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A Black Lacquer Chinese Altar Table
Located in New York, NY
A black lacquer Chinese alter table with rectangular top having gilt and painted decoration overall
Category
Vintage 1970s Console Tables
Chinese Console Entrance Hall Table Oriental
Located in Staffordshire, GB
Chinese Alter Console Table, having hand carved detail of birds and scroll work to the frieze the
Category
Vintage 1930s Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Hardwood
Alessandro for Baker lacquered console table
Located in St. Louis, MO
design on top, dramatic curved legs and top. A modern version of a chinese alter table
Category
Vintage 1970s American Console Tables
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
A Famille Rose Porcelain Garniture Set.
Located in Hudson, NY
pieces of porcelain thought to have originated from Chinese alter sets.
Hexagonal form: 3 High
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Garniture
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Bamboo Alter Table
Located in San Marino, CA
Late 19th Century Chinese bamboo alter table.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Tables
Materials
Bamboo
Chinese Rosewood Alter Table
Located in Dallas, TX
Beautiful Chinese Rosewood Alter Table with hand carved details.
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Console Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Lovely Pair of Antique Chinese Hand Carved circa 1900 Side Tables Oriental Charm
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
are circa 1900 and the form of Chinese alters, they are nicely curved to the sides with the original
Category
Antique Early 1900s Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Hardwood
Chinese Red Lacquered Alter Table
Located in Westwood, NJ
Chinese red lacquered chinoiserie decorated alter table.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Console Tables
19th Century Chinese Hardwood Alter Table
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality late 19th century Chinese hardwood alter table, having three inset panelled top
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Tables
Materials
Hardwood
19th Century, Chinese Carved Elm Alter Table
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Fine quality carved elm alter table, circa 1860.
Good color and patina.
Rectangular top
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Tables
Materials
Elm
19th Century Chinese Black Lacquer Alter Table
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Chinese 19th century alter table, circa 1870.
Comprising of three parts, two pedestals and top
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Hardwood
Chinese Carved Hardwood Alter Table
Located in Kingston, NY
19th century Chinese carved hardwood altar table. Measures: 33" H x 46" W x 16.5" D.
Category
Antique 19th Century Tables
Materials
Wood
Antique Chinese Burnt Bamboo Alter Table with Chinese Chippendale Styling
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a wonderful large scale Chinese burnt bamboo alter table with chippendale styling. It has
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Chippendale Console Tables
Materials
Bamboo
19th Century Chinese Lacquered Inset Marble Alter Table
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Good quality hard wood Chinese table, circa 1880.
Grey and red veined original marble top.
Some
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Asian Chinese Export Side Tables
Materials
Hardwood
Bronze Sculpture Table Top Book "Eyas" Lectern or Book Stand, Batman Memorabilia
By Dana Nicholson
Located in New York, NY
printed book or favorite intimate small painting. I have used it to support our guest book on a Chinese
Category
Early 2000s American Brutalist Tableware
Materials
Silver, Bronze
Late 18th Century Chinese Ming Style Alter Table
Located in Kastrup, DK
An elegant Chinese Ming style altar table made in walnut. Freestanding with same carved details on
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Chinese Qing Console Tables
Materials
Walnut
Chinese 19th Century Alter Console Table from Jiangsu
Located in Kastrup, DK
Chinese 19th Century Qing dynasty style altar console table.
