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Petite Chinese Altar Coffer, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This petite altar coffer keeps with the style of Ming-dynasty furniture through its clean lines and
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Console Tables

Materials

Pine, Lacquer

18th Century Italian Painted Altar Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
18th century Italian carved wood painted altar table with faux marble top.
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Antique 18th Century Italian Baroque Console Tables

Materials

Paint, Wood

Ming Dynasty Style Chinese Altar Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Very handsome black painted oriental altar table with three drawers in the style of Ming Dynasty.
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20th Century Console Tables

19th Century Chinese Elm Altar Cabinet
Located in San Marino, CA
A 19th century Chinese altar table in elm. Features one top-drawer and two lower doors, offering
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Console Tables

Materials

Elm

17th Century Chinese Altar Table DAQI
Located in New York, NY
Late 17th to 18th century Early Qing Dynasty Daqi Lacquered Chinese altar table. Daqi lacquering
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Console Tables

Jim Rose Ming Steel Altar Table
By Jim Rose
Located in Chicago, IL
steel draw a continuous link between the past and the present. This steel console table has a petite
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21st Century and Contemporary American Industrial Console Tables

Materials

Steel

Elegant Chinese Waterfall Altar Table, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
With no stretchers or spandrels, this gorgeous altar table flows like a ribbon, rounding the bend
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Minimalist Console Tables

Materials

Elm

Chinese Persimmon Lacquer Altar Table, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
lacquer finish with mottled color of warm brown with red-orange undertones. Ideal as a console or sofa
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Console Tables

Materials

Pine

Chinese Red Lacquer Altar Table, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
and set with beautiful objects such as instruments, flowers, or porcelains. Often referred to as altar
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Console Tables

Materials

Wood, Elm

19th Century Qing Dynasty Chinese Altar Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An antique classical Chinese elmwood altar table, late Qing dynasty, circa 1880s. It features clean
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Console Tables

Materials

Elm

Chinese Flanked Elm Altar Table, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This 19th-century Chinese altar table exemplifies the refined forms of Ming and Qing dynasty
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Console Tables

Materials

Elm

18th-19th Century Carved Temple Altar Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
18th-19th century temple altar table from China. Elm wood with intricate carvings. One wide board
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Antique 18th Century Chinese Qing Console Tables

Materials

Elm

19th Century Chinese-Style Carved Altar Table
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
A Chinese altar table. The oblong plank top above two massive end supports with a shaped apron
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Antique 1890s Chinese Console Tables

Materials

Softwood

Large Chinese Altar Table or Scholars Table
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A very large and intricately worked Altar Table. The reeded legs with scalloped scrolled tops and
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20th Century Chinese Ming Console Tables

Materials

Wood

Chinese Black Lacquer Altar Table, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
silhouette. Used as a home altar for ancestor worship, the table features everted flanges at either end of
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Console Tables

Materials

Elm

Jim Rose Ming Steel Petite Altar Table
By Jim Rose
Located in Chicago, IL
steel draw a continuous link between the past and the present. This steel console table has a petite
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21st Century and Contemporary American Industrial Console Tables

Materials

Steel

19th Century Chinese Black Lacquer Crooked Leg Altar
Located in Chicago, IL
A 19th century Chinese black lacquer elmwood altar table with crooked legs. Pagoda
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Antique 19th Century Console Tables

Materials

Elm

Mother of Pearl and Hardwood Altar Table
Located in East Hampton, NY
Beautiful mother-of-pearl inlaid hardwood Chinese table with marble inset top.
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Early 20th Century Chinese Console Tables

Materials

Marble

1980s Hand Carved Mahogany Classical Oriental Altar Table
Located in Marbella, ES
1980s hand carved mahogany classical oriental altar table.
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Late 20th Century Chinese Console Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Chinese Black Lacquer Altar Table with Sword Legs
Located in San Marino, CA
A Chinese black lacquer wood altar table with sword legs complemented by elaborate curves and two
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Console Tables

Ancient Chinese Limestone Altar, late Ming to Qing Dynasty
Located in Wainscott, NY
Ancient Chinese limestone altar from the Shanxi Province of China. Late Ming to Qing Dynasty.
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Console Tables

Materials

Limestone

Chinese Console Table
Located in Paddock Wood Tonbridge, GB
, architectural form. The rich, dark patina of the wood enhances its timeless appeal. Perfect as a console, altar
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Console Tables

Materials

Hardwood

Chinese Ming Dynasty Style 19th Century Waisted Altar Table with Horsehoof Feet
Located in Yonkers, NY
patina, this Chinese 19th century altar table will make for a great console, placed in a living room or
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Ming Console Tables

Materials

Wood

Chinese Rosewood Console
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Handsome Ming Dynasty style rosewood altar table/console.
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20th Century Console Tables

