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Altar Fruit

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

Qing Period Chinese Altar Fruit, Set of Three
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A set of three pieces of Chinese Altar Fruit, the Qing Period, China, circa late 19th to the early
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Chinese Export Buddha's Hand Citron Altar Fruit on Tazza, Blanc de Chine
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Chinese Export Buddha's Hand Citron Altar Fruit on Tazza, Blanc de Chine. A rare form
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Chinese Alter Fruits Pomegranate Pyramid Famille Rose Fencai Late Qing
Located in Richmond, CA
We are pleased to present this extraordinary antique Chinese altar fruit stack, a masterful work of
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antiquities

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Tibetan Elm Pegam Apothecary Bookcase Chest Altar Cabinet Bench Seat
Located in Dayton, OH
painted floral acanthus motif that features three toed dragons, big cats, fruit and birds. Pegam is a
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Early 20th Century Tibetan Cabinets

Materials

Elm, Paint

Green and Ochre Glazed Altar Table with Offerings, Ming Dynasty, 15~16th Century
Located in seoul, KR
The table bearing pig head, rice cakes, dishes of meat, fish and fruit. Known as Mingqi, these
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Ming Antiquities

Materials

Pottery

Large Chinese Carved Nephrite Jade Double Buddha's Hand Vase, Late Qing Dynasty
Located in Austin, TX
hands fruit (finger citron), late Qing Dynasty, circa 1900, China. The large and heavy vase carved
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Antique Early 1900s Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Jade

Footed Dish, 19th Century Famille Rose, China
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
for ritual offerings, placed before a home altar and piled high with fruit, baked goods, and other
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Serving Pieces

Materials

Ceramic

Set of Four Food Offering Mingqi Figures
Located in Chicago, IL
with fruit, and provide a means to continue giving offerings to one's ancestors, even in the afterlife
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Archaistic Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Arts & Crafts Oak Server Alta Table with a Finely Carved Centre Panel of Vines
By Arthur Simpson
Located in London, GB
Altar, serving or buffet table with a finely carved center panel of fruiting vines, flanked by fielded
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Antique Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Serving Tables

Materials

Oak

Chinese Famille Rose Footed Offering Bowl, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
dish for ritual offerings, placed before a home altar and piled high with fruit, baked goods, and other
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Footed Offering Bowl with God of War, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
dish for ritual offerings, placed before a home altar and piled high with fruit, baked goods, and other
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Decorative Bowls

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Footed Offering Bowl with Mythical Figures, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
dish for ritual offerings, placed before a home altar and piled high with fruit, baked goods, and other
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Decorative Bowls

Materials

Porcelain

Period Neoclassical Early 19th Century Carved Giltwood Mantel Clock, Vienna
Located in Essex, MA
flower filled urns, polychromed and gilt. Carved laurel wreath swags around the top and sides with fruit
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Antique Early 19th Century Austrian Neoclassical Mantel Clocks

Materials

Giltwood

Okimono Set of Carved Red Apple-Shapped Ivory Figurines with a Wooden Brown Base
Located in North Miami, FL
; decorative object", typically displayed in a tokonoma alcove or butsudan altar. They became popular during
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Important Pair of Neo-Greek Vases by Levillain and Barbedienne, France, C. 1878
By Ferdinand Barbedienne, Ferdinand Levillain
Located in PARIS, FR
carrying a fruit-laden basket; the reverse side depicting a peacock, goat and altars supporting baskets of
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Antique 1870s French Greek Revival Vases

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Edward F. Caldwell Neoclassical Style Silvered Bronze Box, Angels, Music Motifs
By Edward F. Caldwell & Co.
Located in New York, NY
pair of winged angels playing music at an altar. One angel plays a lyre and the other an aulos or
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Early 20th Century American Neoclassical Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bronze

