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Elm Chinese Console Table
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Late 19th C elm Chinese console table. 1890. Reference: 8482 Dimensions 71.5 inches (182 cms
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Console Tables

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Elm

Elm Chinese Console Table
Elm Chinese Console Table
$1,522
H 38 in W 71.5 in D 15 in
19th century elm Chinese console table sideboard
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century elm chinese console table sideboard circa 1890. Good quality console table, which
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Console Tables

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Elm

19th century elm Chinese console table sideboard
19th century elm Chinese console table sideboard
$4,143
H 31.5 in W 54.3 in D 22 in
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
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Vintage 1920s Console Tables

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Hardwood

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
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Antique 1880s Chinoiserie Console Tables

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Wood

Chinese Console Table
Located in Paddock Wood Tonbridge, GB
A refined and elegant Chinese hardwood console table, also known as a scroll table, dating to circa
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Console Tables

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Hardwood

Chinese Console Table
Chinese Console Table
$1,660
H 32.68 in W 29.53 in D 13 in
19th Century Ming Style Hard Wood Chinese Console Table
Located in Boynton Beach, FL
Beautiful hand carved Chinese console table. 19th century or potentially earlier. Qing dynasty or
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Console Tables

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Marble

19th century Chinese Console Table
Located in New York, NY
Dynasty Rustic Altar Console Table. Solid elm wood of traditional Chinese joinery a beautiful console
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Antique Early 1800s Chinese Qing Console Tables

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Elm

19th century Chinese Console Table
19th century Chinese Console Table
$6,400
H 34 in W 83 in D 11.3 in
19th Century Chinese Console Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century console table in black lacquered wood. Made in China circa 19th century.
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Console Tables

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Wood

19th Century Chinese Console Table
19th Century Chinese Console Table
$9,500
H 35.5 in W 59.25 in D 15.25 in
19th Century Chinese Console Table
Located in New York, NY
Early 19th century Chinese Console. Amazing 19th century Console table. Spectacular patina
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Antique Early 19th Century Console Tables

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Elm

19th Century Chinese Console Table
19th Century Chinese Console Table
$2,940 Sale Price
40% Off
H 32 in W 41 in D 18 in
Large 19th Century Chinese Console Table
Located in Kent, Dover
A large Chinese Qing Dynasty carved elm console table in scarlet. Carved throughout with pierced
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Antique 1870s Chinese Console Tables

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Elm

Large 19th Century Chinese Console Table
Large 19th Century Chinese Console Table
$4,582
H 31.89 in W 68.12 in D 20.87 in
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
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Console Tables

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Elm

Adjustable Chinese Console Table, circa 1850
Adjustable Chinese Console Table, circa 1850
$3,580
H 32.5 in W 39.25 in D 19.75 in
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
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Console Tables

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Wood

Antique Chinese Console Table with Carved Figural Panels
Antique Chinese Console Table with Carved Figural Panels
$2,695
H 36.25 in W 53.25 in D 13.25 in
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
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Ming Console Tables

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Brass

Pair of Chinese Wooden White Painted Contortionist Console Tables
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Chinese console tables comprised of whitewashed wooden bases carved to resemble acrobatic
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Console Tables

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Wood

Exceptional Lacquered Chinese Console Table
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A finely constructed classic Asian console table with peg construction and handsome graining with a
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20th Century Asian Ming Furniture

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Wood

Exceptional Lacquered Chinese Console Table
Exceptional Lacquered Chinese Console Table
$6,400
H 32.5 in W 90 in D 17 in
19th Century Chinese Altar Table
Located in New York, NY
very significant table. Chinese Altar table, altar table, Chinese console table,
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Console Tables

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Elm

19th Century Chinese Altar Table
19th Century Chinese Altar Table
$4,200
H 35 in W 48 in D 17 in
19th Century Console Table
Located in New York, NY
19th century Chinese console table. Three drawer thin console table elegant refined lines with ring
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Antique 1890s Chinese Qing Console Tables

