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Style: Karl Johan
1930s Foot Stool With Patinated Brown Leather By Otto Schulz For Boet Göteborg
Located in Silvolde, Gelderland
Foot stool in beautiful patinated brown leather designed by Otto Schulz for Boet Götenborg in Sweden in original and good condition. The cushion in upholstered with brown velvet.
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1930s Swedish Vintage Karl Johan Seating

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Leather, Velvet

Mid 19th Century Karl Johan Swedish Daybed
Located in Calgary, Alberta
Beautiful antique mid 19th century Swedish Karl Johan period daybed. It has been upholstered in a rich chenille fabric and has retained its original durable horse hair stuffing. The...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Karl Johan Seating

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Chenille, Birch

Swedish Karl Johan Period 1820s Painted Sofa with Carved Lyres
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Karl Johan period painted wood sofa from circa 1820 with carved lyres, out-scrolling arms, meander frieze and tapered legs. Step into the elegant period of Karl Johan with ...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Karl Johan Seating

Materials

Wood

Swedish Karl Johan/ Empire Meridienne/ Recamier in Carved Mahogany w/ Upholstery
Located in Miami, FL
An exceptionally beautiful Karl Johan meridienne or fainting couch with graceful curves and foliate and fleur-de-lis carvings on the mahogany frame, with upholstered back, seat and s...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Karl Johan Seating

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Cotton, Upholstery, Mahogany

19th Century Swedish Set of Six Antique Birchwood Dining Chairs by Karl Johan
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A light-brown, antique Swedish set of six Karl Johan period armchairs in good condition. The Scandinavian dining chairs are made of hand crafted Birchwood with shovel-shaped backrest...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Karl Johan Seating

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Fabric, Upholstery, Birch

Set of 8 Swedish Karl Johan Biedermeier Revival Dining Chairs, COM Ready
Located in Atlanta, GA
Swedish Karl Johan (Biedermeier) Revival Napoleon Hat Dining Chairs. Shovel-shaped backrest with decorative scroll carved center bar. These mahogany dining chairs come in a rare set ...
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1920s Swedish Vintage Karl Johan Seating

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Mahogany

Chair Desk Swedish Mahogany Brown Sweden
Located in New York, NY
Chair desk Swedish mahogany brown Sweden. Armchair made during the early 19th century in Sweden. Frame made from dark brown mahogany. Curved back and spiral...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Karl Johan Seating

Materials

Wood

Swedish Desk Chair Birch Lacquered Mahogany Brown Sweden 1920s
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
A fine-looking desk chair in Karl Johan style made in Sweden during the 1920s ca. This one with brown mahogany looking lacquer to make the birch look even more exclusive. The seat ha...
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1920s Swedish Vintage Karl Johan Seating

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Birch

Stool Karl Johan Swedish 1810-1840 Black Leather Seat, Sweden
Located in New York, NY
A stool made during the Karl Johan period 1810-1830 in Sweden. Refinished in our Laserow Black. Upholstered in a black leather thats is finished with brass nail heads.
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Karl Johan Seating

Materials

Leather, Wood

Pair of 19th Century Swedish Karl Johan Chairs
Located in Chicago, IL
A pair of chic early 19th century Swedish Karl Johan figural birchwood chairs with elegant scrolled arms, ribbon-carved backsplats with ebonized wood c...
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Early 19th Century Antique Karl Johan Seating

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Birch

19th Century Set of Six Karl Johan Dining Chairs in Birch with Upholstered Seats
Located in Miami, FL
From the reign of the French-born Swedish king, Karl Johan, a very lovely set of six dining chairs in birch with foliate carvings on crest and bottom back rail, with turned front leg...
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1840s Swedish Antique Karl Johan Seating

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Upholstery, Birch

Swedish Karl Johan Style Bench w/ Fabulous Pyramidal Back Pediment, Early 1800s
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Karl Johan style bench from the early 1800s. This 19th century Swedish painted wood sofa bench features a pyramidal back pediment with a five-pointed star at the top center...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Karl Johan Seating

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Linen, Wood

Pair of Swedish Karl Johan 'Biedermeier' Armchairs
Located in Vienna, AT
Sculpted and hardwood Karl Johan armchairs, early part of the 19th century. Scratches, marks, stains, Complete restoration with new upholstery on request possible.
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1840s Swedish Antique Karl Johan Seating

Materials

Hardwood

Set of Six Dining Chairs in Mahogany, Northern Europe, c. 1835
Located in Miami, FL
Set of six dining chairs with carved slat back and turned legs. Fabricated during the reign of Christian VIII in Denmark, c. 1835. Typical of a provincial...
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19th Century Danish Antique Karl Johan Seating

