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Sterling Silver Baby Rattle
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Antique English baby silver rattle, with mother of pearl handle. The first gift for a newborn. City
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Late 19th Century English Beaux Arts Antique Rattles

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Sterling Silver

Tlingit Rattle Top Basket
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Bright colored Tlingit lidded rattle top basket. Exceptional condition. One small stain not
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Late 19th Century American Native American Antique Rattles

Materials

Reed

SILVER children's rattle 1900 English made Silver Rattle with Red Coral, 1900
Located in Oirlo, LI
A very beautiful old special silver children's rattle, Made in England around the turn of the
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19th Century English Rococo Antique Rattles

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

Sterling Silver Baby Rattler Teether
Located in Los Angeles, CA
with a rattler inside the bear. Could, of course, be practical or as a decorative piece. A
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Early 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Antique Rattles

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Sterling Silver

Sterling Silver and Coral Rattle Whistle
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Exceptional antique Victorian sterling silver baby rattle and whistle has a bulbous shaped form
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1870s English Antique Rattles

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Sterling Silver

Art Deco Baby Rattle Silver Celluloid
Located in Munich, Bavaria
This charming litlle baby rattle has been tested as silber and is marked with an unidentified
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1890s Belle Époque Antique Rattles

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Silver

Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Combination Whistle and Rattle
By Colen Hewer Cheshire
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
and rattle; part of our diverse silverware collection. This exceptional antique Victorian sterling
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1880s English Victorian Antique Rattles

Materials

Sterling Silver

Victorian Sterling Silver Baby Rattle / Whistle - George Unite
By George Unite
Located in Bath, GB
A charming example of a sterling silver baby rattle complete with working whistle and an iridescent
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1880s British Late Victorian Antique Rattles

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Sterling Silver

American Rustic Decorative Bow and Arrow with Gourd Rattle
Located in Queens, NY
American Indian rustic decorative bow and arrow with a decorative gourd rattle with painted face in
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Late 19th Century American Rustic Antique Rattles

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Paint

Victorian Sterling Silver and Coral Combination Whistle and Rattle
By George Unite
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
and rattle; part of our diverse silverware collection. This exceptional antique George III silver
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1850s British Victorian Antique Rattles

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Coral, Sterling Silver

Antique Rabbit Baby Rattle Signed WMF Silver Plate Celluloid
By WMF Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik
Located in Munich, Bavaria
This charming Art Deco baby rattle was created in the 1920's. It is designed as a rabbit sitting
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1920s European Art Deco Antique Rattles

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Silver Plate

Portugese Topazio Sterling Silver Baby Rattle Teether Rooster 19g
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Topazio sterling silver 925 baby rattle in the shape of a chicken / rooster / farm animal
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Early 20th Century Antique Rattles

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Sterling Silver

English School 19th Century Oil - Portrait of a Farm Boy with Rattle
Located in Corsham, GB
A delightful 19th-century portrait of a young farm boy holding a hunting rattle and horn. These
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19th Century Antique Rattles

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Oil

Antique Art Deco Sterling Silver and Bakelite Telephone Child's Toy Baby Rattle
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique figural telephone child's baby rattle is presumed to have been made in the United
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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Antique Rattles

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Sterling Silver

Belle Époque Silver Celluloid Child Jester Joker Tricorn Hat Ruff Baby Rattle
Located in Munich, Bavaria
Charming and highly unusual baby rattle designed as a doublesided child jester wearing a french
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1890s Belle Époque Antique Rattles

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Silver

Antique Gold, Coral Teething Rattle Reported To Belonged to Napoleon II C 1880
Located in London, GB
An interesting and unusual antique child’s teething rattle c.1800 formed of a piece of carved and
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Early 19th Century British Antique Rattles

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Coral, 14k Gold, 18k Gold

Rajput Ragamala miniature of woman with bell&rattle. Rajasthani School, 19th C.
Located in Middletown, NY
Ink and gouache with gold heightening on fibrous, brown laid paper with a Jaipur Court Fee tax stamp in gray ink, and the 1889 Jaipur State Council stamp in black ink, 13 1/4 x 8 3/4...
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19th Century Rajput Antique Rattles

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Gold

Auguste Moreau "Putto" Bronze Sculpture
By Auguste Moreau
Located in Astoria, NY
upholding a vine branch and a jester's rattle, seated on a draped rocky base, apparently unsigned. 22" H x 9
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Late 19th Century Neoclassical Antique Rattles

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Bronze

ROYAL DOULTON - Antique Embossed Pattern Stoneware Vase - U.K. - Circa 1902-1922
By Royal Doulton
Located in Chatham, ON
rattle sound when shaken) - minor degradation of the gloss glaze around the shoulder (likely caused by
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Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Antique Rattles

Materials

Stoneware

Miss Greenway - 19th Century Charcoal Drawing, Portraits of a Friend's Children
Located in Corsham, GB
within the scene, capturing intricate details such as the baby's rattle and fine textiles. Unsigned
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19th Century Antique Rattles