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Elm

19th Century Console Table
19th Century Console Table
$3,800
H 35 in W 46.5 in D 17 in
19th Century Chinese Carved Lacquered Console Table
Located in High Point, NC
This 19th Century Chinese console table showcases a striking red lacquered finish, softened by time
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Console Tables

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Wood

19th Century Chinese Carved Lacquered Console Table
19th Century Chinese Carved Lacquered Console Table
$4,595
H 30.4 in W 34.3 in D 17.6 in
Vintage 20th Century Chinese Elm Console Table – Minimalist Design, Light Patina
Located in Milano, IT
Crafted from solid elm wood, this 20th-century Chinese console table combines traditional Chinese
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20th Century Chinese Mid-Century Modern Console Tables

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Elm

Vintage 20th Century Chinese Elm Console Table – Minimalist Design, Light Patina
Located in Milano, IT
Crafted from solid elm wood, this 20th-century Chinese console table combines traditional Chinese
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20th Century Chinese Mid-Century Modern Console Tables

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Elm

Chinese Elm Altar Large Console Table
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Chinese console table with hand carved spandrels on both side of the table. A long elmwood altar
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Ming Console Tables

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Elm

Chinese  Elm Altar Large Console Table
Chinese  Elm Altar Large Console Table
$7,040 Sale Price
20% Off
H 36 in W 107 in D 16.75 in
Finely Carved Chinese Console Table, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
Altar tables with everted ends seen in Chinese paintings and prints are typically depicted in a
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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

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Elm

Finely Carved Chinese Console Table, c. 1800
Finely Carved Chinese Console Table, c. 1800
$18,280
H 36.5 in W 97.5 in D 17.75 in
Vintage Three Drawer Table
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
This 19th-century Chinese console table, crafted from rich elm wood, features three spacious
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Antique 19th Century Asian Console Tables

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Brass

Vintage Three Drawer Table
Vintage Three Drawer Table
$2,280
H 30 in W 41 in D 19 in
Vintage Antique White Console Table with Weathered Patina and Carved Details
Located in Yonkers, NY
This vintage Chinese console table features a striking weathered white patina, exuding timeless
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Console Tables

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Elm

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
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Desks and Writing Tables

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Elm, Lacquer

1800 ANTiQUE QING DYNASTY LACQUERED ORIENTAL CHINESE CONSOLE TABLE CARVED FLORAL
1800 ANTiQUE QING DYNASTY LACQUERED ORIENTAL CHINESE CONSOLE TABLE CARVED FLORAL
$3,874 Sale Price
20% Off
H 35.83 in W 59.06 in D 26.38 in
Elm Wood Console Table with Humpback-Form Stretcher and Openwork Details
Located in Yonkers, NY
This Chinese console table is distinguished by its graceful proportions and refined linear
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Late 20th Century Chinese Console Tables

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Elm

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
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Console Tables

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Elm

Oversized Console Table with Drawers, Fretwork Shelves and Removable Top
Located in Yonkers, NY
With its architectural form and substantial scale, this antique Chinese console table is a
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Early 20th Century Chinese Console Tables

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Wood

Elegant Chinese Console Table in Hongmu and Root Wood, Qing/Republic Era
Located in Kastrup, DK
Elegant console table crafted in hongmu (blackwood) and root wood. The tabletop features a hongmu
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

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Wood, Elm

Chinese Carved Hardwood Console Table
Located in Astoria, NY
Chinese Carved Hardwood Console Table, with carved scrollwork on four supports. 32" H x 60" W x
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20th Century Chinese Qing Console Tables

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Hardwood

Chinese Carved Hardwood Console Table
Chinese Carved Hardwood Console Table
$1,400
H 32 in W 60 in D 20.25 in
Chinese Ebonized Wood Console Table
Located in Astoria, NY
Chinese Ebonized Wood Console Table, in three pieces, two two-tier high tables with top. 34" H x 66
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Early 20th Century Chinese Other Console Tables

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Wood

Chinese Ebonized Wood Console Table
Chinese Ebonized Wood Console Table
$1,300
H 34 in W 66 in D 10 in
Console Table 19th Century Chinese
Located in New York, NY
19th Century Black Lacquer Console Table. Qing Dynasty Console Table with humpback stretchers in
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Antique 1880s Chinese Qing Console Tables

