Aesthetic Movement Wall Decorations
AESTHETIC MOVEMENT
In 1880, polymath designer William Morris declared: “If you want a golden rule that will fit everybody, this is it: Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful.” His words encapsulated the Aesthetic Movement, which prized beauty above all and blurred the lines between fine art and the decorative arts, particularly through lavishly crafted furniture pieces.
The Aesthetic Movement, whose major proponents included author Oscar Wilde, flourished from the 1860s to the 1880s and was mostly popular in England and the United States. Design expositions like the 1876 Centennial International Exhibition in Philadelphia, as well as the publishing of how-to books for interior design, helped disseminate Aesthetic Movement bedroom furniture, serveware, coffee tables and other items, especially to the middle class.
The establishment of new art museums, art clubs and a rising passion for collecting at the time contributed to a growing appreciation for art. Morris’s founding of Morris & Co. in 1862 and the commercializing of this “cult of beauty” by the Liberty store in London, starting in the late 19th century, further disseminated the idea of a domestic space that was thoughtfully and floridly designed.
Leading Aesthetic Movement furniture designers included E.W. Godwin, who drew on Japanese influences and whose work reflected a wider enthusiasm for imported East Asian art. British designer Christopher Dresser created textiles, ceramics and more that were also inspired by Japanese decorative art but were representative of additional diverse design sources that ranged from Egypt to Mexico.
The Aesthetic Movement’s eclecticism resulted in dazzling interiors. Japanese fans were positioned on Renaissance-inspired cabinets with brass hardware, while mantels made of rich walnut or finely carved ebonized wood and adorned with painted Minton tiles mingled with cast-iron chairs against a backdrop of floral wallpaper. In 1881, in New York City, stenciled checkerboard motifs and painted floral murals could be found under an opalescent glass chandelier in a luxurious dressing room designed by German émigré cabinetmaker-decorator George Alfred Schastey. Amid the rise of the industrial age, the style’s promotion of art in everyday life would inform the Arts and Crafts Movement and Art Nouveau.
Find a collection of antique Aesthetic Movement seating, tables, decorative objects and other furniture and antiques on 1stDibs.
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Style: Aesthetic Movement
E W Godwin, Edwards & Roberts attr, An Aesthetic Movement set of Walnut shelves.
Located in London, GB
E W Godwin style of, possibly made by Edwards and Roberts. An Aesthetic Movement set of Walnut shelves with angled cupboard and door to the top, a two door cupboard below with brass ...
Category
1880s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Wall Decorations
Materials
Walnut
Aesthetic Movement Tortiose Tiger Bamboo Rattan Two Tiered Wall Shelf
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Original Aesthetic Movement Victorian Tiger Bamboo Rattan Two-Tier Shelf, perfect for both display and storage. The shelf features a distinctive halved bamboo slat base, offering bot...
Category
Early 1900s American Antique Aesthetic Movement Wall Decorations
Materials
Metal
Aesthetic Movement Charger By Howell & James Designed By May J Heyworth
Located in Petworth, GB
Aesthetic Movement Pottery Charger
‘Narcissus & Daffodils
Designed by May J Heyworth
Exhibited in the Art Pottery Exhibition 1883
For Howell & Sons
Label to reverse
Dated March...
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1880s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Wall Decorations
Materials
Pottery
Antique Framed Oil Painting by Marcel Lizen
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique framed oil painting by Marcel Lizen (1887-1946) is an extraordinary landscape with charming architectural feature depicting an inviting country road that leads by a thatch-roofed cottage nestled amidst the forest. One can see a neighboring cottage in the distance, with late afternoon shadows providing an interesting lighting effect. Survives in its original frame.
Lizen was born in Huy in 1887, and studied at l'Académie de Liège...
Category
Early 20th Century Belgian Aesthetic Movement Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
19th C Carved Lion wall shelf
Located in Hudson, NY
19th C carved and gilt lion wall shelf.
Amazing stylization. Whimsical. Faux marble painted top.
Carved in oak.
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique Aesthetic Movement Wall Decorations
Materials
Oak
19th Century Framed Oil Painting on Canvas by A. Jaboneau
Located in Dallas, TX
This 19th century framed oil painting on canvas by Albert Jaboneau (1855-?) depicts the bustling harbor scene at Anvers, France during the late 19th century showing the "hybrid" ship...
