Art Deco Furniture
ART DECO STYLE
Art Deco furniture is characterized by its celebration of modern life. More than its emphasis on natural wood grains and focus on traditional craftsmanship, vintage Art Deco dining chairs, tables, desks, cabinets and other furniture — which typically refers to pieces produced during the 1920s and 1930s — is an ode to the glamour of the “Roaring Twenties.”
ORIGINS OF ART DECO FURNITURE DESIGN
- Emerged in the 1920s
- Flourished while the popularity of Art Nouveau declined
- Term derives from 1925’s Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes (International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts) in Paris, France
- Informed by Ancient Egypt, Cubism, Futurism, Louis XVI, De Stijl, modernism and the Vienna Secession; influenced Streamline Moderne and mid-century modernism
CHARACTERISTICS OF ART DECO FURNITURE DESIGN
- Bold geometric lines and forms, floral motifs
- Use of expensive materials such as shagreen or marble as well as exotic woods such as mahogany, ebony and zebra wood
- Metal accents, shimmering mirrored finishes
- Embellishments made from exotic animal hides, inlays of mother-of-pearl or ivory
ART DECO FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
VINTAGE ART DECO FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
Few design styles are as universally recognized and appreciated as Art Deco. The term alone conjures visions of the Roaring Twenties, Machine Age metropolises, vast ocean liners, sleek typography and Prohibition-era hedonism. The iconic movement made an indelible mark on all fields of design throughout the 1920s and ’30s, celebrating society’s growing industrialization with refined elegance and stunning craftsmanship.
Widely known designers associated with the Art Deco style include Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann, Eileen Gray, Maurice Dufrêne, Paul Follot and Jules Leleu.
The term Art Deco derives from the name of a large decorative arts exhibition held in Paris in 1925. “Art Deco design” is often used broadly, to describe the work of creators in associated or ancillary styles. This is particularly true of American Art Deco, which is also called Streamline Moderne or Machine Age design. (Streamline Moderne, sometimes known as Art Moderne, was a phenomenon largely of the 1930s, post–Art Nouveau.)
Art Deco textile designers employed dazzling floral motifs and vivid colors, and while Art Deco furniture makers respected the dark woods and modern metals with which they worked, they frequently incorporated decorative embellishments such as exotic animal hides as well as veneers in their seating, case pieces, living room sets and bedroom furniture.
From mother-of-pearl inlaid vitrines to chrome aviator chairs, bold and inventive works in the Art Deco style include chaise longues (also known as chaise lounges) and curved armchairs. Today, the style is still favored by interior designers looking to infuse a home with an air of luxury and sophistication.
The vintage Art Deco furniture for sale on 1stDibs includes dressers, coffee tables, decorative objects and more.
Style: Art Deco
Color: White
"Fruits of Land and Sea, " Pair of Art Deco Mural Studies with Mermaids by Briggs
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Classic and beautiful examples of Art Deco allegorical painting, this pair of mural studies depicts nude mermaid figures, each holding symbols of the fruits of land and sea. One is holding ears of corn and other produce from the earth, while the other is holding a strand of pearls and a cornucopia with coral and other living things from the ocean. Both figures are surrounded by the undulating waves of the ocean in a lovely blue. The paintings are by Adelaide Briggs...
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1930s American Vintage Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Paint
Art Deco Inspired Star III Pendant Lamp Polished Brass and Linen Shade
Located in Lisbon, PT
A game between balance and light. Its shape is unexpected while built with geometric segments but organic as a wholei an elegant Chandelier.
Star III Pendant Lamp makes a statement i...
Category
2010s Portuguese Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Brass
Antique French Art Deco 'circa 1925' Frosted Glass Ceiling Fixture
Located in San Francisco, CA
Antique French Art Deco (circa 1925) frosted glass ceiling fixture with original braided fabric hanger in good condition. Shows minor signs of wear., but works perfectly. The fixture...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Glass
Large Original 1920s Austrian Art Deco Advertising Poster for Salamander Shoes
By Kurt Libesny
Located in London, GB
Large original vintage Austrian advertising poster for Salamander shoes featuring a great Art Deco design primarily in blue and grey of a fashionably dressed young lady wearing an el...
