Art Deco Wall Decorations
ART DECO STYLE
Art Deco furniture is characterized by its celebration of modern life. More than its emphasis on natural wood grains and focus on traditional craftsmanship, vintage Art Deco dining chairs, tables, desks, cabinets and other furniture — which typically refers to pieces produced during the 1920s and 1930s — is an ode to the glamour of the “Roaring Twenties.”
ORIGINS OF ART DECO FURNITURE DESIGN
- Emerged in the 1920s
- Flourished while the popularity of Art Nouveau declined
- Term derives from 1925’s Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes (International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts) in Paris, France
- Informed by Ancient Egypt, Cubism, Futurism, Louis XVI, De Stijl, modernism and the Vienna Secession; influenced Streamline Moderne and mid-century modernism
CHARACTERISTICS OF ART DECO FURNITURE DESIGN
- Bold geometric lines and forms, floral motifs
- Use of expensive materials such as shagreen or marble as well as exotic woods such as mahogany, ebony and zebra wood
- Metal accents, shimmering mirrored finishes
- Embellishments made from exotic animal hides, inlays of mother-of-pearl or ivory
ART DECO FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
VINTAGE ART DECO FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
Few design styles are as universally recognized and appreciated as Art Deco. The term alone conjures visions of the Roaring Twenties, Machine Age metropolises, vast ocean liners, sleek typography and Prohibition-era hedonism. The iconic movement made an indelible mark on all fields of design throughout the 1920s and ’30s, celebrating society’s growing industrialization with refined elegance and stunning craftsmanship.
Widely known designers associated with the Art Deco style include Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann, Eileen Gray, Maurice Dufrêne, Paul Follot and Jules Leleu.
The term Art Deco derives from the name of a large decorative arts exhibition held in Paris in 1925. “Art Deco design” is often used broadly, to describe the work of creators in associated or ancillary styles. This is particularly true of American Art Deco, which is also called Streamline Moderne or Machine Age design. (Streamline Moderne, sometimes known as Art Moderne, was a phenomenon largely of the 1930s, post–Art Nouveau.)
Art Deco textile designers employed dazzling floral motifs and vivid colors, and while Art Deco furniture makers respected the dark woods and modern metals with which they worked, they frequently incorporated decorative embellishments such as exotic animal hides as well as veneers in their seating, case pieces, living room sets and bedroom furniture.
From mother-of-pearl inlaid vitrines to chrome aviator chairs, bold and inventive works in the Art Deco style include chaise longues (also known as chaise lounges) and curved armchairs. Today, the style is still favored by interior designers looking to infuse a home with an air of luxury and sophistication.
The vintage Art Deco furniture for sale on 1stDibs includes dressers, coffee tables, decorative objects and more.
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Style: Art Deco
Schumacher Ruan Dragon Damask Wallpaper in Warm Silver
By Schumacher
Located in New York, NY
Based on a 1920s damask pulled from our archives, this luscious and show stopping wallcovering embodies the vibrant spirit of Art Deco chinoiserie.
Since Schumacher was founded in...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Michèle Demedts, Large Oil on Canvas Signed Demedts, circa 1990
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Michèle Demedts, Large Oil on Canvas Signed Demedts, circa 1990
Category
1990s Belgian Art Deco Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
Large Marble Figurative Relief Panel by Pegram
By Henry Pegram
Located in London, GB
Large marble figurative relief panel by Pegram
English, Early 20th Century
Plaque: Height 102cm, width 70cm, depth 9cm
Frame: Height 109cm, width 89cm, depth 2cm
This bright white...
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Early 20th Century English Art Deco Wall Decorations
Materials
Marble, Iron
Léa LAFUGIE (1890-1972), portrait of a young Cambodian girl
Located in Paris, FR
Léa Lafugie was a French painter born in Paris, known for her portraits and landscapes inspired by her travels. She studied at the National School of Decorative Arts in Paris and lat...