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Elm

Console Table 19th Century Chinese
Console Table 19th Century Chinese
$4,600
H 34 in W 39.5 in D 16 in
Chinese Elmwood Filigree Console Table
Located in Queens, NY
Chinese (19th Century) elmwood (yu-mu) large console table with carved cloud form scrolls between
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Console Tables

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Elm

Chinese Elmwood Filigree Console Table
Chinese Elmwood Filigree Console Table
$30,000
H 35.5 in W 95.25 in D 22.75 in
Chinese Carved Hardwood Console Table
Located in Queens, NY
Asian Chinese (Qing Dynasty-18/19th Cent) large hardwood console scroll table with finely carved
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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Console Tables

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Hardwood

Chinese Carved Hardwood Console Table
Chinese Carved Hardwood Console Table
$95,000
H 34 in W 86 in D 21 in
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
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Antique Late 18th Century Chinese Console Tables

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Wood

Chinese Red Cinnabar Console Table
Chinese Red Cinnabar Console Table
$65,000
H 33.5 in W 49 in D 16.25 in
Chinese hardwood Long Rectangular Console Table
Located in Queens, NY
Chinese (19th Century) hardwood narrow rectangular console table with open apron featuring
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Console Tables

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Wood

Chinese hardwood Long Rectangular Console Table
Chinese hardwood Long Rectangular Console Table
$9,500
H 32.75 in W 70.5 in D 18.5 in
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
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Console Tables

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Wood

Chinese Antique Wine Console Table
Chinese Antique Wine Console Table
$700 Sale Price
50% Off
H 31.5 in W 43 in D 19.75 in
Chinese Carved Wooden Altar Table / Console
Located in Queens, NY
Chinese hardwood altar / console table accented with ornately carved and pierced spandrels and
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Console Tables

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Wood

Chinese Carved Wooden Altar Table / Console
Chinese Carved Wooden Altar Table / Console
$12,750
H 38 in W 96.5 in D 18.5 in
Chinese Hard Rosewood Demilune Console Table
Located in Germantown, MD
A Chinese Hard Rosewood Demilune Console Table. Measures 36" in width, 18" in depth, 30" in height.
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Chinese Export Console Tables

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Hardwood, Rosewood

Chinese Carved Rosewood Altar Console Table
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Add timeless elegance to your home with this exquisite Chinese Carved Rosewood Console Table
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Vintage 1980s Chinese Console Tables

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Rosewood

Chinese Carved Rosewood Altar Console Table
Chinese Carved Rosewood Altar Console Table
$636 Sale Price
20% Off
H 33.75 in W 35.75 in D 16 in
Chinese Carved Rosewood Altar Console Table
Located in Delray Beach, FL
This Chinese Carved Rosewood Altar Console Table is a stunning addition to any home, blending
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Vintage 1980s Chinese Console Tables

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Rosewood

Chinese Carved Rosewood Altar Console Table
Chinese Carved Rosewood Altar Console Table
$636 Sale Price
20% Off
H 33.75 in W 35.75 in D 16 in
19th Century Chinese Hardwood Console Table
Located in Richmond, VA
19th century Chinese hardwood console table- all mortised throughout Apron clears at 22" so
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Console Tables

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Hardwood

19th Century Chinese Hardwood Console Table
19th Century Chinese Hardwood Console Table
$3,600
H 31.75 in W 70 in D 33.5 in
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
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Antique 18th Century English Chinoiserie Console Tables

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Mahogany

Chinese Chippendale Mahogany Console Table
Chinese Chippendale Mahogany Console Table
$22,500
H 31.13 in W 47 in D 21.25 in
Antique Chinese Red Lacquer Console Table
Located in New York, NY
Chinese red lacquer console table early 20th century Qing Dynasty. This red lacquer console table
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20th Century Chinese Qing Console Tables

