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Gustavian Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

GUSTAVIAN STYLE

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.

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Style: Gustavian
18th Century Swedish Gustavian Buffet with Original Paint
Located in Boden, SE
Exceptional Gustavian Buffet. Stockholm Sweden circa 1780-1800. Nice details and proportion from higher class environment. Dryscraped by hand to its well preserved original condition...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Pine

Swedish Gustavian Style Chest
Located in Hollywood, FL
This is a Swedish Gustavian style chest, its been restored and repainted with milk paints "Oyster White."
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1860s Swedish Antique Gustavian Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Wood

Swedish Commode, Gustavian 18th Century
Located in New Haven, CT
18th century Swedish serpentine front three drawer commode. Gustavian period, ca 1790. The body of chest is beautifully bookmatched veneered in Kingwood & Tulipwood, which has sun faded to the most desirable deep amber color hue. The secondary wood is Pine. The ormolu hardware...
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18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Kingwood, Tulipwood

19th Century Gustavian Column Cabinet
Located in Boden, SE
Exceptional Gustavian 19th century column cabinet from Burträsk Vasterbotten, North of Sweden. The cabinet is a very unusual piece of furniture. Its shaped lika a pillar with a door...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Pine

19th Century Swedish Gustavian Cabinet with Originalpaint
Located in Boden, SE
19th century Gustavian Cabinet from Ranea Norrbotten, Northern Sweden. Av stunning Gustavian cabinet with untouched original paint date...
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1830s Swedish Antique Gustavian Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Pine

18th Century Swedish Gustavian Buffet with Original Paint, Swedish Antiques
Located in Boden, SE
18th century Swedish Gustavian Buffet with original paint from Burtrask Vasterbotten, Northern Sweden. An elegant Gustavian period buffet with beautifully carved reeded details on t...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Pine

19th Century Gustavian Bookshelf with Original Paint
Located in Boden, SE
19th Century Gustavian bookshelf with beautiful original paint. A fantastic charming bookshelf with brass & wood wheels. So decorative & beautifu...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Pine

19th Century Swedish Gustavian Chest of Drawers with Untouched Original Paint
Located in Boden, SE
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Chest of drawers with untouched Original paint from Skelleftea Vasterbotten, Northern Sweden. Made between 1800-1820 The Chest of Drawer has a beauti...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Pine

Antique 18th Century Northern Swedish Gustavian Commode
Located in Kramfors, SE
Late 18th century Swedish Gustavian commode. The commode is from northern Sweden and made circa 1770. The commode has original paint and the ...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Pine

19th Century Swedish Gustavian Corner Buffet with Original Paint
Located in Boden, SE
19th century Swedish Gustavian Corner Buffet from Pitea Norrbotten, Northern Sweden. A classic fine Gustavian Corner Buffet with marbled painted top. Nicely hand-cut down at feet. ...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Pine

19th Century Provincial Gustavian Cabinet
Located in Mjöhult, SE
Charming 19th century Swedish provincial Gustavian cabinet in its original colour and dated 1827.
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19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Pine

Swedish Gustavian Painted Chest of Drawers Commode Tallboy, 19th Century White
Located in LONDON, GB
19th century antique Swedish Gustavian painted chest of drawers commode with detailed hand painted designs on the top rail and gilt detailing. It has four drawers with brass ring ...
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Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Birch

Swedish Gustavian Style 1860s Painted Wood Three-Drawer Chest with Carved Motifs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Gustavian style painted wood chest from the mid 19th century, with three drawers, raised top and carved motifs. Created in Sweden during the third quarter of the 19th century, this painted chest features a rectangular raised top with canted corners sitting above three drawers fitted with Classical oval-shaped hardware. Flanked with canted side posts accented with foliage motifs and raised on short tapered feet angled in the front, the chest is painted in a soft color typical of the Scandinavian taste for light palettes. With its clean lines and delicate décor, this Swedish Gustavian style three...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Wood

