Gustavian Furniture
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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Item Ships From: Europe
Style: Gustavian
Swedish Gustavian Faux Marble Painted Console Table
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A light grey painted Gustavian painted with faux marble original imitation painting on the top. The Swedish console table with brass hardware on the front is from around 1800-1820 an...
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Early 1800s Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Bronze
$1,500 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century Swedish Chest of Drawers Gustavian Style
Located in Kvidinge, SE
This fantastic Swedish Chest of Drawers in Gustavian Style are made in solid pine during late 19th century
painted in a Antique White/ Light Yellow/Green with an distress surface for...
Category
19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Brass
Round Black Pedestal Dining Table, Sweden 1920
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Early Swedish 20th Century Pedestal Dining Table in Black Paint.
This round table has beautiful Gustavian ribbed details with a border going around the table edge.
Category
Early 20th Century Swedish Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
$2,900 Sale Price
25% Off
Swedish Art Deco, Set of 4 Klismos Chairs in Birch & Elm, Griffin Inlays, 1930s
Located in Odense, DK
A set of four exquisite dining chairs from the 1930s, crafted in solid elm with elegantly curved backrests adorned in birch root veneer. Each backrest is enhanced with intricate grif...
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Early 20th Century Swedish Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Bone, Fabric, Bakelite, Birch, Elm
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Desk with Originalpaint
Located in Boden, SE
19th century Swedish Gustavian desk from Umea Vasterbotten, Northern Sweden.
Nice Gustavian desk scraped to its originalpaint.
Reeded sides.
...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
Set of Six 19th Century Gustavian Chairs
Located in Allerum, SE
Fine set of six 19th century Gustavian laughing chairs in their original condition. Ca 1800, Sweden.
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
$15,000 / set
Rare Untouched Antique Swedish Gustavian Corner Cabinet
Located in Kramfors, SE
Rare untouched corner cabinet from Sweden in gustavian style. This antique corner cabinet is from Hälsingland in central Sweden. Made by hand in solid Swedish pine the cabinet has it...
Category
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
$6,649 Sale Price
25% Off
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Style Console Table
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
19th Century Swedish Gustavian style console table.
Decorative carved Greek key design all around and on the top of the legs. Re-painted in soft grey.
Circa 1860.
Category
19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wood
Glass Cabinet Painted In Grey From 1810s
Located in Lejre, DK
Glass cabinet with beautiful gray painted decoration from the Gustavian period 1810. The cabinet has a large drawer at the bottom and 4 large interior shelves with lots of storage sp...
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1810s Danish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paint
Swedish Gustavian White Pine Wall Table
Located in Kramfors, SE
Swedish side or wall table from the late 1700s. The table is from the Swedish Gustavian period which corresponds to the neoclassical period and is made in the Swedish province Hälsin...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
19th Century Swedish antique rustic Gustavian Secretary with Original Paint
Located in Boden, SE
A Swedish antique rustic Gustavian slant front secretary from early 19th century that is perfect for any home.
This originalpainted features a slanted top that pulls down to make a ...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
Exceptional 19th Century Swedish Late Gustavian Console Table
Located in Allerum, SE
Exceptional early 19th century Late Gustavian console table. Gilded, bronzed and painted. Front legs in the form of winged caryatids with goat feet. Stockholm work ca 1810. Sweden.
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Carrara Marble
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Style Secretary / Writing Desk - Painted
Located in Kvidinge, SE
Swedish Gustavian Secretary / Writing Desk from early 19th century
A rectangular top sitting above a slant front desk opening to reveal a light blue painted interior and multiple sma...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Brass
Mora Clock
Located in Crowthorne, Surrey
Swedish Mora clock from the 1960's in original colour and carved detailing. Working Longcase clock mechanism of pendulum and 2 weights and a bell chime on the hour.
Width:60cm / 23....
Category
19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wood
$2,400
Antique Northern Swedish Classic Gustavian Chest of Drawers
Located in Kramfors, SE
Antique chest of drawers or commode from northern Sweden made in a classic straight gustavian shape from the late 1700s. The chest is a genuine Swedish antique made by hand in pine a...
