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
Antique Gustavian Work Table, Genuine Swedish Country Desk Table with Drawer
Located in Kramfors, SE
Gustavian styled work table from the county Norrbotten in northern Sweden. The table was made during the late 18th century and has a faux painted leg frame. The wooden drawer pull on...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
19th Century Gustavian Buffet with Fall Front Desk
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
Magnificent 19th Century Gustavian period buffet of large proportions.
With original paint, this buffet features a fall front desk with decorative oval-reeded panels.
A very useful...
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19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wood
Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Buffet
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
An elegant and well-carved Gustavian buffet from Sweden, Circa 1790.
This piece reflects the refined Neo-Classical lines of the period, with panelled doors featuring distinctive ree...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
Swedish Gustavian Centre Mirror Carved Dressing Table Early 20th Century White
Located in Lewes, England
Antique Swedish Gustavian single mirror carved dressing table in later white paint with 2 pedestal cabinets with carved motifs.
It has the origi...
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Early 20th Century Swedish Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
$3,745 Sale Price
30% Off
Swedish Antique Mora Clock Green Early 1800s 192cm
Located in Lewes, England
Shipping special update - We have negotiated a special flat rate shipping cost to the USA with our main US shipping partner for our 1st dibs clients of only £995 export crated by ai...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
$2,797 Sale Price
47% Off
19th Century Swedish Miniature Chest of Drawers with original paint Country
Located in Boden, SE
Original painted Scandinavian miniature chest of drawers from Luleå Norrbotten ,Northern Sweden
This small miniature Gustavian 4 drawer dresser can be perfect as a storage of small ...
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Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
Vintage Gustavian Chest of Drawers with Marble, 1950s
Located in Radomsko, Województwo łódzkie
This unique chest of drawers will be a stylish and practical addition to any room, providing both storage and a sophisticated aesthetic.
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Marble
Swedish early 19th century painted pine cabinet
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Swedish early 19th century painted cupboard circa 1820.
Fine quality 2 part cupboard, ideal for kitchen or multiple rooms around the house. Top section with architectural cornice, d...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine, Paint
Stockholm, Gustavian Style Armchair
Located in Allerum, SE
Limited edition reproductions by D. Larsson, inspired by the finest 18th - 19th-century Swedish furniture.
STOCKHOLM, This Gustavian style armchair...
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21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Beech
$2,240 Sale Price
20% Off
Swedish mid 19th century alder root occasional table
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Swedish mid 19th century alder root occasional table circa 1850.
Elegant piece of mid 19th century furniture from sweden. Over sailing top with alder root outer edge and alder cros...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Birch
Swedish Gustavian Giltwood Console Table with Lyre and Marble Top, 1800s.
Located in Asaa, DK
Swedish Gustavian Giltwood Console Table with Lyre and Marble Top, 1800s.
Exceptional Scandinavian late gustavian console table manufactured in Sweden between 1790 and 1820 by a mas...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Marble
Swedish Gustavian Axet Dining Chairs Grey Green Set of 4, 20th Century
Located in Lewes, England
Unusual early second half of the 20th century set of 4 Gustavian axet dining chairs in distressed paint finish with wheatsheaf motifs.
Lovely detail in the fluted legs and rosettes ...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Birch
$2,601 Sale Price / set
31% Off
Swedish Antique Mora Clock Fryksdall Green Gold 1800s Gustavian Ekerstrom A
Located in Lewes, England
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wood
$3,197 Sale Price
52% Off
19th century swedish genuine rustic country Gustavian table with a drawer
Located in Boden, SE
The rustic, worn Gustavian square table from a farm in Västerbotten in Skellefteå is truly a gem. Its square shape and the shelf underneath give it a practical yet charming touch. It...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
18th Century Gustavian Buffet
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
18th Century Swedish Gustavian buffet dating to 1780.
110cm Gallery height and 103cm front height.
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18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wood
Swedish pair of white 19th century painted chest of drawers
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Swedish pair of white 19th century painted chest of drawers circa 1880.