Antique Italian Lombardy Marquetry Hall Bench Settle Late 18th Century
Located in London, GB
most wonderful carved panels with fabulous inlaid marquetry decoration with fruit wood and bone inlaid
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Antique 1780s Italian Benches

Materials

Walnut

18th/19th Century French Provincial Religious Oratory Sacristy Cabinet
Located in Forney, TX
oratory (prie-dieu / altar) Hand-crafted in France in the 18th century, with later 19th century
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Antique Late 18th Century French French Provincial Cabinets

Materials

Iron

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Pair of Large Chinese Phoenix and Peony Blue and White Temple Jars Ginger Jars
Located in Pearland, TX
A lovely antique pair of Chinese Kangxi style handmade lidded temple jars or ginger jars. These stunning jars are a nice large size with hand painted phoenix birds and peony flowers ...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Jars

Materials

Ceramic

Antique Japanese Blue Imari Ware Plate 1920s
Located in Paris, FR
This is a plate which was made in Japan in Taisho era (around 1920s). It was made with Imari yaki technnique. This imari plate is made by Gekkyuu, there is a signature on the plate...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Taisho Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Petite Famille Rose Chinese Ginger jar, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
During the 18th century, Europeans provided an eager market for Chinese export porcelain, especially the colorful and fanciful ware known as “famille rose.” Named for a palette of op...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Jars

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Celadon and Blue Porcelain Bowl
Located in Cypress, CA
Unique Chinese porcelain conical form bowl with celadon ground, depicting nine blue glazed immortal figures on both the interior and exterior of the bowl, centered by Buddha characte...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Huge Chinese Turquoise Glazed Porcelain Mounted Foo Dogs RF#01/02
Located in Norton, MA
Huge, Fine, and very detailed pair of Chinese turquoise glazed foo dogs from the mid-20th century. The hollow biscuit porcelain figures stand raised on a rectangular base and look si...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Other Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Japanese Gourd Shape Bamboo Ikebana Basket
Located in Atlanta, GA
A lovely Japanese bamboo ikebana basket in the shape of gourd with an open mouth and a body circa 1920s-1940s. The piece was woven in great details and styles with mostly irregular a...
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20th Century Japanese Japonisme Decorative Baskets

Materials

Bamboo, Rattan

Chinese Rose Porcelain Mandarin Saucer Dish, Early 19th Centuy
Located in Downingtown, PA
The sauce dish finely painted with Mandarin figures in the central well and flowers and butterflies on the border.  
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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Famille Rose Scholarly Gathering Baluster Jar, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
During the 18th century, Europeans provided an eager market for Chinese export porcelain, especially the colorful and fanciful ware known as “famille rose.” Named for a palette of op...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Mid-19th Century Chinese Hand Painted Porcelain Famille Rose Temple Jar with Lid
By CANTON FAMILLE ROSE
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a console with this important antique porcelain ginger jar. Created in China circa 1840 and round in shape, the carved, colorful vase features floral decor, and is further e...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Jars

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Supper Large (14.5") Chinese Famille Verte Glazed Porcelain Foo Dogs
Located in Norton, MA
Fine, large, and very detailed pair of Chinese famille verte glazed foo dogs from the early 20th century. The hollow biscuit porcelain figures stand raised on a rectangular base and ...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Other Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Squared Famille Rose Ginger Jar with Ritual Vessels, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Beautifully commemorated on this squared ginger jar, tripod censers and bronze ritual vessels have been used for thousands of years in Chinese culture as a part of funeral rites and ...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Porcelain Traditional Figures
Located in New York, NY
7 Asian Chinese (20th Cent) porcelain figures in blue and white patterns in traditional dress (PRICED EACH).
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Large Chinese Ceramic Guan Yin Statue
Located in Dallas, TX
PRESENTING a LOVELY Large Chinese Ceramic Guan Yin Statue. Made in China circa 1950-60 of salt glazed pottery, bisque porcelain for face, chest, hands and feet, with hand painted/em...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

