Napoleon III Center Tables
NAPOLEON III STYLE
Under Napoleon III’s rule, Paris underwent a great rebuilding overseen by Baron Georges-Eugène Haussmann, which created grand avenues and lavish landmarks like the Paris Opera. Antique Napoleon III–style furniture was flamboyant and eclectic. It was also known as Second Empire style since it followed and referenced the Empire style of his uncle Napoleon I.
Developing from 1852–70, Napoleon III furniture was plush and ornate, matching the fashion for masked balls and socializing in salons. It borrowed freely from earlier French styles including Louis XIV, Louis XV and Louis XVI as well as aesthetics from around the world, from antiquity to Asian art. As writer Gustave Claudin remarked in 1867, the country’s architects worked in “a style which one would be tempted to call neo-Greco-Gothico-Pompadour-Pompeian.”
Napoleon III chairs were completely covered with velvet and lined with tassels; pouf footstools invited people to put up their feet. Sofas were upholstered with tapestries, and beds were adorned with gilt bronze and theatrical canopies. The addition of conservatories to homes led to new indoor-outdoor furniture, while the spirit of hygiene promoted by Baron Haussmann inspired bright, floral motifs.
Although the most ostentatious designs were for the elite, as seen in the Napoleon III apartments preserved in the Louvre, where red velvet, gilding and chandeliers create a cacophony of luxury, these trends influenced homes across classes as manufacturing made design increasingly accessible. Papier-mâché furniture allowed for elaborate shapes that would have been difficult to carve in wood. The malleable material was painted with chinoiserie patterns and decorative designs. It was mass-produced by factories such as Jennens and Bettridge with varnishing and mother-of-pearl inlays creating an effect reminiscent of Asian lacquer. (Surfaces that had been “japanned” — a specialty of Jennens and Bettridge — were intended to resemble lacquer work that was created in East Asia.)
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Style: Napoleon III
Antique Ebonized Fruitwood Center or Writing Table, Napoleon III Period
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
An imposing Napoleon III center table (or 'Table de Milieu') in ebonized fruit wood, rectangular in shape, with rounded sides.
Its ornate top, which is bordered all around with a gilt bronze frieze and two further inner bands, features at its centre an intricate marquetry inlaid design of a foliage cartouche framing a vase of flowers.
The smoothly curving belt of the table encloses a frieze drawer on one long side, with a repeat, inlaid design that echoes that of the top.
The table rests on four turned, tapered and fluted legs, ending in toupie feet, and these are connected by two half-moon spacers...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Center Tables
Materials
Brass
Italian Napoleon III Style Pen Shell Pietra Dura Marble Salon Center Side Table
Located in Dayton, OH
Monumental Italian Napoleon III inspired salon, center or console table. Having a octagonal formed exotic pietra dura marble inlaid top with pen shell and stone inlays. Features a ca...
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Late 20th Century Napoleon III Center Tables
Materials
Stone
19th Century Napoleon III Inlaid Rosewood Occasional Center Entry Table
Located in Long Branch, NJ
19th Century Napoleon III Inlaid Rosewood Occasional Center Entry Table
Dimensions : 29" Tall X 44" Long X 28" Wide
This table was made in the late 19th century in a stunning rose...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Center Tables
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Rosewood
Pair Of Mahogany Library Tables, Circa 1880
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Pair Of Mahogany Library Tables, Circa 1880
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Late 19th Century European Antique Napoleon III Center Tables
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century French Napoleon III Period Whitewashed Center Table ~ Game Table
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Napoleon III Period Whitewashed Center Table ~ Game Table was hand-crafted from solid sycamore, and features a tailored, very subtly oval top with a shallow apron...
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1870s French Antique Napoleon III Center Tables
Materials
Sycamore
19th Century French Napoleon III Period Mahogany Marble Top Center Table
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Napoleon III Period Mahogany Marble Top Center Table was designed to impress all who enter the home. Hand-crafted from exotic imported mahogany, it features a bo...
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1870s French Antique Napoleon III Center Tables
Materials
Marble
Centre Table, Small Desk 19th Century, Napoleon III Period.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Centre table, small desk 19th century, Napoleon III period.
Centre table, small desk in the style of François Linke, 19th century work, Napoleon III period, gilt bronze and marble t...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Center Tables
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Ebonized Napoleon III Violin Center Table
Located in Houston, TX
Period Napoleon III violin table. Elegantly carved, featuring, fruit, foliage and classical elements on casters.
