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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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Style: Gustavian
Pair of Swedish Gustavian Painted Corner Armchairs
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Pair of Swedish 1810s-1830s corner chair scraped down to the original black paint. Seat are loose and be easily re-upholstered.
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture

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Wood

Pair, 19th Century Swedish Small Black Pedestal Side Tables
Located in Round Top, TX
Unique pair of highly stylized small pedestal side tables resting on four legs. Later applied professional black painted layered finish, lig...
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Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture

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Wood, Paint

19th Century Swedish Gustavian Gilded Pinewood Console Table by Jonas Frisk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A gold, antique Swedish Gustavian freestanding console table made of hand crafted gilded Pinewood with a white-grey painted marble top, designed and produced most likely by Jonas Frisk in good condition. The edges, borders of the Scandinavian side table are enhanced by detailed tablecloths and palmettes carvings and porphyry-imitating sides, supported by four round twisted tapered legs, collar and ball, standing on a rectangular wooden base. Minor fading, scratches due to age. Circa 1810 - 1820, Stockholm, Sweden, Scandinavia. Jonas Frist was a Swedish artist and designer, born in 1787, in Stockholm, Sweden and passed away in 1849. In 1805, Frist received the rights to design and produce mirrors and console tables by the Kommerskollegium. From 1810 - 1814, his studio was located on the street Storkyrkobrinken and from 1814 - 1824, he moved to the public square Riddarhustorget, in Gamla stan...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture

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Marble, Porphyry

18th century Swedish original painted pair of Gustavian chairs
Located in London, GB
These late C18th chairs are a lovely example of Swedish Gustavian style. The oval backrest has decorative cutouts and delicate carving to the top rim and the wood is painted in a typ...
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18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture

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Pine

Swedish Desk 19th Century in Black Original Paint
Located in Meulebeke, BE
A rustic writing desk made during the 19th century in Sweden. Made of pine wood and original black paint. With great patina on the wood.
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19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture

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Pine

18th Century Swedish Gustavian Window Seat
Located in Huntington, NY
An unusual Swedish window seat from Lindome in the oval (or zero) style with incredible detailed carvings. The arched sides have an intricately detailed open design. The upper sectio...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture

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Linen, Wood, Paint

Swedish 18th Century Gustavian Grey and Blue Display Cabinet
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Antique Swedish Glass-Top Cabinet Made in Two-parts. The base has a set of 4 drawers and the top display cabinet has two glass doors that is pati...
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1770s Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture

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Pine

Vintage French Grey Painted Wine Tasting Table
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Tilt-Top Round Wine Tasting Table, France Vintage French wine tasting low table, with a Gustavian painted patina with folding top, secured by a swinging gate. The trestle base is su...
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Late 20th Century French Gustavian Furniture

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Wood

19th Century Swedish Small Gustavian Fall Front Desk with Original Paint
Located in Boden, SE
19th century Swedish Gustavian fall front desk from Burtrask Vasterbotten, Northern Sweden. Scraped by hand to its original color. Small cute model in child size. Fits so nicely i...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture

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Pine

Swedish mid 19th century birch buffet sideboard
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Swedish mid 19th century birch buffet sideboard circa 1860. Fine quality Swedish buffet of grand proportions.  Top surface with shallow gallery on the back. 2 lockable drawers below...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture

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Birch

Pair Gustavian Style Square-Back, Cane Painted Side Chairs by John Widdicomb
Located in Chicago, IL
A beautiful pair of Gustavian style painted wood, square-back cane and upholstered side chairs by John Widdicomb Co. of Grand Rapids, Michigan. USA, Circa 1950s Solid sculpted wood...
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Mid-20th Century American Gustavian Furniture

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Hardwood

18th Century Swedish Gustavian Two-part Cabinet Circa 1790
Located in Atlanta, GA
This 18th-century Swedish Gustavian two-part cabinet, circa 1790, is a stunning example of the elegant simplicity that defines the Gustavian style. Crafted from pine, the cabinet fea...
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18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture

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Pine

Continental Gustavian Painted Secretary
Located in Queens, 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 Furniture

