Kilim Rugs and Carpets
KILIM STYLE
Known for their wealth of rich colors and unique weaving tradition, antique and vintage kilim rugs are one of the most distinguishable types of rugs. The term “kilim” is Turkish in origin, but many variations of this type of textile share a common heritage and are practiced all across the Balkans, throughout the Arab world and elsewhere. There are Persian kilim rugs, kilim rugs from Central Asia and more.
It is difficult to definitively pin down the origins of kilim weaving, which is known as a “flatweave” or “slit-weave,” but historians believe that skilled artisans may have practiced versions of it as early as the eighth and ninth centuries A.D. in the Anatolia region of Turkey. Many of the Turkish iterations of these flat-woven rugs are recognizable for their arrangements of dazzling, flowing forms, but a range of motifs can appear in kilim rugs — abstract figures that reference rams’ horns, snakes or running water or motifs that are intended to symbolize concepts such as the tree of life or fertility. In Anatolia, women have used kilims to share narratives about their lives.
The difference between a kilim rug and most other kinds of carpets or pile rugs is in the aforementioned weave. They are made by interweaving variously colored, individual strands of wool (pure soft cotton, silk and goat’s hair are also used with the wool, albeit rarely) versus, say, the Tabriz rugs of Iran, which are hand-knotted rugs. This results in a smooth, frequently reversible surface. It’s a slit-weave because of the gap left between two blocks of color. Kilims are created on a loom, a typically uncomplicated structure mostly made of wood. Owing to the creative freedom that a slit-weave can afford its weaver, they tend to feature a range of bright, contrasting hues like reds, oranges and pinks that appear in bold combinations with deep blues and greens that are brought to life with natural dyes.
Handwoven kilim rugs are less expensive to produce and more durable than other rugs. They were traditionally used as floor coverings in mosques and yurts, as prayer rugs and saddle coverings. And these textiles are pileless: Whereas the Beni Ourain rugs of Morocco can be described as dense with a thick surface or pile, an authentic kilim rug is thin and flat. Because the resulting weave is lightweight, kilim rugs are well adapted for use in the hot summer months, and they are happily embraced by tribal weavers of Morocco, a part of the world that is home to many styles of rugs.
With their striking geometric patterns and provocative color pairings, kilim rugs and wall tapestries are loved by design enthusiasts and can bring charm and interest into any dining room, living room or other interior space.
Find kilim rugs and textiles and other vintage rugs on 1stDibs.
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Style: Kilim
Antique Persian Area Rug Kilim Design
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Persian area rug handwoven from the finest sheep’s wool. It’s colored with all-natural vegetable dyes that are safe for humans and pets. It’s a traditional Kilim design handw...
Category
20th Century Persian Kilim Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Wool Cicim Pillow Case Made from an Anatolian Cicim Kilim, Mid-20th Century
Located in Istanbul, TR
It does not come with an insert but a bag made to the size to accommodate insert materials.
Linen in the back.
Zipper closure.
Dry cleaning is recommended.
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Kilim Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Antique Persian Area Rug Kilim Design
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Persian area rug handwoven from the finest sheep’s wool. It’s colored with all-natural vegetable dyes that are safe for humans and pets. It’s a traditional Kilim design handw...
Category
20th Century Persian Kilim Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Antique Persian Area Rug Kilim Design
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Persian area rug handwoven from the finest sheep’s wool. It’s colored with all-natural vegetable dyes that are safe for humans and pets. It’s a traditional Kilim design handw...
Category
20th Century Persian Kilim Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Kilim, Anatolian, Mid-End-20th Century Handwoven
By Kiran
Located in Berlin, DE
Mid-end-20th century handwoven Anatolian multi-color Kilim
This special Kilim from Turkey was handwoven in the second half of the 20th century. It is lined with a cotton fabric to m...
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1960s Turkish Vintage Kilim Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Turkish Contemporary Rug in Gray Abstract Pattern by Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Originating from Turkey in 1970, this vintage wool Kilim rug is flat-woven in high quality wool with a contemporary, subtle abrash of metallic g...
