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1970s Carn Studio Pottery Vase
By Carn Pottery
Located in London, GB
A 1970s studio pottery vase by Carn, Cornwall. Rare facetted, hand built woodcut mould design
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Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Pottery

Materials

Pottery

1970s Carn Studio Pottery Vase
1970s Carn Studio Pottery Vase
H 7.49 in W 2.56 in D 1.58 in
1970s Carn Studio Pottery Vase
By Carn Pottery
Located in London, GB
A 1970s studio pottery vase by Carn, Cornwall. Rare hand built, facetted wood-cut mould design
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Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Pottery

Materials

Pottery

1970s Carn Studio Pottery Vase
1970s Carn Studio Pottery Vase
H 6.7 in W 2.17 in D 1.78 in
Signed Mid-Century Scheier Pottery Serving Dish
By Edwin and Mary Scheier
Located in Forney, TX
Early and rare hand-thrown ceramic serving dish by mid-century modern masters, Edwin and Mary
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Pottery

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery

Mid-Century Modern West German Fat Lava Pottery Vase by Ilkra Edel Keramik
By Ilkra Edel Keramik 1
Located in COLMAR, FR
A perfect example of mid-century modern German art pottery. This fat lava vase was made by the west
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Antique Mid-19th Century German Mid-Century Modern Pottery

Materials

Pottery, Clay

Beautiful Huge and Rare David Gil Vase by Bennington Pottery, USA
By David Gil
Located in Berlin, DE
Mint David Gil Vase in white made by Bennington Pottery, USA.
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Pottery

Materials

Ceramic

Rare 1950s Eva Zeisel Stoneware Bird Teapot Mid-Century Figural Vessel
By Eva Zeisel
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Early design, whimsical! A bird-form teapot with winged lid, Monmouth Pottery, via Pine Stoneware
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Pottery

Materials

Ceramic

"In the Sauna, " Highly Rare Mid-Century Dish by Der März, Estonia
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This charming Mid-Century scene, in a sauna, depicts two nude figures in a moment of cleansing
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Vintage 1950s Estonian Mid-Century Modern Pottery

Materials

Clay

Cannakale Turkish Stylish Unusual Pottery Cadogan Jug
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A rare and unusual Turkish Cannakale glazed pottery cadogan jug dating from the 19th century. This
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Antique Mid-19th Century Turkish Islamic Pottery

Materials

Pottery

Staffordshire Blue Transfer Pottery Teapot Trivet in the Ostrich Hunt Pattern
By Staffordshire
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine blue transfer Staffordshire pottery trivet. In the Ostrich Hunt pattern. An
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Antique Mid-19th Century British Pottery

Materials

Pottery

Rare 18th Century French Glazed Terracotta Cruche du Quercy or Walnut Oil Jug
Located in Birmingham, AL
France, circa mid 1700s. This rare glazed earthenware jug with its round shaped belly, three arching
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Antique Mid-18th Century French Pottery

Materials

Terracotta

Japanese Antique Pottery Bowl/'Tempo Oribe' Seto Ware/1830-1844/Wabisabi Bowl
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
I would like to introduce a simple but very beautiful tea bowl. This is a type of pottery called
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Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Pottery

Materials

Pottery

Set of 4 Decorative Hand Painted Italian Pottery Dessert Bowls by DeSimone
By Giovanni de Simone
Located in San Diego, CA
Set of 4 rare decorative hand-painted Italian dessert cups by DeSimone, circa the 1960s. The mugs
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Pottery

Materials

Pottery

Maria Martinez Black Ware Pottery Jar
By Navajo
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Black on black pottery jar by Marie Martinez, signed Marie. 1943 - 1956; 4" x 6" San Ildefonso
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Mid-20th Century American Native American Pottery

Materials

Clay

Staffordshire English Pottery Dog Saving Drowning Boy Spill Vase
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
and dating from the mid 19th century. The spill vase stands on an oval shaped base and portrays a
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Antique 1850s English Early Victorian Pottery

Materials

Pottery

Maria Poveka Martinez Black Ware Pottery Jar
By Navajo
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Black on black pottery jar with gunmetal finish, signed Maria Poveka. 1956 - 1965; 6" x 8". San
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Mid-20th Century American Native American Pottery