Tall Grey Painted Hanging Glass Cabinet in Gustavian Style from circa 1820
Located in Lejre, DK
Tall grey painted hanging glass cabinet in Gustavian style from circa 1820. The cabinet is in great vintage condition.    
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1820s Danish Antique Gustavian Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Wood

19th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretary with Library
Located in Wichita, KS
This is an exquisite Swedish Gustavian period painted secretary with library. Brass hardware and original locks, circa 1820. The upper section h...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Wood

Swedish Gustavian Style 19th Century Painted Sideboard with Reeded Motifs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Gustavian style painted sideboard from the 19th century, with reeded motifs, single drawer over double doors. Created in Sweden during the 19th century, this painted sideboard features a rectangular top with rounded corners, overhanging a single drawer with reeded patterns and fitted, along with the doors, with classical hardware. The doors open to reveal a convenient storage space, while the ensemble is raised on splaying legs connected to one another through a scalloped apron in the front. Painted in a soft color typical of the Scandinavian taste, this Gustavian style 19th century...
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19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Wood

Swedish Gustavain Sideboard
Located in Hollywood, FL
This is a Swedish Gustavain Sideboard. it was found at an estate auction in Stockholm, Sweden.
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1850s Swedish Antique Gustavian Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Wood

Swedish 19th Century Gustavian Style Painted Wood Slant-Front Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish mid-19th century painted wood Gustavian style slant-front desk or secretary with three lower drawers standing on short tapered feet. Here are the measurements: 48" W x 2...
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19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Wood

Period 18th Century Decoratively Carved Swedish Commode
Located in Port Chester, NY
Excellent example of the Swedish commode, the best carved elements enhance this piece. Beautiful fretwork and dental molding, carved rosettes at the top, lovely carved columns. Sha...
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1790s Swedish Antique Gustavian Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Bronze

Swedish 19th Century Painted Wood Vitrine Cabinet with Glass Door and Rosettes
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Gustavian style painted wood vitrine from the 19th century, with carved rosettes. Created in Sweden during the 19th century, this vitrine cabinet features a beveled cornice...
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19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Glass, Wood

18th Century Scandinavian Painted Baroque Chest of Drawers
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
19th century Scandinavian painted baroque chest of drawers Fine quality solid oak chest of drawers, circa 1840. The chest has 4-drawer and the ...
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Mid-18th Century Danish Antique Gustavian Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Oak

Low and Wide Red Swedish Gustavian Sideboard
Located in Kramfors, SE
Low red Gustavian sideboard from Northern Sweden made circa 1810-1820. The sideboard is in untouched original condition with original paint from the early 1800s. It is unusually low and wide...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Pine

Antique Dutch Painted Country Bombe Linen Press Cabinet
Located in Sheffield, MA
The rare diminutive Dutch Bombe linen press has original white painted over blue with three deep drawers below and a double-door storage space ...
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18th Century Dutch Antique Gustavian Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Wood

Swedish Late 19th Century Faux Marble-Top Gustavian Style Chest of Drawers
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Swedish 19th century faux marble-top Gustavian style chest of drawers with brass hardware. EUR 175 delivery to most areas of London UK, The Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, Sweden a...
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Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Pine

Swedish Gustavian and Empire Chest of Drawers
Located in Kramfors, SE
Chest of drawers from northern Sweden made during the transition time between the Gustavian and Empire period. Made between 1810 and 1820 from painted pine with original faux paint. ...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Pine

Early 19th Century Gray Painted 6 Drawers Chest Or Dresser
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Early 19th century gray painted 6 drawers chest or dresser The dresser has 6 drawers with slightly different heights, drawers are without locks and with brass hardware. The drawer...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Pine

Fine 18th Century Gustavian Chest of Drawers
Located in Mjöhult, SE
Fine 18th century Gustavian chest of drawers in alder root veneer in its original condition with great patination, circa 1790. Good condition with wear consistent with age and use...
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18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Wood

18th Century Gustavian Commode
Located in Hamburg, Hamburg
This stunning 18th century Gustavian commode from Sweden features beautiful fittings and applications. The interesting top adds addition...
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18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Wood