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Charcoal

Native American Hand Painted Gourd Vase / Pot with Abstract Motif
Located in Red Lion, PA
ceremonial rattles and vessels. Artists would carve, burn, or paint the surface to reflect tribal symbols
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Early 20th Century North American Native American Antique Rattles

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Natural Fiber

Antique Sterling Silver and Mother-of-Pearl Baby Set
Located in New York, NY
bygone era. Featuring a mother-of-pearl rattle with sterling embellishments, a sterling food push (circa
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Early 20th Century English Art Deco Antique Rattles

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Pearl, Silver, Sterling Silver

Portrait Of Elizabeth Plumer (nee Byde) & Daughter, circa 1735
By Enoch Seeman
Located in Blackwater, GB
1735 portrait of Elizabeth Plumer & her daughter holding a rattle, oil on canvas by Enoch Seeman. Three
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18th Century Antique Rattles

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Canvas

Snake Print of Rattlesnake and Horned Viper, c.1850, by Orbigny
Located in Langweer, NL
', commonly known as the South American Rattlesnake. It is easily identified by the rattle at the tip of its
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Rattles

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Paper

Robert Bousquet French Art Deco Bronze Dancer Sculpture, Late 1910s
By Robert Bousquet
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
", A jester's rattle on the base. Genuine bronze and marble. Bronze, not spelter. Original green bronze
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1910s French Art Deco Antique Rattles

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Marble, Bronze

Pair of Japanese Blue and White Covered Ginger Jars with Children Play Scenes
Located in New York, NY
playing under trees, with one holding a flowered rattle, another with a drum, and others gesturing in
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1880s Japanese Meiji Antique Rattles

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Porcelain

Dong Son Bronze Bells, Group of 6, circa 3rd - 1st century BCE, Vietnam
Located in Austin, TX
and green malachite patina. H: 4.25" Bell 5 (front left): Small rattle bell of drop shape with a
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15th Century and Earlier Vietnamese Antique Rattles

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Bronze

Very Rare Early 19th Century Biedermeier Chest Of Drawers from Castle Carlsruhe
Located in Greven, DE
with caryatids, each of which has a sistrum set into it. The sistrum, an ancient Egyptian rattle, was
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Early 19th Century German Biedermeier Antique Rattles

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Maple

Provincial Chinese Kite Reel, circa 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
wooden beads that rattle back and forth as the reel is used. A popular past time, kite flying has a long
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Rattles

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Wood

Victorian 14K Gold Enamel Star Bangle Bracelet
Located in Scotts Valley, CA
seen in the photo. There is a light rattle sound when shaken. I believe there may be something in the
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Rattles

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Natural Pearl, 14k Gold, Enamel

American Folk Art Limestone Carving Snake, Shield and Stump
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Detailed American Folk Art limestone carving of a rattle snake wrapped around a tree stump and
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19th Century American Folk Art Antique Rattles

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Limestone

A Man of the Sandwich Islands, Dancing (Hawaii) from Captain Cooks travels engra
By John Webber
Located in Paonia, CO
feather-covered gourd rattle called a uli’uli. His leggings are made of loose hanging dogs teeth called
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1780s Realist Antique Rattles

Materials

Engraving

Carib Priests Instilling Courage: A Ritual Dance of the Caribbean, 1722
Located in Langweer, NL
, possibly staffs or rattles. Their posture and actions suggest that they are conducting a ritual dance
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1720s Antique Rattles

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Paper

The Wonders of Nature: Exquisite 18th Century Engravings of Reptiles and Insects
Located in Langweer, NL
an illustration of a "Rattle Snake" and a "West Indian Spider," among others. The print is framed
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Late 18th Century Antique Rattles

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Paper

Antique Victorian Coral Bead 18K Gold Cross Pendant
Located in Rotterdam, NL
their children in it for protection. You will also find baby rattles and bite objects made of coral
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Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Rattles

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Coral, 18k Gold

Published Polychromed Rattling Tripod Bowl - Guanacaste, Costa Rica (600-900 AD)
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Birmania polychrome pottery tripod bowl having hollow rattle, zoomorphic head type feet. Interior
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15th Century and Earlier Costa Rican Pre-Columbian Antique Rattles

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Pottery

Published Papagayo Polychromed Rattling Tripod Bowl, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
headed rattle legs. Exterior painted wide band with two stylized plumed serpents of jaguars with short
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15th Century and Earlier Costa Rican Pre-Columbian Antique Rattles

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Pottery

Antique Southwestern-Style Yeibichai-Figure Kilim Rug Early 20th Century
By Navajo
Located in Dallas, TX
. Alongside these elements are vertical forms suggestive of prayer sticks or gourd rattles—abstracted symbols
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Early 20th Century American Aesthetic Movement Antique Rattles

