Swedish Gustavian Painted Round
Early 2000s Swedish Gustavian Center Tables
Wood, Paint
Vintage 1920s Swedish Gustavian Footstools
Birch
Mid-20th Century Swedish Gustavian Armchairs
Linen, Wood, Paint
Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Gustavian Sideboards
Pine, Paint
Antique 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Center Tables
Brass
Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Gustavian Sideboards
Pine, Paint
Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Cabinets
Brass
Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Armchairs
Linen, Wood, Paint
Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Gustavian Benches
Linen, Foam, Wood, Paint
Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Sideboards
Pine, Paint
Early 20th Century Swedish Gustavian Armchairs
Linen, Wood, Paint
20th Century Swedish Gustavian Armchairs
Linen, Wood, Paint
Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Armchairs
Wood, Paint
Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Gustavian Chairs
Wood, Paint
Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Gustavian Cabinets
Pine, Paint
Antique 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Sideboards
Wood
Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Side Chairs
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Sofas
Linen, Wood, Paint
Antique 1790s Swedish Gustavian Dining Room Chairs
Wood
Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Gustavian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Pine, Paint
Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Side Tables
Pine, Paint
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Center Tables
Marble, Metal, Bronze
Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Brass
Antique Mid-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 Side Tables
Paint, Pine
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Bookcases
Glass, Pine, Paint
Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Gustavian Desks and Writing Tables
Wood, Paint
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Armchairs
Pine
Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Gustavian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Brass
Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Side Tables
Wood, Paint
21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Gustavian Demi-lune Tables
Wood, Paint
Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Sideboards
Brass
Antique 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Dining Room Chairs
Oak
Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Gustavian Side Tables
Wood, Paint
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Wood, Paint
Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Gustavian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Wood, Paint
Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Gustavian Pedestals
Pine
Mid-20th Century Swedish Gustavian Bookcases
Brass
Early 20th Century Swedish Gustavian Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Wood
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Grandfather Clocks and Long...
Enamel
Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Gustavian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Pine, Paint
Antique Mid-19th Century Swedish Gustavian Sideboards
Pine, Paint
Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Sideboards
Wood, Paint
Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Side Tables
Pine, Paint
21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Gustavian Dining Room Tables
Wood, Paint
Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Demi-lune Tables
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Gustavian Dining Room Tables
Wood, Paint
Antique 19th Century Swedish Gustavian End Tables
Pine
Early 20th Century Swedish Gustavian Dining Room Tables
Wood
Mid-20th Century Swedish Gustavian Armchairs
Linen, Wood, Paint
Antique Early 1800s Swedish Gustavian Benches
Linen, Wood, Paint
Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Footstools
Linen, Wood, Paint
Early 20th Century Swedish Gustavian Armchairs
Linen, Wood, Paint
Late 20th Century Swedish Gustavian Dining Room Tables
Birch
Antique 18th Century French Gustavian Side Chairs
Wood, Paint
Antique Late 18th Century Gustavian Sofas
Fabric, Beech
Mid-20th Century Swedish Gustavian Armchairs
Linen, Wood, Paint
Antique Late 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Sideboards
Pine, Paint
Antique 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Console Tables
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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