Folk Art Furniture
FOLK ART STYLE
Folk art is a genre of art that shares the creator’s traditions, offering not just an artistic display but an opportunity to learn about a culture. Antique, new and vintage folk art typically reflects a heritage or location. It can include utilitarian objects and handmade art as diverse as weather vanes, duck decoys, portraiture and paintings, carnival art and quilts.
Quilts are a quintessential part of American folk art but their roots are international, with quilting dating back to Ancient Egypt. The practice spread to Europe and was especially prominent in the Middle Ages, with one of the oldest surviving examples being the Tristan quilt made in Sicily in the 14th century. They were made as bedcovers and clothing, including as a layer for knights to wear beneath their armor. Native American folk art includes functional objects reflecting their heritage, such as baskets, textiles and wooden pieces.
Elsewhere, the vast range of work associated with Mexican folk art includes masks made by Mexican craftspeople for traditional celebrations and ceremonial dances. Mexican masks are part of the country’s folk-art traditions that go back thousands of years and play a role in festivals and theater.
Works in the folk art tradition are valuable because of the skills involved, like weaving, hand-carving wood and even stonework. Many folk artists are self-taught, while some train as apprentices within their community. By using available materials and taking a personal approach to their creations, artists ensure each piece is unique and conveys a story.
During the Great Depression, artistic materials in America were hard to come by, so artisans used discarded wood from cigar boxes and shipping crates to make highly stylized, notched pieces — most often picture frames and boxes — that are today sought after by collectors. This folk art style is called tramp art and was popular from roughly 1870 until the 1940s.
Folk art brings vibrant culture and traditions into your home. Browse an extensive collection of antique, new and vintage folk art on 1stDibs.
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Item Ships From: Europe
Style: Folk Art
Set of 4 Swedish Folk Wooden Dala Horse Toys, circa 1960
By Nils Olsson
Located in Barcelona, ES
Set of 4 hand-painted Swedish wooden traditional Dala horse toy. Designed by Nils Olsson in Sweden, circa 1960. Materials: Wood In original condition, with minor wear consist...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
Large Devil or Krampus Marionette by a Master Puppet Maker, Antique Austria
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This is a wonderful depiction of Krampus or the devil puppet. The item is approximately 32 inches tall and has a skeleton, arms and legs made of wood. Height was measured from foot t...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Composition, Metal, Brass
19th Century Swedish Folk Art Bentwood Box with Original Paint
Located in Boden, SE
19th Century Swedish Folk Art Bentwood Box from Umeå Västerbotten , Northern Sweden.
Oval box with lid
Originalpainted with nice patina after several hundred years of use.
Owner m...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Pine
Swedish 19th Century hand painted oak coffer
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Swedish 19th century hand painted oak coffer circa 1831.
Fine quality piece of swedish folk art, although we have dated this piece from the time it was painted, it is much older, gi...
Category
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Oak, Paint
19th c, Swedish Folk Art Drop Leaf Table
Located in Allerum, SE
Early 19th century Swedish Folk Art drop leaf table with two drawers from the Gustavian period in it's original finish. ca 1810, Sweden.
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Pine
Beautiful vintage Italian mura glass centerpiece by Domenico Rugiano
Located in Cantù, IT
Beautiful vintage Italian mura glass centerpiece by Domenico Rugiano
Category
20th Century Italian Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Stunning Swiss Antique Pine Cottage Set, Hutch, Table, Chairs w Awesome Carvings
Located in Lisse, NL
Rare folk art set with great carvings on cottage cupboard, table and matching chairs.
If you are looking for a unique set for your chalet, home, cott...
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Early 20th Century Swiss Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Brass
Antique Unique Large Swedish Genuine Patina Folk Art Wooden Bowl
Located in Kramfors, SE
Unique Swedish folk-art bowl in a very unusual boat like shape. This wooden bowl is large and wide with date “1782” underneath along with a set of initials. An unusual detail is the ...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Pine
Mid 19th century rustic Swedish hand painted pine bench
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Mid 19th century rustic Swedish painted pine bench circa 1860.
Here we present a traditional Swedish bench, complete in it's original hand painted deep red and green colour scheme.
...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Pine, Paint
18th Century Wax Butter Mold with Habsburg Imperial Coat of Arms
Located in Milano, MI
18th century dark wax butter mold with habsburg imperial coat of arms, diameter 20 cm with engraved inscription IG S and M S 1737.
Good age related condition, this lovely Mittle-...