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1970s Turkish Vintage Kilim Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
5.2x10.4 Ft Dazzling Vintage Kilim Rug. Unique Flatweave Carpet, Floor Covering
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A splendid Turkish Kilim (flat-woven rug) in very good original condition. It is finely hand-woven with naturally dyed wool. Measures: 5.2 x 10.4 Ft.
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Kilim Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Antique Persian Area Rug Kilim Design
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Persian area rug handwoven from the finest sheep’s wool. It’s colored with all-natural vegetable dyes that are safe for humans and pets. It’s a traditional Kilim design handw...
Category
20th Century Persian Kilim Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Antique Persian Area Rug Kilim Design
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Persian area rug handwoven from the finest sheep’s wool. It’s colored with all-natural vegetable dyes that are safe for humans and pets. It’s a traditional Kilim design handw...
Category
20th Century Persian Kilim Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Modern Turkish Kilim Runner Rug with Green, Red and Brown Stripes
Located in Dallas, TX
Modern Turkish runner rug handwoven from the finest sheep’s wool and colored with all-natural vegetable dyes that are safe for humans and pets. It’s a traditional Kilim flat-weave de...
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2010s Turkish Kilim Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Antique Persian Square Rug Kilim Design
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Persian square rug handwoven from the finest sheep’s wool. It’s colored with all-natural vegetable dyes that are safe for humans and pets. It’s a traditional Kilim design han...
Category
20th Century Persian Kilim Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Turkish Kilim Rug with Tribal Style, Flat-Weave Rug
Located in Dallas, TX
73172, vintage Turkish Kilim rug with Tribal style. Made by Turkish artisans in the 1940s and features wide and narrow bands of bold colors with secondary protection symbols. Rendere...
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Mid-20th Century Persian Kilim Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Antique Persian Area Rug Kilim Design
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Persian area rug handwoven from the finest sheep’s wool. It’s colored with all-natural vegetable dyes that are safe for humans and pets. It’s a traditional Kilim design handw...
Category
20th Century Persian Kilim Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Antique Persian Area Rug Kilim Design
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Persian area rug handwoven from the finest sheep’s wool. It’s colored with all-natural vegetable dyes that are safe for humans and pets. It’s a traditional Kilim design handw...
Category
20th Century Persian Kilim Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Handmade Carpet Turkish Kilim Rug, Antique Runner Rug, Striped Rug Stair Runner
Located in Hampshire, GB
This handmade carpet Turkish rug is antique rug traditional handwoven runner rugs come from Turkey. This kind of carpet runners is suitable for stair runners and hallway rugs, in a s...
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1880s Turkish Antique Kilim Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Organic Material, Cotton, Wool
Antique Persian Runner Rug Kilim Design
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Persian runner rug handwoven from the finest sheep’s wool. It’s colored with all-natural vegetable dyes that are safe for humans and pets. It’s a traditional Kilim design han...
Category
20th Century Persian Kilim Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Antique Persian Area Rug Kilim Design
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Persian area rug handwoven from the finest sheep’s wool. It’s colored with all-natural vegetable dyes that are safe for humans and pets. It’s a traditional Kilim design handw...
Category
20th Century Persian Kilim Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Turkish Kilim Runner Rug with Orange, Yellow and Pink Tribal Stripes
Located in Dallas, TX
Turkish rug handwoven from the finest sheep’s wool and colored with all-natural vegetable dyes that are safe for humans and pets. It’s a traditional Kilim flat-weave design featuring...
Category
2010s Turkish Kilim Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Unusual Antique Persian Flatweave Carpet, Blue & Pink Palette, Circa 1930s
Located in New York, NY
In a supplemental weft technique, this blue and pink carpet shows an angular poetic inscription runs along the border sides. Heavy weave, all wool construction.
Category
1930s Persian Vintage Kilim Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Antique Persian Area Rug Kilim Design
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Persian area rug handwoven from the finest sheep’s wool. It’s colored with all-natural vegetable dyes that are safe for humans and pets. It’s a traditional Kilim design handw...
