Swedish Gustavian Lighting
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Neoclassical Chandeliers and Pendants
Antique 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Brass
Antique 1820s Swedish Gustavian Wall Lights and Sconces
Brass
Antique 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Brass
Vintage 1950s American Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Brass
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Brass
Vintage 1920s Swedish Gustavian Wall Lights and Sconces
Crystal, Brass
Antique 1830s Swedish Gustavian Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Brass
Antique 1790s Swedish Gustavian Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Brass
Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Directoire Table Lamps
Crystal, Bronze
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Chandeliers and Pendants
Bronze
Antique 1860s Swedish Gustavian Wall Lights and Sconces
Brass, Bronze
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Chandeliers and Pendants
Brass
Antique Early 1800s Swedish Gustavian Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Chandeliers and Pendants
Iron
Antique 1850s Swedish Gustavian Wall Lights and Sconces
Bronze
Antique 1790s Swedish Gustavian Chandeliers and Pendants
Bronze
20th Century Swedish Gustavian Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Brass
Early 20th Century Swedish Gustavian Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Brass
Antique 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Chandeliers and Pendants
Wood
Mid-20th Century Swedish Gustavian Chandeliers and Pendants
Paint, Wood
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Chandeliers and Pendants
Bronze
Antique 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Lanterns
Blown Glass
Antique Early 1800s Swedish Gustavian Table Lamps
Marble
Antique Late 19th Century French Rococo Lanterns
Copper
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Bronze
Antique Early 1800s Swedish Gustavian Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Bronze
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Swedish Chandeliers and Pendants
Ormolu
20th Century Swedish Gustavian Lanterns
Brass
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Swedish Wall Lights and Sconces
Ormolu
Early 20th Century Swedish Gustavian Wall Lights and Sconces
Crystal, Bronze
Antique 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Chandeliers and Pendants
Bronze
Antique 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Table Lamps
Metal
Vintage 1920s Swedish Wall Lights and Sconces
Brass
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Swedish Gustavian Chandeliers and Pendants
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Brass, Bronze
Vintage 1940s Swedish Gustavian Chandeliers and Pendants
Art Glass
Early 20th Century Swedish Gustavian Chandeliers and Pendants
Wood
Early 20th Century Swedish Gustavian Chandeliers and Pendants
Wood
Early 20th Century Swedish Gustavian Chandeliers and Pendants
Iron, Silver Leaf
Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Gustavian Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Brass, Bronze
20th Century Swedish Gustavian Chandeliers and Pendants
Wood
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Wall Lights and Sconces
Crystal, Metal
Antique 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Wall Lights and Sconces
Crystal, Brass
Antique 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Chandeliers and Pendants
Ormolu
Antique 1790s Swedish Gustavian Chandeliers and Pendants
Antique 1790s Swedish Gustavian Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Bronze
Antique Early 1800s Swedish Gustavian Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Bronze
Antique 1790s Swedish Gustavian Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Brass
Antique Early 1800s Swedish Gustavian Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Bronze
Antique 19th Century Swedish Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Iron
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Table Lamps
Marble, Ormolu, Tin
Antique 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal
Early 20th Century Swedish Chandeliers and Pendants
Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Neoclassical Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal
Antique 1790s Swedish Gustavian Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Bronze
Antique 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Wall Lights and Sconces
Wood
Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Table Lamps
Brass
Antique 19th Century Swedish Chandeliers and Pendants
Antique 19th Century Swedish Neoclassical Chandeliers and Pendants
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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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