Large Chinese Ceramic Guan Yin Statue
Large Chinese Ceramic Guan Yin Statue
H 33.25 in W 11 in D 11 in
Chinese Famille Rose Porcelain Vase
Located in Bradenton, FL
Chinese Famille Rose porcelain vase. Decorated with birds, flowers, and figures of the era with gold figures on neck and gold trim. Chinese signature mark on bottom. Early 20th century.
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

18th Century Chinese Export Porcelain Dish Blue & White hand painted immortals
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a hand-painted Chinese Export porcelain Dish, which we date to the second half of the 18th century, Qing, Qianlong period, circa 1770, or possibly earlier. The dish is circu...
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Antique Mid-18th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Pair Chinese Porcelain Foo Dog Covered Jars, mid 20th Century, China
Located in Austin, TX
A delightful pair of Chinese famille verte enameled porcelain covered jars with foo lions, circa 1960's, China. The jars of baluster form and painted in bold and bright famille vert...
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Vintage 1960s Chinese Qing Jars

Materials

Porcelain

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Seven Ceramic Chinese Altar Fruits
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Offering a group of seven antique ceramic Chinese altar fruits. These hard to find collectables are
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Early 20th Century Chinese Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Seven Ceramic Chinese Altar Fruits
Seven Ceramic Chinese Altar Fruits
H 3.25 in W 6 in D 4 in
Pair of 18th Century Scandinavian Punched Brass Altar Candlesticks
Located in New York, NY
Pair of 18th century Scandinavian Provincial punched brass altar candlesticks with fruit decoration
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Antique 18th Century Scandinavian Candlesticks

Materials

Brass

Pair of Chinese Enamel on Biscuit Fruit Piramids
Located in 's-Hertogenbosch, NL
These mountains are porcelain copies of fruit offerings used for a house altar or temple altar
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Antique Early 18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

18th Century Italian Neoclassical Gilt and Painted Decorative Wood Sword
Located in Antwerp, BE
symbols such as the snake, bucrania and eagle. Bucrania draped or decorated with garlands of fruit or
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Antique Early 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Wall-mounted Sculptures

IHS Monogram
Located in London, GB
hands of the Virgin Mary or the infant Jesus. The fruit, broken or bursting open, is a symbol of the
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Antiquities

Materials

Straw, Fabric

IHS Monogram
IHS Monogram
H 2.76 in W 49.22 in D 34.65 in
Collection of 12 Pieces of Chinese Porcelain Altar Fruit
Located in Essex, MA
Collection of 12 pieces of Chinese porcelain altar fruit. Including hand of Buddha.
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Ceramics

Chinese Export Large Porcelain Peach Form Altar Fruit
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Chinese export porcelain peach. This is the largest size of an altar fruit or temple offering
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Enamel

Chinese Export Famille Rose Altar Fruit Set of 9
Located in west palm beach, FL
Fantastic set of 9 Chinese export altar fruits. The iconic “Famille Rose” collection. Peaches
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Late 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Natural Specimens

Materials

Pottery

Miniature Chinese Celestial Altar Mingqi
Located in Chicago, IL
This miniature ceramic altar table is a form of mingqi, burial offerings to ensure the pleasures of
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antiquities

Materials

Ceramic

Chinese Pomegranate Offering Fruit
Located in Chicago, IL
Alongside spiritual icons and incense burners, altars used for ancestor worship were ritually laden
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Early 20th Century Chinese Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Chinese Pomegranate Offering Fruit
Chinese Pomegranate Offering Fruit
H 2.5 in W 4.5 in D 3.5 in
Chinese Pomegranate Offering Fruit
Located in Chicago, IL
Alongside spiritual icons and incense burners, altars used for ancestor worship were ritually laden
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Early 20th Century Chinese Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Chinese Pomegranate Offering Fruit
Chinese Pomegranate Offering Fruit
H 2.5 in W 4.5 in D 3.5 in
Early 20th Century Chinese Scrolled Altar Console Table
Located in Chicago, IL
once used as a family’s altar, upon which they placed incense, fruit, and other offerings to pay
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Console Tables

