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Modern Building and Garden Elements

MODERN STYLE

The late 19th and early 20th centuries saw sweeping social change and major scientific advances — both of which contributed to a new aesthetic: modernism. Rejecting the rigidity of Victorian artistic conventions, modernists sought a new means of expression. References to the natural world and ornate classical embellishments gave way to the sleek simplicity of the Machine Age. Architect Philip Johnson characterized the hallmarks of modernism as “machine-like simplicity, smoothness or surface [and] avoidance of ornament.”

Early practitioners of modernist design include the De Stijl (“The Style”) group, founded in the Netherlands in 1917, and the Bauhaus School, founded two years later in Germany.

Followers of both groups produced sleek, spare designs — many of which became icons of daily life in the 20th century. The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics. While Bauhaus principals Marcel Breuer and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe created furniture from mass-produced, chrome-plated steel, American visionaries like Charles and Ray Eames worked in materials as novel as molded plywood and fiberglass. Today, Breuer’s Wassily chair, Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona chaircrafted with his romantic partner, designer Lilly Reich — and the Eames lounge chair are emblems of progressive design and vintage originals are prized cornerstones of collections.

It’s difficult to overstate the influence that modernism continues to wield over designers and architects — and equally difficult to overstate how revolutionary it was when it first appeared a century ago. But because modernist furniture designs are so simple, they can blend in seamlessly with just about any type of décor. Don’t overlook them.

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Style: Modern
Oversize Wide Rectangular Fiberglass Indoor Outdoor Planter 'Gray' Drainage Tray
By TFM
Located in New York, NY
Oversize Wide Rectangular Planter Fiberglass Height: 16" Width: 40" Length: 16" (not including tray) The oversize wide rectangular planter is a classic shaped planter with fluted detail. All designs...
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2010s Mexican Modern Building and Garden Elements

Materials

Fiberglass

Standard Wide Rectangular Fiberglass Indoor Outdoor Planter 'Gray' Drainage Tray
By TFM
Located in New York, NY
Standard Wide Rectangular Planter Fiberglass Height: 8" Width: 20" Length: 8" (not including tray) The standard wide rectangular planter is a classic shaped planter with fluted d...
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2010s Mexican Modern Building and Garden Elements

Materials

Fiberglass

Standard Wide Rectangular Fiberglass Indoor Outdoor Planter 'Black'
By TFM
Located in New York, NY
Standard Wide Rectangular Planter with Drainage Tray Fiberglass Height: 8" Width: 20" Length: 8" (not including tray) The standard wide rectangular planter is a classic shaped pla...
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2010s Mexican Modern Building and Garden Elements

Materials

Fiberglass

Standard Wide Rectangular Fiberglass Indoor Outdoor Planter 'Blue' Drainage Tray
By TFM
Located in New York, NY
Standard Wide Rectangular Planter Fiberglass Height: 8" Width: 20" Length: 8" (not including tray) The standard wide rectangular planter is a classic shaped planter with fluted de...
Category

2010s Mexican Modern Building and Garden Elements

Materials

Fiberglass

Oversize Wide Rectangular Fiberglass Indoor Outdoor Planter 'Ivory'
By TFM
Located in New York, NY
Oversize Wide Rectangular Planter with Drainage Tray Fiberglass Height: 16" Width: 40" Length: 16" (not including tray) The oversize wide rectangular planter is a Classic shaped p...
Category

2010s Mexican Modern Building and Garden Elements

Materials

Fiberglass

Oversize Wide Rectangular Fiberglass Indoor Outdoor Planter 'Orange'
By TFM
Located in New York, NY
Oversize Wide Rectangular Planter with Drainage Tray Fiberglass Height: 16" Width: 40" Length: 16" (not including tray) The oversize wide rectangular planter is a classic shaped p...
Category

