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Early 20th Century Walnut & Leather Secretary Desk
Located in Miami, FL
The early 20th century French secretaire was made of walnut. Called secretaire en abbatant by the
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Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

20th Century English Adams Style Hand Painted Double Bonnet Top Secretary Desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Early 20th century English Adams style hand painted double bonnet top secretary desk. Item features
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20th Century North American Adam Style Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany, Paint

Early 1900's Antique Venetian, Burled, Walnut, Mirrored, Secretary / Desk!!
Located in Austin, TX
Gorgeous Antique Secretary, Venetian, Burled, Walnut, Mirrored Doors, Desk, early 1900s, 20th
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Early 20th Century Italian Other Desks and Writing Tables

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Walnut

Antique Tiger Oak Secretary Desk by Danner
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Discover the timeless elegance of the Antique Tiger Oak Secretary Desk by Danner, featuring
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Early 20th Century American Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

1930s Larkin Soap Secretary Desk
By Larkin & Co.
Located in Germantown, MD
Antique oak, slant front secretary made by Larkin. Measures 30.5" in width x 16" in depth x 46.5
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Early 20th Century American American Classical Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

1930s Larkin Soap Secretary Desk
1930s Larkin Soap Secretary Desk
H 46.5 in W 30.5 in D 16 in
Early 20th C. Chippendale Style Mahogany Oxbow Slant Front Desk
Located in Germantown, MD
An early 20th century Chippendale Style Mahogany Oxbow Slant Front Secretary Desk. 4 dovetailed
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Early 20th Century American Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Oak Roll Top Secretary Desk with Drawers
Located in Madrid, ES
Oak secretary / writing desk from circa 1900's. Featuring a roll-up flap with underlying writing
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Early 20th Century British Edwardian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Brass

Oak Roll Top Secretary Desk with Drawers
Oak Roll Top Secretary Desk with Drawers
H 47.25 in W 51.19 in D 29.53 in
Antique Kittinger Spanish Colonial Walnut Fall Front Secretary Desk Barley Twist
By Kittinger Furniture Company
Located in Dayton, OH
"Extremely rare 1 of a kind early Kittinger Spanish Colonial fall front secretary or library desk
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Early 20th Century Spanish Colonial Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut

Antique English Edwardian Mahogany Inlaid Secretary Slant Front Desk & Chair
Located in Plainview, NY
An antique English Edwardian slant front writing desk, a true embodiment of the refined
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Early 20th Century Edwardian Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Maison Jansen French Louis-XVI Style Ebonized Secretary Desk
By Maison Jansen
Located in New York, NY
French Louis XVI-style (1940s) ebonized & bronze trim abbatant form desk with a drop front interior above 3 drawers and below a narrow drawer with a bronze design panel. (stamped: JA...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

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Marble, Bronze

Early 20th Century French Wooden Secretary
Located in High Point, NC
A wooden desk created in early 20th century France. A crest of musical instruments and vines is
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Early 20th Century French French Provincial Secretaires

Materials

Brass

Early 20th Century French Wooden Secretary
Early 20th Century French Wooden Secretary
H 53.1 in W 38.8 in D 20.7 in
Stickley Brothers Style Antique Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Drop Front Desk
By Stickley Brothers
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Mission or Arts & Crafts slant front writing desk or secretary desk In the manner of
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Copper

Vintage French Provincial Petit-Bureau de Dame
Located in Forney, TX
Provincial France in early/mid 20th century, finished in luxurious Louis XV taste, having a custom
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood, Paint

Early 20th Century Art Deco Otto Schulz Boet Secretary
By Boet, Otto Schulz
Located in Kramfors, SE
and 22 cm respectively. Based in Gothenburg from the early 20th century, OTTO SCHULZ was a
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Early 20th Century Swedish Art Deco Secretaires

Materials

Birch

Antique Victorian Painted Grain Dragon Griffon Secretary Library Writing Desk
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Early 20th Century Victorian style secretary writing desk featuring painted grain finish
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Early 20th Century Victorian Secretaires