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1920s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Paper
Limed Oak Art Deco Style White Quartz Top Console Table
Located in New York, NY
Limed oak Art Deco style, white quartz top console table. Has an attached decorative black-lacquered round base.
Category
1990s Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Quartz
Ceramic Vase with White Glaze Decoration, Signed Lion, circa 1920-1930
By Eugène Lion
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A ceramic vase with white glaze decoration.
Perfect original conditions.
Signed "Lion" under the base,
circa 1920-1930.
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Green Wool Rug
By Paule Leleu
Located in New York, NY
Early 20th century French Art Deco green handmade wool rug
Size: 5'7" x 12'0" (170 x 365 cm)
A French deco antique rug designed by Paule Leleu. Sig...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Wool
"Floating Man, " Study for Ceiling Mural with Male Nude by Allyn Cox, 1920s
By Allyn Cox
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Floating Man," study for ceiling mural with male nude by Allyn Cox, 1920s This dramatic drawing, which demonstrates the artist's mastery of the human fi...
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1920s American Vintage Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Paper
Art Deco Inspired Star Floor Lamp Powder Coated Black and Linen Shade
Located in Lisbon, PT
A game between balance and light. Its shape is unexpected while built with geometric segments but organic as a whole.
Star Floor Lamp makes a statement in any space, whether it's on...
Category
2010s Portuguese Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Metal
Nice French Art Deco Paul Née Rug
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Very beautiful Art Deco design modern French hand knotted rug with signature of artist Paul Née, circa 1980, entirely hand knotted with wool velvet...
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Late 20th Century French Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Wool
Art Deco Italian White Carrara Marble Hand Carved Table Lamp
Located in Miami, FL
Art Deco Carrara marble hand carved and brass table lamp, made in Italy.
Comes with harp and finial and takes 1-light bulb max. 75 watts.
No ...
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1950s Italian Vintage Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Carrara Marble, Brass
Art Deco Inspired Star I Pendant Lamp Polished Brass with Linen Shade
Located in Lisbon, PT
A game between balance and light. Its shape is unexpected while built with geometric segments but organic as a whole and elegant Chandelier.
Star I Pendant Lamp makes a statement in ...
Category
2010s Portuguese Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Brass
Pair of Antique Persian Sarab Ivory and Light Blue Small Area Rugs
Located in New York, NY
This is a lovely pair of antique Persian Sarab rugs from the 1960s and each piece measures 3.2 x 5.5 ft. the pair is in excellent condition.
Sarab or Serab is a small village situ...
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1960s Persian Vintage Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Wool
20th Century White Porcelain Urn Shaped Lamp with Dove Handles
Located in Atlanta, GA
20th century table lamp in the Art Deco style made of white porcelain in a traditional urn shape with stylized doves mounted as handles on either side...
Category
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Italian White Art Deco Frosted Hand Blown Glass Eight Armed Murano Chandelier
Located in Miami, FL
Exceptional 1930 blown frosted and transparent white glass Murano chandelier.
Eight arms (maximum 60 watts each one .Candle base)
Plus the under magnific...
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1930s Italian Vintage Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
Art Deco Inspired Ottoman in Beech Black Ebony and Ivory Boucle Velvet
Located in London, GB
A brand-new addition to the Atena collection, is the Atena ottoman. While donning the same curvaceous features and organic textures, the Atena ottoman pairs perfectly with all the At...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Velvet, Beech
Vintage Chinese Deco White Horse Cigarette Advertisement Poster, 1936
Located in Chicago, IL
This calendar advertisement poster for White Horse cigarettes was produced by Hu Boxiang, a famous commercial advertising artist in Shanghai during the 1920s-1930s. Framed in a highly ornate floral border, a fashionable woman poses while gathering plum blossoms, emblems of winter and eternal beauty. Dressed in a traditional qipao but with Western hairstyle and accessories, the woman reflects the rising influence of Western advertising and the Art Deco movement during the economic boom of early 20th century Shanghai. Beneath this scene is a calendar for the year 1936, surrounded by packs of prominent cigarette brands...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Paper
Werkstätte Hagenauer Wien Cowboy on Horse Brass Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Werkstätte Hagenauer Wien cowboy on horse brass lamp. This lamp is in good original condition with original patina. Stamped wHw underneath.
