Ancestral Shrine
Antique Chinese Red Elm Ancestral Shrine
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Chinese Red Elm Ancestral Shrine
This hand carved and crafted Antique Chinese Red Elm
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Elm, Lacquer
Pair of Early 20th Century Chinese Ancestral Shrines
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of early 20th century Chinese hand painted black lacquered ancestral shrines. Each shrine
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Early 20th Century Chinese Furniture
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Antique Chinese Red Hand Painted Elm Ancestral Shrine / Altar
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Chinese Red Hand Painted Elm Ancestral Shrine / Altar
Made from durable elm wood, this
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Antique Early 1900s Chinese Rustic Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Elm, Lacquer
19th Century Chinese Altar Table
Located in Chicago, IL
objects. It may have been used in the reception hall of a private mansion or in an ancestral shrine. Its
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Console Tables
Materials
Elm
Provincial Chinese Two-Drawer Table, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
once used to display an ancestral shrine in a provincial Confucian household. Incense, candles, and
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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Elm
Old Well Used Wood Ashanti Stool Hollow Cylinder Supporting Top Metal Repairs
Located in Point Richmond, CA
put into an ancestral shrine.
Not in the best condition, this stool shows signs of age and a lot of
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Mid-20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
H 12 in W 19 in D 8.75 in
19th Century Chinese Temple Architectural Corbel Carved Sculpture Pair
Located in Forney, TX
, Japanese, Korean, Tibetan ancestral shrines. The statues bring good lucky, and can be found in nearly every
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Architectural Elements
Materials
Wood, Paint
Chinese Red and Gold Shrine Chest, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
likely originated as a display stand and storage chest in an elaborate shrine display. Placed to the side
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Lacquer, Wood
Chinese Asian Giltwood Carved Ancestor Temple Shrine Emperor Figure with Tiger
Located in Studio City, CA
A fantastic wood and gilt decorated hand carved Chinese ancestral temple shrine Emperor figure with
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
Chinese Asian Giltwood Carved Ancestor Temple Shrine Emperor Figure on Animal
Located in Studio City, CA
A fantastic wood and gilt decorated hand carved Chinese ancestral temple shrine Emperor figure
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood, Giltwood, Paint
H 10.5 in W 4 in D 4.25 in
Large Oceanic Gope Carved Wooden Ancestor Spirit Board
Located in Forney, TX
An Oceanic "Gope" Papuan ancestral spirit board, 20th century, collected from the Gulf Province
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20th Century Papua New Guinean Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Metal
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Certified Maison Bagues Ship Chandelier - iron and crystal
By Maison Baguès
Located in Paris, FR
Certified Maison Baguès Chandelier - iron and crystal
Finish: Gold or Silver gilding
Re-edition of its old model "Le Bateau".
UL listing available for an additional charge.
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21st Century and Contemporary French Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Iron
21st Century Contemporary Minimal White Velvet Bench With Black Lacquered Base
Located in Porto, PT
Fifih Bench is a luxury bench upholstered in velvet and wood base. A contemporary design bench is perfect for minimalist and modern interior architecture projects.
Materials: Uphols...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Benches
Materials
Fabric, Velvet, Lacquer, Wood
H 18.51 in W 63 in D 19.69 in
Chinese Late 18th Century Reverse Painting on Glass in its Original Frame
Located in Hudson, NY
This large reverse painting on glass from China circa 1780 to 1790 depicts a dramatic battle scene of numerous horsemen and infantry charging in a very hilly estate's grounds among b...
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Antique Late 18th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Glass
17th Century Italian Baroque Lacquered Spruce Religious Furniture 1600
Located in Roma, RM
This monumental piece of furniture, of Veneto-Alto Veneto provenance, made entirely of lacquered fir wood. Full seventeenth century (ca. 1650) is presented as an imposing double-bodi...
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Antique 17th Century Italian Baroque Bookcases
Materials
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H 88.59 in W 145.67 in D 39.38 in
Antique Chinese Console Table
Located in Paddock Wood Tonbridge, GB
Antique Chinese console table
Produced in the Shanxi province northern china around 1840 – 1860 in solid elm, with red and black lacquer. This has losses and great wear on the top a...
