Vittorio Zecchin Furniture
Italian, 1878-1947
Vittorio Zecchin was a celebrated creative figure who worked across a range of disciplines including furniture design, textiles and more, but his contribution to modern Italian glassmaking is widely influential. Vintage Zecchin glass pieces and decorative objects have perfect symmetry and elegant luster; his artist's eye and masterful skills are evident in each work.
Zecchin developed an early passion for glassmaking but wasn't interested in the extensive ornamentation of 19th-century Venetian styles. He preferred simpler surfaces that emphasized a vessel’s form and bold, monochromatic palettes.
Zecchin was born on the island of Murano, near Venice. His father was a master glassblower. When he was 18, Zecchin enrolled in the Accademia di Belle Arti in Venice. He halted his studies in painting early and instead secured work at a glass furnace for a Murano workshop where he learned glassmaking techniques.
In 1909, Zecchin took part in the effort to transform the Venetian palace Ca’ Pesaro into an art museum. He worked alongside notable painters including Amedeo Modigliani, Teodoro Wolf Ferrari and Umberto Boccioni, and the colors he used and forms he integrated specifically reflected what he had learned in the workshop on Murano.
In 1913 and 1914, Zecchin partnered with Artisti Barovier to create glass mosaics in the Vienna Secessionist style. Some of these were in the 1914 Venice Biennale where they received critical acclaim. Barovier was eventually renamed Barovier & Toso, a name under which the company still operates today.
Zecchin later established a tapestry workshop on Murano and experimented with creating decorative glass pieces. Gradually moving his practice away from painting, by 1919 he was composing enameled glass pieces, tapestries and other textiles.
In 1921, the glass manufactory Vetri Soffiati Cappellin Venini & C. — which is today known as Venini & Co. — hired Zecchin as its artistic director. Along with streamlined shapes and uncomplicated colors, he instilled glass with a vivid intensity by immersing finished pieces in tin or titanium vapors while they were still hot. His style and vision earned him universal recognition in his field.
Zecchin left the firm in 1926 to pursue independent artistic interests, yet he continued to collaborate with the company’s designers. From 1934 until his death in 1947, Zecchin taught at numerous trade schools and institutions, passing on his artistic knowledge on to younger generations.
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Creator: Vittorio Zecchin
Rare Vintage Orange Murano Glass Vide-Pouch by Vittorio Zecchin mod. 1302, Italy
By Vittorio Zecchin
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1921 - 1922.
This stunning trinket bowl / vide-poche is made in orange hand-blown Murano glass.
It was presented at Salon D'Automne in Paris in 1922 and at the Bienna...
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1920s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vittorio Zecchin Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Veronese Vase by Vittorio Zecchini for Venini 1921
By Vittorio Zecchin, Venini
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Blown for the first time in 1921, thanks to the intuition of the art director of Venini 1921-1925: the painter Vittorio Zecchin. A 1580 painting by Paolo Veronese " Annunciation " in...
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2010s Italian Art Deco Vittorio Zecchin Furniture
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Murano Glass
Vaso in rame nello stile di Vittorio Zecchin, anni 20
By Vittorio Zecchin
Located in Firenze, IT
Bellissimo e importante vaso in rame sbalzato, di altissima fattura, lavorazione italiana della fine degli anni 20. Il vaso è di grandi dimensioni e richiama nella qualità del rame e...
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1920s Italian Art Deco Vintage Vittorio Zecchin Furniture
Materials
Copper
"Soffiati" Vittorio Zecchin by MVM 1920s Murano Glass Vase
By Vittorio Zecchin
Located in Brescia, IT
"Soffiati"
Vittorio Zecchin
MVM, 1920-1930
Green blown glass
Two slight sign (look the picture).
Category
1920s European Art Deco Vintage Vittorio Zecchin Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Early vintage Veronese Glass Vase in green by Vittorio Zecchin / mid-century
By Vittorio Zecchin, Venini
Located in AMSTERDAM, NL
Stunning early Veronese vase, 1960s or earlier. Signed with label and underneath. Two identical vases available.