Materials

Elm

Chinese Buddha's Hand Citron Offering Fruit
Located in Chicago, IL
Alongside spiritual icons and incense burners, altars used for ancestor worship were ritually laden
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Early 20th Century Chinese Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Early 20th Century Fruit of the Earth Offering Coffer
Located in Chicago, IL
likely doubled as an altar in a provincial family home. The colorful panels are painted with scenes of
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Early 20th Century Mongolian Furniture

Materials

Brass

Oil on Canvas of a Young Lady with a Basket of Fruit by Hans Zaztka
By Hans Zatzka
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Oil on Canvas of a Young Lady with a Basket of Fruit by Hans Zaztka Height: 33" Width: 22
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Antique 19th Century Austrian Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Chinese Woven Offering Basket, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
fruit presented as part of ritual ancestor worship on a family altar. The basket is brushed with dark
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Decorative Baskets

Materials

Reed, Lacquer

Chinese Woven Offering Basket, c. 1900
Chinese Woven Offering Basket, c. 1900
H 5.25 in W 15 in D 13.75 in
Chinese Woven Offering Basket, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
fruit presented as part of ritual ancestor worship on a family altar. The basket is brushed with dark
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Decorative Baskets

Materials

Lacquer, Reed

Pair of Star Offering Fruits
Located in Chicago, IL
placed on Chinese family altars as gifts of respect to ancestors. Star fruit has distinctive side ridges
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Early 20th Century Chinese Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Pair of Star Offering Fruits
Pair of Star Offering Fruits
H 2.5 in W 3.5 in D 2.5 in
Chinese Woven Tray Basket, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
fruit presented as part of ritual ancestor worship on a family altar. Over the course of the past
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Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Decorative Baskets

Materials

Willow

Chinese Woven Tray Basket, c. 1900
Chinese Woven Tray Basket, c. 1900
H 4.25 in W 14.25 in D 14.25 in
Early 20th Century Chinese Woven Field Basket
Located in Chicago, IL
fruit presented as part of ritual ancestor worship on a family altar. Over the course of the past
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Decorative Baskets

Materials

Willow

Early 20th Century Chinese Woven Field Basket
Early 20th Century Chinese Woven Field Basket
H 4.25 in Dm 14.25 in L 4.25 in
Chinese Woven Field Basket, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
fruit presented as part of ritual ancestor worship on a family altar. Over the course of the past
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Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Decorative Baskets

Materials

Lacquer, Reed

Chinese Woven Field Basket, c. 1900
Chinese Woven Field Basket, c. 1900
H 4.75 in W 15 in D 14 in
Chinese Woven Field Basket, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
fruits presented as part of ritual ancestor worship on a family altar. Over the course of the past
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Decorative Baskets

Materials

Willow

Chinese Woven Offering Basket
Located in Chicago, IL
fruits presented as part of ritual ancestor worship on a family altar. Over the course of the past
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Decorative Baskets

Materials

Reed, Lacquer

Chinese Woven Offering Basket
Chinese Woven Offering Basket
H 4.75 in Dm 14.5 in
Early 20th Century Woven Offering Tray Basket
Located in Chicago, IL
fruits presented as part of ritual ancestor worship on a family altar. Over the course of the past
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Decorative Baskets

Materials

Reed

Chinese Famille Rose Footed Offering Bowl, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
dish for ritual offerings, placed before a home altar and piled high with fruit, baked goods, and other
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Decorative Bowls

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Famille Rose Footed Offering Bowl, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
dish for ritual offerings, placed before a home altar and piled high with fruit, baked goods, and other
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Serving Bowls

