Chinese Altar Sideboards
Antique Carved Hardwood Chinese Altar Console Table Sideboard Buffet Cabinet
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique carved hardwood Chinese altar console table sideboard buffet. Item features custom glass
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Chippendale Sideboards
Materials
Brass
H 35 in W 86 in D 20.5 in
Rare Antique Monumental Japanese Imperial Carved Elm Altar Sideboard Console
Located in Dayton, OH
rejuvenation. First introduced by the Chinese during the Nara dynasty in 710, the royal family took a liking to
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Antique 19th Century Meiji Sideboards
Materials
Elm
H 106 in W 85 in D 30 in
Six-Door Chinese Dongbei Sideboard, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
six-door coffer. Made for a provincial home in northeastern China, this sideboard was once used as a
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Sideboards
Materials
Pine
Chinese Ming Style Red Lacquer Sideboard Cabinet
Located in Kastrup, DK
A Chinese Ming Dynasty style altar cabinet with original red lacquer, with natural age-related
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Ming Sideboards
Materials
Metal
Chinese Red Lacquer Coffer with Gilt Carvings, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Dated to the late 19th century, this vibrant red coffer was likely used as both an altar for
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Sideboards
Materials
Cypress, Lacquer
Chinese Ming Style Alter Cabinet or Sideboard
Located in Kastrup, DK
Chinese Ming dynasty style altar cabinet or sideboard from Shanxi province, China.
Elm and dark
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Antique Mid-19th Century Asian Ming Sideboards
Materials
Elm
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Japanese Antique Wooden Table / Exhibition Table Early Showa Period Wabi Sabi
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
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H 27.56 in W 71.26 in D 28.35 in
Fantastic Pair of Late 19th Century Vitrines by Paul Sormani
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Located in New York, NY
A fantastic pair of late 19th century Louis XVI style gilt bronze mounted demilune vitrine.
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'Plissé White Edition' Pleated Textile Table Lamp by Folkform for Örsjö
By Örsjö Industri AB
Located in Glendale, CA
'Plissé White Edition' pleated textile table lamp by Folkform for Örsjö.
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21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
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Textile
Japanese Antique Wooden Low Table / Display stand / WabiSabi
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
A exhibition stand made of old materials.
Probably, is the top board a zelkova and the legs an oak.
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Japanese Antique Side Table, Early Showa Period 1920s
Located in Hitachiomiya-shi, 08
This is a Japanese antique side table.
It was made in the Early Showa Period 1920s.
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Early 20th Century Japanese Showa Side Tables
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Wood
Rare Antique Japanese Folding Screen by Kano Tanshin
By Kano Tanshin
Located in Atlanta, GA
An exquisite Japanese folding screen painted and signed by Kano Tanshin (Morimasa) (1658-1719), circa early Edo Period. An important member of the Kano painter family, the son of Kan...
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Antique 17th Century Japanese Japonisme Paintings and Screens
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Japanese Antique Playful Rabbit Family Amidst Flowers Two Panel Screen
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japan, a small and unusual two panel tea screen of four playful rabbits amidst pink and white flowers in, byōbu. It dates to the Taisho period.
Dimensions: 41 inches high and 56 i...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Silk, Wood
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H 41 in W 56 in D 1 in
Japanese antique, black low desk/fuzukue, Meiji era , Wabisabi
Located in Hitachiomiya-shi, 08
This is a Japanese antique called a 'fuzukue,' which is an old-style Japanese writing desk. Traditionally, people would sit on the floor and use this desk for writing and reading boo...
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Cedar, Pine
Khmer Bronze Figure of Prajnaparamita with Eleven Faces
Located in Austin, TX
The embodiment of transcendental wisdom, Prajnaparamita is often referred to as the mother of all Buddhas.
In this extremely rare tantric form, she is portrayed seated in the hal...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Cambodian Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Important Documented Qing Dynasty Chinese Deep Relief Rosewood Cabinet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An exquisite custom antique 19th century Qing Dynasty heavily carved Chinese rosewood and elm wooden cabinet with double-doors carved set with gilt and deep relief carved wood panels...