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Wood, Elm, Lacquer

Antique Chinese Red Lacquer Console Table
Antique Chinese Red Lacquer Console Table
$2,340 Sale Price
35% Off
H 33 in W 47 in D 14 in
Chinese "Forever" Console Table, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This exquisite 19th-century wine table was crafted of walnut sourced from the forests of China
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Console Tables

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Walnut

Chinese "Forever" Console Table, c. 1850
Chinese "Forever" Console Table, c. 1850
$3,980
H 31.25 in W 37 in D 18.25 in
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
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Chippendale Console Tables

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Marble

Chinese Export Rosewood Carved Altar Console Table
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Exceptional Chinese Huali rosewood table with remarkably straight wood grain patterns and
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Console Tables

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Rosewood

Asian Chinese Style Hardwood Console "Altar" Table
Located in Queens, NY
Asian Chinese style hardwood narrow console (altar) table.  
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20th Century Chinese Console Tables

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Hardwood

Ivory Lacquered Chinese Chippendale Style Console Table
Located in Southampton, NY
Ivory lacquered Chinese Chippendale style console table One Knick on side rail otherwise very good
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20th Century American Chinese Chippendale Console Tables

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Lacquer

Pair of 19th Century Chinese Painted Console Tables
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
-century Chinese painted console tables. The tables feature rectangular tops with fine-grained panels set
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Console Tables

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Wood

Pair of 19th Century Chinese Painted Console Tables
Pair of 19th Century Chinese Painted Console Tables
$5,811 / set
H 32.68 in W 37.41 in D 18.31 in
Chinese Export Console Table Carved Antique Hardwood 1840
Located in Potters Bar, GB
You are viewing a gorgeous and collectable Chinese hand carved console table Crafted from hardwood
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Antique 1840s Chinese Export Console Tables

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Hardwood

19th century Chinese Chippendale Style Wooden Table Console, 1890s
Located in LEGNY, FR
Very nice late 19th-century Chinese Chippendale-style console table featuring three generously
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Antique 1890s Chinese Chinese Chippendale Console Tables

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Wood

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
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Antique Mid-18th Century English Chinese Chippendale Console Tables

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Mahogany

18th Century English Chinese Chippendale Console Table
18th Century English Chinese Chippendale Console Table
$8,625 Sale Price
25% Off
H 31.5 in W 53 in D 22 in
Chinese Red Chinoiserie Decorated Demi Lune Console Table
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Chinese red chinoiserie decorated demi lune console table, circa 1900. With a demi lune top with
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Antique Early 1900s Chinese Chinoiserie Console Tables

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Wood, Paint

Mastercraft Brass Chinese Chippendale Console Table
By Mastercraft
Located in Highland, IN
This console table by Mastercraft features a simple parsons table form that is nicely detailed with
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Vintage 1970s American Hollywood Regency Console Tables

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Brass

Vintage Chinese Hongmu Pair of Alter or Console Tables or Center Table
Located in Topeka, KS
Stunning Early 19th to 20th Century Chinese Hongmu pair of alter or console tables or center table
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Console Tables

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Wood

Mastercraft Brass Chinese Chippendale Console Table
By Mastercraft
Located in Chicago, IL
Brass Parsons frame table, with diamond pattern under inset glass top, with open corner detail.
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Vintage 1970s American Console Tables

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Brass

Raw Antique Chinese Console
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
A simple raw antique console table, without any color, to put and use where necessary. M/711 -
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Early 20th Century Chinese Other Console Tables

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Teak

Raw Antique Chinese Console
Raw Antique Chinese Console
$1,435
H 34.65 in W 42.13 in D 20.48 in
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Chinese Console Table For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the Chinese console table you’re looking for. Each Chinese console table for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, hardwood and elm. There are 1254 variations of the antique or vintage Chinese console table you’re looking for, while we also have 50 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. Your living room may not be complete without a Chinese console table — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. Each Chinese console table bearing Modern, Art Deco or Hollywood Regency hallmarks is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one Chinese console table that is appealing in its simplicity, but Zhipeng Tan, Henredon and Baker Furniture Company produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Chinese Console Table?

The average selling price for a Chinese console table at 1stDibs is $3,800, while they’re typically $550 on the low end and $195,000 for the highest priced.

