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Marble Canova Lions

Pair of Bronze Statutory Lions in the Manner of Antonio Canova
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
versions inspired by the neoclassical sculptor’s marble Canova Lions that he crafted for the tomb of Pope
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Early 20th Century English Georgian Statues

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Cast Sculptures Bronze Lions, after Antonio Canova, 19th Century
By Antonio Canova
Located in Cheltenham, GB
A pair of resting bronze lions on shaped walnut painted plinths modeled on the original marble
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Antique 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Carved Marble Recumbent Lions
By Antonio Canova
Located in Norwood, NJ
Fine quality antique carved marble recumbent lions after models by Antonio Canova. Architectural
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Architectural Elements

Materials

Carrara Marble

Pair of Carved Marble Recumbent Lions
Pair of Carved Marble Recumbent Lions
H 8.5 in W 12.5 in D 4.5 in
A Pair Of Mid-19th Century Chatsworth Lions
By Antonio Canova
Located in London, GB
Originally carved in marble for Chatsworth house by Canova Both lions in repose, cast in iron with
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Antique Mid-19th Century British Other Animal Sculptures

Materials

Iron

Pair of Italian "Alabaster Stone Lions" after Antonio Canova; Mid 19th Century
Located in SANTA FE, NM
on marble bases based on the monumental lions carved by Antonio Canova (1757-1822), the greatest
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1850s Italian School Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Alabaster, Marble

Late 19 Century Italian Neo-Classical Carved Carrara Marble Planter
By Antonio Canova
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
This classic planter is carved from a single piece of Carrara marble. The wasted shaped pot sits
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Greco Roman Planters and Jardinieres

Materials

Carrara Marble

Chatsworth Marble Lions Pair Sculptures, 20th Century
Located in Southall, GB
famous marble Lions were originally made by the sculptor Antonio Canova for the Rezzonico monument in St
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20th Century European Animal Sculptures

Materials

Marble

French Empire Clock Depicting Psyche Playing with a Butterfly After Canova
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A French Empire Clock depicting Psyche playing with a butterfly after a marble statue by Canova
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Mantel Clocks

Materials

Bronze

Life Size Marble Sculpture of Venus After “La Venus Italica”
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a life size marble sculpture of Venus after “La Venus Italica” sculpture of Antonio Canova
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Early 20th Century Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble

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Art Deco Style Panther Sculpture Baghera by Max Le Verrier, France
By Max Le Verrier
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco style panther sculpture BAGHERA by Max Le Verrier. Signed Le Verrier and with foundry mark Le Verrier Paris. Designed around 1920. Posthumous contemporary cast. Patinated ...
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2010s French Art Deco Animal Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Metal

Antique Industrial French Holophane Devant Ceiling Pendant Street Light Lamp
By Holophane
Located in Sale, GB
- A wonderful and rare vintage French streetlight ceiling pendant by Holophane Devant, France circa 1920. - The ceiling pendant is made from cast iron, copper and Holophane glass, in...
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Early 20th Century French Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Copper, Iron

19th Century French Carved Marble Lion Sculpture Signed P. Ruggeri
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a shelf or a man's office desk with this stately antique marble lion sculpture. Created in Italy circa 1890, and hand carved of variegated marble, the large figure depicts a...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Animal Sculptures

Materials

Marble

19th Century Marble Statue of Livia After the Antique
Located in Essex, MA
Grand Tour Carved Marble Statue of the Empress Livia Drusilla After the Antique. A true depiction of the Classical Statue of Rome's First Empress. Livia Drusilla (30 January 59 B...
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Antique 19th Century Italian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Statuary Marble

Art Deco Style Sculpture of a Walking Lion by Max Le Verrier original, France
By Max Le Verrier
Located in Antwerp, BE
Very impressive Art Deco style sculpture of a walking lion by the famous French sculptor Max Le Verrier. Art metal with beautiful dark brown patina on a black marble base. Contem...
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2010s French Art Deco Animal Sculptures

Materials

Belgian Black Marble, Metal

Original and Unique Ceramic Fountain by Otto Prutscher and Michael Powolny, 1914
By Michael Powolny, Otto Prutscher, Wiener Keramik Werkstätte
Located in Vienna, AT
Executed by Michael Powolny for the Wienerberger Keramikwerkstätten, ceramic and stoneware, ochre colored, body holding a dish in her outstretched arms standing above a three-tired C...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Jugendstil Fountains