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Cabinets
Materials
Brass
Antique Chinese Altar Table with (8) Drawers circa 1900 Restored Condition
Located in Chicago, IL
Chinese developed furniture during the Eastern Zhou period (770B.C. - 221B.C.). What we might call a console table, they referred to them as "Altar tables" where you would display yo...
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Antique 1890s Chinese Furniture
Materials
Wood
H 33.63 in W 58.5 in D 22.5 in
Japanese antique table / 1900〜 side table & coffee table
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
A table made from an old Japanese mortar (a container used for pounding grain and rice cake with a pestle. Things are placed inside the mortar).
The table was made by fitting a blac...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Meiji Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Wood
Japanese Antique Wooden Low Table / Coffee Table / 1912s-1926s / WabiSabi
Located in Iwate-gun Shizukuishi-cho, Iwate Prefecture
The top board is chestnut wood, and the legs are single-board lowtable with cedar.
The top board emphasizes the wood grain and expresses the flat surface beautifully and three-dimen...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Coffee and Cocktail Tables
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Wood, Chestnut, Cedar
H 13.39 in W 34.65 in D 22.45 in
Rare Pair of 19th C. Bohemian Uranium Color Decanters Ottoman/Turkish Market
Located in New York, NY
A very rare and impressive pair of 19th century Bohemian cut crystal Uranium color decanters/bottles with gold and platinum hand-painted decoration made for the Turkish/Ottoman marke...
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Antique 19th Century Czech Islamic Bottles
Materials
Crystal
1960s Swedish Teak Sideboard
Located in Wembley, GB
A mid-century teak & teak-veneered sideboard.
Swedish, circa 1960.
Four vertical drawers, the top partitioned, sit beside a two-door cupboard with internal shelving.
In good order...
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Vintage 1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Sideboards
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Teak
Japanese Antique Large Low Table 1900s-1940s / Sofa Table Wabi Sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
Since ancient times, people have created necessary tools from familiar materials to survive in the severe struggle against nature, inherited them, and nurtured their lifestyle and cu...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Sofa Tables
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Chinese 19th Century Altar Coffer Console Cabinet
Located in New York, NY
Beijing China, late 18th early 19th century elmwood altar coffer console cabinet depicting a double
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Sideboards
Materials
Elm, Lacquer
Chinese Qing Dynasty Elmwood Altar Coffer Console Cabinet
Located in New York, NY
Chinese Qing Dynasty elmwood altar coffer console cabinet, with its original untouched deep red
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Sideboards
Materials
Elm, Lacquer
Large Scale Altar Table
Located in Atlanta, GA
Shangxi Province cabinet that has original hardware and interior attached aprons on the front. The finish is Oxblood coloring and gold leaf decor.
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Chinese Sideboards
19th Century Chinese Altar Elmwood Sideboard
Located in Kastrup, DK
This large 19th century Chinese elmwood altar sideboard features a rectangular top sitting above 16
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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Sideboards
Materials
Metal
Antique Chinese altar coffer sideboard buffet console cabinet
Located in Yonkers, NY
Fine Chinese ca 1840 elmwood altar coffer or console server cabinet. The cabinet retains its
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Sideboards
Materials
Elm, Lacquer
19th Century Chinese Black Lacquer Altar
Located in Chicago, IL
A 19th century Chinese black lacquered elmwood altar table with a carved apron depicting three bats
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Antique 19th Century Sideboards
Materials
Elm
Mid-19th Century Chinese Twisted Dragon Altar Table
Located in Chicago, IL
Yumu altar table with twisting carved dragon apron and inset legs.
