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
Pair of 19th Century Swedish Pedestal Tables
Located in Charleston, SC
A pair of charming pedestal tables with oval tops and turned bases supported by intricately carved scrolling legs in Gustavian style.
Värmland, Sweden, circa 1850.
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Wood, Paint
Pair of Swedish Gustavian Style Painted Side Tables Bedside
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Swedish Gustavian Style 3 Drawer Side Tables Bedside, A Pair
These Swedish style three drawer hand painted neutral toned bedside tables have been ...
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Early 2000s European Gustavian Tables
Materials
Brass
19th Century Swedish antique genuine small Gustavian table original paint
Located in Boden, SE
A fantastically pretty & elegant
Gustavian table. It is easy to place & fits in any room.
The Gustavian table comes from Umeå Västerbotten, Northern Sweden.
It has been in an old V...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Pine
Antique Country Gustavian Style Console Table, Northern Swedish Hand-Made Pine
Located in Kramfors, SE
Antique country console table in gustavian style from northern Sweden. The table is made around 1820 and has original light paint with genuine patina and distress. Made by hand in so...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Pine
Antique Swedish Gustavian White Painted Side Table With Drawer, circa 1860-80
Located in Round Top, TX
Antique Swedish Gustavian White Painted Side Table With Drawer.
Tapered legs and horizontal fluted carving along single drawer. May also serve as nightstand.
Restored, later professi...
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Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Wood, Paint
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Drop-Leaf Table
Located in Bradenton, FL
19th Century Swedish painted drop-leaf table. Table features two large leaves that drop down when not needed, making this usable as a dining, sofa or hall table. When a dining table ...
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19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Wood
Pair of Swedish Gustavian Style Painted Side Tables Bedside
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
This pair of Swedish style single drawer with cabinet below Swedish blue nightstand or bedside tables have been constructed from solid wood. Classic d...
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21st Century and Contemporary European Gustavian Tables
Materials
Brass
White Painted Gustavian Style Table Writing Desk With One Drawer, circa 1860-80
Located in Round Top, TX
Swedish Gustavian style table with single fluted drawer and tapered legs.
Restored, later professionally painted in layered shades of white now distressed to add to the character and...
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Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Wood, Paint
Pair, Gustavian Small White Demi Lune Side Tables
Located in Round Top, TX
Pair, Gustavian style demi-lune small side tables or consoles.
Gently tapered long fluted legs topped by diamond medallion with Greek key design carving along skirt.
Newer professio...
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21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Gustavian Tables
Materials
Wood, Paint
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
Swedish Gustavian 18th Century Table
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A Swedish Gustavian style center table is sure to make a statement in any interior. This table has its original worn blue painted finish and features a removable top over an apron wi...
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18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Wood, Paint
Large Round Gustavian Style Dining Table, reproduction
Located in Round Top, TX
Round dining table, 6.5' diameter with the look of the Gustavian style.
This size table did not exist in the Gustavian period; this new table mirrors the Swedish style in a larger si...
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21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Gustavian Tables
Materials
Wood, Paint
Large Round Gustavian Style Dining Table, reproduction
Located in Round Top, TX
Round dining table, 6.5' diameter with the look of the Gustavian style.
This size table did not exist in the Gustavian period; this new table mirrors the Swedish style in a larger si...
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21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Gustavian Tables
Materials
Wood, Paint
Swedish Gustavian 19th Century Table
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A rustic Gustavian painted pine table from the 1820’s, Sweden. The waxed pine table top is removable and sits over its worn painted base. The base has many layers of paint and has re...
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19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Wood, Paint
Large White Gustavian Style Round Dining Table, New
Located in Round Top, TX
Round dining table, 6.5' diameter with the look of the Gustavian style.
This size table did not exist in the gustavian period; this new table mirrors the Swedish style in a larger si...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Gustavian Tables
Materials
Wood, Paint
Pair of Black Painted Gustavian Demilune Table Consoles
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Black Painted Gustavian Demilune Table Consoles, A Pair
Impressive Pair of Black Swedish Half-Round Demi-Lune Tables with Brass Hardware. Put together this set makes a fantastic rou...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Pine
Pair Swedish Gustavian Style Painted 3 Drawer Chests Nightstands
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Painted Gustavian Style Chest of Drawers or Side Tables, A Pair
These classic Swedish style three drawer hand painted chests, small commodes or end tables have been constructed fro...
Category
Early 2000s Swedish Gustavian Tables
Materials
Brass
Small Antique Bleached Gustavian Style Round Side Table. English, Circa 1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Fabulous small round table. Made from bleached tropical hardwood and fruitwood.
Nicely figured top
I particularly like its simplicity.
I have chosen not to lacquer or wax the tab...