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Mid-18th Century Austrian Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Other
Rare Asian camphorwood jewelry box from the 1950s
Located in Cantù, IT
Rare Asian camphorwood jewelry box from the 1950s
Category
20th Century Central Asian Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
Swedish Folk Art 'Spinning-Chair' late 19th century
Located in Farsta, SE
Swedish Folk Art 'Spinning-Chair' late 19th century
This chair was partially made from old spinning wheel parts.
Made out of pine, featuring old repairs and a beautiful patina.
Hei...
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Pine
Rare Folk Art Chair
Located in Vlimmeren, BE
This mysterious chair will surely catch the attention of any visitor. We can’t say much about the age, but this chair could certainly be 200 years old. It is for sure an European cha...
Category
19th Century Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
Mid-Century Modern Brutalist Wood Tripod Chair and Foot Rest, German Vintage
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A interesting brutalist wood tripod chair from Germany, with a matching foot rest or table. Great piece of functional sculpture. Stool and foot rest is in great vintage condition and...
Category
1970s German Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
Small 18th Century antique country rustic folk art table with drawer
Located in Boden, SE
Small charming country table from northern Sweden. The table is a genuine folk art furniture from around 1850. It is made by hand in solid pine. The table is in untouched condition ,...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Pine
Mid 18th century Swedish pine chest decorated with labyrinth
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Mid 18th century Swedish pine chest decorated with labyrinth circa 1730.
Rare and beautiful Swedish pine chest. Traces of original paint to the outside with decorative metal strap...
Category
Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Metal
early 20th Century Wabi Sabi 3 Leg Stool, Austria Around 1920s - 1900s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This early 20th century wabi sabi 3 leg milking stool from Austria is an excellent example of this style. The piece has a square, rustic-looking seat made of wood and is supported by...
Category
Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
Large Gypsy Oriental Salt Bag or Rug Embroidery Pillow
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Gorgeous oriental pillow or seat pillow. Handmade of woolen salt bag or Oriental rug. A beautiful item to put on your leather sofa or a bench. The height incl...
Category
1960s Unknown Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wool
Vintage Beaded African Ceremony or Nobility Chair
Located in AMSTERDAM, NH
Mid 20th century vibrant red and white hand beaded African ceremony chair.
Originally crafted for Yoruba tribe kings and queens, these chairs boast a meticulous process involving th...
Category
Mid-20th Century Nigerian Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Cotton, Wood, Beads
Stunning Christmas Vintage St. Nikolaus Santa Claus Belsnickel Candy Container
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This vintage St.Nicholas, Santa Claus candy container made of composition, cardboard, felting and Papermache was made in the 20th century and is a charming addition to any Christmas ...
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20th Century German Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Composition
Antique Real Skull of a Rabbit, Germany ca. 1900s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Antique Real Skull of a Rabbit, Germany ca. 1900s
An antique taxidermied skull of the rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) mounted on an ebonized wooden tur...
Category
Late 19th Century German Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Bone, Wood
Original Antique Print of A Colour Chart . C.1900
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of a colour chart
Unframed.
Chromo-lithograph
Published, C.1900
The measurement is the paper size of the print
Free shipping.
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Paper
George III Oak Cricket Table
Located in London, GB
A George III Oak Cricket table with circular top above a triform base with tapering legs joined by a raised shelf.
Solid construction and rich overall patina. Bears the typical old ...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Oak
Mid 19th century traditional Swedish painted coffer
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Mid 19th century traditional Swedish painted coffer circa 1855.
Fine quality piece of rustic furniture, with a desirable flat top surface which lends itself to more uses than it's d...
Category
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Pine, Paint
Antique Nuremberg Brewery Lidded Stoneware Beer Stein, 1891 dated
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A beautiful beer stein made in the city of Nuremberg in Germany. This beer stein was made in Germany, its dated 1891 so production was earlier. Absolutely beautiful piece, still in g...
Category
1890s German Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Pewter
Mid 19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Small Folk Art Sofa
Located in Boden, SE
A charming antique sofa from the mid-1800s. The sofa is from Boden Norrbotten, Northern Sweden It's petite and compact, perfect for smaller spaces.
The sofa has a foldable lid tha...
Category
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Pine
Large Hand-Painted Venetian Carnival Sun Mask Folk Art Wall Sculpture
Located in London, GB
Venetian Carnival Sun Mask, Venetian Carnival Sun King Wall Sculpture, Sun King Mask, Venice Carnival Mask, Venetian Antique, Folklore Sun Mask, Folk Art Sun Mask, Theatre Mask, Mask...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Fiberglass, Paint
Original Antique Print of Crocodiles, 1847 'Unframed'
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of crocodiles and alligators.
Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice of frames.
Lithograph after Cpt. Brown with original ha...
