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Renaissance Furniture

RENAISSANCE STYLE

Spanning an era of cultural rebirth in Europe that harkened back to antiquity, the Renaissance was a time of change in design. From the late 1400s to the early 1600s, Rome, Venice and Florence emerged as artistic centers through the expansion of global trade and a humanist belief in the arts being central to society. Antique Renaissance furniture was ornately carved from sturdy woods like walnut, its details standing out against the tapestries and stained glass adorning the walls.

Renaissance chests, which were frequently commissioned for marriages, were often decorated with gilding or painted elements. Those that were known as cassoni were crafted in shapes based on classical sarcophagi. As opposed to the medieval era, when furniture was pared down to the necessities, a wide range of Renaissance chairs, tables and cabinets were created for the home, and the designs regularly referenced ancient Rome.

Large torchères of the Renaissance era that were used as floor lamps were inspired by classical candelabras, while marble surfaces evoked frescoes. The inlaid boxes being imported from the Middle East informed the intarsia technique, which involved varying hues of wood in mosaic-like patterns, such as those by architect Giuliano da Maiano in the Florence Cathedral.

Tapestry-woven cushion covers accented the variety of Renaissance seating — from conversation to study chairs — while bookcases for secular use reflected the migration of culture and knowledge from the church into the home. The aesthetics of the Italian Renaissance later spread to France through the publishing of work by renowned designers, including Hugues Sambin and Jacques Androuet du Cerceau. Centuries later, the 19th-century Renaissance Revival would see a return to this influential style.

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Style: Renaissance
Italian Renaissance Beige Damask Side Chair
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Renaissance style (20th Cent) mahogany side chair with carved lion legs and a back carved crest & stretcher with a light beige damask upholstered back & seat
Category

20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Mahogany

D. JOSÉ CHEST OF DRAWERS Portuguese, from the 18th century
Located in Madrid, ES
D. JOSÉ CHEST OF DRAWERS Portuguese, from the 18th century in mahogany wood, rosewood frames and rosewood inlays. With 3 large drawers, 3 drawers and clipboard. Wavy and cut-out top,...
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18th Century Portuguese Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Wood

Heavily Carved Renaissance Style Figural Salon Table
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A heavily carved salon table egg and dart carved edge trim, carved apron with arched frieze with masks. The table supported by four detailed figural supports conjoined with an elabor...
Category

19th Century Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Wood

Antique French Renaissance Dark Walnut Triple Bowed Glass China Cabinet
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Renaissance Dark Walnut Triple Bowed Glass China Cabinet. Item features 2 lower drawers, raised on cabriole stretcher base leg...
Category

Early 20th Century Unknown Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Glass, Walnut

Primo Wall Mirror
Located in Milan, IT
Precious rectangular Venetian mirror, made in the most rigorous Murano tradition, finely hand-engraved with precious decorations on all the ground elements on the edges. It is assemb...
Category

2010s Italian Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Glass

Primo Wall Mirror
$10,710 / item
Antique Burgundy Persian Yazd Rug with Victorian Renaissance Style
Located in Dallas, TX
76761 Antique Persian Yazd Rug, 10'10 x 15'01. Yazd rugs, originating from the city of Yazd in central Iran, are renowned for their exceptional quality, intricate designs, and fine c...
Category

Early 20th Century Persian Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Wool

Solid Mahogany Library Chair
Located in Annville, PA
The Solid Mahogany Library Chair, also known as a metamorphic chair as created by Niagara Furniture. This style of Solid Mahogany Library Chair was o...
Category

2010s Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Mahogany

Renaissance Style Carved and Gilded Walnut Pier Mirror and Console Table
Located in Miami, FL
20th century fine Renaissance carved and gilded walnut pier mirror frame and console table with beautiful original patina Mirror measurements: Width 45.66in Height 57.87in Dept...
Category

Early 20th Century European Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Wood, Paint

