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 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
18th Century Danish Gustavian Single Antique Fruitwood Console, End Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A light-brown, antique Danish Gustavian freestanding console table made of hand crafted Fruitwood, in good condition. The Scandinavian corner tables...
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Late 18th Century Danish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Brass, Metal
$6,000 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century Blue-Grey Swedish Gustavian Side Table - Scandinavian Kitchen Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A blue-grey, antique Swedish Gustavian single center, kitchen table made of hand crafted painted Pinewood, in good condition. The Scandinavian side table is composed with one drawer,...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Metal, Bronze
19th Century Danish Gustavian IFR End Table - Antique Walnut Sewing Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A small, antique Danish Gustavian sewing table made of hand crafted polished Walnut, in good condition. The Scandinavian end table is composed with one drawer, detailed with the orig...
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Early 19th Century Danish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Metal, Brass
19th Century Swedish Kidney Shaped Desk in Original Paint
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
19th Century Swedish painted kidney shape desk. Having two banks of three graduated drawers flanking the large central kneehole with central frieze drawer above, the back with a cent...
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19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Wood, Paint
Antique Hideaway House Beverly Hills Marble Top Nightstand End or Side Table
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Antique Hideaway House Beverly hills marble top nightstand end or side table
Additional information:
Materials: Marble, Wood
Color: Antique White
Period: 19th century
Styles:...
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19th Century Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Marble
Late Gustavian Early 19th Century Giltwood Eagle Console Table and Mirror
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
Very attractive early 19th century giltwood console table with a fully carved eagle supporting the white marble top. A matching mi...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Marble
19th Century Swedish antique rustic Tilt top table
Located in Boden, SE
A Swedish Gustavian tilt-top table with its original paint from the 18th century. This antique table from Sweden features a rectangular-shaped tilt top which rests upon a delicately ...
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Early 19th Century Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Pine
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Long Table Originalpaint
Located in Boden, SE
19th Century Swedish Gustavian long table from Tornedalen, North of Sweden.
A magnificent long Gustavian table from Tornedalen, in Northern Sweden.( 30...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Pine
Antique Gustavian Style Console Occasional Table with Drawer
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Painted Hand Carved Entry Hall Console Table With The Original Brass Hardware. Hand painted and hand distressed in muted Scandinavian colors. The clean lines and elegance of this pie...
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1810s Scandinavian Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Wood, Paint
19th Century Swedish Tilt Top Table / Pedestal Table with Original Paint
Located in Boden, SE
19th Century Swedish Tilt Top table from Skellefteå Västerbottem, Northern Sweden.
Beautiful table scraped by hand to its well preserved original paint.
Turned base supported by b...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Pine
Gustavian / Louis XVI Table in Pine with Original Coral Painted
Located in Kastrup, DK
Beautiful and refined Gustavian / Louis XVI table in pine, carefully scraped to reveal its original coral-colored paint with an attractive patina.
The tabletop has a profiled edge a...
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Early 19th Century Danish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Pine
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Desk with Marble Imitaition Original Paint
Located in Boden, SE
19th century Swedish Gustavian desk from Sundsvall Medelpad, Northern Sweden.
A stunning desk with fantastic patina.
Scraped and washed to its well Preserved Originalpaint.
Lovely...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Pine
Antique Swedish Genuine Country House Gustavian Style Console Table
Located in Kramfors, SE
Antique country console table in Gustavian style. All four sides are the same, making it suitable as a freestanding table as well. Handma...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Pine
Swedish Gustavian Drop-Leaf Table with Birch Faux Paint
Located in Kramfors, SE
Gustavian drop-leaf table with original untouched faux paint imitating birch. The table has one extra table top on each side and double gates. Made in northern Sweden, circa 1810. Ha...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Pine
Dos Gallos Custom Coffee Table in Driftwood Finish
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Custom coffee table with fluted apron and carved legs. Can be made in oak, teak, walnut or mahogany in a variety of sizes and finishes. Shown here in teak, with a grey driftwood and ...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Gustavian Tables
Materials
Wood, Oak, Walnut
$14,280 / item
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Pine Slagbord - Antique Drop-Leaf Dining Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An antique Swedish Gustavian Slagbord, drop-leaf table with one drawer, made of hand crafted Pinewood in good condition. The Scandinavian dining room table is supported by four round...
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Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Metal
$4,320 Sale Price
20% Off
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
Late 18th Century Swedish Untouched Gustavian Drop-Leaf Table
Located in Kramfors, SE
Late 18th century Swedish drop-leaf table from the Gustavian era. The model is very unusual with a middle much narrower than typical, it's only 14 cm wide when the table is folded to...
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Late 18th 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 Lulea Norrbotten, Northern Sweden.
