Louis XIV Furniture
LOUIS XIV STYLE
As opposed to the styles that would follow from the other 18th-century French kings, Louis XV and Louis XVI, antique Louis XIV furniture is rigid and imposing. It expresses opulence — even its armchairs, with their upright backs, straight legs and lavish ornamentation, look like thrones. Authentic Louis XIV sofas, a then newly emerging iteration of seating, are fully upholstered and often feature decoratively carved frames of walnut, chestnut or oak.
When French King Louis XIV established his royal court at Versailles in 1682, he transformed what was once a hunting lodge into a palace that declared his wealth and power through its design. Until his death in 1715, he reigned with a spirit of excess and absolute political dominance. The “Sun King,” as he called himself, believed that France revolved around him as planets do the sun. Louis XIV adopted the sun as his emblem, decorating the grounds with symbols of the sun and Apollo, the Greek god of the sun. As he stated, “There is nothing that indicates more clearly the magnificence of great princes than their superb palaces and their precious furniture.” He was a child when he became king in 1643, only shaping his style after he became absolute monarch in 1661.
Reflecting trends in French Baroque art, Louis XIV furniture characteristics included exuberant decoration. There were gilded bronze details including shells, suns, grotesques, lions and classical references like acanthus leaves. The years of growth in the country’s manufacturing, such as the tapestries and cabinets made at Gobelins, led to design innovations. The commode replaced the chest as a storage device, with drawers and a surface that could double as a desk.
The materials were luxurious, such as the popular tortoiseshell veneer technique that leading cabinetmaker Pierre Golle used in his designs. André-Charles Boulle, who became royal cabinetmaker in 1672, was a masterful artist of marquetry, using inlays of ebony, exotic woods and mother-of-pearl.
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Style: Louis XIV
Italian Oil on Canvas, Harbor with Galleon and Tower, early 18th century
Located in Atlanta, GA
depicting an active harbor scene with galleons, skiffs, a tower, and figures, framed in a wooden border
Category
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Paint
19th Century English Walnut Inlaid Floral Marquetry and Bronze Mounted Credenza
Located in London, GB
Floral marquetry and bronze-mounted credenza.
Constructed in walnut with fine marquetry specimen wood inlays and dressed with bronze mounts of serpentine, three-door form, rising from a shaped plinth base capped with a running bronze...
Category
19th Century English Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Antique Painted French Timber Fire Mantel
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An antique painted French timber fireplace in the Louis XVI style dating from the late 19th century. Simple yet understated, this reclaimed French fire surround will make a stunning ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Wood, Pine
17th Century Time Clock Cartel Louis XIV André Boulle Marquetry
By Gilles Martinot
Located in Marseille, FR
Pendulum cartel Louis XIV Boulle marquetry seventeenth and bronze Ormolu with its matching pedestal. baby decor mower by Martinot watchmaker in Paris. Good ...
Category
17th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Marine turtle
Antique Louis XIV Regency Chimneypiece in Red Levanto Marble
Located in London, GB
Antique Louis XIV Regency Chimneypiece in red Levanto marble
Depth: 17 1/2? – 44.4 cm
External Height: 43” – 109.2 cm
External Width: 53 1/4?...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Marble
Antique French Louis XIV Period Fireplace Grate, 17th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
Beautiful French 17th century fireplace basket or fire grate from the Louis XIV period. The fireplace grate is made of wrought iron and bronze. The condition is good. The total width...
Category
17th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron, Bronze
Italian, Emiliana, Louis XIV/XV Shaped Walnut 4-Door Credenza, 2ndq 18th cen.
Located in Atlanta, GA
this important and rare credenza, constructed entirely of walnut, straddles the periods of Louis XIV and Louis XV and is both scantonata and serpentine in shape, the top with a molde...
Category
1730s Italian Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Louis XIV Style Armchair with High Back Covered with Tapestry, circa 1930
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Louis XIV style armchair with high back covered with tapestry, circa 1930.
Category
1930s French Vintage Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Walnut
18th Century French Country Limestone Original Fireplace Surround
Located in Beervelde, BE
This limestone French country mantel has a diamond point detail on both sides of its front. A little remains of the original patina is an extra h...
Category
Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Limestone
19th Century Louis XIV Style Walnut French Armoire, circa 1820
Located in Cagliari, IT
Louis XIV style French walnut wardrobe.
Beautiful carvings with shell pattern. Interior arrangement with two drawers and four adjustable shelves...
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1820s French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Small Table, the Top Inset with 17th Century Italian Fresco-Fragment of Diana
Located in Troy, NY
Small occasional table, the top inset with a 17th century Fresco-Fragment featuring a sensuous portrait of the Hunting Goddess Diana, attributed to a Follower of Annibale Carracci.