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1850s English Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Wood
Pair of Swedish Gustavian Style 1880s Painted Demilune Tables with Carved Motifs
Located in Atlanta, GA
1 LiL - A pair of Swedish Gustavian style painted wood demi-lune console tables from the late 19th century, with carved rosettes, petite beads, tapered legs and fluted accents. Creat...
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Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Wood
Genuine Antique Swedish Black Country Gustavian Style Table with Drawers
Located in Kramfors, SE
Swedish antique country table in Gustavian style from northern Sweden made around 1820. The table is a genuine country furniture and has a frame in solid pine. The table is painted a...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Pine
Swedish Center Table, Stockholm 1860
Located in Charleston, SC
Swedish Gustavian style round center table with very richly carved apron, tapering carved legs and saltire strecher with central medallion in painted worn cream patina, Sweden, circa...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Wood, Paint
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
Materials
Wood
Swedish Gustavian Painted Round Center Hall Table
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Painted Round Gustavian Center Hall Table
This classic Scandinavian style painted table has been constructed from solid wood with a hand-applied distressed finish. The color on this...
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Early 2000s Swedish Gustavian Tables
Materials
Wood, Paint
Antique Swedish Gustavian Neoclassical Painted Wooden Console Table
Located in Forney, TX
A stunning Swedish Gustavian period (1772-1809) console table.
Hand-crafted in Sweden in the early 19th century, Louis XVI Neo-classical taste, the muted dark cream with pale green...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Marble
Gustavian table from 1800, made in Sweden
Located in Stockholm, 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
Materials
Wood, Birch
Gustavian Style 9 Drawer Desk
Located in Hollywood, FL
This is a Gustavian Style 9 Drawer Desk. its been restored and repainted with Milk Paints "Oyster White"
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1940s Swedish Vintage Gustavian Tables
Materials
Wood
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
Swedish Gustavian Unique Scalloped Desk
Located in Hollywood, FL
This is a Swedish Gustavian Unique Scalloped Desk. its been restored and repainted with Milk Paints "Oyster White"
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1850s Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Pine
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Style Painted Writing Desk
Located in Houston, US
Beautifully painted in a contemporary turquoise, this Swedish Gustavian style desk is handmade with mortise joints and dovetailed drawers.
On each drawer there is horizontal fluting...
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19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Brass
19th Century Swedish Demi-lune Table
Located in Calgary, Alberta
Antique Swedish demi-lune console table. The half moon table top is supported on cabriole legs. The original red paint along with its simplistic design is a perfect addition to Swedi...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Wood
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. Healthy and stable frame as well as...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Pine
Antique Genuine Swedish Gustavian Pine Distressed Patina Drop-Leaf Table
Located in Kramfors, SE
Genuine gustavian drop-leaf table made around 1790 to 1810 in northern Sweden. The frame is made from solid pine and it has the original paint with genuine distress and patina from u...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Pine
Pair of Light Grey Painted Swedish Gustavian Style Side Lamp Tables
Located in Kastrup, DK
Pair of light grey painted Swedish Gustavian style side lamp tables resting on elegant narrow tapered and fluted legs.
Top with canted corners and a decorative carved skirt.
Sweden ...
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Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Pine
19th Century Gustavian Style Round Table
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
Late 19th Century Gustavian style centre table.
Decorative detailing to the table edges with a carved stretcher and central urn.
Made by E Bohman & Son Stockholm.
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Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Wood
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Pinewood Console Table - Antique End Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A light-grey, antique Swedish Gustavian console table made of hand crafted painted Pinewood, in good condition. The freestanding Scandinavian end table is composed with a white recta...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Swedish Gustavian Painted Hall Console End Occasional Table
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Hand Painted Hall, End or Occasional Table, Swedish Gustavian
Hand painted and hand distressed wood side table with cabriole legs in a muted Scandinavian green color. The clean line...
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Early 2000s North American Gustavian Tables
Materials
Wood
Gustavian Style 1870s Swedish Gray Painted Desk, Fluted Drawers and Tapered Legs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Gustavian style gray blue painted desk from circa 1870 with five fluted drawers and tapered legs. Step back in time with this exquisite Swe...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Wood
Antique Genuine Swedish Gustavian Detailed Decorated Console Table
Located in Kramfors, SE
Swedish gustavian console table in painted pine. The table is made around 1790 to 1800 and has detailed carved wooden decor. The surface has been scraped by hand to the original pain...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Pine
Large 5' Round White Painted Pedestal Table, Sweden circa 1920
Located in Round Top, TX
This large round pedestal 5' table has a decorative carved skirt and dramatic pedestal base resting on four carved lion's paw feet.
Restored, later professionally painted in white an...
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Early 20th Century Swedish Gustavian Tables
Materials
Wood
Antique Genuine Northern Swedish Gustavian Style Country Wall or Side Table
Located in Kramfors, SE
Genuine antique Swedish table in gustavian style. This side or wall table is a genuine northern Swedish country house furniture from 1810 to 1820. Made in solid pine with straight ta...
