Louis XIV Furniture
LOUIS XIV STYLE
As opposed to the styles that would follow from the other 18th-century French kings, Louis XV and Louis XVI, antique Louis XIV furniture is rigid and imposing. It expresses opulence — even its armchairs, with their upright backs, straight legs and lavish ornamentation, look like thrones. Authentic Louis XIV sofas, a then newly emerging iteration of seating, are fully upholstered and often feature decoratively carved frames of walnut, chestnut or oak.
When French King Louis XIV established his royal court at Versailles in 1682, he transformed what was once a hunting lodge into a palace that declared his wealth and power through its design. Until his death in 1715, he reigned with a spirit of excess and absolute political dominance. The “Sun King,” as he called himself, believed that France revolved around him as planets do the sun. Louis XIV adopted the sun as his emblem, decorating the grounds with symbols of the sun and Apollo, the Greek god of the sun. As he stated, “There is nothing that indicates more clearly the magnificence of great princes than their superb palaces and their precious furniture.” He was a child when he became king in 1643, only shaping his style after he became absolute monarch in 1661.
Reflecting trends in French Baroque art, Louis XIV furniture characteristics included exuberant decoration. There were gilded bronze details including shells, suns, grotesques, lions and classical references like acanthus leaves. The years of growth in the country’s manufacturing, such as the tapestries and cabinets made at Gobelins, led to design innovations. The commode replaced the chest as a storage device, with drawers and a surface that could double as a desk.
The materials were luxurious, such as the popular tortoiseshell veneer technique that leading cabinetmaker Pierre Golle used in his designs. André-Charles Boulle, who became royal cabinetmaker in 1672, was a masterful artist of marquetry, using inlays of ebony, exotic woods and mother-of-pearl.
Find a collection of antique Louis XIV bedroom furniture, chairs, tables and other pieces on 1stDibs.
Style: Louis XIV
Color: Brown
Louis XIV Style Giltwood folding stool made by La Maison London
By Francois I Foliot
Located in London, Park Royal
Giltwood Folding stool (Ployant) in the manner of Foliot .
the original is a model found in Versailles .
We have pairs available if needed.
Category
2010s English Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Giltwood, Wood
Pair of Boulle Inlaid Console Tables
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of Boulle inlaid console tables.
A pair of late 18th century or early 19th century Boulle marquetry and gilt bronze console tab...
Category
1790s French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Wood
French 18th Century Louis XIV Period Boulle Specimen Cabinet
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A spectacular and high quality French 18th century Louis XIV period Boulle specimen cabinet. The cabinet is raised by four square tapered supports with ormolu sabots and top ormolu m...
Category
18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Brass
French 19th Century Louis XIV St. Ormolu Chandelier
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome and very high quality French 19th century Louis XIV st. ormolu chandelier. The chandelier is centered by a fine bottom acorn finial below the mottled topie shaped body enc...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Pair 19th Century French Louis XIV Armchairs ~ Fauteuils with Mohair
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair 19th century French Louis XIV armchairs ~ Fauteuils with Mohair represent the essence of the form, with gracefully scrolled armrests, legs and stretchers providing stylish suppo...
Category
1890s French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Mohair, Oak
17th Century Italian Genoese Louis XIV Coin Cabinet Armiger Figures Carving
Located in Milan, IT
A stunning Genoese carved walnut coin cabinet with twenty-one drawers created to hold secrets from 17th century. This Italian Louis XIV coin cabinet features an extraordinary archi...