Good quality pair of Swedish painted commodes.
Top surface with hand painted faux marble effect, canted corn...
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Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine, Paint
Rococo Style Mora Clock 1700's
Located in Crowthorne, Surrey
Rococo longcase Mora Clock dated 1777 by Anders Swensson with original decorative paint detailing. Carved detailing to crown. Working Longcase clock mechanism of pendulum and 2 weigh...
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Early 18th Century European Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wood
18th Century Swedish Gustavian Chess Game Table
Located in Kramfors, SE
Gustavian game table from Sweden made during the late 18th century, around 1790. The table is painted pine with the original light coloured paint. The paint has notable distress which causes the pine underneath to shine trough causing the unmistakable antique patina. The underside of the table top is painted like a chess board. They would flip the table top when playing and the pieces would comfortably fit in the space underneath.
The table also has extendable light...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
Antique Stylish Swedish Stockholm Gustavian Commode
Located in Kramfors, SE
Antique stylish gustavian commode from Stockholm made around 1790. The commode is from the Swedish gustavian period or neoclassical as it’s more known internationally. The commode ha...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Limestone, Brass
Gustavian brass box with perpetual calender based on the rune staff
Located in Knivsta, SE
Gustavian brass box with perpetual calender based on the rune staff. The box is from the late 18th Century and was used as a perpetual calendar and...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Brass
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 gray painted interior and multiple smal draw...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Brass
Rare 19th century Swedish stone and iron garden table
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Rare 19th century Swedish stone and iron garden table circa 1860.
The manufacture of cannons at the stavsjo bruk is well known and that is where the base of this table was made. Tax...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Stone, Iron
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Provincial Taburettes/ Stools with Originalpaint
Located in Boden, SE
19th century Swedish Gustavian Provincial taburettes / stools.
Handscraped to its originalcolor.
Beautiful fluted legs.
The taburettes is reholstery in beautiful linen fabric.
Th...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
Antique Swedish Gustavian Painted Sideboard Buffet Commode White C.1850
Located in Lewes, England
Circa 1850 antique Swedish Gustavian White painted Sideboard Buffet commode in gustavian style with classic Gustavian ribbing detail on the door front and on the 2 drawers.
It has p...
Category
Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
$3,082 Sale Price
61% Off
19th Century Swedish antique genuine small Gustavian table original paint
Located in Boden, SE
A fantastically pretty & elegant
Gustavian table. It is easy to place & fits in any room.
The Gustavian table comes from Umeå Västerbotten, Northern Sweden.
It has been in an old V...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
Louis XVI chest of drawers with rose painted color
Located in Kastrup, DK
Louis XVI chest of drawers with rose painted color on the body.
Top plate painted black.
Under the top plate, wood-carved round rings. 3 drawers with brass fittings, legs with rhombu...
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Late 18th Century Danish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Brass
Swedish 19th century painted pine cupboard
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Swedish 19th century painted pine cupboard circa 1870.
Superb quality piece which would function well in multiple rooms such as a kitchen, bedroom or linen room. This piece would s...
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine, Paint
Large 19th Century Swedish Period Gustavian Buffet
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
A large 19th Century Swedish, period Gustavian buffet.
Featuring galleried top below a run of four doors with carved reeded design, opening to shelf storage.
Repainted in a soft bl...
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19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wood
18th Century Swedish Gustavian Armchair with Originalpaint
Located in Boden, SE
18th Century Swedish Gustavian armchair from Lindome, Southern Sweden.
A beautiful well carved chair with nice details & in form of flowers & leaves .
Handscraped to its well prese...
Category
Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
Fine 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Corner armchair with original paint
Located in Boden, SE
This Gustavian corner " powder chair" features a beautiful original painting and has sticks in the back for added comfort. It stands on brass wheels, making it easy to move. A perfec...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
Set of 10 Late Gustavian Chairs attributed to Ephraim Ståhl
Located in Ljungby, SE
Set of 10 exquisite late Gustavian Stockholm-made chairs from the early 19th century, attributed to the master chair maker Ephraim Ståhl. The front l...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wood
Long Early 19th Century Swedish Bench
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Early 19th Century long Swedish stool or bench with hand carved detail to front and both ends.