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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
Very Unusual Swedish Antique Gustavian Drop Leaf Console or Dining Table
Located in Kramfors, SE
Very unusual console table or dining table from Sweden. This antique table is long and narrow made in gustavian style around 1810 to 1820. The table is from Hälsingland in Sweden and...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Pine
Swedish Gustavian Marble Top Egyptian Pharaoh Mask Pier Table circa 1820
Located in Shippensburg, PA
A VERY FINE EMPIRE POLYCHROMED MARBLE-TOP PIER CONSOLE TABLE IN THE EGYPTIAN TASTE
Sweden, circa 1810-1820 with early green and pearl painted elements against parcel-gilding
Item # ...
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19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Marble
Gustavian White Tile Top Tea Side Table with Purple Flowers Sweden circa 1860-80
Located in Round Top, TX
Swedish Gustavian tile top side table with tapered fluted legs and raised lip around tile top. Fluted carved details surround the 6.5" skirt.
An original Swedish tile table such as t...
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Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Wood, Paint
Antique Swedish Early 19th Century Gustavian Console Table
Located in Kastrup, DK
A Swedish early 19th century Gustavian side table or console table.
Featuring a black-painted tabletop with profiled edge, on a gray-painted base with a drawer adorned with fluting....
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Pine
Bonnin Ashley Custom Bench-Made Scandinavian-Inspired Trestle Dining Table
Located in Miami, FL
This custom bench-made design was inspired by a beautiful 18th century Swedish plank-top table that was in our inventory. Our top is made of re-purposed pine floor boards...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Gustavian Tables
Materials
Poplar, Pine
20th Century Norwegian Gustavian Style Tile Table
Located in Huntington, NY
A Gustavian style table with Dutch tile top. Single drawer with original brass pull. Frame has diamond corner details. Legs are tapered and fluted. In original blue paint.
Category
Early 20th Century Norwegian Gustavian Tables
Materials
Brass
Pair of Black Painted Gustavian Nightstands With Brass Decorations
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A pair of black painted early 20th Century Swedish Gustavian end tables or night tables with brass hardware and decorations. This pair of Scandinavian nightstands have doors that ope...
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1930s Swedish Vintage Gustavian Tables
Materials
Brass
Late Gustavian Gate Leg Table
Located in Wembley, GB
A slagbord or gate leg table in its original pearl grey paint.
Swedish, 18th century.
A good space saver with options for use as a breakfast or dining table.
In very good, highly-...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Pine
Swedish Pair of Painted Wood Gustavian Style Four-Drawer Side Chests
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish pair of painted wood four-drawer side chests, designed in Gustavian style. This vintage pair of petite chests from Sweden each have a r...
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20th Century Swedish Gustavian Tables
Materials
Wood
Swedish Antique Gustavian Console Table Desk Grey White Carved Detail 1850-1870
Located in LONDON, GB
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Rare Antique Gustavian console...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Pine
19th-century Swedish Dining Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A 19th century Swedish dining table with a pyramid shaped base and a round, beautifully bleached wood top, featuring a light Gustavian style design. It...
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19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Wood
Pair Swedish Gustavian Demilune White & Black Side Tables Consoles circa 1870-90
Located in Round Top, TX
Pair, Gustavian demi-lune pine side tables or consoles with gently tapered fluted legs and decorative fluted carving along skirt.
Newer professionally applied layered antique white p...
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Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Pine, Paint
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
Large Round Pedestal Black Table, Sweden circa 1880
Located in Round Top, TX
This round pine pedestal table has a carved skirt, turned pedestal base resting on four carved legs with lion's paw feet and casters.
Restored, later professionally painted in black ...
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Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Pine, Paint
Antique Northern Swedish Genuine Gustavian Light Drop-Leaf Table
Located in Kramfors, SE
Antique drop-leaf table in Gustavian style, dating from around 1820 to 1840. This table is an authentic piece of country house furniture from northern Sweden, featuring double leaves...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Pine
Antique Farm Table Mostly Old Paint with Restored Top Probably Swedish c1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Large Antique Farm Table Imported from Europe and fully restored in our Old Plank workshop. The paint on the Farm Table base is Original Paint, although we could not save the top. The Antique Farm Table top surface is made from reclaimed Oak and carefully executed to match the Original Painted Table base. Structurally the Antique Farm Table is now probably stronger than it was when first made for our Old Plank restoration department reinforced the Antique Tables base. Our Antique Farm Table should comfortably seat (12) for dinner and we could build matching benches to seat even more at the Farm Table. Some of us think the Antique Farm Dining Table...
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Early 1900s Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Wood, Oak, Pine
19th C. Gustavian Round Table
Located in Houston, TX
Beautiful Gustavian round table with stretchers.
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19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Wood
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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