Swedish Gustavian Mora Clock Chest
Located in Hollywood, FL
This is a Swedish Gustavian Mora clock chest, its been restored and repainted with milk paints, "Oyster White". New battery works have been instal...
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1820s Swedish Antique Gustavian Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Wood

19th Century Period Gustavian Corner Cabinet, Vertical Reeds and Natural Wood
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish 19th century period Gustavian corner cabinet. This Swedish corner cabinet features vertically reeded details on the doors and sides, with the reeds coming to an upward poin...
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19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Wood

Swedish 1780s Gustavian Period Four-Drawer Commode with Chamfered Side Posts
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish period Gustavian four-drawer commode from the late 18th century with its old hardware. This Swedish chest circa 1780 features a rectangular top ...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Wood

Late 18th Century Swedish Secretary Cabinet with Historic Paint
Located in South Salem, NY
Splendid early antique Gustavian style secretary cabinet, made in Sweden, circa late 19th century. This rustic cabinet retains its historic p...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Brass

Swedish Late 18th Century Period Gustavian Corner Cabinet, Pale Green w/Cream
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish late 18th century period Gustavian painted wood corner cabinet. This Swedish Gustavian corner cabinet features reeded doors, dentil molding just below the upper cornice and...
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18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Wood

19th Century Gustavian Wardrobe
Located in Houston, TX
This 19th century Swedish armoire was handcrafted from solid pine, and features two large doors over two lower doors with hand forged pulls. The two lower doors appear to be drawers,...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Pine

Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Painted Wood Sideboard with Fluted Pilasters
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Gustavian period painted wood sideboard from the late 18th century, with canted side posts, four drawers and three doors. Born in Sweden during the early years of King Gustav III's reign, this painted sideboard features a rectangular top with canted corners in the front and molded edges, sitting above three thin drawers with brass pulls. Three doors and a lower drawer, beautifully arranged to accentuate the presence of the upper drawers, make up the rest of the façade. The canted side posts are decorated with neoclassical fluted pilasters...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Wood

Swedish Style Reeded Buffet
Located in Houston, TX
Painted Swedish reeded buffet with two doors.
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20th Century Swedish Gustavian Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Wood

19th Century Walnut Swedish Writing Commode / Chest of Drawers
Located in Barcelona, ES
19th century Swedish writing commode / chest of drawers Date: 1800 Material: Walnut Structure: Three drawers with key included.   
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Early 1800s Swedish Antique Gustavian Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Walnut

18th Century Gustavian Yellow Swedish Display Cabinet
Located in London, Park Royal
Antique Swedish cabinet, circa 1780 made in two-parts: a base set of drawers and top set display cabinet; patinated in a traditional Gustavian ...
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18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Wood

XIX Century Swedish Writing Commode, Walnut Veneer
Located in Barcelona, ES
XIX Century Swedish writing commode, walnut veneer, key included, second half of XIX Century.
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19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Walnut

19th Century Swedish Cabinet with Historic Paint
Located in South Salem, NY
Handsome antique Gustavian style cabinet made in Sweden circa late 19th century. This rustic piece features contrasting seafoam green and red ...
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19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Wood

18th Century Swedish Gustavian Corner Sideboard
Located in Kramfors, SE
Gustavian corner sideboard from northern Sweden. The sideboard is from a village called Ljusdal in the County of Hälsingland. It comes directly from the same house where it has been ...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Pine

Late Gustavian Chest of Drawers from 19th Century
Located in Barcelona, ES
A late Gustavian solid oak chest of drawers from 19th century. Formation: Three drawers. Measurements: Length 108, width 53, height 84 cm. Condition: Stains. Partly worming. Renov...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Oak

Antique Painted Scandinavian Chest of Drawers, circa 1790
Located in Miami, FL
An 18th century Scandinavian chest with a painted white/grey finish consisting of five drawers which rest on a plinth base. From the Schleswig-Holstein region of Germany which was pa...
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Late 18th Century Scandinavian Antique Gustavian Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Pine

