$2,650 / set
Swedish Demi Lune Console Tables A Pair
Located in Bradenton, FL
Pair of 20th Century Swedish Demi Lune Console Tables. Tables feature straight, slender legs, slightly tapered at ends and painted in a soft white. Historically, console tables like ...
Wood
Late Gustavian Early 19th Century Giltwood Eagle Console Table and Mirror
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
Very attractive early 19th century giltwood console table with a fully carved eagle supporting the white marble top. A matching mirror with late Empire decoration. Authentic conditio...
Marble
Pair of 19th Century Swedish Demi Lune Console Tables
Located in Atlanta, GA
This elegant pair of 19th-century Swedish demi-lune console tables embodies the timeless sophistication of Gustavian design.
Pine, Paint
Pair of Swedish Pillar Console Tables, Early 19th Century
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Pair of Narrow Scraped Two Pillar Console Tables, Sweden, circa 1830.
Oak
Original Painted Console, Sweden circa 1800-20
Located in Round Top, TX
This impressive console will make a grand statement in any home. The uniquely shaped wood base was hand-painted; one can still see the faux marble design that was a traditional style...
Oak, Paint
$7,900 / set
Pair of Faux Painted Swedish Demilune Tables
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine pair of early 19th century Gustavian demilune console tables, the half round top with original sponged faux marble paint, over simulated mahogany painted apron and legs, the who...
Pine, Paint
Gustavian Neoclassical Console Table and Mirror, Sweden, Early 19th Century
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
Very decorative set of a Gustavian demilune console table with white marble top and matching pier mirror, signed by one of the leading Stockholm makers Lars Magnus Thiem, (1782-1814)...
Marble
18th Century Italian Louis XVI Console with Grey Marble Top
By Jonas Frisk
Located in New Orleans, LA
This elegant 18th-century Italian Louis XVI console table features a beautifully aged grey marble top above a single drawer, combining refined design with practical functionality. Sh...
Marble
Swedish 19th Century Painted Server with Five Drawers
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
Swedish 19th century painted pine server-console, with five spacious drawers for organizing kitchens, dining rooms, hallways, and more.
Brass
Pair of Swedish Gustavian Style Demi Lune Console Tables
Located in Atlanta, GA
An elegant pair of Swedish Gustavian style demi lune console tables featuring a hand-painted black finish and graceful neoclassical lines.
Wood
Demi-lune Console Table in Gustavian Style, Sweden
Located in Kastrup, DK
Demi-lune table in Gustavian style featuring a black-painted top and a light gray-painted base. The apron includes two drawers with fluted fronts and elegant brass knobs. The legs a...
Brass
Pair, 19th Century Swedish Gustavian White Demi Lune Console Tables
Located in Round Top, TX
Pair, Gustavian demi-lune pine side tables or consoles with turned legs and decorative carved Greek key meander along skirt. Newer professionally applied layered antique white painte...
Pine, Paint
Pair of Swedish Gustavian Style Demi Lune Console Tables Circa 1900
Located in Kastrup, DK
Pair of demi-lune console tables in the Gustavian style. Crafted in pine with a black painted top featuring a moulded edge.
Pine
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Pair of Demi Lune Side Tables Consoles
Located in Round Top, TX
Pair, Gustavian demi-lune pine side tables or consoles with gently tapered fluted legs and decorative applied carving along skirt. Newer professionally applied layered antique white ...
Pine, Paint
Pair of Swedish Gustavian Style Painted Pine Demilune Consoles
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Dreamy pair of late 19th/early 20th century Swedish painted pine demilune console tables or round center table.
Pine
Pair of Swedish Gustavian Style Painted Pine Demilune Consoles
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Dreamy pair of late 19th/early 20th century Swedish painted pine demilune console tables or round center table.
Pine
Pair of Swedish Gustavian Style Painted Pine Demilune Consoles
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Large pair of painted Swedish demi-lune console tables or center table crafted in the Gustavian taste.
Pine
Table Console Swedish Neoclassical 18th Century Marble Giltwood Sweden
By Per Ljungs Art
Located in New York, NY
Table Console Swedish Neoclassical 18th Century Marble Gilt wood Sweden. An exquisite console table made in Per Ljungs Art (for reference See: Thorsten Sylven: Mastarens Mobler p.24...
Marble
$3,790 / set
Swedish Gustavian Style 4 Leg Demi Lune Tables
Located in Hollywood, FL
This is a unique set of 2 Swedish Gustavian style Console Tables. They have just been restored and repainted with Milk Paints "Oyster White"
Wood
Swedish 19th Century Biedermeier Console - Center Table
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
Swedish, late Gustavian period ebonized pine center table known as a “salongsbord” that integrates angular, curvilinear, and Neoclassical elements in a visually exciting experiment i...
Wood, Pine, Paint
Swedish Painted Demi-Lune Console Table
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Early 19th C Swedish painted demi-lune console table.
