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Italian 18th Century Wooden Travel/ House Altar
Located in Buisson, FR
Stunning and extremely rare travel / house altar complete with small candleholders.
Beautiful
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Baroque Religious Items
Materials
Wood
Chinese Antique Temple House Model, Altar with Gilded Pheasants
Located in Somis, CA
This beautiful shrine resembles the real life temple in the 19th century China. The decorated facade features gilded pheasants and Ru Yi shaped Lin Zhi, an herb that is believed to h...
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Models and Miniatures
Materials
Wood
19th Century Antique Chinese Wooden Carved Altar/Buddha House/Shrine
Located in Pomona, CA
construction, sturdy, hand carved, well balanced. Normal age wear
This gorgeous Antique Chinese Carved Altar
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Cypress
Wood Fretwork House Altar with Accessories Black Forest Folk Art 1900s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Here I have to offer a fine antique classic early 20th century fretwork hand crafted House Altar
Category
Early 20th Century German Folk Art Religious Items
Materials
Pewter
House Altar Accessories Early 20th Century Pewter Tin Dollhouse Doll Toys, 1900s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Here I have to offer a fine antique classic early 20th century selection of House Altar
Category
Early 20th Century German Folk Art Religious Items
Materials
Pewter
H 5.25 in W 1.75 in D 1 in
Folk Art Franconia House Altar with Accessories Early 20th Century Wood Carved
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Here I have to offer a fine antique classic early 20th century hand crafted and hand painted House
Category
Early 20th Century German Folk Art Religious Items
Materials
Pewter
H 20 in W 15 in D 8.5 in
Antique Church Altar Table
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce, likely one-of-a-kind Spanish Colonial church altar, repurposed as a sideboard server or
Category
Antique 19th Century Mexican Spanish Colonial Tables
Materials
Pine, Paint
Delft, Blue and White Chinoiserie Altar Vase, circa 1685
By Dutch Originals
Located in Verviers, BE
Blue and white chinoiserie altar vase. Delft, circa 1685
The ovoid altar vase stands on a high
Category
Antique Late 17th Century Dutch Baroque Delft and Faience
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
Antique Spanish Colonial Hispano-Philippine Carved Polychrome Santo Altar Figure
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce Spanish Colonial Hispano-Philippine hand carved santo altar figure sculpture. circa 1810
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Philippine Spanish Colonial Religious Items
Materials
Wood, Paint
H 15.5 in W 4.5 in D 3 in
18th/19th Century Italian Baroque Silvered Metal Altar Monstrance Reliquary
Located in Forney, TX
repousse metal facing, open oval window where the philatory relic was once housed, rising on a gold gilt
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Italian Baroque Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Metal
19th Century Victorian Gothic Revival Ecclesiastical Altar Table Attrib Pugin
Located in Forney, TX
A rare grand Victorian Gothic religious church altar attributed to A.W.N Pugin (1812-1852)
Hand
Category
Antique 19th Century English Gothic Revival Tables
Materials
Wood, Pine
H 38.5 in W 43.25 in D 36 in
Richard Hirsch Ceramic Altar Bowl with Blown Glass Weapon, 2002
By Richard A. Hirsch
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary American ceramic artist Richard Hirsch's Altar Bowl with Glass Weapon #22 is raku
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Glass
Rare Antique Monumental Japanese Imperial Carved Elm Altar Sideboard Console
Located in Dayton, OH
Family/ Imperial House of Japan.
