovely white Gustavian sideboard comes from the Swedish countryside. The simple fluted carving along the panel doors was a traditional e...
Category
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine, Paint
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Gilt
Polychromed Neoclassical Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Gilt & Polychromed Neoclassical Mirror
This exquisite 19th-century Swedish Gustavian mirror is a stunning example of Neoclassical design. The mirror ...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wood
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Pair of Large Pine Obelisks - Scandinavian Décor
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An antique Swedish Gustavian pair of early 19th Century obelisks made of Pinewood, in good condition. Each is covered with distressed hand crafted hammered decorative round ornaments...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
Swedish Gustavian 19th Century Table
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A rustic Gustavian painted pine table from the 1820’s, Sweden. The waxed pine table top is removable, the planks showing incredible texture of soft waves in the wood grain. The base ...
Category
19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paint
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Demilunes or Center Table
Located in San Angelo, TX
Here is a beautiful pair of 19th century Swedish Gustavian demilune tables with carved detail above each leg. These are perfect to flank a f...
Category
19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wood, Pine, Paint
Swedish Gustavian style three-drawer chest from circa 1900
Located in Kvidinge, SE
A Swedish Gustavian style painted wood chest from the early 20th century with three drawers.
Painted in grey with black top and a beautiful distressed patina look
Classical brass h...
Category
Early 1900s Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Brass
$1,913 Sale Price
20% Off
Swedish Neoclassical Marble Top Console Table
Located in Greenwich, CT
An impressive early 19th century Swedish neoclassical Gustavian console table with white marble top on faux marbleized apron and legs above marbleized plinth base, having giltwood de...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Marble
10 Swedish Gustavian Side Chairs 100% Original Paint
Located in Hollywood, FL
This is a very Rare set of 10 Swedish Gustavian style side chairs in 100% Original painted finish. all the seating has been restored and waiting for you to put your finished mater...
Category
1910s Swedish Vintage Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wood
$11,360 / set
Swedish Gustavian Style 1890s Painted Three-Drawer Chest with Carved Foliage
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Gustavian style painted wood chest from late 19th century, with three graduated drawers, Classical hardware, carved foliage and fluted accents. Created in Sweden during the...
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Brass
19th Century Set of Swedish Gustavian Armchairs Attributed to Ephraim Ståhl
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A grey, antique Swedish Gustavian set of similar armchairs made of hand crafted painted Birchwood, designed and produced most likely by Ephraim Ståhl in good condition. The Scandinav...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Upholstery, Velvet, Birch
18th Century Swedish Gustavian Writing Table
Located in Kramfors, SE
Gustavian table from northern Sweden in untouched original condition. The table is from the years circa 1780-1790 with traces of thin paint on the frame and a white painted tabletop....
Category
Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
19th Century Swedish Pair of Oak Pharmacy Desks - Antique Apothecary Cabinets
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An antique pair of dark-grey Swedish Gustavian pharmacy desks made of hand crafted painted Oakwood, in good condition. Each of the Scandinavian apothecar...
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Oak
19th Century Swedish Sofa
Located in Atlanta, GA
This charming Gustavian sofa, dating back to the early 1800s, is a stunning example of Swedish craftsmanship and design. The sofa has been meticulously scraped back to reveal its ori...
Category
19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
Gustavian White Painted Side Table With Drawer, Sweden circa 1820-40
Located in Round Top, TX
The delicate curved cabriolet legs and decorative carved skirt add a romantic touch to this charming Gustavian side table with single drawer.
The newer, professionally applied layer...
Category
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine, Paint
18th Century Swedish Trag Sofa with Cushions
Located in New Orleans, LA
This exquisite 18th Century Swedish Trag sofa is a beautiful blend of comfort and historical elegance. The sofa showcases the understated sophistication typical of Swedish design fro...
Category
18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Canvas, Wood
19th Century Small Swedish White Gustavian Side Table
Located in Kramfors, SE
Northern Swedish white side table in Gustavian Style. The table is from the early 1800s, around 1820 and has its origin in a small village called Roren. The table is an unusual model...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
18th Century Swedish Gustavian Slant Front Desk
Located in Huntington, NY
An unusual trapezoid-shaped Swedish Gustavian slant front desk. Front opens to reveal an ample work surface with six cascading drawers sitti...
Category
Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Brass, Iron
Unique Gustavian Style Nightstands
Located in Hollywood, FL
This is a unique set of Gustavian Style Nightstands. the tops are not square but deeper on the inside and not so deep on the outside of the top. insid...
Category
1930s Swedish Vintage Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Muslin, Wood
Gustavian, Swedish Commodes, Blue Paint Distressed, Brass, Sweden, 19th C.
Located in Manhasset, NY
Gustavian, Swedish Commodes, Blue Paint Distressed, Brass, Sweden, 19th C.
Pair of Gustavian style blue distressed painted commodes or dressers designed and produced in Sweden in th...
Category
1880s Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Paint
Pair, Gustavian Style Wingback Arm Chairs from Sweden, circa 1920-40
Located in Round Top, TX
Graceful with a romantic air, this pair of Gustavian style wingback armchairs have delicate carving along the skirt skirt and rest on turned fluted legs.
