Gustavian 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 Tables
Materials
Fruitwood
Weathered Swedish-Style Pine Console Table with Lyre-Shaped Supports
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautifully timeworn Swedish-style pine console table featuring sculptural lyre-inspired supports and a softly distressed painted surface. The table has that effortless Scandinavia...
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Early 20th Century Swedish Gustavian Tables
Materials
Wood, Paint
Set of 4 Antique Gustavian Style Urn Back Dining Chairs.English C.1920
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
A delightful matching set of 4 English limed oak chairs.
They have been recently limed to enhance the beautiful grain in the wood.
The seats have been re-upholstered in hessian or...
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Early 20th Century English Gustavian Tables
Materials
Oak
Harlequin Set of 10 Antique Gustavian Style Urn Back Dining Chairs
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
A wonderful set of ten English limed oak chairs. Not quite matching. There are actually 3 different models ( 4 + 3 + 3 ).
Each chair has a variation of the same basic characteristi...
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Early 20th Century English Gustavian Tables
Materials
Oak
Antique Northern Swedish Demi Lune Table in Gustavian Style with Patina
Located in Kramfors, SE
Antique Swedish demi-lune table from the mid 1800s. The table is freestanding and made by hand in solid pine in northern Sweden around 1850. Gustavian style with straight tapered leg...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Pine
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 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 Tables
Materials
Pine
Pair of Swedish Gustavian Style Console Tables
Located in Kastrup, DK
Pair of Swedish Gustavian Style Console Tables, circa 1880–1900
Pair of Swedish console tables in classic Gustavian style.
The tables feature black-painted tops with a profiled edg...
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Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Pine
$3,165 / set
Antique Swedish Round Drop-Leaf Dining Table from the Gustavian Period
Located in Kramfors, SE
Swedish antique dining table from the gustavian period around 1820. The table is made by hand in solid Swedish pine. Rectangular leg-frame with carved leaves on the two longer sides....
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Pine
Antique Genuine Swedish Gustavian Detailed Decorated Console Table
Located in Kramfors, SE
Swedish gustavian console table in painted pine. The table is made around 1790 to 1800 and has detailed carved wooden decor. The surface has been scraped by hand to the original pain...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Pine
20th Century Swedish Gustavian Pair of Antique Painted Walnut Console Tables
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An early 20th Century, antique pair of Swedish Gustavian freestanding console tables made of hand crafted painted Walnut, in good condition. The detailed Scandinavian end tables are ...
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Early 20th Century Swedish Gustavian Tables
Materials
Walnut
19th Century Swedish Oval Pedestal Table Circa 1890
Located in Atlanta, GA
This elegant 19th-century Swedish oval pedestal table, circa 1890, beautifully blends form and functionality with its neoclassical design. Crafted from solid pine wood, the table fea...
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19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Pine, Paint
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 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 Tables
Materials
Wood
Pair of 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Style Demilune Tables
Located in Huntington, NY
A pair of Swedish Gustavian style demilune tables featuring decorative hand carved Guilloché scrolling. Rosettes sit atop hand carved tapered legs. This piece has been tastefully han...
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Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Wood, Paint
Pair of 19th Century Swedish Demilune Tables Gustavian style with Tapered Legs
Located in Kvidinge, SE
Here is a beautiful pair of 19th century Swedish demilune tables in Gustavian style. These demilunes can be placed against a wall to create two fantastic sidetables or a with the bac...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Birch
Genuine rustic antique Gustavian Drop leaf table country original color.
Located in Boden, SE
Genuine gustavian drop-leaf table made around 1790 to 1810 in Luleå Norrbotten ,Northern Sweden. The frame is made from solid pine and it has the original paint with genuine distres...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Pine
A Swedish Gustavian painted fall front desk, C. 1820.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Crafted in two pieces, this Neoclassical form desk features clean lines and understated elegance, with a soft painted finish typical of the Gustavian palette. The upper section has o...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Wood, Paint
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...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Pine
Drop-Leaf Table from Sweden, Early 20th Century
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This folding table was made in Sweden in the early 20th century.
The legs have a beautiful structure and a practical design that allows the tabletop to be folded or folded depending ...
Category
Early 20th Century Swedish Gustavian Tables
Materials
Wood
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 Tables
Materials
Wood, Paint
$2,200 Sale Price
20% Off
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 Tables
Materials
Pine
$2,900 Sale Price
25% Off
Antique Swedish Country House Table in Gustavian Style with Original Blue Paint
Located in Kramfors, SE
Antique Swedish country table in classic gustavian style. This country house furniture is made by hand in solid pine around 1820 in Hälsingland, Sweden. Classic straight, tapered leg...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Pine
Antique Swedish Console Table with Original Paint and Gustavian Carved Decor
Located in Kramfors, SE
Antique console table in gustavian style dated September 24th 1852. Straight tapered legs, apron with period-typical gustavian carved leaves. Original thin paint which is slightly wo...
Category
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Pine
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 Tables
Materials
Pine
19th Century Scandinavian Faux Marble Wooden Pedestal
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Large 19th Century Gustavian pedestal with original faux marbled paint and patina. The stately pedestal is a wonderful addition to a hallway, foyer, or anywhere you need to display a...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Wood, Paint
Massive Gustavian Trestle Base Dining Table
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This massive Swedish Gustavian pine dining table is over 12 feet long, (12’-3 ⅝” to be exact). The simple wooden top sits over a pair of hand-cut and painted trestle base legs, each ...