Blown for the first time in 1921, thanks to the intuition of the art director of Venini 1921-1925: the painter Vittorio Zecchin.
A 1580 painting by Paolo Veronese, “The Annunciation of the Virgin”, inspired the artist to create this glasswork which has achieved such great success that it became the company logo and, with time, an icon of the company.
Vittorio Zecchin attended the Accademia di Belle Arti in Venice and subsequently presented a series of glass objects made at the Barovier glass factory with painter Teodoro Wolf Ferrari...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vittorio Zecchin Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Large Vetro Soffiato Glass Dish by Vittorio Zecchin for Venini Murano ca. 1925
By Vittorio Zecchin, Venini
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Large Vetro Soffiato Glass Dish by Vittorio Zecchin for Venini Murano ca. 1925
A very large 'vetro soffiato' glass dish in amethyst transparent glass, designed by Vittorio Zecchin in 1925 and manufactured by Venini, Murano Venice. Acid stamped signature 'venini murano ITALIA' on the base. Venini model number 1306. The dish has been manufactured in different sizes, this is the second largest version which is very rare. One of the early 20th century designs of Zecchin for Cappellin and Venini which motivated the muranese glass companies to set out for new shores. Good condition with some surface scratches.
Vittorio Zecchin (1878 - 1947) was a native Muranese and son of a glasswork technician. He graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Venice. Together with the painter Teodoro Wolf Ferrari...
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Early 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vittorio Zecchin Furniture
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Art Glass
rare set of 18 Murano glass goblets by Vittorio Zecchin for Pauly & Co, 1930s
By Pauly & Co., Vittorio Zecchin
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Set of 18 Murano glass goblets manufactured by Vittorio Zecchin for the Murano glasswork Pauly & co in the 1930s.
The set is composed by 3 different glass dimensions ( cm 14h x 8,7; ...
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1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Vittorio Zecchin Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Venini Veronese Glass Vase in Apple Green and Crystal by Vittorio Zecchin
By Vittorio Zecchin, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini glass vase with cylindrical body and crystal decorative base. Featured in apple green colored class with crystal designed in 1921. Perfect for indoor home decor as container o...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vittorio Zecchin Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Vetro Soffiato Glass Vase by Vittorio Zecchin for Venini Murano ca. 1950
By Venini, Vittorio Zecchin
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Vetro Soffiato Glass Vase by Vittorio Zecchin for Venini Murano ca. 1950
A 'Vetro Soffiato' glass vase in red and transparent glass with slightly iridised surface, designed by Vittorio Zecchin in 1920 and manufactured by Venini Murano Venice ca. 1950. Acid etched signature 'venini murano ITALIA' on the base. Venini model number 1465. Very good condition with slight inside deposit.
Vittorio Zecchin (1878 - 1947) was a native Muranese and son of a glasswork technician. He graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Venice. Together with the painter Teodoro Wolf Ferrari...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vittorio Zecchin Furniture
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Napoleone Martinuzzi for Venini Green Apple Glass Sculpture, Italy, 1926, signed
By Vittorio Zecchin, Venini, Paolo Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Napoleone Martinuzzi for Venini Murano Art Glass Green Apple Sculpture, Italy, c. 1926. acid-etched signature; Murano green cased glass with app...
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1920s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vittorio Zecchin Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
Vittorio Zecchin Libellula Vase - Italy 1920s
By Vittorio Zecchin
Located in Milano, IT
Dragonfly vase made of blown glass with large applied handles.
Category
1920s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vittorio Zecchin Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
Centerpiece Plate, Design by Vittorio Zecchin in Blown Murano Glass, 1940s
By Vittorio Zecchin
Located in Torino, IT
Large centerpiece plate,
design by Vittorio ZECCHIN
(1878-1947)
in Murano blown glass
ORIGIN
Italy
PERIOD
40s
AUTHOR
Vittorio ZECCHIN
(Murano, May 21, 1878 - Murano, April 15, 1947) was an Italian artist. Son of a Murano glass technician, Luigi, he graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Venice. Intolerant of the late 19th-century verismo culture that he encounters here, he feels rather attracted by the stimuli offered by the Venetian Biennials that he attends, coming into contact with symbolist research and with the environment of the Viennese Secession. In 1914 he presented at the XI Biennale, together with the painter Teodoro Wolf Ferrari...