Materials

Hardwood

Antique Chippendale Style Walnut Drop Front Secretary Ladies Writing Desk
Located in Dayton, OH
An antique early 20th century ladies' secretary desk. Made from walnut with a maple writing surface
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Early 20th Century Chippendale Secretaires

Materials

Walnut

Antique Chippendale Serpentine Oxbow Mahogany Secretary Library Writing Desk 40"
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique early 20th century Chippendale style secretary or writing desk. Made of mahogany featuring
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Early 20th Century Chippendale Secretaires

Materials

Mahogany

Early 20th-Century Scriban in Chinese Lacquer
Located in NICE, FR
, representing exquisite Italian craftsmanship from the early 20th century. The lower section is equipped with a
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Early 20th Century Italian Chinoiserie Desks

Materials

Wood, Paint

Early 20th-Century Scriban in Chinese Lacquer
Early 20th-Century Scriban in Chinese Lacquer
H 89.77 in W 37.41 in D 17.72 in
Antique Farmhouse Country Pine Secretary Writing Desk Bookcase Kitchen Cupboard
Located in Dayton, OH
An early 20th century pine secretary desk or cupboard. Features an glass covered upper bookcase
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Late 20th Century Country Cabinets

Materials

Glass, Pine

Antique Trumeau Burl Wood Style Secretary Writing Desk Chest with Drawers
Located in Greer, SC
Attractive Italian Rococo style burl wood veneer secretary cabinet, circa early 20th century
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Early 20th Century European Rococo Revival Secretaires

Materials

Wood

20th Century White-Grey Swedish Gustavian Two Part Pinewood Bureau, Secretary
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
the original window panes in glass. The secretary writing table, desk represents the Neoclassical
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Early 20th Century Swedish Gustavian Secretaires

Materials

Metal, Bronze

Louis XV Style Commode/ Secretary with Leather Writing Surface, 3 Drawers
Located in Houston, TX
Early 20th century, the rectangular top with projecting corners and a three-quarter pierced brass
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Early 20th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Mahogany

Lady's Writing Desk/ Secretary in Mahogany w/ Cylinder Top over Chest of Drawers
Located in Miami, FL
A beautiful writing secretary in figured mahogany featuring a flight of 4 drawers & a cylinder top
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Early 20th Century Danish Queen Anne Secretaires

Materials

Mahogany

Italian Rococo Style Walnut Secretary Cabinet
Located in Cypress, CA
Attractive Italian Rococo style walnut veneer secretary cabinet, early 20th century. The top part
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Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Cabinets

Materials

Bronze

Antique Country French Secretary
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Country French Secretary is the perfect answer to an efficient floor plan or a cozy room
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Early 20th Century French Louis XIV Secretaires

Materials

Brass

Antique Country French Secretary
Antique Country French Secretary
H 38 in W 40 in D 19 in
Semi Antique Mahogany Secretary On Chinese Chippendale Style Stand
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Provenance: Sotheby's NY. The secretary with a drop front in the form of three drawers but opening
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chippendale Secretaires

Materials

Brass

Semi Antique Figured Wood Secretary Chest On Chest for Restoration
Located in Bridgeport, CT
compartments. The lower case with a fall front secretary with a green tooled leather writing surface, drawers
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Early 20th Century Georgian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

Antique Kittinger Jacobean Spanish Revival American Walnut Carved Secretary Desk
By Kittinger
Located in Dayton, OH
Extremely rare one of a kind early Kittinger Jacobean Revival fall front secretary writing desk
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Early 20th Century Jacobean Secretaires

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Oak, Walnut

Pair Antique Country French Walnut Petite Secretaries
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair Antique Country French Walnut Petite Secretaries are truly an amazing and unique find! The
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Secretaires

Materials

Brass

Antique Italian Venetian Olive Burl Serpentine Secretary Slant Desk Bureau Chest
Located in Dayton, OH
An impressive antique Italian Venetian drop front secretary desk. Made from olive burl with a
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Early 20th Century Neoclassical Secretaires

Materials

Olive, Burl

Antique Italian Baroque Style Burl Walnut Secretary Cabinet
Located in Miami, FL
Italian Baroque style walnut veneer secretary cabinet, early 20th century. The top part of the
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Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Secretaires

