19th Century Chinese Console Table
Located in New York, NY
Early 19th - Late 18th century Chinese Console. Amazing 19th century Console table.
Early 19th Century Antique Chinese Console
Elm
19th Century Chinese Console Table
Located in New York, NY
Early 19th - Late 18th century Chinese Console. Amazing 19th century Console table.
Elm
Chinese Console Table Hardwood Cloisonne Porcelain Plates
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Stylish antique Chinese console table in hardwood. Features three cloisonné plates to the top featuring floral sprays and motifs.
Hardwood
19th Century Chinese Console Table
Located in Paddock Wood Tonbridge, GB
Chinese Console Table This striking mid-19th century Chinese altar table, dating to around circa 1860, is a richly carved and visually powerful piece, showcasing the craftsmanship an...
Elm, Lacquer
Carved demi-lune Chinese console tables in red C 1880.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Carved demi-lune Chinese console tables in red C 1880. Can be pushed together to make a center table.
Wood
Early 20th Century Carved Hardwood Chinese Console / Alter Table/ 3 drawer
Located in Buffalo, NY
Early 20th Century Carved Hardwood Chinese Console / Alter Hall Table with 3 drawers...
Rosewood
Qing Dynasty Chinese Console Table
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Qing Dynasty console table, Chinese. Made of YuMu (elm). Floating panel top, over two drawers with metal (possibly paktong) disc & ring turned hardware, over framed aproned opening w...
Metal
Large 19th Century Chinese Console Table
Located in Kent, Dover
A large Chinese Qing Dynasty carved elm console table in scarlet.
Elm
Adjustable Chinese Console Table, circa 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This petite 19th century console table crafted in China's Shanxi province is the perfect example of Qing-dynasty ideals of scholarship and craftsmanship.
Elm
Antique Qing Dynasty Chinese Console
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A striking Chinese console table, likely Qing dynasty period, crafted from black Yumu wood (Northern Elm), distinguished by its elegant proportions and naturally expressive form.
Elm
Antique Chinese Console Table with Carved Figural Panels
Located in Bridgeport, CT
The console in old black paint, now worn. The frieze on front and sides set with elaborately carved figural panels in gilt with red backgrounds and details. Most of the panels with v...
Wood
$1,129Sale Price|20% Off
Hand-Crafted Antique Chinese Console Table, Teak, Early 20th Century
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
A simple raw antique console table, without any color, to put and use where necessary. M/711 -
Teak
Antique Chinese Console Table, Dark Hardwood, Ming/Qing Style, c. 1880
Located in New York, NY
An antique Chinese table with elegant lines, made from a dense hardwood such as hongmu (rosewood/blackwood) or dark elm. This shape and style is often associated with the Ming or Qin...
Wood
Antique Lacquered Chinese Console Table Side Desk Inlaid Jumu Elm Early 20th C
Located in London, GB
An extremely charming lacquered Chinese table in lovely antique condition. Traditionally crafted in China, most likely in the early Twentieth Century, this super and versatile piece ...
Brass
Chinese Plank Top Console Table, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
With bold lines and a dark finish, this provincial Chinese console table has a timeless appeal that finds its place in any interior.
Pine
Antique Chinese Keyhole Spandrel Console Table, 19th Century
Located in Chicago, IL
This antique Chinese console table has a streamlined form that feels at once modern and traditional.
Hardwood
Finely Carved Chinese Console Table, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
This ornate 19th century console table has five drawers finely carved with scholars' books and scrolls, representing knowledge and scholarship.
Elm
Small Red Chinese Console Sideboard, circa 1880
Located in Round Top, TX
The red lacquered polished finish with contrasting black top on this small Chinese sideboard provides a modern look allowing it to serve well in a contemporary setting.
Metal
$3,150Sale Price|25% Off
19th Century Chinese Altar Table
Located in New York, NY
A very significant table. Chinese Altar table, altar table, Chinese console table,
Elm
Chinese Waterfall Console Table with Four Drawers, 19th Century
Located in Chicago, IL
This antique Chinese console table has a minimal design that transcends time and place.
Elm
Antique Chinese Dragon Flower Altar Console, 19th Century
Located in Chicago, IL
This large Chinese console table dates to the mid-19th century and was once used in the main hall of a traditional home as an altar for ancestor worship.
Elm
19th Century Console Table
Located in New York, NY
19th century Chinese console table. Three drawer thin console table elegant refined lines with ring pull handles.
Elm
$7,040Sale Price|20% Off
19th Century Chinese Elm Console Table with Hand-Carved Ruyi Motifs
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Chinese console table with hand carved spandrels on both side of the table.
Elm
19th Century Antique Chinese Carved Altar Console Table With Everted Ends
Located in North Hollywood, CA
A striking 19th-century Chinese console table, featuring a long, narrow silhouette with elegantly everted, flaring ends—an iconic form rooted in traditional Chinese design.
