Japonisme Wall Decorations
JAPONISME STYLE
In the late 19th and early 20th century, France developed an enduring passion for Japanese aesthetics and craftsmanship. Not only did this interpretation of Japanese culture — which became known as Japonisme — infuse fresh energy into French art and design, but it also radically transformed how Europeans, and subsequently the world, would come to understand visual culture.
Until 1853, Japan had been closely guarded against foreign visitors for over two centuries. However, American Commodore Matthew C. Perry sailed into Japan that year and initiated the first of its treaties with the United States and Europe, thereby opening its borders and giving the West its first-ever look at Japanese design.
For the next few decades, taken with Japonisme, sophisticated collectors in Paris, New York and elsewhere gorged themselves on lacquered screens, celadon ceramics and netsuke ornaments, along with artworks depicting various aspects of Japanese life. The East Asian country’s influence on Europe, particularly France, contributed to one of the most creatively prosperous periods in history, leaving an imprint on the Impressionist, Art Nouveau and Art Deco movements, and inspiring artists like Edgar Degas, Mary Cassatt, Vincent van Gogh as well as luxury houses such as Louis Vuitton and Hermès. Japonisme emerged at the time when the ornate Renaissance Revival style was the most prominent mode of decorating in Europe, and Japanese aesthetics seemed strikingly modern and elegant in comparison.
In addition to everyday practical objects from Japan, such as vases, tableware and decorative boxes, Japanese art, especially Japanese woodblock prints by masters of the ukiyo-e school, caught the eye of many artists — particularly those in the Art Nouveau poster community in 1880s Paris. The luscious organic colors associated with traditional Japanese design, motifs like cherry blossoms and carp and the vivid patterns found in woodblock prints, silks and more were adopted and appropriated by painters as well as ceramicists and those working in other fields of the decorative arts. Today, demand for Japanese lacquerware — furniture, trays, writing boxes, screens, incense burners — from the Edo period (1615–1868) and the late 19th century continues to be very strong among collectors.
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Style: Japonisme
Pair of Japanese panels XIX e century Utagawa Toyokuni
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of Japanese pieces XIX century Utagawa Toyokuni
Two bijin-ga prints Kakémono sized
Nishiki-e ink and colors on paper
Circa 1840
Framed .
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Mid-19th Century Antique Japonisme Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Print of Japanese Cloisonne Enamels, Dated 1876
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of cloisonne enamels
Chromo-lithograph after A. Willms
Published by Sutton Sharpe & Co. 1876
Unframed. It gives you the option of perhaps making a set up using y...
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1870s English Antique Japonisme Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Set of six framed Japanese Genji story woodblock prints, early 20th century
Located in View Park, CA
A set of six Japanese Genji story uchida woodblock prints, Kyoto early 20th century. Framed - probably late 20th century - in gold-tinted metal, matted in chocolate, ivory, and wheat...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Wall Decorations
Materials
Metal
2 Japanese Ukiyo-e Geisha Woodblock Prints After Eishi & Utamaro 43"
Located in Dayton, OH
Pair of 20th century Japanese Ukiyo-e style woodblock prints after works by Hosoda Eishi and Utagawa Kitamaro. The first depicts "Itsutomi " from Hosoda Eishi's series Selected Geish...
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20th Century Japonisme Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Théodore Deck (1823-1891), an Impressive 19th Century Faïence Charger
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Théodore Deck ( 1823-1891)
Impressive polychromed circular faience charger with hand-painted enameled design of a wader among water lilies and reeds.
Impressed Uppercase Mark Th.Dec...
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1870s French Antique Japonisme Wall Decorations
Materials
Faience
Antique 18thC Japanese Katsukawa Shunsho Beauty with a Cat Woodblock Print
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique late 18th century Edo ukiyo-e style Japanese woodblock print titled "A Beauty with a Cat" by Katsukawa Shunsho. Shows an elegant geisha gazing down at the black and white cat...
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18th Century Antique Japonisme Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Koyoto Sanjusangendo Temple Stamp Goshuln Framed Antique
Located in San Diego, CA
Koyoto Sanjusangendo Temple Stamp Goshuln Framed Antique print original frame .
Category
20th Century Japanese Japonisme Wall Decorations
Materials
Glass, Paper
Denim Peony1
By Aoi Shimizu
Located in Yokohama, JP
Thick denim flowers made of denim. Each petal is made of a layer of denim, so it has a very massive, and the inside wire allows this flower to be oriented in any direction. It is goo...
