Gustavian Wall Mirrors
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.
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Style: Gustavian
Exceptional Pair of 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Gilt Wood Mirrors
Located in Mjöhult, SE
Exceptional, rare and unusually large pair of late Gustavian gilt wood mirrors with gouaches in neoclassical Pompeian style and faux porphyry marble mirror frame. Stockholm, ca 1790.
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Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood, Giltwood
Late Gustavian or Early Biedermeier Painted Wall Mirror
Located in Atlanta, GA
Antique painted mirror with gilded accents and beveled mercury mirror.
The painted finish has been distressed over time, but we will be happ...
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19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror
Gold and Blue Painted Trumeau Mirror, Sweden circa 1860-80
Located in Round Top, TX
Lovely trumeau mirror with upper applied carved swag and lower Greek key pattern. At 3.5' tall, its size allows it to be displayed in a wide variety of spaces.
Restored, later profes...
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Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Wall Mirrors
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Mirror, Oak, Paint
18th Century Gustavian Sconce Mirror with Center Cameo, Sweden, Circa 1780
Located in New York, NY
18th century Swedish Gustavian single arm candle sconce mirror with center cameo, origin: Sweden, circa 1780
In Scandinavia, candlelight is an important element found in any interio...
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18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Wall Mirrors
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Giltwood
Circa 18th Century Swedish Gilt Mirror with Urn & Swag Decoration
Located in London, GB
Late Circa 18th Swedish Gustavian gilt mirror with classic urn, leaf and swag detail.
The glass has has been replaced over the years.
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Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Wall Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood, Glass, Mirror
Antique 18th Century Gustavian Giltwood Wall Mirror
Located in Kastrup, DK
Classic Gustavian or Louis Seize carved giltwood wall mirror.
Features an oval mirror with pearl beading on the interior perimeter, exterior frame decorated with a bow-tied ribbon on...
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18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Wall Mirrors
Materials
Wood
18th - 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Gilded Pinewood Wall Glass Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A gold, antique Swedish Gustavian wall mirror made of hand crafted gilded Pinewood with its original two-part mirrored glass, in good condition. The particularized carved Scandinavia...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Gustavian Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Pine, Giltwood
Early 19th Century Gustavian Parcel Gilt Pier Mirror
Located in Essex, MA
Period Early 19th Century Giltwood Gustavian Mirror. Urn top with swags of painted laurel. Original gilding. Laurel tied with bow at bottom. Replaced mirror.
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Wall Mirrors
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Giltwood
Exceptional Antique Gustavian Style Carved And Painted Oval Mirror
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Large and impressive time-worn Gustavian Style Mirror in a Pale Grey and Gilt Paint finish. The dish form surround in off white paint with an outer band of gilt acanthus leaves, the...
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19th Century Antique Gustavian Wall Mirrors
Materials
Wood
19th Century Gold Swedish Gustavian Antique Gilded Pinewood Wall Glass Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A gold, 19th century Swedish Gustavian wall mirror made of handcrafted gilded Pinewood, in good condition. The antique Scandinavian mirror ...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Pine, Giltwood
19th - 20th Century Gold Swedish Gustavian Gilded Pinewood Wall Glass Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A gold, antique Swedish Gustavian wall mirror made of handcrafted gilded Pinewood with its original mirrored glass, in good condition. The particularized carved Scandinavian wall déc...
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Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Pine, Giltwood
18th Century Swedish Gustavian Pine Wall Glass Mirror - Antique Wall Décor
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A gold, antique Swedish Gustavian wall mirror made of handcrafted gilded Pinewood with its original mirrored glass, in good condition. The particularized carved Scandinavian wall déc...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Pine, Giltwood
18th-19th Century Gold Swedish Gustavian Antique Gilded Pinewood Wall Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A gold, antique Swedish Gustavian rectangular wall mirror with its original mirror glass and blue color paint, made of handcrafted gilded Pinewood, in good condition. The wall decor ...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Pine, Giltwood
18th Century Gold Swedish Gustavian Pair of Gilded Wood Wall Glass Mirrors
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A gold, antique Swedish Gustavian pair of wall mirrors made of hand crafted gilded wood with its original mirrored glass, in good condition. The Scandinavian wall décor...
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18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Wall Mirrors
Materials
Glass, Giltwood, Mirror
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Gilded Pine Wall Glass Mirror, Scandinavian Decor
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A gold, antique Swedish Gustavian lunette-shaped crown wall mirror made of handcrafted gilded Pinewood with its original mirrored glass, in good condition. The particularized carved Scandinavian bronze...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Pine, Giltwood
18th Century Swedish Gustavian Pinewood Wall Glass Mirror, Scandinavian Décor
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A light-grey, white antique Swedish Gustavian wall mirror made of hand carved pinewood with its original mirrored glass, in good conditio...