A beautiful desk with nice propotion & fine condition.
Untouched base, the top is scraped and washed to it...
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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
18th Century Swedish Gustavian Tilt Top Table with Original Paint
Located in Boden, SE
18th Century Swedish Gustavian tilt top table from Halsingland, Northern Sweden.
A fantastically beautiful Tilt Top Table with beautiful carv...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Pine
Painted Swedish Gustavian Style Drop Leaf Gate Leg Table
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Swedish Gustavian Style Painted Drop Leaf Table. This table is a marvel of ingenuity. Hand-crafted, it features two huge leaves that drop down out of the way when not needed, making ...
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21st Century and Contemporary European Gustavian Tables
Materials
Paint, Wood
$2,240 Sale Price
50% Off
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
Pair of Painted Side End Tables Bedside
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Classic pair of side tables, hand painted in a neutral creamy shade. The tables tops with rounded corners and baluster form and scrolled base create an architectural balance, imbuing...
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Mid-20th Century European Gustavian Tables
Materials
Wood, Paint
$1,350 / set
19th century Swedish alder root square tilt top table
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century Swedish alder root square tilt top table circa 1860.
Good quality piece of mid 19th century Swedish furniture, using alder root veneers to make a near square top surface.
Tilting top stands...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Birch
1960s Swedish Gustavian Style Lane Furniture Double Tier Console Table
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
On offer on this occasion is one of the most stunning and rare, console table you could hope to find. Outstanding design is exhibited throughout. The beautiful table is statement pie...
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1960s American Vintage Gustavian Tables
Materials
Wood, Paint
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Demi Lune Table with Original Paint
Located in Boden, SE
19th century Swedish Gustavian demi lune table from Ranea Lulea Norrbotten, Northern Sweden.
Untouched originalpaint.
All original...
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Mid-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
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Pedestal Table with Original Paint Antiques
Located in Boden, SE
Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Pedestal table from Boden Norrbotten, Northern Sweden.
A charming classic early 19th Century Swedish Pedestal table with turned base supported b...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Pine
Pair of Swedish Gustavian Gueridon Wood Side Lamp Tables
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Swedish Pair of Gustavian Painted Side Lamp Tables
A fantastic pair of painted wood side tables from the early 19th Century, with sc...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Wood, Paint
$1,680 Sale Price / set
20% Off
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Pinewood Drop Leaf Table - Antique Kitchen Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A late 19th Century, antique Swedish Gustavian drop leaf table made of hand crafted painted Pinewood, in good condition. The small kitchen table is standing one four tapered, blue-gr...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Pine
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Tilt Top Table with Originalpaint
Located in Boden, SE
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Tilt Top Table from Umea Vasterbotten, Northern Sweden.
A nice Tilt Top Table with a beautiful hand carved fo...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Pine
Pair of 19th Century Swedish Pedestal Tables
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Pair of late 19th Century Sweden pedestal tables which have been repainted. Circa 1890.
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Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Wood, Paint
$4,028 / set
19th Century Swedish Table with Carved Griffins
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
19th Century Swedish table with carved griffins.
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19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Wood
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
Swedish 19th century hand painted pine occasional table
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century hand painted pine occasional table circa 1890.
Good quality table with many possible uses and with a knee height of 23.5 inches it could function as a small desk.
Bare...
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Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Pine, Paint
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 Marble Paint
Located in Boden, SE
19th Century Swedish desk from Skelleftea Vasterbotten, Northern Sweden.
Untouched originalpaint with fantastic Marble paint on table top.
Made in painted Pine.
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Pine
Gustavian Swedish Extendable Dining Table Mahogany, Early 20th Century seats 8
Located in Lewes, England
Unusual early 1900s Gustavian extendable dining table with top grade quilted mahogany veneers,
Lovely pyramid fluted legs with a rosette detailing and brass feet.
It is approximate...
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Early 20th Century Swedish Gustavian Tables
Materials
Birch
$3,978 Sale Price
46% Off
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 Tilt Top Table with Original Paint from Northern Sweden
Located in Boden, SE
19th century Swedish tilt top table from Degerbyn Skelleftea Vasterbotten ,Northern Sweden.
A fantastically beautiful tilt top table with fine proportions & fine wood imitation pain...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Pine
Swedish Gustavian Writing Desk, Late 18th Century, Late 1700s
Located in New York, NY
A Swedish late Gustavian writing desk, late 18th century in excellent antique condition.
Key included.
Restored with additions. Slight damages, wear and repairs due to age and as sh...
