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.
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Style: Gustavian
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
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
18th Century Swedish Gustavian Metal and Mahogany Tray Table
Located in Kastrup, DK
Elegant Gustavian metal tray table.
Original oval metal tray decorated with a finely hand painted allegorical scene. Standing rim with pierced handle ...
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18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Metal, Brass
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
Bonnin Ashley Custom-Made Maple Dining Table with Trestle & Natural Wood Finish
Located in Miami, FL
For a more updated look, we are now offering this handsome dining table in a natural wood finish with a flat waterbase polyurethane finish which makes it user-friendly without alter...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Gustavian Tables
Materials
Maple, Poplar
Early 19th Century Northern Swedish Gustavian Country Table
Located in Kramfors, SE
Northern Swedish country table in the gustavian style from Hälsingland. The table is from the years around 1820 to 1830 and in untouched original...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Pine
Swedish Gustavian Style Painted Wood Tea Table with Fluted Legs, circa 1920
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Gustavian style painted wood coffee table with fluted legs and cross stretcher from the early 20th century. This Swedish coffee tab...
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Early 20th Century Swedish Gustavian Tables
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Wood
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
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
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
Swedish Gustavian Style 1880s Painted Wood Table with Carved Rosettes and Beads
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Gustavian style painted wood table from the late 19th century, with carved rosettes and tapered legs. Created in Sweden during the last quarter of the 19th century, this painted table features a rectangular top sitting above an apron carved with rosettes and petite beads. Painted in a soft color typical of the Scandinavian taste for light palettes, the table is raised on four tapered legs with beaded design on the knees. Boasting a nicely weathered patina, this Swedish Gustavian style table...
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Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
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Wood
Swedish Writing Table
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Original painted Swedish 3 drawer writing table. Nicely decorated with fluted legs and swag carving. Carved on all sides so can be a free standi...
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20th Century Swedish 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
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
Gustavian Console Table Produced in Sweden, Probably in Stockholm
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Gustavian console table. Produced in Sweden, probably in Stockholm.
Gilt wood with rich carvings with typical attributes including fluted legs, fleurons, leaves and foot cross with ...
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16th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Giltwood
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Pair of Antique Pinewood Serving, Bar Tables
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A white-blue, antique Swedish Gustavian pair of tall side, corner tables made of hand crafted painted pinewood, enhanced by detailed bronze décor, in good...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Metal, Bronze
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
19th Century Swedish antique rustic Gustavian Table with Original paint
Located in Boden, SE
19th century Swedish antique rustic Gustavian table from Burea Vasterbotten, North of Sweden.
Scraped by hand to its original color. Made in painted ...
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Early 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
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
'60s Slim Leg Secrétaire / Vanity with Inlay of Elm and Walnut, Sweden
Located in Silvolde, Gelderland
This exceptional beautiful and rare slim high leg secrétaire / vanity combined with elm and walnut open book and follow-up veneered drawers and open book veneered doors is a absolute...
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1960s Swedish Vintage Gustavian Tables
Materials
Elm, Walnut
Bonnin Ashley Custom Made 12' Gustavian Table Shown with Painted Trestle Base
Located in Miami, FL
Inspired by an 18th century Swedish-Gustavian country dining table in our inventory, this very handsome and solidly-built table was fabricated in our workshop. The top as shown is ma...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Gustavian Tables
Materials
Maple, Poplar
Extending Gustavian Style Painted Wood Dining Table
Located in Montreal, QC
Extending Gustavian style painted wood dining table with faux marble Antico Verde top finish resting on tapered legs. When fully extended 120...
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Early 1900s Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Wood
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
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
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
Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Side Table in Pine
Located in Kramfors, SE
Gustavian side table manufactured in northern Sweden, circa 1790. The table is in untouched original condition with original blue marbled paint. The painting technique imitates the s...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Pine
White Swedish Gustavian Wall Table and Desk
Located in Kramfors, SE
White Gustavian table made in northern Sweden between 1790 and 1810. The table is an early example of compact living where one item has multiple uses. This table has a folding tablet...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Pine
Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Style Country Work Table
Located in Kramfors, SE
Swedish country work table in gustavian style from the early 1800s, most likely from the years between 1810 and 1820. The table is from Northern Sweden and is a strong piece with a s...
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Early 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 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
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
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
19th Century Swedish Pine Gustavian Country Side Table
Located in Kramfors, SE
Gustavian country side table from Northern Sweden made in painted pine. The table has a hatch opening up to a storage space instead of a drawer and the hatch opens with a metal latch...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Pine
1900s Scandinavian Wooden Table
Located in High Point, NC
A wooden table from Scandinavia, produced circa 1900. A graceful side table featuring a sliding drawer with original lock and key. Looking like it sprang from a Hans Christen Anderse...