Materials

Ceramic, Stoneware

Cristalleries De Baccarat, a Large Pair of French Cut-Crystal Tsarine Torcheres
By Cristalleries De Baccarat
Located in New York, NY
Cristalleries De Baccarat, A Large Pair of French Cut-Crystal Twenty-Four Light Tsarine Torcheres, Standing Floor Chandeliers. "A Magnificent Pair of Chandeliers" Each central ...
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20th Century French Floor Lamps

Materials

Crystal

Fine Iron and Gilded Bronze Gate, Attributed to Gabriel Davioud, France, C 1860
Located in PARIS, FR
Made in wrought-iron, interior gate composed of two gate-sides and two doors, with an elegant decor made of scrolls, enriched with gilt bronze ornaments. The gates are probably made...
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Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Doors and Gates

Materials

Bronze, Iron

Large Gogottte
Located in London, GB
A rare Gogotte formation – a millions-of-years old naturally shaped sandstone concretion, consisting of tiny quartz fragments held together by calcium carbonate. The pale sandstone’s...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier French Natural Specimens

Materials

Quartz

Large Gogottte
Large Gogottte
H 31.11 in W 42.13 in D 9.85 in
Pair Weathered Concrete Outdoor Reclining Garden Lions Circa 1950's
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of reclining cement Lions from the mid 20th century with a lovely weathered patina, in excellent vintage condition.
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Mid-20th Century American American Classical Statues

Materials

Cement

French Pair of Early 20th C. Cast-Stone Lion Statues
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of early 20th century French lion statues. This antique pair of cast-stone lions from France are each shown in laying position with heads up and alert, looking toward their si...
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Early 20th Century French Statues

Materials

Cast Stone

Pair of Antique Garden Lions
Located in Sheffield, MA
The pair of French hand-carved antique garden stone lions are crouching and are made of stone. The dimensions are for the slightly larger of the pair.
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Antique Early 19th Century French Classical Roman Statues

Materials

Stone

Pair of Antique Garden Lions
Pair of Antique Garden Lions
H 16.5 in W 8 in D 23 in
Antique French Carved Oak Dolphin Library Table Desk Renaissance Gothic c1890
Located in Shreveport, LA
19th century French Carved Oak Dolphin Library table desk Renaissance Gothic. Direct from France, an elegant antique French carved library table or "bureau plat" desk, commonly ref...
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Antique 1890s French Renaissance Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

Pair of Cast Sculptures Bronze Lions, after Antonio Canova, 19th Century
By Antonio Canova
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Italian, 19th century, after a model by Antonio Canova (1757-1822) A pair of Sculptures lying lions These beautiful lions possibly bookends or doorstops are in good condition! Me...
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Antique 19th Century Italian Georgian Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

19th century wooden spiral staircase with hollow core
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Beautiful antique spiral oak staircase, with a hollow core made in the 19th century. The railing, also in wood, rests on wrought iron rods.
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Antique 19th Century French Adam Style Stairs

Materials

Iron

19th Century over Life-Size Marble Statue of Bacchus after Michelangelo
Located in Essex, MA
Mid-19th century over life-size carved marble statue of Michelangelo's "Bacchus". Grand Tour copy through the "Point To Point" method directly from the original keeping its masterful...
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Antique 19th Century Italian Renaissance Statues

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Marble

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Pair of Sleeping Lion Sculptures by Canova, Faux Marble Lacquered Wood from 1790
By Antonio Canova
Located in Milano, IT
Pair of sculptures depicting sleeping lions. The model is an invention of Canova. Legend says
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Antique 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Animal Sculptures

Materials

Wood

An Associated Pair of18th/19th Century Carved Marble Recumbent Lions for a Garden
Located in Long Island City, NY
This pair of estate carved lions is a naive copy of the Neoclassical lions carved in marble by
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Antique 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Garden Ornaments

Materials

Marble

After Antonio Canova (1757-1822) Pair of Sleeping Lions Sculptures 19th Century
Located in Nottingham, GB
Reduction from the originals created by Antonio Canova for the tomb of Pope Clement XIII in St
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Antique Mid-19th Century Animal Sculptures

