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
Swedish Gustavian Style Pine Farm Table or Console
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Charming late 19th century Swedish pine farmhouse table or console table. Constructed from pine having a two-board plank top with a natural or stripped finish on the pine. The Gustavian trestle...
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19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
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Pine
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Drop Leaf Table Wabi Sabi
Located in San Angelo, TX
Here is a beautiful and unique early 19th century Swedish Gustavian table that features a one sided drop leaf with a gate leg. Thi...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
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Wood, Pine, Paint
19th Century Swedish Painted Drop-Leaf Table, Sofa Table
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century Swedish painted drop-leaf table, sofa table is a marvel of ingenuity! Handcrafted by talented rural artisans, it features two huge leaves that drop down out of the way w...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
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Pine
Swedish Gustavian Style Center Table
Located in Hollywood, FL
This is a unique Swedish Gustavian Style Center Table, its been restored and repainted with Milk paints "Oyster White"
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1940s Swedish Vintage Gustavian Tables
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Wood
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
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Pine
Gustavian table from 1800, made in Sweden
Located in SE
A gustavian table made in Sweden about 1800. The secondary color has been removed by hand and the rest is original color.
The iron urns are a pair ...
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1790s Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
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Wood, Birch
Swedish Gustavian Center Table 100% Original Finish
Located in Hollywood, FL
This is a unique Swedish Gustavian Center Table 100% Original Finish.
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1890s Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
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Wood
Gustavian Style 3 Drawer Desk
Located in Hollywood, FL
This is a Gustavian style 3 drawer desk. its been restored and repainted with Milk Paints "Oyster White"
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1920s Swedish Vintage Gustavian Tables
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Wood
White Gustavian Side Table with Cabriolet Legs, Sweden circa 1800-20
Located in Round Top, TX
Swedish Gustavian side table with cabriolet legs and large scalloped skirt.
Restored, later professionally painted in layered shades o...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
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Wood, Paint
Side Tables Gustavian Style 2
Located in Hollywood, FL
This is a unique set of 2 Oval Swedish Gustavian style side tables. They have been restored and repainted with Milk Paints "Midnight Black"
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1930s Swedish Vintage Gustavian Tables
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Wood
Swedish Gustavian Antique Table Desk Grey White Carved Detail, C.1860-1870
Located in Lewes, England
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Beautif...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
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Pine
Expandable Country Dining Table, Custom Made by Petersen Antiques
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
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Birch
Swedish Gustavian Antique Table White Gold Carved Detail, 1800s
Located in Lewes, England
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
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Pine
Gustavian White Painted Side Table With Drawer, Sweden circa 1820-40
Located in Round Top, TX
The delicate curved cabriolet legs and decorative carved skirt add a romantic touch to this charming Gustavian side table with single drawer.
The newer, professionally applied layer...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
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Pine, Paint
Swedish Gustavian Style Painted Pinewood Desk Console Table
Located in Madrid, ES
Swedish Gustavian style hand carved pinewood painted console, desk table with simple drawer and clasical hardwarwe, painted in light grey typical Scandenavian taste. the top is paint...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
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Bronze
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Style Console Table
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Beautiful late 19th Century Swedish Gustavian style console or centre table.
With pretty hand carved base on turned legs and a central finial.
In good condition and remains of old pa...
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Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
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Wood, Pine, Paint
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
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Mahogany
Antique Swedish Rustic Gustavian Pedestal Table with Distressed Original Paint
Located in Kramfors, SE
Swedish antique pedestal table from the early 1800s in gustavian style. The table has a square table top on a pedestal with three elongated legs. Made in solid pine in northern Swede...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
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Pine
Antique Vanity Dresser in Gustavian Style
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Chest of drawers with vanity mirror in birch. The Gustavian gray painted finish has a nicely worn patina. Chest has four spacious drawers;...
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19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
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Birch
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
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Mahogany
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
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Wood
Swedish/Gustavian 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
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Metal
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
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Wood
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
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Wood
Swedish Drop-Leaf Dining Table in Early Ocher Paint
Located in Houston, TX
Swedish drop-leaf dining table in early ocher paint. Circa 1820-1840. Good condition. Stable, sturdy and level. All legs, stretchers, top and base are original. The majority of paint...