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1880s French Antique Aesthetic Movement Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
Stained Glass Rectangular Wood Framed Window
Located in Guaynabo, PR
An old stained glass window designed as a bell shaped arc that is decorated in the center with a green leave wreath with flirtatious pink ribb...
Category
Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Aesthetic Movement Wall Decorations
Materials
Glass
Arts & Crafts Minton Pottery Tile Designed by Christopher Dresser
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
A Minton pottery tile designed by Christopher Dresser in 1873.
This tile, designed by Christopher Dresser and made in 1873, exemplifies the Aesthetic Movement ethos of the home as...
Category
Late 19th Century British Antique Aesthetic Movement Wall Decorations
Materials
Earthenware
19th Century Framed Oil on Canvas of Still Life
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century Framed Oil on Canvas of Still Life is an intriguing work, signed by the as yet unidentified artist. Representing a combination of techniques, the artist has skillfully ...
Category
Late 19th Century Belgian Antique Aesthetic Movement Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood, Paint
Pair 19th Century Japanese Wall Shelves
Located in Houston, TX
Late 19th Century Japanese carved wood wall shelves with mother-of-pearl inlay and painted foliage motifs.
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Aesthetic Movement Wall Decorations
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
Antique French Oval Miniature Painting on Porcelain Bronze Frame
Located in Toledo, OH
Antique French oval miniature painting on porcelain. Thee ladies and a gentleman gathering in a parlor. Very nice to excellent condition. Fabric on the ...
Category
Late 19th Century European Antique Aesthetic Movement Wall Decorations
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Framed Landscape Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique framed landscape oil painting on canvas is a Classic pastoral but oriented on the vertical allowing the stream to gently Meander thro...
Category
Mid-20th Century Belgian Aesthetic Movement Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
Antique Framed Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Framed Oil Painting on Canvas by G. Remmerie is an interesting take on the classic landscape painting, where the artist has captured a low lying marshy area under an overcast...
Category
Mid-20th Century Belgian Aesthetic Movement Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood
Late 19th Century Antique Persian Kerman Dervish Pictorial Carpet w/Nastaliq
Located in Dallas, TX
74336 Antique Persian Kerman Pictorial Rug, 04'08 x 06'08. Woven in the final decades of the 19th century, this hand-knotted wool Pers...
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Late 19th Century Persian Antique Aesthetic Movement Wall Decorations
Materials
Wool
Framed Oil Painting on Canvas by Ewald Kreusch
Located in Dallas, TX
Framed oil painting on canvas by Ewald Kreusch (1895-1960) is a delightful study of an old-growth forest with a footworn path leading on to adventures beyond the horizon. Kreusch has...
Category
Mid-20th Century Belgian Aesthetic Movement Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
Antique Framed Oval Miniature Portraits Lady & Gentleman with Dog
Located in Toledo, OH
Two antique miniature oval portraits in a pieced frame of a lady and a man with a dog. Very nice condition. Images measure 2.5" x 3.25" and Overall size 5.38" x 8.63". This piece ha...
Category
19th Century Unknown Antique Aesthetic Movement Wall Decorations
Materials
Glass
Roses in Blue Vase on Table, Signed Painting
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Gorgeous bouquet of roses in a blue vase on the table - Old painting signed by Leon Tombu -
Léon Tombu born in 1866 in Andenne and died in 1958 in...
Category
Early 20th Century French Aesthetic Movement Wall Decorations
Materials
Fruitwood
Vintage Brunschwig & Fils Victoria & Albert Bird Song Hand-Printed Wallpaper
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Adorable and rare Brunschwig & Fils hand-printed wallpaper border inspired by Victorian design from the Victoria & Albert Museum. Have not been able t...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Aesthetic Movement Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Vintage Framed Oil Painting on Canvas by Mees
Located in Dallas, TX
Vintage Framed Oil Painting on Canvas by Mees is a charming post-impressionistic rendering of a quaint Belgian town along the canal. Such canals were integral to most villages, provi...
Category
1960s Belgian Vintage Aesthetic Movement Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
Mersad Berber 'Bosnia, 1940-2012' Oil on Canvas, Woman with Flowers
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Signed lower left. A lovely pensive woman dressed in 19th c. style holding flowers. She looks to the left with fruits in an abstract composition on a tab...
