Swedish Black Painted Gustavian Style
Vintage 1970s Swedish Gustavian Cabinets
Paint
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Brass
Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Stools
Linen, Wood, Paint
Antique Early 1900s Swedish Gustavian Desks and Writing Tables
Pine
Antique Early 1900s Swedish Gustavian Desks
Brass
Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Gustavian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Brass
Vintage 1930s Swedish Gustavian Dressers
Wood
Antique Early 1900s Swedish Gustavian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Brass
Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Gustavian Console Tables
Pine, Paint
Early 20th Century Swedish Gustavian Demi-lune Tables
Brass
Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Desks and Writing Tables
Pine, Paint
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Brass
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Metal, Brass
Antique Mid-18th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Metal, Bronze
Early 20th Century Swedish Dining Room Chairs
Leather, Wood, Paint
Antique 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Desks
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Gustavian Dining Room Tables
Wood, Paint
21st Century and Contemporary Louis XVI Decorative Boxes
Tin
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Brass
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Console Tables
Oak, Paint
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Brass
Antique 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Grandfather Clocks and Longcase C...
Metal
Antique Late 19th Century Louis XVI Night Stands
Metal
Antique 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Pine, Paint
20th Century Swedish Gustavian Benches
Upholstery, Pine
21st Century and Contemporary Hollywood Regency Decorative Baskets
Tin
21st Century and Contemporary Hollywood Regency Decorative Boxes
Tin
Antique 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Grandfather Clocks and Longcase C...
Glass, Wood
Antique 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Grandfather Clocks and Longcase C...
Glass, Wood
1890s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Card Tables and Tea Tables
Wood, Leather
20th Century Gustavian Console Tables
Wood
Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Wood
Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Gustavian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Gustavian Decorative Art
Early 20th Century Swedish Gustavian Blanket Chests
Iron
Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Side Tables
Wood
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Swedish Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Baroque Painted Furniture
Pine
Antique 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Gustavian Dining Room Tables
Paint, Wood
Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Pine
Antique Mid-19th Century Gustavian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Brass
Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Brass
Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Benches
Fabric, Wood
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Side Tables
Pine
Antique 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Wood
Antique 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Brass
Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Brass
Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Gustavian Benches
Antique 1890s Swedish Gustavian Desks and Writing Tables
Brass
Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Apothecary Cabinets
Wood, Paint
Antique Mid-18th Century Swedish Gustavian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Pine
Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Desks and Writing Tables
Brass
Antique Mid-18th Century Swedish Gustavian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Pine
Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Gustavian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Pine, Paint
Early 20th Century Swedish Gustavian Demi-lune Tables
Pine
Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Wood
Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Gustavian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Brass
Antique Mid-18th Century Swedish Gustavian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Pine
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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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