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Sideboards
Materials
Elm
Chinese Altar Shaped Two-Door Sideboard Coffer Buffet
Located in Austin, TX
A solid Chinese sideboard or buffet of beautifully grained elmwood (jumu). The two doors open to
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Sideboards
Materials
Brass
Early 20th Century Chinese Six Door Provincial Altar Coffer
Located in Chicago, IL
A provincial altar coffer from Dongbei Province, China. This table features six doors and is made
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20th Century Chinese Sideboards
19th Century Chinese Three Drawer Two Door Altar Coffer
Located in Chicago, IL
An altar coffer from Hubei Province, China. This elmwood coffer features three drawers and two bi
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Sideboards
ANTIQUE CHINESE SIDEBOARD SERVER BUFFET ALTAR COFER CA 1880
Located in Yonkers, NY
Antique Chinese Gansu Province sideboard or altar coffer with its original painted and decorated
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Sideboards
Materials
Wood
19th Century Chinese Three Drawer Two Door Altar Coffer
Located in Chicago, IL
A c. 1850 three drawer altar table with two bi-folding doors from Hubei Province, China all with
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Sideboards
Materials
Elm
19th Century Chinese Ming Form Flanked Top Altar Table
Located in Chicago, IL
Excellent example of a Ming form flanked top altar from Shanxi Province. Solid Northern Elm carved
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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Sideboards
Materials
Elm
Chinese Altar Coffer with Dark Oxblood Lacquer with Original Patina
Located in Chicago, IL
This gorgeous altar coffer is from the Shanxi Provence, China and was made from elm wood and
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Sideboards
Materials
Elm, Lacquer
Ironwood Ruyi Altar Table
Located in Chicago, IL
Chinese Ironwood altar table with dragon carved spandrels, ruyi (auspicious mushroom) carved sides
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20th Century Chinese Sideboards
Red Lacquered Three Drawer Altar
Located in Chicago, IL
An early 19th century Chinese elmwood altar coffer with three drawers, bi-folding doors, brass
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Sideboards
Materials
Elm
Qing Dynasty Altar Coffer with Four Drawers & Original Patina
Located in Chicago, IL
This gorgeous altar coffer is from China and was made from elmwood and lacquer, circa 1880. The
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Sideboards
Materials
Elm
Late Qing Dynasty Altar Coffer with 3 Drawers and Original Patina
Located in Chicago, IL
This gorgeous altar coffer is from China and was made from elmwood and lacquer circa 1880. The
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Sideboards
Materials
Elm, Lacquer
Chinese Sideboard
Located in Chicago, IL
A 19th century provincial Chinese elmwood altar coffer with 9 drawers (3 large, and 6 small) with
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Antique 19th Century Sideboards
Materials
Elm
19th Century Provincial Chinese Sideboard
Located in Chicago, IL
as a family altar. Incense, candles, and fruits would have covered the cabinet top as offerings to
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Sideboards
Materials
Brass
Provincial Chinese Sideboard
Located in Chicago, IL
A 19th century provincial Chinese elmwood altar coffer with three highly carved drawers and two
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Antique 19th Century Sideboards
Materials
Elm
Provincial Chinese Sideboard
Located in Chicago, IL
A provincial 18th century Chinese elmwood altar coffer with traces of original lacquer, four
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sideboards
19th Century Chinese Six-Drawer Sideboard
Located in Chicago, IL
woman's dowry. Coffers were often used as family altars - the drawers holding incense and the additional
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Sideboards
Materials
Brass
Early 20th Century Chinese Provincial Four Door Table
Located in Chicago, IL
An early 20th century provincial Chinese elmwood coffer with four doors, and heavy plank top, and a
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Early 20th Century Chinese Other Sideboards
Materials
Elm
19th Century Chinese Six-Door Sideboard Coffer
Located in Chicago, IL
A skilled artisan of China's Shanxi province built this storage coffer, respecting the refined
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Sideboards
Materials
Brass
Early 20th Century Chinese Painted Qilin Sideboard
Located in Chicago, IL
family altar on which offerings of food and incense would be placed to honour family ancestors
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Early 20th Century Mongolian Folk Art Sideboards
Materials
Brass
Twelve Drawer Sideboard
Located in Chicago, IL
A 19th century Northern Chinese elmwood altar coffer with everted ends and highly carved drawers
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Sideboards
Materials
Elm
Early 20th Century Three Drawer Scroll Foot Table
Located in Chicago, IL
An altar table from Shanxi Province, China. This table features three drawers with brass hardware
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Early 20th Century Chinese Sideboards
Materials
Elm
Vintage Rosewood Scroll Table
Located in Chicago, IL
A vintage Chinese rosewood scroll form altar table with double dragon carved sides.