2010s Mexican Modern Building and Garden Elements

Materials

Fiberglass

Standard Tall Rectangular Fiberglass Indoor Outdoor Planter 'Ivory'
By TFM
Located in New York, NY
Standard Tall Rectangular Planter with Drainage Tray Fiberglass Height: 19" Width: 12" Length: 12" (not including tray) The standard tall rectangular planter is a classic shaped p...
Category

2010s Mexican Modern Building and Garden Elements

Materials

Fiberglass

Standard Tall Rectangular Fiberglass Indoor Outdoor Planter 'Black'
By TFM
Located in New York, NY
Standard Tall Rectangular Planter with Drainage Tray Fiberglass Height: 19" Width: 12" Length: 12" (not including tray) The standard tall rectangular planter is a classic shaped p...
Category

2010s Mexican Modern Building and Garden Elements

Materials

Fiberglass

Standard Tall Rectangular Fiberglass Indoor Outdoor Planter 'Gray' Drainage Tray
By TFM
Located in New York, NY
Standard Tall Rectangular Planter Fiberglass Height: 19" Width: 12" Length: 12" (not including tray) The standard tall rectangular planter is a classic shaped planter with fluted ...
Category

2010s Mexican Modern Building and Garden Elements

Materials

Fiberglass

Standard Tall Rectangular Fiberglass Indoor Outdoor Planter 'Blue' Drainage Tray
By TFM
Located in New York, NY
Standard Tall Rectangular Planter with Drainage Tray Fiberglass Height: 19" Width: 12" Length: 12" (not including tray) The Standard Tall Rectangular Planter is a classic shaped p...
Category

2010s Mexican Modern Building and Garden Elements

Materials

Fiberglass

Oversize Tall Rectangular Fiberglass Indoor Outdoor Planter 'Blue' Drainage Tray
By TFM
Located in New York, NY
Oversize Tall Rectangular Planter Fiberglass Height: 32" Width: 20" Length: 20" (not including tray) The Oversize tall rectangular planter is a Classic shaped planter with fluted ...
Category

2010s Mexican Modern Building and Garden Elements

Materials

Fiberglass

Standard Half Dome Stack Fiberglass Indoor Outdoor Planter 'Gray' Drainage Tray
By TFM
Located in New York, NY
Standard Half Dome Stack Planter Fiberglass Diameter at top: 20" Height: 14" Base: 9" x 9" (not including tray) The standard half dome stack is a spherical 3 tiered stacked with f...
Category

2010s Mexican Modern Building and Garden Elements

Materials

Fiberglass

Standard Half Dome Stack Fiberglass Indoor Outdoor Planter 'Black' Drainage Tray
By TFM
Located in New York, NY
Standard Half Dome Stack Planter Fiberglass Diameter at top: 20" Height: 14" Base: 9" x 9" (not including tray) The standard half dome stack is a spherical 3 tiered stacked with f...
Category

2010s Mexican Modern Building and Garden Elements

Materials

Fiberglass

Standard Half Dome Fiberglass Indoor Outdoor Planter Stack 'Orange'
By TFM
Located in New York, NY
Standard Half Dome Stack Planter with Drainage Tray Fiberglass Diameter at top: 20" Height: 14" Base: 9" x 9" (not including tray) The standard half dome stack is a spherical 3 tiered stacked with fluted detail. All designs...
Category

2010s Mexican Modern Building and Garden Elements

Materials

Fiberglass

Standard Half Dome Stack Fiberglass Indoor Outdoor Planter 'Blue' Drainage Tray
By TFM
Located in New York, NY
Standard Half Dome Stack Planter Fiberglass Diameter at top: 20" Height: 14" Base: 9" x 9" (not including tray) The standard half dome stack is a spherical 3 tiered stacked with f...
Category

2010s Mexican Modern Building and Garden Elements

Materials

Fiberglass

Oversize Half Dome Stack Fiberglass Indoor Outdoor Planter 'Orange'
By TFM
Located in New York, NY
Oversize Half Dome Stack Planter with Drainage Tray Fiberglass Diameter at top: 32" Height: 22,5" Base: 15" x 15" (not including tray) The oversi...
Category

