Gustavian Furniture
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
Gustavian Style Three-Drawer Chest with Carved Reeded Motifs, 19th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Gustavian style three-drawer chest from the 19th century with creamy painted finish, carved reeded motifs on the drawers and diamonds on the side panels. Delve into the ser...
Category
19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Brass
Late 18th Century Gustavian Cupboard
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Late 18th Century Gustavian Cupboard with reeded doors.
Later painted and dry scraped to old paint on the inside, and the feet were replaced at a later date.
Circa 1790.
Category
Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
19th c. Pair of Swedish Gustavian Painted Barrel Back Armchairs with Lion Heads
Located in Wichita, KS
A pair of Swedish antique barrel back armchairs from the Gustavian period, circa 1810. These stunning chairs have shaped barrel backs with...
Category
19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Linen, Wood, Paint
Swedish Gustavian Marble Top Egyptian Pharaoh Mask Pier Table circa 1820
Located in Shippensburg, PA
A VERY FINE EMPIRE POLYCHROMED MARBLE-TOP PIER CONSOLE TABLE IN THE EGYPTIAN TASTE
Sweden, circa 1810-1820 with early green and pearl painted elements against parcel-gilding
Item # ...
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19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Marble
Gustavian Style 3 Drawer Chest
Located in Hollywood, FL
This is a unique Gustavian Style 3 Drawer Chest. its been restored and repainted with Milk Paints "Oyster White"
Category
1920s Swedish Vintage Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wood
Rare Antique Genuine Swedish Gustavian Style Pine Painted Nightstand
Located in Kramfors, SE
Rare Swedish antique nightstand in gustavian style. The nightstand is made around 1790 in Sweden with a frame in solid pine. Original paint ...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
19th Century Pair of Swedish Gustavian Birch Chairs Attributed to Ephraim Ståhl
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An antique pair of Swedish Gustavian armchairs made of hand crafted painted Birchwood, designed and produced most likely by Ephraim Ståhl in good condition. The Scandinavian side cha...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Metal, Brass
Swedish Gustavian Style 1 Door Cabinet
Located in Hollywood, FL
This is a Swedish Gustavian Style 1 Door Cabinet. its been restored and repainted with Milk Paints "Oyster White"
Category
1910s Swedish Vintage Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wood
Pair, Gustavian White Painted Chest of Drawers, Sweden circa 1840-80
Located in Round Top, TX
A pair of decorative Gustavian pine chest of drawers painted in shades of white, fitting their Swedish origin.
Canted fluted side posts with upper carved diamond medallion, raised c...
Category
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Brass
Swedish Gustavian Dressing Mirror
Located in Hollywood, FL
This is a unique Swedsh Gustavian style full length dressing mirror.
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Large Swedish Greige Gustavian Style Two Drawer Writing Desk
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Large Painted Grey Green Gustavian Style Two Drawer Writing Table Desk, Sweden
Classic and Scandinavian style writing desk. Hand-carved and hand-painted.
Drawer knobs are patinated...
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21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paint
Unique Swedish Gustavian Style 3 Drawer Chest
Located in Hollywood, FL
This is a Unique Swedish Gustavian Style 3 Drawer Chest. its been restored and repainted with Milk Paints "Oyster White"
Category
1910s Swedish Vintage Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wood
20th Century Norwegian Gustavian Style Tile Table
Located in Huntington, NY
A Gustavian style table with Dutch tile top. Single drawer with original brass pull. Frame has diamond corner details. Legs are tapered and fluted. In original blue paint.
Category
Early 20th Century Norwegian Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Brass
Pair Swedish Gustavian Style Painted Upholstered Benches
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Swedish Gustavian Style Set of Smaller Painted Upholstered Benches.
Hand painted and hand distressed wood benches fully upholstered in a neu...
Category
Early 2000s Swedish Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wood, Pine
Mid century Vintage gustavian and Style two door armoire after drexel
By Drexel
Located in Allentown, PA
This is a handsome mid century vintage Swedish gustavian Style Armoire. This armoire features. It’s original ornate solid brass hardware and has a classic chicken wire inset to the f...