Category
Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
Antique Genuine Northern Swedish Country Gustavian Style Rustic Corner Cabinet
Located in Kramfors, SE
Antique country corner cabinet in gustavian style from northern Sweden. The cabinet is from around 1820 to 1840 and has a frame in solid pine. Made in two parts with an upper and low...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
19th Century Swedish genuine Gustavian Column Cabinet from Northern Sweden
Located in Boden, SE
A rare Gustavian Column Cabinet from the early to mid 19th century, 1820 to 1840. The cabinet is from Umeå Västerbotten Northern Sweden and made in the shape of a round pillar with ...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
Swedish Gustavian Dining Chairs Grey Lindome Style Set of 6, Mid-20th Century A
Located in Lewes, England
Unusual set of 6 Gustavian lindome dining chairs in good structural condition with fine carved detailing in Grey with trap seats. Lovely fluted legs and Classic rose detail on the ed...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Birch
$3,793 Sale Price / set
30% Off
Antique Early 19th Century Gustavian Sofa / Bench, By a Swedish Cabinetmaker
Located in Odense, DK
A stunning antique late Gustavian sofa/bench, skillfully crafted by a talented Swedish cabinetmaker of the era. This exquisite piece showcases the hallmark elements of Gustavian desi...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Table with Originalpaint Swedish Antiques
Located in Boden, SE
19th Century Swedish Gustavian table from Boden Norrbotten,Northern Sweden.
Nice little neat table scraped by hand to its origina...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
18th Century Swedish antique genuine Gustavian armchair with original paint.
Located in Boden, SE
Armchair Swedish Gustavian 1775-1790 , Sweden. Called the "Swedish model" .An armchair made during the early part of the Gustavian period circa 1775-1790.
Scraped by hand to its we...
Category
Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
Swedish Gustavian White Grey Painted Chest of Drawers Commode C.1870
Located in Lewes, England
Circa 1860/1870 antique Swedish Gustavian White Grey painted plain front chest of drawers commode in gustavian style with classic Gustavian detail on the drawer fronts and leading e...
Category
Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
$3,319 Sale Price
50% Off
Antique Swedish Sofa from the Gustavian Period, Hand-Made during the Late 1700s
Located in Kramfors, SE
Swedish antique sofa from the gustavian period around the late 1700s. The sofa has a hand-made frame in solid pine which has been dry scraped by hand down to the original, first laye...
Category
Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
Antique Swedish Gustavian Longcase Clock
Located in Kramfors, SE
Antique gustavian long case clock in painted pine from Sweden. The clock has a hand carved decor in wood with older paint from the late 1800s. The paint has become slightly distresse...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
Antique Limed Oak Gustavian Style Urn Back Carver or Armchair. C.1920
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
An elegant Gustavian style carver or armchair
A lovely shell inspired carved detail on the top rail
It has been recently limed to enhance the beautiful grain in the wood.
The seat...
Category
1920s English Vintage Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Burlap, Oak
Gustavian Style 3 Drawer Chest Painted Mifnight Blue
Located in Crowthorne, Surrey
Gustavian dresser renovated to highest standard and painted in midnight blue. Fine moldings around drawers and fittings in solid brass. Marble top
Width 84 cm / 33.1"
Depth: 48cm /...
Category
1950s European Vintage Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wood
Swedish Gustavian White / Gray Painted Sofa Bench. Light Blue Fabric
Located in Kastrup, DK
Swedish gustavian armed bench or sofa.
Carved frame in light gray painted birchwood with natural age-related patina.
Features a long single seat with coil springs, upholstered w...
Category
Late 18th Century Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Beech
Pair of 20th Century Swedish Gustavian Style Chests
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Pair of early 20th Century Swedish Gustavian style chest of drawers.
With nice carved detail, re-painted with faux marbled painted tops. Good heavy quality.
Circa 1900.
Category
Early 20th Century Swedish Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
Late Gustavian Chair with original paint, Sweden 1850’s.
Located in Valby, 84
Original painted chair in a classic late gustavian style by a Swedish cabinetmaker in the 1850’s.
The chair is a perfect piece in any style of interior from a classic antique style o...
Category
1850s Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wool, Wood, Paint
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Corner Cabinet
Located in Boden, SE
19th century Swedish Gustavian corner cabinet from Piteå Norrbotten, Northern Sweden.
Highly stately Corner Cabinet with reeded doors at the ...
Category
Early 1800s Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
Swedish Gustavian Roseback Dining Chairs White Set of 8 1940s 2 Carvers
Located in Lewes, England
Rare Set of 6 Swedish Gustavian roseback dining chairs and 2 matching Roseback Carver Chairs in good condition in white with lovely carvings C 1940.
