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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
French Renaissance Art Nouveau Bronze 4 Candle Pink Glass Column Candelabra
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Renaissance Art Nouveau Figural Bronze 4 Candle Pink Glass Column Candelabra. Circa Early 20th Century. Measurements: 18.5" H x 1...
Category

Early 20th Century Unknown Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Brass, Bronze

French Renaissance Revival Oak Carved Corner Armchair, 1890s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Stunning and rare Renaissance Revival corner armchair. Striking French design from the 1890s. Solid oak frame with original hand-carved decorative elements. Original hand-carved f...
Category

1890s French Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Fabric, Oak

Vintage John Scalia Console Table
Located in Annville, PA
From Niagara Furniture a Vintage John Scalia Console Table in excellent original, as found, condition, although the top has been French polished to give the piece a fresh look. The ...
Category

1980s Vintage Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Mahogany

1950 s Italian Wrought Iron Pendant Lanterns, a Pair
Located in Sarasota, FL
Pair of Italian pendant wall lanterns circa 1950. Amber glass panels are secured with scrolled and twisted wrought iron posts. Hangs with a brass chain and finished with a gold tone ...
Category

1950s Italian Vintage Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Wrought Iron

Early 20th Century Renaissance Style Brass Tazza
Located in Germantown, MD
Large Early 20th Century Renaissance Style Brass Tazza. Measures 12 inches in diameter and stands 3.25" tall. Great quality.
Category

Early 20th Century Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Metal, Brass

19th C. Renaissance Gilt Bronze Sculptural Tazza Signed E. Cana 1845-1895 French
By Louis Emile Cana
Located in Germantown, MD
A very richly decorated 19th Century renaissance style gilt bronze and marble Tazza by French artist Louis Emile Cana. Top dish decorated with multiple embossed wild life birds and a...
Category

19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Pair of Renaissance Style Fruitwood French Doors Side Tables Nightstands
Located in Germantown, MD
Pair of Renaissance style walnut side tables / nightstands. Panelized French doors open to reveal a top dovetailed drawer and bottom large storage area. Very good vintage condition...
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Mid-20th Century American Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Walnut

Spanish Azulejo Tile Arista y Cuenca - Toledo 16th century
Located in DELFT, NL
Early Arista y cuenca tile made in Toledo. Tile decorated in renaissance with stylized flowers was probably made between 1550 and 1575.
Category

16th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Earthenware

End 19th Century Oil Painting Hunting Scene Herman Emil Pohle
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Oil on canvas. Signed lower right, Hermann Emil Pohle. The painting is a genre piece. A Renaissance style hunting scene. The hunting horn is blown before...
Category

Late 19th Century German Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Canvas

Antique Italian Renaissance Carved Walnut Northwind Face Curule Side Chair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Italian Renaissance Carved Walnut Figural Northwind Face Curule Side Chair. Item features a carved face to base, pierce carved scrollwork back, paw feet, solid wood construct...
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Early 20th Century Unknown Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Walnut

19th Century Spanish Armchair
Located in Miami, FL
Renaissance style armchair from the Catalan region of Spain. Constructed from richly stained oak and leather, accented with wonderful nailheads.
Category

Early 20th Century Spanish Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Leather, Oak

Italian Renaissance Style 19th Century Walnut Tapestry Throne Chair
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Renaissance style (19th Cent) walnut high back column sided throne chair with carved floral design and tapestry upholstery.  
Category

19th Century Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Walnut

17th Century Renaissance Sgabello Walnut Chair
Located in Boven Leeuwen, NL
Beautiful 17th century (1650-1680) Sgabello. The countries where this could originate are located in and around the Alps. So Switzerland, Austria, Southern Germany, and Northern Ita...
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17th Century Swiss Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Walnut

Southampton Dropside Table
Located in Annville, PA
This beautiful Southampton Dropside Table will be recognizable to anyone familiar with fine antique furniture. Originally designed by Henry Herbert, 9th Earl of Pembroke, this form of table was made popular by various furniture designers in 18th century England. Also often referred to as a dropside table and sometimes called a breakfast table our vintage Southampton Dropside Table is beautifully appointed with many great features such as the wooden pullout supports for the table leaves, the solid brass high quality drawer pull, the robust cross stretcher support for the table legs and the shaped and footed table...
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Late 20th Century Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Mahogany

