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Altar Box

18th Century Baroque Period Italian German Guild Chest Cabinet Jewelry Casket
By Ferdinando Pogliani
Located in Forney, TX
altar tabernacle ballet box tea caddy marriage dowry apothecary chest of drawers architecture model
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Antique Early 18th Century Baroque Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Lapis Lazuli, Metal, Brass, Bronze, Ormolu, Pewter

Vintage Hand-Carved Chinese Wooden Chest, Early 20th Century
Located in BERKEL EN RODENRIJS, NL
a ceremonial or decorative purpose — likely used as a dowry chest, altar box, or offering container
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Vintage 1920s Furniture

Materials

Fruitwood

Japanese Lacquered Box / Altar Table, Mid-20th Century
Located in New York, NY
A Japanese lacquered altar table / box, Showa period, 1937. Teak and Cedar, lacquered in read
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Vintage 1930s Japanese Meiji Tray Tables

Materials

Wood

Chinese Export Famille Rose Diminutive Altar Fruit 'Peach' Box, Rare
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Chinese Export Famille Rose Diminutive Altar Fruit 'Peach' Box, Rare China, Late Qing period 1890
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Export Famille Rose Diminutive Altar Fruit 'Peach' Box, Rare
Chinese Export Famille Rose Diminutive Altar Fruit 'Peach' Box, Rare
$556 Sale Price
20% Off
H 2.25 in W 3.25 in D 3.25 in
Luc Tuymans, Altar (for Documenta 11) - 2002, Light Box, Signed Print
By Luc Tuymans
Located in Hamburg, DE
Luc Tuymans (Belgian, b. 1958) Altar (documenta 11 edition), 2002 Medium: Frame box with 3D
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Prints

Materials

Plexiglass, Digital

Pine Box Keno with Tired Pussy
Located in West Hollywood, CA
figure reclined in her self-made shrine—a pine box casino altar—lit only by the flickering promises of
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Resin, Wood, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic

Rare Tibetan or Mongolian Gau Box Front with Garuda and Guardian Lion - Buddhist
Located in Fukuoka, JP
spiritual, and to invoke blessings. Worn close to the body or placed on altars, Gau boxes housed sacred
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Antique 19th Century Tibetan Religious Items

Materials

Silver

Chinese Hardwood Opium Bowl Stand, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Designed to resemble a scroll-form altar table, this narrow footed box has an elegant silhouette
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture

Materials

Hardwood

Chinese Hardwood Opium Bowl Stand, c. 1900
Chinese Hardwood Opium Bowl Stand, c. 1900
$780
H 2.5 in W 8.75 in D 1.75 in

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Carved Altar Box
Located in New York, NY
Used as an altar, this carved wooden box features celestial musicians (probably the Buddhist
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Tibetan Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Carved Altar Box
Carved Altar Box
H 12.35 in W 22.5 in D 7.75 in
19th Century Mexican Nicho Altar with Saint Roch
Located in Biarritz, FR
Charming altar box of Saint Roch, Mexican art in wood painted with good patina.          
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Antique Late 19th Century Mexican Folk Art Painted Furniture

Materials

Wood

Rare Collection of 19th Century Tibetan Reliqueries
Located in Washington, DC
" is a portable altar, shrine, or prayer box used while traveling. The Tibetan prayer box was used
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Antique Early 19th Century Tibetan Tibetan Decorative Objects

Materials

Wood

Early 20th Century Wood Viaticum Cabinet and Home Altar Box
Located in Burton, TX
This Early 20th Century Wood Viaticum Cabinet and Home Altar Box is constructed with ornate details
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Early 20th Century American Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Antique Tibetan Lacquer Altar Box With Drawer on a Steel Stand / Console (RL)
Located in Centennial, CO
A beautiful antique Tibetan altar box with drawer sits on top of a custom made green metal stand to
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Early 20th Century Tibetan Chinoiserie Console Tables

Materials

Steel

19th Jewelery Box Altar Box Japanese Temple Cabinet lacquered red gilding Meiji
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
tablets. Wonderful piece of Japanese culture history. Can be used as jewelry box, storage box. Very
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antiquities