Elm wood with remnants of the black
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Chinese Qing Console Tables
Materials
Elm
Rare 18th Century Chinese Qing Style Walnut Alter Table
Located in San Marino, CA
A rare 18th century Chinese brown walnut double faced alters table from Gausu with elbow braces and
Category
Antique 18th Century Chinese Qing Console Tables
Materials
Walnut
Early 20th Century Chinese Carved Burr Elm, Sideboard Alter Table
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Large Chinese burr elm alter table or sideboard circa 1910. Adorned with burr elm to the drawer
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Sideboards
Asian Alter Table
Located in Pomona, CA
Chinese late Qing style alter table. Classic wood carved design.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Furniture
Materials
Wood
Long Antique Chinese Console Table Alter Table, circa 1780-1800
Located in Round Top, TX
Long console table that served as an alter table in late 18th century China. Note the soft, organic
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Chinese Furniture
Materials
Wood, Elm
Antique Chinese Ming Style Elm Alter Cabinet Huanghuali Console Table Sideboard
Located in Dayton, OH
Mid-19th century Ming Dynasty inspired Huanghuali alter cabinet. Features a long plank top with
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Console Tables
Materials
Elm
19th Century Chinese Elm Alter Table with Dragon Carved Detailing Large Ornate
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale very nice lovely large Chinese elm alter table with a dragon
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Tables
Materials
Elm
Pair of Green Glazed Chinese Sancai Alter Fu Dogs Circa 1900
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
This exquisite pair of green Chinese Sancai-glazed Fu Dogs from circa 1900 is a stunning
Category
Antique Early 1900s Chinese Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Asian Modern Chinese Export Red Lacquer Alter Style Console Table
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a mid-century Chinese console table with a red lacquer finish. It has four drawers with a
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Console Tables
Materials
Metal
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Alter/Console Table
Located in Water Mill, NY
7' Oriental Alter/Console Mat Black Laquer Finish....image 5 is Chineese import Seal
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Console Tables
$1,900
18th Ctr. Alter Table
Located in Kastrup, DK
Early 18th century altar table in Ming style.
Made of peach wood. Legs and wings with thick black lacquer.
The table top in natural peach wood, the tooth of time has removed the va...
Category
Antique 18th Century Chinese Ming Side Tables
Materials
Fruitwood
$4,785
Vintage Chinese Red Lacquer Alter Cabinet Stand Chinoiserie Entry Console
Located in Dayton, OH
Late 20th century Chinese red lacquer entryway cabinet or stand. Features a beautiful oriental
Category
Late 20th Century Chinoiserie Console Tables
Materials
Hardwood, Lacquer
Elmwood Alter Table with Woven Top
Located in Hudson, NY
Elmwood alter table with woven top.
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Furniture
Antique Architectural / Alter Console Table, c 1800
Located in Kastrup, DK
natural age-related patina.
Chinese altar tables were used as altars in wealthy family homes for ancestor
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Other Side Tables
Materials
Walnut
Early 20th Century Art Deco Alter Table
Located in Kastrup, DK
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European art deco found great inspiration from Chinese design, especially from the Ming and Qing periods
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Console Tables
Materials
Elm
Rare Bamboo Alter / Console Table, 1800 - 1840
Located in Kastrup, DK
Rare altar table / console table made in bamboo, table top of walnut with black lacquer.
Bamboo with a dark burgundy lacquer with a natural age-related beautiful patina, which is hi...
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Console Tables
Materials
Bamboo, Walnut
Monumental 18th-19th Century Qing Alter Table
Located in Kastrup, DK
Monumental 1800-1900 century Qing altar table with 4 drawers.
Walnut with a beautiful age-related patina. The natural wear and tear of the burgundy lacquer is emphasizing the antiqu...
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Chinese Qing Console Tables
Materials
Walnut
Antique Shanxi Province Elmwood and Rattan Low Coffee Alter Table
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Shanxi Province Elmwood and Rattan Low Coffee Alter Table
This Chinese antique altar table
Category
Antique Early 1900s Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Wicker, Rattan, Elm, Lacquer
Vintage ornately hand carved orientalist side table / Alter table
Located in Allentown, PA
original hardware and it was made in China for export circa 1970.
Category
Vintage 1970s Chinese Ming Side Tables
Materials
Wood
Midcentury Hall Console Table, Oriental Alter Table in Cherry
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a midcentury hall console table, an oriental alter table in cherry dating to circa 1970
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Mid-Century Modern Console Tables
Materials
Cherry
Alter Table Ebonized In Original Black Lacquer Early 19
th Ctr
Located in Kastrup, DK
Altar table in walnut ebonized in original black lacquer.
The table has 4 drawers with a very beautiful age-related patina from natural use and highlighted by a clear lacquer as sur...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Sideboards
Materials
Walnut
Chinese Altar Table
Located in San Marino, CA
Late 19th Century Chinese bamboo alter table.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Tables
Materials
Wood
$5,800
19th Century Chinese Carved Elm Occasional Table
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Good quality Chinese elm alter table, circa 1870.