Category
Mid-17th Century Italian Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Impressive Pair of Giltwood Louis XIV Style Six-Light Chandeliers
Located in Dallas, TX
This pair of large giltwood six-light chandeliers have been carved in the style of Louis XIV. Louis XIV is characterized by rich ornamentation: symmetrical arrangements, often utiliz...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Giltwood
Antique French Whitewashed Walnut Step-Front Marble Top Buffet
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique French Whitewashed Walnut Step-Front Marble Top Buffet will create a majestic visual statement in any room! The step-front design combined with serpentine sides creates inte...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Marble, Brass
19th Century Fireplace of Brocatelle Violetta Du Jura Marble, Style Louis XIV
Located in Made, NL
Special antique fireplace of the colorful marble type 'Brocatelle Violetta du Jura'. As the name suggests, this fireplace comes from the Jura, a beautiful region in France! This fire...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Marble
Early 18th Century Bleached French Walnut Armoire from the Île-de-France Region
Located in Dallas, TX
Typical of Ile-de-France furniture from the early 1700’s, this walnut armoire has unadorned panels, allowing the beautiful, curved moldings to take prominence. The walnut wood has be...
Category
18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Iron
Elegant Pair of Louis XIV Style "Fauteuil A La Reine" Chairs
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Elegant pair of Louis XIV style "fauteuil a la reine" chairs. Late 19th century.
Category
Late 19th Century European Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Giltwood
Italian Coffee Table with 18th Century Marble Top and Carved Giltwood Base
Located in IT
Italian coffee table with 18th century marble top and carved giltwood base.
Measurements: cm W 91 x D 49 x H 52, top thickness 4 cm.
This coffee table, from the center, was made in I...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Marble
18th Century French Carved Walnut Desk on Legs with Slant Top and Inside Storage
Located in Dallas, TX
Place a large book, architect plans, or even a Bible on this antique lectern cabinet; crafted in France circa 1790, the fruitwood piece stands on four s...
Category
Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Pair of English Louis XIV Style Breakfront Side Cabinets Attributed to Gillows
Located in Dublin, IE
A pair of Louis XIV style gilt-bronze mounted calamander breakfront side cabinets, the Algerian brèche sanguine marble tops above a cupboard door incorporating Japanese lacquer panels, Edo period 17th century, opening to reveal a single adjustable shelf, on later spiral fluted tapering feet.
Circa 1830
English
Footnote:
These opulent English cabinets, conceived in the Louis XIV style, employ an array of exotic materials which when coupled with the finely chased gilt-bronze mounts point to a commission of some importance. The vivid brèche sanguine marble tops were mined in Algeria - a source of exceptional marbles championed by British diplomat and naturalist Sir Lambert Playfair (1828 –1899) following a visit in 1880 – and the highly prized Japanese lacquer panels would have originally formed part of an Edo period chest...
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19th Century English Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Pair of Louis XIII Revival Open Armchairs French, Late 19th Century to Recover
Located in Labrit, Landes
Pair of French fauteuils, open armchairs side or desk chairs Louis XIII revival,
To be recovered.
circa 1880.
Good condition.
Frames sound and solid.
Shipping:
L146 P 68 H 12...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Upholstery, Walnut
Pair of Exceptional Antique French Marble Top Figured Wood Cabinets
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Late 19th c. Notable figured wood cabinets, with rounded front corners and double doors with arch shaped banded panels opening to a single shelf. With keys. Overall brass decorative ...
Category
19th Century Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Marble
Italian 18th Century Louis XIV Period White Gold Mecca Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very unique Italian 18th century Louis XIV period white gold mecca mirror. The two scrolled feet are joined by a pieced acanthus leaf garland. The original mirror plate is framed w...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Antique Liegoise Louis XIV Style Buffet in Stripped Oak
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Liegoise Louis XIV style Buffet in stripped oak is a magnificent work of the cabinetmaker's art! The architecture is complex, with a step-front center section and four recessed and rounded cornerposts on the front, creating visual appeal from all angles. Even the sides are treated to recessed, framed panels, molded detail that flows all the way to the back side of the piece, a gracefully scrolled apron and pediment style feet. The aforementioned rounded cornerposts are embellished with octagonal molded panels on the drawer tier, with shell and foliate motifs carved in relief on the cabinet tier...
Category
Early 20th Century Belgian Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Brass
Set of 4 Antique Liegoise Chairs with Embossed Leather Seats
Located in Dallas, TX
Set of 4 antique liegoise chairs with embossed leather seats are perfect for the breakfast room, game room, or for use as occasional chairs anywhere in the home or office! Sculpted f...