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood
Michèle Demedts, Large Oil on Canvas Signed Demedts, circa 1990
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Michèle Demedts, large oil on canvas signed Demedts, circa 1990.
Category
1990s Belgian Art Deco Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
Antique Bronze Dish Plaque King Umberto Visiting Cholera Hospital Naples, 1884
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique bronze dish plaque King Umberto visiting Cholera Hospital Naples, 1884. Item includes fine cast bronze relief, remarkable details, banner r...
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Early 20th Century European Art Deco Wall Decorations
Materials
Bronze
Michèle Demedts, Large Oil on Canvas Signed Demedts, circa 1990
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Michèle DEMEDTS (1958-) , large oil on canvas signed DEMEDTS, Circa 1990
Category
1990s Belgian Art Deco Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
French Abstract Seascape Painting, Circa 1930
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This vivid abstract painting captures the dynamic energy of a shipyard through its layered impasto strokes and a rich, moody palette. The artwork explores the chaotic interplay of fo...
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
Michèle Demedts, Large Oil on Canvas Style Art Deco Signed Demedts, circa 1980
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Michèle Demedts, large oil on canvas style Art Deco signed Demedts, circa 1980
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1980s Belgian Vintage Art Deco Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
Marcel Delmotte "Nude Couché", Drawing Signed M. Delmotte and Dated
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Marcel Delmotte (1901-1984) "Nude Couché", drawing signed M. Delmotte and dated 1937.
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Alfons Verheyen, "la mort du poète", circa 1930
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Alfons Verheyen, (1903-1990) "la mort du poète", circa 1930.
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
S. W. Brooks, Pastel Portrait, Miami Beach, 1947
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
S. W. Brooks, pastel portrait on cardboard, Miami Beach, 1947
Dimension: 68 x 82 cm
Without frame: 60 x 44 cm.
Category
1940s North American Vintage Art Deco Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Early 20th Century Hungarian Enamel Kosher Butcher Shop Sign
Located in New York, NY
Heavy and massive enamel Kosher butcher shop sign, Budapest, Hungary, circa 1920.
White, blue, and red enamel over iron, inscribed in the middle :"Or...
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Early 20th Century Hungarian Art Deco Wall Decorations
Materials
Enamel, Iron
Jazz-Age Plaster Mural of a Band of Musicians, France, circa 1930s
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Very large, decorative polychrome plaster bas-relief representing a band of musicians. Formed part of the decor of a Parisian Jazz club.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Wall Decorations
Materials
Plaster
Circus at Olympia Hand-Painted Poster Artwork, circa 1930
Located in Faversham, GB
Bertram Mills’ Circus at Olympia Opens Dec 22nd’. Exceptional colour and design. Bradford-based W. E. Berry Ltd was one of the leading producers and printers of film posters in the U...
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20th Century British Art Deco Wall Decorations
Materials
Plywood, Paper
1934 Remie Lohse Photograph for Vogue
By Remie Lohse
Located in New York, NY
Remie Lohse was born in Puerto Rico, studied painting in Denmark, and settled in New York in 1928, where he became a professional photographer. In the 1930s he was a freelancer who specialized in advertising and magazine features, and shot covers for Vogue. If he often focused on the high life, seen in this couple stepping out on the town, he also shot humble subjects. He was more interested in his art than a particular milieu, and many of his photographs are little masterpieces. His contemporary Gilbert Seldes, the noted Vanity Fair media critic and “public intellectual” (not to mention father of actress Marian Seldes), featured Lohse in his 1934 book 'This is New York, The First Modern Photographic Book of New York.' In 1939 Lohse came out with his own book titled 'The Miniature Camera in Professional Hands.'
Our photograph was one of three shot by Lohse for a 1934 Vogue article titled “High Spots and Low Music." If the photograph (image size 4 1/4" x 6") show a couple making the nocturnal rounds of Manhattan restaurants, bars, and jazz clubs, the story itself also covers the daytime meeting places of the ladies who lunch. The twist is that Lohse’s model was the author herself, Elena Mumm Thornton, and her husband James Worth...