Materials

Marble

Pair of Early 19th Century Serpentine Marble Canova Lions
Located in London, GB
A finely carved pair of Italian serpentine marble lions after Antonio Canova. These lions are
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Antique Early 19th Century Italian More Furniture and Collectibles

Antique Pair of Grand Tour Serpentine Marble Canova Lions, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a superb pair of "serpentine" marble "Grand Tour" lions, after Antonio Canova (1757-1822
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Antique 1880s Animal Sculptures

Materials

Marble

Lyons White Marble Sculpture Italian Baroque After Antonio Canova
By Antonio Canova
Located in Roma, IT
a beautiful pair of the famous lions made by Antonio Canova for the monument of the Pope Clemente
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19th Century Baroque Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble

Pair of Italian Carved White Marble Figures of Recumbent Lions
By Antonio Canova
Located in New York, NY
Pair of recumbent lions after Antonio Canova (Italian, 1757-1822) carved white marble Italian
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Antique 19th Century Italian Animal Sculptures

Materials

Marble

Nice Pair of Early 20th Century Large White Marble Recumbent Lions
By Antonio Canova
Located in New York, NY
A nice pair of early 20th century large white marble recumbent lions After the very famous
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Early 20th Century Italian Belle Époque Statues

Materials

Marble

Pair of 19th Century Lead Canova Lions of Marble Plinths
Located in Martlesham, GB
Incredibly rare pair early 19th century grand tour sculpted lead models of the canova lions on
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Antique 1820s Italian Animal Sculptures

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Marble, Lead

Pair of Reclining Carrara Marble Lions on Jasper Marble Plinths, after Canova
Located in New York, NY
Pair of reclining Carrara marble Lions on Italian Jasper Marble Plinths. Each Lion has
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Antique 19th Century Italian Sculptures

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Carrara Marble

Pair of Italian Bronze Lions After Canova
Located in Essex, MA
Each with resting pose on a plinth base. Modelled from originals in marble carved in 1792 for the
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Antique 1790s Italian Grand Tour Animal Sculptures

Chatsworth Marble Lions Pair, 20th Century
Located in Southall, GB
famous marble Lions were originally made by the sculptor Antonio Canova for the Rezzonico monument in St
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20th Century European Animal Sculptures

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Carrara Marble

Chatsworth Marble Lions Pair, 20th Century
Chatsworth Marble Lions Pair, 20th Century
H 5.91 in W 12.21 in D 3.94 in
Chatsworth Marble Sculptured Lions on Sienna, 20th Century
Located in Southall, GB
famous marble Lions were originally made by the sculptor Antonio Canova for the Rezzonico monument in St
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20th Century European Animal Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Siena Marble

Pair of Italian Grand Tour Marble Recumbent Lions
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Recumbent Lions after Antonio Canova (Italian, 1757-1822) carved serpentine marble
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Antique 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Animal Sculptures

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Marble

Pair of Italian Grand Tour Marble Recumbent Lions
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Recumbent Lions after Antonio Canova (Italian, 1757-1822) carved serpentine marble
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Antique 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Animal Sculptures

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Marble

A pair of Giallo Antico carved models of Lions
Located in London, GB
A pair of Giallo Antico carved models of recumbent Lions after the model by Anthonio Canova, with
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Antique 19th Century British Sculptures

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Marble

Louis XVIII Style Restoration French Walnut Chest Of Drawers With Marble Top
Located in Prato, Tuscany
shape of a woman's head; another classical feature are the two lion's paws that finish the bottom of the
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Antique 1850s French Empire Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Bronze

Italian Pair of Marble Lions, after Antonio Canova
By Antonio Canova
Located in Montreal, QC
A fine pair of antique Italian carved marble recumbent lions. The originals, famous guardians of
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Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Neoclassical Statues

Materials

Marble

20th Century Pair of Canova Lions
By Antonio Canova
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
lbs. After a pair of marble lions sculpted by Antonio Canova in 1792 for the tomb of Pope Clement XIII
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Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Statues

