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                                                                EXHIBIT 31.1
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                  CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
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I, Franklin A. Jacobs, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Falcon
Products, Inc. certify that:

1.        I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Falcon
          Products, Inc. (the "Registrant").

2.        Based on my knowledge, this annual report does not contain any
          untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material
          fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the
          circumstances under which such statements were made, not
          misleading with respect to the period covered by this annual
          report.

3.        Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other
          financial information included in this annual report, fairly
          present in all material respects the financial condition, results
          of operations and cash flows of the Registrant as of, and for, the
          periods presented in this annual report.

4.        The Registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible
          for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and
          procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and
          15d-15(e)) for the Registrant and have:

          a)     designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused
                 such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed
                 under our supervision, to ensure that material information
                 relating to the Registrant, including its consolidated
                 subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those
                 entities, particularly during the period in which this
                 annual report is being prepared;

          b)     evaluated the effectiveness of the Registrant's disclosure
                 controls and procedures and presented in this annual report
                 our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure
                 controls and procedures, as of the end of the period
                 covered by this annual report based on such evaluation; and

          c)     disclosed in this annual report any change in the
                 Registrant's internal control over financial reporting that
                 occurred during the Registrant's most recent fiscal quarter
                 (the Registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an
                 annual report) that has materially affected, or is
                 reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant's
                 internal control over financial reporting.

5.        The Registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed,
          based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over
          financial reporting, to the Registrant's auditors and the audit
          committee of Registrant's board of directors (or persons
          performing the equivalent functions):

          a)     all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the
                 design or operation of internal controls over financial
                 reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect
                 the Registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and
                 report financial information; and

          b)     any fraud, whether or not material, that involves
                 management or other employees who have a significant role
                 in the Registrant's internal controls over financial
                 reporting.

Date: February 12, 2004

                           /s/ Franklin A. Jacobs
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                           Franklin A. Jacobs
                           Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer
                            and Director