Category
1950s American Vintage Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wood
Pair of 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Chairs
Located in Huntington, NY
A pair of Gustavian chairs made in Stockholm by noted maker Johan Melchior Lundberg (active 1774 - 1812). One chair is signed MLB. Scraped to its well preserved original cream color....
Category
Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Linen, Wood, Paint
Blue Painted Armoire Cabinet from Sweden, circa 1820
Located in Round Top, TX
Original blue painted Gustavian armoire or large cupboard from Sweden, early 1800's.
Two cabinet doors with fluted carved panel doors over two functioning drawers, stands over 6.5' t...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine, Paint
Stockholm, Gustavian Style Armchair
Located in Mjöhult, SE
Limited edition reproductions by D. Larsson, inspired by the finest 18th - 19th-century Swedish furniture.
STOCKHOLM, This Gustavian style armchair is inspired by one of the finest ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Beech
19th c. Pair of Swedish Gustavian Painted Barrel Back Armchairs
Located in Wichita, KS
A pair of Swedish antique armchairs from the Gustavian period, circa 1810. These stunning chairs have shaped barrel backs. The frame features...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Linen, Wood, Paint
Swedish Gustavian Style Matching Set Of Sideboards
Located in Hollywood, FL
This is a unique Swedish Gustavian Style Matching Set Of Sideboards. They have its been restored and repainted with Milk Paints "Oyster White"
Category
1940s Swedish Vintage Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wood
Small Swedish Early 19th Century Gustavian Table / Console Table
Located in Kastrup, DK
A Swedish early 19th century Gustavian side table or console table.
Featuring a black-painted tabletop with profiled edge, on a gray-painted base with a drawer adorned with fluting....
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Style Sideboard
Located in Huntington, NY
A small provincial Gustavian Style sideboard with original hardware and repainted in light grey. One wide drawer with two reeded diamond-shaped details on the pulls. Sits atop two ve...
Category
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Brass
Gustavian White Tile Top Tea Side Table with Purple Flowers Sweden circa 1860-80
Located in Round Top, TX
Swedish Gustavian tile top side table with tapered fluted legs and raised lip around tile top. Fluted carved details surround the 6.5" skirt.
An original Swedish tile table such as t...
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paint
Swedish Gustavian Style Matching Mirror & Chest Of Drawers
Located in Hollywood, FL
This is a unique Swedish Gustavian Style Matching Mirror & Chest Of Drawers. They been restored and repainted with Milk Paints "Oyster White"
Mirror 50 h x 36 w
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Hickory Chair Furniture Co Neoclassical Gustavian Style Cerused Dining Chairs
Located in Hartville, OH
6 Neoclassical Gustavian Style Cerused Dining Chairs with Hand Carved and Silver Leaf accents. Circa 2009 by Hickory Chair. Original condition. B...
Category
Early 2000s North American Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wood
Pair of 19th Century Swedish Late Gustavian Footstools
Located in Huntington, NY
A beautiful pair of Late Gustavian footstools. In the style of Ephraim Ståhl. Rectangular frame with slight bowfront and back. Featuring a decorative hand-carved scroll with fleurons...
Category
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Linen, Wood, Paint
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Style Sideboard
Located in Huntington, NY
A long Gustavian style sideboard with original brass hardware and locks. Featuring a raised top and curved corners with horizontal diamond-shaped reed detail on the drawer fronts and...
Category
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Brass
Swedish Gustavian Pedestals
Located in Hollywood, FL
This is a set of Swedish Gustavian Pedestals . they have been restored and repainted with Milk Paints "Oyster White"
Category
1910s Swedish Vintage Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Marble
Pair, Gustavian White Chest of Drawers Sweden circa 1860-80
Located in Round Top, TX
A pair of decorative Gustavian pine chest of drawers with Greek key motif painted along upper drawer.
Canted fluted side posts topped with carved applied tassels resting on four tape...
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Brass
19th c. Set of Six Swedish Gustavian Period Chairs in Original Paint
Located in Wichita, KS
A set of six Swedish chairs from the Gustavian period in original paint, newly upholstered in antique linen. These beautiful chairs have curved splat backs, inspired by antique Roman...