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Center Tables
Materials
Wood
ELEGANT and PRECIOUS NAPOLEON III CENTER TABLE 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
ELEGANT and PRECIOUS NAPOLEON III CENTER TABLE 19th Century
in ebonized wood richly inlaid in various wood and brass essences with floral motifs inside a reserve of birds on the bra...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Center Tables
Materials
Wood
French Napoleon III Black Centre Table
Located in Kastrup, DK
A French Napoleon III serpentine console table or salon table in ebonized wood with elaborate and fine ormolu details.
Four cabriolet legs, each leg decorated with an ormolu mount of...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Center Tables
Materials
Ormolu
French 19th Century Napoleon III Period Marble Top Table
Located in Vero Beach, FL
French 19th Century Napoleon III Period Marble Top Table
The antique center table is built with walnut, ebonized and exotic wood. The original beautiful Rouge Royal marble top surmo...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Center Tables
Materials
Marble
19th Century French Napoleon III Period Round Rosewood Center Table
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Napoleon III Period Round Rosewood Center Table was literally designed to captivate the attention of arriving guests immediately upon entering the home. Utilizin...
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1870s French Antique Napoleon III Center Tables
Materials
Rosewood
19th Century French Napoleon III Period Walnut Center Table with Carrara Marble
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Napoleon III Period Walnut Center Table with Original Carrara Marble is a magnificent representation of the era during which France's last monarch revived every F...
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1850s French Antique Napoleon III Center Tables
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Carrara Marble
Center Table Attributed To Gabriel Viardot
Located in BARSAC, FR
Beautiful center table in solid mahogany richly carved on the belt of scrolls and bats, top with scalloped corners surmounted by an ogee acroterion decorated with a beaded frieze.
F...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Center Tables
Materials
Mahogany
19th Century French Napoleon III Period Marble Top Center Table
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Napoleon III Period Marble Top Center Table was designed to add beauty to a home, most specifically an impressive entry, meant for a foyer or stairwell. The luxu...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Center Tables
Materials
Griotte Marble
19th Century, Italian Inlaid Wood Centre Table by Luigi and Angiolo Falcini
By Luigi and Angelo Falcini
Located in IT
19th Century, Italian Inlaid Wood Centre Table by Luigi and Angiolo Falcini
This valuable center table in rosewood veneer and inlaid, was ma...
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Mid-19th Century European Antique Napoleon III Center Tables
Materials
Wood
Mahogany, Gilt Bronze and Marble Middle Table, Napoleon III Period
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
"Mahogany, gilt bronze and marble middle table, Napoleon III period"
Console, mid-19th century table, Napoleon III period in mahogany, gilt bronze and...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Center Tables
Materials
Marble, Bronze
French 19th Century Mahogany Table with Marble Top and Carved Giltwood Feet
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Napoléon III period mahogany center table from the mid 19th century with colorful marble top, pedestal base and carved giltwood lion paw feet on casters. Created in France during the reign of France's last Emperor...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Center Tables
Materials
Marble
19th Century French Napoleon III Boulle Centre Table
Located in Nashville, TN
Good condition Ebonized Napoleon III Bedel & Cie Parisian made Boulle style centre table. One centre drawer, four cabriolet legs. The table is heavily decorated with bronze sabots, k...
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1890s French Antique Napoleon III Center Tables
Materials
Tortoise Shell
19th Century, Italian Sail Plan Center Table by Luigi and Angiolo Falcini
By Luigi and Angelo Falcini
Located in IT
19th century, Italian octagonal sail plan center table by Luigi and Angiolo Falcini
This large and important wooden center table consists of...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Center Tables
Materials
Wood
Dramatic Napoleon III Ebonized and Dore Console
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A very well made Console with a dramatic and Stately presence. A classic serpentine Napoleon III console table, ebonized with elaborate and fine dore details. The top with an inlaid ...
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Late 19th Century European Antique Napoleon III Center Tables
Materials
Brass
Exceptional Quality French Ormolu-Mounted Mahogany Center Table, Attrib F. Linke
Located in New York, NY
An exceptional quality Louis XVI style French ormolu-mounted mahogany and leather coffee center table, attributed to Francois Linke, Paris, circa 1880.
