Gustavian Tables
GUSTAVIAN STYLE
With clean lines and muted colors, antique Gustavian furniture is understated and elegant. It represents a more restrained version of the transition from Rococo to neoclassicism that was happening in France under Louis XVI. The style developed under Swedish King Gustav III, who reigned from 1771 until his assassination in 1792, and his son Gustav IV, who ruled until 1809. Although Gustavian furniture is mostly used to refer to pale painted cabinets, commodes, armchairs and other items, it involved a range of influences.
Gustavian-style furniture was inspired by discoveries at Pompeii and Herculaneum as well as the grandeur of European palaces like Versailles, with local softwoods such as pine and birch. There was also an emphasis on natural light; crystal chandeliers and large mirrors played a role in radiating the fleeting daylight of winter, giving it a distinctive aesthetic.
Where earlier furniture was curvy and florid, this new era was more architectural, with tapered and fluted legs and rectangular and oval shapes. Luminous gilt contrasted with the palette of soft blues on upholstery and painted surfaces. Leading furniture builders included Gottlieb Iwersson, Louis Masreliez and Erik Öhrmark. The latter, a French-born Swedish decorator, designed the Sulla chair, a seat that was demonstrative of technical skill and precise craftsmanship and drew on Greek klismos chairs. Masreliez’s Sulla chair was made by Öhrmark and featured decorative ornamentation produced by Jean-Baptiste Masreliez, Louis’s younger brother.
While the wealthy had furniture carved with neoclassical details like scallops and rosettes, more affordable options were adorned with faux finishes that mimicked marble and stenciled patterns. The simple elegance of Gustavian furniture would have a long impact on Swedish design, informing the 20th-century appreciation for function and form. In the 1950s, IKEA mass-produced copies of a Gustavian commode designed by cabinetmaker Georg Haupt, who created pieces for the Royal Palace, making the furniture a fixture of everyday Swedish life.
Find a collection of antique Gustavian seating, tables, decorative objects and other furniture on 1stDibs.
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Style: Gustavian
Small Antique Gustavian Style Bleached Side Table. English C.1800
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Elegant bleached tropical hardwood table
Lovely colour
Recently bleached
With 2 drawers
Original brass hardware
Free Uk shipping
Category
Early 1800s English Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Wood
Harlequin Set of 10 Antique Gustavian Style Urn Back Dining Chairs
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
A wonderful set of ten English limed oak chairs. Not quite matching. There are actually 3 different models ( 4 + 3 + 3 ).
Each chair has a variation of the same basic characteristi...
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Early 20th Century English Gustavian Tables
Materials
Oak
Pair, 19th Century White Swedish Gustavian Demi Lune Side Tables Consoles
Located in Round Top, TX
Pair, Gustavian style demi-lune side tables or consoles.
Gently tapered long fluted legs topped with decorative applied lion's head carving and floral swag along skirt.
Newer profes...
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Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Wood, Paint
Set of 4 Antique Gustavian Style Urn Back Dining Chairs.English C.1920
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
A delightful matching set of 4 English limed oak chairs.
They have been recently limed to enhance the beautiful grain in the wood.
The seats have been re-upholstered in hessian or...
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Early 20th Century English Gustavian Tables
Materials
Oak
19th Century Swedish Gustavian White Demi Lune Side Table
Located in Round Top, TX
Swedish Gustavian single demi-lune pine side table or console with gently tapered fluted legs and decorative applied carving along skirt.
Newer professionally applied layered antique...
Category
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Pine, Paint
Gustavian Period 1810s Swedish Gray Painted Console Table with Carved Garlands
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Gustavian period console table from circa 1810 with light gray painted finish, carved garlands and diamond motifs, and tapered fluted legs. This Swedish Gustavian period c...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Wood
Gustavian Painted Dining Table Circa 1810
Located in Houston, TX
Gustavian painted dining table circa 1810. Racetrack shaped top Swedish dining table in light gray and white painted finish.
Category
1810s Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Pine
Swedish Gustavian Style Painted Side Occasional Bedside Table
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
This Swedish style hand painted, in a Scandinavian neutral green color, table has been constructed from solid wood. Classic details on this table including a hand-applied finish and ...
Category
Early 2000s European Gustavian Tables
Materials
Brass
18th Century Swedish Gustavian Arched Console Table
Located in Mckinney, TX
This Gustavian-period Swedish console table features a distinctive arched design that reflects the elegant yet understated style of the era. Crafted from solid wood, the table has it...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Wood
19th Century Scandinavian Faux Marble Wooden Pedestal
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Large 19th Century Gustavian pedestal with original faux marbled paint and patina. The stately pedestal is a wonderful addition to a hallway, foyer, or anywhere you need to display a...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Wood, Paint
Swedish Gustavian Blue Painted Hall Console Table with Carving
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Painted Hand Carved Entry Hall Console Table
Hand painted and hand distressed in authentic Scandinavian colors. This table has been painted in blue with ...
