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Rare California Modernist Desk, walnut & brass attrib to Brown Saltman
By Brown Saltman
Located in Buffalo, NY
Rare California Modernist Desk, walnut & brass attrib to Brown Saltman.... Stunning figured walnut
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Modernist Architectural Walnut Desk designed by Merton Gershun for Dillingham
By Merton Gershun, Dillingham Manufacturing Company
Located in Buffalo, NY
design to the every-day American consumer.Desk in nice original condition.Minor ding to front left corner
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Luigi Olivieri , rare modernist desk in walnut and blond maple
By Luigi Olivieri
Located in Milano, IT
COD-2136 Luigi Olivieri Rare modernist desk in walnut and blond maple with ground glass top and
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Maple

Mid Century Modern Brass Legs and Base Walnut Kneehole Writing Desk Modernist
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Mid-Century Modern brass legs and base walnut kneehole writing desk modernist. Item features unique
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

modernist art deco desk in walnut circa 190/1940
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
modernist art deco desk in walnut circa 190/1940 To be restored, missing wood veneer
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Desks

Materials

Walnut

Early George Nelson Desk / Return, Child's Desk, Modernist, Herman Miller
By Herman Miller, George Nelson
Located in Buffalo, NY
Early George Nelson desk / return, child's desk, Modernist, Herman Miller, Retains original Herman
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

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Aluminum, Steel

Modernist Tubular Steel Desk, Walnut Veneer, Chromium Plated Metall, circa 1935
By Vichr & Co.
Located in Berlin, DE
Modernist tubular steel desk, walnut veneer, chromium plated metal, circa 1935 This desk is
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Vintage 1930s Czech Bauhaus Desks

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Modernist Desk by John Van Koert for Drexel
By Drexel, John Van Koert
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A boldly angled modernist single pedestal desk having a distinctive raised gallery with sliding
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

1930's Modernist Desk by Jindrich Halabala for UP Brno
By Up Závody, Jindřich Halabala
Located in Brno, CZ
An original Modernist desk from the 1930s. This piece has a dignified design with stylish
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Vintage 1930s Czech Bauhaus Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Beech, Walnut

Lucite and Walnut floating Desk
Located in Ballard, CA
A highly engineered modernist desk made from a walnut (or oak, mahogany, or rosewood veneer) case
Category

2010s American Modern Desks

Materials

Metal

Lucite and Walnut floating Desk
Lucite and Walnut floating Desk
H 30 in W 64 in D 30 in
Early production Florence Knoll Desk, Classic Modernist design, Knoll New York
By Knoll, Florence Knoll
Located in Buffalo, NY
Early production walnut and rosewood desk designed by Florence Knoll for Knoll ,features richly
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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Stainless Steel

Art Deco Modernist Partners Desk, circa 1930
Located in Devon, England
veneered in a Bombay Walnut veneers which has a warm reddish tone with light figuring throughout. This desk
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Mid-20th Century Belgian Art Deco Desks

Materials

Chrome

Art Deco Modernist Partners Desk, circa 1930
Art Deco Modernist Partners Desk, circa 1930
H 30.32 in W 63.78 in D 39.38 in
Lucite and Dark Walnut floating Desk
Located in Ballard, CA
A highly engineered modernist desk made from a walnut (or oak, mahogany, or rosewood veneer) case
Category

2010s American Modern Desks

Materials

Metal

Lucite and Natural Walnut floating Desk
Located in Ballard, CA
A highly engineered modernist desk made from a walnut (or oak, mahogany, or rosewood veneer) case
Category

2010s American Modern Desks

Materials

Metal

Restored Bauhaus Writing Desk, by André Lurcat, Walnut, New Polish, Czech, 1930s
By André Lurcat
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Restored Bauhaus Writing Desk Catalog model: PS 8 Material: Walnut, Chrome-plated Steel Source
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Vintage 1930s Czech Bauhaus Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Handcrafted English Desk
Located in London, GB
A totally unique handcrafted modernist desk designed and made in England by our craftspeople using
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21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak, Walnut