Category
1840s English Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Paper
African Ethiopian Tribal Folk Art Painting 20th Century Battle Scene on Canvas
Located in Milano, MI
African Ethiopian painting imported to Italy by a diplomat during the Italian occupation of Ethiopia, in the late 1930s. This tribal folk art painting depicts a battle scene and the canvas is mounted on a parallelogram-shaped frame.
It is a large battle painting...
Category
Mid-20th Century Ethiopian Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Canvas
19th Century Swedish Folk Art “Allmoge” Chair in Pine, 1880’s
Located in Valby, 84
An authentic and beautifully aged Swedish “Allmoge” (Folk Art) chair, dating from circa 1880. Crafted in solid pine, this chair exemplifies the rustic simplicity and practical elegan...
Category
1880s Swedish Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Pine
Antique Unique Clothes Rack in Pine, Made by Hand in Northern Sweden
Located in Kramfors, SE
Antique unique clothes rack made by hand from northern Sweden. The clothes rack is made around the year 1900 in painted pine. Original condition and original paint with some distress...
Category
Early 20th Century Swedish Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Pine
Swedish Folk Wooden Dala Pig Toy, circa 1960
By Nils Olsson
Located in Barcelona, ES
Handpainted Swedish wooden traditional Dala pig toy. Designed by Nils Olsson in Sweden, circa 1960. Materials: Wood In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age...
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
Antique Sicilian Opera dei Pupi Theater Marionette, ca. 1930s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Antique Sicilian Opera dei Pupi Theater Marionette, ca. 1930s
A large Sicilian theater (Opera dei Pupi) marionette, which is made of tin, wood and canvas ca. 1930s.
The Sicilian Pu...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Metal
German Folk Art Grey and Cobalt Blue Stoneware Jar
Located in Dusseldorf, DE
A very decorative German folk art grey stoneware jar with cobalt-blue painting from the 1st half of the 20th century.
Traditional Westerwald stoneware is a type of ceramic ware that was produced in the lower Westerwald and the Kannenbäckerland in the early modern period. Since the 17th century, it has been one of the dominant types of German stoneware. The technique for producing grey stoneware with cobalt blue painting proved...
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Early 20th Century German Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Stoneware
Antique Wood Animal Horse Sculpture, Northern Swedish Folk Art Original Paint
Located in Kramfors, SE
Antique wooden horse sculpture from northern Sweden. The horse is from around 1850 and has a body in pine with original paint. The sculpture is m...
Category
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Pine
Antler Handle Fixed Blade Knife with Leather Sheath Antique German Folk Art
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A antique Knife from Solingen, Germany. Deer antler or stag handle with original sheath 3.13" blade, 6.75" Overall. Used in good condition with some sharpe...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Metal
Art Nouveau Cast Iron Christmas Tree Stand, Vintage, German, 1910s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This beautiful Art nouveau silver color cast iron Christmas tree stand, was made in Germany, in the 1910s. A nice addition for your Christmas decoration. It holds a stem up to 1.88 i...
Category
1910s German Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Metal, Iron
Antique Germany Lidded Beer Stein glazed Ceramic, 1900s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A gorgeous beer stein, made in Germany. This beer stein has been made in Germany, circa 1900s. Absolutely gorgeous piece still in great condition, without damage. Lid works properly....
Category
Early 1900s German Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Pewter
Model gypsies caravan, handmade and painted, folk art, English circa 1900
Located in Central England, GB
This superb and ultra rare early folk art scale model of a gypsy or traveller’s caravan is over one hundred years old. It has been beautifully hand made and finely painted. It has gl...
Category
Early 20th Century English Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
Exceptional 1750 Red and Blu Painted Blanket Chest, Central Europe
Located in Vo', Veneto
Small Antique painted blancket chest
Measures: H. 31cm - L. 72cm - P. 45cm
Rare small chest in painted fir wood.
The decorations are geometric, of an intense blue color, with ...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Fir
Swedish Folk Art Pomegranate Embroidery Tapestry by Edna Nihlén, Sweden 1956
Located in Grythyttan, SE
A captivating pomegranate tapestry featuring twisted chain stitch embroidery by Edna Nihlén, crafted in Sweden in 1956. This piece showcases four segments, each displaying either fou...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wool
Antique Brass Jam Pan. English 19th Century
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great rustic accessory for the country kitchen
Country house condition. Original patina to brass and rusty iron handle
Free UK shipping
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1870s English Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Brass, Iron
Antique Swedish Long Case Clock, Genuine Handmade with Original Blue Paint
Located in Kramfors, SE
Antique Swedish longcase clock from around 1820 to 1840. The clock was made by hand in Hälsingland in Northern Sweden. The frame is solid pine w...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Pine
19th Century Antique Painted Pine Cabinet, Italian Cabinetmaker, Made in Tuscany
Located in Odense, DK
This charming 18th-century painted pine cabinet, crafted by an Italian cabinetmaker in Tuscany, is a rustic masterpiece. Made from sturdy pine, it showcases the traditional Arte Pove...
