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 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Pine Wall Table
Located in Kramfors, SE
Swedish country wall table or console table in gustavian style from Northern Sweden. Made around 1810 to 1820 in painted pine. Unusual profiled edge on the front and short sides. The...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
19th Century White Swedish Gustavian Sideboard Buffet Cabinet
Located in Round Top, TX
Gustavian pine sideboard or buffet with traditional decorative fluted diamond panels on cabinet doors raised on tapered feet.
Later professionally painted in layered shades of antiq...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Brass
Gustavian 19th Century Cabinet with Original Paint
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A Swedish Gustavian cabinet from the 19th century or earlier with its original vibrant paint, reeded doors, and an open shelf. The top portion is removable and features a sharply mol...
Category
19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Metal
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Sofa with Original Paint
Located in Boden, SE
19th century Swedish Gustavian sofa from Skellefteå Västerbotten, Northern Sweden.
Scraped by hand to its original color. The sofa has some retouches.
The kitchen sofa...
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1820s Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
18th-19th Century Grey Swedish Gustavian Two Part Pinewood Bureau, Secretaire
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A 18th-19th century, light-grey, white antique Swedish Gustavian two part bureau made of hand crafted painted Pinewood, in good condition. The Scandinavian secretaire is composed wit...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Swedish early 19th century painted pine cabinet
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Swedish early 19th century painted cupboard circa 1820.
Fine quality 2 part cupboard, ideal for kitchen or multiple rooms around the house. Top section with architectural cornice, d...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine, Paint
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.
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Carrara Marble
Gray-Green Painted Gustavian Sofa
Located in Houston, TX
Gray-green painted Gustavian sofa circa 1790-1809, Sweden. Neoclassical style Swedish sofa, hand-carved in pine. Scraped back to layers of early gray-green over light gray-blue paint...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Linen, Upholstery, Wood, Pine
Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Large Gray Chest of Four Drawers
Located in Round Top, TX
Stately Gustavian chest of four drawers with dentil molding carved along top and gentle fluted carving central to each drawer.
The newer, professionally applied light gray painted la...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Brass
19th Century Swedish antique rustic genuine Game Table for Playing games
Located in Boden, SE
A lovely Swedish Gustavian Game table from the early 1800s.
The table is from Örnsköldsvik , Northern Sweden.
The table is scraped by hand to its charming original English red`color....
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
18th Century Swedish Gustavian Burl Birch Tilt-Top Square Table on Pedestal Base
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
An exceptional 18th century Swedish Gustavian tilt-top table with a patchwork birch, burl rootwood top over a turned birch column that rests on a tripod pedestal base with cabriole l...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Birch, Burl
Gustavian Painted Dining Table Circa 1810
Located in Houston, TX
Gustavian painted dining table circa 1810. Racetrack shaped top Swedish dining table in light gray and white painted finish.
Category
1810s Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
Swedish 19th Century Gustavian Style Two-Drawer Dresser with Brass Hardware
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Swedish 19th century Gustavian style two-drawer dresser with brass hardware.
EUR 175 delivery to most areas of London UK, The Net...
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Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Brass
A pair of slender Gustavian chairs with smiling details Circa 1780
Located in Atlanta, GA
A charming pair of slender Gustavian chairs, Sweden, circa 1780. The gently curved ladder-backs feature the distinctive “smiling” details typical of the period, lending an inviting a...
Category
18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Linen, Wood
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Sofa with Original Paint
Located in Boden, SE
A lovely small Gustavian sofa from Ersnäs Luleå, Northern Sweden .
The sofa has untouched blue original paint.
Nice model, very easy to place.
Good storage under the lid.
The sea...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
Gustavian 4 Light Chandelier, Rewired
Located in Houston, TX
20th Century Swedish/ Gustavian 4 Light Chandelier, with cascading clear and blue crystals Rewired
Category
20th Century Swedish Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Steel
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...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
Gustavian Style 3 Drawer Chest
Located in Hollywood, FL
This is a Gustavian style 3 drawer chest, its been restored and repainted with Milk Paints "Oyster White".
Category
1940s Swedish Vintage Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wood
Swedish Antique Mora Clock Green Early 1800s 210m Åman Arboga A
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
Materials
Pine
$3,818 Sale Price
43% Off
Antique Circa 1880 Swedish Pine Sideboard Buffet With Mirror
Located in Centennial, CO
This stunning antique, circa 1880s, pine Swedish sideboard buffet is topped with a mirrored crown embellished with finials and decorative incised carvings. The buffet itself is ornam...
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Brass
Extraordinary 19th Century Gustavian Paint Decorated And Gilt Sofa
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A fine and elegant example of the type of 19th century neoclassical Gustavian paint decorated square frame upholstered sofa. Paint decorated overall in pale gray with gilt details. ...
Category
19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wood
Good 19th Century Swedish Provincial Chest of Drawers
Located in Bozeman, MT
Good 19th century Swedish provincial chest of drawers combined with a table in it's original finish from the Gustavian period. Ca 1800 Sweden.