Category
1940s Italian Other Vintage Vittorio Zecchin Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
Postmodern Set of Six Murano Glass Wine Glasses by Vittorio Zecchin, Italy
By Vittorio Zecchin
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy by Vittorio Zecchin, 1970s.
These six wine glasses are made in slight ribbed Murano glass.
They are vintage, therefore they might show slight traces of use, but they c...
Category
1970s French Post-Modern Vintage Vittorio Zecchin Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Vittorio Zecchin Pair of Armchairs from Early 1920s, Italy
By Vittorio Zecchin
Located in London, GB
Pair of Armchairs by Vittorio Zecchin, Italy
Material: Stained oak, painted patern
Dimensions: H 76 x L 48 x W 40,5 cm
Year: 1924
Made in the early 1920’s by Vittorio Zecchin, ...
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Early 20th Century Italian Arts and Crafts Vittorio Zecchin Furniture
Materials
Oak
Vittorio Zecchin Yellow Murano Glass Centerpiece Dish, Italy 1940s
By Vittorio Zecchin
Located in Naples, IT
Large blown glass dish in transparent yellow glass, designed by Vittorio Zecchin and produced by Venini, Murano Venezia. The dish was produced in several sizes, this is the largest v...
Category
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vittorio Zecchin Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Centerpiece plate, design by Vittorio ZECCHIN in Blown Murano Glass, 1940s
By Vittorio Zecchin
Located in Torino, IT
Large plate, design by Vittorio ZECCHIN in blown Murano glass. 1940s
Category
1940s Italian Other Vintage Vittorio Zecchin Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
Vintage Brass Telescopic Floor Lamp with Red Travertine Marble Tops, Italy
By Vittorio Zecchin
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1920s.
It features a brass and varnished steel frame with a red travertine tops and a Murano glass lampshade, which is hand blown by Vittorio Zecchin.
It is a Renaiss...
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1920s Italian Renaissance Revival Vintage Vittorio Zecchin Furniture
Materials
Travertine, Brass, Steel
Venini Veronese Glass Vase in Red and Crystal by Vittorio Zecchin
By Vittorio Zecchin, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini glass vase with cylindrical body and crystal decorative base. Featured in red colored class with crystal designed in 1921. Perfect for indoor home decor as container or strong...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vittorio Zecchin Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
1930s Large Blown Gold Murano Glass Plate by Vittorio Zecchin for Venini
By Venini, Vittorio Zecchin
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A large gold and transparent blown murano glass large plate designed in Venice by Vittorio Zecchin for Venini in the Thirties. It's in perfect condition. This plate, crafted by the e...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vittorio Zecchin Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
21st Century Veronese Glass Vase in Apple Green / Crystal by Vittorio Zecchin
By Vittorio Zecchin, Venini
Located in murano, IT
From «The Annunciation» by Paolo Veronese to the Fornace (Kiln): a wonderful journey for this fine vase by Vittorio Zecchin. A complex shape, curved beyond imagination: Veronese defi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Vittorio Zecchin Furniture
Materials
Glass
21st Century Veronese Glass Vase in Blood Red/Rosa Cipria by Vittorio Zecchin
By Vittorio Zecchin, Venini
Located in murano, IT
From «The Annunciation» by Paolo Veronese to the Fornace (Kiln): a wonderful journey for this fine vase by Vittorio Zecchin. A complex shape, curved beyond imagination: Veronese defi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Vittorio Zecchin Furniture
Materials
Glass
21st Century Veronese Glass Vase in Crystal/Grey by Vittorio Zecchin
By Vittorio Zecchin, Venini
Located in murano, IT
From «The Annunciation» by Paolo Veronese to the Fornace (Kiln): a wonderful journey for this fine vase by Vittorio Zecchin. A complex shape, curved beyond imagination: Veronese defi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Vittorio Zecchin Furniture
Materials
Glass
21st Century Veronese Glass Vase in Crystal/Sapphire by Vittorio Zecchin
By Vittorio Zecchin, Venini
Located in murano, IT
From «The Annunciation» by Paolo Veronese to the Fornace (Kiln): a wonderful journey for this fine vase by Vittorio Zecchin. A complex shape, curved beyond imagination: Veronese defi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Vittorio Zecchin Furniture
Materials
Glass
21st Century Veronese Glass Vase in Crystal/Red by Vittorio Zecchin
By Vittorio Zecchin, Venini
Located in murano, IT
From «The Annunciation» by Paolo Veronese to the Fornace (Kiln): a wonderful journey for this fine vase by Vittorio Zecchin. A complex shape, curved beyond imagination: Veronese defi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Vittorio Zecchin Furniture
Materials
Glass
Centerpiece Plate, Design by Vittorio Zecchin in Blown Murano Glass, 1940s
By Vittorio Zecchin
Located in Torino, IT
Large centerpiece plate, design Vittorio Zecchin (1878-1947)
in blown Murano glass.
