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Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

MID-CENTURY MODERN STYLE

Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.

ORIGINS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN

CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN

MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW

ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS

VINTAGE MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS

The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.

Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively. 

Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer

Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.

The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by celebrated manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.

As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.

Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.

Generations turn over, and mid-century modern remains arguably the most popular style going. As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.

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Style: Mid-Century Modern
Green Tint Round Glass End Side Lamp Occasional Table Stand Pedestal Mid Century
Located in Rockaway, NJ
All solid glass green tint round glass end side lamp occasional table stand pedestal mid century.
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Glass

Jorge Zalszupin, Table Componivel, circa 1960
Located in PARIS, FR
La table de centre Componivel du designer brésilien Jorge Zalszupin est une pièce de mobilier moderne et élégante. Elle se compose d'un plateau en v...
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Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Metal

Antler Grouping Base Glass Rectangle Top Coffee Table Folk Art Mid Century Mod
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Antler Grouping base glass rectangle top coffee table Folk Art Mid-Century Modern. Artist signed. Glass top measures 1/2'' thick.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Bone, Antler, Glass

Large Milo Baughman Style Chrome and Burled Walnut Beveled Glass Table
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions- H: 30in W: 59 1/2in D: 59 1/2in This Mid Century Modern Baughman Style round chrome and burled walnut glass top center accent table is unique and bound to bring a sens...
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20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Chrome

Italian White Marble and Brass 1970s Coffee Table
Located in Varese, Lombardia
This elegant coffee table was produced in Italy around the 1970s. It is made from a brass structure with a white marble top. The table remains in very good vintage condition: unifor...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Marble, Brass

Burl Walnut Wood Top Round Carved Lotus Shape Base Dining Center Table Mint!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Burl walnut wood top round carved lotus shape base dining center table mint! Made in Italy.
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Walnut

Contemporary Italian Sculptural Brass and Glass Top Console Table
Located in Rome, IT
Fabulous modern brass sculpture console table or center table with a Mondrian motive glass top. Handmade by a master artisan. The glass top color we can customize on request. Ava...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Brass

Square Bamboo Occasional Side End Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Decorative vintage occasional bamboo side bedside table stand.
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20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Bamboo

Frosted Lucite X-Base Glass Top Square Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern collapsible folding glass top coffee table.
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20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Glass, Lucite

Solid Blond Birch Rectangular Occasional Side Table Stand
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern blond finish birch end table stand. Heavy and solid design construction formed by meticulously grouped solid birch dowels. The finish and the color and design are ...
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20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Glass, Birch

Set of three nesting tables, Gallotti Radice
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Set of 3 smoked glass nesting tables, Gallotti and Radice, circa 1970 Condition: Good, small surface marks Materials: Glass, Steel
Category

1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Steel

Swedish Mid-Century Modern Burl Wood Tri Legged Side End Table Stand 1949 Mint!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Swedish Mid-Century Modern burl wood tri legged side end table stand 1949 mint.
Category

20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Burl

Oiled Walnut Tile Insert Floating Top Mid-Century Long Surfboard Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Oiled walnut tile insert floating top mid-century long surfboard coffee table.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Walnut

Aldo Bakker Dusty Green Coffee Table Lounge For Karakter
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Aldo Bakker Dusty Green Coffee Table Lounge For Karakter A single sheet of steel rolled in one smooth motion into a self-supporting construction. Aldo Bakker’s exquisite sense of m...
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2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Steel

Traverting & Chrome Diamond Shape Pedestal Base Glass Top Rectangle Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern glass top travertine base rectangular coffee table. Made in Italy.
Category

20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Travertine, Chrome

Rolled Edge Solid Teak Top Square Danish Mid-Century Modern Coffee Table Mint!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Rolled Edge solid teak top square Danish Mid-Century Modern coffee table mint!
Category

20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Teak

Bronze Faux Bamboo Glass Top Rectangular Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern faux bamboo bronze coffee table by La Barge.
Category

20th Century Philippine Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Bronze

Aldo Bakker Two Set Coffee Table Lounge For Karakter
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Aldo Bakker Two Set Coffee Table Lounge For Karakter A single sheet of steel rolled in one smooth motion into a self-supporting construction. Aldo Bakker’s exquisite sense of mergi...
Category

2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Steel

Mid-Century Faux Tusk Centre Table
Located in Kent, Dover
A French mid-century faux tusk centre table. On an acrylic triangular base with brass feet, the three life like tusks, supporting a circular clear plate gl...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Brass

Burl Walnut Birdseye Maple Two Tone Square Cut Corner Coffee Center Table MINT!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Burl walnut birdseye maple two tone square cut corner coffee center table MINT!.
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Burl, Birdseye Maple

Intersied coffee table with butterflies, Marino Meo for Scremin, 1950s
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Rare and valuable small table inlaid in various woods to a design by architect Marino Meo with butterfly motif, executed by Luigi Scremin's workshop in the early 1950s, published in ...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Wood