Category
19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Linen, Wood, Paint
Oak Secretary Bureau With Painted Finish from Sweden circa 1760-1800
Located in Round Top, TX
This oak secretary or "bureau" reflects the grace and class of Swedish styling from the early 1800's.
The dramatic serpentine drawers and carved outer panel of the drop down desk add a romantic touch, accented by brass pulls and key escutcheon.
The traditional interior with 12 unique, small drawers and central “cubbie” with two petite drawers offers perfect space to organize.
Under the desk top is three standard large size drawers and upper narrow drawer, each has two brass pulls used to open drawer.
It was later professionally painted with an exceptional layered salmon/desert pink...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Brass
Pair of 18th Century Late Gustavian Stools
Located in Ballard, CA
Pair of late Gustavian X-framed stools with lion feet, circa 1770.
Original paint.unique pair of Gustavian stools, made in Sweden circa 1770. Beautiful, original ivory painted finish...
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Late 18th Century Austrian Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Fruitwood, Upholstery, Silk
Swedish Gustavian Style Gray Painted Three-Drawer Chest with Carved Panels
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Gustavian style three-drawer chest from the 19th century, with marbleized top, gray painted finish, reeded panels and fluted side posts. This 19th-century Swedish Gustavian...
Category
19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wood
Pair of Swedish painted 19th century commodes
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Pair of swedish painted 19th century commodes circa 1880.
Good quality pair of chest of drawers, each fitted with 3 drawers and hand painted in a faded light green colour.
Plain to...
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine, Paint
19th Century Provincial Gustavian Buffet
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
19th Century Swedish provincial Gustavian buffet.
Featuring two drawers with diamond detailing and below are two doors with carved design, opening to useful storage shelves.
Category
19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wood
Small pair of 19th century painted commodes
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Small pair of 19th century painted commodes circa 1890.
Good quality pair of gustavian influenced swedish commodes, which would work well as a pair of bedside tables or in any other...
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
19th Century White-Grey Scandinavian Set of Two Gustavian Pinewood Candlesticks
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An antique set of two Gustavian candle holders with palm décor foliage ornaments, in good condition. The hand carved Pinewood candle stick is patinated in ecru and grey and is accent...
Category
Early 19th Century European Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Metal
Late 18th century Swedish oak painted bureau bookcase
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Stunning baroque Swedish painted bureau bookcase circa 1780.
Comprising of 2 parts. Top section with a beautiful deep scrolling cornice, below which the double doors open to 3 shel...
Category
Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Oak, Paint
Swedish Antique Mora Clock Green Early 1800s 192cm
Located in LONDON, GB
192cm early 1800s antique Swedish mora clock with carved detail on the hood in a green paint finish and detailed face and hand painted detailing.
Measures: 192cm.
The clock body ...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
Pair of Antique Gustavian Wall Appliques, Sweden 1820-30
Located in Belmont, MA
Discover the timeless elegance of a pair of antique Swedish Gustavian Glass Appliques, meticulously crafted from handcrafted brass and adorned with prism glass drops. These Scandinav...
Category
1820s Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Brass
Italian Painted And Parcel Gilt Marquise Armchair, 19th Century
Located in Free Union, VA
A charming ca. 1850 cream and gilt armchair of generous proportions, on tapered fluted legs, and with upright fluted baluster armrests in the Louis XVI manner. The back is arched with gilded scroll terminals to the crest rail, embellished with a finely carved shell and palm frond motif. Very comfortable. Very good antique condition with moderate wear, small losses to the finish typical for its age, reupholstered in light yellow with polychrome florets Brunschwig et Fils...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
18th Century Swedish antique genuine Gustavian armchair with original paint.
Located in Boden, SE
Armchair Swedish Gustavian 1775-1790 , Sweden. Called the "Swedish model" .An armchair made during the early part of the Gustavian period circa 1775-1790.
Scraped by hand to its we...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
Swedish 1860s Creamy Gray Painted Sideboard with Reeded Doors and Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Gustavian style sideboard from circa 1860 with light creamy gray painted finish, three drawers over three doors and carved reeded panels. This Swedish Gustavian style sideb...
Category
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wood
Black Painted Pine Chest of Four Drawers, Sweden circa 1840-60
Located in Round Top, TX
Swedish pine chest of drawers with professional custom black painted finish.
