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Chinese Ironwood Plank Top Altar Table, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This elegant plank top altar table exemplifies the austere beauty and perfection of line that
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Console Tables
Materials
Hardwood
Early 20th Century Tribal Iron Ritual Snake Object, Lobi or Gan, Burkina Faso
Located in Point Richmond, CA
expressive ritual snake object was likely placed on a home altar, or possibly used in trade, as most iron
Category
20th Century Burkinabe Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Iron
Petite Chinese Gilt Offering Plate, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
bowl atop a home altar. Comprised of finely woven bamboo sides and a thin wooden base, the plate is
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Lacquer
Materials
Bamboo, Lacquer
Chinese Gilt Offering Bowl, circa 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
vessel atop a home altar, piled high with fruits, sweets, and other foods. The papier-mâché bowl is
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Lacquer
Materials
Paper
Pair of Chinese Footed Offering Bowls with Celestial Dragons, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
ritual offerings, placed before a home altar and piled high with fruits, baked goods, and other foods
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Famille Rose Footed Offering Bowl, c. 19th Century
Located in Chicago, IL
dish for ritual offerings, placed before a home altar and piled high with fruit, baked goods, and other
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Decorative Bowls
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Holland Brass Works #203 Religious Funerary Stand
Located in Forney, TX
wonderful addition to any church, religious collection, home altar, photography prop, etc.
Dimensions
Category
Early 20th Century American Religious Items
Materials
Metal
Pair of Chinese Sancai Fu Dog Incense Burners, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
These petite ceramic fu dog figurines likely once stood upon a home altar as incense burners to
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Famille Rose Footed Offering Bowl, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
dish for ritual offerings, placed before a home altar and piled high with fruit, baked goods, and other
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Decorative Bowls
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Famille Rose Footed Offering Bowl, c. 1862
Located in Chicago, IL
dish for ritual offerings, placed before a home altar and piled high with fruit, baked goods, and other
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Decorative Bowls
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Chinese Yellow Glazed Ceramic Fu Dogs, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
incense burners and would have been placed tabletop, perhaps as part of a home altar for ancestor worship
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Ceramic
Six-Door Chinese Dongbei Sideboard, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
home altar to honor loved ones past and present with photos, ancestral tablets and offerings. Crafted
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Sideboards
Materials
Pine
Chinese Famille Rose Footed Offering Bowl, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
dish for ritual offerings, placed before a home altar and piled high with fruit, baked goods, and other
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Serving Bowls
Materials
Porcelain
Middle 20th century Old bronze Nepali Buddha statue from Nepal
Located in DEVENTER, NL
artistry, this beautifully detailed Buddha statue is a perfect addition to your home, altar, or meditation
Category
Mid-20th Century Burmese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bronze
Chinese Creme Glazed Relief Censer, c. 1920
Located in Chicago, IL
atop a home altar or an elegant display table. A mixture of dried aromatic plants and essential oils
Category
Vintage 1920s Chinese Ming Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Middle 20th century Old marble stone Ganesha statue - Original Buddhas
Located in DEVENTER, NL
typical of mid-20th-century marble work. Ideal for devotional spaces, home altars, or collectors of Indian
Category
Mid-20th Century Indian Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Marble
Middle 20th century Old bronze Nepali Buddha statue from Nepal
Located in DEVENTER, NL
yet impactful sculpture ideal for home altars, meditation spaces, or collectors of authentic Buddhist
Category
Mid-20th Century Burmese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bronze
Middle 20th century Old bronze Nepali Buddha statue from Nepal
Located in DEVENTER, NL
meaningful piece of sacred art for their home, altar, or meditation space. With its timeless beauty and
Category
Mid-20th Century Burmese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Rosewood Pavitra Pooja Mandir Home Temple Prayer Worship Altar
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage Rosewood pavitra mandir / pooja / puja mandir (holy / ritual temple) featuring a knockdown design with bun feet, drawer for accessories / ritual tools, turned pillars, scallo...
