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Antique 1850s Swedish Country Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks
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Antique 1860s Swedish Gustavian Dressers
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Vintage 1960s Swedish Gustavian Console Tables
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Vintage 1950s Swedish Gustavian Wardrobes and Armoires
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Antique 1880s Swedish Gustavian Desks and Writing Tables
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Vintage 1960s Swedish Gustavian Desks and Writing Tables
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Vintage 1960s Swedish Gustavian Sideboards
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Vintage 1960s Swedish Gustavian Sideboards
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Vintage 1940s Swedish Gustavian Dressers
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Vintage 1940s Swedish Gustavian Dressers
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Antique 1880s Swedish Gustavian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Vintage 1930s Swedish Gustavian Dressers
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Vintage 1940s Swedish Gustavian Desks and Writing Tables
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Vintage 1950s Swedish Gustavian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Vintage 1930s Swedish Gustavian Desks and Writing Tables
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Vintage 1940s Swedish Gustavian Desks and Writing Tables
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Vintage 1950s Swedish Gustavian Cabinets
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Vintage 1940s Swedish Gustavian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Vintage 1950s Swedish Gustavian Bergere Chairs
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Vintage 1940s Swedish Gustavian Sideboards
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Antique 1890s Swedish Gustavian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Vintage 1920s Swedish Gustavian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Vintage 1920s Swedish Rococo Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks
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Antique 1850s Swedish Country Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks
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Antique 1880s Swedish Country Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks
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Vintage 1910s Swedish Country Grandfather Clocks and Longcase Clocks
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Vintage 1930s Swedish Rococo Console Tables
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Vintage 1940s Swedish Gustavian Center Tables
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Vintage 1940s Swedish Gustavian Center Tables
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Antique 1880s Swedish Country Desks and Writing Tables
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Vintage 1910s Swedish Gustavian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Vintage 1940s Swedish Gustavian Dressers
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Vintage 1950s Swedish Gustavian Cabinets
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Antique 1880s Swedish Gustavian Desks and Writing Tables
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Vintage 1940s Swedish Gustavian Console Tables
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Vintage 1940s Swedish Gustavian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Vintage 1940s Swedish Gustavian Sideboards
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Vintage 1940s Swedish Gustavian Sideboards
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Vintage 1910s Swedish Gustavian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Vintage 1910s Swedish Gustavian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Vintage 1920s Swedish Gustavian Sideboards
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Vintage 1950s Swedish Gustavian Sideboards
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Vintage 1950s Swedish Gustavian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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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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