Pair of Swedish Gustavian Style 1870s Commodes with Dentil Molding and Rosettes
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of Swedish Gustavian Style painted wood three-drawer commodes from the late 19th century, with dentil molding, carved rosettes and fluted side posts.
Brass
Light Grey Pair Gustavian Style Commodes, Sweden, circa 1870
Located in New York, NY
Swedish pair of Gustavian style commodes, circa 1870. Light grey in color.
Wood
Pale Grey Gustavian Style Pair of Commodes, Sweden, 19th Century
Located in New York, NY
1860c Swedish pair of Gustavian style commodes. Soft grey patina.
Wood
Pair of Gustavian Style Commodes in Black with Brass Details
Located in Crowthorne, Surrey
Gustavian commode with marble slab in black with brass details. Fine original fittings in solid brass. Measures: Width: 81cm / 31.9" Depth: 45cm / 17.7" Height: 74cm / 29.1".
Marble
Pair of Blue Gustavian Chests of Drawers, Gustavian Style, Sweden
Located in Kastrup, DK
A refined and elegant pair of chests of drawers executed in the Gustavian style and painted in nuanced shades of blue with geometric ornamentation. The middle and lower drawers are...
Brass
Sold|$7,784
Pair of Gustavian Chests from Scandinavia
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Late 19th century, a pair of distressed Gustavian chests of drawers with two drawers each, painted in Sienna red with an ornamental decor, circa 1890.
Wood
Sold|$7,590
19h Century Gustavian Pair of Chests
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Late 19th century, a very small pair of two drawer chests Gustavian Neoclassical Style, with bra small bird painted decor, brass ring fittings and tapered square legs, circa 1880 Swe...
Pine
Sold|$12,800
Pair of Gustavian Style Chests of Drawers
Located in South Salem, NY
This captivating pair of Swedish Gustavian Style commodes is early 20th century.
Wood
Sold|$11,400
Swedish Pair of Gustavian Style Bedside Chests
Located in Wichita, KS
A pair of Swedish commodes in the Gustavian style.
Paint
Sold|$10,400
19th Century Pair of Gustavian Style Chests
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Late 19th-early 20th century, a pair of Gustavian Style chest of drawers with brass ring fittings, tapered legs, grey eggshell painted with neoclassical decor, two drawers, circa 190...
Pine
Antique Gustavian Style Chests of Drawers, a Pair
Located in South Salem, NY
An early 20th century pair of Swedish Gustavian style chests of drawers.
Pine
Pair of Decorative Chest's of Drawers Gustavian Style
Located in Kastrup, DK
Pair of decorative Gustavian commodes. Fine blue color, with black on top.
Pine
Pair of Swedish 19th Century Gustavian Chests
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of 19th century Swedish Gustavian Style two-drawer chests with horizontally reeded drawer fronts, dental trim, canted corner with carvings and tapering long square legs. Trace o...
Bronze
Sold|$11,000
Pair of Swedish 19th Century Gustavian Chests
Located in Charleston, SC
A very handsome pair of 19th century Swedish Gustavian style chests in charming pale blue paint with contrasting marbleized wooden tops. Drawers with raised panels and bronze hardwar...
Pine, Paint
Pair of Swedish 19th Century Gustavian Chests
Located in Charleston, SC
A very handsome pair of 19th century Swedish Gustavian style chests in charming pale blue paint with contrasting marbleized wooden tops. Drawers with raised panels and bronze hardwar...
Bronze
Pair of 20th Century Swedish Gustavian Style Chests
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Pair of early 20th Century Swedish Gustavian style chest of drawers. With nice carved detail, re-painted with faux marbled painted tops. Good heavy quality. Circa 1900.
Pine
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Style Pair of Bedside Chests
Located in Wichita, KS
A pair of Swedish commodes in the Gustavian style with dentil molding around the top.
Paint
Swedish Gustavian Style Pair of Painted Bedside Chests
Located in Wichita, KS
A beautiful pair of Swedish Gustavian style painted chests from the 19th century with egg and dart carving; canted corner posts; and square, fluted legs. Each chest has three drawers...
