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Modern Vases

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 The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics.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
Color:  Brown
Raku Ceramic Vase by Andy Ruble
Located in Soquel, CA
Dramatic raku style ceramic vase by ceramic artist Andy Ruble (American, b 1970). Metallic russet, grays and orange lend to earthy organic aesthetic. Signed...
Category

Early 2000s American Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Quinta n.2_Dove Grey Painted Metal Succulent Plant Vase
Located in Bologna, Bologna
A collection of innovative miniature theatrical staging creates the backdrop against which the sculptural shape of succulent plants stands out. The vases of the 'Scenografie' series ...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Vases

Materials

Metal

Guy Sydenham Poole Pottery Ltd Edn QEII Silver Jubilee Loving Mug
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A large and impressive Poole Pottery limited edition twin handled loving mug commemorating the Silver Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II in 1977 by renowned potter Guy Sydenham (British, 1916-2005). Guy Sydenham joined Poole Pottery in 1931 and completed a seven year apprenticeship. He was a master potter for more than 50 years and was renowned for the original work he created in the Poole Pottery Studio in the 1960’s and 1970’s. He worked as head of the ‘making department’ at Poole Pottery resigning in 1977 possibly making this commemorative one his last important works. This stylish twin handled stoneware mug (as it was called!) stands raised on a wide round base the rim carved with the words THE QUEENS SILVER JUBILEE 1952 – 1977. The piece has a narrow stem and a wide round cup shaped top with finely formed and elegant handles applied to either side. The is mounted with a relief molded medallion with a Lion, Unicorn and Crown and initials E II R. The medallion has a contrasting brown stained finish with a brown wash also applied to the edge of the foot. The body has a slightly textured satin brown glazed finish with a rich dark honey glaze...
Category

1970s English Vintage Modern Vases

Materials

Stoneware

Vase Bean #5, Pearly Beige Gold Color, in Glass, Italy
Located in Treviso, Treviso
VG participates in creating very distinct environments, spaces in which you can escape from reality; to seek refuge whilst expressing your personality; spaces in which you can breath...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Vases

Materials

Glass

Matteo Zorzenoni Crystal Ball Double Vase in Ash and Glass for Cappellini
Located in New York, NY
The magical rubber bubbles that became a cult game of the 1990s were the inspiration behind Matteo Zorzenoni’s crystal ball vases; these decorative elements made of delicate spheres ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases

Materials

Glass, Ash

21st Century Federico Peri Linae Medium Vase Murano Glass Rosé Color
Located in Brembate di Sopra (BG), IT
Linae medium vase, Murano glass, designed by Federico Peri, 21st century. The Linae vase, circular pots with a blunt rim are made in solid color and thick blown Murano glass, are av...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases

Materials

Murano Glass

Bowl “Medusa III” by Borek Sipek for Driade
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Bowl by borek Sipek for Driade Circa 1996 The asymmetrical base is the characteristic of this bowl.
Category

1990s Italian Modern Vases

Materials

Art Glass

Quinta n.1_Dove Grey Painted Metal Succulent Plant Vase
Located in Bologna, Bologna
A collection of innovative miniature theatrical staging creates the backdrop against which the sculptural shape of succulent plants stands out. The vases of the 'Scenografie' series ...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Vases

Materials

Metal

Apollo Side Table - handmade, ceramic, Irregular Shape, white, red clay
Located in Brooklyn, NY
One of a kind ceramic side table. The table is comprised of two different clay bodies and is glazed with a white matte glaze on the top. This piece was inspired by seashells and smoo...
Category

2010s American Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic, Clay

Eternity Rectangular Milos Set Arrangement, Pink Flowers, Italy
Located in Treviso, Treviso
Life is a perpetual cycle with no beginning and no end: everything is, becomes and evolves according to its own nature. The universe does not admit of “nonexistence”: everything, eve...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Vases

Materials

Glass, Polyester

Vase Bean #4, Pearly Beige Gold Color, in Glass, Italy
Located in Treviso, Treviso
VG participates in creating very distinct environments, spaces in which you can escape from reality; to seek refuge whilst expressing your personality; spaces in which you can breath...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Vases