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
Pair of 19th Century Swedish Pedestal Tables
Located in Charleston, SC
A pair of charming pedestal tables with oval tops and turned bases supported by intricately carved scrolling legs in Gustavian style.
Värmland, Sweden, circa 1850.
Category
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paint
$3,900 / set
Swedish Gustavian Style Console Table
Located in Hollywood, FL
This is a unique Swedish Gustavian Style Console Table. its been restored and repainted with Milk Paints "Oyster Grey.
Category
Early 2000s Swedish Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wood
Pair of Swedish Gustavian Style Painted Pine Demilune Consoles
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Dreamy pair of late 19th/early 20th century Swedish painted pine demilune console tables or round center table. Crafted in the Gustavian taste with whimsical trompe l'oeil carved tas...
Category
20th Century Swedish Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
19th C. Gustavian Style Swedish Painted Chest of Drawers
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1890 Gustavian Style Swedish painted distressed Dresser-Nightstand. Original brass hardware.
Category
1850s Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Brass
$1,200 Sale Price
75% Off
20th Century Swedish Nightstand
Located in Atlanta, GA
This elegant 20th-century Swedish nightstand features a refined design with a marble top, showcasing the timeless appeal of Scandinavian craftsmanship. The semi-circular silhouette i...
Category
20th Century Swedish Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Marble
C18th century Swedish Gustavian painted
gilt chairs
Located in London, GB
From the late C18th this elegant pair of side chairs highlight Gustavian style elements.
The curved backs have delicate spindles with stylised wheat motifs and their tapered legs enh...
Category
Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
Swedish Gustavian Style Center Table
Located in Hollywood, FL
This is a unique Swedish Gustavian Style Center Table, its been restored and repainted with Milk Paints "Oyster White".
Category
1940s Swedish Vintage Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wood
Gustavian Corner Sideboard
Located in Tokyo, Tokyo
Corner cabinet of 1830s. It can also be used by being attached to a wall. Even though it is simple, facial expressions have a wonderfully sophisticated atmosphere.
Category
1830s Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wood
Large Round Swedish Black Dining Table, Reproduction
Located in Round Top, TX
Round dining table, 6' diameter with the look of the Gustavian style.
This size table did not exist in the Gustavian period; this new table mirrors the Swedish style in a larger size suited for today's modern home.
Lovely tapered fluted legs, applied carved diamond/garland accents.
Professionally applied layered antique black painted finish...
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21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paint
Swedish Gustavian Painted Chest of Drawers Commode Grey White C.1860
Located in Lewes, England
Circa 1850/1880 antique Swedish Gustavian Grey White painted chest of drawers commode in gustavian style with classic Gustavian ribbing detail on the drawer fronts and leading edge...
Category
Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
$4,309 Sale Price
36% Off
Rare 19th century Swedish stone and iron garden table
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Rare 19th century Swedish stone and iron garden table circa 1860.
The manufacture of cannons at the stavsjo bruk is well known and that is where the base of this table was made. Tax...
Category
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Stone, Iron
Antique Rare Swedish Gustavian Style Console Table
Located in Kramfors, SE
Rare antique console table in Gustavian Style from Sweden. The table is from the first years of the 19th century, around 1800 to 1810. The table is made by hand in solid pine with a ...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
Large 19th Century Swedish Period Gustavian Buffet
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
A large 19th Century Swedish, period Gustavian buffet.
Featuring galleried top below a run of four doors with carved reeded design, opening to shelf storage.
Repainted in a soft bl...
Category
19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wood
Pair of Swedish Gustavian Style Painted Breakfront Chests with Fluted Posts
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of Swedish Gustavian style painted wood breakfront chests from the 19th century, with three drawers, fluted side posts and carved rosettes. Created in Sweden during the 19th c...
Category
19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Brass
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Neoclassical Chest - Antique Pinewood Nightstand
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Neoclassic chest with a painted faux finish marble top, in good condition. The antique Scandinavian chest is made of hand crafted Pinewood, richly ca...
Category
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Marble
$5,840 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century Swedish Sofa Circa 1800
Located in Atlanta, GA
A stunning 19th-century Swedish sofa, circa 1800, crafted in the neoclassical tradition. This elegant piece is constructed from pine and retains its original painted finish, now soft...
Category
19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
Gustavian Style Console Table
Located in Hollywood, FL
This is a unique Gustavian style console table, its been restored and repainted with Milk Paints "Oyster White"
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wood
Swedish early 19th century Gustavian painted sofa
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Swedish early 19th century Gustavian painted sofa circa 1810.
Stunning sofa in original paint. This would have been a day bed with a pull out section to the front, but it has since...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine, Paint
$4,902 / item
Swedish Gustavian Style 4 Door Hutch
Located in Hollywood, FL
This is a unique Swedish Gustavian style 4 door cabinet. its been restored and repainted with Milk Paints "Oyster White".