Chest of Drawers Signed by Gustaf Furlow Swedish Gustavian, 1780-1800, Sweden
Located in New York, NY
Chest of drawers signed by Gustaf Furlow Swedish Gustavian, 1780-1800, Sweden. An exquisite chest made by cabinet maker Gustaf Furlow in Sweden during the Gustavian period. All origi...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Wood

Gustavian Commode, Sweden, 19th Century
Located in Belmont, MA
Gustavian commode, Sweden 19th century, Beautiful walnut, beechwood, elmwood and mahogany marquetry with hand drawn pictures on front and sides. Original brass fittings. Grey- greeni...
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1840s Swedish Antique Gustavian Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Walnut

Period Gustavian 1780s Swedish Painted Breakfront Commode with Carved Medallions
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish period Gustavian breakfront painted four-drawer commode from the late 18th century. This Swedish Gustavian chest features a rectangular ...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Wood

Curved Swedish Buffet
Located in Washington, DC
A Curved Swedish Buffet designed for a corner.
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19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Paint, Wood

Swedish Gustavian Writing Chest
Located in New York, NY
A Swedish Gustavian writing desk in original paint. Tapered legs and a reeded drawer. Interior of 3 reeded drawers.
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Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Wood

19th Century French Provincial Sideboard
Located in Sheffield, MA
19th century Louis XV French painted buffet server. Can be used in a Swedish Gustavian setting as well. Light grey wash finish, brass handles, pewter knob...
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19th Century French Antique Gustavian Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Oak, Paint

Charming Gustavian Cabinet, circa 1790, Origin Sweden
Located in New York, NY
Charming Gustavian cabinet, circa 1790, origin Sweden, upper cabinet with scalloped wave pattern and hand-carved diamond patterns on each door sits atop the lower cabinet. The be...
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18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Wood

19th Century Gustavian Commode
Located in Belmont, MA
Exquisite Gustavian commode, bleached mahogany veneer with brass decorations. Beautifully refinished and French polished.
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1820s Swedish Antique Gustavian Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Mahogany

Swedish Scriban
Located in Washington, DC
A white painted 19th century, Swedish scriban with several drawers and pockets with drop down front.
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Mid-19th Century European Antique Gustavian Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Wood

Continental Gustavian Painted Secretary
Located in New York, NY
Continental Gustavian-style (Possibly Swedish/ Danish 18th Century) off-white painted secretary with carved column sides and carved simple swag and t...
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18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Wood

Swedish Mahogany Gustavian-Style with Marble Top Side Table/Cabinet, circa 1850
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful Swedish mahogany Gustavian-style side table - cabinet with original marble top, circa 1850, origin: Sweden Pullout candle rest /writing surface, single door above singl...
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19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Carrara Marble

Period Antique Swedish Gustavian White Painted Four-Drawer Chest
Located in Atlanta, GA
Rare period Gustavian chest of drawers in remarkable condition. Very well-crafted, layers of paint from the last two centuries add immense character. We are happy to restore any of t...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Wood

Antique Vanity Dresser in Gustavian Style
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Chest of drawers with vanity mirror in birch. The Gustavian gray painted finish has a nicely worn patina. Chest has four spacious drawers;...
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19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Birch

Chest Vanity Europe 19th Century Mahogany Brass The Netherlands
Located in New York, NY
Chest Vanity Europe 19th Century Mahogany Brass Netherlands. A vanity chest made during the 19th century in The Netherlands. Mahogany with brass hardware and a brass bowl. Top with s...
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Early 19th Century Dutch Antique Gustavian Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Mahogany

Swedish Early 19th Century Gustavian Painted Tall Cabinet with Reeded Doors
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Gustavian early 19th century painted wood two-part cabinet from the county of Jämtland. Born in the second decade of the 19th century in Jämtland, a county situated in the middle of Sweden, this Swedish tall cabinet...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Case Pieces and Storage Cabinets

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Wood

Gustavian case pieces and storage cabinets for sale on 1stDibs.

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