Category
2010s Japanese Japonisme Wall Decorations
Materials
Fabric, Canvas, Cotton
Denim Daruma Crash
By Aoi Shimizu
Located in Yokohama, JP
Daruma is a traditional Japanese figurine that means to get up again and again even after falling down.
It has been loved as a decoration to ward off evil or to express wishes for ...
Category
2010s Japanese Japonisme Wall Decorations
Materials
Fabric, Canvas, Cotton
Denim Daruma Midnight Charcoal
By Aoi Shimizu
Located in Yokohama, JP
Daruma is a traditional Japanese figurine that means to get up again and again even after falling down.
It has been loved as a decoration to ward off evil or to express wishes for ...
Category
2010s Japanese Japonisme Wall Decorations
Materials
Fabric, Canvas, Cotton
Denim Dahlia1
By Aoi Shimizu
Located in Yokohama, JP
Thick denim flowers made of denim. Each petal is made of a layer of denim, so it has a very massive, and the inside wire allows this flower to be oriented in any direction. It is goo...
Category
2010s Japanese Japonisme Wall Decorations
Materials
Fabric, Cotton, Canvas
Denim Rose3
By Aoi Shimizu
Located in Yokohama, JP
Thick denim flowers made of denim. Each petal is made of a layer of denim, so it has a very massive, and the inside wire allows this flower to be oriented in any direction. It is goo...
Category
2010s Japanese Japonisme Wall Decorations
Materials
Cotton, Canvas, Fabric
Hickory Daruma
By Aoi Shimizu
Located in Yokohama, JP
Daruma is a traditional Japanese figurine that means to get up again and again even after falling down.
It has been loved as a decoration to ward off evil or to express wishes for ...
Category
2010s Japanese Japonisme Wall Decorations
Materials
Fabric, Canvas, Cotton
Denim Rose5
By Aoi Shimizu
Located in Yokohama, JP
Thick denim flowers made of denim. Each petal is made of a layer of denim, so it has a very massive, and the inside wire allows this flower to be oriented in any direction. It is goo...
Category
2010s Japanese Japonisme Wall Decorations
Materials
Cotton, Canvas, Fabric
Denim Peony3
By Aoi Shimizu
Located in Yokohama, JP
Thick denim flowers made of denim. Each petal is made of a layer of denim, so it has a very massive, and the inside wire allows this flower to be oriented in any direction. It is goo...
Category
2010s Japonisme Wall Decorations
Materials
Cotton, Canvas, Fabric
Denim Daruma Indigo Big
By Aoi Shimizu
Located in Yokohama, JP
Daruma is a traditional Japanese figurine that means to get up again and again even after falling down.
It has been loved as a decoration to ward off evil or to express wishes for ...
Category
2010s Japanese Japonisme Wall Decorations
Materials
Fabric, Canvas, Cotton
Denim Dahlia4
By Aoi Shimizu
Located in Yokohama, JP
Thick denim flowers made of denim. Each petal is made of a layer of denim, so it has a very massive, and the inside wire allows this flower to be oriented in any direction. It is goo...
Category
2010s Japanese Japonisme Wall Decorations
Materials
Fabric, Canvas, Cotton
Denim Daruma Patchwork Big
By Aoi Shimizu
Located in Yokohama, JP
Daruma is a traditional Japanese figurine that means to get up again and again even after falling down.
It has been loved as a decoration to ward off evil or to express wishes for ...
Category
2010s Japanese Japonisme Wall Decorations
Materials
Fabric, Canvas, Cotton
Denim Sunflower
By Aoi Shimizu
Located in Yokohama, JP
Thick denim flowers made of denim. Each petal is made of a layer of denim, so it has a very massive, and the inside wire allows this flower to be oriented in any direction. It is goo...
Category
2010s Japanese Japonisme Wall Decorations
Materials
Cotton, Canvas, Fabric
Denim Rose4
By Aoi Shimizu
Located in Yokohama, JP
Thick denim flowers made of denim. Each petal is made of a layer of denim, so it has a very massive, and the inside wire allows this flower to be oriented in any direction. It is goo...
Category
2010s Japanese Japonisme Wall Decorations
Materials
Fabric, Canvas, Cotton
Denim Rose2
By Aoi Shimizu
Located in Yokohama, JP
Thick denim flowers made of denim. Each petal is made of a layer of denim, so it has a very massive, and the inside wire allows this flower to be oriented in any direction. It is goo...