Category
20th Century Aesthetic Movement Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Wood
French Fives-Lille De Bruyn Morning Glory & Butterfly Wall Pockets, 1890, a Pair
By Fives-Lille
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A pair of majolica glazed French Morning Glory wall pockets, Fives-Lille, circa 1890.
Fives-Lille was founded by the Belgian potter, Antione Gustave De Bruyn. He opened his pottery...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Aesthetic Movement Wall Decorations
Materials
Earthenware
19th Century Framed Oil Painting on Canvas by Xavier Wurth
Located in Dallas, TX
19th Century Framed oil painting on canvas by Xavier Wurth (1869-1933) is an unusual example of the artist's work, being a vertically oriented landscape o...
Category
1890s Belgian Antique Aesthetic Movement Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood
Set of 9 Custom Framed White Washed Scandinavian Herbarium Gallery, circa 1920
Located in Pearland, TX
A wonderful gallery of nine custom framed antique Swedish herbarium floral specimens, collected circa 1920. Presented in white washed oak frames. Ready to hang.
(1) 6.13 x 8.13"
(1)...
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1920s Swedish Vintage Aesthetic Movement Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood
French Majolica Oyster Plate Russian Imperial Eagle, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica oyster plate called Russian imperial eagle, circa 1890.
Reference / page 132 "Oyster Plates" of Jeffrey B. Snyder.
Category
1890s French Antique Aesthetic Movement Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Antique oil painting "Flowers of the Field" signed, Second Half of the 19th century, France
Located in Traversetolo, IT
This splendid French oil painting was made with a remarkable painting technique that allows the artist to achieve a high degree of naturalistic rendering.Put in relation to the chron...
Category
1880s French Antique Aesthetic Movement Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Wood
19th Century Continental School Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Continental, likely German, 19th century. Oil on canvas, housed in a gilt oval frame. A town scene, unsigned.
Category
19th Century German Antique Aesthetic Movement Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Bronze Curtain Holder or Coat Hanger or Tie-backs
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
O/6839 - Old French gold bronze curtain-holder to enrich Your windows.
Before photos had not been cleaned (excuse me).
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Aesthetic Movement Wall Decorations
Materials
Bronze
Untitled Triptych, Hand Embroidery on paper. From the series Partituras
By Ana Seggiaro
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Seggiaro is part of the textile field in an unconventional way, from a non-technical but expressive approach. In exchange, he obtains freedom of action from the needle that allows him to tie, knot, leave half-sewn stitches, and generate volume through the thread. In this way, she makes use of non-traditional uses of embroidery that respond to a more plastic than textile thought.
Seggiaro's reinterprets european artistic traditions, infusing them with her own embroidered mark, drawing inspiration from classic prints by masters such as Albrecht Dürer, Giovanni Battista Piranesi and Bernhard Albinus. Her creative process is both meticulous and layered: she begins by researching historical images, which she then digitally reconfigures into intricate collages that form the basis of each piece. The final compositions are printed onto artistic canvases, where they are enriched with delicate hand embroidery and, more recently, vibrant paintings. This interplay of traditional and contemporary techniques reflects her dynamic artistic evolution: from a pictorial base to a greater use of diverse materials and media, allowing her to create visually appealing and deeply evocative works, focusing on themes such as authorial resignification, the body as cartography, intimacy and imagined landscapes.
Embroidery on paper
Overall size...
Category
2010s Argentine Aesthetic Movement Wall Decorations
Materials
Textile, Paper
Large 19th Century Ceramic Plaque with Swallows & Flowers
Located in Austin, TX
Large 19th century ceramic plaque with birds & flowers.
Japonist period.
Possibly Sarreguemines unsigned.
Category
1890s French Antique Aesthetic Movement Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic
Chinoiserie Burnt Bamboo Pagoda Wall Shelf & Cabinet Att. To Maitland -Smith
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This a burnt bamboo pagoda form wall shelf attributed to Maitland-Smith.
The shelf measures 28.5”L x 8”W x 27”H. It has two mirrored sections.
It is unmarked and in very good condit...
Category
1980s Philippine Vintage Aesthetic Movement Wall Decorations
Materials
Grasscloth, Wood
Antique Large Screen with a Hand Double Painting
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
M/781 - Interesting large hand painted on wood high screen : from France, mid '800.