Category
Early 20th Century Belgian Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Leather, Oak
19th Century Country French Louis XIV Whitewashed Bookcase
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century country French Louis XIV white washed bookcase is the perfect choice for storage, display and adding a timeless panache to your decor! Hand-crafted from solid oak, it fe...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Cut Steel
French 19th Century Louis XIV St. Boulle Cabinet
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A spectacular French 19th century Louis XIV st. ebony, brass and ormolu cabinet, in the manner of A.C. Boulle. The exquisite cabinet is raised by elegant arched shaped supports with ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Brass, Ormolu
18th Century Country French Writing Table ~ End Table
Located in Dallas, TX
18th Century Country French Writing Table ~ End Table was beautifully hand-crafted from solid indigenous walnut, and features amazing style rendered by capable rural artisans with wh...
Category
1790s French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Early 19th Century Country French Bonnetiere
Located in Dallas, TX
Early 19th century country French Bonnetiere is a splendid reminder of a bygone era, when cabinetry such as this was placed next to the entr...
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1830s French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Steel
Vintage Swedish Painted Bombe Commode with Faux Marble Top
Located in Dallas, TX
Vintage Swedish painted bombe commode with faux marble top is a wonderful example of meticulous craftsmanship combined with an artistic hand-painted finish! From the four talon and b...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Pine
Pair of French Club Chairs
Located in Stockbridge, GA
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Rare 17th Century Italian Walnut Louis XIV Sideboard with Plate Rack
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Gregorius 17th century Italian Louis XIV solid walnut wood sideboard with plate rack. In the lower part equipped with three comfortable drawe...
Category
1680s Italian Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Pair of Italian Mid-19th Century Louis XIV St. Giltwood Armchairs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most impressive pair of Italian mid-19th century Louis XIV st. giltwood armchairs. Each armchair is raised by handsome square tapered legs with fine reeded block feet and rich foli...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Giltwood
Portuguese 17th C Pier Mirror, Two Available
Located in East Hampton, NY
Museum Quality elegant 17th-Century mirrors with remnants of the original gesso and blue paint over a detailed pine frame. Note: mIrror glass in center has been replaced at one point...
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17th Century Portuguese Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Pine, Mirror, Gesso
French Mahogany Oval Table with Brass Decoration
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This is a soft and quiet oval mahogany Louis XVI style side table with a prominent frieze. The frieze of the table contains a drawer and raised is on straight tapered legs joined by ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Mahogany
Early 20th Century Italian Louis XIV Style Poplar Wood Pair of Armchairs
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Italian Louis XIV style pair of armchairs very comfortable. Made of poplar wood with special natural wood finish without color or varnish. Perfect upholstery restored with particular...
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Jute, Poplar
Italian Late Baroque Walnut & Upholstered Reclining Ratchet Armchair, ca. 1715
Located in Atlanta, GA
Having an arched backrest with flared wings, the long descending arms with carved handles and raised on turned supports, the handles issuing iron rods with shell shaped finials used ...
Category
1710s Italian Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Walnut
Italian 18th Century Gilt Bronze Reliefs Christ and Virgin Mary after Girardon
Located in Milan, IT
Pair of Gilt bronze reliefs of early 18th century, after François Girardon (1628-1715) The original model for these two profiles of the Virgin and Christ dates from 1691. These works...