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Late 20th Century Chinese Sideboards
Materials
Rosewood
Vintage Black Lacquered Chinoiserie Five-Drawer Sideboard with Colored Scenes
Located in Yonkers, NY
Chinese shape, reminiscent of altar tables. The top and drawers are painted with an incredible finesse in
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20th Century Chinese Sideboards
Materials
Brass
H 30 in W 61 in D 16 in
Alter Table Ebonized In Original Black Lacquer Early 19'th Ctr
Located in Kastrup, DK
Altar table in walnut ebonized in original black lacquer.
The table has 4 drawers with a very
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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Sideboards
Materials
Walnut
Large Chinese Altar Sideboard Coffer
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Large Chinese altar sideboard featuring a hand-painted lacquer finish with Asian scenes on the
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20th Century Chinese Qing Sideboards
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
19th Century Four-Drawer Chinese Altar Table
Located in Pasadena, CA
A 19th century elm and poplar altar table from Hebei. Features four drawers and solid top.
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Sideboards
Materials
Elm
Early 20th Century Six Door Provincial Altar Coffer
Located in Chicago, IL
An early 20th century provincial Chinese elmwood coffer with Six doors and a heavy plank top
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20th Century Chinese Sideboards
Materials
Elm
18th Century Chinese Sideboard
Located in Sheffield, MA
Rustic country style Chinese, Shanxi province country style Qianlong Qing period Altar coffer or
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Antique Mid-18th Century Chinese Rustic Sideboards
Materials
Wood
Chinese Rosewood (Huanghua Li) Altar Coffer
Located in Wilton, CT
Twin, Book-Matched Floating Panels over Three Drawers Concealing a Storage Compartment. Scrolling Through-Carved Dragons Shown on Side and Bottom Flanges.
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Sideboards
Antique Chinese Console with Original Surface
Located in Great Barrington, MA
Rustic country style Chinese altar table or sideboard, circa 1780, with three drawers. The straight
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Antique Late 18th Century Chinese Qing Sideboards
Materials
Wood
19th Century Qing Dynasty Sideboard
Located in Morristown, NJ
Qing Dynasty Solid Walnut Altar Table Sideboard circa 1860
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Sideboards
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Finding the Right sideboards for You
Once simply boards made of wood that were used to support ceremonial dining, sideboards have taken on much greater importance since their modest first appearance. In Italy, the sideboard was basically a credenza, a solid furnishing with cabinet doors. It was initially intended as an integral piece of any dining room where the wealthy gathered for meals in the southern European country.
Later, in England and France, sideboards retained their utilitarian purpose — a place to keep hot water for rinsing silverware and from which to serve cold drinking water — but would evolve into double-bodied structures that allowed for the display of serveware and utensils on open shelves. We would likely call these buffets, as they’re taller than a sideboard. (Trust us — there is an order to all of this!)
The sideboard is often deemed a buffet in the United States, from the French buffet à deux corps, which referred to a storage and display case. However, a buffet technically possesses a tiered or shelved superstructure for displaying attractive kitchenware and certainly makes more sense in the context of buffet dining — abundant meals served for crowds of people.
An antique or vintage sideboard today is a sophisticated and stylish component in sumptuous dining rooms of every shape, size and decor scheme, as well as a statement of its own, showcased in art galleries and museums. Furniture maker and artist Paul Evans, whose work has been the subject of various celebrated museum exhibitions, created ornamented, welded and patinated sideboards for Directional Furniture, collections such as the Cityscape series that speak to his place in revolutionary brutalist furniture design as much as they echo the origins of these sturdy, functional structures centuries ago.
If mid-century modern sideboards are more to your liking than an 18th-century mahogany sideboard with decorative inlays by Hepplewhite, the particularly elegant pieces crafted by designers Hans Wegner, Edward Wormley or Florence Knoll are often sought by today’s collectors.
Whether you have a specific era or style in mind or you’re open to browsing a vast collection to find the right fit, 1stDibs has a variety of antique, new and vintage sideboards to choose from.
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