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1830s Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Steel
Swedish Gustavian Style Painted Console Ribbon Wood Table Desk
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
On offer on this occasion is one of the most stunning, table you could hope to find. This is an ultra-rare opportunity to acquire what is, unequivocally, the best of the best, it bei...
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Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Wood, Paint
Swedish Gustavian Period Occasional Table with Single Drawer--Clean Lines
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish period Gustavian painted wood table from the early 19th century. This rustic antique table from Sweden has been designed in simple, clean lines, featuring an over-hung rect...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
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Wood
Gray Painted Gustavian Style 1890s Demilune Tables with Carved Dentil, a Pair
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of Swedish Gustavian style demi-lune console tables from circa 1890 with carved dentil molding, and discrete diamond motifs. This pair of Swedish Gustavian style demi-lune con...
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Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
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Wood
Late Gustavian Gilt Console Table with Porphyry Top, Circa 1800
Located in Ljungby, SE
A high-class late Gustavian gilt console table made in Stockholm, Sweden around 1800. The legs feature carved Egyptian-inspired heads and fluted details. The table's frieze is decora...
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Early 1800s Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
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Porphyry
Mid 19th Century Gray Painted Swedish Drop Leaf Dining Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Faded gray painted drop leaf table
Beautiful patina the height of Swedish style
Gate legs fold to a narrow side table
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Wood, Paint
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
Late 19th Century Marquetry Drop Side Table
Located in west palm beach, FL
Exquisite antique drop top side table with intricate inlay work on the table top and detailed carvings on the pedestal. The side table is a stateme...
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Late 19th Century Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Wood
Original Painted Console, Sweden circa 1800-20
Located in Round Top, TX
This impressive console will make a grand statement in any home. The uniquely shaped wood base was hand-painted; one can still see the faux marble design that was a traditional style...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
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Oak, Paint
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Gilded Pinewood Console Table by Jonas Frisk
By Jonas Frisk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A gold, antique Swedish Gustavian freestanding console table made of hand crafted gilded Pinewood with a white-grey painted marble top, designed and produced most likely by Jonas Frisk in good condition. The edges, borders of the Scandinavian side table are enhanced by detailed tablecloths and palmettes carvings and porphyry-imitating sides, supported by four round twisted tapered legs, collar and ball, standing on a rectangular wooden base. Minor fading, scratches due to age. Circa 1810 - 1820, Stockholm, Sweden, Scandinavia.
Jonas Frist was a Swedish artist and designer, born in 1787, in Stockholm, Sweden and passed away in 1849. In 1805, Frist received the rights to design and produce mirrors and console tables by the Kommerskollegium. From 1810 - 1814, his studio was located on the street Storkyrkobrinken and from 1814 - 1824, he moved to the public square Riddarhustorget, in Gamla stan...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Marble, Porphyry
Table Swedish Gustavian 18th Century Original Paint Sweden
Located in New York, NY
Table Swedish Gustavian 18th century original paint Sweden. A side table made during the 18th century in Sweden. Original reddish finish and paint. Tape...
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1790s Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
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Wood
Table Game Table Gustavian Swedish Demi Lune Mahogany Brown, Sweden
Located in New York, NY
Table game table Gustavian Swedish demilune mahogany brown, Sweden. A game table made during the Gustavian period in Sweden. Veneered in a dark brown mahogany and decorated with a pe...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
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Mahogany
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
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Wood
Antique Rustic Swedish Farm House Table With Chalk Blue Patina Circa 1860
Located in London, Park Royal
An antique Swedish farm house table, Circa 1860. Hand made in solid, European pine, wood. It has a naturally, age-textured, blond -wood top on an elegant cross frame which has a love...
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19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Pine
Very Decorative Early 19th Century Gustavian Swedish Console Table with Lyre
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
An elegant Gustavian giltwood console table from the early 19th century. The console with inset white marbleized wooden top above a lyre-shaped support and white and faux porphyry pa...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
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Wood
Pair of 20th Century Swedish Demi Lunes
Located in Atlanta, GA
This elegant pair of 20th-century Swedish demi-lune tables reflects the timeless charm of Gustavian design, combining neoclassical influences with Scandinavian simplicity. Constructe...