Handcrafted English Desk
Handcrafted English Desk
H 28.35 in W 47.25 in D 27.56 in
Office Desk in Walnut Stainless Steel Frame by Bodil Kjaer 1959 for Karakter
By Bodil Kjaer
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Office Desk by Bodil Kjaer 1959 Coveted by renowned modernist architects Marcel Breuer, José Luis
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2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Stainless Steel

Gio Ponti: Monumental Executive Desk in Reeded Walnut and Brass, Italy 1950s
By Gio Ponti
Located in New York, NY
Gio Ponti (1891-1979) A rare and important executive desk by Gio Ponti, in dramatically carved and
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Brass

Silvio Cavatorta Diminutive Desk with Companion Table in Walnut and Green Glass
By Silvio Cavatorta
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Handsome Italian Modernist Silvio Cavatorta two-piece desk and table set in deeply sculpted Italian
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Vintage 1950s Italian Desks

Materials

Glass, Walnut

Art Deco Secretary Cabinet Desk in Book Matched Walnut by Gilbert Rohde
By Gilbert Rohde
Located in New York, NY
This rare and captivating Art Deco Drop Front Secreter Desk in Book-matched Hand-Rubbed Walnut is
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Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Desks

Materials

Walnut

Two Modernist art deco writing tables circa 1930
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Two Modernist art deco writing tables circa 1930
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Two Modernist art deco writing tables circa 1930
Two Modernist art deco writing tables circa 1930
H 30.32 in W 66.93 in D 33.47 in
Office Desk in Walnut Red Frame by Bodil Kjaer 1959 for Karakter
By Bodil Kjaer
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Office Desk by Bodil Kjaer 1959 Coveted by renowned modernist architects Marcel Breuer, José Luis
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2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Stainless Steel

Office Desk in Walnut Wood And Stainless Steel Frame by Bodil Kjaer for Karakter
By Bodil Kjaer
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Office Desk in Walnut Wood And Stainless Steel Frame by Bodil Kjaer for Karakter Coveted by
Category

2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Stainless Steel

Handcrafted English Oak Desk
Located in London, GB
A new freestanding modern English oak desk design. Designed and handmade in England using skilled
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21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

Handcrafted English Oak Desk
Handcrafted English Oak Desk
H 31.5 in W 59.06 in D 14.97 in
Ico Parisi Rectangular Midcentury Italian Writing Table Desk, 1950
By Ico Parisi
Located in Rome, IT
walnut wood. This polished material transforms this desk into a modernist sculpture with sharp, geometric
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Handcrafted English Oak Desk Console
Located in London, GB
Our larger handcrafted Modernist wall mounted oak desk/vanity or console table designed and
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21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak, Leather

Handcrafted English Oak Desk Console
Handcrafted English Oak Desk Console
H 31.11 in W 52.76 in D 13.98 in
Jacques Adnet Iron and Oak Desk, 1950s France
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Monumental Art Deco era desk by French Modernist designer Jacques Adnet. Black iron 'A' frame with
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Vintage 1950s French Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Iron

Carl Aubock „C“ Walnut Clothes Coat Brush, Signed, Midcentury, Austria, 1960s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful modernist clothes or coat brush in the shape of the letter C from the 1960s. Designed
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Walnut

1940s Writing Desk by Ico Parisi for Brugnoli Mobili, Cantu, Wax-Polished
By Ico Parisi, Brugnoli Mobili Cantú
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Elegant writing desk with legs and frame in solid walnut, veneer teak wood the tops and partridge
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut, Teak

Art Deco Streamline French Desk Set, circa 1930
Located in Devon, England
This is what we call desk eye candy! For those who desire something of the highest quality and
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Desk Sets

Materials

Chrome

Mid Century Modern Model T333 desk by Osvaldo Borsani for Tecno
By Tecno
Located in London, GB
Model T333 desk produced in 1975 from a design by Osvaldo Borsani and Eugenio Geri and manufctured
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Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Metal

Mid-Century Chair in Ebonized Walnut Base with Holly Hunt Fabric
Located in New York, NY
legs with rectilinear cross stretchers in ebonized walnut. The top of the back has a subtle incised
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Vintage 1950s American Art Deco Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Walnut