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Antique 1860s Chinese Other Console Tables
Materials
Elm
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 with identical details on the sides.
Originally used in Chinese houses in the welcom...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Console Tables
Materials
Walnut
19th Century Parisian 10 Panel Coromandel Lacquer Chinoiserie Screen C.1850
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Fabulous 10 panel coromandel lacquer 19th century Chinese Screen from Paris. Has beautifully detailed handpainted design with original casters and hinges. All in original condition. ...
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Antique 1850s European Lacquer
Materials
Lacquer
Qing Dynasty Chinese Altar Table
Located in Hudson, NY
A large elm-wood altar or console table with everted flanges or 'qiaotou' (commonly called "birds wings"), supported on recessed trestle legs with multiple carved, stylized ruyi in s...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture
Materials
Elm
Chinese Carved Wooden Altar Table / Console
Located in New York, NY
Chinese hardwood altar / console table accented with ornately carved and pierced spandrels and recessed legs and topped with a surface bearing gently sloping sides.
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Console Tables
Materials
Wood
Large 8-wing-screen in Coromandel Lacquer, China, Quing, Late 18th/Early 19th
Located in Walkertshofen, BY
Very large eight-panel sreen with richly decorated landscape vedutas, partly architectural. Very fine execution in coromandel lacquer partially accented with gold. The screen is exec...
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Antique Late 18th Century Chinese Qing Lacquer
Materials
Lacquer
H 75.6 in W 170.08 in D 1.97 in
Chinese Altar Table with Everted Ends, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
In traditional Chinese homes, slender, long tables such as this one are used to hold musical instruments, flowers, or vases. Often referred to as altar tables, this narrow table form...
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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture
Materials
Elm
Large and Narrow Chinese Altar Console, 20th Century
Located in Miami, FL
Large and narrow Chinese altar console, 20th century
Scrolling and geometrical motifs
Nicely distressed patina, with dark red/burgundy hue
We love the proportions, perfect for an ...
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20th Century Chinese Ming Console Tables
Materials
Elm
Large Chinese Qing Dynasty Wucai Porcelain Dragon Bowl, 19th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A large Chinese Qing dynasty porcelain wucai (five color) glazed bowl painted in underglaze blue and overglaze red, green, and yellow upon a pure white ground, and featuring a design...
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Venetian Monumental Seated Bird Cage
Located in New York, NY
Italian Venetian style (20th Cent) octagonal shaped painted and decorated metal and wood bird cage with 8 upholstered seat and back cushions around base. (Franco Zefferelli Collection)
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Rococo Bird Cages
Materials
Metal
Early 20th Century Chinese Elmwood Altar Table, Late Qing Dynasty
Located in Austin, TX
An antique classical Chinese elmwood altar table, late Qing Dynasty, circa 1900, China.
The elegant altar table crafted in the traditional manner with joined elmwood and aprons featu...
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Antique Early 1900s Chinese Qing Console Tables
Materials
Elm
Extra Long 19th Century Chinese Altar Table
Located in Pasadena, CA
A very rare, large and extra long 19th century Chinese altar table. Patinated red lacquer finish with even age and wear throughout.