Materials

Glass

Contemporary Vase, Giallo Siena Marble Brown Glass Cylinder, by Erik Olovsson
Located in Stockholm, SE
Drill vases Part chaos and part control, drill vases are an exercise in improvisation.   The origin of the project lies in Carrara, and the small fragments of marble found discarded by quarries in the region. I began to collect these stones. Working in the workshop with only hand and hammer...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Vases

Materials

Siena Marble

21st Century Ceramic New Delhi Vase Hand Painted Glazed Faience, Italy
Located in Ravenna, IT
The New Delhi is part of the Mitti Vases collection, presented at the Milan Design Week Fuorisalone 2021 edition and created after a long trip to India. Th...
Category

2010s European Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic, Abalone, Porcelain, Stoneware

21st Century by Bruno Tarabella "SPLASH" Sculpture Marble Vase
Located in massa, IT
Name: SPLASH Materials: Statuario venato Size : Cm Diameter.20 x Height 30 Designed by Bruno Tarabella.  
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases

Materials

Marble

21st Century by Giusti & Di Rosa "POSACENERE" Marble Sculpture Centerpiece
Located in massa, IT
Centerpiece designed by Giusti & Di Rosa Size model 1 : Diameter cm 30 x height 6 (available also in size diameter cm 20 x height 4) Materials: black Portoro-Red Bilbao Designer: Gi...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases

Materials

Marble

Opalino Sabbiato Glass Vase in Grey by Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini glass vase with slim, oval shaped body and funnel shaped neck. Perfect for indoor home decor as container or strong statement piece for any room. It appears in refined colo...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases

Materials

Art Glass

Modern Shannon Clegg Dilmos Edizioni Vase Sculpture Dried Flower Colourful
Located in Milan, IT
Hand made vase created with sun dried flowers, acquired locally at the London market, city of its author. The select flowers are thus always unique: after a drying process of two months the flowers are woven together and then treated with a vegetal glue, in order to consolidate the shape. Made by Shannon...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Vases

Materials

Natural Fiber

Red Lucky Fruits Set Arrangement, Flowers, Italy
Located in Treviso, Treviso
Life is a perpetual cycle with no beginning and no end: everything is, becomes and evolves according to its own nature. The universe does not admit of “nonexistence”: everything, eve...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Vases

Materials

Glass, Polyester

Plate Shar Pei, Pearly Beige Gold Finish, in Ceramic, Italy
Located in Treviso, Treviso
VG participates in creating very distinct environments, spaces in which you can escape from reality; to seek refuge whilst expressing your personality; spaces in which you can breath...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Black and Brown Unique Abstract Ceramic Vase by David Whitehead La Borne
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
David Whitehead Stoneware ceramic vase realised in La Borne Circa 2000 Unique handmade piece signed under the base Black and bron stoneware ceramic colors Measures: H...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Raaquu Raku Fired Large Globe Vase S/N0000468 Centerpiece Art Series, Malaysia
Located in Petaling Jaya, MY
A mesmerizing sight to behold as soon as the rainbow-like patinas catch your eye. This Globe Vase is a round, capacious piece produced using the Raku technique, resulting in a beauti...
Category

2010s Malaysian Modern Vases

Materials

Copper

Ceramic Vase "Isotta" Handcrafted in 24kt Gold-White Inside, by Gabriella B.
Located in Treviso, IT
Ceramic vase ISOTTA cod. GL010 handcrafted in 24kt gold measures: H. 80.0 cm., Dm. 16.0 cm.
Category

2010s Italian Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Danese Milano Pedestal Vase B in Beech Wood by Ron Gilad
Located in Hicksville, NY
Pedestal Vase is a series of miniature vases. The archetypal porcelain vase is placed on a pedestal that has the double function of also containing the cylinder that holds the water....
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases

Materials

Beech

Iside I19, Woman's Moorish Head, Handmade in Sicily, 2021, Golden, Size S
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The Collection This collection offers ideas for contemporary décor through sophisticated revelations of art bound to the tradition of ceramics of Caltagirone, objets d’art that comb...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Vases

