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Indian 19th Century Low Altar Table with Underglaze Snake Skin Pattern
Located in Yonkers, NY
An Indian antique low altar console table from the 19th century, with underglaze snake skin pattern
Category

Antique 19th Century Indian 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

Balinese Hi-Low/Altar Cabinet
Located in Palm Beach Gardens, FL
altar style. This exquisite cabinet showcases the rich cultural heritage and skilled craftsmanship of
Category

Vintage 1960s Balinese Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Teak

Balinese Hi-Low/Altar Cabinet
Balinese Hi-Low/Altar Cabinet
H 30.75 in W 77.5 in D 20.5 in
Chinese Elmwood Seven Drawer Low Altar Coffee Table
Located in Southampton, NY
Chinese Elmwood Seven Drawer Altar Coffee Table Solid Elmwood Low (Kang) Altar Table with three
Category

20th Century Chinese Furniture

Materials

Elm

Qing Dynasty Low Scroll Altar Table
Located in New York, NY
19th Century Chinese Low Scroll Altar Table of the Qing Dynasty. A Low Chinese Kang Table with
Category

Antique 1840s Chinese Qing Console Tables

Materials

Elm

Qing Dynasty Low Scroll Altar Table
Qing Dynasty Low Scroll Altar Table
H 9 in W 38.5 in D 9.5 in
After "Pylades and Orestes Brought as Victims Before Iphigenia" History Painting
By (After) Benjamin West
Located in Houston, TX
, and separating her from the two men, is a low altar upon which the two men are to be sacrificed for
Category

19th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Tacchini Altar by EWE Studio
By Tacchini, EWE Studio
Located in New York, NY
unprecedented sensory contrasts that derive from them. Inspired by pre-Hispanic altars, these low tables, which
Category

2010s Italian Side Tables

Materials

Concrete

Tacchini Altar by EWE Studio
Tacchini Altar by EWE Studio
H 19.69 in W 19.69 in D 18.9 in
Tacchini Altar by EWE Studio
By Tacchini, EWE Studio
Located in New York, NY
unprecedented sensory contrasts that derive from them. Inspired by pre-Hispanic altars, these low tables, which
Category

2010s Italian Side Tables

Materials

Concrete

Tacchini Altar by EWE Studio
Tacchini Altar by EWE Studio
H 19.69 in W 19.69 in D 18.9 in
Miniature Chinese Altar Display Stand, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
) with clean lines and perfect proportions. Once used as a tabletop altar for ancestor worship, we love
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Minimalist Pedestals

Materials

Elm

19th Century French Ecclesiastical Iron & Bronze Altar Rail
Located in Forney, TX
A rare and magnificent architectural ecclesiastical iron and bronze altar railing. Created in
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Antique 19th Century French Gothic Revival Religious Items

Materials

Bronze, Iron

"ALTAR", sculpture, clay, ceramic, abstract, contemporary, tribal, pattern, mark
By Harold Wortsman
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Altar, a ceramic sculpture of high-fired clay pigmented with oxides, is a work by New York artist
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Clay, Pigment, Other Medium

Tacchini Altar Cement Side Table by EWE Studio in STOCK
By Tacchini, EWE Studio
Located in New York, NY
materials and the unprecedented sensory contrasts that derive from them. Inspired by pre-Hispanic altars
Category

2010s Italian Side Tables

Materials

Cement

Richard Hirsch Ceramic Altar Bowl with Weapon Sculpture, 2000
By Richard A. Hirsch
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary American ceramic artist Richard Hirsch's Altar Bowl with Weapon Sculpture was
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Richard Hirsch Ceramic Altar Bowl with Weapon Sculpture, 2000
By Richard A. Hirsch
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary American ceramic artist Richard Hirsch's Altar Bowl with Weapon Sculpture was
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Richard Hirsch Ceramic Altar Bowl with Ladle #3, 2007
By Richard A. Hirsch
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary American ceramic artist Richard Hirsch's Altar bowl with Ladle #3 was made in 2007
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Vintage Indian Jharokha Figural Elephant Wall Hanging Shelf Prayer Altar Window
Located in Dayton, OH
An impressive red lacquer Rajasthani Jharokha (India) wall shelf or altar window. Hand carved from
Category