Sevres Style Pair Of Gilt Cobalt Blue Urns
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a Pair of Gilt Cobalt Blue Urns. Both Urns depict a cobalt blue background that is decorated in the center with a hand painted country side landscape ...
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18th Century Unknown Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Black Coral Sea Fan Sculpture
Located in Houston, TX
Black coral sea fan embellished with tourmaline and a showy quartz druzy shell specimen mounted on a 19th-Century French bronze doré fragment. This is a lovely objet d'art to add to ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Coral, Quartz, Bronze

19th Century Italian Five-light Iron Sconce Large Tuscan Wall Candelabra
Located in Milano, MI
A large five-arm Italian sconce, five curved iron curved arms decorated with gilded walnut elements, ending with turned gilded walnut bobeches and candles arranged for Edison 14 bulb...
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Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Iron

Antique Spanish Renaissance Figural Carved Oak Wood Religious Cupboard Cabinet
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Spanish Renaissance Figural Carved Oak Wood 2 Pc Religious Cupboard Cabinet. Item features solid wood two part construction, carving that reads "Anno 1654" to crest, carved f...
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Late 18th Century Unknown Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Oak

Large Antique Italian Majolica Platter, Bacchus and Ariadne
Located in Dallas, TX
At over two feet in diameter, this stunning majolica platter or charger, is particularly large. The painted scene painted was taken from a ceiling fresco known as the Triumph of Bacchus and Ariadne...
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1880s Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Majolica

Antique 17th Century Oak and Ebony Two-Door Renaissance Cabinet
Located in Casteren, NL
This extraordinary cupboard is made of the finest quarter sawn oak in the tradition of the Dutch Renaissance during the “Dutch golden age” It is a small two-door cabinet with arche...
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Mid-17th Century Dutch Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Ebony, Oak

Antique Cast Stone Table with 3 Lion Figured Legs
Located in Sheffield, MA
A stately round cast stone table top supported by 3 cast stone lion figured legs. The table has wonderful aged patina and character only time ca...
Category

19th Century British Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Cast Stone

Small shaped Picture Frame tiles of the Baptistery of Florence Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Frame in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamels on guillochè. Shaping taken from the tiles of the North Door of the Baptistery of the Florence Cathedral ...
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1970s Italian Vintage Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Sterling Silver, Enamel, Gold Plate

Pair Of Late 17th Century Italian Bronze Candlesticks
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Elegant pair of bronze candle sticks from the end of the 17th century from Italy Beautiful appearance and good quality with small traces of wear which make their charm Very beautif...
Category

17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Antique 18th Century Square Walnut Swiss Renaissance Banker or Merchant Table
Located in Casteren, NL
A beautiful bankers or merchants table that was made in Switzerland around 1750. The table has a square 1.57 inch thick top made in solid walnut. The planks were joined by steel S-sh...
Category

Mid-18th Century Swiss Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Walnut

Italian Liturgical Pax Brede Or Osculatorium From The 16th Century
Located in AMSTERDAM, NH
Italy 16th century A liturgical Pax Brede or Osculatorium. The carved wooden board “Kiss of Peace” representing Christ as a man of sorrows. The pax has the shape of an ancient templ...
Category

16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Gold Leaf

Renaissance Style Cast Bronze Bust of a Child after Desiderio
By Desiderio da Settignano
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A very fine copy of the Renaissance sculpture entitled 'A Little Boy'. After Italian Renaissance sculptor Desiderio da Settignano, or Desiderio de Bartolomeo di Francesco detto Ferro. In cast bronze. Simply a wonderful bust! Date: 20th Century Overall Condition: It is in overall good, as-pictured, used estate condition. Condition Details: There is rubbing to the patina on the crown of the head...
Category

20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Ceramic Wall Plate, centerpiece with St. George, 24K Gold Luster Relief Design
Located in Recanati, IT
This one-of-a-kind hand-painted ceramic wall plate by renowned Italian ceramist Gabriele Mengoni is a stunning work of art, showcasing the legendary Saint George. Painted in soft sep...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Gold Plate

Spanish Renaissance Style Walnut Wrought Iron Vargueno
Located in Queens, NY
Spanish Renaissance style (17th Century and Later) wrought iron mounted walnut vargueno on later stand with a fall front enclosing 3 long drawers.
Category

