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Painted Wooden Toy Horse
Located in Washington, DC
A painted wooden toy horse.
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Antique 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Toys

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Wood

Painted Wooden Toy Horse
Painted Wooden Toy Horse

Painted Wooden Toy Horse

H 28 in W 34 in D 10 in
Pair of Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Chairs "The Swedish Model"
Located in Boden, SE
A pair of early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Chairs " The Swedish Model." from Skelleftea
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Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Chairs

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Pine

Pair of Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Chairs "The Swedish Model"
Pair of Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Chairs "The Swedish Model"

Pair of Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Chairs "The Swedish Model"

H 36.23 in W 17.72 in D 16.15 in
Pair of 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Chairs with Originalpaint
Located in Boden, SE
A pair of 19th century Swedish Gustavian chairs from Lindome Halland, Southern Sweden. A Very
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Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Side Chairs

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Pine

Pair of 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Chairs with Originalpaint
Pair of 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Chairs with Originalpaint

Pair of 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Chairs with Originalpaint

H 32.29 in W 16.93 in D 14.57 in
Late 18th century Decorative Double Sided Swedish Folk Biblical Wall Hanging
Located in London, GB
orange and blue, the later (early 19th) shows figures, horses and buildings painted in strong pigments in
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Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Paintings

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Canvas

Late 18th century Decorative Double Sided Swedish Folk Biblical Wall Hanging
Late 18th century Decorative Double Sided Swedish Folk Biblical Wall Hanging

Late 18th century Decorative Double Sided Swedish Folk Biblical Wall Hanging

H 36.23 in W 59.06 in D 0.79 in
Antique Hand Painted Wood Setee with Open Fret Work & Plaid Upholstery
Located in Kenilworth, IL
your formal spaces as well as your family corners. Plaid upholstery nods to the traditional horse-tack
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Early 20th Century European Gustavian Settees

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Cotton, Wood

Antique Hand Painted Wood Setee with Open Fret Work & Plaid Upholstery
Antique Hand Painted Wood Setee with Open Fret Work & Plaid Upholstery

Antique Hand Painted Wood Setee with Open Fret Work & Plaid Upholstery

H 37.5 in W 75.25 in D 30 in
18th Century Swedish Carved Mangle Board
Located in Forney, TX
. Handmade in Sweden, circa 1744, this Scandinavian antique with sculptural stylized horse handle, accented
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Antique 18th Century Swedish Primitive Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood

18th Century Swedish Carved Mangle Board
18th Century Swedish Carved Mangle Board

18th Century Swedish Carved Mangle Board

H 5.25 in W 23.5 in D 6.25 in

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A Close Look at gustavian Furniture

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.

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