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Ancient Altar

Ancient Buddhist Stone Tabletop Altar with a Lotus Flower
Located in Antwerp, BE
An exceptional and very early Buddhist stone altar equipped with two handgrips for moving it to the
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Asian Hellenistic Antiquities

Materials

Schist

Ancient Buddhist Stone Tabletop Altar with a Lotus Flower
Ancient Buddhist Stone Tabletop Altar with a Lotus Flower
$7,176 Sale Price
20% Off
H 8.67 in W 18.12 in D 2.37 in
Carved Celadon Porcelain Altar Vase
By Bo Jia for Middle Kingdom
Located in Manassas Park, VA
distinguished by imperial patronage. This piece is a porcelain vase with a design reminiscent of an ancient
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20th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics

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Porcelain

Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, 1720–1778), Engraving of an Ancient Marble
By Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Located in Downingtown, PA
Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, 1720–1778) Engraving of an Ancient Marble Altar (Urn) Rome
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Antique 1760s Italian Georgian Prints

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Paper

Superb F. Barbidienne Gilt, Patinated Bronze Napoleon III Figural Table Lamp
By Ferdinand Barbedienne
Located in New York, NY
and a classical scene of maidens around an altar in the Ancient Greek tradition. Shaped black slate
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Table Lamps

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Slate, Bronze

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Studio Greytak "Classic Peekaboo Table 1" Epidote, Stainless Steel and Walnut
By Studio Greytak
Located in Missoula, MT
crystals sit suspended in their matrix between three slender columns like an ancient relic displayed at the
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Stainless Steel

Antique Altar Tabernacle Cabinets Black and Gold Wood, Carved Door, 1800, France
Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)
Ancient altar tabernacle in black lacquered wood with gold sculpture finishes, all carved by hand
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Antique 19th Century French Cabinets

Materials

Wood

Indian Sandstone Carving of Shiva
Located in Astoria, NY
Antique Indian stone carving depicting Shiva, was likely once part of a large ancient altar idol
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Mid-20th Century Indian International Style Sculptures and Carvings

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Sandstone

Indian Sandstone Carving of Shiva
Indian Sandstone Carving of Shiva
H 18.5 in W 9.9 in D 8.8 in
Ancient 16th Century Chinese Limestone Altar
Located in Wainscott, NY
Ancient 16th century Chinese limestone altar from the Shanxi Province of China.
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Console Tables

Materials

Limestone

Ancient Roman Stone Carving Votive Altar for the God Vitris
Located in London, GB
An extremely rare Roman stone votive altar, dedicated to the god Vitiris near the site of Hadrian’s
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier British Folk Art Sculptures

Recessed Leg Altar Table
Located in Chicago, IL
Slender, long tables like this are often referred to as “altar tables.” In ancient China they were
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Furniture

Materials

Elm

Recessed Leg Altar Table
Recessed Leg Altar Table
H 34.25 in W 67 in D 15.75 in
19th Century Chinese Altar Table with Square Spandrels
Located in Chicago, IL
In ancient China, altar tables were used to hold musical instruments or display precious jades and
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Furniture

Materials

Walnut

French Gothic-Style Silver Gilt Chalice
Located in New Orleans, LA
ancient manuscripts and early Christian altars. Reserved for the administration of the Eucharist at
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Antique 19th Century French Gothic Religious Items

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Silver

Pierre Chapo T14D dining table in elm France 1965
By Pierre Chapo
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
of the altars of ancient temples. Although in some respects the T14 seems to come from the depths of
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Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables

Materials

Elm

Pierre Chapo T14D dining table in elm France 1965
Pierre Chapo T14D dining table in elm France 1965
H 28.75 in W 120.08 in D 33.86 in
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 Shallow Altar Table, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Slender, long tables like this are often referred to as “altar tables.” In ancient China they were
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

Materials

Elm

Chinese Shallow Altar Table, c. 1850
Chinese Shallow Altar Table, c. 1850
H 40 in W 80.75 in D 14 in
19th Century Chinese Round Leg Console Table
Located in Chicago, IL
In ancient China, altar tables such as this were used to hold musical instruments or display
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Console Tables