The walnut and fruit wood table of early 20th century manufacture...
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17th Century Italian Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Wood, Plaster
Pearl-Grey
Beige 18th C. Chimney Piece - Refined Luxury Design Concepts
Located in Beervelde, BE
An exceptional original French pearl from the Louis XIV period (18th century): a petite, three-piece (3 solid blocs) antique fireplace surround with rare, room-friendly dimensions—ov...
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Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Stone
French Louis XIV Style Fire Grate, Fireplace Grate
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
20th century French Louis XIV style fireplace basket - fire basket made of brass and wrought iron. The total width of the front is 30.7 inch (78.0 cm)
The basket is in a good condit...
Category
20th Century French Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Brass, Wrought Iron
Pair of Italian 19th Century Louis XIV Style Marble Balustrades
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A spectacular true pair of Italian 19th century Louis XIV st. marble balustrades. Each is raised on a straight mottled Gris St. Anne marble base. Black Belgian marble columns support each side with a white Carrera marble façade with intricately carved and inlaid marble rosettes...
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19th Century Italian Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Marble
Louis XIV Style Gilt Metal Mounted Mahogany Parquetry Candle Stand Side Table
By Danby
Located in Germantown, MD
A Louis XIV Style Gilt Metal Mounted Mahogany Parquetry Candle Stand Side Table by Danby Furniture.
Measures 13.5" in width, 13.5" in depth and 23" in height. Lower tier clearance i...
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Mid-20th Century American Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
$1,421 Sale Price
25% Off
Italian Early 18th century "Mecca" Mirror
Located in Atlanta, GA
of rectangular form and covered in patinated silver gilding, also known as "Mecca" in Italian, with a triple molded shape, now fitted with a modern "antiqued" mirrorplate
Category
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Silver Leaf
Campan marble fireplace, Louis XIV style, with bronzes after Clodion
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Fireplace made of Campan rouge and griotte marble with strong veining, topped by a straight entablature featuring a projecting hood. The central panel is adorned with a bronze medall...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Louis XVI style Giltwood
Crystal Chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Magnificent Louis XIV style Chandelier, having a central stem with 22K gold leaf finish and hung with colorless crystal strings & prisms. 12 lights.
Dimensions Height 60" Diamete...
Category
1980s European Vintage Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Crystal
18 Century French Cosy Grand Hard Limestone Antique Fireplace Surround
Located in Beervelde, BE
This is a strong original European fireplace surround in dark brown hard stone. The baguette details are a sign of wealth. The mantel (fire...
Category
Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Stone
French 19th Century Louis XIV St. Ormolu And Patinated Bronze Barometer
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most impressive French 19th century Louis XIV st. Ormolu and patinated Bronze barometer, after Torricelli. The circular patinated bronze face has the eight enameled plaques depicti...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
French Louis XIV Period Fireplace Andirons or Fire Grate, 17th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
17th century French Louis XIV period andirons, also called cupdogs, with a newly forged grate. With a cup to keep drinks or soup warm. The condition is good.
Category
17th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
Pair 19th Century French Giltwood Salon Chairs
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A fine quality pair of late 19th century carved gild wood Salon arm chairs in the Louis XVI style, having classical shell and scrolling decoration, raised on elegant cabriole legs, u...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Giltwood
Early 20th Century French Dining Table with Parquetry Top and Two Leaves
Located in Dallas, TX
Crafted in France circa 1920, this elegant mid-century extendable dining table showcases a striking parquetry top and solid oak construction. The rectangular surface is richly inlaid...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Oak
A Galant Scene, Oil on Panel Attributed to Van Mieris, 17th century.
Located in PARIS, FR
A gallant scene portraying a man courting a seated young woman holding a glass in her hand.
A young dog in the foreground is watching two characters in the background, one of whom i...
Category
17th Century Dutch Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Wood
18th Century, Italian Carved and Silvered Wood Consolle
Located in IT
Italian carved and silvered wood consolle
Naples, Italy, early 18th century
This finely carved and silvered wooden console table is a remarkable example of the decorative reperto...
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Early 18th Century Italian Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Marble
Large 17th Century French Fireplace Trammel or Hanger
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
17th century French Louis XIV period fireplace trammel made of wrought iron.
The trammel was used for cooking to regulate the distance between the pot and the fire. The trammel is ...
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17th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
20th Century Unusual Demi-Rond Wall Fountain Cast Iron Water Bassin Set
Located in Beervelde, BE
Unusual 20th century demi-rond cast iron waterbassin, fountain element. The 2 pieces that are in stock are sold in one set. Each of the bassins is casted in one big solid piece in th...