Category
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Antique French Louis XIV Draw Leaf Banquet Table
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique French Louis XIV Draw Leaf Banquet Table combines timeless styling with incredible versatility to create the perfect dining table! When closed, it is just under six feet in l...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Oak
Antique Liegoise Country French Buffet, Linen Press
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Liegoise Country French buffet ~ linen press is a remarkable example of the incredibly high quality of furnishings produced in the storied region around Liege. A manufacturing and marketing center for hundreds of years, it lies in the French speaking southeastern portion of what is today called Belgium. The traditions of the finest hand-craftsmanship predate the last several geopolitical designations, with techniques that produced sturdy pieces from the local old-growth oak. This example combines styling influence from the Louis XIII, Louis XIV and Louis XV styles, spanning over two centuries of artistic expression in wood. The wood has been painstakingly stripped using our proprietary process that retains the natural patina of the wood and presents a soft presence in the room. Mitered corners and a step-front center section produce visual appeal from all angles. Two commodious cabinets and a total of six spacious drawers attain a functionality that makes it extremely versatile. Cast brass key guards accentuate the facade, which includes a center tier of bowfront drawers...
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Early 20th Century Belgian Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Brass
French 19th Century Louis XIV Style Ormolu Cartel Clock
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most impressive and high quality French 19th century Louis XIV st. ormolu cartel clock. The clock is raised on its original wall mounting stand with a lovely foliate bottom finial ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
18th Century, Italian Louis XIV Lacquered and Giltwood Console
Located in IT
18th century, Italian Louis XIV Lacquered and giltwood console
Measurements: cm W max 107 (W front 100) x D 56 x H 73
This elegant baroque console was made in the early 18th century, in the Louis XIV era. Said "a ¾" has particular dimensions, as it is slightly lower than traditional consoles...
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Early 18th Century Italian Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Wood
Pair of Bookcases with Painted Panels from the 17th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Set of 2 bookcases made in the 1950s/60s by an antique dealer in Turin, composed of 20th century elements (bookcases), covered with canvases painted...
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Canvas, Fruitwood
Pair of Louis XIV Style, Os de Mouton, Walnut Wingback Fauteuils
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Striking pair of antique French Louis XIV style, walnut wingback fauteuils with carved armrests, standing on 'os de mouton' legs joined by H-shaped stretcher base, upholstered with a...
Category
1980s English Vintage Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Brass
Impressive Pair of Giltwood Mirror Style Louis XIV
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An impresive late 19 century match pair of Louis XIV style mirror in giltwood and gesso, the quality of the carving is top quality, the mirror have a little difference in the witdh
M...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Gesso, Giltwood
French 19th Century Louis XIV St. Cartel Clock Signed F.Lesage Paris
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning French 19th century Louis XIV st. tortoiseshell, brass and ormolu Cartel Clock signed F.Lesage Paris. The beautiful clock is raised on its orig...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Brass, Ormolu
Antique Louis XIV Style Marble Fireplace Mantel
Located in London, GB
A late 18th century Louis XIV style fireplace in rich and highly variegated Sarrancolin Fantastico marble. The stepped shelf breaking back to follow the ret...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Marble
Fine Louise Seize Chest of Drawers Made In Elm Wood from 1780s
Located in Lejre, DK
A small and exquisite Louise Seize chest of drawers crafted from elm wood, originating from Copenhagen and dating back to the late 1780s. This charming piece epitomizes the elegance ...
Category
1780s Danish Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Elm
Louis XIV Wardrobe In Oak-18 Century
Located in Brussels, Brussels
a fine and largewardrobe from the city Namur in Belgium from the 18th century in the Louis XIV style
Very beautiful work in relief on the doors
Rare Louis XIV wardrobe with a c...
Category
Early 18th Century Belgian Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Oak
Louis XIV-Style Giltwood Octagonal Table
Located in New Orleans, LA
This Louis XIV-style French table features an intricately carved giltwood base with an exceptional level of detail, providing an extraordinary example of the opulent style. The base ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Giltwood
Cabinet 19th Century Styl Boulle Blue Turtle Shell
Located in Warsaw, PL
French antique Boulle cabinet.
Wood is decorated with inlaid brass and turtle, bronze details outside.
Inside the cabinet there are two shelves.
Cabinet top is marble.
Perfect co...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Bronze
19th Century French Louis XIV Style Walnut Chair
Located in Houston, TX
19th century French Louis XIV style walnut chair. This stunning antique French Louis XIV style armchair or side chair is both large and comfortable. We have newly upholstered this ch...