20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Hardwood, Paint

Richard Hirsch Ceramic Altar Bowl with Weapon Sculpture #28, 2001
By Richard A. Hirsch
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary American ceramic artist Richard Hirsch's Altar Bowl with Weapon Sculpture #28 was
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Chinese Ming Style Altar Table with Foliage Carved Frieze and Open Fretwork
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese Ming Dynasty style altar console table from the 19th century, with scrolls-carved apron
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Ming Console Tables

Materials

Wood

Antique Chinese Ming Style Altar Table with Carved Apron and Black Patina
Located in Yonkers, NY
An antique Chinese Ming dynasty style altar console table from the 19th century, with black patina
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Ming Console Tables

Materials

Wood

Richard Hirsch Ceramic Altar Bowl with Blown Glass Ladle #5, 2007
By Richard A. Hirsch
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary American ceramic artist Richard Hirsch's Altar bowl with blown glass ladle #5 was
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic, Blown Glass

Petite Japanese Edo Period Folk Art Altar Table with Carved and Painted Motifs
Located in Yonkers, NY
A petite Japanese Edo period Folk Art altar table from the 19th century, with carved and polychrome
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture

Materials

Wood

Low Rectangular Antique Display Cabinet with Drawers
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese Qing Dynasty period low Kang altar cabinet from the 19th century with two drawers and two
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Cabinets

Materials

Brass

Chinese Late Qing Dynasty Low Table with Pierced Apron and Pillar Strut Motifs
Located in Yonkers, NY
cylindrical legs. Probably cut down from an altar table, this late Qing Dynasty period low table features a
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood

Tibetan Traveler's Table with Face of Glory, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Decorated with intricate carvings and hand-painted polychrome pigments, this low rectangular table
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Tibetan Tibetan Furniture

Materials

Wood

2 Chinese Export Black Lacquer Carved Soapstone Scholars Cabinets Console Chests
Located in Dayton, OH
Magnificent pair of Chinese Lacquered Low Scholars Cabinets, circa second half 20th century. Double
Category

Late 20th Century Chinoiserie Cabinets

Materials

Soapstone

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

Antique Korean Small Table Soban Gangwon Do Joseon Dynasty
Located in Atlanta, GA
and serve foods, but also as small desk, incense burner holder and altar table. Its small and low
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Korean Other Furniture

Materials

Wood

Provincial Chinese Dongbei Coffer Table
Located in Chicago, IL
altar to honor loved ones past and present with photos, ancestral tablets and offerings. Crafted in the
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Console Tables

Materials

Pine

Provincial Chinese Dongbei Coffer Table
Provincial Chinese Dongbei Coffer Table
H 33.5 in W 82.5 in D 21.25 in
Oriental Hardwood 19th Century Rectangular Coffee Table
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
, opium tables, nests of tables and to a slightly lesser extent altar type side tables. One of the
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Victorian Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Hardwood

Antique Korean Lacquer Wood Soban Table Joseon Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
holder and altar table. Its lightweight and low profile fits the traditional personal and portable use on
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Korean Other Furniture

Materials

Wood

Unusual Asian Style Polychrome Plaster Console Table
Located in New York, NY
table. Riffing on an altar table form, the top with upturned ends painted a metallic copper (or could be
Category

Vintage 1980s European Post-Modern Console Tables

Materials

Plaster

Antique Korean Lacquer Wood Soban Table Joseon Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
individual dining table to present and serve foods, but also as small desk, incense burner holder and altar
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Korean Other Furniture