Italian Reproduction Blonde Walnut Trunk
Located in Encinitas, CA
This wonderful Reproduction Blonde Walnut Trunk is available for purchase now and has been imported directly from Italy. Hand made in Center Italy using “noce massello” solid walnut has one large hinged panel which opens to a spacious interior. Hand made wrought iron hinges. The color is a rich honey blonde tone that is actually the natural color of the walnut finished with shellac. This trunk will compliment a variety of styles and is suitable for all fine interiors. Dimensions are: 55” wide 9” deep 19” Height Also available in custom size, configurations and finish by quote. Optional finishes include: Natural blonde Classic Espresso Dark stain Moro Blackened *Gloss, satin & distressed painted finishes also available to order *Also available in Old Chestnut, Poplar, or Walnut with smooth or brushed grain finish Bellini’s Old World Collection styles are adapted from Renaissance designs from the 15th to 19th centuries. For over 40 years, our craftsmen have been recovering & finishing old Italian hardwoods. Their lives have been immersed in the craft of antique furniture in...
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2010s Italian Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Walnut

Antique Hand-Painted Porcelain Framed Plaque or Panel of Napoleon Bonaparte
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This well executed hand painted porcelain panel is unsigned, but presumed to have been done in France in approximately 1850 in a Renaissance style. The panel is an iconic depiction o...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Porcelain, Wood

French Renaissance Figural Spelter Metal Cherub Candelabra Table Lamps - a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Renaissance Style Figural Spelter Metal Double Cherub Candelabra Table Lamps - a Pair. Circa Mid 20th Century. Measurements: 32" H (to finial) x 23" H (to light socket...
Category

Mid-20th Century Unknown Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Metal

Three Seat Federal Style Chair
Located in Annville, PA
This high quality, hand carved Three Seat Federal Style Chair from Niagara Furniture features some of the most detailed carving available anywhere on the market today. Beautifully fi...
Category

2010s Unknown Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

Vintage Persian Malayer Rug
Located in Dallas, TX
53877 Extra-Long Vintage Persian Malayer Rug Runner, 03'02 x 21'00. Antique Persian Malayer rug runners are long, narrow hand-knotted wool rugs originating from Malayer, Iran, prized...
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Mid-20th Century Russian Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Wool

Vintage Persian Malayer Rug
Vintage Persian Malayer Rug
$5,488 Sale Price
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Antique Italian Landscape Drawing in Gilt Frame
Located in Sheffield, MA
The antique Italian drawing in pen-and-ink and wash pictures a landscape of a stone bridge, archway, trees and people in the Renaissance style. The drawing is set within a two-tone d...
Category

19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Wood, Paper

Antique E. Rousseau Cast Spelter Metal French Maiden Woman Bust Sculpture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique E. Rousseau Cast Spelter Metal French Maiden Woman Bust Sculpture. Item features cast metal construction, wooden base, signed to rear, very unique antique sculpture. Circa 1...
Category

19th Century Unknown Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Metal

Vintage Persian Floral Tabriz Wool and Silk Carpet
Located in Dallas, TX
78687 Vintage Persian Tabriz Wool and Silk Rug, 06'07 x 09'07. Adorned with intricate embellishments and well-balanced asymmetry, this vintage Persian Tabriz rug, lovingly handcrafte...
Category

Mid-20th Century Persian Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Wool, Silk

French "Miroir a Parecloses", a Bride s Mirror
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
A French "Miroir a Parecloses", also called a bride's mirror. Extensive patinated brass repose work of remarkable quality and detail. 3rd quarter 19th century in Mannerist taste. 24 ...
Category

19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Brass

19th Century Carved Giltwood Polychrome Painted Angel Alter Candlestick
Located in Norwich, GB
A beautiful 19th century giltwood and polychrome angel alter candle stick. Circa 1880. Wonderfully crisp hand-carved lime. Note the spectacular water gilded folds of the gown, and s...
Category

19th Century Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Gold Leaf

Elegant Vintage Italian Borghese Hand Carved Giltwood Mirror
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Lovely vertical narrow giltwood mirror by Borghese, Italy.
Category

1940s Italian Vintage Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Mirror, Giltwood

Sterling, Bone, Semi-Precious Gems Figure of a Court Jester
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Sterling, Bone, & Semi-Precious Gems Figure of a Court Jester Germany, Early 20th Century A meticulously cast and modeled Medieval / Renaissance Figure of the Court Jester...
Category

20th Century German Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Multi-gemstone, Sterling Silver

Vintage French Victorian Renaissance Figural Cherub Musician Metal Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Victorian Renaissance Figural Triple Cherub Musician Metal Table Lamp with Blue/Green and Gold Distress Painted Finish. Circa Mid 20th Century. Measurements: 43.5" H (...
Category

Mid-20th Century Unknown Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Metal

Pair of Italian Renaissance Bronze Altar Candlesticks
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Italian Renaissance-style (19th Century) round bronze altar sticks with filigree top and base (priced as pair).  
Category

