Gustavian Side Tables
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
Small Antique Bleached Gustavian Style Round Side Table. English, Circa 1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Lovely small round table.
Made from fruitwood
Recenly bleached and then finished with a gentle lime wash
I particularly like its simplicity.
I have chosen not to lacquer or wax...
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1850s English Antique Gustavian Side Tables
Materials
Fruitwood
Swedish Gustavian Blue Painted Bedside Cabinet Table with Drawer
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
As found in Sweden, this Swedish one door and one drawer blue bedside table has been constructed from solid wood. Classic details on this piece including patinated iron hardware. Thi...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Side Tables
Materials
Paint
Small Elegant Swedish Antique Side Table from the Gustavian Period
Located in Kramfors, SE
Small elegant antique table from the gustavian period in Sweden circa 1790. The table has a rectangular table top and straight, tapered legs. Also note the unusual finishings on the ...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Side Tables
Materials
Pine
Swedish Gustavian White Pine Wall Table
Located in Kramfors, SE
Swedish side or wall table from the late 1700s. The table is from the Swedish Gustavian period which corresponds to the neoclassical period and is made in the Swedish province Hälsin...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Side Tables
Materials
Pine
Swedish Gustavian Style Painted Side Table with Reeded Drawer and Tapered Legs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Gustavian style painted wood side table from the late 19th century, with single drawer, reeded accents and tapered legs. Created in Sweden during the last quarter of the 19...
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Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Side Tables
Materials
Wood
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...
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20th Century French Gustavian Side Tables
Materials
Wood
Small Gustavian Antique Country House Side Table from Northern Sweden
Located in Kramfors, SE
Gustavian antique country table from northern Sweden. The table is made by hand around 1820 in solid pine. Classic straight gustavian shape and straight tapered legs with flutes. One...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Side Tables
Materials
Pine
19th century hand painted Swedish side table
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century hand painted swedish pine side table circa 1880.
Lovely traditional swedish side table in original striking blue paintwork.
Rectangular slightly over-sailing top with ...
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Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Side Tables
Materials
Pine, Paint
Early 20th century Swedish painted occasional table
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Rustic Swedish side table circa 1910.
Over-sailing painted pine top, supported by a contrasting light grey base, raised on 4 tapering legs. Ideal for use in the hallway or maybe th...
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Early 20th Century Swedish Gustavian Side Tables
Materials
Pine, Paint
White Gustavian Side Table with Cabriolet Legs, Sweden circa 1800-20
Located in Round Top, TX
Swedish Gustavian side table with cabriolet legs and large scalloped skirt.
Restored, later professionally painted in layered shades o...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Side Tables
Materials
Wood, Paint
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 ...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Side Tables
Materials
Pine
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Side Table Dry Scraped to Original Paint
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
19th Century Swedish Gustavian side table, dry scraped to original paint.
With large deep storage drawer and decorative reeded diamond design.
Circa 1840.
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19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Side Tables
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...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Side Tables
Materials
Wood, Paint
Pair of Swedish Gustavian Gueridon Wood Side Lamp Tables
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Swedish Pair of Gustavian Painted Side Lamp Tables
A fantastic pair of painted wood side tables from the early 19th Century, with sc...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Side Tables
Materials
Wood, Paint
$1,680 Sale Price / set
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 Side Tables
Materials
Wood, Paint
20th Century French Gustavian Wood Patinated Side Table
Located in High Point, NC
This 20th Century French Gustavian wood patinated side table reflects the soft elegance and classical restraint characteristic of the Gustavian aesthetic. Its tapered, fluted legs an...
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20th Century French Gustavian Side Tables
Materials
Wood
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...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Side Tables
Materials
Wood
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 ...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Side Tables
Materials
Pine
20th Century Swedish painted sidetable in Gustavian Style
Located in Kvidinge, SE
A Swedish side table with one drawer made in Gustavian style around 1910-1920
Restored and painted in a light gray on a red ground, distress surface for an authentic antique feel.
He...
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1910s Swedish Vintage Gustavian Side Tables
Materials
Pine
Swedish Gustavian Side Table
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A petite Swedish Gustavian side table made during the mid 1800’s. This table has a worn painted blue frame featuring a plank top with pink painted flowers over a splayed pedestal bas...
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19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Side Tables
Materials
Wood, Paint
Early 19th Century Northern Swedish Gustavian Country Table
Located in Kramfors, SE
Northern Swedish country table in the gustavian style from Hälsingland. The table is from the years around 1820 to 1830 and in untouched original...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Side Tables
Materials
Pine
19th Century Grey Swedish Gustavian Pine Console Table - Scandinavian End Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A dark-grey, antique Swedish Gustavian console table with a painted faux marble top, made of hand crafted Pinewood, in good condition. The Scandinavian wood end table is standing fou...