The chrysanthemum flower, "Kiku" or the "Jirogiku" is the national
Category
Antique 19th Century Meiji Sideboards
Materials
Elm
H 106 in W 85 in D 30 in
Large Chinese Hand Carved Dragon Altar Table or Rosewood Entry Table
Located in Miami, FL
auspicious emblem of longevity and immortality. Possibly once used as an altar table for honouring one's
Category
20th Century Chinese Qing Console Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Pair of Gilt Bronze Gothic Revival Altar Pricket Candlesticks w. Lion Sculptures
Located in Antwerp, BE
your home or house of prayer. Because of their practical size they are perfect for a church altar, but
Category
Antique 19th Century Belgian Gothic Revival Candlesticks
Materials
Bronze
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H 17.33 in Dm 8.27 in
Chinese 1900 Qing Dynasty Bodhisattva Altar Temple-Pagoda In Wood And Carvings
Located in Miami, FL
Buddhist temple altar pagoda-house, made in a tall and rectangular form, that rest on rounded four-legs
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Antique 1890s Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood, Ivory
H 27.25 in W 9.1 in D 24.2 in
Late 19th Century Chinese Wooden Spirit House
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Late 19th century Chinese painted & gilt wood spirit house. Pagoda style Buddhist altar shrine
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paint
Pair of Gilt Bronze Gothic Revival Altar Pricket Candlesticks w. Lion Sculptures
Located in Lisse, NL
your home or house of prayer. This pair comes from the collection of an avid collector who spent his
Category
Early 20th Century European Gothic Revival Candlesticks
Materials
Bronze
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H 16.5 in Dm 6.7 in
Qing Dynasty Chinese Buddhist Wood Carved Portable Shrine with Bronze Bell.
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Chinese intricately carved openwork altar shrine. It is hand carved in hardwood and depicts two strong
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bronze
Studio Akademie Almost Mirror
By Studio Akademie
Located in Toronto, CA
fun-house mirror. The swinging notion altars and manipulates reflections.As the surface is quite
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Modern Table Mirrors
Materials
Stainless Steel
18th Century French Alter Front
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
18th Century front panel of an altar.
This panel is originally from the private chapel of an
Category
Antique 18th Century French Decorative Art
Materials
Tapestry, Wood
Antique Chinese Alter Table in Original Red Lacquer, C 1820 - 1840
Located in Kastrup, DK
Elegant console side table / altar table with well-preserved original red lacquer.
Freestanding
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Console Tables
Materials
Walnut
Candle Stick, France, 19th Century
Located in PARIS, FR
Superb church altar candlestick of the Romantic period. Decorations in gold leaf and blue and white
Category
Antique 19th Century French Romantic Candlesticks
Materials
Bronze, Gold Leaf
17th Century, Italian Wooden Box Coated in Engraved Leather
Located in Firenze, FI
casket was used by placing it on the altars of the family chapels to house the candles to be placed on
Category
Antique Late 17th Century Italian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather, Wood
Monumental Chinese Ancestor Portrait Scroll, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
commissioned specifically for ancestor worship and were believed to house the spirits of the deceased. When
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens
Materials
Fabric
16th C Mechelen Doll-letter M carved in the back.Some leftovers of polychromy
Located in Leuven , BE
between 1450 and 1530.They were set up separately or processed in house altars or private courtyards
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Antique 16th Century Belgian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Fruitwood
H 19.3 in W 7.88 in D 6.3 in
Amethyst Geode with Light Rose and White Druzy, and Natural Botryoidal Flowers
Located in Ametista Do Sul, BR
Amethyst specimen is ready to be added in your house's Feng Shui, placed on your altar, or featured as a
Category
2010s Brazilian Natural Specimens
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Crystal, Rock Crystal
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H 11.5 in W 7 in D 4.5 in
Rare Antique African Dogon Aduno Koro Ark of the World Ceremonial Vessel Trough
Located in Dayton, OH
of sheep and / or goats that are sacrificed at a family altar during the annual ritual known as "Goru
Category
Early 20th Century Decorative Bowls
Materials
Hardwood
H 7.5 in W 10 in D 44 in
Antique Bronze Meiji Okimono of a Rat Japan, 19th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
", typically displayed in a tokonoma alcove or butsudan altar.
Rats symbolizes good luck and "plenty", because
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Japanese Okimono Bronze Figure of a Rat 1950s
Located in North Hollywood, CA
object", typically displayed in a tokonoma alcove or butsudan altar.
Rat Rats symbolizes good luck and
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Folk Art Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Mid-19th Century French Empire Carved Painted "Tabernacle" Wall Cabinet
Located in Dallas, TX
other room for a collection of some sort. Key and lock included.