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20th Century Swedish Gustavian Tables
Materials
Pine, Paint
Table Console Swedish Neoclassical 18th Century Marble Giltwood Sweden
By Per Ljungs Art
Located in New York, NY
Table Console Swedish Neoclassical 18th Century Marble Gilt wood Sweden.
An exquisite console table made in Per Ljungs Art (for reference See: Thorsten Sylven: Mastarens Mobler p.24...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Marble
Pair of 19th Century Gustavian Pedestals in Urn Form
Located in Stamford, CT
A pair of 19th Century Swedish Gustavian, painted, single-drawer, urn-form pedestal tables with polished stone tops.
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Stone
Swedish Late Gustavian Period Small Console W/Marble in Unique Colors
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish late Gustavian petite console table, with stunning marble top and secondary platform shelf, from the late 18th to early 19th century. This smaller-sized antique table from Sweden has a particularly beautiful marble top, rectangular in shape, in a goldenrod color. The marble top rests upon an apron with scrolling foliate motif carved about three sides and framed within petite bead trim. Each corner is embellished with a large carved sunflower head just above the legs. The table is presented upon four round and fluted legs, with profiled knees, which taper gently towards their feet. A lower display platform (with a green faux marble hand-painted finish) shelf is positioned at underside of the table, braced just above the feet. Note that the table height varies as it is 31" at back and 30.5" towards the front. This late Gustavian period Swedish marble-top table, with smaller footprint of (approximately) 2.5 foot width, would make for a fabulous little entry table, an accent table for a hall/stair landing...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Marble
Gustavian Style Console Table
Located in Hollywood, FL
This is a unique Gustavian style console table, its been restored and repainted with Milk Paints "Oyster White"
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1950s Swedish Vintage Gustavian Tables
Materials
Wood
Swedish Gustavian Style 4 Leg Demi Lune Tables
Located in Hollywood, FL
This is a unique set of 2 Swedish Gustavian style Console Tables. They have just been restored and repainted with Milk Paints "Oyster White"
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1930s Swedish Vintage Gustavian Tables
Materials
Wood
Gustavian Style Single Drawer Console Table
Located in Hollywood, FL
This is a unique Gustavian Style Single Drawer Console Table. its has just been restored and repainted with Milk Paints "Oyster White"
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1950s Swedish Vintage Gustavian Tables
Materials
Wood
20th Century Gustavian Side Console Table
Located in New York, NY
Gold gilded Gustavian styled table with intricate carvings around the frame and legs with a green marble top resting upon the frame. Marked by a ...
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1910s European Vintage Gustavian Tables
Materials
Marble
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
Swedish Maple Tripod Center/Side Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century maple tripod table. A round top sits on a tripod base with the original tilting mechanism. The table does not tilt at this point, but the detail is great. The table is s...
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19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Maple
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
Gustavian Period 1810s Swedish Gray Painted Console Tables with Carved Garlands
Located in Atlanta, GA
One Available - A pair of Swedish Gustavian period console tables from circa 1810 with light gray painted finish, carved garlands and diamond motifs, and tapered fluted legs. This ex...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Wood
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
Swedish Gustavian Side Table
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A petite Swedish Gustavian side table made during the mid 1800’s. This table has a worn painted blue frame featuring a plank top with pink painted flowers over a splayed pedestal bas...
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19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Wood, Paint
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 surfac...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
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Birch
Rococo Console Table
Located in Hollywood, FL
This is a wall mount Rococo style console table. its been restored and repainted with Milk Paints "Oyster White"
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1910s Swedish Vintage Gustavian Tables
Materials
Wood
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
Vintage French Walnut Side Table with Black Marbled Tabletop, 1880s
Located in Miami, FL
Round sidetable or lamptable with black marbled tabletop in the style of Gustavian from around the year 1880.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Walnut
20th Century Swedish Gustavian Style Pinewood Coffee Table - Antique Sofa Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An antique Swedish Gustavian coffee, sofa table made of hand crafted painted Pinewood, in good condition. The Scandinavian side table is composed with one large drawer, consisting a ...
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Early 20th Century Swedish 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.