Portable Shrine
Tibetan Travelling Buddha Shrine
Located in Houston, TX
Buddhist prayer for the well-being of all sentient beings. Known as a Gau, this portable shrine was used
Category
Antique Early 1900s Tibetan Antiquities
Materials
Copper, Silver
Thai wooden bird/lucky ornament/amulet
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
top of a portable shrine during festivals.
Why not decorate your entrance or living room with this
Category
Late 20th Century Thai Other Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century Antique Tibetan Silver Turquoise Ghau Prayer Box
Located in Pomona, CA
Ghau is a small prayer box worn as pendant by Buddhists as portable shrines which can be pray by
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
20th Century Tibetan Leather, Brass Ghau Prayer Bag
Located in Pomona, CA
Ghau is a small prayer box/bag worn as pendant by Buddhists as portable shrines which can be pray
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antiquities
Materials
Brass
Early 20th Century Large Antique Tibetan Ghau Prayer Box With Three Buddha
Located in Pomona, CA
Ghau is a prayer box worn as pendant by Buddhists as portable shrines which can be pray by prayer
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver, Bronze
$1,485
H 8.5 in W 7 in D 3 in
Original "Asakusa Festival". Sensoji Temple Tokyo vintage poster Japan
Located in Spokane, WA
period (1603-1868), and today it features the parading of more than a hundred mikoshi (portable shrines
Category
1950s Ming Figurative Prints
Materials
Offset
$1,650
H 40 in W 28.5 in D 0.05 in
19th Century Rare Bronze Buddha Statue, Thailand
Located in Fukuoka, JP
housed in an Edo period zushi, a portable shrine, this statue carries with it a sense of reverence and
Category
Antique 19th Century Thai Antiquities
Materials
Bronze
Japanese Wood Gilt Lacquer Buddha Buddhist Temple Traveling Zushi Shrine Altar
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful Japanese Buddhist portable traveling zushi shrine altar with Amida Buddha (Amitabha
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Metal, Gold Leaf
$795
H 8.25 in W 4 in D 3 in
1920's Persian Kashan Pictorial Carpet, Poetry from Abbas Foroughi Bastami
Located in Dallas, TX
external world. Though modest in scale, the rug holds a monumentality of spirit—a portable shrine to
Category
Early 20th Century Persian Kashan Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Recent Sales
19th Century Indian Religious Portable Shrine Shiva Lingam Lakhmi Ganash Parvati
Located in Brighton, GB
A five piece portable bronze religious shrine showing Shiva Lingam (cosmic egg) and Ganash and
Category
Antique 1860s Indian Agra Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bronze
H 15.36 in W 4.34 in D 10.44 in
Eizan, Ukiyo-e, Early 19th Century, Original Japanese Woodblock Print, Beauty
By Kikugawa Eizan
Located in London, GB
, a portable shrine transported to different spiritual locations during festivals. Eizan captures the
Category
Early 19th Century Edo Figurative Prints
Materials
Handmade Paper, Mulberry Paper, Washi Paper, Pigment, Woodcut
Untitled (Landscape with Figure)
By Joseph Cornell
Located in New York, NY
lived on sweets, worshiped forgotten divas and made portable shrines to them - his version of spiritual
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Prints
Materials
Other Medium
Untitled (How to Make a Rainbow)
By Joseph Cornell
Located in New York, NY
, who lived on sweets, worshiped forgotten divas and made portable shrines to them - his version of
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
Rare Large, 18th-19th Century Japanese Hanging Mask of Beshimi Type
Located in Berlin, Berlin
pilgrim is dressed in white and carrying a portable shrine on his back that has been adorned with a large
Category
Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
Rare Collection of 19th Century Tibetan Reliqueries
Located in Washington, DC
" is a portable altar, shrine, or prayer box used while traveling. The Tibetan prayer box was used
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Tibetan Tibetan Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
18th c. Portable Shrine
Located in Madrid, ES
Small portable shrine with bronze candlesticks. Fur lined box
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Baroque Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Qing Dynasty Chinese Buddhist Wood Carved Portable Shrine with Bronze Bell.
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Qing Dynasty Chinese Buddhist Wood Carved Portable Shrine with Bronze Bell.