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18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Wall Mirrors
Materials
Pine
Gustavian Italian Wall, Console Mirror, Cornucopia Motif, Parcel Gilt Decorated
Located in Stamford, CT
Antique Gustavian Italian wall, console mirror, Cornucopia Motif, Parcel Gilt Decorated
A finely carved and paint decorated wall or console mirror. Late 19th Early 20th century having a mint green paint...
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Early 20th Century Italian Gustavian Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood
19th-20th Century Swedish Gustavian Pair of Oval Gilded Wood Glass Mirrors
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A 19th - 20th Century, gold antique Swedish Gustavian style pair of oval shaped wall mirrors made of hand carved gilded wood, bronze with its original mirrored glass, in good condition. Each of the Scandinavian wall décor...
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Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Wall Mirrors
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Round Swedish Style Mirror with Gray Paint and Black Spheres
Located in Troy, MI
New and custom made for us in England. This large, round, Swedish-style mirror has a wide beveled frame with a gray painted finish accented with contrasting black spheres.
Actual...
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2010s English Gustavian Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Unique Hand Carved Wall Mirror
Located in Hollywood, FL
This is a Unique Hand Carved Wall Mirror. it was stained Dark brown and I stripped it down to raw wood and left it that way.
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1970s Swedish Vintage Gustavian Wall Mirrors
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Wood
18th/19th C. Gray Paint Decorated Mirror
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Neoclassical style wood mirror constructed of numerous sections with a pieced surround in old pale gray paint. The wide mirror with curved and angular scrolls on the lower ends. Angu...
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19th Century Antique Gustavian Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Unique Hand Carved Round Wall Mirror
Located in Hollywood, FL
This is a Unique Hand Carved Round Wall Mirror. it had a dark brown stain on it so I stripped it to raw wood and left it that way.
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1970s Swedish Vintage Gustavian Wall Mirrors
Materials
Berlin Iron
19th Century Gold Swedish Gustavian Gilded Pine Wall Glass Mirror by Jp Larsson
By JP Larsson
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A gold, antique Swedish Gustavian wall mirror made of hand carved gilded Pinewood with its original mirrored glass, in good condition. Th...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood, Giltwood, Pine
Early 19th Century Gustavian Style Giltwood Console Table and Mirror
Located in Prato, IT
Early 19th century giltwood console table with a lyre supporting the white marble top. Coordinated mirror with decoration.
Authe...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Wall Mirrors
Materials
Marble
19th Century Swedish Trumeau Mirror
Located in Bradenton, FL
19th century Swedish Trumeau mirror, painted wood in florals topped with raised gold fruit basket surrounded by dolphins. Color is a dark blue-green with cream and gold trim.
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19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Antique Hollywood Regency Wall/Console Mirror, Parcel Gilt and Paint Decorated
Located in Stamford, CT
Antique Gustavian wall/console mirror. This stunning, fnely carved mirror is wonderfully Parcel Gilt and Paint Decorated in a mint green color. The frame having shell and leaf motif ...
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Early 20th Century Gustavian Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
20th Century Swedish Pair of Gilded Pine Wall Glass Mirrors by Carl A. Carlsson
By Carl A. Carlsson
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A gold, antique Swedish Gustavian pair of wall mirrors with its original mirrored glass, made of hand crafted gilded Pinewood, designed by Carl A. Carlsson in good condition. The Scandinavian wall...
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Early 20th Century Swedish Gustavian Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Pine, Giltwood
Swedish Gustavian Period Gilt Pier Mirror with Ribbon & Foliate Swag Decoration
Located in Milford, NH
A Swedish Gustavian Period gilt pier mirror with pierce carved ribbon and foliate crest decoration, accented with foliate swags, continued on the beveled mirror surround and base. Da...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Wall Mirrors
Materials
Gesso, Glass, Wood
18th Century Swedish Gustavian Gilded Wood Wall Glass Mirror, Antique Wall Décor
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An 18th Century Swedish Gustavian mirror gilded with original glass. Richly hand carved antique wall mirror in the Gustavian style with medallion in good condition, enhanced by detai...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood, Giltwood
18th Century Swedish Gustavian Wall Mirror
Located in Godstone, GB
18th Century Swedish Gustavian giltwood mirror. Simple and elegant design, signed by master mirror maker Johan Akerblad . Original split...