Category
Early 2000s Swedish Gustavian Tables
Materials
Wood, Paint
$2,200 Sale Price
20% Off
20th Century Swedish Gustavian Pair of Antique Painted Walnut Console Tables
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An early 20th Century, antique pair of Swedish Gustavian freestanding console tables made of hand crafted painted Walnut, in good condition. The detailed Scandinavian end tables are ...
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Early 20th Century Swedish Gustavian Tables
Materials
Walnut
Pair of Elegant Demi lune Console Tables, Gustavian Style, Sweden
Located in Kastrup, DK
A refined pair of Demi lune console tables in the Gustavian style, crafted in Sweden around 1880–1900.
The black-painted tabletops feature a moulded edge, while the base is finished ...
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1890s Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Pine
Bonnin Ashley Custom Made 11' Gustavian Table Shown with Painted Trestle Base
Located in Miami, FL
Inspired by an 18th century Swedish-Gustavian country dining table in our inventory, this very handsome and solidly-built table was fabricated in our workshop. The top as shown is ma...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Gustavian Tables
Materials
Maple, Poplar
A Swedish Gustavian painted fall front desk, C. 1820.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Crafted in two pieces, this Neoclassical form desk features clean lines and understated elegance, with a soft painted finish typical of the Gustavian palette. The upper section has o...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Wood, Paint
Genuine rustic antique Gustavian Drop leaf table country original color.
Located in Boden, SE
Genuine gustavian drop-leaf table made around 1790 to 1810 in Luleå Norrbotten ,Northern Sweden. The frame is made from solid pine and it has the original paint with genuine distres...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Pine
19th century hand painted Swedish side table
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century hand painted Swedish pine side table circa 1880.
Lovely traditional Swedish side table in original striking blue paintwork.
Rectangular slightly over-sailing top with ...
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Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Pine, Paint
Large 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Fall Front Desk
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
Large early 19th Century Swedish fall front desk.
With copious amounts of drawer storage the work space to the desk, below three drawers opening to further storage. Repainted in soft...
Category
19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Wood
19th Century Swedish Oval Pedestal Table Circa 1890
Located in Atlanta, GA
This elegant 19th-century Swedish oval pedestal table, circa 1890, beautifully blends form and functionality with its neoclassical design. Crafted from solid pine wood, the table fea...
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19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Pine, Paint
18th Century Gustavian Blue Painted Console Table with Drawers
Located in Kastrup, DK
A rare and powerful Gustavian console / dining table from Sweden, circa 1780–1790.
Made in pine with its apron scraped back to reveal the original blue paint, contrasted by the unto...
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Late 18th Century Danish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Pine
Pair of 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Style Demilune Tables
Located in Huntington, NY
A pair of Swedish Gustavian style demilune tables featuring decorative hand carved Guilloché scrolling. Rosettes sit atop hand carved tapered legs. This piece has been tastefully han...
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Wood, Paint
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Painted Console Table
Located in Round Top, TX
Swedish Gustavian style console table with tapered legs. Applied carved embellishments top the legs and a lion medallion in the center of skirt each add to the romantic appeal of thi...
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Wood, Paint
19th Century Swedish Demi Lune Console Table Circa 1860
Located in Atlanta, GA
This 19th-century Swedish demi-lune console table, circa 1860, is a beautiful example of classic Scandinavian design. Crafted from solid pine wood, it features a half-moon-shaped top...
Category
19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Pine, Paint
Swedish 1900 Gustavian Style Dining Table with Carved Apron and Fluted Legs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish Gustavian style painted wood dining table from the early 20th century with carved apron (measuring 25.25"H) and fluted legs. Created in Sweden at the Turn of the Century, t...
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Early 20th Century Swedish Gustavian Tables
Materials
Wood
19th Century Swedish Demi Lune
Located in Atlanta, GA
This elegant 19th-century Swedish demi-lune table captures the understated charm and functionality of Gustavian design. Crafted from solid wood, it features a softly weathered, pale ...
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19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Pine
Swedish Gustavian Farmhouse Table in Original Yellow Ochre Paint, circa 1800
Located in Miami, FL
A very charming farmhouse table in the original yellow ochre paint with three drawers with the original wooden pulls, turned legs with "X" stretcher & finial. Sweden, circa late 1700...
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1790s Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Pine
Gustavian, Louis XI, Painted Wood, Marble, Demilune Console Table, France, 1780
Located in Manhasset, NY
Gustavian, Louis XI, Painted Wood, Marble, Demilune Console Table, France, 1780
A beautifully preserved demilune console table, crafted in France around 1780 in the Louis XVI style....