A tabernacle or a sacrament house is a
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Empire Shelves and Wall Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
H 26.5 in W 21.5 in D 13.5 in
Japanese Shinto Shrine
Located in Munich, Bavaria
This beautiful Shinto Shrine is called ´Yamako´ and represents a Japanese antique house altar. It
Category
20th Century Unknown Japonisme More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture
Materials
Copper
Early 20th Century Hand-Carved Wood Tribal Mask from Atoni Tribe Timor
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
in Timor were also placed on the altar during sacrifices and in some parts of the island even put
Category
Early 20th Century Indonesian Other Masks
Materials
Wood
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H 6.11 in W 5.12 in D 0.02 in
21st Century Sterling Silver Baroque "Cartagloria" Picture Frame
By Arval Argenti Valenza
Located in VALENZA, IT
Cartegloria is a table, placed on the altar, usually inside a wooden or silver frame, which shows some Latin
Category
2010s Italian Baroque Picture Frames
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Print with Four Views of Ambon by Valentijn '1726'
By F. Valentijn
Located in Langweer, NL
nieuwe Hollandsche Kerk. - Een Theeng'. Antique print depicting the old house of the Governor of Ambon
Category
Antique Early 18th Century Dutch Prints
Materials
Paper
Korean Buddhist Guardian Mural Taenghwa Painting, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
of shinjung taenghwa (신중탱화), which loosely translates to “altar painting of guardian deities,” or
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Korean Paintings and Screens
Materials
Cotton, Paint
Early 20th Century Hand-Carved Wood Tribal Mask from Atoni Tribe Timor
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
enemies or during ceremonies. Masks in Timor were also placed on the altar during sacrifices and in some
Category
Early 20th Century Indonesian Other Masks
Materials
Wood
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H 9.65 in W 6.7 in D 0.02 in
Mid-19th Century Spanish Oil Painting of Saint Francis
Located in Atlanta, GA
altar, circa 1860. The artist is Juaquin Vayreda (1843-1894). This painting is a copy of a composition
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century European Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Antique Oil on Canvas Painting by Francesco Bergamini Dated 1894, 19th C
By Francesco Bergamini 1
Located in London, GB
housed in it's magnificent original giltwood frame which adds extra splendour to this remarkable work of
Category
Antique 1890s Italian Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood
H 28.75 in W 40.95 in D 2.76 in
21st Century Sterling Silver Baroque Style "Cartagloria" Picture Frame
By Arval Argenti Valenza
Located in VALENZA, IT
the sixteenth century.
The Cartegloria was placed on the altar, usually inside a wooden or silver
Category
2010s Italian Baroque Picture Frames
Materials
Sterling Silver
15th C Gothic Tabernacle 4 ft.+ Rare Architectural Religious Art, Museum Quality
Located in Vero Beach, FL
, museum quality ecclesiastical altar piece.
This is an absolutely stunning circa 1450 original Medieval
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier German Medieval Architectural Elements
Materials
Wood, Paint
H 52 in W 9 in D 32 in
Spanish Colonial 1800 Saint Joseph Filigree Reliquary .900 Silver Gold & Emerald
By Spanish Manufactory
Located in Miami, FL
base is fitted with five stands to be displayed in a small altar or a table.
In the interior of the
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Gold, Silver
H 2.76 in W 1.1 in D 1.02 in
Gio Ponti Large Walnut Diamond Table from San Francesco Fopponino Milan, 1961
By Gio Ponti
Located in Rome, IT
from the Church San Francesco al Fopponino
Via Paolo Giovio Milan 1961-1964
likely an "altar"
Unique
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Brass, Iron
H 30.71 in W 99.22 in D 39.38 in
Sculptural Oriented Meteorite
Located in London, GB
from Jupiter’, other times as ‘baetyl’ (from the Semitic ‘bet El’, meaning ‘house of God’) - were
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Natural Specimens
Materials
Stone
Early 20th Century Japanese Bronze Okimono of a "Crayfish"
Located in London, GB
; decorative object”, typically displayed in a tokonoma “alcove” or butsudan “Buddhist altar”.The Japanese
Category
Early 20th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Flemish 1850 Carved Sculpture Triptych of Emperor Charlemagne Enthroned
By Flemish
Located in Miami, FL
historical royal houses of Europe trace their lineage back to him. Charlemagne has been the subject of
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Belgian Gothic Revival Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Brass
H 6.07 in W 3.61 in D 1.89 in
Antique Print with Four Views of Ambon, Indonesia, 1726
Located in Langweer, NL
nieuwe Hollandsche Kerk. - Een Theeng'. Antique print depicting the old house of the Governor of Ambon
Category
Antique 18th Century Prints
Materials
Paper
Spanish Colonial Mexico Carved Painted Archangel Santo Religious Sculpture
Located in Forney, TX
auction house Austin Auction Gallery, est.1983, Austin, Texas. Important Western & Religious Art catalog
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Metal
Top Quality Bronze Okimono of a Rat 20th Century Japan, Japanese
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
", typically displayed in a tokonoma alcove or butsudan altar.
