Gustavian Tables
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
19th Century Antique Provincial Swedish Gustavian Table
Located in Boden, SE
19th Century antique provincial Gustavian table from Skellefteå Västerbotten,Northern Sweden.
It has original condition with original untouched paint.
Fine color combination with g...
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1840s Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Pine
18th Century Grey Danish Oak Pedestal Attributed to Caspar Frederik Harsdorff
By Caspar Frederik Harsdorff
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A dark-grey, antique Danish Gustavian single pedestal cabinet made of hand crafted painted oakwood, most likely produced and designed by Caspar Freder...
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Mid-18th Century Danish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Metal, Bronze
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 Tables
Materials
Brass
Swedish Gustavian Extendable Dining Table Swedish, White Later 20th C 112-180cm
Located in LONDON, GB
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...
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Late 20th Century Swedish Gustavian Tables
Materials
Birch
Small 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Style Table
Located in Kramfors, SE
Folk art country house table in gustavian style from Northern Sweden. The table has a simple and solid construction with good proportions and a charm...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Pine
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Two Part Pine Bureau, Scandinavian Secretaire
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A 18th - 19th Century, dark-grey antique Swedish Gustavian two part bureau with a writing flap made of hand crafted painted pinewood, in good condition. The Scandinavian secretaire i...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Swedish Period Gustavian Occasional Table with Drawer
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish period Gustavian painted wood table from the early 19th century. This antique table from Sweden has been designed in simple, clean lines, featuring an over-hung rectangular...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Wood
Swedish Gustavian Style 1850s Painted Console Table with Carved Guilloche Frieze
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Gustavian style painted wood console table from the mid 19th century with carved guilloche motifs, tapered legs and distressed patina. Created in Sweden during the 1850s, t...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Wood
19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Gustavian Drop Leaf Table Original Paint
Located in Boden, SE
Small, pretty, easily placed antique Drop leaf table from Boden Norrbotten, Northern Sweden.
Nice untouched original paint in beautiful Englis...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Pine
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 Tables
Materials
Pine
Fine 19th Century Gustavian Tilt-Top Table
Located in Mjöhult, SE
Exceptional early 19th century Gustavian tilt-top table with exquisite burled root grain veneered top. Signed AI ROSENDAHL ARBOGA, master carpenter Anders Jacob Rosendahl (1762 - 183...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Wood
6 Drawer Console Table
Located in Hollywood, FL
This is a 6 Drawer Console Table, the 2 drawers on the right and left side have 2 handles but only 1 drawer. its been restored and repainted wit...
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1960s Swedish Vintage Gustavian Tables
Materials
Wood
Genuine Antique Blue Swedish Gustavian Style Country Pine Desk Table
Located in Kramfors, SE
Blue gustavian style country desk in pine from Hälsingland in northern Sweden. The table is a genuine Swedish country house furniture and has the authentic patina of time. Made with ...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Pine
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Style Demi Lune Console Table
Located in Kramfors, SE
Northern Swedish console table in gustavian style from the mid 1800s, around 1860. The table is from northern Sweden and a so called demi lune table where it’s made in a half circle....
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Pine
19th Century Grey Swedish Gustavian Pine Console Table - Scandinavian End Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A dark-grey, antique Swedish Gustavian console table with a painted faux marble top, made of hand crafted Pinewood, in good condition. The Scandinavian wood end table is standing fou...
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Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Pine
2 Swedish Gustavian Style Console Tables
Located in Hollywood, FL
This is a very unique set of 2 Swedish Gustavian style console tables. They been restored and repainted with Milk Paints "Oyster White".
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1920s Swedish Vintage Gustavian Tables
Materials
Wood
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Demilunes or Center Table
Located in San Angelo, TX
Here is a beautiful pair of 19th century Swedish Gustavian demilune tables with carved detail above each leg. These are perfect to flank a fireplace or next to a bed with a painting ...
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19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Wood, Pine, Paint
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 Tables
Materials
Metal, Wrought Iron
Mid 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Style Demi Lune Table
Located in Kramfors, SE
Northern Swedish elegant demi lune table in Gustavian Style with straight tapered legs. The table is from around 1850 to 1860 and painted with the original untouched faux paint. The table consist of two half circle tables...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Pine
Pair of Swedish 1920s Gustavian Style Painted Demilune Tables with Carved Aprons
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of Swedish Gustavian style painted wood console tables from the early 20th century, with marbleized tops, carved aprons and tapered legs. Created in Sweden during the first qu...