Category
1930s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Inspired Star II Pendant Lamp Brown and Linen Shade
Located in Lisbon, PT
A game between balance and light. Its shape is unexpected while built with geometric segments but organic as a wholei an elegant Chandelier.
Star II Pendant Lamp makes a statement in...
Category
2010s Portuguese Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Metal
White Porcelain Leg Table Lamps with Shades
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pair of antique table lamps are created from early 20th century, patinated porcelain legs with brushed nickel necks and brass sockets, harps and finials. The lamps are newly wired wi...
Category
Early 20th Century North American Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Brass
"Sampling Chocolates, " Quintessential Art Deco Drawing with Blindfolded Flapper
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This original, signed drawing by John Held, Jr. -- whose artistry helped to define the Jazz Age and enliven the pages of America's most sophisticated magazines -- depicts a tuxedoed ...
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1920s American Vintage Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Paper
Contemporary Art Deco Inspired Star Pendant Lamp Brass
Located in Lisbon, PT
A game between balance and light. Its shape is unexpected while built with geometric segments but organic as a whole and elegant Chandelier.
Star Pendant Lamp...
Category
2010s Portuguese Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Brass
Contemporary Art Deco inspired Jules III Pendant Lamp in Brass and Linen
Located in Lisbon, PT
Jules I is all about a timeless, effortless sophistication. A perfect combination of polished brass or copper with fun lacquered metal colors and a soft and elegant linen shade that ...
Category
2010s Portuguese Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Brass
Rizzarda Floor Lamp Wrought Iron Murano Glass, 1930, Italy
Located in Milano, IT
Rizzarda floor lamp wrought iron Murano glass, 1930, Italy.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Iron
French Art Deco Signed Sabino Six Arm Chrome & Molded Frosted Glass Chandelier
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This Art Deco chandelier was made by Sabino art glass of Paris France in approximately 1930 in the period Art Deco style. This six arm chandelier is cast metal with a nickel or chrom...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Metal
Art Deco Inspired Star III Pendant Lamp Polished Copper and Linen Shade
Located in Lisbon, PT
A game between balance and light. Its shape is unexpected while built with geometric segments but organic as a wholei an elegant Chandelier.
Star III Pendant Lamp makes a statement i...
Category
2010s Portuguese Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Copper
"Flight, " Beautifully Carved Stone Paperweight with Dove and Clouds
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Highly distinctive and unique, this cylindrical paperweight is decorated on its upper surface with exquisitely detailed sculptural relief: a dove in flight, shown flying over a cluster of clouds and the word "FLIGHT." Although it shows a beautiful bird, storied in mythology and literature, this sculpture also hints at the flight of man, and the curving sides of the piece are decorated with Art Deco geometric forms, sharply incised into the stone. The artist was Brenda Putnam, who used this same image for one side of her well-known bronze medal, also entitled "Flight", issued in 1941 by the Society of Medalists...
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1920s Italian Vintage Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Stone
Art Deco Inspired Star Table Lamp Polished Black and Linen Shade
Located in Lisbon, PT
A game between balance and light. Its shape is unexpected while built with geometric segments but organic as a whole.
Star Table Lamp makes a statement in any space, whether it's one...
Category
2010s Portuguese Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Metal
Art Deco Inspired Star Wall Sconce Polished Brass and Linen Shade
Located in Lisbon, PT
A game of balance and light. Its shape is unexpected while built with geometric segments but organic as a whole.
Star Wall Sconce makes a statement ...
Category
2010s Portuguese Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Inspired Star Wall Sconce Polished Copper and Linen Shade
Located in Lisbon, PT
A game of balance and light. Its shape is unexpected while built with geometric segments but organic as a whole.
Star Wall Sconce makes a statement ...
Category
2010s Portuguese Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Copper
Art Deco Inspired Star Floor Lamp Polished Brass and Linen Shade
Located in Lisbon, PT
A game between balance and light. Its shape is unexpected while built with geometric segments but organic as a whole.