Brass
Pair of Swedish Gustavian Style Three-Drawer Chests
Located in Kastrup, DK
A pair of Swedish Gustavian style painted pine wood chest of drawers from the 19th century. Each of this pair of blue painted chests features 3 breakfront drawers flanked by canted ...
Brass
Pair Of Gustavian Style Painted Chest of Drawers
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Pair of Gustavian style chest of drawers with pedestal top surface, also referred to as "Copenhagen top". This set of dressers are original late 19th century pieces, probably, 186...
Brass
19th Century Pair of Small Gustavian Chests from Scandinavia
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A pair of petite restored Gustavian style chests with two drawers each on tapered legs with an hand-painted centered Empire decor on the front surface, Sweden, Scandinavia.
Pine
Pair of 19th Century Painted Swedish Commodes
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Fine quality pair of Swedish commodes in the Gustavian taste, circa 1870.
Oak
Pair of Antique Swedish Gustavian Style Chest of Drawers
Located in Kastrup, DK
A pair of Swedish Gustavian style breakfront chest of three drawers, dating from the 19th century, painted in a light blue-green color scheme. Each chest features a top with cante...
Pine
Pair of Swedish Gustavian Style Black-Painted Chests of Drawers
Located in Kastrup, DK
An elegant pair of Gustavian style chests of drawers, crafted in black-painted pine with a beautiful patina. Beneath the top runs a finely carved dentil frieze. Each chest is fitte...
Brass
Pair Swedish Gustavian Style Painted 3 Drawer Chests Nightstands
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Painted Gustavian Style Chest of Drawers or Side Tables, A Pair These classic Swedish style three drawer hand painted chests, small commodes or end tables have been constructed fro...
Brass
Pair Swedish Gustavian Style Painted 3 Drawer Chests Nightstands
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Painted Gustavian Style Chest of Drawers or Side Tables, A Pair These classic Swedish style three drawer hand painted chests, small commodes or end tables have been constructed fro...
Brass
Pair of 19th Century Swedish Painted Commodes
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Fine pair of Gustavian inspired painted chest of drawers, circa 1870. Three drawers with brass ring handles and escutheon, chanelled drawer fronts. Canted corners with applied mol...
Pair Of Swedish Gustavian Style Chests With Three-Drawers
Located in Kastrup, DK
A pair of Swedish Gustavian style breakfront chests off white / gray painted finish, three drawers, tapered feet and brass hardware.
Brass
Pair of Painted Swedish Gustavian Style Chest of Drawers
Located in Kastrup, DK
A pair of antique Swedish Gustavian style light-grey painted chest of three drawers, dating from the 19th century. Each chest features a black painted rectangular top with canted cor...
Brass
Sold|$5,643
Pair of Gustavian Chest of Drawers 19'th Ctr
Located in Kastrup, DK
Pair of Gustavian chest of drawers in black/dark gray painted pine wood. Top with profiled edge. Three drawers with brass fittings and sloping sides with flutes. Sweden ca 1850 -...
Brass
Pair of Antique Swedish Gustavian Style Chest of Drawers
Located in Kastrup, DK
A pair of Swedish Gustavian style graphite grey painted chest of three drawers, dating from the 19th century. Each chest features a rectangular top with canted corners in the front,...
Brass
Pair of Chelsea Textiles Gustavian Chest of Drawers Nightstands
By The Chelsea Factory
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Hand painted, in a wonderful Scandinavian neutral creamy gray color, Gustavian style chest of drawers or nightstand. This piece has been constructed from solid wood with a hand-appli...
Brass
Fine Pair of 19th Century Swedish Painted Commodes
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Good quality pair of Swedish commodes in the Gustavian taste, circa 1860.
Pine
Pair Of Small 19th C. Gustavian-style Bedside Chest Of Drawers
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Pair of Gustavian-grey bedside tables with 4 drawers each.
Pair of Swedish Gustavian Style Blue Painted Chest of Drawers
Located in Kastrup, DK
A pair of antique Swedish Gustavian style blue painted chest of three drawers, dating from the 19th century. Each chest features a black painted rectangular top with canted corners i...
