Empire Center Tables
EMPIRE STYLE
From 1804–15, Napoléon I reigned as the emperor of France, bringing the country into a new era of opulence after the fall of the monarchy and the tumultuous years of the French Revolution. He declared, “We must have very solid things, made to last 100 years.” Empire-style furniture followed suit, with imposing pieces constructed from mahogany and adorned with gilded ornaments. Expanding on the neoclassicism popularized in the previous century — such as in Louis XVI style — Empire style borrowed from the great civilizations of antiquity, from Egypt to Greece and Rome, to connect this nascent empire to the power of the past.
Napoléon I believed the production of fine furniture would reflect the stature of the republic, with his official architects Charles Percier and Pierre-François-Léonard Fontaine leading the way with their work on his residences.
Luxurious materials, symmetrical shapes and bold colors characterize antique Empire-style bedroom furniture, armchairs, cabinets and other structures, with frequent motifs including mythological creatures, geometric designs, acanthus leaves, eagles, bees (the imperial emblem) and swans, a favorite of Empress Joséphine.
Flat surfaces, like marble tabletops, were accented with decadent details, such as the bronze furniture mounts made by sculptor Pierre-Philippe Thomire for the French palaces. Martin-Guillaume Biennais, who worked as the imperial goldsmith, crafted intricate luxury objects that mixed wood, fine metal, mother-of-pearl and ivory. Ormolu — or elaborate bronze gilding — was essential to French design in the 18th and 19th centuries as a cornerstone of the neoclassical and Empire styles.
The style became popular abroad, influencing the American Empire style. Stately pieces carved with sprigs of olives by cabinetmaker Pierre-Antoine Bellange were acquired by American President James Monroe for the White House in 1817.
Find a collection of antique Empire tables, lighting, seating and other furniture on 1stDibs.
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Style: Empire
French 19th Century Empire Mahogany Center Table with Bronze Ormolu Mounts
Located in Dallas, TX
A French 19th Century Empire mahogany center table with bronze doré mounts and a marble top. This handsome table features beautifully executed bronze pieces mounted throughout the a...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Center Tables
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Empire Center Table/desk in Mahogany with Bronze Mounts, White Marble Top
Located in Houston, TX
Empire table with Egyptian style bronze mounts at all
Corners including the sides having white marble with
Gray veining throughout.
Mahogany apron and legs decorated with bronze d...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Empire Center Tables
Materials
Mahogany
$2,925 Sale Price
35% Off
French Empire Mahogany Winged Griffins End Table
Located in Queens, NY
French Empire-style (19th Century) mahogany end/center table with bronze trim and winged griffins on legs with a green rectangular marble top.
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Center Tables
Materials
Marble, Bronze
French Empire Style Mahogany and Gilt Center Table
Located in Queens, NY
French Empire style (Circa 1825) mahogany and gilt round 3 legged center table on platform base with green lacquered bird heads and grey marble top.
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Center Tables
Materials
Marble
Mahogany and Bronze Veneer Middle Table, "Return from Egypt" Style
Located in Paris, FR
Important middle table in the style "Return from Egypt" in mahogany, mahogany veneer and bronze with double patina, from the 19th century. This large table is supported by four uprights claws and lion heads in patinated bronze, connected by a carved and curved strut. The table is adorned with gilt bronze appliques with swans and horns of plenty motifs and opens with six drawers. Two integrated trays extend each side of the table by 50 cm if needed. A glass window covers...
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19th Century French Antique Empire Center Tables
Materials
Bronze
Empire Table, Germany 1810-20
Located in Belmont, MA
This unique and very elegant Empire table dates back to around 1810-20. It comes from Germany. It was probably made in the northern part of Germany or possibly in Berlin. The table s...
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1810s German Antique Empire Center Tables
Materials
Mahogany
$6,320 Sale Price
20% Off
Early 20th Century Italian Pietra Dura Empire Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pietra Dura Empire table. Malachite, amethyst, lapis lazuli, citrine and sienna marble inlaid in white marble. Wood is Tineo. Made in Italy early 20th Century.
