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                                                                   EXHIBIT 23
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                  CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
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TO FALCON PRODUCTS, INC.:

As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation of
our report included in this Form 10-K, into the Company's previously filed
Registration Statements File Nos. 2-98469, 33-15698, 33-46997, 33-46998,
33-58159, 333-18671, 333-60735, 333-83207, and 333-57988.

                                                      /s/ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP

St. Louis, Missouri,
January 28, 2002


