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If you like unusual or unique furniture, try going to online auctions of modern or contemporary furniture.
A pair of art moderne chairs was sold at a Neal auction in New Orleans recently for an overbid of $6,100. They are carved from a block of white marble. A similar set made from black marble also was sold. The chairs are barrel-shaped, 28 inches high, 25 inches wide and 27 inches deep.
The first marble furniture was sold in the 16th century. Many modern pieces of marble furniture were made in the mid-1900s and after. A dining room table with an off-center top made of black marble, a bed, dresser, chest, sofa and many bathtubs and sinks were sold and used in modern homes. They are usually special-order pieces.