Materials

Wood

Chinese Red and Gold Shrine Chest, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
of the altar, the chest may have held ancestral tablets and incense and provided an additional
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Trunks and Luggage

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Chinese Red and Gold Shrine Chest, c. 1850
Chinese Red and Gold Shrine Chest, c. 1850
H 15.5 in W 28.75 in D 18.25 in
Chinese Celadon Glazed Temple Headrest, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
detailed, with perforated lattice windows, low outer railings, and a curved top textured to resemble roof
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Femme dan les sous-bois, 19th Century Adolphe MONTICELLI (1824-1886)
By Adolphe Monticelli
Located in Blackwater, GB
Parisian friends, living in one room furnished with a low bed, an easel and two chairs. Bathed in purplish
Category

19th Century Nude Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Group of Altarpiece - Antwerpen, 16th century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
century 31.5 x 39 x 6.5 cm Under the rule of the dukes of Burgundy and the Habsburg, the former Low
Category

Antique 16th Century Belgian Renaissance Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Oak

Group of Altarpiece - Antwerpen, 16th century
Group of Altarpiece - Antwerpen, 16th century
H 12.41 in W 15.36 in D 2.56 in
Screaming Young Kestral II - Photorealistic Bird Portrait, Cloud Covered Sky
By Rick Pas
Located in Chicago, IL
highs and lows you would expect. I am interested in the surface textures and creating paintings that
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Animal Paintings

Materials

Panel, Acrylic

Calls in the Manitou Passage - Photorealistic Painting of Bald Eagle Screeching
By Rick Pas
Located in Chicago, IL
highs and lows you would expect. I am interested in the surface textures and creating paintings that
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Animal Paintings

Materials

Panel, Acrylic

The flagellation - Brabant, circa 1560
Located in Bruxelles, BE
the rule of the dukes of Burgundy and the Habsburgs, the former Low Countries experienced an
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Antique 16th Century Belgian Renaissance Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

The flagellation - Brabant, circa 1560
The flagellation - Brabant, circa 1560
H 19.69 in W 14.97 in D 2.76 in
Brazier, Copper, Possibly Castile, 16th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
decorated with vertical bands, a low tubular shaft enhanced with a fine roped molding and a semicircular
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Antique 16th Century Spanish Renaissance Fireplaces and Mantels

Materials

Copper, Other

Antique French Burr Walnut Marquetry Card / Writing / Dressing Table 19th C
Located in London, GB
Italian "Cosmati"-work of inlaid marble floors, altars and columns. The technique is known in English as
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Antique 1890s Tables

Materials

Walnut

Cercle of Jacopo della Pila - Marble relief depicting a winged Cherub
Located in Bruxelles, BE
with a carved frame. The relief ascends gradually, transitioning from the low relief of the wings to
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Italian Renaissance Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble

Astrology Space Outdoors Landscape Night Stars Performance Photograph Sky Signed
By Robert Kawika Sheer
Located in Milwaukee, WI
altar appears at the center of the photography, perhaps in homage to John Muir: a felled branch lays
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Landscape Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Photographic Film

Urban Coyote - Highly Detailed Photorealist Painting of Coyote in Urban Setting
By Rick Pas
Located in Chicago, IL
ARTIST'S STATEMENT Creating is an addiction. With all the highs and lows you would expect. I am
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Panel, Acrylic

Rocks in the Current - Original Photorealist Painting of Dragonflies Atop Stones
By Rick Pas
Located in Chicago, IL
STATEMENT Creating is an addiction. With all the highs and lows you would expect. I am interested in the
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Animal Paintings

Materials

Panel, Acrylic

Selection of eight restored 19th C Neo-Gothic Stained-Glass Windows
Located in Leuven , BE
manifestation of God. It is also no coincidence that the main altar was bathed in light. It was the place where
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Antique 19th Century Belgian Gothic Revival Architectural Elements