Chinese Altar Table in Tortoise Shell in the manner of Baker, 1980s
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in Hamburg, PA
Tortoise Shell Finished Console has great scale and is impressive in person. The altar table is a focal
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Vintage 1980s American Ming Console Tables

Materials

Wood

Country Style Chinese Qing Dynasty 19th Century Altar Table with Five Drawers
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese Qing Dynasty period altar table from the 19th century, with five drawers and bamboo inset
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Console Tables

Materials

Wood

Japanese Meiji Lacquered Altar Shrine Table Base with Gold, Red and Black Motifs
Located in Yonkers, NY
An antique Meiji period Japanese all lacquered altar shrine console table base from the late 19th
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Console Tables

Materials

Giltwood, Wood

Black Lacquer Console Table
Located in Greenwich, CT
Black lacquer console table or altar table with carved spandrels. Nice detail.
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Antique Early 1900s Chinese Qing Console Tables

Materials

Lacquer

Antique Carved Solid Tiger Oak Gothic Revival Prived Altar Table w. Great Patina
Located in Lisse, NL
Beautiful design and practical size Gothic Revival table or stand. This wonderful and all handcrafted, Gothic Revival table is in perfect condition. Thanks to its practical size thi...
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Antique Late 19th Century European Gothic Revival Console Tables

Materials

Wood

Hand-Carved Chinese Console Table
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Elegant hand-carved Chinese console altar table. The Classic Asian form with bowed legs accented by
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20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Console Tables

Maitland Smith Asia Modern Console Table
By Maitland Smith
Located in New York, NY
Interesting Altar Table, console form, tesselated stone surface with patinated metal trim. Asia
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Vintage 1960s American Hollywood Regency Console Tables

Materials

Stone, Metal

Long Chinese Console Table 1500-1600 Century, Shanxi Province
Located in Kastrup, DK
Large impressive console table / altar table from a monastery in Shanxi province, China, 1500-1600s
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Qing Console Tables

Materials

Pine

Antique Large Scale Chinese Bamboo Console Table with Chippendale Styling
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a large scale Chinese bamboo console / altar table with Chippendale styling. It has amazing
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Chippendale Console Tables

Materials

Bamboo, Wood

Black Lacquer Ming Dynasty Style Console Table Attributed to Karl Springer
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Ming Dynasty Style console/altar table finished in a high gloss black lacquer. In the style of
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20th Century American Console Tables

Materials

Wood, Paint

Antique Chinese Alter Table in Original Red Lacquer, C 1820 - 1840
Located in Kastrup, DK
Elegant console side table / altar table with well-preserved original red lacquer. Freestanding
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Console Tables

Materials

Walnut

Chinese Export Black Lacquer and Gilt Console, Early 20th Century, China
Located in Austin, TX
An absolutely lovely small Chinese black lacquer and gilt painted altar console, made for the
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

Materials

Softwood

Japanese 19th Century Porcelain Plate with Blue and White Dragon in Clouds Décor
Located in Yonkers, NY
19th century will make for a lovely addition to any home décor, perhaps placed on a commode, altar
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Black Lacquer Altar Table / Console Table
Located in Greenwich, CT
Black lacquer altar table with everted flangers with auspicious design pierce carving side panels.
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Antique Early 1900s Chinese Qing Furniture

Materials

Wood

Chinese Console or Altar Table, 19th Century
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a stunning and long Chinese altar table that measures a full 10 ft. in length with carved
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Antique 1850s Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Elm

Red Painted/Lacquered Chinese Sideboard/Console/Altar Table
Located in Round Top, TX
Antique Red Painted/Lacquered Chinese Sideboard/Altar Table. The contrast of the black decorative
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Furniture

Materials

Wood, Paint, Lacquer

Chinese Export Carved Elm Altar Table or Console
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Elegant and skinny Chinese export altar table or console table carved from elm. The table has a
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Elm

Antique Mongolian Carved and Lacquered Altar Coffer Console Table Sideboard
Located in Dayton, OH
Ming inspired Altar coffer or console table, circa 1850s. Hand carved with a lacquered leather like
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Antique Mid-19th Century Ming Buffets

Materials

Hardwood, Lacquer

Splendid Early 19th Century Chinese Elmwood Altar or Console Table
Located in Milford, NH
This splendid antique altar table is a rare find. The top is constructed from one single elm plank
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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Furniture

Materials

Elm

Ming Dynasty Style Altar Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Black lacquered Ming dynasty style console/altar table.
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20th Century Chinese Furniture

Chinese Elm Three-Drawer Trestle Style Altar Table
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Magnificent Chinese trestle style altar table or console table constructed from hand carved elm
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Brass

Late 19th/Early 20th Century Chinese Altar Table
Located in Astoria, NY
A Chinese altar table and console in warm toned wood, produced within the late 19th-early 20th
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Early 20th Century Chinese Furniture

