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Chinoiserie Altar Table

Circa 1950s Chinese Altar Table In Cinnabar Lacquer
By James Mont
Located in Chicago, IL
Carved and lacquered Chinoiserie altar table or console in the style of James Mont. Squared dowel
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Vintage 1950s American Tables

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Wood

Circa 1950s Chinese Altar Table In Cinnabar Lacquer
Circa 1950s Chinese Altar Table In Cinnabar Lacquer
$2,800 Sale Price
20% Off
H 26 in W 64 in D 16 in
Antique Chinese Elm Dragon Carved Chinoiserie Sofa Console Altar Hall Bar Table
Located in Dayton, OH
Early 1900s Chinese Altar or Hall Table. Features a rectangular from made from elm with a beautiful
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Console Tables

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Elm

Pair Tall Chinoiserie Gilt Bronze Altar Lamps C.1950
Located in London, GB
Pair Tall Chinoiserie Gilt Bronze Altar Lamps C.1950 In very good condition commensurate of age.
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Mid-20th Century English Chinoiserie Table Lamps

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Bronze

Large Chinese Elmwood Altar Table
Located in Locust Valley, NY
Large Chinese elm wood altar table with scroll carved cut out details to apron and legs.
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20th Century Chinoiserie Console Tables

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Elm

Large Chinese Elmwood Altar Table
Large Chinese Elmwood Altar Table
$3,840
H 36.5 in W 77 in D 16.5 in
Mid-Century Asian Altar-Style Console Table
Located in Dorchester, MA
This console table is a 1950s interpretation of the altar tables traditionally found in Chinese
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Vintage 1950s Chinese Chinoiserie Console Tables

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Mirror, Wood

Mid-Century Asian Altar-Style Console Table
Mid-Century Asian Altar-Style Console Table
$1,800
H 28.25 in W 62.5 in D 15 in
Vintage Asian Style Solid Oak Altar Console Table
By Karl Springer
Located in Elkton, MD
Substantial vintage altar-style console table crafted from solid oak with traditional Asian
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Late 20th Century Unknown Chinoiserie Console Tables

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Oak

Vintage Asian Style Solid Oak Altar Console Table
Vintage Asian Style Solid Oak Altar Console Table
$2,190
H 31.5 in W 71 in D 18.25 in
Mid-19th Century Carved Chinese Altar Table
Located in Asheville, NC
Carved Chinese altar table in rubbed through red cinnabar lacquer on wood, brackets supporting top
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Antique 1860s Chinese Chinoiserie Console Tables

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Wood

Mid-19th Century Carved Chinese Altar Table
Mid-19th Century Carved Chinese Altar Table
$6,800
H 36 in W 96.5 in D 18.5 in
Chinoiserie Altar/Sofa Table 'Hand Painted'
Located in San Francisco, CA
C. 20th century Chinoiserie Altar/Sofa Table Hand Painted Made in Italy
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20th Century Italian Furniture

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Wood

Chinoiserie Altar/Sofa Table 'Hand Painted'
Chinoiserie Altar/Sofa Table 'Hand Painted'
$375
H 29.5 in W 43.25 in D 13.75 in
Ebonized Chinese Altar Table Hall Console James Mont Style Sofa Table 'B'
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage ebonized Chinese Altar table console hall 28 x 50 James Mont style sofa table (B). Item
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Mid-20th Century Chinoiserie Console Tables

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Wood

Ebonized Chinese Altar Table Hall Console James Mont Style 50" Sofa Table (B)
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Ebonized Chinese Altar Table Hall Console James Mont Style 50" Sofa Table (B). Item features one
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Chinoiserie Console Tables

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Wood

Antique Chinese Carved Hardwood Gold Gilt Tall Altar Console Hall Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Chinese Carved Hardwood Gold Gilt Tall Altar Console Hall Table. Item features gold gilt
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Early 20th Century Unknown Chinoiserie Console Tables

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Wood

Antique Asian Ming Altar Console Sofa Table
Located in Lake Worth, FL
Estate Fine Furniture Acquisitions Of An Antique Late 1800s Asian Ming Altar Table Solid wood with
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinoiserie Furniture

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Wicker, Wood

Antique Asian Ming Altar Console Sofa Table
Antique Asian Ming Altar Console Sofa Table
$3,756 Sale Price
20% Off
H 30 in W 73 in D 20 in
Altar Table with Mother of Pearl Inlay, China, 19th Century
Located in Toronto, CA
This is a gorgeous late Qing Dynasty Chinese altar table made of Rosewood. Scroll ends carved with
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Furniture

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Mother-of-Pearl, Rosewood

Black Lacquer & Hand Painted Open Altar Table or Sideboard with Mirror
Located in Miami, FL
This incomparable chinoiserie black lacquer sideboard depicts figures in various typical
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Early 20th Century English Chinoiserie Cupboards