Materials

Art Glass, Stained Glass

Important Olmec figure of Olmec ethnic dignitary from the preclassic period
Located in Madrid, ES
expressed itself most intensely. Most of the known monumental sculpture—colossal heads, altars or thrones
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Precious Stone

18th Century Carved Oak Statue Depicting St. Bartholomew
Located in Dallas, TX
is in the Last Judgement by Michelangelo. This painting, which is just behind the altar of the
Category

Antique 18th Century French Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Oak

Art Nouveau Southern French Fayance art pottery FLOOR VASE rare colours&pattern
Located in Kumhausen, DE
lamp's red light That swung before the altar, day and night; Her hands it was whose patient skill could
Category

Vintage 1910s French Art Nouveau Vases

Materials

Pottery

Grilling Guests - Photorealistic Painting of Summer Grilling Scene with Frogs
By Rick Pas
Located in Chicago, IL
ARTIST'S STATEMENT Creating is an addiction. With all the highs and lows you would expect. I am
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Panel, Acrylic

Rare and important painted bronze Crucifix after a model by Michelangelo
By Michelangelo Buonarroti
Located in Leesburg, VA
master. It is sensible smaller details, like an altar cross, could have fallen under his responsibility
Category

Antique 16th Century Renaissance Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Abstracted Vanitas with Goldfish and Skull
By Michael Pauker
Located in Soquel, CA
of ephemerality and death. Best-known are vanitas still lifes, a common genre in Low Countries of the
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Oil, Canvas

Important Renaissance Cabinet from Lyon 'France' with a Decor of Perspectives
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
curvilinear pediment under a cul-de-four with a shell. The checker flooring gives depth to the low
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Antique 16th Century European Renaissance Cabinets

Materials

Walnut

Japanese-Style Low Table or Altar Bench in Fish Leather Fabric
Located in Blacksburg, VA
Japanese-Style Low Table or Altar Bench Upholstered in Fish Leather Fabric. This piece of Japanese
Category

Vintage 1960s Unknown Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood

19th Century Black Lacquered Low Chinese Export Altar Table with Two Drawers
Located in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
Victorian 19th century symmetrical black lacquered low Chinese export altar table with two drawers
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Lacquer

Materials

Brass

Pair of Italian Baroque Style Tall Altar Candlesticks "Repoussé"
Located in Paris, ile de france
A pair of Italian Baroque style tall altar candlesticks with a "repoussé" silver plated brass over
Category

Antique Late 18th Century Italian Baroque Candlesticks

Materials

Brass, Silver Plate

Pair of 18th Century Italian Altar Candlesticks in Repousse Brass And Wood
Located in Antwerp, BE
A pair of 18th century Italian altar candlesticks with repoussé brass work over wood. They can be
Category

Antique 18th Century Italian Baroque Candlesticks

Patinated Bronze & Pietra Dura Decorative Box, Italy circa 1880
Located in Pasadena, CA
, the resulting panel is completely flat, but some examples where the image is in low relief were made
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Italian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Stone, Onyx, Bronze

Chinese Ming Dynasty Style Elmwood Low Altar Table with Carved Spandrels
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese Ming Dynasty style elmwood low altar table with carved spandrels and humpbacked side
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Ming Benches

Materials

Elm

Low 19th Century Ming Style Altar Console Table
Located in Kastrup, DK
Elegant low Chinese ming style altar console table crafted in peach wood. Features a narrow
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Fruitwood

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Low Altar For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the low altar you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Each low altar for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and hardwood. There are 79 variations of the antique or vintage low altar you’re looking for, while we also have 5 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. There are many kinds of the low altar you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. A low altar, designed in the modern, Baroque or Art Nouveau style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. Many designers have produced at least one well-made low altar over the years, but those crafted by Richard A. Hirsch, EWE Studio and Tacchini are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Low Altar?

A low altar can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $3,071, while the lowest priced sells for $250 and the highest can go for as much as $166,559.