Category
2010s Japanese Japonisme Wall Decorations
Materials
Fabric, Canvas, Cotton
Denim Rose1
By Aoi Shimizu
Located in Yokohama, JP
Thick denim flowers made of denim. Each petal is made of a layer of denim, so it has a very massive, and the inside wire allows this flower to be oriented in any direction. It is goo...
Category
2010s Japanese Japonisme Wall Decorations
Materials
Fabric, Canvas, Cotton
Denim Dahlia3
By Aoi Shimizu
Located in Yokohama, JP
Thick denim flowers made of denim. Each petal is made of a layer of denim, so it has a very massive, and the inside wire allows this flower to be oriented in any direction. It is goo...
Category
2010s Japanese Japonisme Wall Decorations
Materials
Fabric, Canvas, Cotton
Denim Dahlia2
By Aoi Shimizu
Located in Yokohama, JP
Thick denim flowers made of denim. Each petal is made of a layer of denim, so it has a very massive, and the inside wire allows this flower to be oriented in any direction. It is goo...
Category
2010s Japanese Japonisme Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Cotton, Fabric
Denim Peony2
By Aoi Shimizu
Located in Yokohama, JP
Thick denim flowers made of denim. Each petal is made of a layer of denim, so it has a very massive, and the inside wire allows this flower to be oriented in any direction. It is goo...
Category
2010s Japanese Japonisme Wall Decorations
Materials
Fabric, Canvas, Cotton
Denim Protea3
By Aoi Shimizu
Located in Yokohama, JP
Thick denim flowers made of denim. Each petal is made of a layer of denim, so it has a very massive, and the inside wire allows this flower to be oriented in any direction. It is goo...
Category
2010s Japanese Japonisme Wall Decorations
Materials
Fabric, Canvas, Cotton
Denim Lily Casablanca 2Blossom
By Aoi Shimizu
Located in Yokohama, JP
Thick denim flowers made of denim. Each petal is made of a layer of denim, so it has a very massive, and the inside wire allows this flower to be oriented in any direction. It is goo...
Category
2010s Asian Japonisme Wall Decorations
Materials
Fabric, Canvas, Cotton
Denim Protea1
By Aoi Shimizu
Located in Yokohama, JP
Thick denim flowers made of denim. Each petal is made of a layer of denim, so it has a very massive, and the inside wire allows this flower to be oriented in any direction. It is goo...
Category
2010s Japanese Japonisme Wall Decorations
Materials
Fabric, Canvas, Cotton
Denim Lily Casablanca1
By Aoi Shimizu
Located in Yokohama, JP
Thick denim flowers made of denim. Each petal is made of a layer of denim, so it has a very massive, and the inside wire allows this flower to be oriented in any direction. It is goo...
Category
2010s Japanese Japonisme Wall Decorations
Materials
Fabric, Canvas, Cotton
Denim Protea2
By Aoi Shimizu
Located in Yokohama, JP
Thick denim flowers made of denim. Each petal is made of a layer of denim, so it has a very massive, and the inside wire allows this flower to be oriented in any direction. It is goo...
Category
2010s Japanese Japonisme Wall Decorations
Materials
Fabric, Canvas, Cotton
Denim Lily Casablanca2
By Aoi Shimizu
Located in Yokohama, JP
Thick denim flowers made of denim. Each petal is made of a layer of denim, so it has a very massive, and the inside wire allows this flower to be oriented in any direction. It is goo...
Category
2010s Japanese Japonisme Wall Decorations
Materials
Fabric, Canvas, Cotton
Denim Daruma Button
By Aoi Shimizu
Located in Yokohama, JP
Daruma is a traditional Japanese figurine that means to get up again and again even after falling down.
It has been loved as a decoration to ward off evil or to express wishes for ...
Category
2010s Japanese Japonisme Wall Decorations
Materials
Fabric, Canvas, Cotton
Denim Flower Rose Apricot Foundation
By Aoi Shimizu
Located in Yokohama, JP
Thick denim flowers made of denim. Each petal is made of a layer of denim, so it has a very massive, and the inside wire allows this flower to be oriented in any direction. It is goo...
Category
2010s Japanese Japonisme Wall Decorations
Materials
Fabric, Canvas, Cotton
Unstitched Denim Daruma
By Aoi Shimizu
Located in Yokohama, JP
Daruma is a traditional Japanese figurine that means to get up again and again even after falling down.
It has been loved as a decoration to ward off evil or to express wishes for ...
