That is a lot of change $$$ for a charcoaled piece of carpentry. So who would do such a thing and why?
furniture designers: Maarten Baas
Dutch designer Maarten Baas in Shanghai: The art of Burning Chinese traditional furniture +other interesting twists on classical furniture.

Dutch designer Maarten Baas pushes the limits of what’s possible with traditional Chinese furniture forms, by merging, melting or burning pieces to create mind-warping sculptures that makes one wonder if the furniture itself is from another reality.