Star Floor Lamp makes a statement in any space, whether it's on...
Category
2010s Portuguese Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Inspired Star Table Lamp Polished Brass and Linen Shade
Located in Lisbon, PT
A game between balance and light. Its shape is unexpected while built with geometric segments but organic as a whole.
Star Table Lamp makes a statement in any space, whether it's one...
Category
2010s Portuguese Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Ceramic Organic Table Lamp by Upsala Ekeby, Sweden
By Upsala Ekeby
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
This wonderful ceramic Art Deco table lamp was made by Upsala Ekeby in Sweden, 1930s-1940s.
It has an incredible form and figure and nice glaze. The organic look makes it a nice edi...
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1930s Swedish Vintage Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Brass
"Design for 1925 Art Deco Expo Pavilion, " Extraordinary Architectural Rendering
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Although Herbert Hoover did not support the presence of a pavilion for the United States at the famed Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes (Internati...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Paint
Elegant Pair of Venini Reticello Sconces or Wall Lights Carlo Scarpa Style, 1940
By Carlo Scarpa
Located in Rome, IT
Amazing and rare pair of wall lights with a precious hand blown reticello Venini Murano glass, Carlo Scarpa style 1940.
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
"Picnic Apocryphal, " Sophisticated Art Deco Drawing by Benito, Vogue Pioneer
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This large and important drawing was made by Eduardo Benito, the pioneering artist who helped to establish the impossibly sophisticated images of modern...
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Paper
Laser Burn Patterned Motif Atomo Gray and Cream Cowhide Area Floor Rug X-Large
By Art Hide
Located in Charlotte, NC
This high-impact, jaw dropping beauty fashionably displays all of art hide’s signature laser burns has now been adapted in beautiful tones of grey and cream is sure to create a state...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Cowhide
Art Deco Inspired Star I Pendant Lamp Polished Copper with Linen Shade
Located in Lisbon, PT
A game between balance and light. Its shape is unexpected while built with geometric segments but organic as a whole and elegant Chandelier.
Star I Pendant Lamp makes a statement in ...
Category
2010s Portuguese Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Copper
Art Deco Inspired Star II Pendant Lamp Polished Copper Linen Shade
Located in Lisbon, PT
A game between balance and light. Its shape is unexpected while built with geometric segments but organic as a whole and elegant Chandelier.
Star II Pendant Lamp makes a statement in...
Category
2010s Portuguese Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Copper
Beautiful Color, Art Deco Alabaster Pendant Light / Chandelier Hanging on Rope
Located in Lisse, NL
This stunning and timeless alabaster pendant can be used in different rooms and various interiors.
If you are looking for a beautifully designed and great quality pendant then this ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Alabaster, Brass
Set Antique / Vintage German Art Deco Ceramic Plates 1920-1930 Esterwalda
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Esterwalda. Art Deco 1920s-1930s plates. 3 serving dishes
Overall condition A++ (Good). Some damages. Ø 23.5 (2 plates damaged).
Category
Early 20th Century German Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Earthenware
"Angelic Archers, " Poetry Booklet with Nude Male Cover Illustration by Scheibe
By Scheibe
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Rare and beautifully produced, this small booklet of poetry by Alfred Richard Meyer was published in 1921 with a stylized cover illustration by Richard Scheibe depicting two archers ...
Category
1920s German Vintage Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Paper
White Oval Porcelain Wall or Ceiling Lamp with Original Glass Shade, circa 1920s
Located in Wien, AT
White porcelain wall or ceiling lamp with original glass shade, circa 1920s
Original condition.
Category
1920s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Porcelain, Glass
Pair of Chrome and Brush Metal Lamp
Located in Tourcoing, FR
Adorable pair of chrome and brushed metal lamp with beige and coral lampshade and its golden border in a very good state of conservation.
Category
Early 20th Century Belgian Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Antique Ivory Midnight Blue Rose Geometric Persian Mashad Rug, circa 1900-1910
Located in New York, NY
A Mashad rug uses cotton to form a base followed by a wool pile for a soft, cozy and durable texture. The Mashad rug typically has medallions and pendants woven throughout with ivory, red and blue as its commonly used colors.