Category
2010s Japanese Japonisme Wall Decorations
Materials
Fabric, Canvas, Cotton
Shambray Daruma
By Aoi Shimizu
Located in Yokohama, JP
Daruma is a traditional Japanese figurine that means to get up again and again even after falling down.
It has been loved as a decoration to ward off evil or to express wishes for ...
Category
2010s Japanese Japonisme Wall Decorations
Materials
Fabric, Canvas, Cotton
Daruma Black&Gray
By Aoi Shimizu
Located in Yokohama, JP
Daruma is a traditional Japanese figurine that means to get up again and again even after falling down.
It has been loved as a decoration to ward off evil or to express wishes for ...
Category
2010s Japanese Japonisme Wall Decorations
Materials
Fabric, Canvas, Cotton
Dragon Hand Embroidery Denim Daruma
By Aoi Shimizu
Located in Yokohama, JP
Daruma is a traditional Japanese figurine that means to get up again and again even after falling down.
It has been loved as a decoration to ward off evil or to express wishes for ...
Category
2010s Japanese Japonisme Wall Decorations
Materials
Fabric, Canvas, Cotton
Painter Daruma Charcoal
By Aoi Shimizu
Located in Yokohama, JP
Daruma is a traditional Japanese figurine that means to get up again and again even after falling down.
It has been loved as a decoration to ward off evil or to express wishes for ...
Category
2010s Japanese Japonisme Wall Decorations
Materials
Fabric, Canvas, Cotton
Denim Daruma Indigo
By Aoi Shimizu
Located in Yokohama, JP
Daruma is a traditional Japanese figurine that means to get up again and again even after falling down.
It has been loved as a decoration to ward off evil or to express wishes for ab...
Category
2010s Japanese Japonisme Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Cotton
Antique Japanese Ink Hanging Scroll Nakabayashi Chikuto Edo Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
An ink painting on paper (Sumi-e) mounted with brocade borders as a hanging scroll. Entitled "Plum Blossom Under a Misty Moon", the artist was Japanese painter Nakabayashi Chikuto (1...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Japonisme Wall Decorations
Materials
Brocade, Wood, Paper
Pair of Original Antique Prints of Decorative Art- Japonisme. C.1880
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful prints of Decorative Art, mainly Japonisme
Chromo-lithographs
Published by W.Mackenzie. C.1880
Original colour
Unframed.
Free shipping.
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1880s Scottish Antique Japonisme Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Stoneware Relief by Knud Kyhn & Royal Copenhagen, Denmark, 1960s
Located in La Teste De Buch, FR
Stoneware relief with a beautiful japan inspired decor of a skein of geese flying above the water
Created by renowned danish artist Knud Kyhn and manufactured by Royal Copenhagen
...
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Japonisme Wall Decorations
Materials
Stoneware
French Faience Oyster Plate Moustiers Style, circa 1940
Located in Austin, TX
French Faience Oyster Plate Moustiers Style, circa 1940.
Martres Tolosane.
Japonisme style.
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1940s French Vintage Japonisme Wall Decorations
Materials
Faience
Vintage Kimono Silk Brocade Japanese Ceremonial 1970
Located in North Hollywood, CA
A vintage Mid-Century ivory color silk brocade collectable Japanese ceremonial kimono. One of a kind.
Fabulous museum quality ceremonial kimono in pure silk with intricate detailed h...
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20th Century Japanese Japonisme Wall Decorations
Materials
Silk
2 Japanese Silk Embroidered Framed Textiles Inume Pass Mt Fuji Himeji Castle 19"
By Katsushika Hokusai
Located in Dayton, OH
Pair of vintage embroidered silk scenes based on Japanese woodblock prints. One shows a mountain landscape with figures, after a woodblock print of Inume Pass in Kai Province (Kōshū Inume tōge), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei) by Katsushika Hokusai. The other appears to be Himeji (White Heron) Castle, viewed from below. Framed in matte black raised bevel frames.
"Katsushika Hokusai (1760 - 1849) was active/lived in Japan. Katsushika Hokusai is known for Mountain scene painting...
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Late 20th Century Japonisme Wall Decorations
Materials
Silk
20th Century Japanese Gnarled Pine Watercolor Painting Signed & Framed 27"
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage Japanese watercolor painting on paper depicting a somewhat barren pine tree with a thick trunk in rocky soil. Signed/stam...