Materials

Mahogany

Set of 10 Antique Swedish Karl Johan Dining Chairs in Mahogany w/ Upholsterery
Located in Miami, FL
A set of ten Karl Johan dining chairs comprising of eight side chairs and a pair of armchairs in West Indies mahogany with carved back splat and crest rail with foliate design of aca...
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1830s Swedish Antique Karl Johan Seating

Materials

Upholstery, Mahogany

Set of Four 19th Century Karl Johan Swedish Chairs
Located in Atlanta, GA
Set of four mid-19th century Karl Johan Swedish side chairs made of birchwood with ebonized top rail and details. The Karl Johan period is the equivalent of Biedermeier in Germany an...
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19th Century Swedish Antique Karl Johan Seating

Materials

Birch, Upholstery, Wood

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Set Of Four 19th Century Biedermeier Dining Room Chairs, Sweden
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Swedish Biedermeier dining chairs in birch wood from circa 1820-1840, set of four. Lathed front legs, nice warm patina, plentiful carved back and removable sits.
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Carved Mahogany and Caned Recamier or Daybed with Cushion
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Set of Six Dining Chairs by Osvaldo Borsani
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1940s Italian Vintage Karl Johan Seating

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19th Century Swedish Gustavian Sofa with Original Paint
Located in Boden, SE
19th century Swedish Gustavian sofa from Skellefteå Västerbotten, Northern Sweden. Scraped by hand to its original color. The sofa has some retouches. The kitchen sofa...
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Pine

Dutch 'Backbone' Chaise Longue in Teak
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Chaise lounge, teak, aluminium and fabric, The Netherlands, 1990s. This exceptional Dutch chaise longue features a seating area crafted from teak...
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1990s Dutch Karl Johan Seating

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H 35.44 in W 77.56 in D 25.6 in
French 19th Century Bed or Daybed
Located in Stockbridge, GA
This Daybed is nicely carved garnished with a red velvet fabric. Easy to place anywhere at home.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Karl Johan Seating

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Walnut

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French 19th Century Bed or Daybed
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H 36.25 in W 79.25 in D 31.25 in
2-Seater Sofa, Loveseat, Swed Form, Sweden 1970s, by Johan Bertil Häggström
Located in Zagreb, HR
Exceptionally comfortable small 2-seater lounge sofa/love-seat manufactured in the 1970s by Swed Form Design by Johan Bertil Häggström The chair fea...
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Small Antique Swedish Foot Stool, Salesman's Sample Model, Mid-19th Century
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Swedish Carved & Upholstered Karl Johan Sofa, Circa 1830
Located in Atlanta, GA
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Early 19th Century Swedish Sofa
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
Early 19th Century Karl Johan Period sofa. Carved wood and found in its original paint, having been dry scraped back to its original finish. Sweden Circa 1830. Good Rake. We can arra...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Karl Johan Seating

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Early 19th Century Swedish Sofa
Early 19th Century Swedish Sofa
H 35.04 in W 63 in D 18.9 in
Armchairs Pair Swedish Neoclassical End of 19th Century Black Leather Sweden
Located in New York, NY
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Pair of Antique Swedish Mahogany Stools with Bouclé Seats, circa 1830s
Located in Uppsala, SE
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Pair of Early 20th Swedish Carved Birch Armchairs
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Pair of early 20th Swedish carved birch armchairs, circa 1920. Good quality pair of birch armchairs in the Karl Johan taste. Shaped and carved backrest, flowing to the scrollin...
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Swedish Painted 1840s Karl Johan Curule Stool with X-Form Base and Upholstery
Located in Atlanta, GA
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Pair Of Swedish Karl Johan Empire Black Painted Armchairs
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
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Pair of Swedish Elm & Ebonized Footstools, circa 1840s
Located in New York, NY
A pair of Swedish elm and ebonized footstools, circa 1840s, with upholstered square tops above a plain frieze raised on ball turned feet. New fabric.
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Wood

19th Century Karl Johan Period Original Paint Long Sofa Bench
Located in Wichita, KS
A very long sofa bench from the Karl Johan period in original paint with a newly upholstered seat.
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19th Century Swedish Antique Karl Johan Seating

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Wood, Paint

19th Century Karl Johan Swedish Biedermeier Sofa
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
A Karl Johann style Swedish Biedermeier satinwood sofa, circa 1830. This antique yet Minimalist designed sofa is freshly upholstered in a handsome royal blue velvet with two custom r...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Karl Johan Seating

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19th Century Swedish Karl Johan Chaise Longue, Reupholstered
Located in Kastrup, DK
Architectural and elegant Swedish Karl Johan chaise lounge in birch with ornate carvings. Raised on sabre legs. Sweden, circa 1820-1830. Newly upholstered in 'Natier' fabric from Le...
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1820s Swedish Antique Karl Johan Seating

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Fabric, Birch

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