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Gustavian Breakfront

Period Gustavian 1780s Swedish Painted Breakfront Commode with Carved Medallions
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish period Gustavian breakfront painted four-drawer commode from the late 18th century. This
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Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

Pair of Swedish Gustavian Style Painted Breakfront Chests with Fluted Posts
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of Swedish Gustavian style painted wood breakfront chests from the 19th century, with three
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Antique 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

Swedish 19th century painted breakfront chest of drawers
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Swedish 19th century painted breakfront chest of drawers circa 1880. Elegant and fine quality
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Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Pine, Paint

Pair of Painted Swedish Gustavian Style Chest of Drawers
Located in Kastrup, DK
A pair of antique Swedish Gustavian style light-grey painted chest of three drawers, dating from
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Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Gustavian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Brass

Pair Foral Painted White Decorated Gustavian Style Bombe Commodes Nightstands
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
largest or most complex items such as breakfronts or crystal chandeliers or other items of greater
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Vintage 1980s North American Gustavian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Walnut

Pair of Gustavian or Swedish Style Gray Painted Side Chairs Circa 1940
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
largest or most complex items such as breakfronts or crystal chandeliers or other items of greater
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Vintage 1940s Swedish Gustavian Chairs

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Walnut

Gustavian Style Distressed Painted Commode
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
largest or most complex items such as breakfronts or crystal chandeliers or other items of greater
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20th Century Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

Gustavian Style Distressed Painted Commode
Gustavian Style Distressed Painted Commode
H 33.5 in W 34.75 in D 16.25 in
Swedish Painted Breakfront Three-Drawer Commode with Dentil Molding, circa 1880
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish painted breakfront three-drawer commode from late 19th century Stockholm, with dentil
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Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

Pair of Cameo Back Gustavian Swedish Paint Decorated Armchairs
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
largest or most complex items such as breakfronts or crystal chandeliers or other items of greater
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Adam Style Armchairs

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Large Louis XV Style Gustavian Style Marble-Top Sideboard
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
largest or most complex items such as breakfronts or crystal chandeliers or other items of greater
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20th Century Sideboards

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Walnut

Custom Made Swedish Style Enfilade
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Custom made breakfront Swedish style enfilade. Dimensions 107.5 inches (273 cms) Wide 19.5
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21st Century and Contemporary English Gustavian Buffets

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Pine

Custom Made Swedish Style Enfilade
Custom Made Swedish Style Enfilade
H 35 in W 107.5 in D 19.5 in

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Gustavian Breakfront For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the gustavian breakfront you’re looking for. Frequently made of wood, metal and brass, every gustavian breakfront was constructed with great care. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect gustavian breakfront — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. A gustavian breakfront is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in styles are sought with frequency.

How Much is a Gustavian Breakfront?

Prices for a gustavian breakfront start at $3,899 and top out at $11,950 with the average selling for $7,150.

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Of all the antique and vintage case pieces and storage cabinets that have become popular in modern interiors over the years, dressers, credenzas and cabinets have long been home staples, perfect for routine storage or protection of personal items. 

In the mid-19th century, cabinetmakers would mimic styles originating in the Louis XIV, Louis XV and Louis XVI eras for their dressers, bookshelves and other structures, and, later, simpler, streamlined wood designs allowed these “case pieces” or “case goods” — any furnishing that is unupholstered and has some semblance of a storage component — to blend into the background of any interior. 

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