♦$450/Cost of shipping a sofa from New Orleans to New York

♦975/Number of Murano glass crystals on a Gentinetta-designed custom-made Italian chandelier

♦16/Yards of Italian Dedar fabric (Dedalus pattern) required to upholster a midcentury sofa

♦$1,500/Price paid by a customer for a piece of abstract art Gentinetta painted to liven up her 1st dibs display in New York. A shopper insisted on buying it

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