Materials

Enamel

Late 20th Century Modernist Memphis School Style Pottery Vase
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A very fine, large modern studio pottery vase. In an abstract form that vaguely resembles an arrowhead. From a Philadelphia estate in which several other estate pieces were linked to the Clay Studio in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Simply a great Memphis School style Modernist pottery vase...
Category

1990s Unknown Modern Vases

Materials

Pottery

21st Century Elena Salmistraro Vase Inlaid Wood Glass Ceramic Catodo Scapin
Located in Tezze sul Brenta, IT
Catodo vase, design by Elena Salmistraro, product by Scapin Collezioni Limited Edition The design of Catodo arises from an elegant combination of different volumes and materials. A ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases

Materials

Glass, Wood, Ceramic

A vase
Located in Milan, IT
Ironic and zoomorphic, A is a vase with a great personality and strong aesthetic value.  
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases

Materials

Wood

Ceramic Vase "SWAN" Handcrafted in 24kt Gold by Gabriella B., Made in Italy
Located in Treviso, IT
Ceramic vase SWAN Cod. B003 LN Handcrafted in 24kt gold Measures: Height 110.0 Diameter 19.0 cm.   
Category

2010s Italian Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

21st Century Matteo Cibic Small Vase Matt Lacquered MDF Scapin Collezioni
Located in Tezze sul Brenta, IT
Ci Vase, design by Matteo Cibic, product by Scapin Collezioni Ci is composed of six elements that define the volume of the product. Seen from above, this vase recalls a blooming b...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases

Materials

Wood

Hand Built Sculptural Wood Fired Twin Handled Signed Studio Pottery Vase
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A truly wonderful design piece, and one of my favorite pieces, is this hand-built wood fired twin handled studio pottery vase of sculptural form dating from the 20th century. The sto...
Category

20th Century British Modern Vases

Materials

Stoneware

Augite, Small by Daniele Giannetti
Located in Geneve, CH
Augite, medium/small by Daniele Giannetti (Handmade, Hand-Painted) Dimensions: D22 x H22 cm Materials: Terracotta Also available: Big and medium...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Vases

Materials

Terracotta

Ci vase
Located in Milan, IT
Ci is composed of six elements that define the volume of the product. Seen from above, this vase recalls a blooming bunch of flowers.  
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases

Materials

Wood

Murano Glass ‘Battuto” Amethyst Vases
Located in Austin, TX
A pair of vases, amethyst color, from the Island of Murano, in the Manner of Carlo Scarpa. The measurements listed are for the larger vase, the measurements for the smaller vase are ...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Vases

Materials

Murano Glass

Zeta vase
Located in Milan, IT
Zeta is the result of an harmonious and elegant combination between a table and a vase. A successful example of a twofold purpose product.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases

Materials

Wood

Catodo vase
Located in Milan, IT
The design of Catodo arises from an elegant combination of different volumes and materials. A synthetic and yet articulated language is expressed thanks to the encounter of sophistic...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases

Materials

Wood

Venini Monofiore Balloton Small Vase in Grey Ox Blood Thread Murano Glass
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Monofiore Balloton vase in Amber Murano glass by Venini. It looks soft, but it’s not; it’s glass. The optical illusion of Monofiori by Venini from 1970 lies in its name: Balloton, a ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases

Materials

Murano Glass

21st Century Contemporary Ebony India Vase Handcrafted, Italy
Located in Ravenna, IT
Named after the designer's memory of a trip to India, the India vase's elegant shape is the result of the symbiosis between the emerging 3D print technology...
Category

2010s European Modern Vases

Materials

Ebony, Resin, Plastic

Hand Blown Glass Vase by Lino Tagliapietra for F3 International
Located in New York, NY
Hand blown, striped and solid Murano glass from the “Giano” series. Original label attached.
Category