2010s Mexican Modern Building and Garden Elements

Materials

Fiberglass

Oversize Half Dome Stack Fiberglass Indoor Outdoor Planter 'Black' Drainage Tray
By TFM
Located in New York, NY
Oversize Half Dome Stack Planter Fiberglass Diameter at top: 32" Height: 22,5" Base: 15" x 15" (not including tray) The oversize half dome stack ...
Category

2010s Mexican Modern Building and Garden Elements

Materials

Fiberglass

Oversize Half Dome Stack Fiberglass Indoor Outdoor Planter 'Blue' Drainage Tray
By TFM
Located in New York, NY
Oversize Half Dome Stack Planter Fiberglass Diameter at top: 32" Height: 22,5" Base: 15" x 15" (not including tray) The oversize half dome stack ...
Category

2010s Mexican Modern Building and Garden Elements

Materials

Fiberglass

Standard Modern Urn Fiberglass Indoor Outdoor Planter 'Gray' Drainage Tray
By TFM
Located in New York, NY
Standard Modern Urn Planter Fiberglass Diameter at top: 16" Height: 14" Base: 11" x 11" (not including tray) The Standard Modern urn is round planter wit...
Category

2010s Mexican Modern Building and Garden Elements

Materials

Fiberglass

Standard Modern Urn Fiberglass Indoor Outdoor Planter 'Black' Drainage Tray
By TFM
Located in New York, NY
Standard Modern Urn Planter Fiberglass Diameter at top: 16" Height: 14" Base: 11" x 11" (not including tray) The Standard Modern urn is round planter ...
Category

2010s Mexican Modern Building and Garden Elements

Materials

Fiberglass

Oversize Modern Urn Fiberglass Indoor Outdoor Planter 'Gray' Drainage Tray
By TFM
Located in New York, NY
Oversize Modern Urn Planter Fiberglass Diameter at top: 32" Height: 26" Base: 23" x 23" (not including tray) The Oversize Modern Urn is a round planter w...
Category

2010s Mexican Modern Building and Garden Elements

Materials

Fiberglass

Oversize Modern Urn Fiberglass Indoor Outdoor Planter 'Orange' Drainage Tray
By TFM
Located in New York, NY
Oversize Modern Urn Planter Fiberglass Diameter at top: 32" Height: 26" Base: 23" x 23" (not including tray) The Oversize Modern Urn is a round planter w...
Category

2010s Mexican Modern Building and Garden Elements

Materials

Fiberglass

Standard Flat Blob Fiberglass Indoor Outdoor Planter 'Orange' Drainage Tray
By TFM
Located in New York, NY
Standard Flat Blob Planter Fiberglass Diameter at opening: 15" Diameter full width: 24" Height: 22" Base: 16" x 16" (not including tray) The standard flat blob style is spherical ...
Category

2010s Mexican Modern Building and Garden Elements

Materials

Fiberglass

Oversize Flat Blob Fiberglass Indoor Outdoor Planter 'Blue' Drainage Tray
By TFM
Located in New York, NY
Oversize Flat Blob Planter Fiberglass Diameter at opening: 23" Diameter full width: 34" Height: 34" Base: 24" x 24" (not including tray) The oversize flat Blob is the largest in t...
Category

2010s Mexican Modern Building and Garden Elements

Materials

Fiberglass

Oversize Flat Blob Fiberglass Indoor Outdoor Planter 'Orange' Drainage Tray
By TFM
Located in New York, NY
Oversize Flat Blob Planter Fiberglass Diameter at opening: 23" Diameter full width: 34" Height: 34" Base: 24" x 24" (not including tray) The oversize flat Blob is the largest in t...
Category

2010s Mexican Modern Building and Garden Elements

Materials

Fiberglass

Flooring Top Quality Thassos Marble Mosaic Polished or Honed Finish
Located in London, GB
Description Uses Indoor and outdoor floors, indoor and outdoor walls, wet areas. Other format are available on demand  
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Building and Garden Elements