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Antique 19th Century Furniture
Materials
Wood
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Ancestral Shrine
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A wonderful ancestral Shrine from Shaanxi Province, Northern China. Small tablets with names of
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Models and Miniatures
ancestral shrine
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Shaanxi province. A finely detailed ancestral shrine that once held small name plaques of past
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Cabinets
Materials
Elm, Walnut
Ancestral Shrine
Located in Brooklyn, NY
a beautiful ancestral shrine. It used to hold small name plaques of the ancestors of a family clan
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Religious Items
Materials
Elm
detailed ancestral shrine
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A finely detailed ancestral shrine that once held small name plaques of past ancestors of a family
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
RARE ancestral Shrine
Located in Brooklyn, NY
very rare, finely detailed ancestral shrine that once held small name plaques of past ancestors of
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Religious Items
Antique Chinese ancestral shrine
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A Rare antique Chinese ancestral Shrine from Northern China, Shanxi region. Echoing architectural
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Cupboards
rustic ancestral shrine
Located in Brooklyn, NY
a beautiful ancestral shrine. It used to hold small name plaques of the ancestors of a family clan
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Models and Miniatures
Materials
Wood
detailed handcarved ancestral shrine
Located in Brooklyn, NY
a beautiful ancestral shrine. It used to hold small name plaques of the ancestors of a family clan
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Models and Miniatures
Materials
Wood
a rare ancestral shrine from China
Located in Brooklyn, NY
a very rare example of an ancestral shrine which once contained name plaques of a family clan in
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Architectural Elements
Extremely Rare Original Condition Ancestral Shrine from China
Located in Brooklyn, NY
a very rare example of an ancestral shrine which once contained name plaques of a family clan in
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Architectural Models
table top shrine
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An antique lacquered taoist ancestral shrine from Northern China. Used to contain family or clan
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Religious Items
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Late-Qing Dynasty Ancestral Shrine
Located in Chicago, IL
by making important announcements before them and by offering food and drink. This ancestral shrine
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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Elm
Antique Chinese Hand Painted Elm Ancestral Shrine
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Chinese Hand Painted Elm Ancestral Shrine
This hand carved and crafted Antique Chinese
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Religious Items
Materials
Elm, Paint
Massive Chinese Ancestral Shrine and Cabinet
Located in Chicago, IL
Made from black and red lacquered Elm Wood, this shrine is multifunctional as both a display and
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Furniture
Materials
Elm
Chinese Ancestral Offering Table, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
originally used to display an ancestral shrine in a provincial household. Incense, candles, and fruits would
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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture
Materials
Elm
19th Century Black Lacquered Chest
Located in Chicago, IL
This small and thickly lacquered chest once held an ancestral shrine. The piece has been cleaned
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Elm, Lacquer
Chinese Altar Table
Located in Chicago, IL
objects. It may have been used in the reception hall of a private mansion or in an ancestral shrine. Its
Category
Antique 18th Century Chinese Qing Console Tables
Materials
Elm
18th Century Chinese Two-Drawer Table
Located in Chicago, IL
was originally used as an ancestral shrine in a provincial Confucian household. Among other things
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Chinese Qing Furniture
Materials
Elm
Chinese Solid Elmwood Altar Table
Located in Chicago, IL
ancestral shrine. It probably dates to the mid-19th century and came from Shanxi Province. Shanxi Province
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Console Tables
Materials
Elm, Lacquer
Dagari Ancestral Figure
Located in Chicago, IL
spirit of a deceased ancestor. Tucked away from view in a secret alcove or shrine, the figure was used in
Category
Early 20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Art
Materials
Steel
19th Century Altar Shrine
Located in New York, NY
19th Century Shrine Joss House. Ancestral Altar Shrine.
Shanxi China, CA1850
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Antique 19th Century Chinese More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture
Materials
Elm
Chinese Shrine Display Stand
Located in Chicago, IL
This slotted display shelf features narrow alcoves for holding ancestral figurines. It was probably
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Pedestals
Materials
Elm, Lacquer
Large 75 X 45" Monumental Expert Framed Antique Chinese Ancestral Painting
Located in Chicago, IL
Chinese ancestral painting is finely painted depicting many generations dressed in their
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Folk Art Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gouache
Wooden Ancestral Figure from West Nepal, Early to Mid 20th Century, Wooden Stand
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Nepal, and would be treated as a kind of ancestral figure, placed in a simple shrine, protected for the
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Early 20th Century Nepalese Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
H 17.5 in W 6 in D 6 in
Painted Terracotta Tiger Figure, Rural Shrine Offering, Bengal Late-20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Painted Terracotta tiger figure. Rural shrine offering. Bengal Late-20th Century
Figures such as
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Late 20th Century Indian Folk Art Tribal Art
Materials
Terracotta
H 11 in W 3.5 in D 12 in
Chinese Spirit Cabinet
Located in Chicago, IL
with a shrine such as this cabinet from 1900, which may have housed a Buddha or ancestral figure. With
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Furniture
Materials
Brass
Wooden Tribal Statue or Bridge Figure from West Nepal, Early to Mid-20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
traditional Namaste greeting of Nepal. It is not clear if this was a kind of ancestral statue, placed in a
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Vintage 1940s Nepalese Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
H 39 in W 11.5 in D 7.5 in
Monumental 19th Century Chinese Buddhist Altar Shrine
Located in Rio Vista, CA
lacquer and gilt. Stands nearly 7' feet tall. Exquisitely carved ancestral shrine or Buddhist altar for
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture
Chinese Center Table with Marble
Located in Chicago, IL
This elegant cabriole-legged table once held an incense burner in an elegant home or ancestral
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Center Tables
Materials
Terracotta, Elm
Benin Bronze Oba Head 'The Nelson Rockefeller Collection'
By People from Benin
Located in Sharon, CT
Benin, Bini Tribe. (Nigeria, Africa) was originally created as a tusk holder for royal ancestral shrines
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Vintage 1970s Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Chinese Floral Console Table
Located in Chicago, IL
This 19th century Provincial table from northern China was likely used as an ancestral shrine in a
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Console Tables
Materials
Elm
Wood, Gilt and Polychrome Carved Chinese Asian Temple Shrine Ancestral Figure
Located in Studio City, CA
Heavy, ornate and wonderfully carved Taoist temple or ancestral figure.