Italian Modernist Style Walnut Table Desk
Located in Montreal, QC
Italian modernist style walnut table desk with the four splayed fitted with brass hoofs. Italy
Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Tables

Materials

Walnut

Pair of Midcentury Chairs in Ebonized Walnut Base W/ Holly Hunt Fabric
Located in New York, NY
cylindrical legs with rectilinear cross stretchers in ebonized walnut. The top of the backs have a subtle
Category

Vintage 1950s American Art Deco Office Chairs and Desk Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Walnut

Monumental Monteverdi Young Boomerang Desk, Gilded and Ebonized, 1960's
By Monteverdi-Young, Maurice Bailey
Located in Culver City, CA
Step into a world where luxury meets artistry with this monumental executive desk, a true statement
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Walnut

Rare Version of Herman Miller George Nelson Action Office Series Roll Top Desk
By George Nelson
Located in Pasadena, TX
Series roll up tambour desk 1964 design Walnut roll up top (4) action drawers Ebonized black side
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Vintage 1960s North American Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Aluminum

American Mid Century Modern Walnut & Leather Modernist Paper Desk Tray
By Peter Pepper Products
Located in San Diego, CA
Single letter desk tray with solid walnut walls and leather insert, circa 1970s freshly refinished
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

Materials

Leather, Walnut

Modernist Art Deco Desk or Table in Walnut, Metal Spacer and Shoe, circa 1930
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
modernist Art Deco desk or table in walnut, metal spacer and shoe, circa 1930 varnish to redo.  
Category

Vintage 1930s European Art Deco Tables

Materials

Metal

Joan Busquets Workshop Masterpiece Modernist Nouveau Desk Cabinet, ca. 1898
Located in South Burlington, VT
Cabinetry Art. JOAN BUSQUETS I (Barcelona, 1874-1949). Modernist Cabinet and Desk, ca. 1898. Modernist
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Antique 19th Century Spanish Arts and Crafts Cabinets

Materials

Wood, Walnut

Mid Century Modern Desk Chair in Ebonized Walnut & Copper Sharkskin
Located in New York, NY
This elegant mid century modern desk chair was realized in the United States, circa 1950. It
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Vintage 1950s Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Walnut

Mid-Century Modernist High Back or Desk Chair w/ New Missoni Fabric
Located in New York, NY
This elegant Mid-Century Modern high back/ desk chair has cabriole ebonized walnut legs, and a
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Walnut, Fabric

Bodil Kjaer, 1959 Red And Walnut Office Desk For Karakter
By Bodil Kjaer
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Bodil Kjaer, 1959 Red And Walnut Office Desk For Karakter Coveted by renowned modernist architects
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2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Walnut

Mid-Century Modern Desk Chair in Ebonized Walnut and Copper Sharkskin
Located in New York, NY
This elegant Mid-Century Modern desk chair was realized in the United States, circa 1950. It
Category

Vintage 1950s Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Walnut

Elusive Modernist Action Office Desk or Table by George Nelson for Herman Miller
By Herman Miller, George Nelson
Located in Buffalo, NY
Rarely seen modernist action office desk or conference table by George Nelson for Herman Miller
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Conference Tables

Materials

Aluminum

Mid Century Modern Vintage Freestanding Wall Unit Desk in Walnut, circa 1960s
Located in Troy, MI
Vintage Mid Century Modern Freestanding Wall Unit Desk Great modernist secretary wall unit circa
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Secretaires

Materials

Walnut

Bodil Kjaer, 1959 Stainless Steel And Walnut Office Desk For Karakter
By Bodil Kjaer
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Bodil Kjaer, 1959 Stainless Steel And Walnut Office Desk For Karakter Coveted by renowned
Category

2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Steel

Mid-Century Modernist Chair in Walnut with Brass Arms by Kofod-Larsen
By Ib Kofod-Larsen
Located in New York, NY
This Mid-Century Modernist Sculptural Chair in Black Enameled Walnut with Brass Arms is created by
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Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Brass, Enamel

Memphis Style Black Brown Modernist Office Chair Desk Chair Matteo Grassi, Italy
By Matteo Grassi
Located in Vienna, AT
Memphis style Black and Brown modern swivelling desk chair or office chair attributed to Matteo
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Late 20th Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Metal