Materials

Clay

Maria Poveka Martinez Black Ware Pottery Bowl
By Navajo
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Black on black pottery bowl with gunmetal finish, signed Maria Poveka. 1956 - 1965; 7 3/4" x 2 3/4
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Mid-20th Century American Native American Pottery

Materials

Clay

Maria Poveka Martinez Black Ware Pottery Jar
By Navajo
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Black on black pottery jar with gun metal finish, signed Maria Poveka. 1956 - 1965; 4 1/4" x 6
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Mid-20th Century American Native American Pottery

Materials

Clay

Maria Poveka Martinez Black Ware Pottery Jar
By Navajo
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Polished plain black on black pottery jar by Maria Martinez, signed Maria Poveka. 1956 - 1965; 4" x
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Mid-20th Century American Native American Pottery

Materials

Clay

Maria Poveka Martinez Black Ware Pottery Bowl
By Navajo
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Polished plain black on black pottery bowl by Maria Martinez, signed Maria Poveka. 1956 - 1965; 9 1
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Mid-20th Century American Native American Pottery

Materials

Clay

Large Maria Martinez Black Ware Pottery Jar
By Navajo
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Martinez pottery in all sizes) Check us out! Family Owned & Operated Cisco’s Gallery deals in the rare
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Mid-20th Century American Native American Pottery

Materials

Clay

Maria and Julian Martinez Black Ware Pottery Jar
By Navajo
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Martinez pottery in all sizes) Check us out! Family Owned & Operated Cisco’s Gallery deals in the rare
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Mid-20th Century American Native American Pottery

Materials

Clay

Santana and Adam Martinez Black Ware Pottery Jar
By Navajo
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Black on black pottery jar with feathered design, signed Santana and Adam Martinez. 1955 - 1975; 5
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Mid-20th Century American Native American Pottery

Materials

Clay

Maria and Santana Martinez Black Ware Pottery Jar
By Navajo
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Martinez pottery in all sizes) Check us out! Family Owned & Operated Cisco’s Gallery deals in the rare
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Mid-20th Century American Native American Pottery

Materials

Clay

Maria and Santana Martinez Black Ware Pottery Jar
By Navajo
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Martinez pottery in all sizes) Check us out! Family Owned & Operated Cisco’s Gallery deals in the rare
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Mid-20th Century American Native American Pottery

Materials

Clay

Maria and Santana Martinez Black Ware Pottery Bowl
By Navajo
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Martinez pottery in all sizes) Check us out! Family Owned & Operated Cisco’s Gallery deals in the rare
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Mid-20th Century American Native American Pottery

Materials

Clay

Maria and Santana Martinez Black Ware Pottery Bowl
By Navajo
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Martinez pottery in all sizes) Check us out! Family Owned & Operated Cisco’s Gallery deals in the rare
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Mid-20th Century American Native American Pottery

Materials

Clay

Maria and Santana Martinez Black Ware Pottery Jar
By Navajo
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Martinez pottery in all sizes) Check us out! Family Owned & Operated Cisco’s Gallery deals in the rare
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Mid-20th Century American Native American Pottery

Materials

Clay

Maria and Santana Martinez Black Ware Pottery Bowl
By Navajo
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Martinez pottery in all sizes) Check us out! Family Owned & Operated Cisco’s Gallery deals in the rare
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Mid-20th Century American Native American Pottery

Materials

Clay

Maria and Santana Martinez Black Ware Pottery Jar
By Navajo
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Martinez pottery in all sizes) Check us out! Family Owned & Operated Cisco’s Gallery deals in the rare
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Mid-20th Century American Native American Pottery

Materials

Clay

Maria and Santana Martinez Black Ware Pottery Bowl
By Navajo
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Martinez pottery in all sizes) Check us out! Family Owned & Operated Cisco’s Gallery deals in the rare
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Mid-20th Century American Native American Pottery

Materials

Clay

Maria and Santana Martinez Black Ware Pottery Bowl
By Navajo
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Martinez pottery in all sizes) Check us out! Family Owned & Operated Cisco’s Gallery deals in the rare
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Mid-20th Century American Native American Pottery

Materials

Clay

Maria and Santana Martinez Black Ware Pottery Jar
By Navajo
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Martinez pottery in all sizes) Check us out! Family Owned & Operated Cisco’s Gallery deals in the rare
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Mid-20th Century American Native American Pottery