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Wood

20th Black Lacquer and Hand Painted Open Altar Table or Sideboard
Located in Miami, FL
This incomparable chinoiserie black lacquer sideboard depicts figures in various typical
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Early 20th Century English Chinoiserie Sideboards

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Wood

Recent Sales

19th Century Chinese Hardwood Provincial-Style Altar Table
Located in New York, NY
Chinese Provincial-style Altar table, a large semi-hardwood table with upturned scroll end pieces
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Furniture

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Hardwood

Chinoiserie Altar Table In Cinnabar Lacquer
Located in Chicago, IL
Carved and lacquered Chinoiserie altar table or console in the style of James Mont. Squared dowel
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Vintage 1950s American Console Tables

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Wood

Chinoiserie Console Table Altar Hand Painted
Located in Lake Worth, FL
Our Recent Palm Beach Estate Fine Furniture Acquisitions Of A Chinoiserie Sofa Altar Console Table
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Vintage 1960s Chinoiserie Console Tables

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Smoked Glass, Wood

Chinoiserie Painted Five-Drawer Console or Altar Table
Located in Palm Beach, FL
drawers with carved scroll fronts decorated with chinoiserie style paintings of grasshoppers and flowers
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Console Tables

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Hardwood

Chinoiserie Hand Carved Dragon Altar/Console Table
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Experience the mystical elegance of this Chinoiserie Hand Carved Dragon Altar/Console Table. This
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Console Tables

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Wood

Antique Chinese Carved Red Altar Entry Console Chinoiserie Sideboard Table
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Chinese altar table, circa 1900s. Features red painted exterior with carved high relief
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Early 20th Century Chinoiserie Console Tables

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Hardwood, Paint

Midcentury Jinlong Chinese chinoiserie Lacquered Ming Altar Console Hall Table
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage Jinlong Ming style altar console table featuring reticulated accents with a floral rose
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Mid-20th Century Ming Console Tables

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Hardwood, Lacquer

Michael Taylor for Baker Hollywood Regency Chinoiserie Console or Altar Table
By Michael Taylor, Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
Mid-Century Modern chinoiserie console or altar table Designed by Michael Taylor for Baker
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Console Tables

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Walnut, Burl

Stone Pedestal Altar Table
Located in Chicago, IL
An early 19th century pedestal altar table with solid stone top and carved stepped sides. Pagoda
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Console Tables

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Limestone

Stone Pedestal Altar Table
Stone Pedestal Altar Table
H 33.5 in W 50.25 in D 11.5 in
Antique Carved Chinese Rosewood Altar Console Table Ming Chinoiserie Sofa Hall
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Chinese console table made of rosewood featuring intricate carved reticulated floral and
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Early 20th Century Ming Console Tables

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Rosewood

Large Painted Chinese Altar Table
Located in Locust Valley, NY
Large painted Chinese altar table, black.
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20th Century Unknown Chinoiserie Console Tables

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Wood

Large Painted Chinese Altar Table
Large Painted Chinese Altar Table
H 33 in W 72 in L 33 in
Chinese Carved Console Altar Table with Dragons
Located in West Hartford, CT
Chinese altar table with beautiful hand carved open fretwork with dragons on the front and back
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Console Tables

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Rosewood

Antique Chinese Chinoiserie Table c1890
Located in Paddock Wood Tonbridge, GB
ANTIQUE CHINOISERIE TABLE This exquisite Chinese altar table embodies the classic beauty of its
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Antique 1890s Chinese Chinoiserie Console Tables

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Lacquer

Antique Chinese Chinoiserie Table c1890
Antique Chinese Chinoiserie Table c1890
H 29.14 in W 65.75 in D 26.78 in
19th Century Red Chinese Altar Table Rustic or Entryway Pagoda Table
Located in Houston, TX
Beautiful 19th century Chinese altar table or console table with a rustic feeling and dark red
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Console Tables

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Pine

Ebonized Chinese Altar Table Hall Console James Mont Style Sofa Table 'A'
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage ebonized Chinese altar table hall console James Mont style 50" sofa table (A). Item
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Mid-20th Century Chinoiserie Console Tables

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Wood

19th Century Red Lacquered Chinese Desk Altar Table with Carved Detailing
Located in Houston, TX
Very early 19th century red lacquered Chinese desk or altar table featuring brass hardware with a
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Antique Early 19th Century Chinoiserie Desks and Writing Tables

Antique Tibetan Lacquer Altar Box With Drawer on a Steel Stand / Console (RL)
Located in Centennial, CO
A beautiful antique Tibetan altar box with drawer sits on top of a custom made green metal stand to
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Early 20th Century Tibetan Chinoiserie Console Tables

