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
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...
Category
19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
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.
Category
Early 20th Century Swedish Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
$2,900 Sale Price
25% Off
19th Century Swedish Tall Black Antique Cabinet
Located in New Orleans, LA
This 19th century Swedish tall cabinet is finished in a rich, matte black with clean Gustavian lines and simple paneling, offering a dramatic yet timeless storage piece that blends e...
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19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paint
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 ...
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Early 1800s Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
19th Century Swedish Corner Cabinet Circa 1830
Located in Atlanta, GA
This striking 19th-century Swedish corner cabinet, circa 1830, hails from the region of Dalarna, renowned for its rich tradition of Scandinavian craftsmanship. Designed to fit neatly...
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19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
Haga, Gustavian Style Armchair
Located in Allerum, SE
Limited edition reproductions by D. Larsson, inspired by the finest 18th - 19th-century Swedish furniture.
HAGA, a fine reproduction Gustavian barrel back armchair is influenced by ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Beech
$2,080 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Handblown Green Glass Storage Jar or Vase, Gustavian Period
Located in Knivsta, SE
Handblown Green Glass Storage Jar or Vase, Gustavian Period
A wonderfully characterful green glass vessel, likely dating from the late 18th to earl...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Glass
8 Swedish Gustavian Style Original Painted Side Chairs
Located in Hollywood, FL
This is a unique set of 8 - 100% Original painted Swedish Gustavian Style side chairs. all the seating have been restored and waiting for you to put your finished material on.
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1940s Swedish Vintage Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Birch
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Cabinet
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
19th Century Swedish Gustavian cabinet.
Manufactured around 1800 with two doors featuring decorative reeded design opening to useful storage.
Repainted exterior with original dry scr...
Category
19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wood
18th Century Black Swedish Gustavian One Part Pine Bureau - Antique Secretary
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A black, antique Swedish Gustavian one part bureau, secretaire made of hand crafted painted Pinewood, in good condition. The Scandinavian writing table, desk is composed with a writi...
Category
Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Metal, Bronze
19th Century Gustavian Dining Table
Located in Ljungby, SE
A large Gustavian dining table, made in Sweden during the 19th century. The table comes with five additional detachable extension leaves. It features a magnificent pull-out mechanism...
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19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wood
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Cupboard
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian cupboard with reeded doors and original paint. Circa 1820.
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wood
1790 Gustavian Console Table
Located in Ljungby, SE
A late Gustavian Stockholm piece from the 1790s, featuring carved wooden decoration along the apron in the form of acanthus leaves. The corners of the table are adorned with carved, ...
Category
18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wood
Gustavian, Swedish Commode, Green Paint, Pinewood, Brass, Sweden, 1970s
Located in Manhasset, NY
Gustavian, Swedish Commode, Green Paint, Pinewood, Brass, Sweden, 1970s
Gustavian chest of drawers in the Louis XVI style designed and produced in Sweden in the later half of the 20...
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Paint
Swedish 19th century hand painted pine cupboard
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Swedish 19th century painted pine cupboard circa 1870.
Superb quality piece which would function well in multiple rooms such as a kitchen, bedroom or linen room. This piece would s...
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine, Paint
Mid 19th century Swedish painted long case clock
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Mid 19th century Swedish decorative column long case clock circa 1837.
Beautiful long case clock from Sweden. Made with a decorative fluted column which forms a demi lune shape. Clo...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Enamel
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
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...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Marble, Metal, Bronze
Large Gustavian 18th Century Painted Daybed
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
An impressive (and long) Swedish Gustavian daybed from the 1790s. The bed frame is all hand carved with bell flower motifs and guilloche patterned carvings defining the graceful curv...
Category
18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Muslin, Upholstery, Wood, Paint
Swedish Gustavian Blue Painted Hall Console Table with Carving
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Painted Hand Carved Entry Hall Console Table
Hand painted and hand distressed in authentic Scandinavian colors. This table has been painted in blue with ...
Category
Early 2000s Swedish Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paint
$2,200 Sale Price
20% Off
18th Century Swedish Gustavian Fall Front Desk
Located in Huntington, NY
A two part Swedish Gustavian fall front desk. Upper section top opens to an ample work surface, eleven drawers with brass pulls and four storage cubbies. The lower section has three ...
Category
Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Brass, Iron
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
18th Century Swedish Gustavian Pine Bench - Antique Daybed Attributed to Lindome
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A late 18th Century, antique freestanding Swedish Gustavian daybed attributed to Lindome school, in good condition. This Scandinavian sofa bench is hand crafted from solid Pinewood a...
