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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
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...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables

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Pine

Swedish Giltwood Eagle Console Table
Located in Bradenton, FL
19th Century Swedish Giltwood Neoclassical Console Table. Console is an exceptional example of period decorative arts. Console top is rectangular black stone, and table features a ca...
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19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables

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Giltwood

Swedish Gustavian Antique Table White Gold Carved Detail, 1800s
Located in Lewes, England
Very rare Swedish antique gustavian table from Skabersjö Castle in Sweden. It is later 1800s in age and has terrific detail to it with decora...
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Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables

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Pine

Swedish Painted Desk with Five Carved Reeded Drawers, Gustavian Style
Located in Kvidinge, SE
A Swedish five drawer desk from early 20th century in Gustavian style The desk is painted in green and the top in black, Both in an old traditional scandinavian way with fantastic pa...
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Early 1900s Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables

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Pine

Swedish 19th C. Wooden Demi-Lune Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
A single Swedish wooden demi-lune console table from the 19th century. This antique table from Sweden features a semi-circular, or half moon top, over a triangular-shaped apron. The ...
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19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables

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Wood

Early 19th Century Gustavian Painted Demilune Console Tables, a Pair
Located in Bradenton, FL
A Rare Early 19th Century Pair of Gustavian Painted Half-Round Console tables. Tables having a timeless appeal that merges classical grace with rustic charm. Tables rest on three ele...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables

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Wood

Antique Gustavian-Style Grey-Painted Dining Table w/ Dark Faux-Bois Grained Top
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
A rectangular dining table with hardwood top & square tappering legs. Base was newly painted in a grey-white Gustavian color with a faux bois tooled & grained top, made to look like ...
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Early 20th Century Scandinavian Gustavian Tables

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Birch, Oak

Gustavian Style Console Table
Located in Hollywood, FL
This is a unique Swedish Gustavian Console Table. its been restored and repainted with Milk Paints "Oyster White"
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1940s Swedish Vintage Gustavian Tables

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Wood

Gustavian ‘Spelbord’ Game Table
Located in Savannah, GA
A fine Gustavian period ‘spelbord’ game table, 18th century. Four small drawers on each side with one larger drawer; original brasses. 26 ¼ inches wide ...
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18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables

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Wood

Late Gustavian Mahogany Game Table with Felt Backgammon Andremovable Top
Located in New York, NY
Lovely Late Gustavian mahogany game table, circa 1800. Has patina and imperfections that add to its charm but can be refinished if requested. The top of the table can expand or be re...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables

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Mahogany

Swedish Gustavian Style Pedestal Table
Located in Hollywood, FL
This is a unique Swedish Gustavian Style pedestal table. it has been restored and repainted with Milk paints "Oyster White"
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1940s Swedish Vintage Gustavian Tables

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Wood

Gustavian Console Table
Located in New York, NY
A 19th century Gustavian Console Table. Tall Gustavian Console Table with Faux painted Marble top having a marvelous speckled apron detail. Tall fluted turned narrow legs set to Pi...
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19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables

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Pine

Gustavian Console Table
Gustavian Console Table
$6,450 Sale Price
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Table Swedish Gustavian Style
Located in Hollywood, FL
This is a unique Swedish Gustavian style Desk/Table. its been restored and repainted with Milk Paints "Oyster White"
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1940s Swedish Vintage Gustavian Tables

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Wood

19th Century Swedish Period Gustavian Table
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
19th Century Swedish period Gustavian table with decorations on all four sides, repainted in soft grey. Circa 1840.
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19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables

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Wood

19th Century Swedish Gustavian Desk with Original Paint
Located in Boden, SE
19th century Swedish Gustavian desk from Umeå Västerbotten, Northern Sweden. Nice Gustavian Desk scraped to its original paint. The table has a lovely blue color. Reeded legs. Marble...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables

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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 Tables

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Pine

18th Century Swedish Trestle Table
Located in Bozeman, MT
Fantastic and unusually large and robust 18th century Swedish provincial trestle table from the Gustavian period in Its original finish. Ca 1790 Sweden.
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18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables