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Walnut, Mirror

French Louis Philippe Marble Top Commode with Secretary
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Exceptional late 19th century French Louis Philippe mahogany commode or chest of drawers featuring
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Antique 19th Century French Louis Philippe Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Carrara Marble, Brass

English George III Mahogany Secretary Desk and Bookcase, 18th Century
Located in Shippensburg, PA
GEORGE III MAHOGANY SECRETARY DESK AND BOOKCASE England, circa last quarter of the 18th century
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Antique 18th Century English George III Secretaires

Materials

Brass

Antique Swedish Neoclassical Style Mahogany Secretary Desk
Located in Atlanta, GA
Handsome sizable antique corner secretaire that makes an amazing writing table or desk with ample
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Early 20th Century Swedish Neoclassical Desks

Materials

Elm, Mahogany

Børge Mogensen for Søborg Secretary Desk 1960s
By Børge Mogensen
Located in Handewitt, DE
in fine walnut early 1960s. Front with three drawers and a writing flap. Behind the flap with 2 small
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Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Secretaires

Materials

Wood

Børge Mogensen for Søborg Secretary Desk 1960s
Børge Mogensen for Søborg Secretary Desk 1960s
H 47.25 in W 39.38 in D 31.11 in
Bench made Hepplewhite Style Secretary/Bookcase, New England, Circa:1910
Located in Alexandria, VA
This beautiful and elegant piece was probably made around Boston in the early 20th Century. Its
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Early 20th Century American Hepplewhite Secretaires

Materials

Brass

Antique Stickley Style Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Slant Front Secretary Desk
By Stickley Brothers
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Mission or Arts & Crafts slant front writing desk or secretary desk In the manner of
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Desks

Materials

Copper

Black & Gold Hitchcock Style Secretary Desk & Chair - 2pc Set
By Lambert Hitchcock
Located in Middletown, MD
earlier models of this style writing desk and additional storage. Constructed of solid maple and built to
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20th Century American American Classical Desks

Materials

Maple

20th Century French Art Deco Birchwood Secretaire - Vintage Burlwood Cabinet
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Birchwood and Burlwood, in good condition. The medium sized cabinet is composed with two doors and a writing
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Cabinets

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Metal, Chrome

Osvaldo Borsani Mid-Century Modern Italian Bar Cabinet
By Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Forney, TX
designer working at the atelier was the architect Gino Maggioni, who influenced the early 20th century
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Dry Bars

Materials

Wood, Rosewood

Antique French Ormolu Mounted Malachite Top Center Table / desk
By Jean-Henri Riesener
Located in Los Angeles, CA
with outscrolled acanthus chutes on tapering legs terminating by laurel-sheathed sabots. Early 20th
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Early 20th Century Louis XVI Tables

Materials

Malachite, Ormolu

Highly Important Theodore Roosevelt Collection of 6 Items
By Theodore Roosevelt
Located in Dallas, TX
/O L.C. Obenchain) who was a well known author at the end of the 19th Century and Early 20th Century
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Early 20th Century American American Empire Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Paper

English Style Chinoiserie Secretary
Located in Los Angeles, CA
three drawers sits below the drop front writing surface, revealing nine small drawers and five
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Early 20th Century Italian Secretaires

English Style Chinoiserie Secretary
English Style Chinoiserie Secretary
H 87.5 in W 41 in D 33.5 in
Antique English Mahogany Secretary Bookcase
Located in Charleston, SC
English Mahogany Secretary Bookcase with slant front desk and leather writing surface and fitted
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Early 20th Century British Bookcases

Pair of Georgian Inlaid Mahogany Chests, with Secretary
Located in Phoenix, AZ
band framing the fronts of the drawers. There is a leather writing surface which I feel has been added
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Early 20th Century Great Britain (UK) Georgian Commodes and Chests of Dr...