It can be the background of an entire wall: an imaginary garden with flowers' triumph; on the o...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Aesthetic Movement Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
Limited Edition Print/Toni Martina Charcol Print
By Toni Morrison
Located in London, Lambeth
An interesting charcol drawing print limited edition by Toni Martina
He was a highly-acclaimed artist, winning many prizes including the Prix de Rome S...
Category
Early 2000s British Aesthetic Movement Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Handwoven Telephone Wire Accent, Chameleon
Located in Jersey City, NJ
It is said that this stunning art form started with the African night shift security workers being bored on duty. They brought these weaving skills back to their villages and shared them with their wives, who have mastered them into today's sought-after pieces.
The weavers behind these objects started by applying traditional skills in creating baskets for household usage. Time has passed, and remarkable innovative methods were applied, giving the lampshades a contemporary edge. Today, these beautiful telephone...
Category
2010s South African Aesthetic Movement Wall Decorations
Materials
Wire
Untitled Triptych. Hand Embroidery on printed cloth. From the Durero series
By Ana Seggiaro
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Ana Seggiaro's training as an engraver awakened her fascination for the works of Durero and Piranesi. This leads her both to recover the language of engraving itself through other me...
Category
2010s Argentine Aesthetic Movement Wall Decorations
Materials
Textile
Painting with Roses in a Crystal Vase
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
O/8157 - Old French painting with a beautiful bouquet of roses in a vase on a table. It almost seems to smell it...
If you want, You can use the elegant frame for a mirror, leaving the picture free...
Category
Early 20th Century French Aesthetic Movement Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
Untitled Diptych, Hand Embroidery on paper. From the series Partituras
By Ana Seggiaro
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Seggiaro is part of the textile field in an unconventional way, from a non-technical but expressive approach. In exchange, he obtains freedom of action from the needle that allows hi...
Category
2010s Argentine Aesthetic Movement Wall Decorations
Materials
Textile, Paper
French Majolica Oyster Plate Russian Imperial Eagle, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica oyster plate called Russian imperial eagle, circa 1890.
Reference / page 132 "Oyster Plates" of Jeffrey B. Snyder.
Category
1890s French Antique Aesthetic Movement Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
19th Century French Majolica Platter Bird and Flowers Longwy
Located in Austin, TX
Charming 19th century French majolica painted platter bird and white daisy and poppies signed Longwy.
Impressionist period.
Category
1890s French Antique Aesthetic Movement Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic
Aesthetic Movement Floral Motif Carved Medallion
By Lockwood de Forest
Located in Astoria, NY
Aesthetic Movement Floral Motif Carved Wood Medallion, in the manner of Lockwood de Forest (American, 1850-1932). 35.25" Diameter x 0.5" D. Prove...
Category
Early 20th Century American Aesthetic Movement Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood
German Majolica Bird Plate, circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
German Majolica Bird Plate, circa 1900.
Category
Early 1900s German Antique Aesthetic Movement Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic
Untitled Diptych. Unique embroidery artwork. From the Durero series
By Ana Seggiaro
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Ana Seggiaro's training as an engraver awakened her fascination for the works of Durero and Piranesi. This leads her both to recover the language of engraving itself through other me...
Category
2010s Argentine Aesthetic Movement Wall Decorations
Materials
Textile
Untitled Diptych, Hand Embroidery on paper. From the series Cartografía
By Ana Seggiaro
Located in Miami Beach, FL
In the mid-2000s, Ana Seggiaro made her first small-scale collage works on paper. Starting from pages of books, maps, and scores, she carries out the first series intervened through ...
Category
2010s Argentine Aesthetic Movement Wall Decorations
Materials
Textile, Paper
Beautiful Painting by Michael Berg
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Introducing the stunning Beautiful Painting by Michael Berg, Signed & Dated – a true masterpiece that will bring a touch of elegance and sophistica...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Aesthetic Movement Wall Decorations
Materials
Acrylic
German Majolica Bird Plate, circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
German Majolica Bird Plate, circa 1900.
Category
Early 1900s German Antique Aesthetic Movement Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic
Large Orientalist Oil Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large, early 20th century orientalist painting. Oil on canvas. No trace of signature.