Traces of soft grey green original paint.
With traditional Swedish hand stitched ant...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Pine
Black Painted Gustavian Chest of 3 Drawers, Sweden Early 19th Century
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Swedish Gustavian 1840s Black Painted and Carved Three-Drawer Chest With Faux Marble Top.
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Brass
$2,880 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century Swedish Late Gustavian Fall Front Desk with originalpaint
Located in Boden, SE
19th century Swedish Late Gustavian fall front desk from Boden Norrbotten, Northern Sweden.
Scraped by hand to its originalpaint.
Hight to the top 132cm. For other measurements see...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
19th Century Gustavian Swedish Chest of Drawers
Located in Kvidinge, SE
An Swedish Chest of Drawers from early 19th century
painted in a soft red / orange color and the top is black, everything has an distress surface for an authentic antique feel.
The ...
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19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Brass
Swedish Gustavian Longcase Clock
Located in Ljungby, SE
Fantastic Swedish Gustavian longcase clock. The case is a Stockholm work from around 1770/1780. It is lacquered and gilded with rich wood-carved details of, among other things, garla...
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1770s Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Brass, Iron
Stool made in Stockholm about 1790
Located in SE
A Gustavian stool made in Stockholm about 1790. The stool is hand crafted with an elegantly leaf shaped border. The stool has fine originally paint with much of indigenous textures r...
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1790s Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wood, Birch
Pair of Louis XVI Stools, Late 18th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Pair of square stools with elegant tapered and fluted legs, accented by protruding corners and a delicate ribbon decoration on the apron. The seats are upholstered in green velvet, a...
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Late 18th Century European Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Velvet, Softwood
$3,073 / set
Antique Rare Swedish Gustavian Style Console Table
Located in Kramfors, SE
Rare antique console table in Gustavian Style from Sweden. The table is from the first years of the 19th century, around 1800 to 1810. The table is made by hand in solid pine with a ...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
Antique Swedish Corner Cabinet in Gustavian Style with Carved Stylised Flowers
By Jonas Lust
Located in Kramfors, SE
Antique Swedish corner cabinet in gustavian style. The cabinet is in two parts and likely made by master carpenter Jonas Lust (1794-1845) in Forsa, Hälsingland during the early 1800s...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
19th Century Swedish antique rustic genuine Game Table for Playing games
Located in Boden, SE
A lovely Swedish Gustavian Game table from the early 1800s.
The table is from Örnsköldsvik , Northern Sweden.
The table is scraped by hand to its charming original English red`color....
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
Charming small Gustavian Shaving Mirror in Mahogany – Sweden, Late 18th Century
Located in Knivsta, SE
Gustavian Shaving Mirror in Mahogany – Sweden, Late 18th Century
Charming small shaving mirror in mahogany (Swietenia mahagoni), made in Sweden during the late 18th century. Execut...
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1790s Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Mahogany
Swedish Gustavian Secretary Cabinet, Late 18th/Early 19th Century
Located in Stockholm, SE
A rare and finely crafted two-part Gustavian secretary cabinet from Sweden, dating from the late 18th to early 19th century. This piece is characterized by its stately architectural ...
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19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Oak, Pine
Gustavian Chest with Marble Top
Located in Radomsko, Województwo łódzkie
This unique chest of drawers will be a stylish and practical addition to any room, providing both storage and a sophisticated aesthetic.
Category
1950s European Vintage Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Marble, Brass
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Black Painted Console Table
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A black painted Gustavian early 19th Century Console table. This pine Swedish free-standing console table is from around 1800-1820. It can stand freely in a room since there is not front or back and can be used as a cocktail table, a nightstand or a lamp table, anywhere in a house. This antique small...