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Wool

Pre-Columbian Colima Shaman terracotta figure vessel Mexican sculpture
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
assistants to royalty. The shaman holds an oval vessel and shakes a rattle in his lively role within a
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15th Century and Earlier Antique Rattles

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Terracotta

Tribal Shaman Rattle
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Shaman Rattle - tsiitsiito Calabash filled with seeds and magical crystals, the wánali stones
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Early 20th Century Brazilian Tribal Antique Rattles

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Wood

19th Century Wooden Rattle
Located in Paris, FR
Rattles were very popular music instruments all along the 18th-19th centuries, although they were
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19th Century French Folk Art Antique Rattles

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Wood

19th Century Wooden Rattle
Located in Paris, FR
Rattles were very popular music instruments all along the 18th-19th centuries, although they were
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19th Century French Folk Art Antique Rattles

19th Century Wooden Rattle
Located in Paris, FR
Rattles were very popular music instruments all along the 18th 19th centuries, although they were
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19th Century French Folk Art Antique Rattles

Materials

Wood

Silver Baby Rattle with Coral
Located in Palermo, IT
A beautiful English Victorian combined baby's rattle with an integral whistle with all the bells
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1860s British Victorian Antique Rattles

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Sterling Silver

Scarecrow with Rattle, 19th Century
Located in Paris, FR
In shape of French policeman Screw is spinning because of the wind and make a wooden noise. Used to scare animals. Rare, from France.
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Mid-19th Century French Folk Art Antique Rattles

Materials

Beech

Antique Silver Rattle by Peter and Ann Bateman
By Peter and Ann Bateman
Located in London, London
Antique silver rattle complete with 4 bells and whistle. Made by Peter and Ann bateman.
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1790s English Antique Rattles

Materials

Silver

Antique Silver Rattle Made by Peter and Ann Bateman, circa 1800
By Peter and Ann Bateman
Located in London, London
Antique silver rattle, complete with 4 bells and whistle, made by Peter and Ann Bateman.
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Early 1800s English Antique Rattles

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Silver

Victorian Baby in Swaddling Clothes Figural Vesta Case, S Mordan, London, 1881
Located in Sittingbourne, Kent
a rattle. The sprung hinged lid to the base set with a striker plate. By Sampson Mordan, London
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1880s English Victorian Antique Rattles

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Silver

Victorian Novelty Silver Baby in Swaddling Clothes Bookmark, 1893
Located in Sittingbourne, Kent
holding a rattle. By Sampson Mordan & Co, London, 1893 In good condition with no damage or repair, a
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1890s English Victorian Antique Rattles

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Silver

At Grandmother’s
Located in New York, NY
with a public whose own placidity was constantly being rattled by the evolving modernity of the times
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Mid-19th Century Dutch School Antique Rattles

Materials

Oil

Antique Sterling Silver Rattle, 1900
By Pearce & Thompson
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A fine and impressive antique Victorian sterling silver rattle modelled in the form of a trumpet
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Early 1900s British Victorian Antique Rattles

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

Set of Three Chinese Rattle Rings, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
These unusual metal rings are early 20th century rattles used by Qing-dynasty merchants and street
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Rattles

Materials

Metal

Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver Dimpled Dumbbell Baby Rattle
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Washington Depot, CT
Tiffany & Co. sterling silver dumbbell baby rattle. This is a beautiful and charming sterling
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Early 20th Century American Antique Rattles

Materials

Sterling Silver

Victorian Sterling Silver Mother of Pearl Baby Rattle
Located in Greenport, NY
Victorian Sterling Silver Mother of Pearl Baby Rattle Length: 6"
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Late 19th Century Antique Rattles

Southwestern Native American Gourd Rattle, Hopi, circa 1900
Located in Denver, CO
A traditional gourd rattle with blue, yellow and black vegetal paints and a wooden handle. Created
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Late 19th Century American Native American Antique Rattles

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Wood

Exceptional Silver Gilt Rattle by Charles Rawlings & William Summers
Located in London, GB
The Rattle is silver gilt and the main shaft has a shaped baluster form, displaying five plain
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1850s English Antique Rattles

Antique Southwestern Native American Gourd Rattle, Hopi, circa 1900
Located in Denver, CO
Gourd rattle with black, white, yellow ochre paint and a wooden handle. Created by a Hopi Artist
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Late 19th Century American Native American Antique Rattles

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Antique Rattles For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are several options of antique rattles available for sale. The range of distinct antique rattles — often made from metal, silver and sterling silver — can elevate any home. Antique rattles have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. Antique rattles are generally popular furniture pieces, but Victorian, Folk Art and Art Nouveau styles are often sought at 1stDibs. Peter and Ann Bateman, Colen Hewer Cheshire and Tiffany & Co. each produced beautiful antique rattles that are worth considering.

How Much are Antique Rattles?

Antique rattles can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $1,011, while the lowest priced sells for $199 and the highest can go for as much as $27,500.