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

Edwardian Satinwood and Marquetry Traveling Desk Compendium and Stand
Located in Pawleys Island, SC
accountant or secretary might need. This includes inkwells, writing implements, ink blotter and leather bound
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Early 20th Century English Edwardian Desks

Materials

Satinwood

Antique William & Mary Spanish Revival Walnut Painted Secretary Writing Desk
Located in Dayton, OH
20th Century Jacobean / Spanish Revival secretary desk. Made from walnut with hand carved and
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Early 20th Century William and Mary Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut, Paint

Antique Curly Maple Chippendale Serpentine Oxbow Secretary Writing Desk Claw
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique secretary or writing desk. Made from tiger maple featuring a flip top that opens to
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Early 20th Century Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Maple

Asian Chinese Chinoiserie Carved Writing Desk Secretary
Located in West Hartford, CT
Unusual dark Chinese secretary desk, circa early 20th century, features intricately carved detail
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Antique Early 1900s Chinese Chinoiserie Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Hardwood, Paint

Rosewood English Secretary
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Beautiful English rosewood secretary from the early 20th century. This example has stout hand
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Early 20th Century English Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Rosewood

Rosewood English Secretary
Rosewood English Secretary
H 32 in W 53.24 in D 22.75 in
British Colonial Secretary Desk
Located in Chicago, IL
This impressive secretary was once found in an colonial office in Rangoon, Burma. The large door
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Early 20th Century Indian British Colonial Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Teak

British Colonial Secretary Desk
British Colonial Secretary Desk
H 57.5 in W 45 in D 16 in
Addison Mizner Vargueno Secretary
By Addison Mizner
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Hand carved Spanish Revival Secretary desk attributed to Addison Mizner. Reduced from $2,800.00
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Early 20th Century American Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Wood

Addison Mizner Vargueno Secretary
Addison Mizner Vargueno Secretary
H 54.5 in W 42.5 in D 17 in
Antique Quartersawn American Oak Roll Top Tambour Secretary Bankers Desk
Located in Dayton, OH
Early 20th century antique quartersawn oak C curve roll top desk. Features rectangular form with
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Early 20th Century American Classical Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Oak

Swedish Style Painted Drop Leaf Secretary or Desk
Located in New York, NY
Antique painted, drop leaf petite secretary or desk with just the perfect patina. Cabriole legs
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Early 20th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Antique Mahogany Chippendale Style Bow Front Ball and Claw Tall Secretary Desk
Located in Philadelphia, PA
craftsmanship, great style and form, circa early 20th century. Measurements: 80" H x 32" W x 17" D x 28.5" leg
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Early 20th Century North American Chippendale Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany, Glass

French Louis XV Style Mahogany Drop-Front Secretary with Mother of Pearl Inlay
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Louis XV style drop-front secretary desk. The desk features beautiful mahogany wood
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Early 20th Century Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Mahogany

Louis XVI -Style Asian Chinoiserie Desk/Secretary with Verni Martin Decorating
Located in Houston, TX
This piece is in the manner of Jacques Dubois , the shaped, rectangular top Has a pierced three quarter pierced brass gallery above a slant front opening To a storage well and draw...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Marble Top French Louis XVI Style Secretary Abatant Desk, Circa 1920
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Nice condition. Marble Top. Good interior. Measures 38 wide x 58 tall x 16 deep. Dates to the 1920s. Good antique condition.
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Marble

Aesthetic Movement Tiger Rattan Secretary Desk w/ Drawer
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Rare Early 20th-century petite hand-painted desk made of tiger Rattan with a rice mat top and sides
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Antique Early 1900s American Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Rattan

Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Style Walnut Secretary Writing Table or Desk
Located in Fayetteville, AR
Referred to as a Bonheur Du Jour, or 'daytime delight', this early 20th century walnut secretary
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Secretaires

Materials

Walnut, Glass

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With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the writing secretary early 20th century you’re looking for. Frequently made of wood, mahogany and metal, every writing secretary early 20th century was constructed with great care. Your living room may not be complete without a writing secretary early 20th century — find older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right writing secretary early 20th century, those designed in Louis XVI, Victorian and Art Deco styles are of considerable interest. You’ll likely find more than one writing secretary early 20th century that is appealing in its simplicity, but Larkin & Co., Addison Mizner and Kittinger Furniture Company produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Writing Secretary Early 20th Century?

The average selling price for a writing secretary early 20th century at 1stDibs is $2,100, while they’re typically $650 on the low end and $14,500 for the highest priced.

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