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19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Iron
Pair of Painted Side End Tables Bedside
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Classic pair of side tables, hand painted in a neutral creamy shade. The tables tops with rounded corners and baluster form and scrolled base create an architectural balance, imbuing...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Gustavian Tables
Materials
Wood, Paint
$1,350 / set
18th Century Black Swedish Gustavian Oak Bureau - Antique Drop Front Secretaire
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An antique Swedish Gustavian bureau made of hand crafted painted Oakwood, in good condition. The Scandinavian writing table, desk features man...
Category
Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Metal, Brass
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...
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Early 1800s Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Pine
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 Tables
Materials
Pine, Paint
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 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...
Category
Early 20th Century Swedish Gustavian Tables
Materials
Pine, Paint
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 Tables
Materials
Brass
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 Tables
Materials
Wood, Paint
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 Tables
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 Tables
Materials
Pine
20th Century Scandinavian Gustavian Style Tile Table
Located in Huntington, NY
A Gustavian style table with 18th/19th century Delft tile top. Single drawer with original brass pull. Frame has diamond corner details. Legs are tapered and fluted. In original blue...
Category
Early 20th Century Scandinavian Gustavian Tables
Materials
Brass
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 Tables
Materials
Marble, Metal, Bronze
Late Gustavian Cherry and Nutwood Game Table with Checkerboard and Backgammon
Located in Atlanta, GA
A beautiful late Gustavian game table, circa 1840, crafted in cherry with nutwood inlays, combining refined neoclassical design with playful function. The rectangular top is inlaid w...
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19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Cherry, Nutwood
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 Tables
Materials
Wood
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 Tables
Materials
Marble
19th-20th Century Grey Swedish Gustavian Antique Tile Top Pine Sideboard, Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A light-grey, white antique Swedish Gustavian tile top console table with original blue tiles and two drawers. The sideboard is made of hand cra...
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Metal, Brass
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 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 Tables
Materials
Wood, Paint
$1,680 Sale Price / set
20% Off
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, ...
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18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Wood
Chelsea Textiles Gustavian Painted Wine Tasting Table
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Chelsea Textiles Tilt-Top Round Wine Tasting Table. Vintage French wine tasting low table, with a Gustavian painted patina with folding top, secured by a swinging gate. The trestle b...
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Late 20th Century Gustavian Tables
Materials
Wood
Swedish Gustavian Extendable Dining Table Mid-20th Century 8 10-Seat
Located in Lewes, England
Swedish Gustavian extendable dining table which extends from a round 115 cm approximately to 265 cm long with three leaves. Note on t...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Gustavian Tables
Materials
Birch
$5,442 Sale Price
20% Off
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 Tables
Materials
Pine
Pair of Elegant Demi lune Console Tables, Gustavian Style, Sweden
Located in Kastrup, DK
A refined pair of Demi lune console tables in the Gustavian style, crafted in Sweden around 1880–1900.
The black-painted tabletops feature a moulded edge, while the base is finished ...
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1890s Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Pine
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 Tables
Materials
Wood, Paint
19th Century Gustavian Drop Leaf Table
Located in Allerum, SE
19th century provincial drop leaf table from the Gustavian period in it's original finish with great patination. Seats six people, ca 1800 Sweden.
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19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Pine
19th Century Swedish Demi Lune
Located in Atlanta, GA
This elegant 19th-century Swedish demi-lune table captures the understated charm and functionality of Gustavian design. Crafted from solid wood, it features a softly weathered, pale ...
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19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Pine
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Gilded Pinewood Console Table by Jonas Frisk
By Jonas Frisk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A gold, antique Swedish Gustavian freestanding console table made of hand crafted gilded Pinewood with a white-grey painted marble top, designed and produced most likely by Jonas Frisk in good condition. The edges, borders of the Scandinavian side table are enhanced by detailed tablecloths and palmettes carvings and porphyry-imitating sides, supported by four round twisted tapered legs, collar and ball, standing on a rectangular wooden base. Minor fading, scratches due to age. Circa 1810 - 1820, Stockholm, Sweden, Scandinavia.
Jonas Frist was a Swedish artist and designer, born in 1787, in Stockholm, Sweden and passed away in 1849. In 1805, Frist received the rights to design and produce mirrors and console tables by the Kommerskollegium. From 1810 - 1814, his studio was located on the street Storkyrkobrinken and from 1814 - 1824, he moved to the public square Riddarhustorget, in Gamla stan...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Marble, Porphyry
18th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Freestanding Pinewood Tray Top Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A light-green, antique Swedish Gustavian freestanding tray top table made of hand crafted painted Pinewood, designed by an unknown master, carpenter in ...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Pine
Gustavian Style Console Table With A Drawer
Located in Hollywood, FL
This is a single drawer Gustavian Style console table. Its been restored and repainted with Milk Paints "Oyster White"
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1950s Swedish Vintage Gustavian 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 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 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 Tables
Materials
Wood
Pair of Swedish Pillar Console Tables, Early 19th Century
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Pair of Narrow Scraped Two Pillar Console Tables, Sweden, circa 1830.
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Oak
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...
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Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Wood, Paint
Gustavian tables for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Gustavian tables 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 tables created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include tables, case pieces and storage cabinets, folk art and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, pine and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Gustavian 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 tables, popular names associated with this style include Jonas Frisk, Svenska Möbler, Dos Gallos Studio, and Ira Yeager. 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 tables differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $599 and tops out at $49,000 while the average work can sell for $4,050.
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