Category
20th Century Japonisme Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint, Paper
Vintage Japanese Watercolor Painting of Two Geisha, Signed, Late 20th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
Vintage watercolor painting of two Geisha under an umbrella - watercolor over graphite with gold gilt border - signed upper right (unidentified artist/maker...
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Late 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint, Paper
Vintage Japanese Gauze Kimono with Embroidery Modern Design
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese formal Kimono made with a very fine black linen gauze augmented with applied modern circle pattern. The garment was hand-stitched and dated to circa 1930-50s. The black ga...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Japonisme Wall Decorations
Materials
Silk, Linen
Japanese Style Panels (Set of 4), 23" x 72" each, Bunny Williams Collection
Located in New York, NY
A set of 4 framed panels in the Japanese style, created by a decorative painter who'd worked on many Palm Beach estates. Each panel depicts a still life vignette using elegant, every...
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Late 20th Century American Japonisme Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
Pair of Tall Rectangular Asian Style Prints with Birds and Foliage
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Lovely vintage pair of tall rectangular Asian style prints having exotic birds and foliage in a muted color palette and original aged giltwood frames.
Category
1940s American Vintage Japonisme Wall Decorations
Materials
Giltwood, Paper
Antique Japanese Framed Silk Embroidered Panel of Garden Life - With a story!
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A beautiful piece with an incredible history. This exquisite hand-embroidered tapestry was created in Japan and purchased by an American man who taught English. The scene depicts a t...
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20th Century Japanese Japonisme Wall Decorations
Materials
Metal
Théodore Deck (1823-1891) Faience Paneled Fourteen-Tile Rectangular Wall Plaqu
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A Théodore Deck (1823-1891) Faience Paneled Fourteen-Tile Rectangular Wall Plaque
Polychromic Earthenware very finely hand-painted, designed with a couple of pheasants among vegetat...
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1870s French Antique Japonisme Wall Decorations
Materials
Faience, Wood
Imari Japanese Asian Porcelain Wall Plates by Fabienne Jouvin, Paris
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Beautiful designer decorative Imari Asian wall plates from the French Parisian designer Fabienne Jouvin.
The plates with irregular shapes and quite shallow with a beautiful Oriental Asian Japanese style depicting a man and woman portrait on each plate.
The portrait are period Imperial style, with Japanese kimono and hair style, vivid colors on each panel of the plate depicting different Asian traditional design motifs.
Colorful modern Asian motif decorative plates or shallow bowls made by Fabienne Jouvin Paris...
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Late 20th Century Chinese Japonisme Wall Decorations
Materials
Porcelain
Utagawa Hiroshige Japanese Woodblock on Paper
Located in New York, NY
After Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797–1858) Japanese woodblock on paper depicting Toba Bay and Mont Hijori in Shima, housed in a white painted wood frame.
Dimensions: Image: 10....
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Mid-20th Century Japonisme Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood, Paint, Paper
Indonesian Reverse Painting on Glass with Gilt
Located in New York, NY
Indonesian, Javanese, reverse painting on glass of three figures with gilt paint, one with a blue snake wrapped around his torso, in a landscape with trees, housed in an ebonized woo...
Category
20th Century Japonisme Wall Decorations
Materials
Glass, Giltwood
Original Antique Prints of 19th Century Japanese Silk Panels, France, 1860
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful pair of prints of 19th Century Japanese silk panels
Amazing illuminated gold lustre
Lithographs
Published by A.Morel, Paris, Fra...
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1860s English Antique Japonisme Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Japanese Imperial Samurai Warrior Minamoto Horseback Watercolor Painting
Located in Dayton, OH
Monumental antique Japanese imperial hunt / war / battle watercolor painting of Minamoto on Horseback. The Samurai warrior Minamoto is shown with his...
Category
Early 20th Century Japonisme Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
Japanese Antique Silk and Cotton Tapestry
Located in Milano, IT
Wonderful and very rare Japanese tapestry made in the 1900s, made of woven silk and cotton, of absolute fineness.
The tapestry is developed in length ...
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Early 1800s Japanese Antique Japonisme Wall Decorations
Materials
Fabric, Silk
Japonisme wall decorations for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Japonisme 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, asian art and furniture, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with fabric, silk and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Japonisme wall decorations made in a specific country, there are Asia, East Asia, and Japan pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original wall decorations, popular names associated with this style include Paul Montgomery, Schumacher, Hidaka Tetsuo, and David James. 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 $40 and tops out at $38,834 while the average work can sell for $2,500.
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