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Aesthetic Movement Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Paint
French Majolica Bird Plate Keller & Guerin Saint Clement circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica bird plate Keller & Guerin Saint Clement circa 1900.
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Aesthetic Movement Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic
Large English Bird Plate Mintons, circa 1900
By Minton
Located in Austin, TX
English blue bird plate in a landscape signed Mintons (mark 1873 to 1912).
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic
19th-C. English Sea Ship Captain W/ Child Watercolor on Paper In Burl Frame
Located in Kennesaw, GA
I love this! It is a framed English sea captain with his child dating to approximately 1850. It is a watercolor on paper. The frame is burl walnut, and both painting and frame show w...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Antique Aesthetic Movement Wall Decorations
Materials
Burl, Paper
Catherine Vargas Doulton Lambeth Faience Hand Painted Framed Plaque, 1877
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stunning and unique hand painted framed porcelain tile in the aesthetic taste depicting a young girl seated on a grassy bank and holding a doll by renowned artist Catherine Vargas and dated 1877. Probably made at Doulton Lambeth Faience...
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1870s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Framed Oil Painting on Board by Windel
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Framed Oil Painting on Board by F. Windel depicts an intriguing perspective of an impressionistic harbor scene at dawn wit...
Category
Early 20th Century Belgian Aesthetic Movement Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
Edwards & Roberts, Queen Anne Revival Swan Neck Inlaid Mahogany Wall Cabinet
Located in London, GB
Edwards & Roberts.
An Edwardian Aesthetic Movement Queen Anne Revival mahogany wall cabinet with floral inlaid swan neck pediment and chequer and line in...
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Early 1900s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Wall Decorations
Materials
Mahogany
French Set of 4 Majolica Flowers Tiles, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
French set of 4 Majolica flowers tile, circa 1890.
6' by 6" , The four tiles 12' by 12".
Category
1890s French Antique Aesthetic Movement Wall Decorations
Materials
Faience
Collinson & Lock an English Aesthetic Movement Mahogany Glazed Wall Cabinet
Located in London, GB
Collinson and Lock London. 103. Stamped to the back.
An English Aesthetic Movement Mahogany glazed wall cabinet with incised scrollwork sw...
Category
1880s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Wall Decorations
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
J P Hewitt. Aesthetic Movement circular plaque with a Pre-Raphaelite girls head.
Located in London, GB
J P Hewitt. An Aesthetic Movement circular plaque painted with a Pre-Raphaelite female head set in the original incised and ebonized period frame. Signed to the back.
Category
1870s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic
Painting :Germinal
Located in Nice, FR
Germinal: Germination sounds like revolution, right?
Chebisiem artist
  "In the flaming rays of the star, on this morning of youth, it was with this rumor that the countryside was...
Category
20th Century French Aesthetic Movement Wall Decorations
Materials
Acrylic, Paint
Late 19th Century Movement Style Original Oil Painting by Adrien Schultz
Located in Middleburg, VA
Late 19th century Movement Style Original Oil Painting by Adrien Schultz
Depicts person sitting in the woods in lovely earth tones with highlights of b...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Aesthetic Movement Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
18th Century Indo-portuguese Embroidery In Gold Thread On Velvet
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Spectacular 18th century Indo-Portuguese embroidery
gold thread work on burgundy silk velvet decorated with elephants, birds and floral motifs,
e...
Category
18th Century Portuguese Antique Aesthetic Movement Wall Decorations
Materials
Silk
European Stone Lithographic German Poster by Franz Stuck Vintage
Located in North Miami, FL
This 1911 German authentic and original European original stone lithograph custom framed poster is by Franz von Stuck. The paper has gold leaf on it. This is a rare poster and very f...
Category
Early 20th Century German Aesthetic Movement Wall Decorations
Materials
Gold Leaf
Aesthetic Movement wall decorations for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Aesthetic Movement wall decorations 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 wall decorations created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include wall decorations, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, decorative objects and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with ceramic, fabric and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Aesthetic Movement wall decorations made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and Belgium pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original wall decorations, popular names associated with this style include Saint Clément, Wasmuel Majolica, Haviland & Co., and Gien. 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 wall decorations differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $180 and tops out at $55,000 while the average work can sell for $1,195.