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Wood

18th c. Swedish Gustavian Period Blue Painted Sofa Bench Tragsofa / 'Trägsoffa'
Located in Wichita, KS
This is a stunning 18th c. Swedish trag sofa bench Tragsofa / Trägsoffa (sofa bed) from the Gustavian period wearing blue paint and newly upholstered in linen, circa 1790. Shaped arm...
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18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture

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Linen, Wood, Paint

Gustavian, Louis XVI Style, Swedish Chest, Walnut, Brass, Marble, Sweden, 1960s
Located in Manhasset, NY
Gustavian, Louis XVI Style, Swedish Chest, Walnut, Brass, Marble, Sweden, 1960s Gustavian chest designed and produced in Sweden in the later half of the 20th century. This example h...
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1960s Swedish Vintage Gustavian Furniture

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Brass

Desk Swedish Gustavian Style
Located in Hollywood, FL
This is a 2 drawer Swedsh Gustavian style desk.
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1950s Swedish Vintage Gustavian Furniture

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Wood

18th Century Gustavian Mirror by Johan Åkerblad
Located in Ljungby, SE
A Gustavian mirror made in Stockholm in the 18th century, bearing the signatures of Johan Åkerblad and the gilder Erik Törngren. The mirror is crafted from gilded pine and has mercur...
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18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture

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Giltwood

antique swedish gustavian corner cabinet 18th century
Located in Kiel, SH
Swedish Period Gustavian painted wood corner cabinet, circa 1770-1780. This Swedish late 18th century antique corner cabinet features a curvy bow front shape, with recessed upper cab...
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18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture

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Wood

Swedish Gustavian Style 4 Door Hutch
Located in Hollywood, FL
This is a unique Swedish Gustavian style 4 door cabinet. its been restored and repainted with Milk Paints "Oyster White".
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1950s Swedish Vintage Gustavian Furniture

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Wood

Early Scandinavian Pine Corner Cabinet Cupboard with Interior Domed Grotto
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Incredible large early bleached and natural pine corner cupboard having gorgeous domed interior grotto for display on the top half and two paneled doors below with storage inside. B...
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18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture

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Pine

Swedish 1880s Gustavian Style Off White Painted Commode with Marbleized Top
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Gustavian style painted wood commode from circa 1880 with marbleized top and three drawers. This Swedish Gustavian style painted wood commode from circa 1880 exudes a refin...
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Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture

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Wood

Large Swedish Trag Sofa/Bench, 18th Century
Located in New Orleans, LA
Long trag bench from Sweden. Beautiful finish in shades of blue, nicely distressed. Upholstered in flax linen.
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18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture

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Wood

18th Century Swedish Beechwood Herrbyrå, Chiffonje - Mens Writing Agency, Chest
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A late 18th Century, antique Swedish Gustavian Herrbyrå, Chiffonje mens writing agency, secretary table with a writing, folding flap made of hand crafted polished Beechwood, in good ...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture

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Metal

20th Century Swedish Chest of Drawers Circa 1900
Located in Atlanta, GA
This early 20th-century Swedish chest of drawers, circa 1900, is a refined example of neoclassical Gustavian design. Crafted from pine, a staple material in Swedish furniture for its...
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20th Century Swedish Gustavian Furniture

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Pine

Genuine Antique Classic Gustavian Period Sideboard in Pine from Northern Sweden
Located in Kramfors, SE
Genuine Swedish classic sideboard from the gustavian period, made around 1790 in northern Sweden. Straight classic shape with pronounced corners decorated with flutes. Double doors a...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture

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Pine

Gustavian Style 6 Drawer Dresser
Located in Hollywood, FL
This is a unique Gustavian style 6 drawer dresser. Its been restored and repainted with Milk Paints "Oyster White".
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1940s Swedish Vintage Gustavian Furniture

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Wood

Circa 1800s set of six Swedish painted oak Provincial Gustavian dining chairs
Located in London, GB
A set of (6) Gustavian chairs of wonderful quality with rounded backs, open work, and cut decoration.The seats are removable and upholstered in woven horse tail hair. The oak is from...
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18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture

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Oak

Pair, Antique Gustavian Gray Painted Narrow Cabinets, Sweden circa 1840
Located in Round Top, TX
Pair, gray painted Gustavian narrow cabinets or "pedestal cabinet" from Sweden. Rare to find a pair in this fine condition. Lovely lines with applied wreath or ribbon motif on front ...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture

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Pine, Paint

18th-19th Century White Swedish Gustavian Pinewood Daybed, Antique Sofa Bench
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A light-grey, antique Swedish Gustavian daybed made of hand crafted painted Pinewood with two round pillows, in good condition. The sides of t...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture

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Cotton, Pine, Linen, Damask

Mora Clock
Located in Crowthorne, Surrey
Swedish Mora clock from the 1960's in original wood. Working Longcase clock mechanism of pendulum and 2 weights and a bell chime on the hour. Width:48cm / 18.9"" Depth: 25cm / 9.8""...
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19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture

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Wood

19th Century Swedish Gustavian Chair with Originalpaint Swedish Antiques
Located in Boden, SE
19th Century Swedish Gustavian chair from Umea Vasterbotten, Northern Sweden Nice unusual model with ribs in the back & hand carved flowers & leaves. Has style features of English ...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture

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Pine

Swedish 1900s Gustavian Style Painted Console Table with Two Drawers and Shelves
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Gustavian style painted wood console table from the early 20th century with faux marble top, two drawers, brass rosettes, two shelves and curving feet. Created in Sweden du...
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Early 20th Century Swedish Gustavian Furniture

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Brass

19th Century Swedish Gustavian Neoclassical Chest - Antique Pinewood Nightstand
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Neoclassic chest with a painted faux finish marble top, in good condition. The antique Scandinavian chest is made of hand crafted Pinewood, richly ca...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture

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Marble

18th Century Swedish Game Table Circa 1790
Located in Atlanta, GA
This elegant 18th-century Swedish game table, circa 1790, is a remarkable example of Gustavian design, blending neoclassical sophistication with functional craftsmanship. Constructed...
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18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture

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Pine, Paint

Swedish Secretary Bureau
Located in South Salem, NY
A late 19th century Swedish secretary bureau with a drop front writing surface. Two over three drawers sits atop ogee bracket feet. Later paint.
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Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture

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Wood

20th Century Black Painted Display Bookcase Glazed Cabinet
Located in Kvidinge, SE
A gorgeous Bookcase Display with two glazed cabinet doors Painted and refinished in a black with a delicate hint of red under and distress for an authentic antique feel The inside i...
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20th Century Swedish Gustavian Furniture

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Brass

Gustavian Style 1840s Gray Painted Drop Front Secretary with Graduated Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Gustavian style drop front secretary from circa 1840 with gray painted finish, writing area and three graduated drawers. This Swedish Gustavian style drop-front secretary, ...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture

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Wood

20th Century Swedish Pedestal Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
This elegant 20th-century Swedish pedestal table embodies the timeless simplicity and craftsmanship of Scandinavian design. The table features a beautifully carved pine base with a d...
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20th Century Swedish Gustavian Furniture

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Pine, Paint

Gustavian, 18th Century Plate Rack with Original Rosemåling Painting
Located in New York, NY
Gustavian Swedish 18th century plate rack with original gorgeous rosemåling painting, circa 1800, origin: Northern Sweden.
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18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture

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Wood

Elegant brass inkstand in Gustavian style from Gusums Bruk, Sweden
Located in Knivsta, SE
Elegant brass inkstand in Gustavian style from Gusums Bruk in Sweden. Manufactured during the early 20th Century. Gusums Bruk are known for high-quality brass objects and an unusuall...
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Early 20th Century Swedish Gustavian Furniture

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Brass

Antique Swedish Gustavian White Painted Side Table With Drawer, circa 1860-80
Located in Round Top, TX
Antique Swedish Gustavian White Painted Side Table With Drawer. Tapered legs and horizontal fluted carving along single drawer. May also serve as nightstand. Restored, later professi...
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Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture

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Wood, Paint

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.
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture

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Pine

18th Century Swedish Gustavian Neoclassical Gilded Antique Mirror
Located in New Orleans, LA
This 18th century Swedish neoclassical mirror features a refined giltwood frame with clean lines and carvings featuring wreaths, bows and swags while also embodying the elegant restr...
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18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture

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Mirror, Wood

Pair of 19th century hand painted pine Swedish chest of drawers
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Pair of 19th century painted pine Swedish commodes circa 1880. Here we have 2 decorative chest of drawers from Sweden painted in the Gustavian taste. Stepped rectangular top's and ...
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Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture

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Pine, Paint

18th Century Swedish Gustavian Pair of Gilded Wood Wall Glass Mirrors
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A gold, antique Swedish Gustavian pair of wall mirrors made of hand crafted gilded wood with its original mirrored glass, in good condition. The Scandinavian wall décor...
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18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture

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Glass, Mirror, Giltwood

19th Century Swedish Pair of Oak Pharmacy Desks - Antique Apothecary Cabinets
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An antique pair of dark-grey Swedish Gustavian pharmacy desks made of hand crafted painted Oakwood, in good condition. Each of the Scandinavian apothecar...
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Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture

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Oak

Swedish Gustavian Round Stool
Located in Hollywood, FL
This is a Swedish Gustavian round stool, it has been restored and painted with milk paints "Oyster White". Seating recovered in Muslin. The seat spins around
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1920s Swedish Vintage Gustavian Furniture

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Birch

18th Century Swedish Gustavian Pine Hall Bench - Antique Scandinavian Wood Sofa
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A 18th Century, antique Swedish Gustavian Fållbänk, hall bench made of hand crafted Pinewood, in good condition. The Scandinavian three seater pull-out wood sofa has a tall curved ba...
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Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture

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Metal

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 Furniture

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Wood

19th Century Dutch Blue Chest of Drawers
Located in Carmine, TX
Chest of drawers hand-made in The Netherlands in the early 1800s using oak and with beautiful blue patina. The dresser has beautiful proportions and follows the simple, yet gorgeous,...
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Early 19th Century Dutch Antique Gustavian Furniture

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Oak

19th Century Unusual Swedish Blue Country Table
Located in Kramfors, SE
Unusual Swedish country table in gustavian style. The table is a country house furniture from the early 1800s made in gustavian style. The period...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture

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Pine

19th Century Swedish Gustavian Painted Grandfather Clock
Located in Dallas, TX
This product is a Swedish Gustavian painted grandfather clock from the 19th century. It is a stylish and elegant piece of home decor that would make a statement in any room. The intr...
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19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture

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Wood

19th Century Swedish Rustic Slagbord - Antique Walnut Drop-Leaf Farmhouse Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An antique Swedish Gustavian farmhouse table made of hand crafted Walnut with one drawer, in good condition. The Scandinavian rustic kitchen table is composed with two drop-leaves, t...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture

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Metal, Wrought Iron

Fine 19th Century Swedish Bench
Located in Allerum, SE
Fine 19th century Swedish bench From The Gustavian period in it's original finish. Can be used as a corner bench, long strait bench or two separate benches. Ca 1810 Sweden.
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture

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Pine

19th Century Swedish antique Gustavian Table with Untouched Original Paint
Located in Boden, SE
19th century Swedish Gustavian table from Piteå Norrbotten, Northern Sweden. Small neat Gustavian table with untouched originalpa...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture

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Pine

Gustavian, Distressed White Paint, Linen, Swedish Daybed, Sweden, 20th c.
Located in Manhasset, NY
Gustavian, Distressed White Paint, Linen, Swedish Daybed, Chaise, Sweden, 20th c. Louis XV style daybed or chaise lounge having a white paint distressed frame and later off-white li...
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1970s Swedish Vintage Gustavian Furniture

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Fabric, Wood

Mid 19th century Swedish painted table top writing desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Mid 19th century Swedish painted table top writing desk circa 1850. Good quality table top bureau, presented in original scraped back paint.  Made from solid pine and scraped back t...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture

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Pine, Paint

19th Century Swedish Gustavian Gilt & Polychromed Neoclassical Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Gilt & Polychromed Neoclassical Mirror This exquisite 19th-century Swedish Gustavian mirror is a stunning example of Neoclassical design. The mirror ...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture

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Wood

Swedish, 1810s Gustavian Period Five-Light Crystal and Brass Basket Chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Gustavian period five-light crystal chandelier from the early 19th century, with brass armature, spear crystals and floral motifs. Created in Sweden during the first decade...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture

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Crystal, Brass

20th Century Gustavian Style Glazed Display Cabinet / Bookcase
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
20th Century Gustavian Style Glazed Display Cabinet / Bookcase An early 20th century display painted in the Gustavian style. The Cabinet consi...
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20th Century German Gustavian Furniture

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Oak

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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