19th Century Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Vintage Millinder Set of 4 Shieldback Chairs
Located in Annville, PA
A Vintage Vintage Millinder Set of 4 Shieldback Chairs which will be the focal point of any space in which they are placed. Hand crafted from solid mahogany this beautiful set of Vin...
Category

1990s North American Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Mahogany

Juan Clara "Girl on Chair Playing with Kittens" Metal Figural Table Lamps - Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Renaissance Style "Girl on Chair Playing with Kittens" Spelter Metal Figural White & Gold Painted Table Lamps by Juan Clara - a Pair. Circa Early 20th Century. Measure...
Category

Early 20th Century Unknown Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Metal

PAIR OF 19TH-CENTURY COLUMNS Made of Chestnut Wood with Carvings
Located in Madrid, ES
PAIR OF 19TH-CENTURY COLUMNS Made of chestnut wood with carvings, decorated with male figures holding Templar crosses. Portugal Signs of use. Dimensions: 140 x 34 x 32 cm Good cond...
Category

19th Century Portuguese Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Wood

Antique French L&F Moreau Painted Metal Figural Mother Child Table Lamps Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Renaissance L&F Moreau Painted Metal Figural Mother & Child Table Lamps - a Pair. Circa Early 20th Century. Measurements: 43" H (to finial) x 31.5" H (to light socket)...
Category

Early 20th Century Unknown Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Metal

18th Century oil on board of lady attributed to Balthasar Denner
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Here we have a oil on board attributed to denner circa 1730. Depicting a typical subject of his, showing the face in high detail. Would benefit from a professional clean. Which we co...
Category

Mid-18th Century German Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Wood, Giltwood, Paint

Antique Green Ceramic Gothic Renaissance Pitcher with Brass Soldier Armor Lid
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Green Ceramic Gothic Renaissance Pitcher with Brass Soldier Armor Lid. Circa 19th Century. Measurements: 12" H x 6.5" W x 6.5"D.
Category

19th Century Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Brass

LATE 16th CENTURY IRON CANDLE HOLDER
Located in Firenze, FI
Refined and unique hand-forged wrought iron candle holder. In the past, it was used as a "walking candle holder" for moving between rooms in the house, thanks to its practical base t...
Category

16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Wrought Iron

19th Century Pair of French Patinated Bronze Lidded Cups or Urns
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a pair of patinated bronze cups with covers. A repousse of ivy leaves garland decorates the center of the cups’ body. Above and below it, there are a chain of beads adorning ...
Category

19th Century French Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Vintage French Renaissance Moreau Metal Boy and Girl Figural Table Lamp - a Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Renaissance Moreau Metal Boy and Girl Blue & White Shabby Chic Distress Painted Figural Table Lamps - a Pair. Circa Early 20th Century. Measurements: 36" H (to finial)...
Category

Early 20th Century Unknown Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Metal

Mid-19th Century Tuscan Renaissance Antique Table Desk Hand Carved Solid Walnut
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Tuscany Renaissance antique table desk in hand carved solid walnut, restored and wax-polished, 1850 circa. This type of table was born during the C...
Category

Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Walnut

Antique French Zinc Architectural Building Element
Located in Sheffield, MA
Neoclassical style building element in the neoclassical taste. Antique French long segment of zinc metal architectural fragment that will make a unique wall decor...
Category

19th Century European Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Zinc

Portrait of Gentleman from Della Ruota Family, Lombardy, Dated 1624
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Portrait of a Gentleman from Della Ruota family Lombardy, dated 1624 Oil on canvas Measures: 105 x 81 cm (without the frame) The coat of arms at the top left of the portrait identifies the effigy as an aristocrat belonging to the Lombard family Della Ruota, represented at the age of 61 in 1624. The presence of vanity at the bottom right is a clear reference to the passage of time, to the aging and dying body...
Category

17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Canvas

Pair of 19th Century Italian Carved Wood Figures of Cherubs/Putti
Located in Chicago, IL
Meticulously carved from beechwood, this cherub pair recalls the iconic Renaissance style of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. Better recognized by their Italian name, putti—the singular putto refers to the Latin putus, meaning “boy” or “child”—these types of figures often recur in religious artwork as symbols of God...
Category

Early 20th Century Italian Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Beech

Renaissance Style Giltwood Bench
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Renaissance style giltwood bench, circa 1920. This bench has excellent quality gilding, carved cupid heads, gargoyle faces and paw feet.
Category

1920s European Vintage Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Gold Leaf