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Empire Center Tables
Materials
Marble
A French Empire Ormolu Mounted Guéridon/Center-table w/ a Green Marble Top
Located in New York, NY
A French Empire Guéridon/Center-table with Egyptian Revival Bronze winged Figural Mounts with a circular Green Verde Antico marble top, supported by a mahogany base with gilded bronz...
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1820s French Antique Empire Center Tables
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Napoleon 111 Empire Style Mahogany and Gilt Bronze Centre Table
Located in Montreal, QC
This imposing table is based on the celebrated example made for Marshal Murat,
subsequently used by Napoleon and now in the Grand Trianon at Versailles. Supported by four draped caryatids, the striking Nero Antico marble above and heavy H frame cross...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Empire Center Tables
Materials
Marble
Empire Splendid French Saloon Table, Bronze Gilt
Located in Berlin, DE
Finely chased and gilded bronze in wax casting. Three curly legs connected with gutter. Medium with garland-shaped decoration. The legs are in the form of three winged, fully plastic...
Category
20th Century French Empire Center Tables
Materials
Marble, Bronze
19th C. Hand Carved Wood Round Table & Marble, Top Center Entrance Hall Gueridon
Located in West Hollywood, CA
19th C. Hand Carved Wood Round Table & Marble, Top Center Entrance Hall Gueridon Elegant French Circa 1830-1848 King Louis Philippe with Hand Sculpted Saint Anne marble-top cente...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Empire Center Tables
Materials
Marble, Brass
$15,600 Sale Price
20% Off
Christian VIII Empire Oval Pedestal Tea Table in Mahogany, Denmark, circa 1835
Located in INTERLAKEN, NY
A handsome Christian VIII neoclassical-style tea or breakfast table in mahogany with oval top on foliate-carved baluster-turned column resting on quatre-form pedestal base with carve...
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1830s Danish Antique Empire Center Tables
Materials
Mahogany
French 19th century Empire st. Mahogany, Leather and Gris St. Anne marble table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome and most elegant French 19th century Empire st. Mahogany, Leather and Gris St. Anne marble side/center/games table. This wonderful table is raised by Brass casters below t...
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19th Century French Antique Empire Center Tables
Materials
Marble
French early 19th century Mahogany and Ormolu center table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most impressive French early 19th century Empire st. flame Mahogany and Ormolu center table, circa 1815. This high quality circular table is raised on ball supports which conceal t...
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19th Century French Antique Empire Center Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Italian 19th century Empire st. Mahogany, Ormolu and Scagliola center table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A sensational and large scale Italian 19th century Empire st. Flamed Mahogany, Ormolu and Scagliola center table. This very impressive circular table is raised on three squared cabri...
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19th Century Italian Antique Empire Center Tables
Materials
Ormolu
French 19th Century Empire St. Crouch Mahogany Center Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most handsome French 19th century Empire st. crouch mahogany, ormolu, and Coquillier de Bilbao marble center table. The circular table is raised by three elegant square tapered leg...
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Center Tables
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Empire 19th Century Round Pedestal Table France
Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio
Here is an original round tripod center table from the early 1800's about when Napoleon roamed Europe. This table has been given a professional complete but "soft" restoration to sav...
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Empire Center Tables
Materials
Slate, Bronze
Empire Style Centre Table with Marble Top after Jacob-Desmalter, French
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine Empire style gilt-bronze mounted mahogany centre table with a Vert de Mer marble top, in the manner of Jacob-Desmalter.
The rectangular Verde Antico marble top sits above ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Empire Center Tables
Materials
Marble, Bronze
French 19th century Empire st. Lemon and patinated wood center table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A finely detailed French 19th century Empire st. Lemon and patinated wood center table. This very unique oval table is raised by four statement making legs displaying large scale paw...
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Center Tables
Materials
Wood
Fine Empire Style Gilt Bronze Mahogany Center Table inthe Manner of Jacob-Desmal
By Jacob-Desmalter
Located in Sheffield, MA
A fine Empire style gilt bronze mahogany gueridon or centre table
With a verde antico marble top.
In the manner of Jacob-Desmalter,
circa 1880
Height 31 1/4 Diameter 35 in.