Gunlocke Desk, Arm Chair
By Gunlocke
Located in New York, NY
Modernist Walnut armchair with a sinuous frame with a matte oiled finish, upholstered in off white
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Walnut

Gunlocke Desk, Arm Chair
Gunlocke Desk, Arm Chair
H 33.5 in W 23 in D 19 in
Danish Modernist Chairs, Erik Kirkegaard
By Høng Stolefabrik, Erik Kirkegaard
Located in London, GB
do they look superb - they are excellent for extended hours at the desk, table or reading etc etc
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Beech, Walnut, Faux Leather, Teak

Danish Modernist Chairs, Erik Kirkegaard
Danish Modernist Chairs, Erik Kirkegaard
H 32.68 in W 24.81 in D 20.87 in
Set of 4 Mid-Century Modernist Chairs in Walnut with Brass Arms by Kofod-Larsen
By Ib Kofod-Larsen
Located in New York, NY
This Set of Four Mid-Century Modernist Sculptural Chairs in Black Enameled Walnut with Brass Arms
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Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Brass, Enamel

Porter Desk, in White Oak, by August Abode
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Meet our Porter Desk, showcasing modernist simplicity. This understated, piece pairs clean-lines
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21st Century and Contemporary American Dessert Tables and Tilt-top Tables

Materials

Wood, Walnut, Oak

Bodil Kjaer Walnut Principal Dining Table For Karakter
By Bodil Kjaer
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Bodil Kjaer, 1961 Walnut Principal Dining Table For Karakter One of the last living mid-century
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2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Walnut

Bodil Kjaer, 1961, Walnut Principal Bar Chair For Karakter
By Bodil Kjaer
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Bodil Kjaer, 1961, Walnut Principal Bar Chair For Karakter Drawing inspiration from Bodil Kjær's
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2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Walnut

French Art Deco Burl Walnut Occasional or Side Table
Located in New York City, NY
French Modernist stepped two tier cubist end table in bookmatched walnut. The top surface raised on
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco End Tables

Materials

Walnut

Bodil Kjaer, 1959 Dark Grey And Natural Oak Office Desk For Karakter
By Bodil Kjaer
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Bodil Kjaer, 1959 Dark Grey And Natural Oak Office Desk For Karakter Coveted by renowned modernist
Category

2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Steel

Paolo Buffa for Serafino Arrighi Rare Cherry and Walnut Rectangular Table, 1940s
By Serafino Arrighi, Paolo Buffa
Located in New York, NY
, resting on walnut base with sculptural and elegant curved crisscross legs. The tabletop has a gorgeous
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Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Tables

Materials

Walnut, Cherry

Bodil Kjaer, 1959 Dark Grey And White Stained Oak Office Desk For Karakter
By Bodil Kjaer
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Bodil Kjaer, 1959 Dark Grey And White Stained Oak Office Desk For Karakter Coveted by renowned
Category

2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Steel

Art Deco Strohmenger Baby Grand Piano Figured Walnut Square Legs and Lyre
Located in Leeds, GB
Art Deco style, 1945, Strohmenger baby grand piano with a polished, book-matched, figured walnut
Category

Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Musical Instruments

Materials

Brass

A Florence Knoll Walnut and Chrome Oval Dining Table by G.M. Proctor & Sons
By Florence Knoll
Located in San Francisco, CA
of sturdy construction consisting of a solid oval walnut top in a chevron pattern resting on a
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Vintage 1960s American Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Walnut

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Walnut Modernist Desk For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic walnut modernist desk available at 1stDibs. A walnut modernist desk — often made from wood, walnut and metal — can elevate any home. Find 246 options for an antique or vintage walnut modernist desk now, or shop our selection of 13 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. There are many kinds of the walnut modernist desk you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 19th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. A walnut modernist desk made by mid-century modern designers — as well as those associated with Art Deco — is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one walnut modernist desk that is appealing in its simplicity, but George Nelson, Jens Risom and Herman Miller produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Walnut Modernist Desk?

Prices for a walnut modernist desk can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $165 and can go as high as $150,000, while the average can fetch as much as $3,573.