Category
20th Century French Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Iron
Timeless Coastal
Minimal Eclectic Interior Design Limestone Fireplace Mantel
Located in Beervelde, BE
This authentic 17th century French limestone fireplace mantel embodies timeless elegance and understated luxury. Its beige-sand lime-washed hues and preserved original patina make it...
Category
17th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Stone, Limestone
17th Century French Louis XIV
Arms of France
Fireback / Backsplash
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
17th century French Louis XIV period fireback with the Arms of France. A coat of arms of the House of Bourbon, an originally French royal house that became a major dynasty in Europe....
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17th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Iron
Marble and Bronze Clock with Allegory of Astronomy Representing Copernico
By France"
Located in Madrid, ES
Marble and bronze clock with allegory of astronomy representing Copernico
The clock measurements: 60 x 48 x 16 cm and
Vases: 28 x 15 x 15 cm
...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Bronze
20th Century Louis XIV Ceiling Candelabra/ Chandelier
Located in Berlin, DE
20th century Louis XIV ceiling candelabra/ chandelier
Ceiling candelabra in Louis XIV style.
Solid, engraved brass. Fifteen curved light arms.
Delivery time can take about 6-8 ...
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20th Century Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Brass
Hand Forged 17th Century French Louis XIV Period Rotating Gridiron
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
17th century French rotating gridiron hand forged, made of wrought iron. To grill small pieces of meat or other food quickly over the fire. Sometimes they were put in the fire or els...
Category
17th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
Pair 19th Century French Carved Giltwood Louis XVI Style Arm Chairs
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality pair of French late 19th century carved giltwood salon arm chairs. Each with wonderful scrolling, foliate decoration to the show wood frame, upholstered seat, bac...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Giltwood
Antique French Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Rose Garlands Photograph Frame
Located in New York, NY
Classic French Louis XVI style antique gilt bronze photograph frame
19th Century
This beautiful French frame features a large, lovely ornate bow at the crest and rose garlands along ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Execptional bench giltwood louis XIV style
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Magnificent regence style giltwood, exeptional carved wood the fabric is silk and coming from the famous silkerie in LYON france who specialise in silk fabric since the 18th century....
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Giltwood, Silk
French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ormolu Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu lamp. The three armed lamp is raised by a fine circular mottled base with large beautiful richly c...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
A French late 19th century Louis XIV st. Rosewood and Ormolu vitrine cabinet
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very attractive French late 19th century Louis XIV st. Rosewood and Ormolu vitrine cabinet. The vitrine is raised on a scalloped apron with rounded corners. The sides have a quarte...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
19th Century, Pair of French Three-Light Gilt Bronze Sconces
Located in IT
19th century, pair of French three-light gilt bronze appliques
The refined pair of wall lamps was made in France in the 19th century in chiseled and gilded bronze. The quality and...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Large Louis XIV, Regency, Style Armchair, 19th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Large Louis XIV, Regency, style armchair, 19th century.
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Walnut
French Louis XIV
Coat of Arms
Fireback / Backsplash, 20th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
20th-century fireback in the style of French Louis XIV with an unknown coat of arms.
The fireback is made of cast iron and has a brown patina. It can be made black / pewter upon req...
Category
20th Century French Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Iron
Louis XIV Period 18th Century Walnut Buffet with Carved Quatrefoil Motifs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XIV period walnut buffet from the 18th century with two drawers over two doors, carved X-Form and quatrefoil motifs. Indulge in the regal elegance of this 18th-century...
Category
18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Walnut
White Marble Fireplace in the Transitional French LXIV / LXV Style
Located in London, GB
A white marble fireplace in the transitional French LXIV / LXV style. The shaped, panelled frieze with heavy inner moulding and elegant, shaped jambs below. Moulded shelf above. Mid ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Marble
Louis XVI Fruitwood Rafraîchissoir,
Located in Vista, CA
Louis XVI Fruitwood Rafraîchissoir, late 18th century, inset marble top fitted with wine coolers, stop-fluted stiles and tapered legs, stretcher shelf, h. 24 in., w. 23 3/4 in., d. 2...
Category
Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Marble
Italian, Lombardia, LXIV Period Carobwood Veneer 2-Piece Secretary Cabinet, 1725
Located in Atlanta, GA
this fantastic 2-part secretary cabinet is veneered entirely in a mix of carob-wood, walnut and band inlaid and is a rare example of the workmanship of Norhern Italian craftsmen borr...