Large Oversized Lucite Base Glass Top Base Coffee Table Rectangular Cut Corner
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern rectangular cut corner top glass lucite base coffee table.
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Glass, Lucite

Brass and Lucite Dining Table by Sandro Petti for Metalarte, 1970s
Located in Paris, IDF
A rare find, this dining table exemplifies the designs by Sandro Petti for company Metalarte around 1970. A thick transparent glass surface has a striking oblong shape and rests atop...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Brass

Attr. Maurice Dufrène Gilded Wood and Parchment gueridon table 1930s
Located in Paris, IDF
This beautiful 1930s Art Deco center table gueridon attributed to Maurice Dufrène imparts a cosy, glowing mood to any room. The warm parchment on the two-tier table tops remains look...
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1930s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Animal Skin, Wood

DOOQ Center Table Carved from Solid White Marble Bonnie and Clyde
By DOOQ
Located in Lisbon, PT
Coffee or center table carved from a solid block of Estremoz white marble, a sculptural piece that is hand polished to the finest detail. Made to Order. S...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Marble

Brass Base Glass Top Rounded Square Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Vintage Italian polished brass bass cast brass finials glass top coffee table.
Category

20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Brass

Parquet de Versailles Flooring on Newly Constructed Iron Base
Located in New Orleans, LA
This is a hand made item using antique Parquet de Versailles flooring pieced together. The table comes in oval,rectangle and round. The rectangle...
Category

2010s French Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Wrought Iron

Birch and Laminate Coffee Table by Knoll
Located in Asbury Park, NJ
A simple, egalitarian coffee table by Knoll in birch, with a white laminate top supported by blonde squared tapered legs.
Category

Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

1970s Red and White Marble Dining or Centre Table
Located in London, London
Marble dining table. Red marble top with white stone inlay. Double skin marble top. Carrara marble base. 1970s/1980s Italy.
Category

Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Stone, Marble

T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings for Widdicomb Walnut Square Crossed Trestle Occasional
Located in Queens, NY
American Mid-Century (1950s) walnut occasional / side table with a square top supported by a crossed trestle base with curved sabre feet. (T.H. ROBSJOHN-GIBBINGS FOR WIDDICOMB FURNIT...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Wood, Walnut

Square center/game table
Located in New York, NY
Square center/game table in wood and etched aluminum by Heinz Lilienthal.
Category

1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Aluminum

Tessellated Stone Top Brass Inlay Cabriole Leg Side End Occasional Table MINT!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Tessellated Stone Top Brass Inlay Cabriole leg side end occasional table MINT!.
Category

20th Century Philippine Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Stone, Brass

Brass and Marble Base Glass Top Square Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern marble and brass base large square glass top coffee table.
Category

20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Marble, Brass

Abalone Shell Cast in Resin Oval Top Coffee Table on X-Shape Base
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern shell cast in resin top coffee table with Florence Knoll style X-base.
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Shell

Dunbar Zebra Wood Square Side Lamp Occasional Coffee Table Stand Mint!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Dunbar Zebra wood square side lamp occasional coffee table stand mint!
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Rosewood, Zebra Wood

Walnut Patchwork Large Checker Pattern Top Large Rectangle Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Oversize chrome base large rectangle coffee table in style of M. Baughman. Floating top on chrome profile frame.
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Chrome

Square Chrome and Brass Hoof Feet Base Thick Glass Top Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern brass hoof feet chrome frame 3/4" thick glass top coffee table.
Category

20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Brass, Chrome

Thick Bent Lucite Organic Shape Base Rectangle Glass top Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern thick Lucite and glass top organic shape coffee table.
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Glass, Lucite

Square Travertine Base Glass Top Side End Occasional Coffee Lamp Table Mint!
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Italian Mid-Century Modern square travertine base glass top side end occasional coffee lamp table mint!
Category

20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Marble, Brass

Grasscloth and chrome center table
Located in New York, NY
Grasscloth and chrome center/ card table attributed to Karl Springer.
Category

1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Chrome

Black Lacquer Mid-Century Modern X-Base Dining Table with Two Leaves
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Nice Mid-Century Modern dining table with two 2 x 20" - leaves. Nice X or pretzel organic shape base.
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Birch, Walnut

Midcentury Cerused Oak Center Table
Located in Queens, NY
Midcentury cerused oak pedestal base center / dining table having a round octagonal top with a fluted edge and dark wood and metallic insets.
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Oak

Center Table Flex in Marble and Solid Wood
Located in Lisbon, PT
Flex center table has a solid beech wood base shaped elegantly, completed with a lacquered metal structure and receives a table top in Estremoz white marble. Made to Order. For sal...
Category

2010s Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Marble, Metal

Table Adjustable Centre Dining Sofa Low Coffee Circular Rosewood Chrome
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Striking, Mid-Century Modern, multi-function circular rosewood and chrome table The adjustable rosewood top repurposes the function with the height from dining, centre, occassional ...
Category