Pine
Pair of Large Painted Swedish Gustavian Chests, 18th Century
Located in Wichita, KS
A pair of grand - scale Swedish chests of drawers from the Gustavian period with classic neoclassical styling. There is dentil molding around the tops of the chests and the chests re...
Wood, Paint
Swedish Pair of Painted Faux Marble Top Gustavian Style Dressers
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Swedish pair of painted faux marble-top Gustavian style dressers The chests have 3 drawers with brass hardware. Complimentary delivery to most areas of London UK, The Netherlands, B...
Pine
Pair, Gustavian Chest of Drawers Painted Black, Sweden circa 1880
Located in Round Top, TX
Pair, Gustavian chest of drawers with canted sides, tapered feet and delicate carving along the top. This lovely pair has been given new life with a professionally applied black pai...
Wood, Paint
Pair of Swedish Black Painted Gustavian Style Chest of Drawers
Located in Kastrup, DK
A pair of decorative Gustavian style chests of drawers. Crafted from black-painted pine with a lovely patina. Each chest has 2 fluted drawer fronts with patinated brass pull handles....
Pine
Pair of Swedish Gustavian Style Black Painted Chests of Drawers
Located in Kastrup, DK
A pair of Swedish Gustavian style black painted pine three-drawer chests. Each of this pair of chests features a slightly raised rectangular top with canted corners in the front, si...
Brass
Pair of Swedish Gustavian Style Painted Chest of Drawers Bureau
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Blue Painted Swedish Gustavian Style 3 Drawer Chest Bureau, A Pair This pair of three drawer bureaus are based on an 18th Century Gustavian antique chest.
Brass
Pair of Swedish Gustavian Style Blue Painted Chest of Drawer
Located in Kastrup, DK
A pair of Swedish Gustavian style breakfront chest of three drawers, dating from the 19th century, painted in a light blue-green color scheme. Each chest features a top with canted ...
Brass
Pair, Black Painted Gustavian Chest of Drawers, Sweden, circa 1880
Located in Round Top, TX
Pair, Gustavian pine chest of drawers with fluted carving along sides and tapered feet, additional decorative carving along the top. This lovely pair has been given new life with a ...
Pine, Paint
Pair, Green Gustavian Chest of Drawers from Sweden circa 1860
Located in Round Top, TX
A pair of decorative Gustavian pine chest of drawers with canted fluted side posts with upper carved diamond medallion, raised carved panels along the three drawers, all setting on f...
Brass
Pair of 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Chests in Blue Tones
Located in Kastrup, DK
A refined pair of Gustavian-style chests of drawers, crafted in Sweden circa 1840–1860. Made from pine and painted in a soft blue tone with darker blue geometric detailing. Each ches...
Brass
Swedish Pair of Painted Wood Gustavian Style Four-Drawer Side Chests
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish pair of painted wood four-drawer side chests, designed in Gustavian style. This vintage pair of petite chests from Sweden each have a raised lip along the top back and side...
Wood
Fine Pair of 19th Century Swedish Painted Commodes
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Pair of Gustavian inspired chest of drawers, circa 1870. 3 drawer chests with shaped fronts, later ring handles and escutheons. Canted corners with applied acanthus detailing. ...
Pine
19th Century Pair of Black Painted Swedish Commodes
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century pair of black painted Swedish commodes, circa 1870. Fine quality pair of 3-drawer chests. Faux marble hand painted top surface, with detailed edged frieze. Oak lined ...
Pine
Sold|$12,800
Pair Gustavian Style Chests of Drawers
Located in South Salem, NY
A pair of Neoclassical Gustavian style chests of drawers. Dentil moulding around the top. Canted corners featuring lozenge moulding over fluted legs. Three drawers, each with a cente...
Pine
Pair of Demi-Lune Swedish Gustavian Style Chest of Drawers
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Swedish Gustavian Style Painted Chest of Drawers, A Pair This classic Swedish style two drawer carved and hand painted neutral gray toned demi lune chests or tables have been constr...