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

A Collection of Ten Chinese Altar Fruits and Boxes
Located in Downingtown, PA
A Collection of ten fruits both solid and two-piece boxes. They can be sold separately.
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Boxes

Materials

Porcelain, Paste

Straits Chinese Lacquer and Gilt Painted Altar Offering Box
Located in Austin, TX
A large and fine Chinese lozenge shaped altar box made for use by the Peranakan (also called
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Antique Late 19th Century Indonesian Qing Lacquer

Materials

Wood

Chinese Porcelain Altar Fruit Box in the form of a Peach
Located in Downingtown, PA
Chinese Porcelain Altar Fruit Box in the form of a Peach, 19th Century. The Chinese porcelain oval
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Boxes

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Altar Stand
Located in Chicago, IL
This small Fir Wood stand held sculptures, vases, and ritual objects. It was finished in oxblood-colored lacquer and decorated with a small painting depicting birds and flowers. Each...
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20th Century Chinese Decorative Boxes

Materials

Fir, Lacquer

Chinese Altar Stand
Chinese Altar Stand
H 7 in W 30.75 in L 7 in
Chinese Walnut Table Altar, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
as a home altar for ancestor worship. The plank top surface is framed by everted ends and linked to
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Decorative Boxes

Materials

Walnut

Antique French Altar Lecturn Gothic Bible Box Podium Sacristy Cabinet Carved Oak
Located in Shreveport, LA
Antique French Altar Lecturn Gothic Bible Box Podium Sacristy Cabinet Carved Oak. Direct from
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Antique 1890s French French Provincial Cabinets

Materials

Oak

Chinese Porcelain Altar Fruit in the Form of a Buddha's Hand Citron
Located in Downingtown, PA
Chinese Porcelain Altar Fruit Box in the form of a Buddha's Hand citron, 19th Century The Chinese
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Early 20th Century Original Retablo Box
Located in London, GB
conquistadors in the 16th century. Before bringing them to Peru, the boxes were used as portable altars by
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Vintage 1920s Puerto Rican Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Chinese Crackled Lacquer Autumn Altar Box, circa 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
other accessories. This box has four shallow drawers and was likely used atop a domestic altar to store
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Brass

19th Jewelery Box Altar Box Japanese Temple Cabinet lacquer Black gilding Meiji
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
. Wonderful piece of Japanese culture history. Can be used as jewelry box, storage box. Very elegant and
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antiquities

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Straits Chinese Lacquer and Gilt Altar Offering Box
Located in Austin, TX
A fine Chinese lozenge shaped altar box made for use by the Peranakan (also called Straits Chinese
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Antique Late 19th Century Indonesian Qing Lacquer

Materials

Wood

Southern United States African American Chip Carved Folk Art Church Altar
Located in Santa Monica, CA
. Altar box is not attached.
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Early 20th Century American Folk Art Painted Furniture

Chinese Incense Box with Mother of Pearl Inlay, C. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This petite incense box is crafted of fine huali rosewood and elegantly decorated with floral
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Decorative Boxes

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Hardwood

Japanese Rare Antique Pair Temple Gilt Lotus Flower Bouquets, Edo Period 19thc
Located in South Burlington, VT
altar. Each original barkwood altar box includes a bouquet arrangement consisting of five finely
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Antique 1840s Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Antique European Reliquary Altar Cabinet Oak Box Liturgical 19th Century Belgium
Located in Shreveport, LA
Antique European reliquary altar cabinet oak box liturgical 19th century Belgium ~Direct from
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Antique 19th Century Belgian Dutch Colonial Cabinets

Materials

Bronze

Antique Italian Patinated Box-Wood Corpus Christi Altar Cross 17th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a fine antique Italian patinated boxwood "Christo Morto", Corpus Christi altar cross
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Antique Mid-17th Century Italian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Boxwood

Die Jüdische Schule Berlin 1939 Photolithograph Tracing Paper Taped Signed ed.60
By Christian Boltanski
Located in Surfside, FL
installations with light as essential concept. Tin boxes, altar-like construction of framed and manipulated
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Late 20th Century Post-Modern Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media, Screen

Offering Box
Located in East Hampton, NY
Late 19thC. Q'ing Dynasty Buddha Offering Altar Box
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Antique 19th Century Tableware

Offering Box
Offering Box
H 15 in Dm 12 in
18th Century Spanish Colonial Altar Niche
Located in San Francisco, CA
A good 18th century Spanish colonial gilt-wood niche with painted doors depicting various saints.