Imperial Qing Dynasty
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bronze
Early 20th Century Tibetan Traveling Shrine
Located in Chicago, IL
beings. Known as a gau, this portable shrine was used for prayer during travels or pilgrimages, its
Category
Early 20th Century Tibetan Religious Items
Materials
Brass, Steel
Silver Tibetan Prayer Box with Turquoise and Coral
Located in Chicago, IL
protective, religious relic or was used as a portable shrine. The body is finely crafted out of silver and is
Category
Early 20th Century Tibetan Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Coral, Turquoise, Silver
Early 20th Century Antique Tibetan Silver Turquoise Ghau Prayer Box
Located in Pomona, CA
Ghau is a small prayer box worn as pendant by Buddhists as portable shrines which can be pray by
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
Tibetan Shrine Box with Chenresi Tsakli, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
century portable Tibetan shrine and likely once contained a Buddhist statue or prayer scroll. The lid of
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Tibetan Tibetan Religious Items
Materials
Ceramic, Fabric, Wood
13th-16th Century Bronze Shrine for Kubera, the God of Riches from India
Located in Point Richmond, CA
13th-16th century bronze shrine for Kubera from India.
This is a small lost wax cast portable
Category
Antique 16th Century Indian Tribal More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Portable Shrine of Santiago Matamoros, St. James
By Laguna Santero
Located in Van Nuys, CA
painted wood box (portable shrine) with charming, pink paper flowers and Primitive, floral painted doors
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Mexican Spanish Colonial Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
String, Wood, Paint, Paper, Paste
Tibetan Round Traveling Shrine
Located in Chicago, IL
, religious relic or was used as a portable shrine. The body of this shrine has intricately detailed chasing
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Tibetan Scholar's Objects
Materials
Coral, Brass, Steel
Tibetan Travelling Buddha Shrine
Located in Houston, TX
Buddhist prayer for the well-being of all sentient beings. Known as a Gau, this portable shrine was used
Category
Antique Early 1900s Tibetan Antiquities
Materials
Silver, Copper
Early 20th Century Antique Tibetan Carved Silver Turquoise Gau Ghau Prayer Box
Located in Pomona, CA
Ghau is a small prayer box worn as pendant by Buddhists as portable shrines which can be pray by
Category
Early 20th Century Tibetan Chinese Export Religious Items
Materials
Silver
Early 20th Century Antique Tibetan Silver Turquoise Ghau Prayer Box
Located in Pomona, CA
Ghau is a small prayer box worn as pendant by Buddhists as portable shrines which can be pray by
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
Antique Japanese Zushi
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A fine example of an antique Zushi (travelling, or portable Shrine) from the Edo Period (1603-1868
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Japanese Antiquities
Materials
Brass
19th Century Andean Huamanga Stone Retablo Box
Located in San Francisco, CA
A good 19th century Andean retablo box (portable shrine). The interior with various hand painted
Category
Antique 19th Century Folk Art Sculptures
Materials
Wood
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Large 18th Century, Italian Carved Wooden Wing of a Baroque Angel
Located in Buisson, FR
Beautiful large Baroque angel-wing . Extremely rare to find in this size.
Very decorative item placed on a wooden base.
Italy, circa 1750. Weathered small losses and old repairs.
Me...
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Baroque Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
$690
H 23.04 in W 16.54 in D 3.94 in
'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.
This unique table lamp was awarded “Lighting of the Year 2022” by Residence Magazine Sweden, who called it “...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Textile
$1,650 / item
H 16.1 in Dm 11.5 in
18th Century, Italian Carved Giltwood Wing of a Baroque Angel
Located in Buisson, FR
Beautiful Baroque hand carved giltwood angel-wing. Rare and very decorative item placed on a wooden base, Italy, circa 1750. Weathered. Measurement is inclusive the wooden base.
H:22...
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Baroque Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
$390 Sale Price
45% Off
H 8.67 in W 7.68 in D 1.97 in
19th Century Chinese Pagoda Cabinet
Located in Houston, TX
A stunning and rare 19th Century English Chinese pagoda cabinets. This highly stylized hand carved mahogany cabinets features, glass shelving, pagoda gabled roofs, classic Chippendal...
Category
Antique 19th Century English Chinese Chippendale Vitrines
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
Fine 19th Century French Neo-Gothic Gilt Metal Cathedral Church Reliquary Pair
Located in Forney, TX
A stunning pair of very fine quality French Neo-Gothic gilt metal church reliquaries. circa 1860s
Most impressive objets d’art, born in France in the second half of the 19th century...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Gothic Revival Religious Items
Materials
Brass, Bronze
$6,500 / set
H 14.75 in W 6.75 in D 6.75 in
Mogens Koch for Rud Radmussen Modular Library in Mahogany
By Rud Rasmussen, Mogens Koch
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Mogens Koch for Rud Rasmussen, modular book case or library, mahogany, Denmark, design 1928
Intriguing and substantial modular library by Danish designer Mogens Koch. This piece is ...
