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
Original Painted Swedish Gustavian Armchairs
Located in Hollywood, FL
This is a set of 2 original painted Swedish Gustavian armchairs. The seating has been restored and covered in Muslin.
Category
1830s Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Birch
Antique Swedish Gustavian /Empire Crystal Chandelier w/ Gilt Bronze & Ten Lights
Located in Miami, FL
A very fine and large-scale Antique Gustavian or Karl Johan Empire crystal chandelier with gilt bronze armature featuring a center ring with thinly pressed rosettes and foliage betwe...
Category
1790s Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Swedish Gustavian Late 18th Century Giltwood Mirror Signed by Johan Åkerblad
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
A fine Swedish Gustavian carved two-tone giltwood mirror signed by the master mirror maker Johan Åkerblad (1728-1799) and with the stamp of the Stockholm gilt (hallsta¨mpel). Åkerbla...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Giltwood
Fine 18th Century Gustavian Desk With Gallery
Located in Mjöhult, SE
Exceptional antique Swedish 18th century Gustavian writing desk, veneered in mahogany with a very nice and subtle patina. Scandinavian, Sweden, circa 1790.
Very good condition with wear consistent with age and use. The top features an inset dark green professionally re leathered...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Brass
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.
Category
Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wood
Set of Six Gustavian Chairs, Sweden, 1830
Located in Belmont, MA
A set of six Gustavian chairs, Sweden, 1830, birch veneer.
The chairs are in good original condition.
The chairs will be shipped from Germany. Th...
Category
1830s Scandinavian Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Birch
King Gustaf III Cast Iron Fire Place Side
Located in Hollywood, FL
This is a, "King Gustaf III" cast Iron fire place siding. Very rare piece to find.
Category
1780s Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Iron
Gustavian Console Table
Located in New York, NY
A 19th century Gustavian Console Table. Tall Gustavian Console Table with Faux painted Marble top having a marvelous speckled apron detail. Tall fluted turned narrow legs set to Pi...
Category
19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Pine
Vintage Turkish Oushak Hallway Runner with Gustavian or French Country Style
Located in Dallas, TX
51146 Vintage Turkish Oushak Hallway Runner with Gustavian or French Country Style 04'10 X 12'03. This hand knotted wool vintage Turkish Oushak runner features five amulet medallions...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wool
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 ...
Category
Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wood
Pair of Louis XVI Style Doors
Located in Sheffield, MA
Pair of tall painted doors with original hardware. Will need new glass. Other doors available but not with glass panel. Doors can work well in Swedish Gustavian style décor. Each do...
Category
19th Century French Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wood
Distressed Vintage Turkish Sivas Rug with Swedish Cottage Gustavian Style
By Zeki Müren
Located in Dallas, TX
52573 Zeki Muren Distressed Vintage Turkish Sivas rug with Swedish cottage Gustavian style. Whimsy and rusticity collide in this hand knotted wool dist...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wool
18th Century Gustavian Mirror, Sweden 1780
Located in Belmont, MA
Exquisite 18th century Gustavian mirror, Stockholm circa 1780. Mahogany, carved and partly gilded.
The Swedish Gustavian Style was named after King Gustav III of Sweden (reign 1771-92). Gustav III visited the French Court during the reign of Louis XVI several times and loved the French neoclassical...
Category
1780s Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Swedish End Table
Located in New Haven, CT
This elegant Gustavian writing table was made in the late 18th century out of kingwood and tulipwood with solid mahogany curved legs ending in hove feet. The apron is scalloped and h...
Category
1790s Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Kingwood
Vintage Red Turkish Rug
Located in New York, NY
One of a kind vintage Turkish runner with a all-over borderless design with running circles on a sweet red ground.
4'8'' x 9'10''
Category
20th Century Turkish Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wool
Early 19th Century Folk Art Floor Lamp, Denmark
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Black wooden Folk Art floor lamp. Tri-pod legs on a original triangular stand. Newly made into a electrified lamp, originally a large candlestick.
Category
19th Century Danish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wood
Distressed Vintage Turkish Sivas Runner with Gustavian Farmhouse Style
Located in Dallas, TX
52118 Distressed Vintage Turkish Sivas Runner with Gustavian Farmhouse Style. This hand-knotted wool distressed vintage Turkish Sivas runner features three stylized medallions patter...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wool
Curved Swedish Buffet
Located in Washington, DC
A Curved Swedish Buffet designed for a corner.
Category
19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Paint, Wood
19th Century Faux Marble Wooden Pedestal, Scandinavian
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Large 19th Century Gustavian pedestal with original faux marbled paint and patina.
The stately pedestal is a wonderful addition to a hallway, foyer, or anywhere you need to display a...