This pair of armchairs are r...
Category
Early 20th Century Swedish Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Linen, Wood, Paint
Stunning 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Barrel Back Chairs, Pair
Located in San Angelo, TX
A gorgeous and unique pair of late 18th century Swedish barrel backs from the Gustavian period that have been dry scrapped and then had a recent paint touch up with grays and white h...
Category
Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Linen, Wood, Paint
20th Century Swedish Folding Table Circa 1900
Located in Atlanta, GA
This elegant early 20th-century Swedish folding table is a perfect blend of simplicity, functionality, and timeless design, reflecting the refin...
Category
20th Century Swedish Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Metal
Two Light Swedish Gustavian Sconces in Crystal
Bronze, A Pair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of Swedish Gustavian (neo-classical) two light sconces. The frames are bronze hung generously with faceted crystal drops. There are six arms above and below with faceted crystal...
Category
1920s Swedish Vintage Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Painted Wood Sideboard with Fluted Pilasters
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Gustavian period painted wood sideboard from the late 18th century, with canted side posts, four drawers and three doors. Born in Sweden during the early years of King Gust...
Category
Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wood
Gustavian Console Table
Located in New York, NY
A 19th century Gustavian Console Table. Tall Gustavian Console Table with Faux painted Marble top having a marvelous speckled apron detail. Tall fluted turned narrow legs set to Pi...
Category
19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
$6,450 Sale Price
25% Off
18th Century Swedish Painted Pine Two-Tiered Cabinet
Located in Dallas, TX
18th Century Swedish Painted Pine Two-Tiered Cabinet is ideal for the casual decor, providing both visual impact and abundant storage in one! The top ti...
Category
Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
Fine pair of 19th Century Gustavian Chairs
Located in Allerum, SE
Fine pair of 19th century Gustavian (the Swedish Model) chairs in their original colour with great wear to the surface.
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
$7,800 / set
Swedish 19th Century Baker
s Cabinet
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This fantastic Swedish baker's cabinet is a versatile addition to any space. Crafted in the 19th century, the buttery yellow painted case retains its original charcoal marble top (li...
Category
19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Stone, Marble
Swedish Gustavian Grey Painted Tall Case Clock
Located in Bradenton, FL
Incredibly rare Swedish Gustavian Neoclassical grey painted pine tall case clock, late 18th or early 19th century, having a circular hood surmounted by a cartouche, the face with Rom...
Category
18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wood
19th Century Swedish Rococo White Antique Buffet Deux Corps
Located in New Orleans, LA
A graceful 19th century Swedish Rococo buffet deux corps in a soft white painted finish, featuring a curvaceous silhouette, carved scrollwork, and paneled doors—blending romantic ele...
Category
19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wood
Swedish Painted Desk with Five Carved Reeded Drawers, Gustavian Style
Located in Kvidinge, SE
A Swedish five drawer desk from early 20th century in Gustavian style
The desk is painted in green and the top in black,
Both in an old traditional scandinavian way with fantastic pa...
Category
Early 1900s Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
$1,574 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Swedish Gustavian Period Rustic Country Farmhouse Pine Cradle Bin
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce Gustavian Period (1772-1809) country Swedish farmhouse hand carved pine rocking cradle / bassinet for decorative use only (today, it could be repurposed as a wonderful firew...
Category
Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Table in Original Paint
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
19th Century Gustavian table from from Umea, Vasterbotten, Sweden.
With decorative carved detailing and original soft grey white paint.
Circa 1820.
Category
19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wood
Swedish Gustavian Period 1820 Sideboard with Carved, Reeded Panels
Located in Charleston, SC
A richly, exclusively carved Swedish Gustavian period sideboard has reeded paneled doors and drawers with central diamond shape lozenges in hand scraped patina - in classic Gustavian...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Pair of 19th C. Swedish Gustavian Barrel Back Chairs
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of Swedish 19th Century Barrel Back Gustavian Chairs.
Category
19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wood
$14,000 / set
Swedish Gustavian Original Yellow Painted Nightstand or End Table
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
An early 19th century yellow original painted Swedish nightstand or side table with one drawer, liftable top and a door in the front. This Gustavian rural furniture's keeps totally the original paint, patina and the charming worn condition due to the use in the country social world of the so called "allmoge" folk. This little cabinet had place for a wooden or metal bowl under the lock, for washing hands and face in the morning and a water jug and glass...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wood
Swedish Gustavian Style 1880s Painted Wood Table with Carved Rosettes and Beads
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Gustavian style painted wood table from the late 19th century, with carved rosettes and tapered legs. Created in Sweden during the last quarter of the 19th century, this pa...
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wood
Swedish Gustavian Style Cabinet or Buffet, late 19th Century
Located in South Salem, NY
Immerse yourself in the timeless elegance of late 19th Century Swedish Gustavian style with this exquisite cabinet. Crafted from painted pine wood, it exudes understated sophisticati...
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
18th Century Swedish Gustavian Corner Antique Cabinet
Located in New Orleans, LA
A beautifully proportioned Gustavian corner cabinet featuring reeded details, classic diamond-shaped paneling, and an aged painted finish—showcasing the understated elegance and craf...
Category
18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
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.
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