17th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Wrought Iron

Erhard and Sohne German Art Nouveau Relief Carved Brass Jewelry Box
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Renaissance style (19th Century -German) small brass box having putti and tendrils in heavily reliefed design (Maker\'s mark: Erhard and Sohne)
Category

19th Century German Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Brass

Sleeping Eros - Rome, 16th century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Sleeping Eros Rome, 16th century
 Carrara marble, on a wooden base
 of an ancient collection 31 × 44 x 17 cm Carved from a fine block of Carrara marble, this sculpture depicts Eros ...
Category

16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Carrara Marble

English Renaissance Style Heraldic Flag Oil on Canvas Painting
Located in Queens, NY
English Renaissance style (19th Century) oil on canvas depiction of a heraldic flag representing two families Wheatcroft and Langton, with a prototypical coat of arms made with acant...
Category

19th Century British Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Canvas

Renaissance Cupboard from Loire Valley, France
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
This cabinet is composed of two bodies, the upper one being recessed. The extraordinary proportions are enriched by a mythological and floral carved decor. The Lower body stands o...
Category

16th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Walnut

Rare 16th Century French Carving Depicting Prudentia
Located in Middleburg, VA
Rare 16th Century French Carving Depicting "Prudentia". Always depicted with a snake and a hand mirror, Prudentia was considered to be one of the four Cardinal Virtues. Sometimes scu...
Category

16th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Wood, Oak

Venetian Marbleized Parchment Candlestick Lamps
Located in Southampton, NJ
A pair of Venetian Candlestick Lamps with hand marbleized parchment shades & stands referred to as, "carta marmorizzata". Sourced & Imported by the original owners; Florence, Italy ...
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1990s Italian Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Marble, Brass

Early 20th Century Polished Copper Knights Boot Umbrella Stand
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A gorgeous umbrella stand. Place this tall, elegant copper boot stand at your front door or in your hallway to catch loose canes and umbrellas. Made of copp...
Category

1920s Spanish Vintage Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Copper

Antique Gothic Judaica Box with Kabbalistic Seals and Sacred Texts
Located in Doha, QA
This rare and evocative Medieval Gothic box contains a powerful combination of Salomon’s Kabbalistic seals, a sacred ex libris dedicated to God, and a Star of David inscribed with He...
Category

15th Century and Earlier German Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Wood, Paper

Saints Apostles John and Paul, Wood, Castillian School, 16th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Pair of polychrome wood sculptures. "San Juan and San Pablo". Castilian school, 16th century. Both male figures have been represented standing, with their main iconographic attrib...
Category

16th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Other

Pair of 19th Century Italian Hand Carved Angel Cherub Sconces
Located in Chicago, IL
These excellently hand-carved wooden 19th Century Italian angel cherub sconces were done in the traditional Renaissance style. During the Renaissance period, cherub and angel figural...
Category

19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Gold Leaf

Italian Renaissance Lithograph of Angels
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Renaissance style black lacquer framed vertical lithograph of classical scene with angels.
Category

20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Lacquer

Italian Renaissance Style Wrought Iron Wishing Stone Well Head and Base
Located in Rome, IT
A fine Italian carved limestone and wrought iron wishing well head from the Veneto area. Great decoration for your garden. It may also be used as a...
Category

20th Century European Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Limestone

Spanish Azulejo Arabe / Mudejar Tile - Arista y Cuenca - 15th century
Located in DELFT, NL
Early Arabe / Mudejar style tile with geometric decoration, made late 15th century.
Category

15th Century and Earlier Spanish Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Earthenware

Cappeo Wall Mirror
Located in Milan, IT
Venetian mirror made in the strictest Murano tradition with a crest and a rich frame carefully engraved by hand. All assembled with crystal/gold elements handmade in the Murano furna...
Category

2010s Italian Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Glass

Cappeo Wall Mirror
$4,120 / item
Antique Ruby Red Venetian Mirror - France
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A beautiful Venetian mirror in ruby red. The mirror is U-shaped, and features applied and etched pieces of mirror in various stylized shapes. Most Venetian mirrors are made in Italy,...
Category