Materials

Cypress

19th Century Chinese Round Leg Console Table
19th Century Chinese Round Leg Console Table
H 33.75 in W 42.25 in D 15.5 in
Early 20th Century Italian High-Relief Plaster Wall Plaque
Located in Stamford, CT
on the ancient Ara Pacis Augustae peace altar in Rome, thus the feeling of peace, joy and prosperity
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Early 20th Century Wall-mounted Sculptures

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Plaster, Wood

Italian High-Relief Wall Plaque, Roman Influence, Large Molded Fiberglass, 1955
Located in Quechee, VT
. It is in the style of the relief sculptures on the ancient Ara Pacis Augustae peace altar in Rome
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Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Garden Ornaments

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Fiberglass

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A Shrine for Tibet: The Alice S. Kandell Collection. Collection of Tibetan Sacred Art Marylin Rhie, Robert Thurman, John Bigelow Taylor (Photographer). Marylin M. Rhie, Robert A. F...
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Early 2000s Tibetan Tibetan Books

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Paper

Tibetan Buddhist Life by Don Farber Hardcover Book
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Tibetan Buddhist Life by Don Farber Hardcover Book. Don Farber, Dorling Kindersley, 2003 - Buddhism - 192 pages. A richly illustrated overview of Tibetan Buddhism traces the origin...
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Late 20th Century Asian Expressionist Books

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Paper

The Albert, Custom Made Belgian Linen Armchair
Located in Jesteburg, DE
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Linen

The Albert, Custom Made Belgian Linen Armchair
The Albert, Custom Made Belgian Linen Armchair
$5,023 / item
H 30.71 in W 29.93 in D 34.65 in
Pair of Octagonal Reconstituted Stone Urns
Located in London, GB
A pair of octagonal mid-20th century reconstituted stone urns in the neoclassical style with carved foliate detail raised on small socles, English, mid-20th century.
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Mid-20th Century English Neoclassical Urns

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Stone

Pair of Octagonal Reconstituted Stone Urns
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$1,891
H 22.05 in W 15.75 in D 15.75 in
Blue and White Porcelain Tulipiere Vase
By Bo Jia for Middle Kingdom
Located in Manassas Park, VA
This vase is a traditional porcelain tulipiere from Jingdezhen, a town long distinguished by imperial patronage. In the 17th century tulipiere were used to grow tulip bulbs indoors ...
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20th Century Chinese Ceramics

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Porcelain

Blue and White Porcelain Tulipiere Vase
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$1,090 / item
H 42.5 in W 11 in D 11 in
Saint Michael Archangel Reni 17/18th Century Paint Oil on canvas Old master Art
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Located in Riva del Garda, IT
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17th Century Old Masters Paintings

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Oil

Cerused Distressed Oak Parsons Style Rectangular Dining Table
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Monumental rectangular dining table measuring 10 feet long featuring an oak veneer with a distressed, cerused stained finish. The table was designed in the parsons style with modern ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Dining Room Tables

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Oak

Cerused Distressed Oak Parsons Style Rectangular Dining Table
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$2,000 Sale Price
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H 30.5 in W 120 in D 42 in
Pair of Chinese Porcelain and French Chinoiserie Style Gilt Bronze Candelabra
Located in London, GB
Pair of Chinese porcelain and French Chinoiserie style gilt bronze candelabra Chinese and French, 19th Century Height 72cm, width 47cm, depth 35cm This superb pair of candelabra...
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Antique 19th Century French Chinoiserie Candelabras

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Ormolu, Bronze

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Located in Jesteburg, DE
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Materials

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H 35.44 in W 35.44 in D 31.5 in
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$10,166 / item
H 31.5 in W 106.3 in D 39.38 in
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Antique Early 19th Century English Chinoiserie Cabinets

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Wood

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Located in Chicago, US
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An Exceptional White Marble Figural Sculpture Clock, "A Nubian Slaying The Lion"
Located in Queens, NY
An Exceptional and Monumental White Marble Figural Sculpture Clock, "A Nubian Slaying The Lion" by Jean-Joseph Jacquet (Belgian, 1822–1898), circa 1860 This extremely impressive whi...
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19th Century Figurative Sculptures

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Marble

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Located in Queens, NY
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Antique 19th Century British Chinese Chippendale Cabinets

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Mahogany, Glass

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H 63 in W 26 in D 18 in
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Brass

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Located in West Palm Beach, FL
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Antique 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures

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