Category
Vintage 1920s Danish Scandinavian Modern Bookcases
Materials
Mahogany
Chinese Qing Dynasty 19th Century Shanxi Cabinet with Original Black Lacquer
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese Qing Dynasty period Shanxi cabinet from the 19th century, with original lacquer and hand-painted décor. Created in the North-Eastern province of Shanxi during the Qing dyna...
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Cabinets
Materials
Wood
$5,500
H 71.5 in W 43.75 in D 18.25 in
Bronze Tibetan Yab-Yum Statue
Located in Ferndale, MI
Yab-yum statue symbolizing a union of wisdom and compassion, masculine and feminine, active and passive, compassion and insight necessary for enlightenment. Has significant weight to...
Category
20th Century Tibetan Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bronze
Modern Penedo Showcase Bar Cabinet Patagonia Stone Handmade Portugal Greenapple
By Greenapple, GF Modern
Located in Lisboa, PT
Mid-Century Modern inspired Penedo Showcase, Hand-Crafted in Portugal - Europe by Greenapple
The Penedo marble cabinet captures the enduring beauty of nature’s landscapes, shaped a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Materials
Onyx, Carrara Marble, Statuary Marble, Brass
$55,245 / item
H 76.78 in W 43.31 in D 21.66 in
18th Century Tibetan Thangka Painting
Located in Chicago, IL
A rare striking 18th century Tibetan Thangka depicting the Green Tara seated on a lotus throne ready to step down to offer comfort and protection for all suffering beings. Her right ...
Category
Antique 18th Century Tibetan Tibetan Paintings and Screens
Materials
Linen, Paint
Steinway & Sons Concert Grand Piano
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
This extraordinary concert grand piano with 88 keys was made by the prestigious firm Steinway & Sons around 1894. The case's decoration was entrusted to the company Cuel & Cie and mo...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Musical Instruments
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
17th Century Japanese Export Lacquer Cabinet with Depiction the Dutch Tradepost
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A highly important Japanese export lacquer cabinet with depiction of the Dutch East India Company tradepost Deshima and the annual Dutch delegation on its way to the Shogun in Edo
...
Category
Antique 17th Century Japanese Edo Lacquer
Materials
Copper, Gold
$1,501,232
H 34.65 in W 39.57 in D 21.26 in
Tibetan Elm Pegam Apothecary Bookcase Chest Altar Cabinet Bench Seat
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Tibetan Pegam book chest bench seat. Made of elm with serpentine form and vibrant hand painted floral acanthus motif that features three toed dragons, big cats, fruit and bir...
Category
Early 20th Century Tibetan Cabinets
Materials
Elm, Paint
$2,400 Sale Price
20% Off
H 42.75 in W 34.5 in D 12 in
Rare 19th Century Italian Memento Mori Bust / Sculpture Carrara Marble Vanitas
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Masterfully carved Italian Vanitas / Memento Mori bust in solid marble from late 19th century.
White Carrara marble skull combined with masterfully carved hood & robes all from one...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Busts
Materials
Carrara Marble
$22,812
H 28.75 in W 15.75 in D 8.67 in
A 1930's French Gilt Lacquered Wood Pagoda Form Chinoiserie Platinum Painted Box
By Maison Jansen
Located in New York, NY
A 1930's French Gilt Lacquered Wood Pagoda Form Chinoiserie Platinum Painted Box, Attributed to Jansen. At first glance, the box's visual allure is simply breathtaking. Adorned with ...
Category
Vintage 1930s Chinoiserie Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
$9,850
H 20 in W 16 in D 12 in
15th Century Northern Thai Bronze Buddha Masterpiece w Provenance - 9200
Located in Ukiah, CA
Masterpiece 15th century Northern Thai bronze Buddha. This is the best of the best. Traces of gilding in the crevices of the hair, behind the ears, etcetera. The casting is crisp, th...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Thai Antiquities
Materials
Bronze
$25,000 Sale Price
44% Off
H 31 in W 16 in D 11 in
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Portable Shrine For Sale on 1stDibs
With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the portable shrine you’re looking for. A portable shrine — often made from wood, metal and giltwood — can elevate any home. There are many kinds of the portable shrine you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. A portable shrine is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Baroque and mid-century modern styles are sought with frequency. You’ll likely find more than one portable shrine that is appealing in its simplicity, but Bieffeplast and Joe Colombo produced versions that are worth a look.
How Much is a Portable Shrine?
A portable shrine can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $2,129, while the lowest priced sells for $228 and the highest can go for as much as $14,500.
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