Materials

Wood

Chinese Vintage Celadon Color Altar Vase with Bud Top and Crackle Design
Located in Yonkers, NY
possesses a certain tranquil beauty. It's an ideal decorative piece for an altar, mantle, console, or as a
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Vases

Materials

Ceramic

Antique Black Lacquer Alter Side Table Console
Located in Kastrup, DK
Black lacquer (altar) Side- console table. Tabletop finished with everted ends. Features cabinets
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Side Tables

Materials

Metal

Chinese 7 Drawer Lacquered Console Table, 8 Feet Plus Long, Restored
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
This extra long Chinese console table or altar table dates to the late 19th century and has been
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Furniture

Materials

Brass

Mid Century Chinese Carved Mahogany Lowboy Media Console Cabinet Chinoiserie 52"
Located in Dayton, OH
Mid 20th Century Chinese lowboy cabinet, record / media console or Altar chest. Made of mahogany
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Mid-20th Century Chinoiserie Lowboys

Materials

Mahogany

2 Chinese Export Black Lacquer Carved Soapstone Scholars Cabinets Console Chests
Located in Dayton, OH
patinated metal lock plates. Great for use as consoles or altar cabinets in any entryway or room
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Late 20th Century Chinoiserie Cabinets

Materials

Soapstone

Antique Dark Lacquer Console Table with Molding from China in the 1800s
Located in Yonkers, NY
Chinese console table – originally an altar table – carries a dark lacquer and features side molding and a
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Furniture

Materials

Wood

Vintage Indian Wooden Trunk with Brass Braces and Partitioned Interior
Located in Yonkers, NY
under a console table or altar table.
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Mid-20th Century Indian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Italian Altar Console
Located in Atlanta, GA
Beautiful painted and gilded Italian altar console. To see more items from Foxglove Antiques
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Console Tables

19th Century Chinese Hardwood Altar / Console Table
Located in Sleepy Hollow, NY
An elegant late 19th century chinese hardwood altar / console table. Nicely made, dove tailed
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Console Tables

Maitland-Smith Attributed Green Stone Altar Console Table, 1970s
By Maitland Smith
Located in London, GB
An unusual Maitland-Smith attributed green stone altar console table, 1970s.
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Vintage 1970s Console Tables

Painted Altar Console
Located in New Orleans, LA
Painted altar converted to console.
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Antique 19th Century French Console Tables

Materials

Wood, Paint

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Altar Console For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the altar console you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Each altar console for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, hardwood and elm. If you’re shopping for an altar console, we have 388 options in-stock, while there are 3 modern editions to choose from as well. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect altar console — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. An altar console is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Mid-Century Modern, Baroque and Hollywood Regency styles are sought with frequency. Baker Furniture Company, Michael Taylor and Karl Springer each produced at least one beautiful altar console that is worth considering.

How Much is a Altar Console?

Prices for an altar console can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $650 and can go as high as $48,000, while the average can fetch as much as $4,500.

Finding the Right Console-tables for You

Few pieces of furniture are celebrated for their functionality as much as their decorative attributes in the way that console tables are. While these furnishings are not as common in today’s interiors as their coffee-table and side-table counterparts, console tables are stylish home accents and have become more prevalent over the years.

The popularity of wood console tables took shape during the 17th and 18th centuries in French and Italian culture, and were exclusively featured in the palatial homes of the upper class. The era’s outwardly sculptural examples of these small structures were paired with mirrors or matching stools and had tabletops of marble. They were most often half-moon-shaped and stood on two scrolled giltwood legs, and because they weren’t wholly supported on their two legs rather than the traditional four, their flat-backed supports were intended to hug the wall behind them and were commonly joined by an ornate stretcher. The legs were affixed or bolted to the wall with architectural brackets called console brackets — hence, the name we know them by today — which gave the impression that they were freestanding furnishings. While console tables introduced a dose of drama in the foyer of any given aristocrat — an embodiment of Rococo-style furniture — the table actually occupied minimal floor space (an attractive feature in home furniture). As demand grew and console tables made their way to other countries, they gained recognition as versatile additions to any home.

Contemporary console tables comprise many different materials and are characterized today by varying shapes and design styles. It is typical to find them made of marble, walnut or oak and metal. While modern console tables commonly feature four legs, you can still find the two-legged variety, which is ideal for nestling behind the sofa. A narrow console table is a practical option if you need to save space — having outgrown their origins as purely ornamental, today’s console tables are home to treasured decorative objects, help fill empty foyers and, outfitted with drawers or a shelf, can provide a modest amount of storage as needed.

The rich collection of antique, new and vintage console tables on 1stDibs includes everything from 19th-century gems designed in the Empire style to unique rattan pieces and more.