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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Pine
Original Antique Print of Golden Oriole, 1847 'Unframed'
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of golden oriole.
Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice of frames.
Lithograph after Cpt. brown with original hand color.
P...
Category
1840s English Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Paper
Wooden Nutcracker, Mid-Century French Folk Art, Carved Geometric Motifs, 1960s
Located in ROUEN, FR
Wooden Nutcracker, Mid-Century French Folk Art, Carved Geometric Motifs, 1960s
Elegant and sculptural Nutcracker, a nice example of French Folk Art !
Both sides are engraved with f...
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Mid-20th Century French Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood, Fruitwood
Antique Charming Swedish Folk Art Table
Located in Kramfors, SE
Charming folk art table with straight legs, a drawer and curved apron. The table is completely untouched with the authentic patina and wear of time. The drawer has the dating 1843 an...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Pine
Hand Woven Bessarabian Kelim with Floral Pattern, 1940
Located in Vienna, Austria
A beautiful hand woven wool kelim rug . Woven in to the black wool background are stylised variations of plants in bright colours.Produced in Beserarabia, in south-eastern Europe on...
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1940s Moldovan Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wool
Antique Vintage Spun Cotton Stork Bird Christmas Ornament Germany 1930s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A rare Christmas ornament. It was made from wire and cotton, this would be a great antique addition for your Christmas or feather tree. You can also use it just to display it in a de...
Category
1930s German Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wire
Santa Claus Belsnickle Chocolate Mold Antique 1910s, German Christmas
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A gorgeous chocolate mold. Made of metal, not marked. Beautiful and ready to use or display, with nice patina. The 1890s to 1920s were the golden age of Chocolate production and cons...
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1910s German Vintage Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Metal
Antique Armenian Pottery Vase circa 1920s, Jerusalem
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Rare tall and slender early 20th century cylinder shaped Armenian ceramic vase with floral, organic and graphic decorations handpainted in green, blue, red, gray colors on sand colored pottery base under clear glaze. Manufactured by Armenian pottery...
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Early 20th Century Israeli Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Dutch 19th Century Folk Art Architectural Miniature Mansion Pigeon / Birdcage
Located in Buisson, FR
Beautiful and unique Dutch Folk art Pigeon/birdcage in the form of a manor . This type of birdcages were made in the North of he Netherlands . They were miniature versions of the ori...
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19th Century Dutch Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Wood
Original Antique Print of a Whale, 1847 'Unframed'
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of a whale.
Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice of frames.
Lithograph after Cpt. Brown with original hand color.
Publish...
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1840s English Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Paper
19th Century Swedish Folk Art chairs with original paint
Located in Boden, SE
A pair of similar 19th century Swedish country chairs. Very slight difference with great patina ,see pictures
Scraped by hand to its beautiful blue original color.
Such nice ext...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Pine
19th Century Swedish Folk Art Chest with Original Floral Paint Dated 1833
Located in Boden, SE
Antique Swedish chest / trunk dated 1833 from Ranea Norrbotten, Northern Sweden.
Beautiful original paint with flowers outside the Chest .
Int...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Pine
Original Antique Print of A Grey Horse, 1847 'Unframed'
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of a grey horse
Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using your own choice of frames.
Lithograph after George Stubbs with original hand color.
...
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1840s English Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Paper
THUN Bozen South Tirol huge wall plate Italy traditional pottery hand painted
Located in Landshut, BY
Huge (Ø 33cm) and heavy (1521grs)
Traditional South Tyrolian Wall Plate
Manufactured by THUN Bozen
History of the company
The company was founded in 1950 by Count Otmar and Cou...
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20th Century Italian Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Pottery
19th Century Swedish Folk Art Bentwood Box with Original Paint Swedish Antiques
Located in Boden, SE
19th Century Swedish Bentwood box from Jämtland, Northern Sweden.
It has untouched original painting with a nicely painted leaf loop on the lid.
...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Folk Art Furniture
Materials
Pine
Folk Art furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique folk art 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 folk art, decorative objects, wall decorations and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, metal and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Folk Art furniture made in a specific country, there are Europe, North America, and United States pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original furniture, popular names associated with this style include Berber Tribes of Morocco, Mosche Bianche, Jim Rose, and Nils Olsson. 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 $20 and tops out at $225,000 while the average work can sell for $1,252.
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