A very fine Empire style gilt bronze-mounted mahogany guéridon after a model by Jacob-Desmalter, the circular verde antico marble top above a mahogany frieze mounted with laurel leaf banding in between rosettes and anthemions, supported of the heads of three finely cast gilt bronze female caryatids, each facing outward with hair in plaits, bare feet and arms crossed, wearing arm bands and a low cut diaphanous dress gathered up toward her breast, the stretcher centred by a chased covered urn flanked by three elegant crouching winged sphinxes wearing Nemes headdresses and plaits tied at the front.
The design for this superb guéridon is based on a famous table-console or ‘console double face’ by the celebrated firm of Paris ébénistes Jacob-Desmalter which was itself based on designs by Napoleon’s chief architects and ornamentalistes Charles Percier (1764-1838) and Pierre François Léonard Fontaine...
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1880s French Antique Empire Center Tables
Materials
Bronze
Tavolino veneto a tre gambe in noce, piano intarsiato a spicchi – Inizio XIX sec
Located in Vicenza, IT
Elegante tavolino da centro di area veneta, probabilmente vicentina, databile ai primissimi anni dell’Ottocento.Il mobile presenta un raffinato piano rotondo in noce con intarsio rad...
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Early 1800s Italian Antique Empire Center Tables
Materials
Walnut, Fir
French 19th Century Empire St. Mahogany and Ormolu Center/Library Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome and most impressive French 19th century Empire st. Mahogany and ormolu center/library table. The large scale circular table is raised by three most exceptional scrolled ta...
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Center Tables
Materials
Ormolu
French Empire Style Marble Top Center Table
Located in Queens, NY
French Empire-style (19th Century) mahogany and bronze trimmed round center table with inlaid marble top supported on a pedestal base.
Category
20th Century French Empire Center Tables
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Antique 19th C Empire Mahogany Gilt-Wood Marble Top Table
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Antique 19th C Empire Mahogany Gilt-Wood Marble Top Table
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Center Tables
Materials
Marble
$3,600 Sale Price
25% Off
Cube Side Table with Tempered Glass Top, Engraved Square Block Center Side Table
Located in St Petersburg, US
Seljuk-inspired engraved travertine cube side table, meticulously designed by Haand’s renowned designer Barakli. Measuring 40x40 cm (16x16 inches), this stunning piece combines histo...
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15th Century and Earlier European Antique Empire Center Tables
Materials
Stone, Travertine
A Fine French Early 20th Century Gilt-Bronze Center Table Attr. Francois Linke
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine French early 20th century Empire style ormolu and figural patinated bronze-mounted amboyna and veined Verde d'Alps marble top "Gueridon" attributed to François Linke (185...
Category
Early 20th Century French Empire Center Tables
Materials
Marble, Ormolu, Bronze
Vintage Empire Style Gilt Pedestal Table with Rojo Marble
Located in Houston, TX
Embrace the allure of vintage luxury with the Empire Style Gilt Pedestal Table. Its Rojo Marble top and ivory lacquered finished base portray sophistication, while gilt accents eleva...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Empire Center Tables
Materials
Marble
Antique French Empire Neoclassical Round Marble Top Eagle Carved Center Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Empire Neoclassical Round Marble Top Eagle Carved Center Table. Item features a round marble top with raised edge, gold gilt eagle heads, lower shelf, ebonized finish,...
Category
Mid-19th Century Unknown Antique Empire Center Tables
Materials
Marble
Center/Entry Table in Brass and Wood by La Barge
By La Barge
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful center or entry table designed and manufactured in the Philippines by La Barge.
The table has beautiful carved frame and solid brass accents with a glass top that allows t...
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1990s Philippine Empire Center Tables
Materials
Brass
Maitland Smith Tooled Leather Burled Walnut Library Center Table 50" Round
Located in Long Branch, NJ
Maitland Smith Tooled Leather Burled Walnut Library Center Table 50" Round
Dimensions : 50" Round X 29" Tall
This gorgeous table was made by Maitland Smith and is the larger versi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Empire Center Tables
Materials
Burl
19th Century Marble Gueridon Table With Turned Wood Column & Brass Paw Feet
Located in Reading, Berkshire
A Beautiful French 19th Century Marble & Mahogany Gueridon Pedestal Table With Turned Wood Column Over a Tripod Base Terminating With Brass Paw Feet.
Would make for an excellent hal...