Wood
1800 ANTiQUE QING DYNASTY LACQUERED ORIENTAL CHINESE CONSOLE TABLE CARVED FLORAL
Located in Pulborough, GB
Antiques of London This late Qing Dynasty console table (circa 1880–1910) exemplifies the artistry and craftsmanship of late imperial China.
Elm, Lacquer
Console Table with Carved Waist in Jumu Wood, Late Qing Cinnabar Finish
Located in Yonkers, NY
A refined Chinese console table with a cinnabar-toned lacquer finish and intricate openwork carving along the waist and spandrels, likely dating to the late Qing Dynasty period, circ...
Elm
1900s Antique Wine Console Table
Located in Yonkers, NY
A 1900s Chinese Antique Wine Console Table made with elmwood.
Wood
Large Chinese Qing Dynasty Console
Located in Kent, Dover
A large Chinese Qing Dynasty console (or Altar table) of good quality.
Hardwood
Chinese Elmwood Filigree Console Table
Located in Queens, NY
Chinese (19th Century) elmwood (yu-mu) large console table with carved cloud form scrolls between the legs on the apron and filigree carving with a stretcher on the sides.
Elm
Chinese Elmwood Geometric Altar Console
Located in Queens, NY
Chinese (18th Century) elmwood (yu-mu) narrow altar style console table with intrically carved geometric design end panels with fluted legs and cloud shaped scroll form spandrels on ...
Elm
Chinese Carved Hardwood Console Table
Located in Queens, NY
Asian Chinese (Qing Dynasty-18/19th Cent) large hardwood console scroll table with finely carved apron on all sides and filigree corners.
Hardwood
Chinese Red Cinnabar Console Table
Located in Queens, NY
Asian Chinese (18/19th Century) red cinnabar console table with a carved floral design on legs and apron with a geometric design filigree apron and top.
Wood
$700Sale Price|50% Off
Chinese Antique Wine Console Table
Located in Somis, CA
A beautiful late 19th century wine table from Northern China. The tabletop is constructed of four members joined by mitered tenons surrounding a floating panel made of a prized, soli...
Wood
Chinese Chippendale Mahogany Green Marble Console Table
Located in Queens, NY
English Chinese Chippendale-style (Late 19th Century) mahogany console table with green marble top and fretwork carved frieze centered with a floral garland tablet.
Marble
19th Century Chinese Hardwood Console Table
Located in Richmond, VA
19th century Chinese hardwood console table- all mortised throughout Apron clears at 22" so could be used as dining table with the right chairs.
Hardwood
Chinese Walnut Console Table, Hand-Carved, Ming Style, c. 1850, China
Located in New York, NY
A graceful 19th century Chinese hardwood altar table, with a carved apron. The table features for decorative carved elements, one on each side, between the top and stretcher . Table...
Walnut
Chinese Hardwood Console with Marble Insets
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An elegant, hand-carved, hardwood table with inset marble top and panels on all 4 sides. Featuring open wood work apron and stretcher.
Marble
Late 19th Century Elmwood Console China Export
Located in Brescia, IT
This elegant elmwood console is handcrafted and so the beautiful details under the top and to the corners, both the sides. This is a piece of glamorous timeless The top is in solid...
Elm
Chinese Chippendale Mahogany Console Table
Located in New Orleans, LA
This English mahogany console table is a rare period example of the elaborate Chinese Chippendale style.
Mahogany
19th century Chinese Dark Wood Console/Altar Table
Located in New York, NY
A 19th century Chinese dark wood (likely Elmwood) console table.
Wood
Narrow Chinese Prosperity Console Table, Late 19th Century
Located in Chicago, IL
This narrow console table from the late 19th century balances streamlined form with the rich textures of antique furniture.
Elm
Antique Chinese Phoenix Tail Console Table, 19th Century
Located in Chicago, IL
This impressive antique console table dates to the mid-19th century and displays the balanced proportions of classical Chinese furniture.
Elm
Monumental Chinese Peach Patch Console Table, 18th Century
Located in Chicago, IL
With monumental proportions and an unconventional design, this grand Chinese altar table from the mid-18th century is a truly special find. The long table has an expansive plank-top ...
Wood
19th Century Chinese Lacquered Console with Travertine Top
Located in Houston, TX
19th Century Chinese Lacquered Console With Travertine Top. This stunning 19th century Chinese chinoiserie style free standing console table has been lacquered in a beautiful shade o...
Travertine
Chinese Elm Console with Square Form Humpback Stretchers
Located in Stamford, CT
18th century Chinese elm console table with square form humpback stretchers.
Elm
$8,625Sale Price|25% Off
18th Century English Chinese Chippendale Console Table
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in Savannah, GA
Classic English Chinese Chippendale mahogany side table with molded top. The banded apron frieze is decorated with chinoiserie fretwork and the upper legs feature pierced corner brac...