Origin
Italy
Period
40s
Author
Vittorio ZECCHIN
(Murano, May 21, 1878 - Murano, April 15, 1947) was an Italian artist. Son of a Murano glassmaker, Luigi, he graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Venice. Impatient with the late nineteenth-century realist culture that he encounters here, he feels rather attracted by the stimuli offered by the Venetian Biennials that he attends by coming into contact with symbolist research and with the environment of the Viennese Secession. In 1914, together with the painter Teodoro Wolf Ferrari...
Category
1940s Italian Other Vintage Vittorio Zecchin Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
Very Large Vetro Soffiato Glass Dish by Vittorio Zecchin for Venini Murano
By Venini, Vittorio Zecchin
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Very large Vetro Soffiato glass dish by Vittorio Zecchin for Venini Murano ca. 1925
A very large 'vetro soffiato' glass dish in amethyst transparent glass, designed by Vittorio Zecchin in 1925 and manufactured by Venini, Murano Venice. Acid stamped signature 'venini murano' on the base. Venini model number 1306. The dish has been manufactured in different sizes, this is the larges version which is very rare. One of the early 20th century designs of Zecchin for Cappellin and Venini which motivated the muranese glass companies to set out for new shores. Good condition with some surface scratches. The last picture shows it together with a mid size version with 14.29" inches as comparison of the sizes.
Measures:
Height: 3.35" (8.5 cm)
Diameter: 20.08" (51 cm)
Literature Reference:
Marino Barovier, Vittorio Zecchin: Transparent Glass for Cappellin and Venini, Milano 2017, pages 326, 336 and 357
Vittorio Zecchin (1878 - 1947) was a native Muranese and son of a glasswork technician. He graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Venice. Together with the painter Teodoro Wolf Ferrari...
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Early 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vittorio Zecchin Furniture
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Art Glass
Vittorio Zecchin for Venini Rare Cesendello Pendant Light, Italy, 1920s
By Vittorio Zecchin, Venini
Located in New York, NY
Vittorio Zecchin for Venini rare and exquisite 'Cesendello' pendant light, Italy, 1920s. This lovely original pendant is made with blown Murano glass in a soft chestnut brown color w...
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1920s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vittorio Zecchin Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
Italian Glass Vase by Vittorio Zecchin, 1930s
By Vittorio Zecchin
Located in Palermo, PA
Italian glass vase by Vittorio Zecchin, 1930s.
Dimensions: H= 24 cm; D= 12 cm.
Category
1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vittorio Zecchin Furniture
Materials
Glass
Soffiato Amphora Vase by Vittorio Zeccin for MVM Cappellin circa 1925
By Vittorio Zecchin, Cappellin
Located in London, GB
Twin handled Soffiato vase is attributed to Vittorio Zecchin (1878-1947) who made an enduring footprint on 20th century glass. The producers MVM Cappelli...