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Late 18th Century French Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Marble
Pair of 19th Century Swedish Demi Lunes
Located in Atlanta, GA
This elegant pair of 19th-century Swedish demi-lune tables showcases the timeless beauty of Gustavian design, blending neoclassical sophistication with understated simplicity. Crafte...
Category
19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Pine, Paint
$4,950 / set
Neoclassical Carved Giltwood Console Table With Marble Top
Located in Bradenton, FL
Neoclassical Giltwood Console Table With Marble Top, probably Late Gustavian. Table features hand chisled Rouge marble top over ornate carved giltwood apron and base. Marble top res...
Category
Late 18th Century European Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Marble
Swedish Gustavian White Pine Wall Table
Located in Kramfors, SE
Swedish side or wall table from the late 1700s. The table is from the Swedish Gustavian period which corresponds to the neoclassical period and is made in the Swedish province Hälsin...
Category
Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Pine
Late Gustavian Cherry and Nutwood Game Table with Checkerboard and Backgammon
Located in Atlanta, GA
A beautiful late Gustavian game table, circa 1840, crafted in cherry with nutwood inlays, combining refined neoclassical design with playful function. The rectangular top is inlaid w...
Category
19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Cherry, Nutwood
Exceptional 19th Century Swedish Late Gustavian Console Table
Located in Allerum, SE
Exceptional early 19th century Late Gustavian console table. Gilded, bronzed and painted. Front legs in the form of winged caryatids with goat feet. Stockholm work ca 1810. Sweden.
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Carrara Marble
Swedish White Demi Lune Side Table, circa 1860-80
Located in Round Top, TX
Gustavian demi-lune pine side table or console with gently tapered fluted legs and decorative applied carving along skirt.
Newer professionally applied layered antique white painted ...
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Pine, Paint
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Style Console Table
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
19th Century Swedish Gustavian style console table.
Decorative carved Greek key design all around and on the top of the legs. Re-painted in soft grey.
Circa 1860.
Category
19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Wood
Pair of Swedish Gustavian Grey Demi Lune Tables
Located in Kramfors, SE
Swedish gustavian demi lune tables. The table consists of two half circles, or demi lunes, which is were it gets its name. They can ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Pine
$3,817 / set
Swedish Gustavian Style 1890s Light Gray Painted Dining Table with Oval Top
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swedish oval top dining table from circa 1890 with light Gustavian gray painted finish and carved elongated rosettes on the knees. Created in ...
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Wood
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Tilt Top Table / Pedestal Table Original Paint
Located in Boden, SE
19th Century swedish Gustavian Tilt top table from Kalix Norrbotten, Northern Sweden.
A beautiful table in good condition & stable in construction.
The table is originalpainted.
Tur...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Pine
18th Century Black Swedish Gustavian Oak Bureau - Antique Drop Front Secretaire
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An antique Swedish Gustavian bureau made of hand crafted painted Oakwood, in good condition. The Scandinavian writing table, desk features man...
Category
Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Metal, Brass
Swedish antique Gustavian Table with original paint
Located in Boden, SE
19th Century Swedish Gustavian table from Boden Norrbotten, Northern Sweden.
The table is handscraped to its original color.
Hardware is original to the piece.
Made in painted pine.
...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Pine
Swedish Gustavian Stye Round Table
Located in Hollywood, FL
This is a Very unique heavily carved Swedish style round table. at one time it must of had a leaf because the top pulls open to fit a leaf. was purchased with No leaf.
Category
1910s Swedish Vintage Gustavian Tables
Materials
Wood
Antique Oval Painted Side Table, Sweden circa 1850-70
Located in Round Top, TX
Lovely oval side table with turned legs, decorative carved skirt and egg shaped finial on X stretcher base.
Restored, later professionally painted in muted shades of plum, white and ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Wood, Paint
19th Century Swedish Center Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
This elegant 19th-century Swedish center table is a beautiful example of Gustavian design, showcasing refined craftsmanship and timeless appeal. The table features a round top with c...
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19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Pine
Late 18th Century Swedish Untouched Gustavian Drop-Leaf Table
Located in Kramfors, SE
Late 18th century Swedish drop-leaf table from the Gustavian era. The model is very unusual with a middle much narrower than typical, it's only 14 cm wide when the table is folded to...
Category
Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Pine
19th Century Swedish antique rustic black Gustavian table
Located in Boden, SE
A decorative Antique Swedish gustavian desk from the gustavian period. Easy to place in any room. Made by hand in northern Sweden around 1800- 1820 with a frame in solid pine. Str...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Pine
Swedish Gustavian Marble Top Egyptian Pharaoh Mask Pier Table circa 1820
Located in Shippensburg, PA
A VERY FINE EMPIRE POLYCHROMED MARBLE-TOP PIER CONSOLE TABLE IN THE EGYPTIAN TASTE
Sweden, circa 1810-1820 with early green and pearl painted elements against parcel-gilding
Item # ...