With exceptional quality or...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Center Tables
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Napoleon III Algerian Onyx-Marble Centre Table, by Maison Marnyhac
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Napoleon III gilt-bronze and onyx centre table, By Maison Marnyhac, Paris.
Signed to the edge of the stretcher 'MAISON MARNYHAC 1. RUE DE LA PAIX PARIS'.
This opulent centre table has a beautifully patterned onyx top inset within stiff-leaf cast gilt-bronze border and guilloche patterned frieze. The legs modelled as female terms with arms crossed and holding atop their heads flower filled baskets. The lower part of the legs are formed as tapering pilasterrs joined by an elaborate loop stretcher with central platform.
France, Circa 1865
This table is exemplary of the finest luxury furniture made during the opulent Second Empire period. The use of Algerian onyx-marble is especially indicative of this period as it was not until the 1840s that the quarries near Constantine in Algeria, then under French rule, which had been abandoned since antiquity, were rediscovered. Alphonse Pallu et Cie presented the stone at the Exhibition of Algerian Products in Paris in 1860 and established the Compagnie des Marbres Onyx...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Center Tables
Materials
Onyx, Bronze
French, 1850s Napoléon III Period Center Table with Carved Motifs and Drawer
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Napoléon III period Alsatian wooden center table from the mid 19th century, with carved stacked-coin style motifs, foliage and natural patina. Created in the Eastern region ...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Center Tables
Materials
Wood
Violin Shaped Middle Table In Marquetry, Or Desk, Napoleon III Period
Located in NONANCOURT, FR
Richly table forming a desk, opening with a frieze drawer. Louis XV style work from the Napoleon III period with a very beautiful top decorated with foliage, flowers, birds in cartou...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Center Tables
Materials
Fruitwood
Impressive Table First Empire Napoleon III Early 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Impressive table first Empire Napoleon III
early 19th century
gilded bronzes and Inlay
Amazing marquetry work
Measures: Diameter: 152cm
Height: 79cm x 92cm
perfect condition.
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Early 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Center Tables
Materials
Wood
Impressive Pair of Tables First Empire Napoleon III Early 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Impressive pair of tables First Empire Napoleon III
early 19th century
Diameter: 115cm
Height: 82
Italian Hight Quality Marble with amazing top with Snails and Ammonites
perfect...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Center Tables
Materials
Marble
19th Century French Napoleon III Period Oval Painted Center Table
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century French Napoleon III period oval painted center table is a wonderful way to welcome guests into your home, or to serve as an intimate dini...
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1870s French Antique Napoleon III Center Tables
Materials
Oak
French Center Table Napoleon III 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
French center table Napoleon III
19th century, mahogany wood and other materials, circular-shaped top with marble and reliefs in bronze in the shape of caryatids.
Signs of use.
...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Center Tables
Materials
Bronze
19th Century French Napoleon III Marquetry Centre Table
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
For sale is a fine quality 19th century French marquetry centre table, the top vneered and profusely inlayed with burr walnut, burr yew, ...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Center Tables
Materials
Brass
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Napoleon III Period Exotic Wood Center Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking French 19th century Louis XV st. Napoleon III period exotic wood marquetry and ormolu center table. The table is raised by elegant cabriole legs with beautiful pierced wra...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Center Tables
Materials
Ormolu
French 19th Century Napoleon III Period Ebony Ormolu and Giltwood Center Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An impressive French 19th century Napoleon III period Ebony, ormolu, and giltwood center table. The circular table is raised by an elegantly curved triangular support with cut corner...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Center Tables
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Ormolu
Noble Napoleon III French Ebony Antique Table Lacquer
Located in Warsaw, PL
"The ebony antique table features the Empire style of the period of King Napoleon III. The Empire style of Napoleon III is marked by grandeur, powerful effects, lavish decoration but...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Center Tables
Materials
Ebony
French Mid-19th Century Napoleon III Period Boulle Center Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A magnificent French mid 19th century Napoleon III period Boulle center table. The table is raised on cabriole legs with a wrap around ormolu sabots. At the top of each leg is a fine...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Center Tables
Materials
Carrara Marble, Brass, Ormolu
Antique 19th Century French Boulle Centre Table, circa 1860
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique 19th century French boulle centre table. The serpentine shaped top features all-over tortoiseshell and profuse inlaid brass decoration, qua...