Category
Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Upholstery, Pine
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...
Category
Early 20th Century Swedish Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Tin
19th century Swedish birch fitted cupboard
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century Swedish birch fitted cupboard circa 1880.
Beautifully fully restored Swedish birch sideboard / cupboard which could serve for mul...
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Birch
19th Century Swedish Black Corner Table
Located in Round Top, TX
Swedish Gustavian corner table with gently tapered legs and decorative skirt.
Newer professionally applied layered antique black painted finish, slightly distressed to fit age and gr...
Category
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paint
Swedish Gustavian Style 1890s Apothecary Chest with 10 Drawers and Carved Dentil
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Gustavian style painted wood apothecary chest from the late 19th century, with carved dentil molding, 10 drawers, brass ring pull hardware and tapered feet. Created in Swed...
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Brass
Swedish Gustavian Flower Trough with Zinc Insert, circa 1900
Located in Atlanta, GA
Exceptional Swedish flower trough in the Gustavian style, circa 1900, featuring original zinc liner and finely carved neoclassical details. The rectangular form rests on tapered, flu...
Category
20th Century Swedish Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wood, Pine
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Black Painted Console Table
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A black painted Gustavian early 19th Century Console table. This pine Swedish free-standing console table is from around 1800-1820. It can stand freely in a room since there is not front or back and can be used as a cocktail table, a nightstand or a lamp table, anywhere in a house. This antique small...
Category
Early 1800s Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Painted Console Table
Located in Round Top, TX
Swedish Gustavian style console table with tapered legs. Applied carved embellishments top the legs and a lion medallion in the center of skirt each add to the romantic appeal of thi...
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paint
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
$3,018 Sale Price
20% Off
Swedish Gustavian Dining Chairs Grey Lindome Style Set of 6, Mid-20th Century A
Located in Lewes, England
Unusual set of 6 Gustavian lindome dining chairs in good structural condition with fine carved detailing in Grey with trap seats. Lovely fluted legs and Classic rose detail on the ed...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Birch
$4,364 Sale Price / set
20% Off
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
Tall Oak Secretary Bureau from Sweden, circa 1800-20
Located in Round Top, TX
This 7' tall oak secretary is an elegant statement piece crowned with an elaborate carved pediment over paneled cabinet doors.
The secretary has been given a professional custom laye...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Brass
19th Century Swedish antique genuine small Gustavian table original paint
Located in Boden, SE
A fantastically pretty & elegant
Gustavian table. It is easy to place & fits in any room.
The Gustavian table comes from Umeå Västerbotten, Northern Sweden.
It has been in an old V...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
A Handsome Swedish Gustavian Alder Root Parquetry Chest
Located in San Francisco, CA
A handsome Swedish Gustavian alder root parquetry 3-drawer chest; the well-figured top with canted corners above a body fitted with 3 graduated drawers with parquetry veneer; raised ...
Category
18th Century and Earlier Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wood
$13,500 Sale Price
50% Off
18th Century Gustavian Sideboard Circa 1790
Located in Atlanta, GA
This 18th-century Gustavian sideboard, circa 1790, is a remarkable example of Swedish neoclassical design, blending functionality with timeless elegance. Constructed from pine, the s...
Category
18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Period Trumeau Mirror with Swag and Roses
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish period Gustavian painted and gilt trumeau mirror from the late 18th century with original paint and original split mercury glass. This exquisite Swedish trumeau mirror feat...
Category
Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Mercury Glass, Wood, Giltwood
Swedish Gustavian Style Pair of Scandinavian Oakwood Credenzas
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A pair of Swedish Gustavian style credenzas made of hand crafted painted Oakwood, in good condition. Each of the large Scandinavian cabinets are composed with four particularized car...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Metal
Swedish 1800s Gustavian White Painted Two-Part Cabinet
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
A two-tiered wooden cabinet from the early 19th century Swedish Gustavian period. The top section opens to a shelf for hanging wine glasses and a small drawer for storing cutlery. Th...
Category
19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wood
Period Gustavian Chest of 3 Drawers with Original Blue Paint
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Late 18th Century Swedish 3 drawers chest with original brass hardware and its Gustavian style blue color that has been restored at a later date. The simplicity of the Scandinavian F...
Category
Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Brass
19th Century Swedish genuine Gustavian Column Cabinet from Northern Sweden
Located in Boden, SE
A rare Gustavian Column Cabinet from the early to mid 19th century, 1820 to 1840. The cabinet is from Umeå Västerbotten Northern Sweden and made in the shape of a round pillar with ...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
Swedish Gustavian Extendable Dining Table Swedish, White Later 20th C 112-180cm
Located in Lewes, England
Swedish vintage Gustavian extendable dining table which extends from 112 cm approximate in the round to 180cm long with 2 leaves.