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1930s American Vintage Art Deco Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Michèle Demedts Large Ooil on Canvas, signed Demedts, circa 1990
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Michèle DEMEDTS (1958-) , large oil on canvas signed DEMEDTS, Circa 1990
Category
1990s Belgian Art Deco Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
Large Art Deco Reverse Painted Glass Wall Panel, France, circa 1940s
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Very lovely and decorative large glass reverse-painted panel ("fixé sous verre"), representing a pair of deer in a peaceful, tropical setting, on a bl...
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Wall Decorations
Blue Hour Oil on Hardboard Still Life Art Déco
Located in Neuss, NW
Still life with flower and pear in a dark surrounding. Provided with a wooden frame on the backside. Frameless in the front view. Ready to hang.
Category
1930s German Vintage Art Deco Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood
Adolphe Petit-Monsigny Wall Plate
Located in London, GB
This is a piece of French Art Deco design by rare sculptor Adolphe Petit-Monsigny. He is well known for his work in brass and here we see some of his trademark details with incised a...
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Wall Decorations
Materials
Brass, Iron
Andy Warhol, Offset Lithograph with Collage of Colored Leather Samples, 1960
By Andy Warhol
Located in New York, NY
Andy Warhol (1928-1987).
1960, Untitled (Fleming-Joffe Colors).
Offset lithograph with collage of colored leather samples.
23 3/4 in. high x 17 7/8 ...
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1960s American Vintage Art Deco Wall Decorations
Materials
Leather, Paper
art deco painting on glass
Located in Brooklyn, NY
beautiful piece of art from the art deco period
painted glass and mother of pearl inlays of graphic boats
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Wall Decorations
Materials
Glass
Painted Canvas, Elegant in Art Deco Style, Contemporary Work
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Canvas painted in linen representing an elegant Art Deco style, on a background in green tones.
Contemporary French work.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
Singular Puzzle in Olive Wood by La Fibre Artisanale
Located in LES BERGES DU LAC, TN
This Singular Olive Wood Puzzle is a true work of art, crafted from premium olive wood. This unique puzzle is composed of 10 distinct pieces, offering endless creative possibilities....
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21st Century and Contemporary Tunisian Art Deco Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood
Adornative Puzzle in Olive Wood by La Fibre Artisanale
Located in LES BERGES DU LAC, TN
This Adornative Puzzle Olive Wood Puzzle is a true work of art, crafted from premium olive wood. This unique puzzle is composed of 10 distinct pieces, offering endless creative possi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Tunisian Art Deco Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood
Crafted Puzzle in Olive Wood by La Fibre Artisanale
Located in LES BERGES DU LAC, TN
This Crafted Olive Wood Puzzle is a true work of art, crafted from premium olive wood. This unique puzzle is composed of 10 distinct pieces, offering endless creative possibilities. ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Tunisian Art Deco Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood
Ornamental Puzzle in Olive Wood by La Fibre Artisanale
Located in LES BERGES DU LAC, TN
This Ornamental Olive Wood Puzzle is a true work of art, crafted from premium olive wood. This unique puzzle is composed of 10 distinct pieces, offering endless creative possibilitie...
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21st Century and Contemporary Tunisian Art Deco Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood
Puzzle in Olive Wood by La Fibre Artisanale
Located in LES BERGES DU LAC, TN
This Olive Wood Puzzle is a true work of art, crafted from premium olive wood. This unique puzzle is composed of 10 distinct pieces, offering endless creative possibilities. Thanks t...