Early 1900s French Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Mirror, Wood

Crystal Ball on a 19th Century French Bronze Cherub Stand
Located in San Francisco, CA
An exceptional Renaissance style patinated and gilt bronze cherub base made in the early to mid 19th century. The figure holding a 10 inch diameter solid crystal ball. Beautiful qu...
Category

Mid-19th Century European Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Vintage Italian Renaissance Style Double Curule X-Frame Settee Savonarola Bench
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Italian Renaissance Style Double Curule X-Frame Settee Savonarola Bench. Item features a solid walnut carved wood frame, stretcher base, double curved seats, red textured flo...
Category

Mid-20th Century Unknown Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Upholstery, Walnut

Extremely Rare Rotterdammer Tile with Two Men in a Boat, Early 17th Century
Located in AMSTERDAM, NH
An extremely rare, so-called, Rotterdammer tile, with the decoration of a sailboat. Country: The Netherlands Place: Rotterdam Date: circa 1615 - 1620 Workshop: Claes Wijtmans This tile comes from one of the most rare and sought after tile series...
Category

Early 17th Century Dutch Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Ceramic, Majolica

Pair of Italian Cast Bronze Wall Sconces
Located in Winter Park, FL
A pair of Italian Renaissance style cast bronze wall sconces, each with four scrolled arms. Large, heavy ornate sconces, nicely detailed with large scrolls and acanthus leaves. Rewir...
Category

Early 20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Monumental Italian Renaissance Globe
Located in Queens, NY
Monumental Italian Renaissance-style (19/20th century) globe of world on 6 spool leg base.
Category

20th Century Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Wood

20th Century Italian Wood Patinated Chest of Drawers
Located in High Point, NC
Immerse yourself in the timeless allure of the Renaissance Era with this opulent 20th Century Italian Wood Patinated Chest of Drawers. Boasting luxurious gold and cream tones, this v...
Category

20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Wood

Very Fine Gilt Bronze, Cloisonné Enamel and Porcelain Holy Water Stoup
Located in London, GB
A very fine gilt bronze, cloisonné enamel and porcelain holy water stoup French, late 19th century Measures: Height 54cm, width 34cm, depth 9cm This b...
Category

Late 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Enamel, Ormolu

Renaissance Monastery Table - 16th Century
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Superb and rare Renaissance period oak monastery table from the Flanders Unique museum quality table with a superb top that has an extraordinary patina. Its 5cm thick top gives it a...
Category

16th Century Belgian Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Oak

16th century Venetian Cabinet Lacquered Wood "Persian style" collectible
Located in Pistoia, IT
Exceptional lacquered and gilded wooden cabinet, Venice, last quarter of the 16th century. The architectural facade is centered on a gable supported by columns reminiscent of ancient...
Category

16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Wood

Mahogany Writing Table Red Leather
Located in Annville, PA
An elegant Mahogany Writing Table Red Leather top by Niagara Furniture is a perfect fit for use either at home or in the office. Features include a three panel green genuine full gra...
Category

2010s Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

A 19th Century French Carved Mirror
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A 19th Century French Carved Mirror The oval glass inserted into a mixed wooden frame adorned with finely carved applications, the whole with leaves. Further carved elements include...
Category

19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Hardwood, Glass

Antique Renaissance Sideboard 19th Century French Buffet
Located in Buxton, GB
RARE PIECE Magnificent Antique French Renaissance Style Carved Oak Dresser ​A truly exceptional and heavily carved antique dresser, displaying the rich, ornamental style of the...
Category

19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Walnut

19th Century French Renaissance Hunt Buffet
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Renaissance Hunt Buffet is a classic representation of the genre, with captivating and realistic hand-carved details and sc...
Category

Late 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Oak

Antique French Renaissance "Le Force Le Pouvoir" Spelter Metal Sculpture Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Renaissance "Le Force & Le Pouvoir" Spelter Metal Sculptures Raised on Wooden Bases - a Pair. Circa Early 20th Century. Measurements: 27" H x 9" W x 5.25" D.
Category