Category
1860s French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Walnut
19th Century French Exhibition Display Cabinet by Joseph Cremer, Paris
By Joseph Cremer
Located in Dublin, IE
An exceptional 19th century ormolu mounted ebonised and amaranth vitrine.
The domed cresting surmounted by a festoon of oak leaves above a frieze of garlands including a drawer with a ribbon-tied cartouche, the glazed lower part with turned columns and a single door enclosing a walnut interior with a shelf, on a moulded plinth with laurel decorated mounts, on bun feet, stamped: CREMER MARQUETEUR.
Circa 1852
French
Artists Biography:
Joseph Cremer...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
Italian Early 18th Century Louis XIV Period Giltwood and Marble Console
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A sensational Italian early 18th century Louis XIV period giltwood and marble console. The console is raised by foliate feet below opulent scrolled legs adorned with large richly car...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Marble
Created by Nature French Vintage Fireplace Surround in Limestone
Located in Beervelde, BE
This is a nicely waxed original French antique fireplace surround in a Louis XIV style of the 19th century. The hard stone/marble has red and honey color veining and from the village...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Limestone
Antique French 'Caritas' Fireback / Backsplash, 19th Century
Located in Amerongen, NL
French fireback that symbolizes Caritas. Caritas means care and love. It is one of three theological virtues from the triptych faith, hope and love. 19th century and Louis XIV style....
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19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Iron
Early 20th Century Italian Walnut Louis XIV Style Sideboard with Plate Rack
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Beautiful early 20th century Italian Louis XIV style solid walnut wood majestic sideboard with plate rack. In the lower part equipped with three com...
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Walnut
19th Century French Louis XIV Cabinet, Homme Debout
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century French Louis XIV cabinet ~ Homme Debout is a great choice for a cozy room, or even as an accent piece in a larger room! Four door...
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1870s French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Brass
18th Century Paravent Screen France 1770 Original Painting
Located in Epfach, DE
The painting of the screen is still original and on both sides. The motives are very fine and made with beautiful colors. The five-winged paravent is highly decorative and it is also...
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Late 18th Century European Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Linen, Wood
Important Louis XIV Style Miror with Parecloses
Located in Paris, FR
Large Louis XIV style mirror with mirror bars in blackened wood and rich gilded and embossed copper decoration. The pediment is adorned with a motif of a basket of overflowing flower...
Category
1870s French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Copper
Louis XIV Fruitwood Marble Top Insert Gueridons with French Galleries, C. 1840s
Located in Germantown, MD
A magnificent pair of Louis XIV style fruitwood marble top gueridons with galleries.
This pair is shows patina commensurate with its age, dating from 1840s.
Measures 24'5" in diame...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Marble, Brass
French 19th Century Louis XIV St. Ormolu Clock
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome and high quality mid-19th century French Louis XIV st. ormolu clock. The clock is raised by four tapered fluted legs decorated with acanthus leaves. The scalloped shaped c...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Ormolu
French Louis XIV Style Carved and Custom Painted Console Table
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a show stopper! This is a 20th century French style heavily carved mahogany console table with an amazing custom painted finish in a distressed French gray and ivory. It is u...
Category
Late 20th Century European Louis XIV Furniture
Materials
Mahogany, Paint
French Dining Chairs, Set of Six in the Style of Os De Mouton
Located in Chicago, IL
Os de mouton French dining chairs. The term “os de mouton” (French for sheep-bone) refers to the shape of the lower frame of the dini...
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1930s French Vintage Louis XIV Furniture
Louis Xiv furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Louis XIV 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 building and garden elements, case pieces and storage cabinets, seating and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, metal and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Louis XIV furniture made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and Italy pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original furniture, popular names associated with this style include La Maison London, Towle Silversmiths, Coduri of Lyon, France, and OMBRES ET FACETTES. 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 $65 and tops out at $1,176,864 while the average work can sell for $4,995.
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