20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Chrome

Round Glass Top Chrome Legs Solid Brass Stretchers & Feet Coffee Center Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Round glass top chrome legs solid brass stretchers & feet coffee center table.
Category

20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Brass, Chrome

Bi Level Coffee Table with Two Side Drawers Storage in Espresso Finish
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Art Deco Mid-Century Modern X Base coffee side table with two storage side drawers. large round pulls hardware. Refinished in dark espresso fi...
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Walnut

Dining Table Made In Oak & Cork, Danish Design From 1970s
Located in Lejre, DK
This dining table, crafted from oak and featuring a unique cork tabletop, embodies the innovative spirit of Danish design from the 1970s. Designed to merge functionality with aesthet...
Category

1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Oak, Cork

Mid-Century Modern Live Edge Lucite Base Racetrack Oval Top Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern oval glass top coffee table on thick Lucite base.
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Glass, Lucite

Lucite Base Glass Top Compact Rectangular Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern lucite bases thick 3/4" glass top rectangular coffee table.
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Glass, Lucite

Floating Rosewood Top Chrome Stainless Base Square Side End Coffee Table Mint
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Knoll style floating rosewood top chrome stainless base square side end coffee table mint!
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Chrome

Tessellated Stone Brass Inlay Square Pedestal Stand End Table Black & Grey Mint
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Tessellated Stone Brass Inlay Square Pedestal Stand End Table Black & Grey MINT.
Category

20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Marble, Brass

Black Lacquer Spaghetti Style Mid-Century Modern Round Glass Top Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very nice round resin ribbon spaghetti style round coffee table.
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Glass, Plastic

Cage Table, Mid-Century Modern Center or Coffee Table
Located in İstanbul, İstanbul
"Elevate Your Living Space with the Cage Table Mid-Century Modern Center Coffee Table Add a touch of sophistication and contemporary style to your living room with the Cage Table Mid...
Category

2010s Turkish Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Marble, Carrara Marble

Heavy Iron Base Glass Top Console Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern style heavy iron base glass top sofa console table.
Category

Late 20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Iron

Hans Wegner Mid-Century Modern Oak Club Table
Located in Weesp, NL
Mid-century modern oak Hans Wegner Club table Produced by Andreas Tuck in the 1960's. Tuck produced design pieces which epitomize the ultimate in classic Danish craftsmanship. They are simple, functional and modest. This marked beauty made out of solid oak is in fantastic condition. Measurements : D.33.5 x W.33.5 x H.18.9 inches or W.85 x D.85 x H.48 cm.Hans This table will be shipped abroad in a custom made wooden crate. Cost of transport to the US crate included is euro 475. Although there is little to no historical information available regarding the Danish furniture manufacturer Andreas Tuck, the company produced designs that epitomized the classic Danish modern style, through the use of quality materials and skilled craftsmanship. Particularly active in the 1950s and ‘60s, Andreas Tuck’s most notable designer was Hans J. Wegner (1914-2007), a cabinet maker and designer synonymous with mid-century modern design, who designed tables for Andreas Tuck that exuded elegance and Nordic functionality. There is no viable information available to ascertain when the company was founded. However, in 1950 the company, which was located in Odense, Denmark, hired Hans J. Wegner as their chief architect and furniture designer. Wegner designed numerous pieces for Andreas Tuck including the AT 33 sewing table (1950s), the extendable AT-32 coffee table (1950s), AT-322 dining table (1960s), AT-15 coffee table...
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Oak

Driftwood Coffee Table Set
Located in Brooklyn, NY
(3) painted driftwood and glass tables. Featuring (2) end tables and (1) two tier center table. An elegant set perfect for any rustic MCM decor. Please confi...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Driftwood

Driftwood Coffee Table Set
Driftwood Coffee Table Set
$2,800 Sale Price
30% Off
Bent Lucite Z-Shape Base Thick Glass Top Coffee Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern Z-shape compact thick glass top coffee table.
Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Glass, Lucite

Center Table Caldas with Portuguese Tiles
Located in Lisbon, PT
Well-known for its ceramic tradition, Portuguese tiles production dates back to 16th century. Inheriting this rich crafts knowledge, the table tops of ...
Category

2010s Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Metal

Danish Mid-Century Modern Teak Square Rolled Edges Coffee Table MINT!
By Durland, Dux of Sweden
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Danish Mid-Century Modern teak square rolled edges coffee table MINT!.
Category

20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Teak

Triangular Bent Chrome Ribbon Base Smoked Glass Top Dinette Dining Game Table
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Italian Mid Century Modern Triangular Bent Chrome Ribbon Base Smoked Glass Top Dinette Dining Game Table
Category

20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Center Tables

Materials

Chrome

Mid-century Modern center tables for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern center tables for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the Late 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 glass, murano glass and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern center tables made in a specific country, there are Europe, and Italy 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 $145 and tops out at $66,749 while the average work can sell for $3,900.

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