It has the Classic Gustavian fluted legs and roset...
Category
Late 20th Century Swedish Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Birch
$2,728 Sale Price
33% Off
Swedish 19th Century Painted Wood Vitrine Cabinet with Glass Door and Rosettes
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Gustavian style painted wood vitrine from the 19th century, with carved rosettes. Created in Sweden during the 19th century, this vitrine cabinet features a beveled cornice...
Category
19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Glass, Wood
18th Century Swedish Gustavian Tragsofa
Located in Huntington, NY
An intricately carved Swedish Gustavian tragsofa featuring a decorative hand carved Guilloché scrolling apron. Decorative fleurons sit atop fluted tapered legs. This piece has been t...
Category
Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paint
19th Century Gustavian Barrel Back Chairs
Located in Allerum, SE
Fine early 19th century Gustavian barrel back armchairs in their original condition. Attributed to master chair maker Ephraim Sthal (1767-1820) Supplier to the Royal Court and one of...
Category
19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
$15,000 / set
Antique Genuine Swedish Gustavian Large Original Country Corner Cabinet
Located in Kramfors, SE
Antique gustavian corner cabinet from northern Sweden made during the early 19th century, around 1820. The cabinet is an authentic Swedish country house furniture made in two parts. ...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
Swedish Early 19th Century Gustavian Painted Tall Cabinet with Reeded Doors
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Gustavian early 19th century painted wood two-part cabinet from the county of Jämtland. Born in the second decade of the 19th century in Jämtland, a county situated in the middle of Sweden, this Swedish tall cabinet...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wood
19th Century Swedish White Gustavian Oak Secretary
Located in Round Top, TX
19th-century Swedish Gustavian oak secretary featuring a newer, professionally applied layered finish in antique white and soft gray undertones. Light distressing complements the ele...
Category
19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Oak
Dining Chairs Swedish Set of Four Gustavian Original Paint Green Sweden
Located in New York, NY
A set of four side chairs made during the Gustavian period in Sweden 1790-1810. The original paint in a grayish green which has a stunning patina. Rounded legs with channeled details.
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Swedish Gustavian Style Painted Chest of Drawers, circa 1960
Located in Atlanta, GA
A charming small chest of drawers in the Gustavian style, crafted in Sweden circa 1960. Painted in a soft gray tone, the piece reflects the clean lines and refined elegance associate...
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19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wood
Desk Swedish Gustavian Style
Located in Hollywood, FL
This is a 2 drawer Swedsh Gustavian style desk.
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wood
Antique Genuine Northern Swedish Gustavian Country House Table from Hälsingland
Located in Kramfors, SE
Antique genuine gustavian table made around 1820 to 1830 in Hälsingland in northern Sweden. This country house furniture has a classic straight gustavian shape with straight tapered ...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
RARE Matching Gustavian Style Wardrobes
Located in Hollywood, FL
This is a Very Rare Matching set of 2 Gustavian style Wardrobes. they have both have just been restored and repainted with Milk Paints "Oyster White"
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wood
$6,895 / set
19th Century Swedish Writing Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
This elegant 19th-century Swedish writing desk exemplifies the timeless charm of Gustavian design, combining functionality with understated beauty. Crafted from solid pine wood, the ...
Category
19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
18th Century Swedish Gustavian Pinewood Wall Glass Mirror - Scandinavian Décor
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A late 18th Century, antique Swedish Gustavian wall mirror made of hand crafted Pinewood with its original mirrored glass, in good condit...
Category
18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
Six Swedish Gustavian Style 1850s Painted Wood Side Chairs with Carved Rosettes
Located in Atlanta, GA
A set of six Swedish Gustavian style painted wood stick back side chairs from the mid 19th century, with tapered legs, carved rosettes and used upholstery. Created in Sweden during t...
Category
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
18th Century Set Six Swedish Chairs Gustavian Period
By Melchior Lundberg
Located in Madrid, ES
A set of six elegant and exceptional Swedish chairs from the Gustavian period, two of which are marked by Melchior Lundberg, a chairmaker in Stockholm (1714-1816). Woodcut decoration...
Category
Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
$9,486 Sale Price / set
20% Off
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
18th Century Gustavian Swedish Wood Side Table
Located in New York, NY
Late 18th Century Gustavian Era Swedish Wood Side Table. Crafted in solid wood that has patinated nicely into a blue-gray over time. Side table...
Category
Late 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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