Rare Dutch Majolica Plate with Tulip, Early 17th Century
Located in AMSTERDAM, NH
A rare Dutch Majolica plate with a decoration of a tulip. Northern Netherlands, probably made in the city of Rotterdam. Made 1620 - 1640 Dutch majo...
Category

Early 17th Century Dutch Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Ceramic, Majolica

Pair of Bronze Patinated French Renaissance Style Ewers
Located in Montreal, QC
Pair of bronze patinated French Renaissance style Ewers decorated with putti and grapes wines.
Category

1860s French Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Bronze

19th Century Spanish Baroque Hand Carved Chest Trunk
Located in Miami, FL
Nice 19th century chest in brown chestnut. Hand carved facade panel with heads decorations. Plinth with brace decorations, dovetail assembly with wrought iron wardware. Add a real s...
Category

1890s Spanish Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Iron

New Transitional Damask Scroll Rug with Soft Earth-Tone Colors
Located in Dallas, TX
80191 New Transitional Damask Rug, 08'00 x 09'09. Emanating modern renaissance syle with incredible detail and texture, this transitional damask rug is a captivating vision of wove...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pakistani Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Wool

19th Century Hand-Carved Italian Marble Fountain with Putto Head
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Hand carved and rare Italian marble fountain fill in the form of a Putto head. A wonderful architectural treasure. Can be used as originally in...
Category

19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Marble

K-OVER Champagne, I GIGANTI, silver 999/°°, Italy
Located in Firenze, IT
THE GIANTS : Our K-OVERs, are alternatives to the champagne bucket and the more common glacette. The precious metal that holds the bottle is coated internally with a thermal fabric ...
Category

2010s Italian Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Silver

Vintage French Style White Painted Metal Figural Boy w Flower Basket Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Renaissance Style White & Gold Distress Painted Metal Figural Boy w Flower Basket Table Lamp by Quartite. Circa Mid 20th Century. Measurements: 37" H (to finial) x 25"...
Category

Mid-20th Century Unknown Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Metal

Framed Etching of Ornamental Candelabrum Base by Giovanni Piranesi
Located in Bradenton, FL
Framed etching of ornamental candelabrum base found in the courtyard of a church in Italy (Sant' Eustachio). Engraving by Italian artist Giovanni Piranesi (1720-1778). Black and whi...
Category

19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Paper

Miniature Altar with Mother Mary with infant Jezus in Renaissance style, 1657
Located in Gorssel, GE
Wooden miniature altar with Mother Mary with infant Jezus in Renaissance style. This altar - used for private devotion - was made in the 17th century a...
Category

17th Century Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Wood

Italian Renaissance Walnut Cabinet
Located in Essex, MA
With a rectangular top with molded edge over a frieze with two drawers flanked by three acanthus carved corbel shaped drawers, pair cabinet doors below wi...
Category

1650s Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Walnut

Pair of Italian Venetian 19th Century Giltwood and Green Velvet Side Chairs
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of Italian Venetian (19th Century) Baroque-Style carved giltwood side chairs with a pierced shaped back, shell & scroll carving, and forest green velvet upholstered seats, suppo...
Category

19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Giltwood

English Renaissance Console Table with Stretcher
Located in Queens, NY
English Renaissance Burl wood Console table with 4 square tapered floral inlaid legs connected with a finial stretcher
Category

17th Century British Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Burl

Italian Renaissance Revival Penwork Game Table
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Renaissance Revival (19th Century) ebony and penwork game table with square top on three barley twist uprights and lions paw feet.
Category

19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Ebony

Italian Renaissance Style Carved Walnut Door
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Renaissance style (19th Century) carved walnut door panel with oval glass inset and carved figures & scroll design (MATCHING DOORS IN THE NYC LIBRARY...
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19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Glass

Pair of Italian Renaissance Brass Altar Candlesticks
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of Italian Renaissance-style (19th Century) brass swirl design altar sticks (PRICED PER PAIR) Both prickets are missing
Category

19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Brass

Pair of Italian Renaissance Style Brass Candlesticks
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of Italian Renaissance-style (19th Century) brass double swirl candlesticks (PRICED AS PAIR)
Category

19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Brass

English Renaissance-Style Trunk with Wheels
Located in Queens, NY
English Renaissance style trunk-shaped wood box on wheels with criss-cross iron bands and brass studs
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20th Century British Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Brass

English Renaissance-Style Novelty Brown Leather Knight s Helmet Table Lamp
Located in Queens, NY
English Renaissance-style novelty table lamp with a brown leather knight\'s helmet base with moving visor, mounted with brass hardware and topped w...
Category

20th Century British Renaissance Furniture

Materials

Brass

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.