This lovely antique Mashad carpet...
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Early 1900s Persian Antique Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Wool
Art Deco Inspired Star Floor Lamp Polished Copper and Linen Shade
Located in Lisbon, PT
A game between balance and light. Its shape is unexpected while built with geometric segments but organic as a whole. Star Floor Lamp makes a statement in any space, whether it's one...
Category
2010s Portuguese Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Copper
Neo Romantic Art Deco Chair in Lacquered Metal, circa 1940
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Neo romantic Art Deco chair in lacquered metal, circa 1940.
Category
1940s French Vintage Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
Pair of Italian Gold Leaf Metal and Faceted Crystal Deco Sconces
Located in Varese, Lombardia
This pair of wall lamps was produced in Italy in the 1930s. It consists of a golden leaf metal structure with different faceted crystal elements such as obelisks and stars. Each lamp...
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Iron, Copper, Gold Leaf
Parchment & Lacquer Commode Designed by Andre Arbus, circa 1935
By André Arbus
Located in Stamford, CT
An elegant chest of drawers in parchment, ivory (now replaced with faux ivory) and gold lacquer 1935 Similar model presented at the salon of decorative artists 1935
Examples of th...
Category
1930s French Vintage Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Parchment Paper
Ensembles Mobiliers, Charles Moreau Editor Deco Book, 1930s-1940s, France
By Charles Moreau
Located in New York, NY
Large incredible book in very good condition documenting and referencing incredible dining sets, bedroom sets and living room sets and furniture pieces from masters such as Royere, A...
Category
1930s European Vintage Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Paper
Art Deco Inspired Star Table Lamp Polished Copper and Linen Shade
Located in Lisbon, PT
A game between balance and light. Its shape is unexpected while built with geometric segments but organic as a whole.
Star Table Lamp makes a statement in any space, whether it's one...
Category
2010s Portuguese Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Copper
Art Deco Ball Lamp .
Located in Kraków, Małopolska
Art Deco ball lamp from 1940
Highly recommended item will be perfect complementation of the rooms in not only Classic style, but also Art Deco an...
Category
1930s Polish Vintage Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Other
Art Deco Glass Pastel Green Lacquered & Burnished Bronze Structure
By Paolo Buffa, Strada Milano
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Pair of charming vintage Art Deco glass attributed to Strada, in the style of Paolo Buffa, circa 1946, pastel green lacquered with burnished bro...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Vintage Maitland Smith White Tessellated Marble Scroll Desk/Console Table
Located in Dallas, TX
Elegant desk/console table designed & made by Maitland-Smith in the late 1970s-early 1980s. Its simple, clean lines the scroll top table consists of white tessellated marble arranged...
Category
1970s Philippine Vintage Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Stone, Brass
"Twisting Male Nude, " Art Deco Drawing by Pioneering Native American, 1934
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This nude figure, decked out in an Errol Flynn moustache and slicked-back hair, was executed in dark red pencil by Joe Waano-Gano, an important Native American artist with a prestigious career in California in the 1930s and 1940s. Born a Cherokee Indian...
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1930s American Vintage Art Deco Furniture
Murano Glass Flush Mount Ivory and Gold Color Decò, Italy
Located in Villaverla, IT
Murano glass flush mount ivory and gold color Decò, Italy.
This is a unique flush mount in Ivory and gold color, made up by a huge Murano glass bow...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
White Ceramic Deco Box by Guido Andloviz for Lavenia with Japanise Decoration
Located in Varese, Lombardia
White ceramic box designed by Guido Andloviz and manufactured by SCI Laveno. Printed by maker on the base: "Lavenia". The box has been decorated with...
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Art Deco Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Art Deco furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Art Deco furniture 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 furniture created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include lighting, decorative objects, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, wood and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Art Deco furniture made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and North America pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original furniture, popular names associated with this style include R & Y Augousti, René Lalique, Art Hide, and Kifu Augousti. 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 furniture differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $6 and tops out at $700,000 while the average work can sell for $2,798.
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