Category
20th Century Persian Kilim Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Antique Persian Area Rug Kilim Design
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Persian area rug handwoven from the finest sheep’s wool. It’s colored with all-natural vegetable dyes that are safe for humans and pets. It’s a traditional Kilim design handw...
Category
20th Century Persian Kilim Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
New Handwoven Turkish Kilim Rug with Scandinavian Modern Style
Located in Dallas, TX
53022 new handwoven Turkish Kilim rug with hexagonal pattern. Featuring well-balanced symmetry with a simple design aesthetic, this handwoven Turkish Kilim rug adds texture and subtl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Kilim Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Hemp
Turkish Vintage Kilim Runner with Shades of Brown and Ivory Stripe Modern Design
Located in Atlanta, GA
Vintage Kilim runner from Turkey with minimalist stripes in brown and ivory. Keivan Woven Arts / rug EN-39-1, country of origin / type: Turkey / Kilim, circa 1950.
This modern-desig...
Category
1950s Turkish Vintage Kilim Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Antique Persian Area Rug Kilim Design
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Persian area rug handwoven from the finest sheep’s wool. It’s colored with all-natural vegetable dyes that are safe for humans and pets. It’s a traditional Kilim design handw...
Category
20th Century Persian Kilim Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
9.2x12.2 Ft Vintage Cotton Rag Rug with Colorful Stripes, Flat Weave Kilim
Located in Philadelphia, PA
These authentic flat-weaves (Kilims) from Eastern Turkey were handwoven by nomads, circa mid-20th century to be used as floor coverings in their tents and winter homes. They were mad...
Category
20th Century Turkish Kilim Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Cotton
Oriental Rug Yellow Geometric Kilim Rug Traditional Antique Runner Rug
Located in Hampshire, GB
This stunning Kilim rug has been hand-dyed and hand-woven to create its unique colour and pattern. This Antique rug has a striking colour combination of yellow, navy, gold, cream and...
Category
1920s Turkish Vintage Kilim Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Organic Material, Natural Fiber, Wool
756 - Nice Mid 19th Century Turkish Flat Rug or Kilim
Located in Paris, FR
756 - Nice mid 19th century Turkish flat rug or Kilim, with geometric design and pretty colors with red, pink, orange, yellow, blue and gray, completely hand-woven with wool on wool.
Category
1880s Turkestan Antique Kilim Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Antique Persian Area Rug Kilim Design
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Persian area rug handwoven from the finest sheep’s wool. It’s colored with all-natural vegetable dyes that are safe for humans and pets. It’s a traditional Kilim design handw...
Category
20th Century Persian Kilim Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Antique Persian Area Rug Kilim Design
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Persian area rug handwoven from the finest sheep’s wool. It’s colored with all-natural vegetable dyes that are safe for humans and pets. It’s a traditional Kilim design handw...
Category
20th Century Persian Kilim Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Antique Persian Area Rug Kilim Design
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Persian area rug handwoven from the finest sheep’s wool. It’s colored with all-natural vegetable dyes that are safe for humans and pets. It’s a traditional Kilim design handw...
Category
20th Century Persian Kilim Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Antique Persian Area Rug Kilim Design
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Persian area rug handwoven from the finest sheep’s wool. It’s colored with all-natural vegetable dyes that are safe for humans and pets. It’s a traditional Kilim design handw...
Category
20th Century Persian Kilim Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Beautiful Vintage Tribal Turkish Kilim
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Nice vintage Kilim with beautiful geometrical design and nice colors, entirely hand woven with wool on cotton foundation.
Category
Mid-20th Century Asian Kilim Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Kilim, Anatolian, 21st Century Abstract Handwoven Wool
By Kiran
Located in Berlin, DE
21st century abstract handwoven anatolian vintage wool cotton Kilim
This special Kilim from Turkey was handwoven with vintage wool and cotton in the last few years. The many light...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Kilim Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Pillow Cases Fashioned Out of a Mid-20th Century Anatolian Kilim
Located in Istanbul, TR
The pillows are made out of mid-20th century cotton and goat hair Kilim. They do not come with an insert but they come with a bag made to the size and out of cotton to accommodate th...