Fantastic color and patina. Shaped elm
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Side Tables
Materials
Elm
Antique Chinese Elm Humpback Stretcher Altar Table with Original Color and Patin
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Chinese elm altar table with original color and patina.
This is an antique Chinese elm
Category
Vintage 1950s Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Elm
Antique Console Table from Jiangsu Province, China, 1780
Located in Round Top, TX
Chinese Console Table or Alter Table from Jiangsu Province of China. The dramatic curve of the legs
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Console Tables
Materials
Wood
19th Century Chinese Mother-of-Pearl Inlaid Table
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very impressive 19th century Chinese hardwood alter table, having three inset marble panels to
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Console Tables
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Hardwood
Small 19th Century eastern elm table top chest
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Small 19th century eastern elm table top chest circa 1890.
Superb quality Chinese pyramid shaped
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Cabinets
Materials
Elm
Small 19th century elm table top chest of drawers
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Small 19th century eastern elm table top chest circa 1890.
Superb quality Chinese pyramid shaped
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Elm
19th Century Chinese Alter Table
Located in Highland, IN
This large and strikingly beautiful Chinese alter table almost has more wonderful features than we
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Console Tables
Materials
Wood
Chinese Alter Table, Coffer, Sideboard / Console Carved Wood, Early 20th Century
Located in Manhasset, NY
Chinese alter table, sideboard / console carved wood, early 20th century. This all original alter
Category
Early 20th Century Asian Chinese Export Sideboards
Materials
Wood
18th Century Chinese Alter Table
Located in Kastrup, DK
Detached alter / communion table in elm from the Shanxi Province of China. Elmwood, 18th century
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Chinese Antiquities
Materials
Elm
19th Century Chinese Alter Table
Located in Dallas, TX
A late 19th century Chinese carved elm alter table with an old painted finish.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Console Tables
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
19th Century Ming Style Dynasty Black Lacquer Chinese Alter Console Table
Located in Kastrup, DK
Black Ming style lacquer console table from Jiangsu provins, China, circa 1840.
Freestanding.
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Ming Console Tables
Materials
Elm
Antique Chinese Alter Table in Original Red Lacquer, C 1820 - 1840
Located in Kastrup, DK
with identical details on the sides.
Originally used in Chinese houses in the welcome room with
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Console Tables
Materials
Walnut
Large 19th Century Carved Elmwood Alter Table
Located in Dallas, TX
A large finely carved elmwood Chinese alter table from the late 19th century. The top is a solid
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Console Tables
Materials
Elm
18th Century Ming Style Black Lacquer Chinese Communion Table
Located in Kastrup, DK
Large Chinese alter table / calligraphy table. Beijing mid-18th century.
Original black lacquer
Category
Antique 18th Century Chinese Ming Antiquities
Materials
Walnut
Pair of circa 1900 Chinese Temple Alter Style Glazed Door Bookcases Sideboards
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely pair of Chinese circa 1900 teak Alter Temple style
Category
Antique Early 1900s Chinese Chinese Export Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Teak
19th Century Chinese Altar Table
Located in Pasadena, TX
A classic 19th Century Chinese alter table, hand carved with the traditional Chinese motif of
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Benches
Materials
Wood
Antique Chinese Altar Table with (8) Drawers circa 1900 Restored Condition
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
Chinese alter table appears to have some age to it, based on the dove-tail drawers and general wear and
Category
Antique 1890s Chinese Furniture
Materials
Wood
19th Century Chinese Hardwood Alter Table
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality late 19th century Chinese hardwood alter table. Having carved scrolling decoration
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Tables
Materials
Hardwood
Antique Chinese Bamboo Alter Table With Chippendale Fretwork
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a 19th century Chinese bamboo alter table with ebonized wood top. It has elaborate scrolled
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Chippendale Console Tables
Materials
Bamboo, Ebony
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Find many varieties of an authentic Chinese alter available at 1stDibs. A Chinese alter — often made from wood, hardwood and elm — can elevate any home. There are many kinds of the Chinese alter you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. Each Chinese alter bearing Mid-Century Modern or Modern hallmarks is very popular.
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