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Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Side Tables
Materials
Pine
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 ...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Side Tables
Materials
Pine
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...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Side Tables
Materials
Pine
19th Century Swedish Side Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
This charming 19th-century Swedish side table embodies the rustic elegance of Gustavian design. Crafted from solid wood, likely pine, it features a distressed painted finish in a sof...
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19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Side Tables
Materials
Pine
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...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Side Tables
Materials
Pine
Antique Gustavian Work Table, Genuine Swedish Country Desk Table with Drawer
Located in Kramfors, SE
Gustavian styled work table from the county Norrbotten in northern Sweden. The table was made during the late 18th century and has a faux painted leg frame. The wooden drawer pull on...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Side Tables
Materials
Pine
Small Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Period Side Table
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A charming turn of the century, 19th Century Swedish table.
With small drawer and scalloped detail, the shaped legs end with carved hoof feet. Later repainted.
Circa 1800.
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Side Tables
Materials
Wood, Paint
19th Century Unusual Swedish Blue Country Table
Located in Kramfors, SE
Unusual Swedish country table in gustavian style. The table is a country house furniture from the early 1800s made in gustavian style. The period...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Side Tables
Materials
Pine
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...
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Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Side Tables
Materials
Wood
Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Style Country Work Table
Located in Kramfors, SE
Swedish country work table in gustavian style from the early 1800s, most likely from the years between 1810 and 1820. The table is from Northern Sweden and is a strong piece with a s...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Side Tables
Materials
Pine
Antique Swedish Genuine Gustavian Neoclassic Small Table
Located in Kramfors, SE
Antique Swedish gustavian table from around 1810. The table is gustavian, also known as neoclassic, and made in solid Swedish pine. The table has the original paint with a rustic cha...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Side Tables
Materials
Pine
C1900s Gustavian style mahogany side tables
Located in London, GB
A pair of nice mahogany veneer side tables in the gustavian taste.
Round with pieced brass edge and four tapered legs, with cross stretcher below. These smart and useful tables woul...
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1890s Swedish Antique Gustavian Side Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Swedish 1900s Gustavian Style Painted Console Table with Two Drawers and Shelves
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Gustavian style painted wood console table from the early 20th century with faux marble top, two drawers, brass rosettes, two shelves and curving feet. Created in Sweden du...
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Early 20th Century Swedish Gustavian Side Tables
Materials
Brass
Swedish 1880s Gustavian Style Painted Side Table with Three Reeded Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Gustavian style side table from the late 19th century, with three drawers, reeded motifs and tapering legs. Created in Sweden during the last quarter of the 19th century, t...
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Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Side Tables
Materials
Wood
Swedish Blue Gustavian Side Table Tea Table with Tray Top, circa 1890
Located in Round Top, TX
The elongated cabriolet legs add a charming touch to this side table that originally served as a tea table in Sweden.
Restored, later professionally painted in layered shades of blue...
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Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Side Tables
Materials
Porcelain, Wood, Paint
Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Side Table in Pine
Located in Kramfors, SE
Gustavian side table manufactured in northern Sweden, circa 1790. The table is in untouched original condition with original blue marbled paint. The painting technique imitates the s...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Side Tables
Materials
Pine
Swedish 1810s Period Gustavian Painted Side Table with Drawer and Carved Apron
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Gustavian period painted side table from the early 19th century with single drawer, carved apron and cylindrical legs. Born during the Gustavian era, this Swedish painted s...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Side Tables
Materials
Wood
Pair of 19th Century Swedish Pedestal Tables
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Pair of late 19th Century Sweden pedestal tables which have been repainted. Circa 1890.
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Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Side Tables
Materials
Wood, Paint
$4,082 / set
Antique Swedish Small Gustavian Side Table with a Drawer and Distressed Paint
Located in Kramfors, SE
Swedish antique side table with a drawer in gustavian style. The table is small with a rectangular table top and a drawer in the apron. The legs are straight and tapered with flutes ...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Side Tables
Materials
Pine
19th Century Turquoise Swedish Gustavian Tray Table - Antique Pine Side Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An antique Swedish Gustavian tray table in old paint and gilded colored Acanthus leaves on all sides with removable tray. The black-turquoise Scandinavian side table is made of hand ...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Side Tables
Materials
Wood, Pine, Paint
Swedish mid 19th century alder root occasional table
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Swedish mid 19th century alder root occasional table circa 1850.
Elegant piece of mid 19th century furniture from sweden. Over sailing top with alder root outer edge and alder cros...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Side Tables
Materials
Birch
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...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Side Tables
Materials
Pine, Paint
19th Century Swedish Pine Gustavian Country Side Table
Located in Kramfors, SE
Gustavian country side table from Northern Sweden made in painted pine. The table has a hatch opening up to a storage space instead of a drawer and the hatch opens with a metal latch...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Side Tables
Materials
Pine
20th Century French Gustavian Wood Patinated Side Table
Located in High Point, NC
This 20th Century French Gustavian wood patinated side table captures the elegance of neoclassical design through its restrained, time-softened finish and refined proportions. The ta...