Great for every day usage with ...
Category
1940s Swedish Vintage Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Birch
$4,267 Sale Price / set
55% Off
Antique Northern Swedish Painted Gustavian Sideboard
Located in Kramfors, SE
Antique Swedish gustavian sideboard from Northern Sweden. The sideboard is a genuine antique country house furniture that was made around 1820....
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
Mora Clock
Located in Crowthorne, Surrey
Swedish Mora clock from the 1960's in original colour with painted floral decoration. Working Longcase clock mechanism of pendulum and 2 weights and a bell chime on the hour.
Width:...
Category
19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wood
$2,400
Antique Swedish Sofa Bench in Gustavian Style, Solid Pine with Blue Paint
Located in Kramfors, SE
Antique Swedish sofa bench in gustavian style. The sofa is a genuine country house furniture from northern Sweden made around 1820 to 1840. The fr...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
18th Century Swedish Gustavian Neoclassic Light Grey Sideboard
Located in Kramfors, SE
Light grey gustavian neoclassic sideboard from the late 1700s, 1790 to 1800, from Northern Sweden. The sideboard is in the classic model with typical decor and straight shape. The Sw...
Category
Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
18th Century Swedish Gustavian Corner Hanging Cabinet with Original Paint
Located in Boden, SE
19th Century swedish Gustavian Hanging corner cabinet from Råneå Norrbotten, Northern Sweden.
A beautiful cabinet scraped by hand to its well preserved original paint.
Stunning blu...
Category
Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
19th Century Swedish antique rustic Country Chest of drawers with original paint
Located in Boden, SE
19th Century Swedish Gustavian chest of drawers from Piteå, Norrbotten , Northern Sweden. The chest of drawers is a Swedish country house furniture from between 1820 and 1840. Made i...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
19th Century Swedish antique rustic Country Gustavian table
Located in Boden, SE
Early 19th Century Swedish antique Rustic Gustavian Provincial table from Skellefteå Västerbotten,Northern Sweden.
The table is scraped by hand to its original paint.
The table is ea...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
Antique Swedish Blue Country Table in Gustavian Style, Drawer and Genuine Patina
Located in Kramfors, SE
Antique Swedish country table in gustavian style from northern Sweden. The table is a genuine country house furniture from around 1840. Made by hand in solid pine and in genuine and ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
18th Century Set Six Swedish Chairs Gustavian Period
By Melchior Lundberg
Located in Madrid, ES
A set of six elegant and exceptional Swedish chairs from the Gustavian period, two of which are marked by Melchior Lundberg, a chairmaker in Stockholm (1714-1816). Woodcut decoration...
Category
Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
$11,703 / set
Rare Antique Genuine Swedish Sideboard in Gustavian Style Made by Hand in Pine
Located in Kramfors, SE
Rare antique genuine sideboard from Sweden. The sideboard is a country house furniture in gustavian style from northern Sweden. Made by hand in solid pine with double doors with clas...
Category
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
Pair of Early 20th Century Swedish Gustavian Style Painted Side Tables
Located in Kastrup, DK
Pair of side tables in Gustavian style, crafted from pine and painted in light grey.
The tabletops have a profiled edge, and the apron features decorative carvings, including flora...
Category
Early 20th Century Swedish Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
Late 19th Century Black Painted Swedish Gustavian 3 Drawer Chest
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Late 19th Century chest of drawers painted in black. This classic Gustavian commode is a very versatile piece that works well in a foyer, living room or bedroom.
Category
Late 19th Century Scandinavian Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Brass
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Pedestal table with original paint
Located in Boden, SE
19th century Swedish Gustavian pedestal table from Skelleftea, Northern Sweden.
A charming classic 19th century Swedish round Pedestal table...
Category
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
19th Century Swedish antique rustic Gustavian Table with Original paint
Located in Boden, SE
19th century Swedish antique rustic Gustavian table from Burea Vasterbotten, North of Sweden.
Scraped by hand to its original color. Made in painted ...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
19th century Swedish birch fitted cupboard
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century Swedish birch fitted cupboard circa 1880.
Beautifully fully restored Swedish birch sideboard / cupboard which could serve for mul...