Materials

Limestone

20th Century Pair of Canova Lions
20th Century Pair of Canova Lions
H 41 in W 34 in D 14.5 in
Pair of Grand Tour Period, Roman Sienna Marble Recumbent Lions after Canova
By Antonio Canova
Located in New York, NY
recumbent lions after Antonio Canova. Each mounted on a black Belgium marble plinth. Rome, circa 1820
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Antique Early 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Animal Sculptures

Pair of Lions Bronze Sculptures On Marble Bases In The Manner of Antonio Canova
By Antonio Canova
Located in Roma, IT
An impressive and important pair of grand tour sculptures of Lions in the manner of Antonio Canova
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19th Century Other Art Style Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Gilt and Bronze Recumbent Lion Sculptures
By Antonio Canova
Located in Stamford, CT
A pair of gilt and bronze recumbent lions on marble bases, after A. Canova.
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Antique Late 19th Century European Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Gilt and Bronze Recumbent Lion Sculptures
Gilt and Bronze Recumbent Lion Sculptures
H 3.75 in W 9.13 in D 3.75 in
Italian Bronze Model Sleeping Lion 19th Century after Antonio Canova Grand Tour
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
collectible An Italian bronze model of a sleeping lion, early-19th century. Modelled after Antonio Canova
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Antique 1820s Italian Grand Tour Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Chatsworth Marble Lions Pair, 20th Century
Located in Southall, GB
famous marble Lions were originally made by the sculptor Antonio Canova for the Rezzonico monument in St
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20th Century European Animal Sculptures

Materials

Carrara Marble

Chatsworth Marble Lions Pair, 20th Century
Chatsworth Marble Lions Pair, 20th Century
H 5.91 in W 12.21 in D 3.94 in
Consolidated Listing
Located in Norwood, NJ
Reference Number: 1stDibs: LU5080223958462 Fine quality antique carved marble recumbent lions after models
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Antique 19th Century Urns

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Consolidated Listing
Consolidated Listing
H 100 in W 100 in D 100 in
Very Fine Italian Grand Tour Carved Giallo di Siena Marble Canova Lion
By Antonio Canova
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
marble model of recumbent lion, on a plinth base, survives from the first quarter of 19th century, Italy
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Antique Early 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Animal Sculptures

Materials

Siena Marble

Pair of 19th Century Faux Marble Plaster Lions; after Antonio Canova
By Antonio Canova
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
recumbent lions, finished to imitate Siena yellow marble, one sleeping and one vigilant, on plinth bases
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Antique Mid-19th Century Italian George III Animal Sculptures

Materials

Plaster

Two Cast Plaster Models of Lions, after Antonio Canova
By Antonio Canova
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
recumbent lions, both sleeping, one finished in terracotta and raised on a serpentine marble plinth, the
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1990s Animal Sculptures

Materials

Serpentine

Pair of 19th Century Stone Lions; after Antonio Canova
By Antonio Canova
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
After Antonio Canova (1757-1822), the well-proportioned and finely modelled stone (possibly marble
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian George II Animal Sculptures

Materials

Cast Stone

19th Century Pair of Hand Carved Carrara Marble Lions
By Antonio Canova
Located in Brisbane, Queensland
A pair of 19th Century hand-carved Carrara marble lions. These detailed pieces are based on a pair
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Antique 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Animal Sculptures

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Carrara Marble

A pair of 19th century carved Bath stone lions after Canova
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
lions are a naive copy of the Neoclassical lions carved in marble by Antonio Canova (1757-1822) for the
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Antique 19th Century English Statues

19th Century Pair of Canova Lions in Bronze and Lapis Lazzulo
By Antonio Canova
Located in Roma, IT
The Canova Lions, are of a pair of lions sculpted by Antonio Canova in 1792 for the tomb of Pope
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Antique 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Animal Sculptures

Materials

Lapis Lazuli, Belgian Black Marble, Bronze

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Marble Canova Lions For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of marble canova lions is available at 1stDibs. Each of these unique marble canova lions was constructed with extraordinary care, often using marble, metal and stone. There are all kinds of marble canova lions available, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. Empire, neoclassical and Georgian marble canova lions are consistently popular styles. Many marble canova lions are appealing in their simplicity, but Antonio Canova produced popular marble canova lions that are worth a look.

How Much are Marble Canova Lions?

Prices for marble canova lions can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, marble canova lions begin at $1,556 and can go as high as $24,874, while the average can fetch as much as $7,934.

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