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21st Century and Contemporary Tunisian Art Deco Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood
Design Puzzle in Olive Wood by La Fibre Artisanale
Located in LES BERGES DU LAC, TN
The Designed Olive Wood Puzzle is a true work of art, crafted from premium olive wood. This unique puzzle is composed of 10 distinct pieces, offering endless creative possibilities. ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Tunisian Art Deco Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood
Decorative Puzzle in Olive Wood by La Fibre Artisanale
Located in LES BERGES DU LAC, TN
The Decorative Olive Wood Puzzle is a true work of art, crafted from premium olive wood. This unique puzzle is composed of 10 distinct pieces, offering endless creative possibilities...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Tunisian Art Deco Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood
Original Dorfi Poster L' Alascienne, circa 1930, 46.45x63 in
By Dorfi
Located in Vulpellac, Girona
Art Deco Poster: "L' Alsacienne, Teint tous tissus".
Artist: Dorfi (Albert Dorfinant)
Poster made for "L' Alsacienne", Belgium.
Printer: J.E. Goossens - Brussels
Technique: Lithog...
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Early 20th Century Belgian Art Deco Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Young Girl with a Pearl No. 4
Located in Paris, FR
Mixed media on canvas.
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21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
Young Girl with a Pearl N°2
Located in Paris, FR
Mixed-media on canvas.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
Young Girl with a Pearl No. 5
Located in Paris, FR
Mixed media on canvas.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
VH Frame 001, Ensemble with a Special Photograph of the Iconic David Bowie
By Mahmut Anlar
Located in İstiklal, TR
The frames are meticulously crafted, incorporating mirrors, black lacquered wood, and both raw and painted vintage frame parts. The ensemble showcases a special photograph of the ico...
Category
2010s Turkish Art Deco Wall Decorations
Materials
Mirror, Wood, Lacquer
Witold Gordon Gouache "Reeperbahn - Vanity Fair"
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This gouache by Witold Gordon, is one of a series commissioned by Conde Nast which were published in Vanity Fair magazine in July 1934 under the banner “New York Shops You Never See”...
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1930s American Vintage Art Deco Wall Decorations
Materials
Gouache
Witold Gordon Gouache "Shipsmiths - Vanity Fair"
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This gouache, by Witold Gordon, is one of a series commissioned by Conde Nast which were published in Vanity Fair magazine in July 1934 under the banner “New York Shops You Never See...
Category
1930s American Vintage Art Deco Wall Decorations
Materials
Gouache
Witold Gordon Gouache, Democratic Club, Vanity Fair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This gouache, by Witold Gordon, is one of a series commissioned by Conde Nast which were published in Vanity Fair magazine in July 1934 under the banner “New York Shops You Never See...
Category
1930s American Vintage Art Deco Wall Decorations
Materials
Gouache
Vintage Red Thunderbird Embellished in Custom Mirrored Frame
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This glamorous artwork with Art Deco appeal features a fabulous 1950's red Thunderbird convertible surrounded with beveled mirror strips that make up the frame. The print has been em...
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Wall Decorations
Materials
Mirror, Paper
Heyndrickx, Art Deco Mask in Hammered and Patinated Bronze, Signed, Dated 1941
By Heyndrickx Johannes Werner
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Heyndrickx. Art Deco mask in hammered and patinated bronze, signed and dated 1941.
Category
1940s Belgian Vintage Art Deco Wall Decorations
Materials
Bronze
Michèle Demedts, Large Oil on Canvas Style Art Deco Signed Demedts, circa 1980
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Michèle Demedts, Large Oil on Canvas style Art Deco Signed Demedts, circa 1980.
Category
1980s Belgian Vintage Art Deco Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
Giancarlo Impiglia, "The Appointment," acrylic on wood 1980 - Art Deco
Located in Vicenza, VI
Acrylic on wood sculpture by Giancarlo Impiglia, titled "The Appointment," depicts a male figure, waiting for his appointment, with a hidden rose.
The sculpture, probably commission...
Category
1880s American Antique Art Deco Wall Decorations
Materials
Acrylic, Wood
Giancarlo Impiglia "The top of the city," 1981 acrylic on canvas - Art Deco style
Located in Vicenza, VI
Acrylic on canvas depicting a party on a New York terrace with Ionic columns and the New York skyline in the background. The work was commissioned by the Fortunoff family and is publ...