Finding the Right Console-tables for You

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.

Questions About Chinese Console Table
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021
    Console tables serve a variety of functions. They can be used as buffets, storage units and display tables. Because they vary in size, you can use them for just about anything.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMay 5, 2023
    Console tables are not low. Typically, consoles are about the height of a desk but are much narrower. As a result, they work well against walls and can be used to hold lamps and decorative objects. While modern console tables commonly feature four legs, you can still find the two-legged variety, which is ideal for nestling behind the sofa. Some also feature shelves for display and storage space or cabinet doors and drawers for hiding clutter. Find vintage console tables on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertNovember 13, 2024
    Why it is called a console table comes down to the history of this type of furnishing. The very first consoles produced in France during the 16th and 17th centuries were not freestanding. Instead, owners anchored them to walls. This anchoring method strengthened the console top, allowing it to support heavy loads. The name “console” comes from the French word "consolide," which means to reinforce or strengthen. It was likely chosen because of the anchoring system that lends strength to and reinforces consoles. Shop a diverse assortment of console tables on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    A Chinese tea table is a piece of furniture traditionally used in China for preparing and serving tea. It usually held a pump for drawing water and a basin for washing teacups and pots. The top doubled as a surface for resting teacups in between sips. On 1stDibs, shop a selection of Chinese tea tables.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 3, 2023
    A Chinese kang table is a long, low piece of furniture that has a flat surface and rests on four legs. It multitasks as both a dining table and a bed. On 1stDibs, find a variety of kang tables from some of the world's top sellers.
  • 1stDibs ExpertAugust 20, 2024
    The difference between a buffet table and a console table comes down to size and storage features. Console tables are usually less deep than buffet tables, so they take up less space behind sofas and along walls. In addition, consoles are less likely to have cabinets and drawers than buffet tables, which are designed to store dinnerware and serveware in dining rooms. On 1stDibs, explore a wide variety of buffets and console tables.
  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 7, 2024
    The difference between a coffee table and a console table is in the design. A coffee table is a low table that comes in many shapes, such as surfaces that are rectangles, squares, ovals or circles. Console tables are taller and usually have elongated shapes, such as ovals, rectangles or semicircles. Placement is another differentiator between the two types of tables. Coffee tables usually go in front of sofas and loveseats, while console tables may be placed behind a sofa or loveseat or along a wall. Find a large collection of coffee tables and console tables on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021
    Because of their variety of sizes and range in function, console tables can easily work as a desk. Given their size and ease of mobility, a console table can be used in almost any sort of room.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2024


    A lamp for a console table should be between 25 and 32 inches tall. The table lamp’s shade shouldn’t exceed half the width of the console table.

    You’ll find that when it comes to arranging wall art, a decorator might suggest that the space on the wall above a console table is a great place for a large painting or a wall sculpture. In that case, you may wish to use a taller lamp for the table. If your table is smaller in scale or if you have a small mirror hanging on the wall above the console, you may wish to opt for a shorter lamp.

    Find vintage table lamps for sale on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertAugust 26, 2024
    The difference between a sideboard and a console table comes down to usage and storage features. Sideboards are usually found in dining rooms and have shelving concealed behind cabinet doors for storing dinnerware, glassware and serveware. Normally positioned in entryways, hallways and living rooms, console tables may have no storage features or include drawers, open shelves or cabinet doors, depending on their design. Find a large selection of console tables and sideboards on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMay 22, 2019

    The main difference between a console and a sofa table is that a console can be placed anywhere in the home (against a wall in a hallway or under a television in the living room) and a sofa table is limited to being behind a sofa.

  • 1stDibs ExpertMay 22, 2019

    A console table should not be taller than a couch. Much like a sofa table, a console table is placed against the back of a sofa and should be the same height as the sofa.

  • 1stDibs ExpertMay 5, 2023
    In an entryway, a console table should typically be around 10 to 16 inches wide. Tables of this width should still allow plenty of clearance so people can easily walk by the table. You may see manufacturers refer to the width of consoles as depth. On 1stDibs, shop a range of console tables.