Pair of Swedish 19th Century Gustavian Stools

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Made in Sweden around 1810, this pair of Gustavian stools shows the restrained neoclassical character of the style. The Gustavian … Read more Made in Sweden around 1810, this pair of Gustavian stools shows the restrained neoclassical character of the style. The Gustavian style, the Swedish interpretation of neoclassicism, is expressed in the measured proportions and form of the stools. Compact and portable, stools of this kind served as additional seating or as footstools, easily moved between rooms. The frames carry the painted or aged surfaces valued in Swedish period furniture. As a matched pair, they suit placement before fireside chairs, at the end of a bench, or as occasional seating in a hall. Suited to both period and plainer modern interiors, the stools combine function with period character. As a pair of Gustavian stools, they offer portable seating together with the restrained, calm character of Swedish neoclassical furniture, providing matched low seats that bring period character to a reception room, hall, or bedroom. See less