Category
19th Century Scandinavian Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wood
Gustavian Dining/Living Room Set Decorated with Bronze Ornaments, 1840
Located in Lejre, DK
The Gustavian set you described is a beautiful and rare find, reflecting the elegance and craftsmanship of the 19th-century Gustavian style.
Gustavian f...
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1840s Danish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Swedish Yellow, Handblown, Gustavian, 18th Century Glass Milk Bowl, circa 1780
Located in New York, NY
Swedish yellow 18th century Gustavian handblown glass milk bowl with pouring spout, circa 1780, origin: Sweden.
Category
18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
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 Furniture
Materials
Wood
Vintage Persian Tabriz Area Rug with Neoclassical Swedish Gustavian Style
Located in Dallas, TX
75613, vintage Persian Tabriz area rug with neoclassical Swedish Gustavian style. This hand knotted wool vintage Persian Tabriz area rug...
Category
Mid-20th Century Persian Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wool
Round Side Table with Black Marbled Tabletop, Gustavian Style, 1880s
Located in Lejre, DK
Round side-/lamptable with black marbled tabletop in the style of Gustavian from around the year 1880.
Category
1880s Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wood
Antique Persian Mahal Rug with Rustic Gustavian Art Deco Style
Located in Dallas, TX
72659, antique Persian Mahal rug with rustic Gustavian Art Deco style. This hand knotted wool antique Persian Mahal rug features a stepped diamond med...
Category
Early 20th Century Persian Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wool
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
Materials
Wood
Swedish Scriban
Located in Washington, DC
A white painted 19th century, Swedish scriban with several drawers and pockets with drop down front.
Category
Mid-19th Century European Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wood
Pair of Gilded Gustavian Armchairs
Located in Vienna, AT
Sculpted and gilded wood. Gustavian armchairs, early part of the 19th century.
Scratches, marks, stains,
Complete restoration with new upholstery on request possible.
Category
1810s Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
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...
Category
19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wood
19th Century Gustavian Sofa Bench
Located in Houston, TX
19th century Gustavian sofa bench with original paint. Exquisite carving on the front and side panels and along the perimeter of the upholstered a...
Category
19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wood
Distressed Vintage Turkish Sivas Rug with Shabby Chic Gustavian Style
Located in Dallas, TX
51234 Distressed Vintage Turkish Sivas Rug with Shabby Chic Gustavian Style 06'09 X 09'07. Whimsy and rusticity collide in this hand knotted wool distressed vintage Turkish Sivas rug...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wool
Candlesticks Swedish Gustavian Neoclassical Gray Marble Brass, Sweden
Located in New York, NY
Candlesticks Swedish Gustavian neoclassical gray marble brass, Sweden. A pair of gorgeous white marble candlesticks made during the Gustavian period. Column shaped with polished bras...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Sofa Swedish Gustavian Style
Located in Vienna, AT
Sofa, Gustavian style, 1800-1810
Gilded and tanned. Carved decor eg blades. Crowned by ribbon bow. Fixed back upholstered and seat. Measures: Length about 131 cm.
Hard wear. Scratc...
Category
1810s Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Beech
Pair of Belgian Side Chairs
Located in Hamburg, Hamburg
Great pair of Belgian side chairs with basket weaved back and seat. Elegant carvings throughout the chair.
Category
18th Century Belgian Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wood
1780s Exceptional Gustavian Original Painted Center Table, Stockholm
Located in Aalsgaarde, DK
An exceptional 1780s-1790s original painted Gustavian center table, richly carved, probably made in Stockholm. It's in a stunning original red color and faux painted marble top.
Category
Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
19th Century Louis XVI Gustavian style Salon Suite 1 Sofà 6 Chairs 2 Armchairs
Located in Vigonza, Padua
They can be sold separately.
-Sofa: measures cm. W 140, D 70, H 115/45 cm PRICE US$ 6,500.00
-2 Armchairs : measures cm. W 60 , D 60 , H 95/45 PRICE US$ ...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Walnut, Silk
A Gustavian Bench with Beautiful Plaster Caryatid Decoration on the back.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Gustavian Bench with Beautiful Plaster Caryatid Decoration on the back and hand carved all around.
Category
1790s Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Pine, Plaster
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...
Category
Early 19th Century Dutch Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Louis XVI Style Console or Card Table
Located in Sheffield, MA
Set against a wall as a console or lamp table, the top unfolds and the back legs slide to fully support the unfolded half of a square card table, sea...
Category
Late 19th Century European Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Vintage Turkish Oushak Hallway Runner with Gustavian or French Country Style
Located in Dallas, TX
51145, vintage Turkish Oushak hallway runner with Gustavian or French Country style. This hand knotted wool vintage Turkish Oushak runner features five amulet medallions filled with ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wool
Pair of Karl Johann Stools
Located in Hudson, NY
Pair of Karl Johann stools.