Pine
Inlaid Swedish Satinwood Console
Located in Greenwich, CT
Very fine Swedish 19th Century gilt bronze mounted center table in the manner of George Haupt. In mixed woods, the top with marquetry basket of flowers withing an oval on a satin bir...
Bronze
$3,932 / set
Pair of Swedish Demi Lune Console Tables
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Pair of early 19th C Swedish demi-lune console tables with later paint. These can be pushed together to make a circular dining table. 1820
Pine
Pair of Elegant Demi lune Console Tables, Gustavian Style Blue & Black
Located in Kastrup, DK
A refined pair of Demi lune console tables in the Gustavian style, crafted in Sweden around 1880–1900.
Pine
Petite Lutetia Console Table - Swedish Rubbed White
By Century Furniture, Tara Shaw
Located in New Orleans, LA
The Petite Lutetia Console Table is inspired by 18th-century Swedish furniture designs and reflects the refined elegance of the Gustavian style that flourished during the reign of Ki...
Wood, Beech, Maple
19th Century Swedish White Demi Lune Console Tables
Located in Round Top, TX
Pair, Gustavian demi-lune side tables or consoles with gently tapered legs and decorative egg and dart carving along skirt. Newer professionally applied layered antique white painted...
Wood, Paint
Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian White Country Drop Leaf Table
Located in Kramfors, SE
Northern Swedish gustavian country console table. The table is a Swedish country house furniture from the early 19th century, 1810 to 1820, and it’s an unusual model.
Pine
Late 19th Century Painted Swedish Demilune Console Tables - Pair
Located in Troy, MI
Found in Sweden, this pair of painted demilune console tables dates from the 1880s. The softly worn, creamy white bases are adorned with faux-painted dentil molding along the aprons....
Pine, Paint
Pair of 19th Century Swedish Demi Lune Side Table Consoles
Located in Round Top, TX
Pair of 19th century Swedish demi lune side table consoles, crafted in pine. Both have been given a newer professionally applied antique white painted finish to the bases, while the ...
Pine, Paint
Late 19th Century Swedish White Large Demi Lune Side Tables Consoles
Located in Round Top, TX
Pair, Gustavian demi-lune side tables or consoles with gently tapered and fluted legs. Newer professionally applied layered antique white painted finish, slightly distressed to fit a...
Wood, Paint
Pair, 19th Century Swedish White Painted Large Demi Lune Consoles Side Tables
Located in Round Top, TX
Pair, Gustavian large demi-lune side tables or consoles that are each just over 4.5' wide at back. Turned legs add to the simple grace of these demilunes. Newer professionally appli...
Wood, Paint
Pair of 19th Century Swedish Demi Lune Consoles
Located in Atlanta, GA
This pair of 19th-century Swedish demi-lune consoles is a refined example of classic Swedish design. Crafted from pine and finished in a soft, distressed white tone, these consoles f...
Pine
19th Century Swedish Console Table with Marble Top, Gustavian Blue
Located in Nashville, TN
This elegant Early 19th century Swedish-style console table features a classic, curved silhouette with a distressed Gustavian-blue painted finish.
Wood
19th Century Pair of Large White Demi Lune Console Side Tables
Located in Round Top, TX
Pair, Gustavian large demi-lune side tables that are each just under 5' wide at back. Turned legs add to the simple grace of these demilune console tables. Newer professionally appli...
Wood, Paint
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.
Few pieces of furniture are celebrated for their functionality as much as their decorative attributes in the way that console tables are. While these furnishings are not as common in today’s interiors as their coffee-table and side-table counterparts, console tables are stylish home accents and have become more prevalent over the years.
The popularity of wood console tables took shape during the 17th and 18th centuries in French and Italian culture, and were exclusively featured in the palatial homes of the upper class. The era’s outwardly sculptural examples of these small structures were paired with mirrors or matching stools and had tabletops of marble. They were most often half-moon-shaped and stood on two scrolled giltwood legs, and because they weren’t wholly supported on their two legs rather than the traditional four, their flat-backed supports were intended to hug the wall behind them and were commonly joined by an ornate stretcher. The legs were affixed or bolted to the wall with architectural brackets called console brackets — hence, the name we know them by today — which gave the impression that they were freestanding furnishings. While console tables introduced a dose of drama in the foyer of any given aristocrat — an embodiment of Rococo-style furniture — the table actually occupied minimal floor space (an attractive feature in home furniture). As demand grew and console tables made their way to other countries, they gained recognition as versatile additions to any home.
Contemporary console tables comprise many different materials and are characterized today by varying shapes and design styles. It is typical to find them made of marble, walnut or oak and metal. While modern console tables commonly feature four legs, you can still find the two-legged variety, which is ideal for nestling behind the sofa. A narrow console table is a practical option if you need to save space — having outgrown their origins as purely ornamental, today’s console tables are home to treasured decorative objects, help fill empty foyers and, outfitted with drawers or a shelf, can provide a modest amount of storage as needed.
The rich collection of antique, new and vintage console tables on 1stDibs includes everything from 19th-century gems designed in the Empire style to unique rattan pieces and more.