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Early 20th Century Swedish Gustavian Tables
Materials
Wood
Gustavian Style 4 Legged Demi-Lune Tables
Located in Hollywood, FL
This is a unique set of 2 Gustavian style 4 Legged Demi-lune tables, its been restored and repainted with Milk Paints "Oyster White".
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1910s Swedish Vintage Gustavian Tables
Materials
Wood
Swedish 1800s Gustavian Period Trestle Base Dining Room Table with Oval Top
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Gustavian period rustic dining room table from the early 19th century, with oval top, trestle base and distressed patina. Created in Sweden during the early years of the 19...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Wood
Antique Gustavian-Style Grey-Painted Dining Table w/ Dark Faux-Bois Grained Top
Located in Miami, FL
A rectangular dining table with hardwood top & square tappering legs. Base was newly painted in a grey-white Gustavian color with a faux bois tooled & grained top, made to look like ...
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Early 20th Century Scandinavian Gustavian Tables
Materials
Birch, Oak
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 Tables
Materials
Pine
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 Tables
Materials
Bronze
Swedish Gustavian Style Painted Side Table with Reeded Drawer and Tapered Legs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Gustavian style painted wood side table from the late 19th century, with single drawer, reeded accents and tapered legs. Created in Sweden during the last quarter of the 19...
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Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Wood
Large Gustavian Style Painted Table
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Large Gustavian style painted table, in a pale greenish/cream painted and distressed finish with a carved top edge and a shaped frieze. Raised on heavy block cabriole legs. Sturdy an...
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20th Century Gustavian Tables
Materials
Wood
Swedish Gustavian Antique Table White Gold Carved Detail, 1800s
Located in LONDON, GB
Very rare Swedish antique gustavian table from Skabersjö Castle in Sweden.
It is later 1800s in age and has terrific detail to it with decora...
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Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Pine
19th Century Small Swedish White Gustavian Side Table
Located in Kramfors, SE
Northern Swedish white side table in Gustavian Style. The table is from the early 1800s, around 1820 and has its origin in a small village called Roren. The table is an unusual model...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Pine
Swedish 1880s Gustavian Style Painted Side Table with Three Reeded Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Gustavian style side table from the late 19th century, with three drawers, reeded motifs and tapering legs. Created in Sweden during the last quarter of the 19th century, t...
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Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Wood
Swedish 1900 Gustavian Style Dining Table with Carved Apron and Fluted Legs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Gustavian style painted wood dining table from the early 20th century with carved apron (measuring 25.25"H) and fluted legs. Create...
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Early 20th Century Swedish Gustavian Tables
Materials
Wood
19th Century Gustavian Drop Leaf Table
Located in Mjöhult, SE
Great early 19th century Gustavian drop leaf table in it's original finish with the sought after X folding gate legs. Seats up to six people comfortably. ...
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19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Pine
Swedish Lamp Table
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Small 19th century Swedish lamp table, 1890.
Dimensions:
28.5 inches (72 cms) wide
13.5 inches (34 cms) deep
29.5 inches (75 cms) high.
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19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Pine
Early 19th Century Swedish antique rustic Gustavian Desk with Original Paint
Located in Boden, SE
Early 19th century Swedish Gustavian antique rustic desk from Umeå Västerbotten, Northern Sweden.
Nice Gustavian Desk Scraped by hand to its origi...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Pine
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Demi Lune Console Table with Originalpaint
Located in Boden, SE
19th century Swedish Gustavian demi lune console table from Sundsvall Medelpad, Northern Sweden.
Untouched originalpaint.
All original.
...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Pine
Pair of 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Demilune Tables
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of 19th century Swedish Gustavian demilune tables with carved detail above each leg and a carved detail around the apron.
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19th Century Austrian Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Pine
Bonnin Ashley Custom-Made Gustavian-Style "Rowena" Dining Table w/ Painted Base
Located in Miami, FL
Inspired by an 18th century Swedish-Gustavian table that is in our inventory, this very handsome and solidly-built dining table was fabricated in our workshop. Table may be purchased...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Gustavian Tables
Materials
Maple, Poplar
Bonnin Ashley Custom Made “Noland” 7' Dining Table in Repurposed European Pine
Located in Miami, FL
A Bonnin Ashley custom made, dining table with plank-top and trestle base made from repurposed European pine. We can manufacture this Scandinavian-inspired table in any size up to 10' long. We offer a variety of trestle bases that will work with this top. We are showing a single plank trestle table...
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2010s American Gustavian Tables
Materials
Poplar, Pine
19th Century Gustavian Carved and Painted Occasional Table
Located in Dallas, TX
Very fine 19th century Gustavian carved occasional table. Featuring a beautifully carved base and claw feet. Makes an elegant statement!