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Early 1900s Scandinavian Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Wood
Pair of 19th Century Swedish Painted Demilune Consoles
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of 19th century Swedish painted demilune consoles represent the essence of the style, with tailored architecture and a patinaed painted finish in two tones for a pleasing visual...
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1880s Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Pine
Swedish 19th Century Painted Wood Table with Faux Marble Top
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish painted wood table with faux-marble top from the 19th century. This antique Gustavian table from Sweden features a hand painted faux-...
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19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Metal
Swedish Gustavian Console Table
Located in Hollywood, FL
This is a Swedish Gustavian Console Table, its been restored and repainted with Milk paints "Oyster White"
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1960s Swedish Vintage Gustavian Tables
Materials
Wood
Swedish Gustavian White Pine Wall Table
Located in Kramfors, SE
Swedish side or wall table from the late 1700s. The table is from the Swedish Gustavian period which corresponds to the neoclassical period and is made in the Swedish province Hälsin...
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Late 18th 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
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
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
19th Century Round Gustavian Table
Located in Houston, TX
Round Swedish table on 4 legs with criss-crossed stretcher below. Carved detail around the apron and rectangular medallions at the top of each leg....
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19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Pine
Antique Swedish Gustavian Three Mirror Curved Dressing Table Early 20th Century
Located in LONDON, GB
Early 20th century antique Swedish Gustavian three mirror carved dressing table in later white paint with curved mirrors.
It has one central d...
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Early 20th Century Swedish Gustavian Tables
Materials
Pine
Pair of Gustavian Demi-Lune Tables
Located in Hamburg, Hamburg
This very clean and subtle pair of Gustavian demilune tables can be integrated seamlessly in most interiors and are great for the ent...
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18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Wood
Swedish Gustavian Console Table
Located in Hollywood, FL
This is a new made Swedish Gustavian console table from Sweden.
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2010s Swedish Gustavian Tables
Materials
Pine
Swedish Gustavian Style Painted Coffee Table with Drop Leaves, 20th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Gustavian style painted coffee table from the 20th century, with drop leaves, single drawer and tapered legs. Created in Sweden during the 20th century, this Gustavian styl...
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20th Century Swedish Gustavian Tables
Materials
Wood
Late 18th Century Gustavian Styled Work Table
Located in Kramfors, SE
Gustavian styled work table from the county Norrbotten in northern Sweden. The table was manufactured during the late 18th century and has a faux painted leg frame. The wooden knob o...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Pine
19th Century Blue-Grey Swedish Gustavian Pinewood Drop-Leaf, Klaffbord Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An antique Swedish Gustavian Klaffbord (drop-leaf) table made of hand crafted Pinewood with a grey-blue finish, in good condition. Wear consistent with age and use. circa 1820, Malmo...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Paint, Pine
18th Century Swedish Gustavian Burl Birch Tilt-Top Square Table on Pedestal Base
Located in Miami, FL
An exceptional 18th century Swedish Gustavian tilt-top table with a patchwork birch, burl rootwood top over a turned birch column that rests on a tripod pedestal base with cabriole l...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
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Birch, Burl
Gustavian Period Table with Faux Marble-Top, 18th Century
Located in New Orleans, LA
Late 1700s Gustavian style table with faux marble top - beautifully carved, lovely color, and great scale.
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Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Wood
Unusual 19th Century Gustavian Console Table
Located in Mjöhult, SE
An unusual and fine 19th century late Gustavian early Empire giltwood console table with gouache and Carrara marble top, circa 1815. Very unusual with the gouache extending all the w...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Giltwood
19th Century Swedish Painted Marble Top Console
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century Swedish Painted Marble Top Console is a study in rustic charm melded with hand-crafted traditional methods and styling to create a lasting heirloom for your family! Pas...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Wood
Expandable Country Dining Table, Custom Made by Petersen Antiques
By Ken Petersen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This table is inspired by a Swedish country table from the mid-19th century. As it is shown here, it is made in flame birch, hand planed and asse...
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2010s American Gustavian Tables
Materials
Birch
Antique Italianate Neoclassical Paint Decorated Center Table
Located in Bridgeport, CT
The large round tabletop painted in a mottled red-brown faux marble finish with a bull nose edge. Raised on a classical carved solid tripod base with faux marble painted panels and e...
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Early 19th Century European Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Wood
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
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 ...
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Late 18th Century Scandinavian Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Brass
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
18th Century Gustavian Coffee Table
Located in Hamburg, Hamburg
This exceptional Gustavian coffee table from the 18th century features not only interesting legs with an all-around footrest but also practical pullout extensions on each side perfec...
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18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Other
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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