Brass, Bronze
Pair of 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Style Painted Three-Drawer Chests
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of Swedish Gustavian style painted wood chests from the 19th century, with cartouche motifs and canted side posts. Created in Sweden during the 19th century, each of this pair...
Wood
Pair, 19th Century Painted Gustavian Chest of Drawers or Nightstands
Located in Round Top, TX
A pair of Gustavian pine chest of drawers painted in shades of antique white with soft gray undertones, fitting their Swedish origin. Canted fluted side posts with upper applied car...
Brass
Pair of 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Style Chests of Drawers
Located in Huntington, NY
A pair of Swedish Gustavian style chests of drawers. Drawer fronts are reeded with original brass hardware and locks. Chest has fluted cantered corners with plaster floral design at ...
Brass
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Style Pair of Painted Bedside Chests
Located in Wichita, KS
A beautiful neoclassical pair of Swedish Gustavian Style painted chests with an aged gray patina. Each chest has three drawers, brass hardware, and original locks. The corner posts a...
Pine
Pair of Swedish Gustavian Style 19th Century Painted Chests with Palmettes
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of Swedish Gustavian style painted wood chests from the 19th century, with carved palmettes and fluted accents. Created in Sweden during the 19th century, each of this pair of...
Wood
Pair of 19th Century Swedish Painted Commodes
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Pair of 19th century Swedish painted commodes, circa 1870. Fine quality pair of Swedish oak chest of drawers painted in a striking blue with contrasting grey tops. Top surface ...
Oak, Pine, Paint
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Style Painted Three-Drawer Chests, a Pair
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of Swedish Gustavian style chests from the 19th century with off white / beige painted finish, three drawers, carved rosettes and tapered feet. Immerse yourself in the effortl...
Wood
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.
Find a collection of antique Gustavian seating, tables, decorative objects and other furniture on 1stDibs.
Shopping for a commode or a chest of drawers?
Commode is the French term for a low chest of drawers, but it is also sometimes used to denote any case piece with a particularly intricate design. The commode dates to circa 1700 France, where it was used as an alternative to a taller cabinet piece so as to not obscure paneled, mirrored or tapestried walls. Coffers, or chests, which were large wooden boxes with hinged lids and sometimes stood on ball feet, preceded chests of drawers, a fashionable cabinet furnishing that garnered acclaim for its obvious storage potential and versatility. The term commode was also used to refer to a piece of bedroom furniture — a washstand or nightstand that contained a chamber pot.
As time passed, French and British furniture makers led the way in the production of chests of drawers, and features like the integration of bronze and ornamental pulls became commonplace. Antique French commodes in the Louis XV style were sometimes crafted in mahogany or walnut, while an Italian marble top added a sophisticated decorative flourish. This specific type of case piece grew in popularity in the years that followed.
So, what makes a chest of drawers different from a common dresser? Dressers are short, and chests of drawers are overall taller pieces of furniture that typically do not have room on the top for a mirror as most dressers do. Tallboys and highboys are variations of the dresser form. Some chests of drawers have one column of four to six long drawers or three long drawers in their bottom section that are topped by a cluster of small side-by-side drawers on the top. To further complicate things, we sometimes refer to particularly short chests of drawers as nightstands.
Even though chests of drawers are commonly thought of as bedroom furniture to store clothing, these are adaptable pieces. A chest of drawers can house important documents — think of your walnut Art Deco commode as an upgrade to your filing cabinet. Nestle your chest near your home’s front door to store coats and other outerwear, while the top can be a place to drop your handbag. Add some flair to your kitchen, where this lovable case piece can hold pots, pans and even cookbooks.
When shopping for the right chest of drawers for your home, there are a few key things to consider: What will you be storing in it? How big a chest will you need?
Speaking of size, don’t dream too big. If your space is on the smaller side, a more streamlined vintage mid-century modern chest of drawers, perhaps one designed by Paul McCobb or T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings, may best suit your needs.
At 1stDibs, we make it easy to add style and storage to your home. Browse our collection of antique and vintage commodes and chests of drawers today.