Top with profiled edge, canted carved sides and raised on tapered feet.
Four drawers with raised panels a...
Category
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Brass
Swedish Gustavian Style Painted 3 Drawer Chest Bureau
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Painted Swedish Gustavian Style 3 Drawer Chest Bureau
Three drawer bureau based on an 18th Century Gustavian antique chest. Handmade and hand painted w...
Category
Early 2000s Swedish Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Brass
Swedish Gustavian Period 1780s Painted Wood Sofa with Carved Crest and Apron
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Gustavian period painted wood sofa circa 1780 with carved crest, tall arms with finials, carved apron and cylindrical fluted legs. Step into the elegance of the Swedish Gus...
Category
Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wood
Late 19th Century Marquetry Drop Side Table
Located in west palm beach, FL
Exquisite antique drop top side table with intricate inlay work on the table top and detailed carvings on the pedestal. The side table is a stateme...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wood
Pair, Gustavian Gray Arm Chairs, Sweden circa 1940
Located in Round Top, TX
This pair of Swedish arm chairs have a gently curved barrel back and cabriolet legs adding to the graceful Gustavian appeal of each.
Delicate carving and curves are seen throughout t...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Linen, Wood, Paint
Swedish Gustavian Original Painted 3 Drawers Dresser
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
An early 19th century original painted small Scandinavian chest of drawers from the region of Värmland in Sweden.
This small Gustavian 3 drawer dres...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
Swedish 19th Century Gustavian Style Gray Three-Drawer Chest with Reeded Molding
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Gustavian style three-drawer chest from the 19th century with carved dentil molding and tapered legs. This Swedish Gustavian style three-drawer chest from the 19th century ...
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19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wood
Pair Fornasetti Design Nightstands with Marble Top
Located in Crowthorne, Surrey
Pair Fornasetti Design Nightstands with Marble Tops. Original cast brass fittings to the drawers and legs.
Width: 80cm / 31.5"
Depth: 43cm / ...
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1950s European Vintage Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wood
Antique Genuine Swedish Gustavian Neoclassical Handmade Pine Sideboard
Located in Kramfors, SE
Antique genuine Swedish sideboard from the Gustavian period, also known as neoclassical. The sideboard is handcrafted in solid Swedish pine, dating back to 1790 to 1800. It has scrap...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
Large Round Pedestal Black Table, Sweden circa 1880
Located in Round Top, TX
This round pine pedestal table has a carved skirt, turned pedestal base resting on four carved legs with lion's paw feet and casters.
Restored, later professionally painted in black ...
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Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine, Paint
Swedish Gustavian Style 1870s Gray Painted Sideboard with Carved Reeded Panels
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Gustavian style sideboard from circa 1870 with three drawers over three doors, carved reeded motifs and light gray painted finish. This Swedish Gustavian style sideboard, d...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
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 by 26 ¼ inches deep by 30 in...
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18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wood
Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Gilded Wall Mirror
Located in Kastrup, DK
Antique Swedish rectangular wall mirror made of handcrafted giltwood, in good condition.
Frame enhanced by softly painted blue background and hand-carved elements, upper section of t...
Category
19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Gesso, Mirror, Giltwood
Gustavian Style Swedish 19th Century Three-Drawer Gray Painted and Carved Chest
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Gustavian style chest from the 19th century with gray painted finish, three drawers, carved dentil molding and reeded accents. This Swedish Gustavian style chest, hailing f...
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19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wood
10' long Swedish Farm Table Made From Repurposed Douglas Fir & Ponderosa Pine
Located in Miami, FL
Ready for immediate delivery this 10' Swedish Trestle Base Farm Table was inspired from an original Gustavian table in our inventory dating from the early 1800's
The wood top is con...
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2010s American Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Gustavian furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Gustavian furniture 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 furniture created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include case pieces and storage cabinets, seating, tables and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, softwood and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Gustavian furniture 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 furniture, popular names associated with this style include Ephraim Stahl, Hendrix Allardyce, Hans-Agne Jakobsson, and Jonas Frisk. 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 furniture differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $50 and tops out at $49,500 while the average work can sell for $4,473.
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