Rat
Rats symbolizes good luck and "plenty
Category
20th Century Japanese Showa Ceramics
Materials
Bronze
Antique Medieval European Castle Gothic Forged Iron Processional on Stand
Located in Forney, TX
A spectacular early European castle altar processional / torchiere stand. circa 1730 or earlier
Category
Antique Early 18th Century European Gothic Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Iron, Wrought Iron
H 85.5 in W 35.5 in D 20 in
Floor Candle Stands with 9 Candles, Wrought Iron, Spainish Medieval Style
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
would be ideal in the entrance or in the living room of any house with space, be it in an old Spanish
Category
Early 20th Century Spanish Renaissance Revival More Lighting
Materials
Iron
18th Century Large Pair of Italian Gilded Handled Vases Neoclassical Carving
Located in Milan, IT
signs of age and use, with minor gilding losses.
They come from a private house of Milan.
The back
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Table Lamps
Materials
Wood
H 23.63 in W 12.6 in D 7.49 in
Rare Antique Chinese Sculptural Pagoda On Stand Fashioned As A Floor Lamp
Located in Forney, TX
A magnificent Qing Dynasty (1636-1912) Chinese temple altar pagoda fashioned as a large one-of-a
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Floor Lamps
Materials
Wood, Lacquer, Giltwood
H 79 in W 21.75 in D 21.75 in
17th Century Spanish Colonial Hispano-Philippine Carved Santo
Located in Forney, TX
(Spanish-Filipinos) hand carved hard wood religious altar figure presents splendidly, with scattered
Category
Antique 17th Century Spanish Colonial Religious Items
Materials
Gesso, Hardwood
Antique Oil Painting "Sacrifice to Minerva" Odoardo Vicinelli Letterfourie 18thC
Located in London, GB
standing, behind an altar, shielding himself from a kindling fire. To the left of the altar is seated
Category
Antique 1750s Italian Paintings
Materials
Canvas
H 34.26 in W 66.15 in D 1.97 in
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
Category
Early 20th Century American Neoclassical Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
H 3.75 in W 10.13 in D 5.75 in
Colonial Spanish oil on canvas " Saint Rose of Lima"
By Colonial Furniture Company
Located in Valladolid, ES
order in the Peruvian capital, so she converted the garden of her house into a place of retreat and
Category
Antique 1780s Peruvian Baroque Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Rare African Aduno Koro, 'Ark of the World' Ceremonial Vessel, Dogon Peoples
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
sheep and / or goats that are sacrificed at a family altar during the annual ritual known as "Goru
Category
Early 20th Century Malian Tribal Decorative Bowls
Materials
Wood
H 7 in W 47.5 in D 13 in
Pair Continental Central European Candle Lanterns table Lamps Decorative Object
Located in West Hollywood, CA
and mounted on a hand carved painted round wood base. To sit originally on an altar in a church.
They
Category
Antique 19th Century European Candle Lamps
Materials
Metal
French Empire Allegorical Clock Depicting "Venus Guided by Love" by Lesieur
By Pierre Lesieur
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
dial, signed “Lesieur à Paris”, indicates the Roman numeral hours and minute graduations. It is housed
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Mantel Clocks
Materials
Bronze
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At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal altar house for your home. Each altar house for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and fabric. If you’re shopping for an altar house, we have 202 options in-stock, while there are 4 modern editions to choose from as well. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect altar house — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. An altar house, designed in the Victorian, neoclassical or Baroque style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. Arval Argenti Valenza, Irving & Casson and Dutch Originals each produced at least one beautiful altar house that is worth considering.
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