Materials

Clay

Maria and Santana Martinez Black Ware Pottery Bowl
By Navajo
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Martinez pottery in all sizes) Check us out! Family Owned & Operated Cisco’s Gallery deals in the rare
Category

Mid-20th Century American Native American Pottery

Materials

Clay

Marie and Julian Martinez Black Ware Pottery Jar
By Navajo
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
20th-century American potters. Inspired by the findings of archeologists, Maria and her husband led a
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Mid-20th Century American Pottery

Materials

Clay

Exceptional, Large Maria and Julian Martinez Black Ware Pottery Jar
By Navajo
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Martinez pottery in all sizes) Check us out! Family Owned & Operated Cisco’s Gallery deals in the rare
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Mid-20th Century American Native American Pottery

Materials

Clay

Large Glazed Stoneware Vase by Stig Lindberg, Scandinavian Pottery, 1960s
By Stig Lindberg
Located in Zagreb, HR
Stunning and very rare large size glazed stoneware vase by Stig Lindberg Produced by Gustavsberg
Category

Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Pottery

Materials

Stoneware

Vintage French Provincial Pottery Complete 27 Piece Fish Service Set, Circa 1950
Located in New Orleans, LA
Rare vintage French provincial ceramic pottery complete 27 piece fish service set from Vallauris
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Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Pottery

Materials

Ceramic

Large Pottery Pitcher by Mark Hewitt, Chatham Co., NC, November 1995
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Continental Europe, Asia, and the Middle East and ranging in date and style from Baroque to Mid-Century Modern
Category

Late 20th Century American Pottery

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

Rare and Beautiful Wilhelm Kage Farsta Bowl
By Wilhelm Kage
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Excellent hand thrown Kage Farsta stoneware bowl with interesting and nicely drippy matte finish yellow/ochre glaze. Hand signed and stamped, as shown. The world renown Wilhelm Kage ...
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Vintage 1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Pottery

Materials

Stoneware

Rare and Beautiful Wilhelm Kage Farsta Bowl
Rare and Beautiful Wilhelm Kage Farsta Bowl
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H 4.5 in W 5.5 in D 4.5 in
Exceptional Early 19th Century French Glazed Terracotta Walnut Oil Jug
Located in Birmingham, AL
oil for household lighting. From the mid-19th century, due to the import of lighting fuel and the
Category

Antique 1810s French Pottery

Materials

Earthenware, Pottery, Terracotta

Louisville Pottery Company Daniel Boone Rare Mauve Mid Century Modern Kentucky
By Louisville Pottery Company
Located in Mobile, AL
Mud : Early Twentieth Century Kentucky Art Pottery Edited by Warren Payne.
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Vintage 1930s American Machine Age Vases

Materials

Pottery

Marcello Fantoni Italy Wall Plaque Still Life, circa 1950
By Marcello Fantoni
Located in Pymble, NSW
A rare and beautiful large wall plaque by Marcello Fantoni of Italy, circa 1955 decorated with a
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Pottery

Materials

Pottery

Bitossi, Londi Designed Lion Series 'Pietra', circa 1964, Italy
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in Pymble, NSW
base and finished with different glazes. The 'bronze' finish as here is very rare. See photo with
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Pottery

Materials

Pottery

Mexican Wall Face Plates in the style of Picasso
Located in New York, NY
Unique and a rare find are these fabulous Mexican wall face plates in the style of Picasso. Lots
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Vintage 1970s Mexican Pottery

Materials

Ceramic

Mathilde Schaefer Modern Studio Pot with Horse Motif
By Mathilde Schaefer
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Arizona artist Lew Davis. This unusual and rare terra cotta vase with a glazed turquoise interior (and
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Pottery

Materials

Clay

'2' Studio Ceramic Vases by Maria Philippi for Søholm Stentøj, Denmark
By Maria Philippi, Søholm Stentøj
Located in Norwalk, CT
stunning set of (2) rare Danish Mid-Century ceramic vases, designed by Maria Philippi for Søholm Stentøj
Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Pottery

Materials

Ceramic

Aldo Londi Bitossi Orange Bird/Duck Italy 1960's
By Aldo Londi
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Rare bird (duck) with metal feet by Aldo Londi for Bitossi, ca' 1960's. Handmade. Shiny orange
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Pottery

Materials

Ceramic

Hand-Painted Ceramic Water RareJug by Giovanni Desimone With Sangria Recipe
By Giovanni DeSimone
Located in San Diego, CA
One-of-kind pitcher hand-painted by Giovanni Desimone, great design signed, Made in Italy a rare
Category

Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Pottery

Materials

Ceramic

English Delft Campana Vase, C1760
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A rare, large vase in a classical shape, decorated with figures in a landscape. Large pieces of
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Antique Mid-18th Century English Neoclassical Pottery

Materials

Earthenware

English Delft Campana Vase, C1760
English Delft Campana Vase, C1760
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H 6.7 in Dm 4.73 in
Malcolm Leland Large Sculptural Bisque Ceramic Vase, 1950s
By Malcolm Leland
Located in Coronado, CA
. This unglazed bisque example is incredibly rare. It sports some 70 years of jaw dropping patina, as can
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Pottery

Materials

Ceramic

Picassoesque Ceramic Figure Dinner Bell by Jack Squier for Howat Kilns - Mexico
By Jack Squier, La Gardo Tackett, Pablo Picasso
Located in St. Louis, MO
, female with extended neck and cubist face, breasts and hands. In find condition, no issues, rare find
Category

Vintage 1950s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Pottery

Materials

Ceramic

Piero Fornasetti Porcelain Astrolabe Plate, Number 5
By Fornasetti
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
. This is a very rare edition with the special mark on the back side "La Production International
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Pottery

Materials

Ceramic

Brampton Early Victorian Salt Glazed Stoneware Dog Bowl
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
dating from the mid 19th century or possibly slightly earlier. The eight sided stoneware bowl is of
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Pottery

Materials

Stoneware

Brampton Early Victorian Salt Glazed Stoneware Dog Bowl
Brampton Early Victorian Salt Glazed Stoneware Dog Bowl
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H 4.73 in W 10.44 in D 7.09 in
Knabstrup Ceramic Moon Frog Bud Vase Vintage Mid-Century Modern Studio Pottery
By Knabstrup
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Rare and monumental 1950s Danish modern cobalt and brown Knabstrup Studio sculptural flower vase
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Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vases

Materials

Pottery

18th Century Whieldon-Type Creamware Pottery Cow
By Thomas Whieldon Pottery
Located in Downingtown, PA
Rare 18th century Whieldon-type creamware pottery cow, circa 1765. The rare press-moulded cow
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Antique Mid-18th Century English Georgian Animal Sculptures

Materials

Creamware, Pottery

Rare Mid-Century Large French Accolay Ceramic TOTEM Vase, 1950s
By Accolay Pottery
Located in Paris, IDF
This rare Accolay glazed ceramic vase à oreilles was part of the Maya collection made in the 1950s
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Rare 19th Century Rockingham Lided Water Pitcher
By Rockingham Pottery Company
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fine example of Rockingham / Bennington 19th century pottery is in mint condition and has the
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Antique Mid-19th Century American Adirondack Ceramics

Materials

Pottery

Rare Bitossi Pottery Lamp for Wilmar. Mid Century Modern Italian Fine Decor 1950
By Bitossi
Located in Peoria, AZ
MARVELOUS! BITOSSI TEAK & POTTERY SCULPTURAL LAMP FOR WILMAR LAMP CO. GORGEOUS MODERNISM
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Pottery, Wood

Rare Large Tall Mid-Century Danish Modern Pottery Table Lamp Teak Pebble Paneled
Located in Wayne, NJ
Unusual large tall mid-century danish modern pottery table lamp teak and pebble panels. 42.88" to
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Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

Materials

Pottery

Rare Mid-Century Modern MCM Pottery Vase, Jar with Lid Signed "Beth Salin 1970"
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This rare Mid-Century Modern MCM pottery vase, jar with lid signed "Beth Salin 1970" is truly
Category

Late 20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Jars

Materials

Pottery

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Find many varieties of an authentic piece of rare mid century pottery available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of ceramic, pottery and stoneware, every item from our selection of rare mid century pottery was constructed with great care. There are many kinds of the choice in our collection of rare mid century pottery you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. An object in our assortment of rare mid century pottery, designed in the Mid-Century Modern, Art Deco or Scandinavian Modern style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. Architectural Pottery, David Cressey and Bitossi each produced at least one beautiful option in this array of rare mid century pottery that is worth considering.

How Much is a Rare Mid Century Pottery?

A piece of rare mid century pottery can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $1,200, while the lowest priced sells for $135 and the highest can go for as much as $12,000.

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