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Early 1800s Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
Swedish 19th Century Gustavian Style Two-Drawer Dresser with Brass Hardware
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Swedish 19th century Gustavian style two-drawer dresser with brass hardware.
EUR 175 delivery to most areas of London UK, The Net...
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Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Brass
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Chairs with Original Paint Swedish Antiques
Located in Boden, SE
A pair of 19th century Swedish Gustavian chairs from Smaland, Southern Sweden.
Scraped by hand to its original paint.
The seats are upholstered in a linen fabric.
Nice model with ...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
Swedish Gustavian Sofa Couch Loveseat White Carved, Late 19th Century 3-Seat
Located in Lewes, England
Swedish antique Gustavian sofa in classic white finish with delicately carved detailing decorative front fluted legs and a central carved motif along the back.
Fine example of the l...
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Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Birch
$2,370 Sale Price
50% Off
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Sofa with Original Paint
Located in Boden, SE
19th century Swedish Gustavian sofa from Skellefteå Västerbotten, Northern Sweden.
Scraped by hand to its original color. The sofa has some retouches.
The kitchen sofa...
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1820s Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
Antique Genuine Swedish Gustavian Upholstered Armchair
Located in Kramfors, SE
Swedish gustavian upholstered armchair from the late 18th century, circa 1790. The armchair has a straight shape with hand carved woode...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
19th Century Gustavian Dining Chairs
Located in Allerum, SE
Set of six early 19th century Swedish Gustavian chairs in Egyptian taste. Ca 1810 Stockholm, Sweden.
Attributed to Ephraim Sthal (1767-1820). Supplier to the Royal Court and one of ...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wood
$18,000 / set
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Desk with Original Paint
Located in Boden, SE
19th century Swedish Gustavian desk from Umeå Västerbotten, Northern Sweden.
Nice Gustavian Desk scraped to its original paint.
The table has a lovely blue color.
Reeded legs.
Marble...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
Mora Clock 1800s Swedish Green Gold Antique Swedish Painted Gustavian A
Located in Lewes, England
Shipping special update - We have negotiated a special flat rate shipping cost to the USA with our main US shipping partner for our 1st dibs clients of only £995 export crated by ai...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
$3,197 Sale Price
40% Off
Fine 19th Century Gustavian Chairs
Located in Allerum, SE
Fine pair of raw 19th century Gustavian chairs with it's original padding, great carvings and patina. ca 1810 Sweden.
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
6 equal chairs, early 19th Century, Late Gustavian, made by Ephraim Sthal
Located in SE
6 Late Gustavavian chairs made by Ephraim Ståhl. The chairs are beautifully hand carved with nail clippers and leaf shaped decorations.
The chairs are made by Ephraim Stahl, who wor...
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1790s Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Birch
Swedish Mora Clock White Castle Crown Carved Detail Early 1800 Frkysdall Antique
Located in Lewes, England
Antique Swedish mora clock in white paint and gold detailing with very unusual and rare hood ornamentation and highly decorative face, lovely star round moti...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
$3,197 Sale Price
40% Off
Gustavian Sofa in Pink Linen
Located in Faversham, GB
A wonderful Swedish sofa in Gustavian style made of Scots Pine.
The seat ends collapse, allowing the bench to fold down into a flatbed, which extends the length of the sofa and prov...
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Early 20th Century Swedish Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Linen, Upholstery, Pine
$3,957 Sale Price
25% Off
Fine pair of 19th Century Gustavian Chairs
Located in Allerum, SE
Fine pair of 19th century Gustavian (the Swedish Model) chairs in their original colour with great wear to the surface.
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
$7,800 / set
Rare Antique Swedish Gustavian Period Corner Cabinet with Authentic Glass Doors
Located in Kramfors, SE
Rare gustavian period corner cabinet with glass doors from Sweden made during the 1790s. The cabinet is made by hand in solid pine into two parts. Made during the transition period b...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Style Round Table
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
19th Century Swedish Gustavian style round table.
With decorative carved detailing around the around the table.
Re-painted in soft grey. Circa 1860.
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19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wood
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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