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1780s Swedish Antique Gustavian Wall Mirrors
Materials
Wood
Gustavian 18th Century Giltwood Mirror with Gouaches
Located in Stockholm, SE
A fine gustavian gilt wood mirror with gouaches made in Stockholm c. 1790. Original gilding. The gouaches painted in the neoclassical pompeian style.
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1790s Swedish Antique Gustavian Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
Mirror of Late Gustavian Stockholm Work, with Stockholm Hallmark, 18th Century
Located in Virum, DK
Bedustavian Stockholm work, with Stockholm hallmark with date 1798 ?, bronzed and gilded, painted upper decorative field with medallion with men's profile, crowned band rosette, mirr...
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1790s Swedish Antique Gustavian Wall Mirrors
Materials
Gold Leaf
Mirrored Wall Sconces Swedish Gustavian 18th Century Signed Gilded Sweden, Pair
Located in New York, NY
A pair of mirrored wall sconces made during the early part of the Gustavian period 1775-1790. Made and signed by frame maker Johan Martin ...
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Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Wall Mirrors
Materials
Wood
18th Century Swedish Gustavian Giltwood Mirror
Located in Mjöhult, SE
Unusually large and impressive 18th century Swedish Gustavian giltwood mirror. Signed by master mirror maker Johan åkerblad (1728-1799). With original m...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror
Swedish Gustavian Two-Light Giltwood Wall Scones
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Swedish Gustavian two-light giltwood wall scones.
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Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
Very Fine Gustavian Period Giltwood Pier Mirror, Swedish, Circa 1800
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
The very fine water-gilded frame showing an architectural cornice above a rectangular frieze decorated with burnished relief moulded neoclassical motifs, surmounting a very old recta...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Wall Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood, Mirror
Gustavian Mirror, Giltwood, 18th Century
Located in Stockholm, SE
Gustavian carved giltwood mirror made in Stockholm circa 1780. Attributed to Johan Åkerblad, (master 1758-1799).
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1780s Swedish Antique Gustavian Wall Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
Neoclassical Style Painted Full-Length Dressing Mirror
Located in Sheffield, MA
The pier mirror has a rounded top, embellished with a repeat pattern of tiny bay berries and leaves. Can be used as a dressing or full length. Will work in most any decoration style,...
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Mid-20th Century American Gustavian Wall Mirrors
Materials
Wood, Mirror
Swedish Gustavian Late 18th Century Giltwood Mirror Signed by Johan Åkerblad
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
A fine Swedish Gustavian carved two-tone giltwood mirror signed by the master mirror maker Johan Åkerblad (1728-1799) and with the stamp of the Stockholm gilt (hallsta¨mpel). Åkerbla...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Wall Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood
18th Century Gustavian Mirror, Sweden 1780
Located in Belmont, MA
Exquisite 18th century Gustavian mirror, Stockholm circa 1780. Mahogany, carved and partly gilded.
The Swedish Gustavian Style was named after King Gustav III of Sweden (reign 1771-92). Gustav III visited the French Court during the reign of Louis XVI several times and loved the French neoclassical...
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1780s Swedish Antique Gustavian Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mahogany
Eric Wahlberg 18th Century Gustavian Mirror, Stockholm, Sweden, Dated 1792
By Eric Wahlberg, Lago Lundén
Located in New York, NY
Eric Wahlberg (1760 Stockholm, Sweden 1811), 18th century Gustavian mirror with center cameo, origin: Stockholm, Sweden, hallmarked and stamped on verso: Eric Wahlberg and Lago Lunde...
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18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Wall Mirrors
Materials
Giltwood, Paint
Swedish Gustavian Period Giltwood Mirror, circa 1780 with Ribbon-Carved Crest
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Gustavian period giltwood mirror from the late 18th century with ribbon-carved crest and floral décor. This Swedish wall mirror features a rectangular giltwood frame, adorn...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Period Trumeau Mirror with Swag and Roses
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish period Gustavian painted and gilt trumeau mirror from the late 18th century with original paint and original split mercury glass. This exquisite Swedish trumeau mirror feat...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Wall Mirrors
Materials
Wood, Mercury Glass, Giltwood
Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Gilded Mirror
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
An early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian mirror gilt and with silver decorations, with old mirror glass.
Please note that this chest of drawers is located in Halmstad Sweden.
Complem...
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Early 1800s Swedish Antique Gustavian Wall Mirrors
Materials
Pine
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