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19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Wood
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 Tables
Materials
Pine
18th Century Swedish Gustavian, Antique Scandinavian Pine Drop-Leaf Dining Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A light-grey, antique Swedish Gustavian drop-leaf table with one drawer, made of hand crafted painted Pinewood, particularized in the Neoclassical Greek style, in good condition. The...
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Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Pine
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Drop Leaf Table
Located in San Angelo, TX
A beautiful 19th century Gustavian drop leaf table with a gate leg that has been dry scrapped. This piece is truly a piece in a...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Wood, Paint
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...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Pine
19th Century Swedish Tilt Top Table / Pillar Table with Original Paint
Located in Boden, SE
19th century Swedish tilt top table / dessert table from Skellefteå Västerbotten, Northern Sweden.
Scraped by hand to its original paint.
Turned base supported by beautifully carve...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Pine
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 Tables
Materials
Pine
19th Century, Swedish Gustavian Tilt Top Table with Original Paint
Located in Boden, SE
19th Century Swedish Gustavian tilt top table / pedestal table from Skellefteå Västerbotten Northern Sweden.
Beautiful table scraped by hand ...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Pine
19th Century Blue-Grey Swedish Gustavian Pinewood Drop Leaf Table, Small Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An antique Swedish Gustavian dropped table with tapered legs and a blue-grey finish. The small Scandinavian side table is made of hand cr...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Pine
Swedish Lamp Table
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Large 19th century Swedish lamp table, 1890
Dimensions:
36.5 inches (93 cms) wide
24 inches (61 cms) deep
29.5 inches (75 cms) high.
Category
19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Pine
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Gustavian Table with Original Paint
Located in Boden, SE
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Gustavian Provincial table from Boden Norrbotten, Northern Sweden.
Nice little neat table scraped by hand to ...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Pine
Custom Large Bar Height Farmhouse Modern Round Dining Table by Paradigm
Located in Forney, TX
A magnificent custom made hand carved distressed painted cream rustic modern farm house chic round high-top dining table (bar counter height / pub height) by American maker Paradigm ...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Gustavian Tables
Materials
Wood
Late Gustavian Mahogany Game Table with Felt Backgammon Andremovable Top
Located in New York, NY
Lovely Late Gustavian mahogany game table, circa 1800. Has patina and imperfections that add to its charm but can be refinished if requested. The top of the table can expand or be re...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Mahogany
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 Tables
Materials
Pine
Swedish Gustavian Demilune Tables 1800s Faux Wood Grain Folk Art Gustavian
Located in LONDON, GB
Rare pair of North Swedish Gustavian demilune tables hand decorated in delicious faux wood grain in the Classic Kurbits Folk Art trad...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Pine
Gray Painted Desk in the Style of Gustavian from the 1930s
Located in Lejre, DK
Exquisite Gray Painted Desk, Reflecting Gustavian Elegance from the 1930s: A timeless piece that embodies the refined aesthetic of the Gustavian style.
Crafted in the 1930s, this de...
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1930s Swedish Vintage Gustavian Tables
Materials
Wood
Bonnin Ashley Custom Made “Thorvald” Dining Table with Painted Base & Maple Top
Located in Miami, FL
Table top being shown is constructed with repurposed antique pine floors and a poplar base that have been colored in a caustic lye finish and sealed with a water based polyurethane flat finish. The base is constructed in poplar and hand painted in a swedish gustavian color palate
It is also being shown with a hard maple top and painted base
A Bonnin Ashley...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Gustavian Tables
Materials
Maple, Pine, Poplar
19th Century Gustavian Console Table
Located in Mjöhult, SE
19th century Gustavian console table with faux marble top (painted wood). Ca 1810 Sweden.
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Wood
19th Century Swedish Tilt Top Table with Original Paint Swedish Antiques
Located in Boden, SE
19th Century Swedish Tilt Top Table from Skelleftea Vasterbotten, Northern Sweden.
A beautiful table in good condition & stable in construction.
The table has untouched original pa...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Pine
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Drop Leaf Table Originalpaint
Located in Boden, SE
19th Century Swedish drop leaf table from Skelleftea Vasterbotten, Northern Sweden.
Measurements H. 77cm W. 181cm D. 114cm
T...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Pine
Gustavian tables for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Gustavian tables 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 tables created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include tables, case pieces and storage cabinets, folk art and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, pine and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Gustavian tables 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 tables, popular names associated with this style include Jonas Frisk, Svenska Möbler, Dos Gallos Studio, and Ira Yeager. 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 tables differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $599 and tops out at $49,000 while the average work can sell for $4,050.
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