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Center Tables
Materials
Marble
George Jacob Desmalter Empire Gueridon Round center Table Estampille 19th C. LA
Located in West Hollywood, CA
George Jacob Desmalter Empire Gueridon Round center Table Estampille 19th C. LA . Rare Exquisite Early 19th century Empire Gueridon with classic...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Center Tables
Materials
Metal, Bronze
$45,000 Sale Price
22% Off
19th Century Swedish Empire Centre Console Table
Located in Allerum, SE
Fine and unusual 19th century Swedish Empire centre console table with Italian pink Calacatta marble top, Ca 1830.
Category
19th Century European Antique Empire Center Tables
Materials
Marble
Walnut Round Leather Top Polychromed Center Table in the Classical Form
Located in Milford, NH
A nice example of a walnut polychromed round center table with leather top in a craquelure finish with beaded edge in the classical form, with center round pedestal supported by thre...
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20th Century English Empire Center Tables
Materials
Leather, Walnut
French Empire Mahogany Carved Center Table
Located in Queens, NY
French Empire mahogany pedestal base center table with 3 carved swans on a base supporting a round black veined top with an molded ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Center Tables
Materials
Mahogany
French Empire Style Carved Figural Marble Top Center Table
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions: Height: 27 in Width: 40 in Depth: 40 in
This vintage French Empire style carved figural marble top coffee table/center table is of the highest quality! If you look at th...
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Empire Center Tables
Materials
Marble
19th Century Italian Empire Style Table with Marble Top
Located in Dallas, TX
The 19th Century Italian Empire Style Table with Marble Top is a luxurious and elegant piece of furniture that exudes sophistication and grandeur. The ornate Empire style design is s...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Empire Center Tables
Materials
Marble
French Empire Style Oval Centre Table An amazing piece
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
French Empire Style Oval Centre Table
An amazing piece, the table is made in walnut it is a large Oval, the table top is made with Rosso Levanto Marble and set with a pierced brass g...
Category
Early 1900s Antique Empire Center Tables
Materials
Marble
19th Century French Mahogany Gueridon Table
Located in London, GB
An early 19th century French mahogany gueridon table having circular moulded grey marble top raised on reeded turned tapering column and scrolled leaf-carved tripod base ending on bo...
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Center Tables
Materials
Mahogany
French Empire Style Marble Top Center Table
Located in Queens, NY
French Empire style (19th Century) round mahogany center table with bronze classical heads over 4 legs and trim on apron resting on an inla...
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Center Tables
Materials
Marble, Bronze
French Empire Potheau Mahogany and Gilt Center Table
By Potheau
Located in Queens, NY
French Empire mahogany & gilt bronze trim round center table on 3 legs with a revolving inset brown leather top and pearl medallions over 6 drawers with a stretcher (stamped: POTHEAU).
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Center Tables
Materials
Bronze
French Empire Style Mahogany Center Table
Located in Queens, NY
French Empire style (19th Century) mahogany and bronze trimmed rectangular center table with winged females, open stretcher, and onyx top.
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Center Tables
Materials
Onyx, Bronze
19th Century French Mahogany Centre Table in the Empire Style
Located in Martlesham, GB
19th Century French mahogany centre table in the Empire style, having a wonderful decorative segmented top with engraved brass moulding, the ...
Category
1880s French Antique Empire Center Tables
Materials
Mahogany
$1,908 Sale Price
31% Off
A Continental early 19th century Empire st. Mahogany Fruitwood center table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking and most handsome Continental early 19th century Empire st. Mahogany and Ebonized Fruitwood center table. The wonderful table is raised on Ebonized Fruitwood bun feet belo...
Category
19th Century Unknown Antique Empire Center Tables
Materials
Fruitwood, Mahogany
French Empire Center Table, C. 1850
Located in Dallas, TX
18th Century Empire Center Table
with gilt bronze accents
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Center Tables
Materials
Marble, Metal, Bronze
$5,880 Sale Price
30% Off
French Mid-19th Century Empire Style Mahogany and Marble Center Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very handsome French mid-19th century Empire style mahogany, ormolu and Vert de Patricia marble center table, circa 1850. The table is raised by three legs with rectangular support...