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Pine

19th Century Swedish Bedside Nightstand End Table with Drawer
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
This classically Gustavian side table featuring a cabinet with one hidden drawer. The table has been hand painted in a color called Gustav and has been constructed from solid wood. T...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables

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Wood, Paint

18th Century Swedish Gustavian Pedestals - Antique Neoclassical Pine Cabinets
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A white-grey, antique pair of Swedish Gustavian pedestals, cabinets made of light-grey painted Pinewood with carved garlands. The hand carved Scandinavi...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables

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Pine

Swedish Gustavian Style Painted Center Hall Table, Side or End Table, Restored
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Swedish pedestal center hall table, or could be used as an end table or side table. We believe the restoration most likely occurred in Sweden, before being imported to the st...
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1910s Swedish Vintage Gustavian Tables

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Wood, Paint

20th Century Swedish Folding Table Circa 1900
Located in Atlanta, GA
This elegant early 20th-century Swedish folding table is a perfect blend of simplicity, functionality, and timeless design, reflecting the refin...
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20th Century Swedish Gustavian Tables

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Metal

Swedish Gustavian 19th Century Table
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A rustic Gustavian painted pine table from the 1820’s, Sweden. The waxed pine table top is removable, the planks showing incredible texture of soft waves in the wood grain. The base ...
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19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables

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Wood, Paint

Mid-19th century Gustavian Corner Table
Located in Leesburg, VA
Mid-19th century Gustavian Corner Table Anonymous Scandinavia; mid-19th century Wood Approximate size: 28.5 (h) x 41.5 (w) x 26.5 (d) in. A mid-19th century Gustavian corner table...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables

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Wood

Swedish Neoclassical Marble Top Console Table
Located in Greenwich, CT
An impressive early 19th century Swedish neoclassical Gustavian console table with white marble top on faux marbleized apron and legs above marbleized plinth base, having giltwood de...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables

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Marble

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 Tables

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Pine

Pair of 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Demilune Tables
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of 19th century Swedish Gustavian demilune tables with carved detail above each leg and a carved detail around the apron.
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19th Century Austrian Antique Gustavian Tables

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Pine

Desk Swedish Gustavian Style
Located in Hollywood, FL
This is a 2 drawer Swedsh Gustavian style desk.
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1950s Swedish Vintage Gustavian Tables

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Wood

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 Tables

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Wood

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 Tables

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Pine

19th Century Gustavian Swedish Bobbin Style Extension Drop Leaf Oval Table
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
On offer on this occasion is one of the most stunning and rare, Gustavian drop leaf versatile table you could hope to find. Outstanding design is exhibited throughout. The beautiful ...
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Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables

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Wood, Paint

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 Tables

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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 Tables

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Pine

Monumental Swedish Gustavian Style Marble Top Center Table
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Impressive grand round marble top center table made on a monumental scale in the neoclassical Gustavian taste. The Swedish table features a massive 1.5 inch thick slab of Carrara mar...
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19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables

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Carrara Marble

Early 19th Century Swedish antique rustic Gustavian Desk with Original Paint
Located in Boden, SE
Early 19th century Swedish Gustavian antique rustic desk from Umeå Västerbotten, Northern Sweden. Nice Gustavian Desk Scraped by hand to its origi...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables

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Pine

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 Tables

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Brass

Console Table Swedish Gustavian Style
Located in Hollywood, FL
This is an Incredible Swedish Gustavian Style 1 Drawer console table. its been restored and repainted with Milk Paints "Oyster White"
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1930s Swedish Vintage Gustavian Tables

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Wood

19th Century Swedish Gustavian Table with Originalpaint Swedish Antiques
Located in Boden, SE
19th Century Swedish Gustavian table from Boden Norrbotten,Northern Sweden. Nice little neat table scraped by hand to its origina...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables

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Pine

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 Tables

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Wood

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 Tables

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Mahogany

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 Tables

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Porcelain, Wood, Paint

Gustavian, Bleached Wood, Barley Twist Table, Europe, 18th/19th c.
Located in Manhasset, NY
Gustavian, Bleached Wood, Barley Twist Table, Europe, 18th/19th c. Antique Swedish or Gustavian Style Writing Table, Desk or Center Table. This Bleached Wood table is multi function...
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19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables

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Paint

Gustavian, Grey Paint, Pine, Paint Decorated Wall Mounted Consoles, Sweden 1950s
Located in Manhasset, NY
Gustavian, Grey Paint, Pine, Pair of Paint Decorated Wall Mounted Consoles, Sweden, 1950s A finely carved pair of pickled grey Gustavian console tables. Each having all over decorat...
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1950s Swedish Vintage Gustavian Tables

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Pine, 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 Tables

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Pine

Swedish Gustavian Style 1880s Painted Cabinet with Carved Diamond and Rosettes
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Gustavian style painted wood cabinet from the late 19th century, with single door, carved rosettes, diamond motifs and dentil molding. Created in Sweden during the last qua...
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Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables

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Wood

Antique Northern Swedish Genuine Gustavian Light Drop-Leaf Table
Located in Kramfors, SE
Antique drop-leaf table in Gustavian style, dating from around 1820 to 1840. This table is an authentic piece of country house furniture from northern Sweden, featuring double leaves...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables

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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 Tables

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Wood

Swedish Gustavian Giltwood Console Table with Lyre and Marble Top, 1800s.
Located in Asaa, DK
Swedish Gustavian Giltwood Console Table with Lyre and Marble Top, 1800s. Exceptional Scandinavian late gustavian console table manufactured in Sweden between 1790 and 1820 by a mas...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables

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Marble

Swedish Gustavian Style Painted Console Table, Circa 1880
Located in Atlanta, GA
This refined Swedish console table, crafted circa 1880, captures the understated elegance and balanced proportions characteristic of the Gustavian style. Finished in a soft, patinate...
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Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables

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Wood

Early 20th Century Swedish Tilt Top Table
Located in Houston, TX
Early 20th Century Swedish Tilt Top Table in rustic blue painted finish
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Early 20th Century Swedish Gustavian Tables

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Wood, Paint

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 Tables

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Wood, Paint

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.
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Early 2000s Swedish Gustavian Tables

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Wood

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 Tables

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Pine

19th Century Swedish Gustavian Table in Original Paint
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
19th Century Gustavian table from from Umea, Vasterbotten, Sweden. With decorative carved detailing and original soft grey white paint. Circa 1820.
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19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables

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Wood

Swedish 1900 Gustavian Style Dining Table with Carved Apron and Fluted Legs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Gustavian style painted wood dining table from the early 20th century with carved apron (measuring 25.25"H) and fluted legs. Created in Sweden at the Turn of the Century, t...
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Early 20th Century Swedish Gustavian Tables

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Wood

Swedish Gustavian Antique Table Desk Grey White Carved Detail, C.1860-1870
Located in Lewes, England
Shipping update - please message us directly with your city and zip/postcode for a delivery cost to your location on this item - please do not request shipping from 1st dibs Beautif...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables

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Pine

Swedish Demi Lune Console Tables A Pair
Located in Bradenton, FL
Pair of 20th Century Swedish Demi Lune Console Tables. Tables feature straight, slender legs, slightly tapered at ends and painted in a soft white. Historically, console tables like ...
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20th Century Swedish Gustavian Tables

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Wood

19th Century Swedish Gustavian Style Round Table
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
19th Century Swedish Gustavian style round table. With decorative carved detailing around the around the table. Re-painted in soft grey. Circa 1860.
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19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables

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Wood

19th Century Swedish Tilt Top Accent Table
Located in Houston, TX
This exquisite 19th-century Swedish tilt-top accent table exudes timeless elegance. Crafted with precision, its intricate design reflects the grace of Scandinavian craftsmanship. Sea...
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19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables

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Maple

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 Tables

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Wood, Pine, Paint

Swedish Maple Tripod Center/Side Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century maple tripod table. A round top sits on a tripod base with the original tilting mechanism. The table does not tilt at this point, but the detail is great. The table is s...
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19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables

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Maple

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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