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Footed Offering Bowl with Gathering of Immortals, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
offerings, placed before a home altar and piled high with fruit, baked goods, and other foods. The cartouche
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Antique Early 1900s Chinese Qing Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Rare 16th Century Carved and Pierced Oak Renaissance Panel with Acrylic Mount
Located in Dallas, TX
were some truly magnificent wooden carvings crated during this era, more often altar pieces for
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Antique 16th Century European Renaissance Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Acrylic, Oak

Roman fragment of Bucranium
Located in EL CAMPELLO, ES
marble altars, often draped or decorated with garlands of fruit or flowers, many of which have survived
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier European Classical Roman Antiquities

Materials

Marble

Roman fragment of Bucranium
Roman fragment of Bucranium
H 11.42 in W 19.3 in D 11.03 in
Early 20th Century Edwardian Mahogany Inlaid Armchair
Located in London, GB
vase, fruit and acanthus leaf and ribbon motif. The tapering shaped front legs and scroll back legs
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Antique Early 1900s English Edwardian Armchairs

Materials

Damask, Mahogany

Antique French Louis XV Commode Chest of Drawers, circa 1880
Located in London, GB
used it to veneer some of their finest pieces. Fruitwood is the wood of any of numerous fruit
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Antique 1880s French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

French Green, Blue, Red Tapestry, Midcentury
Located in Valladolid, ES
border decorated with figures, urns and garlands of fruit and foliage. The upper part with Latin
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Mid-20th Century Tapestries

Materials

Wool

French Green, Blue, Red Tapestry, Midcentury
French Green, Blue, Red Tapestry, Midcentury
H 0.79 in W 83.86 in L 0.79 in
Chinese Export Altar Fruit, Green Mellon
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Chinese export altar fruit, green mellon of large size.
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Unusual Large Chinese Altar Fruit Peach
Located in Palm Beach, FL
A very large Chinese altar fruit peach. Rare in this size. There may be one or two chips on the
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Early 20th Century Chinese Ceramics

Unusual Large Chinese Altar Fruit Peach
Unusual Large Chinese Altar Fruit Peach
H 4.5 in W 5.5 in D 5.5 in
Chinese Export Porcelain Altar Fruit-Peach
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Chinese export porcelain hand decorated altar fruit in the form of a peach. These were left at
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Antique 1890s Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Enamel

Chinese Export Famille Rose Altar Fruit, Large Peach
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Chinese export famille rose altar fruit, large peach, nicely decorated, good size.
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

3 Pieces of Export Chinese Porcelain Altar Fruit
Located in Philadelphia, PA
3 pieces of Chinese export porcelain. Modeled as various altar fruit. With yellow, green, and
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Chinese Export Porcelain Green Apple Altar Fruit Ex-Gutfreund Collection
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine piece of Chinese Altar fruit. In the form of a green apple. Simply a wonderful piece
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

20th Century Sancai Glazed Porcelain Items from the Estate of C. Z. Guest
Located in Hudson, NY
separate stand with a pierced apron and a single piece of altar fruit with a carved wood base. The
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20th Century Chinese Tang Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain, Wood

Set of 6 Antique Qing Dynasty Ceramic/Porcelain Altar or Table Fruit
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Lovely made and great colors. A rare table fruit. Qing Dynasty Provenance: Bonhams UK
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Gourd Offering Fruit
Located in Chicago, IL
Alongside spiritual icons and incense burners, altars used for ancestor worship were ritually laden
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Early 20th Century Chinese Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Chinese Gourd Offering Fruit
Chinese Gourd Offering Fruit
H 2 in W 4 in D 4 in
Southern United States African American Chip Carved Folk Art Church Altar
Located in Santa Monica, CA
holding a cross and surrounded by a carved garland of flowers and fruit. The altar is open in the back
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Early 20th Century American Folk Art Painted Furniture