From a large collection
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Chinese Painted Red Lacquer Shrine Box, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
The basic set up for traditional ancestor worship was an altar upon which offerings, ancestral
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Furniture
Materials
Brass
Chinese Important Antique Hand carved Wooden Shrine, Qing dynasty 1644-1912
Located in South Burlington, VT
but similar 19th century shrine located on the second floor of China’s Yin Yu Tang, Huang ancestral
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture
Materials
Wood
Mid-Century Carved African Dogon Marriage Stool Altar Bench Tribal Seat
Located in Dayton, OH
, guardian of the clan’s ancestral shrine and officiant at the totemic animal cult. Beside this hierarchical
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Hardwood
Tribal Wooden Horse & Rider, Central Flores, Indonesia, Early-Mid 20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
heda shrine at the time of its dedication. The Ja Hedra was associated with the village ancestral
Category
Vintage 1930s Indonesian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
H 16 in W 61 in D 6 in
Antique Head of an Oba King Bronze Benin Sculpture African Tribal Altar Bust
Located in Dayton, OH
create a shrine, dedicated to his predecessor and serving as the site at which the living monarch
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Tribal Busts
Materials
Bronze
H 10 in W 6.25 in D 7 in
ancestral SHRINE architectural
Located in Brooklyn, NY
a fantastic Ancestral Shrine, in orig. cond. w/ traces of orig. pigment and details. A RARE find
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Cabinets
Materials
Elm
ancestrral Shrine
Located in Brooklyn, NY
shaanxi province.A finely detailed ancestral shrine that once held small name plaques of past
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Religious Items
Carved Primitive Celestial Hornbill
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Celestial Hornbill bird from an ancestral shrine. The organic formed tail left uncarved. Ironwood
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Antique 19th Century Folk Art Sculptures
Rare Wood Hornbill bird from Borneo
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Celestial Hornbill bird from an ancestral shrine. The organic formed tail left un-carved. Ironwood
Category
Antique 19th Century Indonesian Sculptures
Carved Celestial Hornbill
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Celestial Hornbill bird from an ancestral shrine. The organic formed tail left uncarved. Ironwood
Category
Antique 19th Century Decorative Objects
Three Immortal Bronzes Sculpture
Located in Raleigh, NC
the facades of folk religion's temples and ancestral shrines, in nearly every Chinese home and many
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Ming Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Chinese Ancestral Portrait
Located in San Francisco, CA
A large and decorative painting of group of "Ancestors" probably for the shrine of a wealthy family.
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Paintings
Lion Seat Stool Akan Ghana Ashanti Fante for Royal King or Chief art
Located in Santa Fe, NM
reached puberty and were used in the home or school, and later could be put in an ancestral shrine. It is
Category
Mid-20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Hardwood
Lobi Dagari Abstract Tribal Ancestral Figure Burkina Faso, Africa
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Abstract tribal wood ancestral figure from the Dagari, a subgroup of the Lobi People of Ghana and
Category
Early 20th Century Burkinabe Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Large Ancestral Shrine, China, circa 1880
Located in San Francisco, CA
A large scale Chinese ancestral shrine, 57" tall, with gilt and lacquer, circa 1880. Rich deep red
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Giltwood, Lacquer
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