Materials

Marble

Standard Wide Rectangular Fiberglass Indoor Outdoor Planter 'Orange'
By TFM
Located in New York, NY
Standard Wide Rectangular Planter with Drainage Tray Fiberglass Height: 8" Width: 20" Length: 8" (not including tray) The standard wide rectangu...
Category

2010s Mexican Modern Building and Garden Elements

Materials

Fiberglass

Oversize Wide Rectangular Fiberglass Indoor Outdoor Planter 'Black'
By TFM
Located in New York, NY
Oversize Wide Rectangular Planter with Drainage Tray Fiberglass Height: 16" Width: 40" Length: 16" (not including tray) The Oversize Wide Rectan...
Category

2010s Mexican Modern Building and Garden Elements

Materials

Fiberglass

Oversize Tall Rectangular Fiberglass Indoor Outdoor Planter 'Gray' Drainage Tray
By TFM
Located in New York, NY
Oversize Tall Rectangular Planter Fiberglass Height: 32" Width: 20" Length: 20" (not including tray) The Oversize Tall Rectangular Planter is a ...
Category

2010s Mexican Modern Building and Garden Elements

Materials

Fiberglass

Standard Tall Rectangular Fiberglass Indoor Outdoor Planter 'Orange'
By TFM
Located in New York, NY
Standard Tall Rectangular Planter with Drainage Tray Fiberglass Height: 19" Width: 12" Length: 12" (not including tray) The Standard Tall Rectan...
Category

2010s Mexican Modern Building and Garden Elements

Materials

Fiberglass

Standard Half Dome Stack Fiberglass Indoor Outdoor Planter 'Ivory' Drainage Tray
By TFM
Located in New York, NY
Standard Half Dome Stack Planter Fiberglass Diameter at top: 20" Height: 14" Base: 9" x 9" (not including tray) The standard half dome stack is a spherica...
Category

2010s Mexican Modern Building and Garden Elements

Materials

Fiberglass

Oversize Half Dome Stack Fiberglass Indoor Outdoor Planter 'Gray' Drainage Tray
By TFM
Located in New York, NY
Oversize Half Dome Stack Planter Fiberglass Diameter at top: 32" Height: 22,5" Base: 15" x 15" (not including tray) The oversize half dome stack is a sphe...
Category

2010s Mexican Modern Building and Garden Elements

Materials

Fiberglass

Patio Furniture Chair Cover
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
This ships free in the Continental US! This patio furniture chair cover is a perfect fit for our Suelo outdoor arm chair or side chair. Our furniture is...
Category

2010s American Modern Building and Garden Elements

Materials

Polyester

Deca Planter in Antique Brass, Large, by Force/Collide, 2023
Located in Seattle, WA
Force/Collide's award-winning signature planter is an ongoing production available in multiple colors and sizes. This original design is a nod to playful perspectives and spatial relationships. Proportions are thoughtful in aesthetic while optimizing function and user flexibility. The potting basin is built with extra volume for plants to grow, while integral legs serve as a built-in stand. The Deca Planter...
Category

2010s American Modern Building and Garden Elements

Materials

Cut Steel, Sheet Metal, Steel, Brass

Custom Woven Outdoor "Esperanza" Stool/ Side Table in Natural
Located in Hudson, NY
Woven dual-function stool/side table that complements the Esperanza Lounge Chair. Top available in either a cushion or a teak insert. Woven finishes available in black, natural and w...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Modern Building and Garden Elements

Materials

Metal

Contemporary Organic Form Organic Plain Black Fiberglass Screen by kar
Located in Geneve, CH
Knead Screen by kar Dimensions: W 158 x D 56 x H 150. Materials: MDF frame. Available also in black. Kar, is the root of Sanskrit Karma, meaning karmic repetition. We seek the cause...
Category