Category
Late 20th Century Religious Items
Materials
Mahogany
Beautiful antique bronze Thai Rattanakosin Buddha statue from Thailand
Located in DEVENTER, NL
displayed in a meditation space, a home altar, or as a statement piece in an art collection, this **Thai
Category
Antique 19th Century Thai Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bronze
Chinese Footed Offering Bowl with Gathering of Immortals, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
offerings, placed before a home altar and piled high with fruit, baked goods, and other foods. The cartouche
Category
Antique Early 1900s Chinese Qing Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Qing Dynasty Chinese Altar Table
Located in Chicago, IL
walnut wood using mortise-and-tenon joinery techniques. Used in a Qing-dynasty home as an altar or a
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Console Tables
Materials
Walnut, Lacquer
Antique Northern Italian Baroque Inlaid Walnut Prie-dieu Prayer Kneeler Cabinet
Located in Forney, TX
found in religious monastery and dormitory, castle chapels, home altars, shrines, and of course
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Italian Baroque Cabinets
Materials
Fruitwood, Walnut
Chinese Plank Top Altar Table with Humpback Stretchers, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
northern elm (yumu) using mortise-and-tenon joinery techniques. Used in a Qing-dynasty home as an altar or
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Antique Carved Altar Cabinet with Everted Flanges, Doors and Drawers
Located in Yonkers, NY
An antique Chinese altar cabinet with everted flanges, three drawers, two petite doors and carved
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Cabinets
Materials
Wood
Chinese 19th Century Everted-Flange Altar Console Table with Hand-Carved Apron
Located in Yonkers, NY
An antique Chinese wooden everted-flange altar console table from the 19th century with hand-carved
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Furniture
Materials
Wood
Chinese Qing Dynasty Period 19th Century Altar Console Table with Carved Apron
Located in Yonkers, NY
, this 19th century Chinese Qing Dynasty altar console table will be a great addition to any home decor.
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Console Tables
Materials
Wood
19th Century Chinese Qing Dynasty Period Altar Console Table with Carved Apron
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese Qing Dynasty period altar console table from the 19th century, with carved stretcher
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Console Tables
Materials
Wood
Chinese Antique Tall Altar Console Table with Meander Motifs and Carved Sides
Located in Yonkers, NY
An antique Chinese tall altar console table from the early 20th century with scrollwork and pierced
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Console Tables
Materials
Wood
Chinese Narrow Altar Console Table with Open Fretwork Frieze and Horse Hoof Legs
Located in Yonkers, NY
executed décor, this Chinese altar console table will be a great decorative choice for any home
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Console Tables
Materials
Wood
Chinese Qing Dynasty 19th Century Red Lacquer Low Altar Table with Carved Motifs
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese Qing Dynasty period ornate red lacquered low altar table from the 19th century, with
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Side Tables
Materials
Wood
Japanese Meiji Period Late 19th Century Red and Black Altar Shrine Wood Cabinet
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Japanese Meiji period altar shrine cabinet from the late 19th century, with red and black patina
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Cabinets
Materials
Wood
Contemporary Artisan Made Thai Multi-Color Purple and Oxblood Vase
Located in Yonkers, NY
opening of 4.25" diameter, this artisan made Thai vase will bring a pop of color to any home, perhaps
Category
Mid-20th Century Thai Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Kangxi Chinese porcelain Sancai China Famille Verte Fruit Pyramid
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
as fruit offerings in a home or temple altar, and also in tombs. Worshipers believed the Gods could
Category
Antique 18th Century Chinese Qing Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Provincial Chinese Sideboard
Located in Chicago, IL
The grand scale of this 19th-century coffer suggests it was originally used in a Qing-dynasty home
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Sideboards
Materials
Brass
Large 75 X 45" Monumental Expert Framed Antique Chinese Ancestral Painting
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
altar within the home where descendants burned incense, placed food offerings, and kowtowed to the image
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Folk Art Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gouache
Fine Art Gothic Revival Hand Carved Miniature Chapel Stand Home Altar
Crucifix
Located in Lisse, NL
the trefoil symbols at the ends. If you ever wanted to own and worship a an antique home altar, then
Category
Antique 19th Century French Gothic Revival Religious Items
Materials
Plaster, Nutwood
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
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Console Tables
Materials
Elm
Antique Catholic Virgin Mary Figure Glass Dome Monastery Work, Germany Altotting
Located in Nuernberg, DE
believe it is a monastery work, handmade by a nun. A nice addition to your home altar or any room.
