Gustavian Bedside
Vintage 1950s European Gustavian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Gustavian Night Stands
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Gustavian Night Stands
Teak
Early 2000s European Gustavian End Tables
Brass
Antique 18th Century Italian Gustavian Dressers
Iron
Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Corner Cupboards
Metal, Brass
Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Night Stands
Wood
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Night Stands
Wood
Vintage 1960s American Louis XVI Night Stands
Brass
Recent Sales
Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Gustavian Cabinets
Brass
Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Side Tables
Wood
Vintage 1940s Side Tables
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Side Tables
Pine
Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Night Stands
Wood
Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Side Tables
Wood
Early 20th Century Swedish Gustavian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Pine, Paint
Early 20th Century Swedish Gustavian Side Tables
Brass
Early 20th Century Swedish Gustavian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Wood, Paint
Antique 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Paint
Antique 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Wood, Paint
Antique 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Night Stands
Wood
Antique 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Brass
Antique 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Pine, Paint
Early 2000s European Gustavian End Tables
Brass
Early 2000s Scandinavian Gustavian End Tables
Brass
Early 20th Century Swedish Gustavian Night Stands
Wood
Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Wood
Antique 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Wood, Paint
Early 20th Century Swedish Gustavian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Wood, Paint
Antique 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Brass
Antique 1880s English Gustavian Console Tables
Oak
21st Century and Contemporary Gustavian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Wood
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Side Tables
Mahogany
Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Night Stands
Wood
Antique 1890s Swedish Gustavian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Brass
Mid-20th Century Swedish Gustavian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Wood
Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Wood
Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Night Stands
Wood
Antique Mid-19th Century European Gustavian Cabinets
Oak, Paint, Pine
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Night Stands
Wood
Antique 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Brass
Antique 19th Century Swedish Side Tables
Wood
Antique 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Demi-lune Tables
Pine
Antique 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Brass
Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Corner Cupboards
Marble, Metal, Chrome
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Night Stands
Wood
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Night Stands
Wood
Early 20th Century Swedish Gustavian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Paint
Antique 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Brass
Antique 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Paint
Early 20th Century Swedish Gustavian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Wood, Paint
Antique 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Night Stands
Wood
Early 2000s European Gustavian End Tables
Brass
Early 2000s European Gustavian End Tables
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary European Gustavian End Tables
Brass
Antique 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Antique 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Wood, Paint
Antique 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Night Stands
Wood
Antique 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Night Stands
Wood
Antique 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Pine
Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Night Stands
Wood
Antique 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Wood
Antique 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Night Stands
Pine, Paint
Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Night Stands
Brass
Antique 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Children's Furniture
Wood
Antique Early 19th Century Scandinavian Gustavian Night Stands
Wood
Early 20th Century Swedish Gustavian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Paint
Antique 19th Century Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Wood
Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Gustavian Night Stands
Wood
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Early 2000s Swedish Gustavian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Bronze
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Burlap, Walnut
Vintage 1950s Swedish Gustavian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Wall Lights and Sconces
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Bohemian Chandeliers and Pendants
Brass
2010s Danish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Oak
Antique Early 1800s Swedish Gustavian Console Tables
Bronze
Antique 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Pine, Paint
Vintage 1940s Swedish Gustavian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Wood
Antique 19th Century Swedish Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Pine
Early 2000s European Gustavian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Brass
2010s Danish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Oak
Vintage 1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Wall Mirrors
Mirror, Pine
Antique Mid-18th Century Swedish Gustavian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Pine
Early 2000s Swedish Gustavian Center Tables
Wood, Paint
Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Dining Room Tables
Wood, Paint
Gustavian Bedside For Sale on 1stDibs
How Much is a Gustavian Bedside?
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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