2010s Chinese Modern Building and Garden Elements

Materials

Other

Wall mural, Nymphenburg porcelain tiles with handpainted relief made in Germany
Located in München, Bavaria
This fine handcrafted porcelain wall mural is handcrafted in Porzellan Manufaktur Nymphenburg. It is made of the porcelain paste that is mixed according to a secret recipie in Nymphe...
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21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Building and Garden Elements

Materials

Porcelain

Bronze Antique French Planter
Located in Pasadena, CA
Wall hanging French bronze planter. This planter is solid and has good weight. Easy to hang and make into a wall planter. May be used indoor or out...
Category

1930s French Vintage Modern Building and Garden Elements

Materials

Bronze

Marblecolors Washbasin by Marmi Serafini
Located in Geneve, CH
Marblecolors washbasin by Marmi Serafini Materials: Statuarietto marble. Dimensions: D 35 x W 42 x H 84 cm Available in other marbles and colors. Tap not included. Marble and color,...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Building and Garden Elements

Materials

Marble

Italy Wrought Iron White Cactus in Vase for Garden Decor
Located in Brescia, IT
This is a surprising element to enrich your garden or green space like terraces or bow windows. It can be extremely decorative also in every domestic ambiences. Between an abstrac...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Building and Garden Elements

Materials

Iron

Ego Ceramic Tile Hand Painted Colors
Located in Lisbon, PT
Tua is a rhombus shaped tile that plays with volumetry, allowing the same tile to unfold in an array of shapes, which go from stellar constellations to elegant waves. The Tua collect...
Category

2010s European Modern Building and Garden Elements

Materials

Ceramic

Outdoor/Indoor GREEN FOOSBALL TABLE RS3 Max by RS Barcelona for up to 8 players
Located in Rhinebeck, NY
FOOSBALL TABLE RS3 MAX in Green DESIGNED BY RAFAEL RODRÍGUEZ for RS Barcelona The more, the merrier. It’s not just a saying, it’s really true. The RS MAX football table doubles the ...
Category

2010s Spanish Modern Building and Garden Elements

Materials

Aluminum, Stainless Steel

Glazed Terra Cotta Garden Seat
Located in Dallas, TX
This terra cotta garden seat features a sand dollar yellow glaze in an semi-matte finish. These garden stool are lovely both indoors and outdoo...
Category

Late 20th Century Modern Building and Garden Elements

Materials

Terracotta

Garden figure by Josef Wackerle Nymphenburg majolica hand painted in Germany
Located in München, Bavaria
This figure was designed by Josef Wackerle in 1913 for Porzellan Manufaktur Nymphenburg and is still in production today. It is hand crafted and hand painted of Nymphenburg majolica ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Building and Garden Elements

Materials

Majolica

Dawn Planter, Gray by Laun
Located in Geneve, CH
Dawn Planter, Gray by Laun ( Handmade in Los Angeles ) Dawn Collection Dimensions: H.27 D.25 W.35 cm Materials: Polished Or Powder Coated Aluminum Also Available: Dawb Planter White, custom sizing, and finishes upon request, please contact us Taking inspiration from the vivid symbolism in Octavia Butler...
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2010s Italian Modern Building and Garden Elements

Materials

Aluminum

Small Calacatta Macchia Vecchia Tosca Washbasin by Marmi Serafini
Located in Geneve, CH
Small Calacatta Macchia Vecchia Tosca washbasin by Marmi Serafini Materials: Calacatta Macchia Vecchia marble. Dimensions: D 44 x W 58 x H 17...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Building and Garden Elements

Materials

Marble

Opera Juliet Washbasin by Marmi Serafini
Located in Geneve, CH
Opera Juliet washbasin by Marmi Serafini Materials: Fior di Pesco Carnico marble. Dimensions: D 48 x W 58 x H 17 cm Available in other marbles. Tap not included. One of the most beloved operas...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Building and Garden Elements

Materials

Marble

Tua Flat Ceramic Tile Hand Painted Colors
Located in Lisbon, PT
Tua is a rhombus shaped tile that plays with volumetry, allowing the same tile to unfold in an array of shapes, which go from stellar constellations to elegant waves. The Tua collect...
Category

