Chinese Black Lacquer Altar Box, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
tablets, and images of ancestors were placed. Often the altar was supplemented with a shrine box such as
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture
Materials
Wood
Altar Box
18th Century Baroque Period Italian German Guild Chest Cabinet Jewelry Casket
$3,995
H 17 in W 19.5 in D 17 in
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
Category
Vintage 1920s Furniture
Materials
Fruitwood
Japanese Lacquered Box / Altar Table, Mid-20th Century
$2,100Sale Price|32% Off
H 13 in W 36 in D 15.5 in
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
Category
Vintage 1930s Japanese Meiji Tray Tables
Materials
Wood
Chinese Export Famille Rose Diminutive Altar Fruit 'Peach' Box, Rare
$556Sale Price|20% Off
H 2.25 in W 3.25 in D 3.25 in
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
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Luc TuymansLuc Tuymans, Altar (for Documenta 11) - 2002, Light Box, Signed Print, 2002
$8,615
H 23.63 in W 31.5 in D 1.97 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
Category
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
Category
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
$910
H 0.79 in W 2.76 in D 3.55 in
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
Category
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
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture
Materials
Hardwood
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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
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Tibetan Sculptures
Materials
Wood
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.
Category
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
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Tibetan Tibetan Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Antique Tibetan Lacquer Altar Box With Drawer on a Steel Stand / Console (RL)
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H 39 in W 29.25 in D 11 in
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
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H 12.41 in W 9.26 in D 4.14 in
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
Category
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.
Category
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
Category
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
Category
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...
Category
20th Century Chinese Decorative Boxes
Materials
Fir, Lacquer
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
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Decorative Boxes
Materials
Walnut
Antique French Altar Lecturn Gothic Bible Box Podium Sacristy Cabinet Carved Oak
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H 39.5 in W 21.5 in D 13.5 in
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
Category
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
Category
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
Category
Vintage 1920s Puerto Rican Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Rare Tibetan or Mongolian Gau Box Front with Garuda and Guardian Lion - Buddhist
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H 0.79 in W 2.76 in D 3.55 in
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
Category
Antique 19th Century Tibetan Religious Items
Materials
Silver
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
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Brass
19th Jewelery Box Altar Box Japanese Temple Cabinet lacquer Black gilding Meiji
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H 10.04 in W 8.47 in D 4.53 in
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
Category
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
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Indonesian Qing Lacquer
Materials
Wood
Southern United States African American Chip Carved Folk Art Church Altar
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H 49 in W 51 in D 34.5 in
Southern United States African American Chip Carved Folk Art Church Altar
Located in Santa Monica, CA
. Altar box is not attached.
Category
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
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Decorative Boxes
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Hardwood
Japanese Rare Antique Pair Temple Gilt Lotus Flower Bouquets, Edo Period 19thc
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H 23 in W 16 in D 12 in
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
Category
Antique 1840s Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Antique European Reliquary Altar Cabinet Oak Box Liturgical 19th Century Belgium
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H 38 in W 32 in D 10 in
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
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H 15.75 in W 10.63 in D 3.55 in
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
Category
Antique Mid-17th Century Italian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Boxwood
Christian BoltanskiDie Jüdische Schule Berlin 1939 Photolithograph Tracing Paper Taped Signed ed.60, 1992
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H 23.75 in W 32 in
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
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media, Screen
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
Category
Early 20th Century American Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Offering Box
Located in East Hampton, NY
Late 19thC. Q'ing Dynasty Buddha Offering Altar Box
Category
Antique 19th Century Tableware
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...
Category
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
Category
Antique 19th Century Mexican Religious Items
Materials
Wood, Paper, Fabric
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
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Decorative Objects
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By Limoges
Located in Newark, England
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Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Decorative Boxes
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Enamel, Ormolu
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Located in Dallas, TX
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Antique 1860s English Tea Caddies
Materials
Tortoise Shell, Mother-of-Pearl
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$1,000Sale Price / set|50% Off
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Located in Long Island City, NY
A pair of Japanese cloisonne enameled brass vases. They feature a narrow neck, rounded body, and are decorated with an intricate pattern of floral designs in various colors, and gilt...
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Vases
Materials
Brass, Enamel
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$1,513
H 7.49 in W 5.12 in D 2.37 in
Antique Personal Diary Repository, Scottish, Brass, Keepsake Case, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a fine antique personal diary repository, originating from Scotland during the Victorian period, circa 1870. This striking book form keepsake case showcases the craftsmanship...
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Antique 1870s British Victorian Decorative Boxes
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Brass
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Located in Bradenton, FL
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Wall Brackets
Materials
Wood
19th Century, Black Forest Carved Walnut Jewelry Casket Brienz Region
$1,370
H 6 in W 8.25 in D 5.125 in
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Located in Atlanta, GA
A finely carved 19th-century Black Forest walnut jewelry casket, attributed to the Brienz region of Switzerland, distinguished by its lavishly naturalistic ornamentation and sculptur...
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Antique 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Walnut
Early 20th Century Decorative Box - Brass - Gothic Tristan and Isolde Theme
$418
H 2.76 in W 5.12 in D 4.34 in
Early 20th Century Decorative Box - Brass - Gothic Tristan and Isolde Theme
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A beautiful decorative box, made of brass. The box is richly decorated with elegant motifs and representations of the classic story Tristan and Isolde. The box was probably made in B...
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Antique Early 1900s French Medieval Decorative Boxes
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Brass
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$485,611
H 16.15 in W 28.35 in D 20.48 in
Magnificent and large ormolu and hardstone Regency period ebonized wooden casket
Located in London, GB
Magnificent and large ormolu and hardstone mounted ebonized wooden casket English, 19th Century Height 41cm, width 72cm, depth 52cm Exceptionally fine and richly adorned, this beau...
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Located in Houston, TX
A glorious and magnificent 18th Century Italian collectors cabinet architecturally styled with pediment, columns and finials. This extremely fine cabinet features Florentine inlay de...
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$187,500
H 102 in W 84.5 in D 22.5 in
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Located in Houston, TX
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Regency English Penwork Double Tea Caddy
Located in Downingtown, PA
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Wood
Venetian Renaissance Jewelry Chest
Located in Greenwich, CT
Rare Venetian 16th century Italian traveling jewelry chest profusely decorated in Arabesque black and gilt decoration featuring rare specimen stone drawer fronts in a Palladian archi...
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Wood
20th Century Vintage Tibetan Massive Painted Altar Table, Console
Located in Pomona, CA
Size: 32in H x53in W x 18in D Drawer: 3 1/4in H x 10in W x 13in D Origin: Tibet Circa: 1950's Material: Wood Condition: Solid wood construction, very heavy and sturdy, hand pain...
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Wood
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Located in West Palm Beach, FL
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Antique 19th Century French Art Nouveau Jewelry Boxes
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19th C. Gold, Damascene, Etched Steel Casket Box/Safe with Noble Coat of Arms
$260,000
H 6.75 in W 17.5 in D 12.25 in
19th C. Gold, Damascene, Etched Steel Casket Box/Safe with Noble Coat of Arms
Located in New York, NY
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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.
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Prices for an altar box start at $636 and top out at $10,000 with the average selling for $1,665.
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