Category
Mid-20th Century Turkish Kilim Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Goat Hair, Cotton, Linen
Antique Persian Area Rug Kilim Design
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Persian area rug handwoven from the finest sheep’s wool. It’s colored with all-natural vegetable dyes that are safe for humans and pets. It’s a traditional Kilim design handw...
Category
20th Century Persian Kilim Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Antique Persian Area Rug Kilim Design
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Persian area rug handwoven from the finest sheep’s wool. It’s colored with all-natural vegetable dyes that are safe for humans and pets. It’s a traditional Kilim design handw...
Category
20th Century Persian Kilim Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Antique Persian Area Rug Kilim Design
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Persian area rug handwoven from the finest sheep’s wool. It’s colored with all-natural vegetable dyes that are safe for humans and pets. It’s a traditional Kilim design handw...
Category
20th Century Persian Kilim Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Antique Persian Area Rug Kilim Design
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Persian area rug handwoven from the finest sheep’s wool. It’s colored with all-natural vegetable dyes that are safe for humans and pets. It’s a traditional Kilim design handw...
Category
20th Century Persian Kilim Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Antique Persian Area Rug Kilim Design
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Persian area rug handwoven from the finest sheep’s wool. It’s colored with all-natural vegetable dyes that are safe for humans and pets. It’s a traditional Kilim design handw...
Category
20th Century Persian Kilim Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Antique Persian Area Rug Kilim Design
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Persian area rug handwoven from the finest sheep’s wool. It’s colored with all-natural vegetable dyes that are safe for humans and pets. It’s a traditional Kilim design handw...
Category
20th Century Persian Kilim Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Antique Persian Area Rug Kilim Design
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Persian area rug handwoven from the finest sheep’s wool. It’s colored with all-natural vegetable dyes that are safe for humans and pets. It’s a traditional Kilim design handw...
Category
20th Century Persian Kilim Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Antique Persian Area Rug Kilim Design
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Persian area rug handwoven from the finest sheep’s wool. It’s colored with all-natural vegetable dyes that are safe for humans and pets. It’s a traditional Kilim design handw...
Category
20th Century Persian Kilim Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Antique Persian Area Rug Kilim Design
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Persian area rug handwoven from the finest sheep’s wool. It’s colored with all-natural vegetable dyes that are safe for humans and pets. It’s a traditional Kilim design handw...
Category
20th Century Persian Kilim Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Antique Minimalist Jajim Flat-Woven Rug with Vertical Ivory/Green Stripes
Located in Milan, IT
A very graphic tribal kilim composed of two joined panels each containing a sequence of green and ivory vertical stripes of various widths, each framed by stripes in red and green. The result is a wool flat-weave with a mirror image pattern. What makes this example rather unique is the ivory/green direct color juxtaposition, together with the quality of the wonderful emerald green obtained from the indigo plant and a clear madder red, are indicative of an early vintage. The resulting visual effect is highly abstract and reminiscent more of Western contemporary art...
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1920s Turkish Vintage Kilim Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Antique Persian Area Rug Kilim Design
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Persian area rug handwoven from the finest sheep’s wool. It’s colored with all-natural vegetable dyes that are safe for humans and pets. It’s a traditional Kilim design handw...
Category
20th Century Persian Kilim Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Rustic Vintage Turkish Broken Striped Kilim Rug, Neutral Tones, Circa 1970s
Located in New York, NY
Two banded composite panels edge joined, with shades of buff-tan, dark brown, pale grey, ecru, straw and sienna. Rustic village origin. Adjustable size, light earth tones.
Category
1970s Turkish Vintage Kilim Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
5x8.4 Ft Vintage Handmade Striped Nomadic Kilim Rug in Vivid Red Color, All Wool
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A wool rug handwoven by the nomadic tribes in south central Turkey. Measures: 5 x 8.4 Ft.
Very good condition, sturdy and clean.
Reversible; both sides can be used.
Ideal for both...