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Birch
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Sofa
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
An early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian sofa or bench in old paint.
Recently upholstered seat and bolster cushions in linen.
Circa 1810.
Category
1810s Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
Mora Clock
Located in Crowthorne, Surrey
Swedish Mora clock from the 1960's in original colour. Off white with pink highlighting. Working Longcase clock mechanism of pendulum and 2 weights and a bell chime on the hour.
Wid...
Category
19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wood
$2,000
Swedish Gustavian Painted Chest of Drawers Pair Commode Grey White C.1860 Carved
Located in Lewes, England
Circa 1850 antique Swedish Gustavian Grey White painted chest of drawers commode in gustavian style with classic Gustavian carved detail on the drawer fronts and leading edges.
T...
Category
Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
$5,685 Sale Price / set
50% Off
18/19th Century Swedish Late Gustavian Sofa by Ephraim Stahl Stockholm Gilded
Located in Epfach, DE
Swedish Late Gustavian Sofa by Ephraim Stahl, Stockholm circa 1800
This exquisite piece, a small sofa crafted by Ephraim Stahl in Stockholm around 1800, represents the refined elega...
Category
Early 19th Century Scandinavian Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Fine 18th Century Scandinavian Gustavian Chair
Located in Allerum, SE
Fine antique 18th century Gustavian chair in great original condition. This type of chair is called the Swedish model. This particular ex...
Category
18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wood
A pair of gilt brass and crystal Gustavian style antique chandeliers
Located in SON EN BREUGEL, NL
An elegant pair Gustavian style chandeliers.
Each with 7 lights: 5 lights around the chandelier and 2 small lights inside.
Beautiful quality in gilt brass.
Decorated with cut crystal...
Category
Early 20th Century Swedish Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Brass
19th Century Swedish Ántique Rustic Corner Cabinet with Original Paint
Located in Boden, SE
A fantastically fine genuine Gustavian Corner cabinet from Kalix Norrbotten Northern Sweden.
The Corner Cabinet is divisible into 2 parts.
Fine crest in the form of hand-turned pil...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
Pair of Swedish Gustavian Grey Demi Lune Tables
Located in Kramfors, SE
Swedish gustavian demi lune tables. The table consists of two half circles, or demi lunes, which is were it gets its name. They can ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
$3,782 / set
Swedish Gustavian Extendable Dining Table Mid-20th Century 8 10-Seat
Located in Lewes, England
Swedish Gustavian extendable dining table which extends from a round 115 cm approximately to 265 cm long with three leaves. Note on t...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Birch
$5,419 Sale Price
20% Off
Swedish Gustavian Extendable Dining Table Swedish, White Later 20th C 112-180cm
Located in Lewes, England
Swedish vintage Gustavian extendable dining table which extends from 112 cm approximate in the round to 180cm long with 2 leaves.
It has the Classic Gustavian fluted legs and roset...
Category
Late 20th Century Swedish Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Birch
$2,709 Sale Price
33% Off
Mid-19th Century Tall Black Swedish Gustavian 4 Drawer Chest
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Mid-19th Century chest of drawers painted in black. This classic Gustavian commode or dresser is a very versatile piece that works well in a foyer, living room or bedroom.
Category
Mid-19th Century Scandinavian Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Brass
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Side Table Dry Scraped to Original Paint
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
19th Century Swedish Gustavian side table, dry scraped to original paint.
With large deep storage drawer and decorative reeded diamond design.
Circa 1840.
Category
19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wood
Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Style Country Work Table
Located in Kramfors, SE
Swedish country work table in gustavian style from the early 1800s, most likely from the years between 1810 and 1820. The table is from Northern Sweden and is a strong piece with a s...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Desk with Original Paint
Located in Boden, SE
19th century Swedish Gustavian desk from Lulea Norrbotten, Northern Sweden.
A beautiful desk with nice propotion & fine condition.
Untouched base, the top is scraped and washed to it...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
Gustavian furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Gustavian furniture for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage furniture created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include case pieces and storage cabinets, seating, tables and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, softwood and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Gustavian furniture made in a specific country, there are Europe, Scandinavia, and Sweden pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original furniture, popular names associated with this style include Ephraim Stahl, Hendrix Allardyce, Hans-Agne Jakobsson, and Jonas Frisk. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for furniture differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $50 and tops out at $49,500 while the average work can sell for $4,473.
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