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20th Century French Gustavian Side Tables
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"
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1950s Swedish Vintage Gustavian Side Tables
Materials
Wood
$2,330 / set
Swedish Antique Genuine Country Home Gustavian Table in Untouched Condition
Located in Kramfors, SE
Swedish antique genuine table. This gustavian country home table is made around 1820 to 1830 in northern Sweden in Hälsingland. It has a classic gustavian shape with straight tapered...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Side Tables
Materials
Pine
19th Century Round Gustavian Table
Located in Houston, TX
Round Swedish table on 4 legs with criss-crossed stretcher below. Carved detail around the apron and rectangular medallions at the top of each leg....
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19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Side Tables
Materials
Pine
Gustavian Period Table with Faux Marble-Top, 18th Century
Located in New Orleans, LA
Late 1700s Gustavian style table with faux marble top - beautifully carved, lovely color, and great scale.
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Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Side Tables
Materials
Wood
Pair of 19th Century Gustavian Pedestals in Urn Form
Located in Stamford, CT
A pair of 19th Century Swedish Gustavian, painted, single-drawer, urn-form pedestal tables with polished stone tops.
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Side Tables
Materials
Stone
Fine 19th Century Swedish Tilt-Top Table
Located in Bozeman, MT
Fine 19th century Swedish tilt-top table in alder root from the Gustavian period. Ca 1810 Sweden.
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Early 19th Century European Antique Gustavian Side Tables
Materials
Wood
Table Console Swedish Neoclassical 18th Century Marble Giltwood Sweden
By Per Ljungs Art
Located in New York, NY
Table Console Swedish Neoclassical 18th Century Marble Gilt wood Sweden.
An exquisite console table made in Per Ljungs Art (for reference See: Thorsten Sylven: Mastarens Mobler p.24...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Side Tables
Materials
Marble
Swedish Gustavian Single Drawer Stand, Table or Nightstand, Paint Decorated
Located in Manhasset, NY
Swedish Gustavian Single Drawer Stand, Table or Nightstand, Paint Decorated
A Sweet One Drawer Original Paint Decorated Stand or End Table, Writing Desk. Having long sleek tapering...
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1890s Swedish Antique Gustavian Side Tables
Materials
Wood
Table Swedish Gustavian 18th Century Original Paint Sweden
Located in New York, NY
Table Swedish Gustavian 18th century original paint Sweden. A side table made during the 18th century in Sweden. Original reddish finish and paint. Tape...
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1790s Swedish Antique Gustavian Side Tables
Materials
Wood
20th Century French Gustavian Wood Patinated Side Table
Located in High Point, NC
This 20th Century French Gustavian wood patinated side table embodies the graceful simplicity of the Gustavian style, defined by its soft palette, refined proportions, and restrained...
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20th Century French Gustavian Side Tables
Materials
Wood
Side Tables Gustavian Style 2
Located in Hollywood, FL
This is a unique set of 2 Oval Swedish Gustavian style side tables. They have been restored and repainted with Milk Paints "Midnight Black"
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1930s Swedish Vintage Gustavian Side Tables
Materials
Wood
$1,450 / set
Table Console Rare Quality Swedish Early Gustavian Gilded, 18th Century, Sweden
Located in New York, NY
Table console rare quality Swedish early Gustavian gilded 18th century Sweden. A console table made during the Gustavian period in Sweden 1775-1790. Original gilding and white marble top. Decorated with laurel swags and channeled legs. Frieze edged with a pearl beading and a circular plaster decor...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Side Tables
Materials
Marble
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-...
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19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Side Tables
Materials
Metal
19th century Swedish birch lyre shaped occasional table
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century swedish birch lyre shaped occasional table circa 1890.
Rectangular top with canted corners. Hinged lid opens to reveal a fitted interior of compartments arranged aroun...
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Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Side Tables
Materials
Brass
Antique Gustavian Side Table with Distressed Grey-Blue Lime-Washed Finish
Located in Leesburg, VA
Antique Gustavian Side Table with Distressed Grey-Blue Lime-Washed Finish
Approximate size: 28”H x 16.5”W x 13.75”D
This exquisite antique Gustavian side table captivates with its ...
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Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Side Tables
Materials
Wood
Gustavian side tables for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Gustavian side tables for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the Late 20th Century, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage side tables created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include tables and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Gustavian side tables 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 side tables, popular names associated with this style include Ira Yeager, and Svenska Möbler. 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 side tables differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $1,500 and tops out at $1,500 while the average work can sell for $1,500.
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