Category
1920s Italian Art Deco Vintage Vittorio Zecchin Furniture
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Venini Veronese Glass Vase in Sapphire and Crystal by Vittorio Zecchin
By Venini, Vittorio Zecchin
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini glass vase with cylindrical body and crystal decorative base. Featured in apple green colored class with crystal designed in 1921. Perfect for indoor home decor as container o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vittorio Zecchin Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Vittorio Zecchin for Venini Soffiato Vase in Yellow and Lattimo Glass ca. 1950s
By Venini, Vittorio Zecchin
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Vittorio Zecchin for Venini Soffiato Vase in Yellow and Lattimo Glass ca. 1950s
A Venini soffiato (mouth blown) glass vase with very thin opaque yellow ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vittorio Zecchin Furniture
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Venini Veronese Glass Vase in Straw and Crystal by Vittorio Zecchin
By Vittorio Zecchin, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini glass vase with cylindrical body and crystal decorative base. Featured in straw and yellow colored class with crystal designed in 1921. Perfect for indoor home decor as contai...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vittorio Zecchin Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Venini Veronese Glass Vase in Grey and Crystal by Vittorio Zecchin
By Venini, Vittorio Zecchin
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini glass vase with cylindrical body and crystal decorative base. Featured in grey colored class with crystal designed in 1921. Perfect for indoor home decor as container or stron...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vittorio Zecchin Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Large Soffiato Vase by Vittorio Zecchin for MVM Cappellin, Murano 1925
By Cappellin, Vittorio Zecchin
Located in London, GB
Very large Soffiato vase model 5013. Soffiato glass was created with the technique of thinly blown, transparent, one colored glass translated closely to ...
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1920s Italian Art Deco Vintage Vittorio Zecchin Furniture
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Vintage Murano Glass Container in style Vittorio Zecchin, 1930s
By Vittorio Zecchin
Located in Milano, IT
Elegant container with lid in Murano glass designed in style Vittorio Zecchin in 1930.
The vintage Murano glass container is made entirely of amber blown Murano glass with red inser...
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1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Vittorio Zecchin Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
"Soffiati" Vittorio Zecchin by Cappellin Venini 1920s Murano Glass Plate
By Cappellin, Vittorio Zecchin
Located in Brescia, IT
Blue blown Murano glass
Perfect condition.
Category
1920s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Vittorio Zecchin Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Vittorio Zecchin Coat Rack, Italy, 1930s
By Vittorio Zecchin
Located in Milan, IT
Vittorio Zecchin coat rack, Italy, 1930s.
Category
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Vittorio Zecchin Furniture
Materials
Wood
Vittorio Zecchin Pulegoso Glass Vase for A.VE.M, 1934
By Vittorio Zecchin, A.VE.M
Located in Milan, IT
Vittorio Zecchin for A.VE.M.
Pulegoso glass vase.
Ref: Domus No.83 Nov. 1934 p.26.
Category
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Vittorio Zecchin Furniture
Table Lamp by Vittorio Zecchin for MVM Cappellin
By Vittorio Zecchin
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
Wonderful murano glass table lamp designed by the murano master Vittorio Zecchin for MVM Cappelin in 1927. Made with iridato soffiati glass and patinated brass hardware. Lamp is d...
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Early 20th Century Italian Vittorio Zecchin Furniture
Materials
Brass
Monumental Vittorio Zecchin Hammered Copper Vase, Italy, 1925
By Vittorio Zecchin
Located in Milan, IT
Monumental Vittorio Zecchin hammered copper vase, Italy, 1925
Manufactured for E.N.A.P.I.
Contains a pewter inner vase for flowers
Reference :
- Vittorino Zecchin 1878-1947: pitt...
Category
1920s Italian Art Deco Vintage Vittorio Zecchin Furniture
Materials
Copper
Vittorio Zecchin furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Vittorio Zecchin furniture are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of glass and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Vittorio Zecchin furniture, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. We have 31 vintage editions of these items in-stock, while there is 10 modern edition to choose from as well. Many of the original furniture by Vittorio Zecchin were created in the mid-century modern style in europe during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider furniture by Ludovico Diaz de Santillana, Anzolo Fuga, and Antonia Campi. Prices for Vittorio Zecchin furniture can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $503 and can go as high as $35,577, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $2,607.
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