Category
Late 20th Century Turkish Kilim Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Antique Rugs, Turkish Kilim Rugs, Handmade Carpet, Oriental Rugs for Sale
Located in Hampshire, GB
This handmade carpet floor rug is a Turkish carpet oriental rug has woven by very skilled weavers in Turkey, who used the highest quality wool and cotton. The flat-weave rug has ligh...
Category
1920s Turkish Vintage Kilim Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Organic Material, Cotton, Wool
Semi-Antique Turkish Kilim Rug with Southwestern Bohemian Style
Located in Dallas, TX
73394, semi-antique Turkish Kilim rug with Southwestern Bohemian style. This handwoven wool antique Turkish Kilim rug features an all-over geometric pattern composed of stepped lozen...
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Mid-20th Century Turkish Kilim Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Vintage Turkish Striped Kilim Rug with Tribal Bohemian Style, Flat-Weave Rug
Located in Dallas, TX
51304 vintage Turkish Striped Kilim rug with Tribal Bohemian style, flat-weave rug. This handwoven wool vintage Turkish striped Kilim rug features double colored bands in vibrant col...
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Mid-20th Century Turkish Kilim Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
1950s Vintage Midcentury Kilim Rug Multi-Color All-Over Pattern by Rug & Kilim
By Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
Handwoven in wool originating from Turkey circa 1950-1960, this item is a vintage Kilim rug connoting a midcentury Anatolian rug design emerging in this period, known for producing modern, almost maximalist rugs in the plays of color and pattern. Among many hues alternating in rows between stripe patterns, the variations of bright green and rich red radiate with a notable allure bringing out the range of accenting gold-yellow, pink, blue, and earth tone hues creating the tribal, celebratory nature of this warm and vibrant Kilim...
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1950s Turkish Vintage Kilim Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Antique Persian Area Rug Kilim Design
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Persian area rug handwoven from the finest sheep’s wool. It’s colored with all-natural vegetable dyes that are safe for humans and pets. It’s a traditional Kilim design handw...
Category
20th Century Persian Kilim Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Antique Persian Area Rug Kilim Design
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Persian area rug handwoven from the finest sheep’s wool. It’s colored with all-natural vegetable dyes that are safe for humans and pets. It’s a traditional Kilim design handw...
Category
20th Century Persian Kilim Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Antique Persian Area Rug Kilim Design
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Persian area rug handwoven from the finest sheep’s wool. It’s colored with all-natural vegetable dyes that are safe for humans and pets. It’s a traditional Kilim design handw...
Category
20th Century Persian Kilim Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Contemporary Kilim Souf Rug with Oushak Design and Modern Bohemian Style
Located in Dallas, TX
30555, new contemporary Kilim Souf rug with Oushak design and Modern Bohemian style. Highly stylish yet tastefully casual, this new colorful Oushak style souf rug features an all-ove...
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21st Century and Contemporary Indian Kilim Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Antique Kilim Rugs, Traditional Oriental Rugs, Turkish Handmade Carpet for Sale
Located in Hampshire, GB
This antique rug is Turkish handmade carpet Oriental rug has woven by very skilled weavers in Turkey, who used the highest quality wool and cotton. The flat-weave rug has light red, ...
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20th Century Turkish Kilim Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool, Cotton, Organic Material
828 - Beautiful Vintage Kilim Floral Design Transylvania
Located in Paris, FR
828 - very nice Kilim from the middle of the 20th century with a nice pattern and beautiful colors with red, blue, yellow, and green, entirely handwoven with wool on cotton.
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1950s Romanian Vintage Kilim Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Antique Persian Area Rug Kilim Design
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Persian area rug handwoven from the finest sheep’s wool. It’s colored with all-natural vegetable dyes that are safe for humans and pets. It’s a traditional Kilim design handw...
Category
20th Century Persian Kilim Rugs and Carpets
Materials
Wool
Kilim rugs and carpets for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Kilim rugs and carpets 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 rugs and carpets created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include rugs and carpets, wall decorations and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with fabric, wool and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Kilim rugs and carpets made in a specific country, there are Asia, West Asia, and Iran pieces for sale on 1stDibs. 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 rugs and carpets differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $863 and tops out at $250,785 while the average work can sell for $22,179.
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