Six Gustavian style chairs. Sweden, first half of the nineteenth century.Carved and painted wood, gilded details.Measurements: 87 x 52 x 43 cm.Set of six chairs in gray painted wood, except for the gilded details on the back. Of Gustavian style and Swedish manufacture, they respond to original designs for their free combination of Greco-Roman and Egyptian elements. Thus, on the openwork backrest, a sort of Greek herms carry Egyptian-inspired figurative masks. The front legs, fluted and covered with vegetal sheaths, are combined with sabre back legs. The whole is covered with a dynamic but restrained decorative set, in a classical style.