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Steel

Bamboo Console Table
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Chinese chinoiserie console or altar table with an ebonized top. The bamboo base features a
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20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Console Tables

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Bamboo

Bamboo Console Table
Bamboo Console Table
H 35.5 in W 71 in D 13.5 in
19th Century Chinese Farm Altar Table or Dongbei
Located in Essex, MA
19th century Chinese farm or altar table, double sided with sliding lacquer panels and central
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Furniture

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Hardwood, Lacquer

Vintage Chinese Fretwork Altar Console Table in Rosewood, circa 1960s
Located in Peabody, MA
Chinese Ming style fretwork altar table in elaborately carved rosewood, circa 1960s.
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Vintage 1960s Chinese Chinoiserie Furniture

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Rosewood

Hekman Oak & Olive Ash Burled Asian Sideboard Console Altar Hall Entry Table
By Hekman Furniture
Located in Dayton, OH
Hekman Furniture chinoiserie sideboard or hall table, circa 1970s. Made from oak with olive ash
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Vintage 1970s Chinoiserie Buffets

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Ash, Oak

18th Century Chinese Shanxi Elm & Pine Sideboard Altar Apothecary Console Table
Located in Dayton, OH
Sporting its original finish, this hand crafted buffet features a floating panel top, with cloud form spandrels, over two long drawers with cloud-form panels and carved florets. Incl...
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Antique Late 18th Century Chinoiserie Buffets

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Elm, Pine

Late 20th Century Vintage Wood Altar Console Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Beautiful vintage chinoiserie altar table with intricate details in the wood and the classic winged
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Late 20th Century American Chinoiserie Console Tables

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Wood

Baker Hollywood Regency Chinoiserie Burled Walnut Altar Table or Console Table
By Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Hollywood Regency Chinoiserie style altar table, console table, or sofa table By
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Vintage 1960s American Chinoiserie Console Tables

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Walnut, Burl

Michael Taylor for Baker Hollywood Regency Chinoiserie Console or Altar Table
By Michael Taylor, Baker Furniture Company
Located in South Bend, IN
Mid-Century Modern chinoiserie console or altar table Designed by Michael Taylor for Baker
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Console Tables

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Walnut, Burl

19th Century Chinese Altar Table
Located in Chicago, IL
A beautiful 19th century Chinese black lacquer elmwood altar table with everted ends, cloud carved
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Console Tables

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Elm, Lacquer

19th Century Chinese Altar Table
19th Century Chinese Altar Table
H 37.5 in W 87 in D 16 in
Korean Black Hand Painted Altar Style Sideboard Cabinet Console Table Credenza
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Korean Black Hand Painted Altar Style Sideboard Cabinet Console Table Credenza. Item features hand
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Late 20th Century Unknown Chinoiserie Console Tables

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Wood

Bamboo Altar Table
Located in Stamford, CT
Chinoiserie style altar table.
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20th Century American Chinoiserie Console Tables

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Bamboo

Bamboo Altar Table
Bamboo Altar Table
H 36 in W 94 in D 16.5 in
Rattan Chinese Altar Table
Located in Stamford, CT
Mid-Century rattan Chinese altar table.  
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20th Century Chinoiserie Console Tables

Rattan Chinese Altar Table
Rattan Chinese Altar Table
H 32 in W 67 in D 12 in
19th Century Chinese Altar Table
Located in San Francisco, CA
This 19th Century Chinese altar table belonged to noted Designer Michael Taylor and served as a
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Furniture

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Wood

19th Century Chinese Altar Table
19th Century Chinese Altar Table
H 37.5 in W 60.5 in D 23 in
Antique, Chinese, Console or Altar Table, 1860s
Located in Lingfield, West Sussex
Here we have a fantastic elm, Chinese altar or console table from the Fujian province in eastern
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Antique 1860s Chinese Chinoiserie Furniture

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Wood

Antique, Chinese, Console or Altar Table, 1860s
Antique, Chinese, Console or Altar Table, 1860s
H 42.13 in W 55.52 in D 14.97 in
Antique Elm and Bamboo Altar Table, China early 19th century
Located in San Francisco, CA
A very nice early 19th century bamboo and elm altar table made in China. We sold this table the
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Furniture

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Wood, Bamboo, Wicker

Lacquered Altar Table
Located in Stamford, CT
Black lacquer console table in the style of a traditional Asian altar table.
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Vintage 1960s Chinoiserie Console Tables

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Lacquer

Lacquered Altar Table
Lacquered Altar Table
H 32 in W 84 in D 20 in
Vintage Chinese Ebonized Altar Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This 1960s Chinese altar table is made of wood with an ebonized and lacquered finish. The table is
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Mid-20th Century Chinoiserie Console Tables