1980s Italian Vintage Modern Vases

Materials

Blown Glass

Japanese Studio Ceramic Vase by Ken Matsuzaki with Original Tomobako
Located in Atlanta, GA
An impressive stoneware bottle form vase by contemporary Japanese studio potter Ken Matsuzaki (1950-) circa 2010s. The solid form takes its cue from Chinese traditional plum vase (Meiping) with raised and swelled shoulder and a small opening, yet it rises from a non-conventional pentagonal faceted base. The extraordinary surface was covered with Yohen Shino glaze in a deep iron hue. Thick white slips were applied in bold strokes to the lower portion of the vase. The abstract pattern calls to mind of the imagery of the iconic ocean waves found in traditional Japanese art. The presence of the vase is strong and none-compromising, reaching back to the past yet appearing utterly modern. It is marked by the artist underneath and comes with the original tomobako with title and author inscriptions and a wrapping cloth with the artist's seal. "Ken Matsuzaki’s haptic ceramics bring a contemporary approach to traditional Japanese ceramicware, most notably 16th-century Oribe pottery...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

ISIDE I19, Woman's Moorish Head, Handmade in Sicily, 2021, Golden, Size M
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The collection This collection offers ideas for contemporary décor through sophisticated revelations of art bound to the tradition of ceramics of Caltagirone, objets d’art that comb...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Vases

Materials

Enamel

Bertoncello Ceramiche Italia Vintage Vase in Colored and Glazed Clay
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly suggest you read the whole description, because with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects. Parti...
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Vases

Materials

Clay

Modern Peony Ceramic Handmade Vase Customizable Rust Orbe
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Flora ceramics are cleverly designed to make arranging your flowers easy. So simple you can't mess this up. Pretty. Modern. Call it pretty modern.
Category

2010s American Modern Vases

Materials

Porcelain, Ceramic

Ceramic Vase Model A ABC Collection by Alessandro Mendini for Superego Editions
Located in Milan, Italy
Model A ceramic vase, Abc Collection, designed by Alessandro Mendini and produced by Superego Editions, 99 pieces limited edition. Signed and numbered. Biography Alessandro Mendini ...
Category

Early 2000s Italian Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

21st Century Matteo Cibic Big Vase Glossy Lacquered MDF Scapin
Located in Tezze sul Brenta, IT
A Vase, design by Matteo Cibic, product by Scapin Collezioni Ironic and zoomorphic, A is a vase with a great personality and strong aesthetic value. Materials: Glossy lacquered MD...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases

Materials

Wood

Small Perles 3 Vase in Hand Blown Murano Glass by Salviati
Located in Venezia, IT
Hand blown colorful vase made using the "canne" technique. Hand blown and hand-finished cane vase.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases

Materials

Glass

Christopher Anderson Textured Studio Pottery Vase
By Studio Pottery
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very stylish Studio Pottery vase with a shaped tenmoku glazed top, the body applied with matted textured glazes in contrasting brown tones by Christopher Anderson...
Category

Late 20th Century British Modern Vases

Materials

Pottery

21st Century Matteo Cibic Vase Table Matt Faded Lacquered MDF Scapin Collezioni
Located in Tezze sul Brenta, IT
Zeta Vase/Table, design by Matteo Cibic, product by Scapin Collezioni Zeta is the result of an harmonious and elegant combination between a table and a vase. A successful example ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases

Materials

Wood

Carole Perry Studio Art Glass Woven Modern Tapestry Sculpture
Located in Englewood, NJ
An American Studio Craft woven glass handkerchief sculptural form by, Carole Perry made up of thousands of woven individual glass threads of varying color...
Category

Late 20th Century American Modern Vases

Materials

Art Glass

Venini Monofiore Balloton Large Vase in Apple Green Red Thread Murano Glass
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Monofiore Balloton large vase in Amber Murano glass by Venini. It looks soft, but it’s not; it’s glass. The optical illusion of Monofiori by Venini from 1970 lies in its name: Ballot...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases

Materials

Murano Glass

Modern Japanese Ceramic Shigaraki Ikebana Vase Takahashi Shunsai
Located in Atlanta, GA
A tall ceramic vase made in the tradition of Shigaraki ware by Japanese potter Takahashi Shunsai (1927-2011), the fourth heir of the famed Rakusai lineage of potters. The vase is heavily potted in the reddish sandy Shigaraki clay. It has a Classic vase form made for Ikebana display. The surface is thickly draped with natural ash glaze that deposited onto the body during the firing process in the kiln. It also features decoration of carved lines. Nuggets of feldspar were incorporated in the clay and exposed onto the surface as crystal like jewels. Substantial and archaic looking, the vase also has a strong modern appeal due to its Mingei styling. It was signed on the base with a pressed seal Shunsai as shown. The vase comes with its original wood storage box (tomobako) with bears the title and signature in Kanji and a seal. It also retains a paperwork noting the artist's biography and practice philosophy in Japanese. Born in Shigaraki, Shunsai was the second son of renowned potter Takahashi Rakusai...
Category

1990s Japanese Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Miniature Bud Vase 4, Made from Brass and Patinated Finish
Located in Chicago, IL
Each of these delicately, handcrafted bud vases is perfect as an individual home accessory or whimsical series. Made of brass and hand tarnished, each bud vase has its own unique for...
Category

2010s American Modern Vases

Materials

Brass

Vase Bean #1, Pearly Beige Gold Color, in Glass, Italy
Located in Treviso, Treviso
VG participates in creating very distinct environments, spaces in which you can escape from reality; to seek refuge whilst expressing your personality; spaces in which you can breath...
Category

2010s Italian Modern Vases

Materials

Glass

ISIDE I19, Woman's Moorish Head, Handmade in Sicily, 2021, Golden, Size L
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The collection This collection offers ideas for contemporary décor through sophisticated revelations of art bound to the tradition of ceramics of Caltagirone, objets d’art that combine history and design. The extreme attention to details, supported by twenty years of experience of master craftsmen, is the company’s strength. The production technique hides secrets and art mixtures that make the product unique and exclusive. Mosche Bianche chooses to combine art and design to recall history through ceramic artworks in doing so, history revives, as in a fairy tale, an incredible civilization that is the sicilian culture. The moorish heads in ceramics, tribute to the beauty of ancient Sicily...
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2010s Italian Modern Vases

Materials

Enamel

Xochipilli Vase by Onora
Located in Geneve, CH
Xochipilli Vase by Onora Dimensions: D 12 x 25 cm Materials: Ceramic Available in black, white and sand. This ceramic vase refers pre-hispanic ceremonial masks. Molded by artis...
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2010s Mexican Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

20th Century Ettore Sottsass RSVP Centerpiece Mod, Rosa in Colored Glass
Located in Turin, Turin
Beatiful vase or centerpiece designed in the beginning of 2000 by the great italian designer Ettore Sottsass for RSVP. The centerpiece is entirely in colored glass, 10 mm thick. Th...
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Early 2000s Italian Modern Vases

Materials

Glass

Xochipilli Vase by Onora
Located in Geneve, CH
Xochipilli vase by Onora Dimensions: D 12 x 25 cm Materials: Ceramic Available in black, white and sand. This ceramic vase refers pre-hispanic ceremonial masks. Molded by artis...
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2010s Mexican Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Chac Ceramic Vase by Onora
Located in Geneve, CH
Chac ceramic vase by Onora Dimensions: D 12 x 25 cm Materials: Ceramic Available in black, white and sand. This ceramic vase refers pre-hispanic ceremonial masks. Molded by art...
Category

2010s Mexican Modern Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Monofiore Balloton Glass Vase in Grey with Ox Blood Thread Rim by Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini glass vase with full body and textured surface with hexagonal shaped pattern in cobalt blue designed in 1970. Perfect for indoor home decor as container or strong statement pi...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases

Materials

Art Glass

Modern vases for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Modern vases 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 vases created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, asian art and furniture and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with ceramic, glass and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Modern vases 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 vases, popular names associated with this style include Venini, RAAQUU, VG-VGnewtrend, and Carlo Moretti. 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 vases differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $28 and tops out at $45,920 while the average work can sell for $993.

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