Category
1980s American Vintage Art Deco Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Smelling the Rose", Stunning Painting by Marie Laurencin in Gray & Taupe, 1930
By Marie Laurencin
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautiful and affecting, this gentle depiction of a young woman holding a rose, her hair embellished with clusters of pearls and her dress evincing a fashionable patchwork of colors à la Paul Poiret, is by Marie Laurencin, and was painted as the basis for a print she issued. Laurencin -- whose paintings are being celebrated in a major exhibition at the Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia now -- is known for her focus on lovely women painted in delicate shades of blue, pink and gray, with dark eyes and blushing lips, as here. This painting, executed in gouache and watercolor, may have served as a study for a larger painting in oil...
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
1916 Exhibition Catalogue Study by Sonia Delaunay for Stockholm Gallery
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A vividly-hued and remarkable example of early abstract art which demonstrates the fascination that Sonia and Robert Delaunay had in color theory and intersecting geometries, this wa...
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1910s French Vintage Art Deco Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
"Five Josephs, " Important Art Deco Painting w/ Male Nudes, Provincetown, 1930s
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An extraordinary example of Art Deco painting with allegorical meaning -- like so many murals painted in the 1920s and 1930s -- this large work by William L'Engle depicts five nude male figures laboring in the field, symbolizing life in Provincetown, Massachusetts. A Black male figure in the foreground is planting crops, while two other figures in the distance are pulling a rope, perhaps alluding to fishing boats tied up at the dock, while another nude seems to be sinking into sleep beneath a pier -- all with the waters of the Atlantic Ocean in the background. L'Engle called this "The Five Josephs," perhaps referring to Joseph of Arimathea and other figures in the New Testament. William L'Engle was a towering figure in the Provincetown art colony, and was extremely well connected with America's artistic elite, starting with his trip to Europe as a young man with Waldo Pierce and George Biddle. Over time, William and his life Lucy became close to a wide range of important figures in painting, theater and the arts, including Charles Hawthorne, Eugene O'Neill, Gerrit Beneker, John Dos Passos, Edmund Wilson and Mary McCarthy, William and Marguerite Zorach, Edna St. Vincent-Millay, Charles Demuth, Childe Hassam, George Biddle, Edwin Dickinson...
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1930s American Vintage Art Deco Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
Pollaro Eggshell Inlay and Lacquer Fish Art Inspired by Jean Dunand
By Pollaro, Jean Dunand
Located in Hillside, NJ
Red, white, and black Art Deco styled art featuring stylized fish and geometric shapes. Handmade by Pollaro artisans utilizing traditional Asian eggshell inlay and lacquer...
Category
2010s American Art Deco Wall Decorations
Materials
Lacquer, Eggshell
"Pila and the Lizard, " Important Unpublished Manuscript, 12 Art Deco Watercolors
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A remarkable find, this original manuscript for an unpublished book, "Pila and the Lizard," along with cover art and a total of 12 Art Deco watercolors painted to illustrate the book...
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1930s American Vintage Art Deco Wall Decorations
Materials
Watercolor
"Navajo Mother & Child, " Painting by Martha Walter with Handmade Frame
By Martha Walter 1
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A magnificent example of her work, this portrait of a Navajo woman and her child has all the hallmarks of Martha Walter's mature work, confident and bold ...
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1930s American Vintage Art Deco Wall Decorations
Art Deco wall decorations for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Art Deco 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, more furniture and collectibles, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with paper, paint and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Art Deco wall decorations made in a specific country, there are Europe, North America, and France pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original wall decorations, popular names associated with this style include Erté, Leonetto Cappiello, Dunbar D. Beck, and Pierre-Paul Jouve. 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 $30 and tops out at $275,000 while the average work can sell for $2,675.