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Center Tables
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Empire Style Mahogany Table de Milieu with a Verde Antico Marble Top
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A very fine Empire style gilt-bronze mounted mahogany table de Milieu, with a Verde Antico Marble Top, in the Manner of Jacob Desmalter.
The rectangular marble top above a frieze...
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Center Tables
Materials
Marble, Bronze
French Desk Empire Centre Table Marquetry Inlay
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Elegant antique French desk or centre table
Lovely shaped top with elegant top on cabriole legs
Original ormolu mounts
Circa 1880
Inlay work very intricate showing floral motifs
Bo...
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1880s Antique Empire Center Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Fine Late 19th C Empire Bronze Gueridon Center Table with a Micro Mosaic Top
Located in Dallas, TX
A fine and rare 19th century Empire gilt bronze and patinated bronze center table with a micro mosaic and marble top with a malachite border. Scenes of Roman architecture in micro mo...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Empire Center Tables
Materials
Bronze
French Empire Gilt Centre Table Lacquer Winged Maiden Legs
Located in Potters Bar, GB
You are viewing a stunning lacquered centre table in the French Empire style
Features a large marble top which is smooth and chip free
In turn supported by the winged maiden creature...
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1980s Vintage Empire Center Tables
Materials
Marble
French Empire Style ‘19th Century’ Mahogany and Bronze Trimmed Centre Table
Located in Queens, NY
French Empire style (19th centntury) mahogany and bronze trimmed rectangular centre table with winged females, open stretcher and onyx top.
Category
19th Century French Antique Empire Center Tables
Materials
Onyx, Bronze
Swedish 19th Century Empire St. Mahogany, Polychrome and Giltwood Center Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A remarkable and most elegant Swedish 19th century Empire st. Mahogany, polychrome and giltwood center table. The rectangular table is raised by an elegant H shaped bottom mahogany s...
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19th Century Swedish Antique Empire Center Tables
Materials
Mahogany, Giltwood
20th Century Antique Louis XV Style French Salon Table Bronzed
Located in Berlin, DE
Majestic French salon table in Louis XV style. White polished on solid pinewood. Exceptionally finest engraved, decorative broken rocailles, inlaid with acanthus, and flowered detail...
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20th Century French Empire Center Tables
Materials
Bentwood
French Empire Centre Table Burr Walnut circa 1860
Located in Potters Bar, GB
French Empire style burr walnut centre table.
Circa 1860
Standing on swept legs with cast gilt Mouldings.
This table has 1 x Mahogany lined drawer.
The shaped top featuring high ...
Category
1860s Antique Empire Center Tables
Materials
Walnut
Beautifull Gueridon of the End of the 19th Century
By France"
Located in Madrid, ES
Beautifull gueridon of the end of the 19th century
Very good condition
Mesures: 60 cm diameter and 77 cm high.
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Empire Center Tables
Materials
Wood
Empire Oval Table with Claw Feet and Rounded Drawers
Located in Asheville, NC
Antique empire claw foot oval table with casters, curved drawers tiger wood mahogany detail and wood veneer.
Category
19th Century American Antique Empire Center Tables
Materials
Mahogany
French Empire Period Dore Bronze Mounted Center Table/Library Table
By Thomas Hope
Located in New York, NY
A marvelous French empire period dore bronze-mounted center table with X-form stretcher on either side, most probably from a Thomas Hope design. This beautifully hand carved center t...
Category
1810s French Antique Empire Center Tables
Materials
Bronze
French 19th Century Empire Style Porphyry Marble Top Center Table
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very impressive good quality 19th Century French Empire influenced Gueridon, having a rare Porphyry marble top, wonderful hand carved gilt wood decoration to the frieze of Oak leav...
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19th Century French Antique Empire Center Tables
Materials
Porphyry
Antique French Empire Bronze Mounted Marble-Top Mahogany Center Table Circa 1880
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Empire bronze mounted marble-top mahogany center table Circa 1880.
A very handsome mahogany table with accompanying bronze decorative elements.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Empire Center Tables
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Empire center tables for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Empire center tables for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 20th Century, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage center tables created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include tables and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, mahogany and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Empire center tables made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and Scandinavia pieces for sale on 1stDibs. 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 center tables differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $1,759 and tops out at $82,590 while the average work can sell for $14,565.
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