Category
1720s Italian Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Antique French Louis XIV Walnut Dining Table with 2 Leaves
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique French Louis XIV Walnut Dining Table with 2 Leaves combines elegance with versatility creating a table your family will enjoy for generations! Hand-crafted from sumptuous Fr...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Pair Of Gilded Carved Wood Mirrors/sconces, 19th Century
Located in Bilzen, BE
A pair of 19th century carved wood gilt mirrors/wall sconces.
Original gilding.
Height 59 cm, width 33 cm.
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Wood
Fine Louis XIV Style Wooden Chandelier
Located in Atlanta, GA
A fine Louis XIV style wooden chandelier. Superb carving work. A true masterpiece.
France, circa 1920. 8 lights.
Dimensions: Height 61", diameter 48".
Category
1920s French Vintage Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Wood
Pair of French Early 19th Century Louis XIV St. Ormolu Sconces
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exquisite pair of French early 19th century Louis XIV st. ormolu sconces. Each two arm sconce is centered by a striking and richly chased bottom foliate reserve with beautiful oak...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
20th Century Louis XIV Style French Piano-Black Writing Table
Located in Berlin, DE
Imposing French writing table in style of Louis XIV.
Piano black polished veneer on solid pinewood. Three part, straight border. Narrow overlapping, wide framed writing plate, middl...
Category
20th Century Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Late 19th Century
Sormani
Ormolu Inkwell
By Paul Somani
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A fine quality late 19th century gilded ormolu desk inkwell, stamped; Sormani, Paris. Having wonderful stylized scrolling foliate and shell like decoration, with a hinged central lid...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Antique Dutch Louis XIV
The Hope
Fireback / Backsplash, 17/18th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
Beautiful 17th/18th century Dutch fireback with an allegory of Hope. The fireback is from the Louis XIV period. Hope from the triptych faith, hope and love, the three theological vir...
Category
Early 18th Century Dutch Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Iron
19th Century French Louis XVI Cushion Mirror
Located in Dallas, TX
Gorgeous French Louis XVI octagonal cushion mirror with lovely gilt and gesso finish. Having amazingly detailed hand-carved cherub form cartouche, original beveled and etched mirrore...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Gesso, Giltwood
Pair of Louis XIV Brass Candlesticks
Located in New York, NY
Pair Louis XIV brass candlesticks. Pair Italian Louis XIV period bulbous form candlesticks with weighted base on paw feet.
Italy, circa 1700.
Dimensions: 4.5" diameter x 5.5" H.
Category
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Brass
$1,400 / set
French Louis XVI style side table, circa 1880
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality 19th Century French circle marble topped occasional table, with gilded ormolu mouldings and mounts, raised on elegant cabriole legs, terminating in scrolling feet. In ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Stunning Pair of 19th Century Antique French Walnut and Reupholstered Armchairs
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
A superb pair of 19th century Antique French walnut reupholstered armchairs, Louis XIV Style, reupholstered in quality orange colour fabric. Shaped arms and supported on elegant shap...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Upholstery, Walnut
20th Century Louis XIV Style Chest of Drawers / Sideboard
Located in Berlin, DE
20th century Louis XIV style chest of drawers / sideboard
solid beech wood. The fittings are pronounced and of exceptionally good quality.
(D-Sam-237).
Category
20th Century Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Bronze
French
Arms of Lorraine
Fireback, 20th Century, Louis XIV Style
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
20th century French Louis XIV Style fireback with the arms of Lorraine.
The fireback is made of cast iron and has a brown patina. Upon request, it can be made black/pewter colored ...
Category
20th Century French Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Iron
Louis XVI Style Breakfast Table by Maison Jansen
Located in Lyndhurst, NJ
The the oval dining table with a highly polished ebonized surface and clad in doré bronze mounts. Can open of a Leaf.
Stamped: JANSEN
Category
1940s French Vintage Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Antique Dutch Louis XIV Period
The Hope
Fireback / Backsplash, 17th Century
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
Beautiful 17th century Dutch fireback with an allegory of Hope. The fireback is from the Louis XIV period. Hope from the triptych faith, hope and love, the three theological virtues)...
Category
17th Century Dutch Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Iron
Hand Forged and Decorated 17th-18th Century French Toaster
Located in Amerongen, Amerongen
17th-18th century French toaster hand forged, made of wrought iron. To toast bread or other food next to the fire. The toaster is in a good working condition.
Category
Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
Louis Xiv furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Louis XIV furniture 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 furniture created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include building and garden elements, case pieces and storage cabinets, seating and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, metal and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Louis XIV furniture made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and Italy pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original furniture, popular names associated with this style include La Maison London, Towle Silversmiths, Coduri of Lyon, France, and OMBRES ET FACETTES. 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 furniture differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $65 and tops out at $1,176,864 while the average work can sell for $4,995.
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