Chinese Buddha's Hand Citron Offering Fruit, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Alongside spiritual icons and incense burners, altars used for ancestor worship were ritually laden
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Early 20th Century Chinese Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Early 20th Century Chinese Woven Field Basket
Located in Chicago, IL
fruit presented as part of ritual ancestor worship on a family altar. Over the course of the past
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Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Decorative Baskets

Materials

Willow

Chinese Woven Field Basket, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
fruit presented as part of ritual ancestor worship on a family altar. Over the course of the past
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Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Decorative Baskets

Materials

Reed, Lacquer

Chinese Woven Field Basket, c. 1900
Chinese Woven Field Basket, c. 1900
H 4.75 in W 14.25 in D 14.25 in
Wooden throne for Eucharistic exposition, Italy 1870.
Located in Milan, IT
Throne for Eucharistic exposition. A sort of architectural shrine that was placed on the altar for
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Antique 1870s Italian Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Fruitwood

Chinese Floral Offering Bowl, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
dish for ritual offerings, placed before a home altar and piled high with fruit, baked goods, and other
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Footed Offering Bowl with Scholars' Objects, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
dish for ritual offerings, placed before an altar and piled high with fruit, baked goods, and other
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Decorative Bowls

Materials

Porcelain

Marine Specimen: Pair of Marlin Rostrum to Emulate the Narwal Tusk, Italy 1800
Located in Milan, IT
of the Narwhal tusk. The base is made of fruit wood according to a neoclassical altar layout. On the
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Antique Early 19th Century Italian Natural Specimens

Materials

Animal Skin, Shell, Wood

Chinese Famille Rose Footed Offering Bowl, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
dish for ritual offerings, placed before a home altar and piled high with fruit, baked goods, and other
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Serving Bowls

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Footed Offering Bowl with Gathering of Immortals, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
dish for ritual offerings, placed before a home altar and piled high with fruit, baked goods, and other
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Fine Detailed Early 1900s Carved Burl Walnut Wood Wall Crucifix Corpus of Christ
Located in Lisse, NL
layer of burl walnut and the body of Christ is carved out of fruit wood, hence the fine lines running
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Early 20th Century German Art Deco Religious Items

Materials

Wood, Oak, Burl

North Italian Center Table with Scagliola Top, dated 1721
By Domenico Guattini
Located in Berlin, DE
were mostly religious, as they were usually placed in the altar area of church rooms. The table frame
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Antique 1720s Italian Régence Center Tables

Materials

Scagliola

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

Pair of Large Bronze Doré Candelabra
Located in New Orleans, LA
19th century French altar candelabra hold 12 candles each. Cast decorations include angels
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Antique 19th Century French Candle Holders

A Pair of Hand Painted Barocco Style Italian Theatre Panels
Located in San Francisco, CA
Each paper scroll depicting the winged goddess Nike; standing on an elaborate altar; crowned with
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Antique 19th Century Italian Decorative Art

Materials

Paper, Paint

Exceptional Mid-19th Century Oak Breakfront Antiquarian Open Bookcase
Located in Suffolk, GB
boar & hounds, fruit including pomegranites (symbolising fertility, abundance & marriage), foliage and
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Renaissance Bookcases

Materials

Oak

Rare Chinese Export Altar Fruit of a Standing Peach
Located in Atlanta, GA
Rare Chinese export altar fruit of a standing peach, this example is footed and stands upright
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Chinese Famille Rose Boys with Baskets of Fruit
Located in Natchez, MS
hand done. Fruit in the baskets are of traditional type of altar fruit. These are Late 18th Century
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Antique Late 18th Century Chinese Ceramics

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Altar Fruit For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the altar fruit you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Each altar fruit for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using ceramic, porcelain and enamel. There are many kinds of the altar fruit you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 19th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right altar fruit, those designed in styles are of considerable interest.

How Much is a Altar Fruit?

An altar fruit can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $650, while the lowest priced sells for $295 and the highest can go for as much as $3,255.