Mahogany
19th Century Chinese Yellow Lacquered Altar Table Console
Located in Round Top, TX
19th-century Chinese altar or console table crafted in elmwood, retaining its original yellow lacquered finish.
Elm, Lacquer, Paint
Late 19th Century Chinese Carved Faux Bamboo Console Table
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A very stylish Chinese Export elm console table. The legs and frieze carved to imitate bamboo, and retaining its original red lacquer decoration.
Elm, Lacquer
Chinese Red Chinoiserie Decorated Demi Lune Console Table
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Chinese red chinoiserie decorated demi lune console table, circa 1900.
Wood, Paint
19th Century Monumental Carved Elmwood Chinese Altar Or Console Table
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This a late 19th century monumental carved elm wood altar / console table. It has beautiful scrolled ends and recessed legs. The size is exceptional and the wood grain is glorious.
Elm
Late 19thCentury China Export Elmwood Black Lacquered Console
Located in Brescia, IT
This console is an hand crafted piece of furniture and was made in elm wood, typical of asian countries in Late 19th Century. It was cleaned and refreshed the old black finish. This...
Elm
Antique English Chinese Rosewood Console or Writing Desk Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This is a beautiful Antique English Chinese Rosewood Console or Writing Desk Table. all hand carved with Dragons a foliage, to the front apron and to the sides.
Rosewood
Chinese Lacquered Console Table with Scroll Spandrels, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This early 20th-century console table has clean lines and minimalist appeal, simply decorated with relief-carved accents and an allover dark lacquer finish. Crafted with mortise-and-...
Elm
$2,320Sale Price|33% Off
19th Century Qing Period Chinese Alter Console
Located in Pasadena, TX
19th century Chinese alter console Qing period piece featuring two drawers with brass pulls.
Teak
19th Century Chinese Red Altar Console Table with Carved Drawers
Located in Round Top, TX
19th century Chinese altar console table crafted in elm. The table features three drawers with high relief carved detailing and brass ring pulls.
Brass
Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Red Lacquer Altar / Console Table
Located in Centennial, CO
An exceptional early 20th century four drawer altar or console table from China. The front is embellished with incised and pierced carving and lacquer in shades of red, black blue an...
Elm, Pine, Lacquer
Chinese Curved Leg Chrysanthemum Foot Console Table, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This highly unusual 19th century table has a solid elmwood plank top, two drawers, and graceful, fluid carved legs that end in blossoming chrysanthemum carved feet. Chrysanthemums, a...
Elm
Antique Country-Style Chinese Red Lacquer Altar Desk/Console Table
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Country-Style Chinese Red Lacquer Altar Desk/Console Table This small Chinese red lacquer altar table has a top with mitered corners over a pair of brackets centering a sing...
Elm
Few pieces of furniture are celebrated for their functionality as much as their decorative attributes in the way that console tables are. While these furnishings are not as common in today’s interiors as their coffee-table and side-table counterparts, console tables are stylish home accents and have become more prevalent over the years.
The popularity of wood console tables took shape during the 17th and 18th centuries in French and Italian culture, and were exclusively featured in the palatial homes of the upper class. The era’s outwardly sculptural examples of these small structures were paired with mirrors or matching stools and had tabletops of marble. They were most often half-moon-shaped and stood on two scrolled giltwood legs, and because they weren’t wholly supported on their two legs rather than the traditional four, their flat-backed supports were intended to hug the wall behind them and were commonly joined by an ornate stretcher. The legs were affixed or bolted to the wall with architectural brackets called console brackets — hence, the name we know them by today — which gave the impression that they were freestanding furnishings. While console tables introduced a dose of drama in the foyer of any given aristocrat — an embodiment of Rococo-style furniture — the table actually occupied minimal floor space (an attractive feature in home furniture). As demand grew and console tables made their way to other countries, they gained recognition as versatile additions to any home.
Contemporary console tables comprise many different materials and are characterized today by varying shapes and design styles. It is typical to find them made of marble, walnut or oak and metal. While modern console tables commonly feature four legs, you can still find the two-legged variety, which is ideal for nestling behind the sofa. A narrow console table is a practical option if you need to save space — having outgrown their origins as purely ornamental, today’s console tables are home to treasured decorative objects, help fill empty foyers and, outfitted with drawers or a shelf, can provide a modest amount of storage as needed.
The rich collection of antique, new and vintage console tables on 1stDibs includes everything from 19th-century gems designed in the Empire style to unique rattan pieces and more.

The best way to know is to take it to an expert, such as an appraiser, reputable dealer or auction house, or museum

To determine the age of a Chinese furniture piece, look carefully at the joinery and finish. Natural expansion and contraction of the wood over time will cause a joint to protrude or retract, distorting a once-seamless fit. Antique lacquer finishes become crackled and worn over time. Areas of exposed wood, such as the underside of a table, the footrest of a chair, or the back of a cabinet should appear raw and dry compared to the finished surface. With use, the legs of tables and chairs become weathered near the bottom from precipitation and use.
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