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1860s French Antique Napoleon III Center Tables
Materials
Brass, Bronze
21st C Napoleon III French Inlaid Brass Bronze Boulle Turtle Top Center Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
21st century Napoleon III French inlaid brass bronze boulle turtle top center table. Item features breathtaking brass/bronze boulle work inlay throughout including the stunning top, ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Napoleon III Center Tables
Materials
Bronze
19th Century French Napoleon III Walnut Pie Crust Center Table
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century French Napoleon III Walnut Pie Crust Center Table, so called because of the shape of the contours around the tabletop, is a wonderful example of French craftsmanship! Ut...
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1870s French Antique Napoleon III Center Tables
Materials
Walnut
Napoleon III Inlaid Wood and Gilt Bronze Mounted Drop-Leaf Table
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A beautifully inlaid and ebonized French centre table from the Napoleon III Era or third quarter of the 19th century. The table rests on four turned ebonized legs joined at the botto...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Center Tables
Materials
Ebony, Kingwood
19th Century French Napoleon III Oval Center Table
Located in Dallas, TX
19th century French Napoleon III oval center table features exquisite old-growth oak made more beautiful by our proprietary non-petrochemical stripping process to produce a pleasing,...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Center Tables
Materials
Oak
Stunning Napoleon III French Empire Revival Occasional Centre Table Marble Top
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely handmade in France circa 1850 Napoleon III Empire revival occasional centre table
A good looking and extremely well made piece. The ...
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1850s French Antique Napoleon III Center Tables
Materials
Marble
Antique Hand Carved Parcel-Gilt Walnut Napoleon III Marble-Top Table
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A 19th century carved walnut table with marble top. The dark green and white original marble inset top with expertly carved edge, on the a...
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1870s French Antique Napoleon III Center Tables
Materials
Marble
Napoleon III Table in the Manner of Boulle tortoiseshell and Brass
Located in Kastrup, DK
Very beautiful Napoleon III table made in Boulle marquetry inlay with brass, red tortoiseshell and ornamentation of gilt bronzes.
Ebonised wood. 1 drawer.
France, circa 1860.
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Center Tables
Materials
Bronze
Antique French Marquetry and Gilt Bronze Centre Table
Located in London, GB
This table is an exquisite piece of French antique furniture. The table is covered with beautiful marquetry work and finely-cast gilt bronze (ormolu) mounts.
The table features a...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Center Tables
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze
Distress Paint Decorated Swedish Napoleonic Style Center Table
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Swedish distressed paint decorated Napoleonic center table.
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20th Century Swedish Napoleon III Center Tables
Materials
Wood
Superb 19th Century French Gueridon
Located in Stockbridge, GA
Superb 19th Century French Gueridon
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Center Tables
Materials
Bronze
Large French Empire Style Napoleon III Gilt-Bronze Surtout-de-table Coffee Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine and large French Empire style Napoleon III gilt bronze Surtout-de-table, now a coffee table with later gilt bronze legs with paw-feet, ...
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19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Center Tables
Materials
Bronze
Napoleon III Giltwood Center Table
Located in New Orleans, LA
Beautifully carved giltwood center table.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Center Tables
France, Napoleon III Table 1850-1870 with Ebony and Bronze Mountings
Located in Kastrup, DK
Napoleon III table in ebonized wood with ebony and gilded bronze mountings and brass inlays. One large drawer.
Crafted with high craftsmanship.
France, 1850-1870.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Center Tables
Materials
Bronze
French Victorian Ebony Inlaid Center Table
Located in New York, NY
French Victorian (19/20th Century) ebony and bronze rectangular center table with 8 swirl design legs connected with an open geometric design stretcher and a top inlaid with pearl & ...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Napoleon III Center Tables
Materials
Brass, Bronze
19th Century France Napoleon III° Kingwood Gilt Bronze Center Table
Located in Roma, RM
Center table, Napoleon III in purple ebony wood - French provenance,19th century era
Four-footed center-leg base surmounted by bronzes depicting putt...
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1840s French Antique Napoleon III Center Tables
Materials
Bronze
Napoleon Iii center tables for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Napoleon III center tables 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 center tables created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include tables and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, metal and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Napoleon III center tables 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 center tables, popular names associated with this style include Europa Antiques, and Maison Marnyhac. 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 $680 and tops out at $87,500 while the average work can sell for $6,103.
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