Category
Early 20th Century German Religious Items
Materials
Composition
Holy Water Font with Virgin Mary and Jesus Child in wood, Gilded 1980s
By ANRI
Located in Nuernberg, DE
1970s - 1980s. Found at an estate sale in Nuremberg, Germany. A nice addition to your home altar or any
Category
Vintage 1980s German Folk Art Religious Items
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century French Silvered Iron Altar Crucifix with Ornate Lily Base
Located in Dallas, TX
use, this ecclesiastical piece would make a meaningful addition to a home altar, sacred space, or
Category
Early 20th Century French Religious Items
Materials
Silver Plate, Iron
Fine Detailed Early 1900s Carved Table or Church Altar Crucifix Corpus of Christ
Located in Lisse, NL
or home altar and this religious antique will never fail to impress.
Mind you, worldwide delivery
Category
Early 20th Century European Religious Items
Materials
Wood
Antique Catholic Virgin Mary Figure Glass Dome Monastery Work, Germany Altotting
Located in Nuernberg, DE
work, handmade by a nun. A nice addition to your home altar or any room. Needs a little kind of
Category
Early 20th Century German Folk Art Religious Items
Materials
Composition
Chinese Petite Gilt Persimmon Jar, c. 1930
Located in Chicago, IL
dish upon a home altar, placed alongside spiritual icons, incense, and food. The jar's rounded sides
Category
Vintage 1930s Chinese Art Deco Jars
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Bronze Tripod Censer with Strap Handles, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
within a shrine or atop a home altar. An essential element of ritual prayer, incense is burned to measure
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Metalwork
Materials
Bronze
Chinese Petite Persimmon Chrysanthemum Jar, c. 1930
Located in Chicago, IL
dish upon a home altar, placed alongside spiritual icons, incense, and food. Cloaked in a brilliant
Category
Vintage 1930s Chinese Art Deco Jars
Materials
Porcelain
Hand Painted Chinese Cabinet with Bird and Lotus Detail and Deep Door
Located in Los Angeles, CA
be used to store blankets or tall items as it has entry from the top. Or perhaps for a home altar
Category
20th Century Asian Chinese Export Cabinets
Materials
Wood
Chinese Floral Offering Bowl, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
dish for ritual offerings, placed before a home altar and piled high with fruit, baked goods, and other
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Religious Hand-Painted Altar Triptych Icon Ecclesiastical Art
Located in Forney, TX
and cozy relaxed warmth as antique decor,.or as a lovely addition to your home altar, prayer room or
Category
Antique 19th Century European Gothic Revival Religious Items
Materials
Iron
Chinese Famille Rose Footed Offering Bowl, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
dish for ritual offerings, placed before a home altar and piled high with fruit, baked goods, and other
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Serving Bowls
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Famille Rose Footed Offering Bowl, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
dish for ritual offerings, placed before a home altar and piled high with fruit, baked goods, and other
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Provincial Chinese Dongbei Coffer Table
Located in Chicago, IL
rustic coffer. Made for a provincial home in northeastern China, this sideboard was once used as a home
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Console Tables
Materials
Pine
"Retablo: Shepherd with Vision of Virgin of Guadalupe" by Jeronimo Crus
By Jeronimo Crus
Located in Milwaukee, WI
images painted on tin and displayed as an integral part of home altars were also referred to as retablos
Category
1940s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Metal
Mexican Retablo Exvotos - "Farmer Bitten by Boar" oil on tin
Located in Milwaukee, WI
nineteenth-century Mexico, sacred images painted on tin and displayed as an integral part of home altars were
Category
1940s Mixed Media
Materials
Oil
19th C. Mexican Retablo "El Nino De Atocha" c.1800s
Located in San Francisco, CA
sometimes copper which were used in home altars to venerate the almost infinite number of Catholic saints
Category
Antique 19th Century Mexican Folk Art Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paint
Antique Mexican Retablo "Our Lady of Sorrow"
Located in San Francisco, CA
which were used in home altars to venerate the almost infinite number of Catholic saints. The literal
Category
Early 20th Century Mexican Folk Art Paintings
Materials
Tin
Chinese Footed Offering Bowl with Gathering of Immortals, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
dish for ritual offerings, placed before a home altar and piled high with fruit, baked goods, and other
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
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