Category
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Linen, Wood
Umbrella Stand Swedish Gustavian Style White Sweden
Located in New York, NY
Umbrella Stand Swedish Gustavian Style White Sweden. An umbrella stand made during in the Gustavian style in Sweden ca 1830. Painted in a grayish white. Shaped as a column.
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
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...
Category
19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Carrara Marble
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...
Category
1790s Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Eric Wahlberg 18th Century Gustavian Mirror, Stockholm, Sweden, Dated 1792
By Eric Wahlberg, Lago Lundén
Located in New York, NY
Eric Wahlberg (1760 Stockholm, Sweden 1811), 18th century Gustavian mirror with center cameo, origin: Stockholm, Sweden, hallmarked and stamped on verso: Eric Wahlberg and Lago Lunde...
Category
18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Giltwood, Paint
Antique Red Turkish Runner
Located in New York, NY
One of a kind vintage Turkish runner with an encased plain design on a red field.
Category
20th Century Turkish Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wool
Pair of Swedish Neoclassic Painted Footstools
Located in Essex, MA
Each with carved seat rail with set in seat raised on carved legs headed by paterae and tapered with reeded tassel and fluting joined by a turned X-form stretcher.
Category
Early 1800s Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Other
Grey Painted Writing Desk in the Style Gustavian from the 1840s
Located in Lejre, DK
A grey painted writing desk in the Gustavian style from the 1840s is a captivating piece that reflects the aesthetics and craftsmanship of its time.
The Gustavian style originated i...
Category
1840s Danish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wood
Antique 18th Century Large Gustavian Klismos Chair
Located in Houston, TX
Antique 18th century Gustavian Klismos chair. This design was developed by the Greeks in the 5th century BC. The Klismos chair has four curving...
Category
18th Century Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wood
Swedish Gustavian Period Giltwood Mirror, circa 1780 with Ribbon-Carved Crest
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Gustavian period giltwood mirror from the late 18th century with ribbon-carved crest and floral décor. This Swedish wall mirror features a rectangular giltwood frame, adorn...
Category
Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Giltwood
A Swedish 19th C. Long-Case or Floor Clock w/ Beautifully Exaggerated Crown
Located in Atlanta, GA
A 19th century Northern Swedish painted wood clock. This Swedish clock from Norrbotten County, Sweden (Northern region) features a nicely carved, exaggerated and raised crest adorned...
Category
19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Glass, Wood
Bust of David Von Schulzenheim, Signed by Erik Gustav Göthe, Sweden, Dated 1821
Located in New York, NY
Bust of David von Schulzenheim, owner of Gröönsö castle, signed by Erik Gustav Göthe, a principle of Sergel and inscribed: David Schulz v. Schulzenheim. / MDCCCXXI plaster, Dated 1821
This is a bust of Dr. David von Schulzenheim, owner of Grönsöö Slott. In the 18th Century Grönsöö Slott was owned
by the famed Stockholm doctor David von Schultzenheim. Dr. von Schulzenheim introduced the smallpox vaccine to
Sweden and served the public’s health needs during its crisis from 1873 – 1874.
When not in public health service, he devoted a significant amount of passion and money to beautify the palace and park
in the romantic spirit of the time. The castle blossomed towards the end of the 18th century with the palace’s upper
floors serving as the residential apartments of the family and furnished in exquisite Gustavian and late Gustavian style.
Never one to rest on his laurels in science or design, in 1786, with the smallpox outbreak leveling, Dr. von Schulzenheim ordered the construction of a Chinese...
Category
Early 19th Century Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Plaster
Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Period Trumeau Mirror with Swag and Roses
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish period Gustavian painted and gilt trumeau mirror from the late 18th century with original paint and original split mercury glass. This exquisite Swedish trumeau mirror feat...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wood, Mercury Glass, Giltwood
Painted Wooden Toy Horse
Located in Washington, DC
A painted wooden toy horse.
Category
19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wood
Gustavian Painted and Parcel Gilt Canape or Sofa, 19th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
Gustavian Painted and Parcel Gilt Canape or Sofa; having a shell carved crest rail above a padded back and a stuffover seat, raised on cabriole legs, 19th Century
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19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wood
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Painted Armchairs with Muslin Fabric
Located in Houston, TX
These are some of the most elegant Swedish chairs I have ever had. The original black paint peaks out from the light gray refreshed paint and they have new cotton muslin fabric.
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19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century Gustavian Style Painted Daybed
Located in New Orleans, LA
A Swedish painted daybed with brass accents in the Gustavian style.
Category
Early 20th Century Swedish Gustavian Furniture
Materials
Brass
Set of Four Gustavian Chairs, Sweden beginning of 19th century
Located in Belmont, MA
Exquisite set of four Gustavian vintage chairs, Sweden around 1810. Finely carved, cream painted with gold details. Shimmering red silk fabric. In vi...
Category
Early 1800s 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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