Dimensions: 14 inches wide x 16.5 inches high x 8 inches deep. Measur...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes

Materials

Wood

Altar/Offering Box
Located in Mexico City, DF
This lovingly constructed miniature altar and offering box to La Virgen Maria and child combines
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Antique 19th Century Mexican Religious Items

Materials

Wood, Paper, Fabric

Altar/Offering Box
Altar/Offering Box
H 15 in W 9.5 in D 4.5 in
Life Sized Altar Boy Church Collection Box
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Having a hell of a time saving? Our pious faced lad will remind you daily to stick away a little something for eternity. Our papier mache friend sports real glass eyes for realism, a...
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Vintage 1940s American Folk Art Sculptures

C. 1880 Chinese Famille Rose Altar Fruit Boxes
Located in Los Angeles, CA
These c. 1880 Chinese Export Famille Rose Altar fruit pieces are rare and beautiful as decorative
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Decorative Objects

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Chinese Carved Longyan Wood Stand, Late Qing Dynasty
Located in Austin, TX
An exquisite late Qing dynasty display Stand of longyan wood, carved as a miniature "kang" table. The center panel features an amazing grain that delights the eye, while a soft glo...
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Antique Early 1900s Chinese Qing Scholar's Objects

Materials

Fruitwood

Chinese Kangxi period Plate porcelain Finely Hand Decorated, circa 1700
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a beautifully hand painted Chinese Export porcelain Plate from the Qing, Kangxi period, (1662-1722), circa 1700. The plate is of large dinner plate size with a 10 inch di...
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Antique Early 18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Bien Hoa Vietnamese Dragon Phoenix Vase
Located in Astoria, NY
Bien Hoa Vietnamese Ceramic Vase, polychrome glazed and incised with images of mythical creatures amongst clouds and waves comprising a qilin, dragon, turtle, and phoenix, marked to ...
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20th Century Archaistic Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Bien Hoa Vietnamese Dragon Phoenix Vase
Bien Hoa Vietnamese Dragon Phoenix Vase
$1,440 Sale Price
20% Off
H 14.25 in W 7.5 in D 7.5 in
Chinese Barrel-Form Brass Urn with Traditional Archaistic Ornamentation and Lid
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A Chinese four-legged barrel-form brass urn cast and engraved with archaistic decoration from the 20th century. The gently rounded sides are cast with the dispersed elements of two t...
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20th Century Chinese Urns

Materials

Brass

Early Meiji Period Japanese Elm Shadona Cabinet
Located in Dekalb, IL
c. 1870s/1880s; Japan Late 19th century decorative keyaki (Japanese elm) cabinet. This ornate, pagoda-inspired piece dates to the early/middle Meiji period in Japan and is construc...
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Antique 1870s Japanese Meiji Cabinets

Materials

Elm

Venetian Purple Palazzo Arm Chair by Charles Pollock for William Switzer
By Charles Pollock
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Venetian purple palazzo arm chair by Charles Pollock for William Switzer. Additional information: Materials: Giltwood, silk Color: Purple Brand: William Switzer Designer: Charles...
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21st Century and Contemporary Louis XV Armchairs

Materials

Giltwood

English Regency Penwork Games Table
Located in Stamford, CT
Penwork games table with pedestal on four legs and wheeled feet, English, circa 1810.
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Antique 1810s English Regency Game Tables