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wood
Swedish Gustavian Style Chest w/Charcoal Trim, Early 20th C
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Gustavian style chest of drawers from the early 20th century. This antique chest from Sweden, designed in typical Gustavian style, features a simple, clean design with cant...
Category
Early 20th Century Swedish Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wood
19th Century Swedish Late Gustavian Fall Front Desk with originalpaint
Located in Boden, SE
19th century Swedish Late Gustavian fall front desk from Boden Norrbotten, Northern Sweden.
Scraped by hand to its originalpaint.
Hight to the top 132cm. For other measurements see...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
18th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Painted Chest
Located in New Orleans, LA
A charming small-scale Gustavian chest painted in soft, muted tones with clean lines and subtle neoclassical details—perfect for adding understated Swedish elegance and practical sto...
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18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wood
Gustavian Style Side Tables
Located in Hollywood, FL
This is a unique set of 2 Gustavian style side tables with drawers. They have just been restored and repainted with Milk Paints "Oyster White"
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wood
$2,330 / set
Swedish Gustavian Stye Round Table
Located in Hollywood, FL
This is a Very unique heavily carved Swedish style round table. at one time it must of had a leaf because the top pulls open to fit a leaf. was purchased with No leaf.
Category
1910s Swedish Vintage Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wood
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Pine Drop-Leaf Table - Antique Klaffbord Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An antique Swedish Gustavian Klaffbord (drop-leaf) table made of hand crafted Pinewood, in good condition. The Scandinavian foldable dining, kitchen table has a grey-blue finish, sup...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
Swedish mid 19th century birch buffet sideboard
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Swedish mid 19th century birch buffet sideboard circa 1860.
Fine quality Swedish buffet of grand proportions. Top surface with shallow gallery on the back. 2 lockable drawers below...
Category
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Birch
Antique Swedish Blue Country Table in Gustavian Style, Drawer and Genuine Patina
Located in Kramfors, SE
Antique Swedish country table in gustavian style from northern Sweden. The table is a genuine country house furniture from around 1840. Made by hand in solid pine and in genuine and ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian White Country Drop Leaf Table
Located in Kramfors, SE
Northern Swedish gustavian country console table. The table is a Swedish country house furniture from the early 19th century, 1810 to 1820, and it’s an unusual model. The table top h...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
Swedish Gustavian White Grey Painted Chest of Drawers Commode C.1870
Located in Lewes, England
Circa 1860/1870 antique Swedish Gustavian White Grey painted plain front chest of drawers commode in gustavian style with classic Gustavian detail on the drawer fronts and leading e...
Category
Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
$3,818 Sale Price
43% Off
Beautiful Swedish Gustavian Style Brass Table Lamp, Late 19th Century
Located in Knivsta, SE
Beautiful Swedish Gustavian Style Brass Table Lamp, Late 19th Century
A beautiful Gustavian style brass table lamp, most likely from the late 1800s, richly decorated with classical...
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Brass
Early 19th Century Swedish Gray Small Sideboard Cabinet
Located in Round Top, TX
This Swedish country small sideboard has a weathered, distressed gray painted finish which complements the traditional fluted carving along the drawers and canted sides, resting on t...
Category
19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paint
18th Century Swedish Gustavian Grey/ White Painted Commode/ Chest of Drawers
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
A lovely Swedish painted chest of drawers in oak with dental molding along ridge of top and half-corner columns extending from original turned feet to underside of molding. Has origi...
Category
Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Oak
Swedish 19th century painted pine cupboard
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Swedish 19th century painted cupboard circa 1890.
Good quality sideboard/cabinet which would be ideal as a linen cupboard or the kitchen.
Double door cupboard with channeled detail...
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine, Paint
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Pinewood Daybed - Antique Freestanding Sofa Bench
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An early 19th Century, antique Swedish Gustavian daybed made of hand crafted painted Pinewood, in good condition. The side rests of the Scandinavian Lit Du Jour are enhanced by uniqu...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
Genuine Antique Swedish Gustavian Period Sideboard with Light Distressed Paint
Located in Kramfors, SE
Genuine antique Swedish sideboard from the gustavian period around 1780. The sideboard is made in Stockholm by hand with a frame in solid pine. It has the straight classic shape with...
Category
Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
19th Century Swedish Late Gustavian Commode
Located in Huntington, NY
A Swedish Late Gustavian commode with original brass hardware and locks. Featuring canted and fluted corners. Drawer fronts outlined in brass. Sits on fluted and tapered feet with br...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Brass
18th Century Swedish Gustavian Sideboard
Located in Huntington, NY
A beautiful Swedish Gustavian sideboard made in Angermanland with elaborate wood carvings – reeded door fronts, leaf cut detail at the top and wheat sheath décor on the sides. Interi...
Category
Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paint
Pair of 19th Century Period Gustavian Klismos Chairs
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
Pair of early 19th Century Swedish period Gustavian klismos chairs.
With carved detailing around the chairs and down the legs. Repainted in sof...
Category
19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Linen, 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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