Early 20th Century Unknown Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Metal

Antique Continental Renaissance Church Lavabo
Located in Forney, TX
A magnificent medieval Renaissance period architectural holy water font lavabo. Born in a Christian church in Continental Europe during the middle ages, likely Italian 16th or 17th century, exquisitely hand-crafted by a highly skilled artisan, with exceptional craftsmanship, ornate and finely detailed, the rare and one of a kind forged bronze and brass upper presenting with gothic shaped palm frond back, domed lid with tall finial decorated in relief, the fountain reservoir is decorated with central mounted Star of Bethlehem four pointed pentagram star embellishment as well as other applied ormolu adornments, a narrow elongated spigot with valve dispenses the holy water below. A later gilt brass stoop catches the water, the nicely styled, demilune shaped wall mounted antique...
Category

17th Century European Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Brass, Bronze, Ormolu

Antique Spanish Renaissance Style Table
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Fine Antique Spanish trestle table in Iron and wood with fine traditional form suitable for dining or as a writing table. A Spanish Re...
Category

19th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Iron

Large 17th Century Spanish Mirror In Polychrome Wood
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Superb and rare 17th century Spanish mirror in polychrome wood This is a niche that has been transformed into a mirror Very beautiful carv...
Category

17th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Fruitwood

Armchair in Green Fabric with Wood Carvings from 1920s.
Located in Lejre, DK
Embrace the Timeless Renaissance Charm - 1920s Green Upholstered Armchair Step into a world of exquisite craftsmanship and timeless beauty with this captivating armchair inspired by...
Category

1920s Danish Vintage Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Henkel Harris Mahogany Corner Cabinet
Located in Annville, PA
From Niagara Furniture a vintage Henkel Harris Mahogany Corner Cabinet in very good condition. A Henkel Harris Mahogany Corner Cabinet brought ...
Category

Late 20th Century Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Mahogany

Haviland Limoges France Decorative Plate La Chasse a La Licorne 1979 Limited Ed.
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Robert Haviland & C. Parlon Limoges France Decorative Plate 1979 Limited Ed # 3. Limited Edition collectible plate "The Lady and the Unicorn" by Robert Haviland & Co and Limoges France. Haviland Limoges France Limited Edition Porcelain Collector Plate "La Dame a La Licorne". La Chasse a La Licorne Limoges Haviland C. Parlon Collectible Plate. 1970s French Limoges limited edition and 22-karat gold collectors plate by Haviland & Parlon. This coveted and rare collector plate display a scene from the famous late fifteenth century Renaissance Paris tapestries of unicorn hunting scene ," La Chasse A La Licorne". The plate is hand painted with an incredible amount of detail, bright and bold colors with a 22-karat gold rim. Made of porcelain with a glossy finish, this round plate features a stunning multicolor fairy tale design with a unicorn theme. The plate is handmade and painted, and is part of the Limoge product line. This vintage Haviland Limoges La Chasse a la Licorne Unicorn Plate...
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20th Century French Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Vintage Italian Porcelain 6-Light Chandelier
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Vintage Italian ceramic 6-light chandelier. The chandelier is 24" wide and 21" high and comes with a 37" extension chain. The chandelier is wired for use in the USA, has new light b...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Metal

English Renaissance Curved Brass Sword and Leather Scabbard
Located in Queens, NY
English Renaissance (19th Century) curved sword with brass fluted handle and black leather scabbard. Condition: Good; Minor losses
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19th Century British Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Brass

Small Bookcase
Located in Annville, PA
This petite sized Small Bookcase from Niagara Furniture features good vertical storage in a narrow space. The simple yet elegant design makes it useful...
Category

2010s Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Mahogany

Small Bookcase
Small Bookcase
$1,040 / item

Renaissance furniture for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Renaissance 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 case pieces and storage cabinets, decorative objects, wall decorations and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, walnut and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Renaissance furniture made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and France pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original furniture, popular names associated with this style include Europa Antiques, Sinke Van Tongeren, Albrecht Dürer, and Castelli. 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 $35 and tops out at $3,217,683 while the average work can sell for $6,828.

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