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Wood

Black Lacquered Altar or Console Table
Located in Raleigh, NC
finish in parts of this piece lending it a unique look. Use this solid piece in a foyer, as a sofa table
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Vintage 1980s American Chinoiserie Console Tables

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Wood

Vintage Chinese Red Cinnabar Lacquer Altar or Console Table
Located in Oakland Park, FL
Offered by the Antique Textiles Galleries: Vintage Chinese red cinnabar lacquer altar table
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Vintage 1960s Chinese Chinoiserie Console Tables

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Lacquer, Wood

Chinese Late Qing Period Rustic Wood Altar Table
Located in San Francisco, CA
A Chinese late Qing Period simple and substantial beech altar or console table. Comprised of
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Furniture

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Beech

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Chinoiserie Altar Table For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the chinoiserie altar table you’re looking for. A chinoiserie altar table — often made from wood, hardwood and lacquer — can elevate any home. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer chinoiserie altar table, there are earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right chinoiserie altar table, those designed in Mid-Century Modern styles are of considerable interest. Baker Furniture Company and Michael Taylor each produced at least one beautiful chinoiserie altar table that is worth considering.

How Much is a Chinoiserie Altar Table?

Prices for a chinoiserie altar table start at $750 and top out at $10,900 with the average selling for $3,670.

A Close Look at Chinoiserie Furniture

Emerging in the 17th century, chinoiserie appropriated the aesthetics and imagery of popular East Asian design for European-made versions. Reflecting the exoticization of China, Japan and other countries in this era, the word directly translates from French to “Chinese-esque,” which reveals its shortcomings as a style of furniture and decor that often stereotypically and reductively mimics Asian culture rather than showcasing and paying tribute to its artistic traditions.

The enthusiastically decorative chinoiserie style was propelled by influential tastemakers including French King Louis XIV, whose Trianon de Porcelaine in 1670 was inspired by Chinese architecture. Expanded trade between the East and West led to a demand for porcelain, lacquer objects, silk and other goods, which further informed the fanciful furniture being crafted in Europe.

Artisans working in the chinoiserie style used materials and elements like pagoda shapes, bamboo, lacquer surfaces, bird and flower motifs and other interpretations of Asian design on pieces that were frequently set against vibrant wallcoverings. This whimsical approach yielded chinoiserie furniture that boasted dramatic flourishes drawing on the natural world and reflected the dominance of Rococo during the 18th century.

As chinoiserie was shaped by approximations of Asian design by European creators, it had regional variations, such as Chinese Chippendale in England where cabinets, chairs and tea tables had wooden fretwork designs and “japanned” surfaces intended to resemble lacquer work that was created in East Asia. In North America, furniture makers in Boston and New York integrated chinoiserie-painted scenes into Queen Anne furniture.

Antique chinoiserie furniture has continued to be fashionable, from its popularity with decorators of the Hollywood Regency era — James Mont, Tommi Parzinger, William Haines and Samuel Marx favored the style — to contemporary interior designers, although it brings with it a complex history.

Find a collection of chinoiserie bedroom furniture, cabinets, decorative objects and more on 1stDibs.

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Over the years, the variety of tables available to us, as well as our specific needs for said tables, has broadened. Today, with all manner of these must-have furnishings differing in shape, material and style, any dining room table can shine just as brightly as the guests who gather around it.

Remember, when shopping for a dining table, it must fit your dining area, and you need to account for space around the table too — think outside the box, as an oval dining table may work for tighter spaces. Alternatively, if you’ve got the room, a Regency-style dining table can elevate any formal occasion at mealtime.

Innovative furniture makers and designers have also redefined what a table can be. Whether it’s an unconventional Ping-Pong table, a brass side table to display your treasured collectibles or a Louis Vuitton steamer trunk to add an air of nostalgia to your loft, your table can say a lot about you.

The visionary work of French designer Xavier Lavergne, for example, includes tables that draw on the forms of celestial bodies as often as they do aquatic creatures or fossils. Elsewhere, Italian architect Gae Aulenti, who looked to Roman architecture in crafting her stately Jumbo coffee table, created clever glass-topped mobile coffee tables that move on bicycle tires or sculpted wood wheels for Fontana Arte

Coffee and cocktail tables can serve as a room’s centerpiece with attention-grabbing details and colors. Glass varieties will keep your hardwood flooring and dazzling area rugs on display, while a marble or stone coffee table in a modern interior can showcase your prized art books and decorative objects. A unique vintage desk or writing table can bring sophistication and even a bit of spice to your work life. 

No matter your desired form or function, a quality table for your living space is a sound investment. On 1stDibs, browse a collection of vintage, new and antique bedside tables, mid-century end tables and more .