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
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 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 ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wood
19th Century Swedish Settle Bench
Located in Houston, TX
A 19th-century Swedish settle bench crafted from warm, solid pine, combining rustic simplicity with timeless Scandinavian charm. Featuring a high...
Category
19th Century Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
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
Gustavian, Louis XI, Painted Wood, Marble, Demilune Console Table, France, 1780
Located in Manhasset, NY
Gustavian, Louis XI, Painted Wood, Marble, Demilune Console Table, France, 1780
A beautifully preserved demilune console table, crafted in France around 1780 in the Louis XVI style....
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Late 18th Century French Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Marble
Antique Swedish Country Pine Rocking Bassinet
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce late 18th / early 19th century Gustavian Period country Swedish farmhouse pine bassinet / cradle with beautifully aged character and warm patina.
Hand-crafted in Sweden, c...
Category
Late 18th 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...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wood
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
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...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
Swedish Gustavian Style Painted Side Occasional Bedside Table
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
This Swedish style hand painted, in a Scandinavian neutral green color, table has been constructed from solid wood. Classic details on this table including a hand-applied finish and ...
Category
Early 2000s European Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Brass
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
$2,725 Sale Price
33% Off
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
$3,020 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century Long Gustavian Style Painted Console Hall Table
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
This impressive hand painted console or foyer table with three drawers features wonderful classic details, such as the cabriole legs. The table has been painted in a light gray Gusta...
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Late 19th Century European Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paint
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
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
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
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
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
Late 19th Century Swedish 3 Drawer Gustavian Chest
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Late 19th Century chest of drawers painted in black. This classic Gustavian commode is a very versatile piece that works well in a foyer, living room or bedroom.
Category
Late 19th Century Scandinavian Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Brass
Pair of 19th Century Swedish Demi Lune Console Tables
Located in Atlanta, GA
This elegant pair of 19th-century Swedish demi-lune console tables embodies the timeless sophistication of Gustavian design. Crafted from pine wood, the tables feature gracefully curved half-moon tops and delicately tapered legs, showcasing the understated elegance characteristic of Swedish neoclassical furniture...
Category
19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine, Paint
Gustavian Style Swedish Dresser
Located in Westwood, NJ
Gustavian Style Swedish Dresser, large four-drawer commode with an antique painted finish, with carved dental moldings, blind fret carings, with...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wood
$5,322 / item
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
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
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
Gustavian Chest with Marble Top
Located in Radomsko, Województwo łódzkie
This unique chest of drawers will be a stylish and practical addition to any room, providing both storage and a sophisticated aesthetic.
Category
1950s European Vintage Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Marble, 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
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
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 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
Large Danish 18th Century Louis XVI Chest Of Drawers Light Grey
Located in Kastrup, DK
A large Danish Louis XVI chest of drawers in a light gray color, in three parts.
Featuring a gallery edge with profiled top rail above wooden-carved dentil mouldings.
The chest of dr...
Category
Late 18th Century Danish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Brass
Handmade Bespoke Gustavian Style Armoire Wardrobe Mirror Doors
Located in Lewes, England
Bespoke armoire designed and handmade by the swedish interior design master cabinet maker to order in our UK workshop from the highest quality materials. Each armoire is handmade for...
Category
2010s European Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Hardwood, Plywood
$32,718 Sale Price
20% Off
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
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
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
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 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
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
20th Century French Gustavian Wood Patinated Side Table
Located in High Point, NC
This 20th Century French Gustavian wood patinated side table captures the airy elegance and restrained ornamentation associated with Sweden’s Gustavian style, interpreted through a F...
Category
20th Century French Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wood
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...
Category
1820s 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
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
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
Biedermeier Mora Clock Swedish Antique 1800s Folk Art Brown
Located in Lewes, England
Antique Swedish mora clock from the early 1800s in Folk Art faux wood finish and simple detailing with a countryshape body and a roman numeral face in good condition. Measures: 205 c...
Category
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
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
Swedish Gustavian Dressing Mirror
Located in Hollywood, FL
This is a unique Swedsh Gustavian style full length dressing mirror.
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Wood
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Sofa
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
An early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian sofa or bench in old paint.
Recently upholstered seat and bolster cushions in linen.
Circa 1810.
Category
1810s Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
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
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
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
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
Exquisite Swedish 19th Century Clock with Carved Crest and Volutes on the Base
Located in Atlanta, GA
An exquisite Swedish 19th century floor clock with carved crest topped with a ball. This clock retains it's original metal face, hands and movement. This Swedish clock has very sub...
Category
19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Glass, Wood
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Brass
Set of Twelve 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Dining Chairs includes 2 Armchairs
Located in Dallas, TX
Set of Twelve 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Dining Chairs includes 2 Armchairs were built to grace an elegant mansion in Sweden, now ready to add style, flair and timeless elegance ...
Category
Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Mohair, Elm
Swedish early 19th century hand painted pine chest of drawers
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Swedish early 19th century painted pine chest of drawers circa 1800.
Fine quality chest of drawers, fitted with 4 graduating drawers that open on the key. Bold red paint that has w...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine, Paint
Neoclassical Carved Giltwood Console Table With Marble Top
Located in Bradenton, FL
Neoclassical Giltwood Console Table With Marble Top, probably Late Gustavian. Table features hand chisled Rouge marble top over ornate carved giltwood apron and base. Marble top res...
Category
Late 18th Century European Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Marble
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
Gustavian Display Cabinet
Located in Westwood, NJ
Its hand-painted antique grey distressed finish lends an air of antiquity. Designed to showcase your most treasured collections, this bookcase features four adjustable shelves and a ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Glass, Wood
$5,799 / item
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
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
Original Painted Swedish Mora Clock , Dated 1823
Located in Round Top, TX
Original 19th-century Swedish Mora clock dated 1823, crafted from pine with its original blue and faded red painted finish. Exceptional carved details include fluted base, ribbon, tu...
Category
19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
Gustavian furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Gustavian furniture for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage furniture created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include case pieces and storage cabinets, seating, tables and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, softwood and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Gustavian furniture made in a specific country, there are Europe, Scandinavia, and Sweden pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original furniture, popular names associated with this style include Ephraim Stahl, Hendrix Allardyce, Hans-Agne Jakobsson, and Jonas Frisk. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for furniture differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $50 and tops out at $49,500 while the average work can sell for $4,473.
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