2010s European Modern Building and Garden Elements

Materials

Ceramic

Contemporary Large-Scale Outdoor Kinetic Concrete Sculpture and Installation
Located in kingston, NY
Johnny Poux sculptures Johnny Poux’s large-scale kinetic concrete sculptures and installations explore the relationship between motion and mass, industry and nature. Each piece is made individually to order. Artist statement My work as an artist has been focused primarily on large-scale kinetic pieces that explore my unyielding fascination with simple machine principles, movement, and the beauty and physics of a large mass in motion. Working with industrial materials like concrete and steel, and occasionally combining these with natural forms or living things like trees, my work is often about the tension between man and nature and our technological footprint. I am drawn to creating large-scale work that moves, evokes feelings of wonder, is interactive, and alters our relationship to the world for a moment. I have built and installed 30 foot tall steel kinetic pieces that span a full 40’ circle as if in flight and have created 1000 lb. concrete pieces that ripple like water in the historic cement mines of Rosendale, NY. I have balanced and counter weighted a 55’ tall black walnut tree...
Category

2010s American Modern Building and Garden Elements

Materials

Concrete, Bronze, Steel

Roda Network 149 Outdoor Teak Side Chair
Located in Boston, MA
Roda network 149 side chair. Designed by Rodolfo Dordoni. For outdoor use.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Building and Garden Elements

Materials

Polyester, Teak

Contemporary Fiberglass Lion Sculpture, Ebony, Custom Quality
Located in Manhasset, NY
Contemporary Fiberglass Lion Sculpture, Ebony, Custom Quality Fiberglass United States, 2020s
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Building and Garden Elements

Materials

Fiberglass

Italy Pair of Fabric Covered Columns Contemporary Production
Located in Brescia, IT
This is a special pair of columns or pedestals. They are handmade in heavy and strong plywood and then covered with a patterned cotton fabric in light blue and white, with an hand w...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Building and Garden Elements

Materials

Fabric, Plywood

Wavey Cloud Swan
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Undulating ocean waves transport you to the beach within your space. Price listed is for an in stock tile sample. For an order quote including freight, please message with the quant...
Category

2010s Vietnamese Modern Building and Garden Elements

Materials

Stone, Cement

Mamba Suede Tan
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A snakelike shape that twists and turns to form an infinite range of winding patterns for your surface. Price listed is for an in stock tile sample. For an order quote including fre...
Category

2010s Vietnamese Modern Building and Garden Elements

Materials

Cement

Split Square Ebony Swan 'Not Sampled'
Located in Brooklyn, NY
There are two ways to split a rectangle diagonally, from corner to corner, into two colors — upper left / lower right, or lower left / upper right. By combining and arranging these t...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern Building and Garden Elements

Materials

Cement

Timewave Inkwell Regatta
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A wavy modular retro pattern that can be mixed and matched to create a dual-color or ombré pattern. Price listed is for an in stock tile sample. For an order quote including freigh...
Category

2010s Vietnamese Modern Building and Garden Elements

Materials

Cement

Wavey Monet Powder
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Undulating ocean waves transport you to the beach within your space. Price listed is for an in stock tile sample. For an order quote including freight, please message with the quant...
Category

2010s Vietnamese Modern Building and Garden Elements

Materials

Stone, Cement

Mamba Mango Swan
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A snakelike shape that twists and turns to form an infinite range of winding patterns for your surface. Cement Tiles Type: Encaustic cement tile Production process: Hydraulic pressi...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern Building and Garden Elements

Materials

Cement

Modern building and garden elements for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Modern building and garden elements for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage building and garden elements created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include building and garden elements, seating, tables and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, stone and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Modern building and garden elements made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and North America pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original building and garden elements, popular names associated with this style include Myface, Aimee Wilder, sicis, and Bari Ziperstein. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for building and garden elements differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $10 and tops out at $375,000 while the average work can sell for $2,919.

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