Materials

Wood

English Regency Penwork Games Table
English Regency Penwork Games Table
$5,900
H 29.5 in W 30.25 in D 20 in
19th Century Chinese Altar Table
Located in New York, NY
Imperial 19th Century Carved Wine Table raised on stand with three drawers. Exceptional table having scalloped apron with carved spandrels and carved Rams legs front set on stand of...
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Console Tables

Materials

Elm

19th Century Chinese Altar Table
19th Century Chinese Altar Table
$3,150 Sale Price
25% Off
H 35 in W 48 in D 17 in
18th Century George III Armchairs Circa 1780
By Thomas Sheraton
Located in Richmond, London
An extremely elegant, rare quality pair of George III period armchairs. English, circa 1780. Why we like them Wonderfully elegant model, looking very delicate but in fact unusually...
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Antique Late 18th Century European George III Armchairs

Materials

Upholstery

18th Century George III Armchairs Circa 1780
18th Century George III Armchairs Circa 1780
$10,338 / set
H 35.24 in W 22.84 in D 22.05 in
Hand Carved and Gilded Chinese Mirror
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Hand carved and gilded Chinese mirror. Character and old gilded patina. Hand carved mirror in good condition. New glass, circa 1910s-1920s.
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Vintage 1910s Wall Mirrors

Materials

Other

Hand Carved and Gilded Chinese Mirror
Hand Carved and Gilded Chinese Mirror
$990 Sale Price
20% Off
H 24 in W 13 in D 1 in
Antique English Georgian Carved Mahogany Portoro Marble Console Side Table 1820
By Thomas Hope
Located in Portland, OR
A fine & rare antique English Georgian carved mahogany Neo-Classical console table, with a Nero Portoro gold veined marble top, in the manner of Thomas Hope (1769–1831), circa 1820....
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Antique 1820s English Regency Console Tables

Materials

Marble

Rare Antique Monumental Japanese Imperial Carved Elm Altar Sideboard Console
Located in Dayton, OH
Important 19th C. Japanese Meiji Period ornately carved extreme high relief, credenza or bar back. Meticulously designed with one of a kind tooling. A breakfront form with three draw...
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sideboards

Materials

Elm

Circa 1900 Antique Chinese Carved Altar Table / Entry Console
Located in Pomona, CA
Size: 42in H x 88in W x 18in D Drawer: 5.5in H x 8in W x 29in D each Origin: Zhejiang, China circa: 1890 - 1910 Material: Wood Condition: Solid wood construction, very heavy and...
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Wood

Circa 1900 Antique Chinese Carved Altar Table / Entry Console
Circa 1900 Antique Chinese Carved Altar Table / Entry Console
$3,999 Sale Price
57% Off
H 42 in W 88 in D 18 in
English Mahogany Decorative Carved Hibiscus Centre Table, Circa 1815
Located in Charleston, SC
English mahogany center table with a decorative carved hibiscus floral top, spiral bulbous filigree carved pedestal and terminating on a tripod base with the original melon feet, Ear...
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Antique 1810s English George III Center Tables

Materials

Mahogany, Oak

18th Century Baroque Commode, Germany, 1750-1760
Located in Belmont, MA
18th century Baroque commode, probably Mainz (Germany), 1750. Body on flattened ball feet, serpentine front with three drawers, each of them with escutcheons and ring handles. Molded...
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Antique 1750s German Baroque Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Walnut

18th Century Baroque Commode, Germany, 1750-1760
18th Century Baroque Commode, Germany, 1750-1760
$11,000
H 33.47 in W 45.28 in D 26.38 in
Art Nouveau paneling in Walnut with a wood Fireplace with Ceramic
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
This exceptional Art Nouveau style pine and burr paneled room is beautifully carved and decorated with blue-green ceramics. Panels with elegant curved and sober lines are covering th...
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20th Century French Art Nouveau Panelling

Materials

Ceramic, Wood, Walnut

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Altar Box For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal altar box for your home. Each altar box for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, ceramic and metal. Your living room may not be complete without an altar box — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. An altar box is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Folk Art styles are sought with frequency.

How Much is a Altar Box?

Prices for an altar box start at $636 and top out at $10,000 with the average selling for $1,665.