Category
19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Marble
1860s Gustavian Style Swedish Painted Demi-Lune Tables with Tapered Legs
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of Swedish demi-lune console tables circa 1860 in Gustavian style light paint. This pair of Swedish demi-lune console tables, circa 1860, is a testament to the restrained elegan...
Category
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Wood
19th Century Swedish Gustavian Two Part Pine Bureau, Scandinavian Secretaire
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A 18th - 19th Century, dark-grey antique Swedish Gustavian two part bureau with a writing flap made of hand crafted painted pinewood, in good condition. The Scandinavian secretaire i...
Category
Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Metal, Bronze
20th Century Swedish Round Pedestal Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
A 20th-century Swedish round pedestal table, showcasing timeless Gustavian-inspired elegance. This table features a painted finish in a so...
Category
20th Century Swedish Gustavian Tables
Materials
Pine
Early 19th Century Swedish Gustavian White Country Drop Leaf Table
Located in Kramfors, SE
Northern Swedish gustavian country console table. The table is a Swedish country house furniture from the early 19th century, 1810 to 1820, and it’s an unusual model. The table top h...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Pine
Round Black Pedestal Dining Table, Sweden 1920
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Early Swedish 20th Century Pedestal Dining Table in Black Paint.
This round table has beautiful Gustavian ribbed details with a border going around the table edge.
Category
Early 20th Century Swedish Gustavian Tables
Materials
Pine
$2,900 Sale Price
25% Off
Swedish Giltwood Eagle Console Table
Located in Bradenton, FL
19th Century Swedish Giltwood Neoclassical Console Table. Console is an exceptional example of period decorative arts. Console top is rectangular black stone, and table features a ca...
Category
19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Giltwood
Pair of 19th Century Swedish Demi Lunes Circa 1800
Located in Atlanta, GA
This pair of 19th-century Swedish demi-lunes, circa 1800, perfectly captures the elegance and simplicity of Neoclassical design. Crafted from pine and finished in a sleek black patin...
Category
19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Pine
Pair of Swedish Gustavian Style Painted Pine Demilune Consoles
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Dreamy pair of late 19th/early 20th century Swedish painted pine demilune console tables or round center table. Crafted in the Gustavian taste with whimsical trompe l'oeil carved tas...
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20th Century Swedish Gustavian Tables
Materials
Pine
19th Century Swedish antique rustic Country Gustavian table
Located in Boden, SE
Early 19th Century Swedish antique Rustic Gustavian Provincial table from Skellefteå Västerbotten,Northern Sweden.
The table is scraped by hand to its original paint.
The table is ea...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Pine
19th Century Swedish antique rustic Gustavian Table with Original paint
Located in Boden, SE
19th century Swedish antique rustic Gustavian table from Burea Vasterbotten, North of Sweden.
Scraped by hand to its original color. Made in painted ...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Pine
Swedish Gustavian Extendable Dining Table Swedish, White Later 20th C 112-180cm
Located in Lewes, England
Swedish vintage Gustavian extendable dining table which extends from 112 cm approximate in the round to 180cm long with 2 leaves.
It has the Classic Gustavian fluted legs and roset...
Category
Late 20th Century Swedish Gustavian Tables
Materials
Birch
$2,759 Sale Price
33% Off
Swedish Gustavian Extendable Dining Table Mid-20th Century 8 10-Seat
Located in Lewes, England
Swedish Gustavian extendable dining table which extends from a round 115 cm approximately to 265 cm long with three leaves. Note on t...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Gustavian Tables
Materials
Birch
$5,518 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Genuine Swedish Gustavian Detailed Decorated Console Table
Located in Kramfors, SE
Swedish gustavian console table in painted pine. The table is made around 1790 to 1800 and has detailed carved wooden decor. The surface has been scraped by hand to the original pain...
Category
Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Pine
19th Century Antique Swedish Gustavian, Scandinavian Round Marble Top Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An antique Swedish Gustavian round table with a black marble top and thick skirt, in good condition. The hand-crafted painted Pinewood ba...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Marble, Metal, Bronze
Pair of Swedish Gustavian Gueridon Wood Side Lamp Tables
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Swedish Pair of Gustavian Painted Side Lamp Tables
A fantastic pair of painted wood side tables from the early 19th Century, with sc...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Gustavian Tables
Materials
Wood, Paint
$1,680 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Gustavian tables for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Gustavian 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 tables created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include tables, case pieces and storage cabinets, folk art and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, pine and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Gustavian tables made in a specific country, there are Europe, Scandinavia, and Sweden pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original tables, popular names associated with this style include Jonas Frisk, Svenska Möbler, Dos Gallos Studio, and Ira Yeager. 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 tables differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $599 and tops out at $49,000 while the average work can sell for $4,050.
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