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Late 18th Century Scandinavian Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Brass
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
Antique Swedish Provincial Gustavian Side Table in Untouched Original Condition
Located in Kramfors, SE
19th century provincial Gustavian table from northern Sweden. The table has straight tapered legs decorated with cannelures and is in untouched condition with original untouched pain...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Pine
Mahogany Nesting Tables, Bodafors, Sweden, 1950s
Located in Bochum, NRW
Mahogany nesting tables, Bodafors, Svenska Möbelfabrikerna, Sweden, 1950s
Three nesting tables in Gustavian style, made of mahogany, with inlay and brass sleeves. In original condit...
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1950s Swedish Vintage Gustavian Tables
Materials
Brass
$938 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Inlaid Swedish Satinwood Console
Located in Greenwich, CT
Very fine Swedish 19th Century gilt bronze mounted center table in the manner of George Haupt. In mixed woods, the top with marquetry basket of flowers withing an oval on a satin bir...
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1850s Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Bronze
Unusual Northern Swedish Gustavian Country Pine Table
Located in Kramfors, SE
Northern Swedish country pine table in gustavian style. The table is a rare example and has a large centered drawer and straight tapered legs with flutes. Hand made and in genuine un...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Pine
Round Dining Table / Moon Table Gustavian Style with Brass Wheels from 1780s
Located in Lejre, DK
Gustavian round dining table/moon table from the 1780s. Grey painted with brass wheels. With 1 leaf of 30 cm and 4 of 60 cm.
— Origin: Europe (presumably Denmark)
— Period: 1780s
— ...
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1780s Danish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Oak
Gustavian Style Console Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
Elegant Gustavian Style Console Table, probably American, circa 20th Century. Beautiful distressed paint finish. It is a versatile size and can be used as a console or sofa table, or...
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20th Century American Gustavian Tables
Materials
Wood
$2,850 / item
Antique Swedish Blue and White Genuine Country Gustavian Style Side Table
Located in Kramfors, SE
Blue antique country table in Gustavian Style. The table has a very unusual and charming original paint in blue and white, which are rare colours...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Pine
Pair of Swedish Gustavian Console Tables
Located in Greenwich, CT
A pair of Swedish grain painted demilune side tables, the D-shaped tops painted in imitation of marble, the bases painted in imitation of flame birch.
Ex collection Bill Blass.
...
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1830s Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Pine
$14,500 / set
Late 18th Century Swedish Pine Gustavian Country Table
Located in Kramfors, SE
Swedish gustavian table in the authentic country style made durning the late 1700s. The table is an unusual model with two floating drawers in the rim. The drawers are originally wit...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Pine
19th Century Swedish Country Gustavian Tray Table
Located in Forney, TX
Pale, elegant simplicity and classic design, is how we would describe this large, subtly beautiful, hand carved and painted pine antique tray style table.
Handcrafted in Sweden in the late 1800s, decorated in a muted gray-blue paint color, typical of traditional Nordic Swedish County home interiors; pale, light and airy atmospheres, which counteract the low levels of natural light, especially during Scandinavian winters.
This substantially sized rustic table blends a comfortable warmth with a clean-lined minimalism—uniting in a way that is functional, unfussy, and timeless. The perfect choice for bridging contemporary and traditional styles.
Versatile. Ideal for use as an interesting side or center table, accent table, standing writing desk, work table, wine tasting stand or dry bar drinks table...
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19th Century Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Pine, Paint
18th Century Swedish Gustavian Writing Table
Located in Kramfors, SE
Gustavian table from northern Sweden in untouched original condition. The table is from the years circa 1780-1790 with traces of thin paint on the frame and a white painted tabletop....
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Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Pine
19th Century Northern Swedish Gustavian Country Pine Side Table
Located in Kramfors, SE
Northern Swedish country side table in gustavian style made during the early 1800s. The table is in untouched original condition with the original faux paint. Made in pine with the o...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Pine
Large Late Gustavian Mahogany Center Table. Province "Säby" Castle. Sweden
Located in Kastrup, DK
Rare large round mahogany center table.
Late Gustavian / - Empire Sweden 1830
Providences from Säby Castel and before that Sperlingholm Castel,
Apron with bronze gilded fittings.
Ba...
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1830s Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Bronze
$14,736 Sale Price
50% Off
Country Swedish Gustavian Center Table Painted by Ira Yeager
By Ira Yeager
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Charming 19th century country Swedish center table or rent table finished in the Gustavian taste. The round drum form pedestal table features a painted case decorated with a bust of ...
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19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Brass
Pair of Faux Painted Swedish Demilune Tables
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine pair of early 19th century Gustavian demilune console tables, the half round top with original sponged faux marble paint, over simulated mahogany painted apron and legs, the who...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Pine, Paint
$7,900 / set
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...
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Late 19th Century European Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Mahogany
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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