Petite 19th Century Chinese Six Drawer Altar Coffer
Located in Chicago, IL
A petite 19th century Chinese black lacquer altar table with six drawers and two doors with brass
Antique 19th Century Chinese Furniture
Elm
Petite 19th Century Chinese Six Drawer Altar Coffer
Located in Chicago, IL
A petite 19th century Chinese black lacquer altar table with six drawers and two doors with brass
Elm
Antique Japanese Miniature Buddhist Altar Table
Located in Hudson, NY
Antique Japanese miniature Buddhist altar table. Made of lacquered and giltwood with bronze
Bronze
Sold|$18,850
18th Century Large-Scale Chinese Red Altar Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Striking, very large 18th century painted and lacquered altar table with ten fully functioning
Elm
Sold|$4,500
Black Lacquer top bamboo Altar table
Located in Greenwich, CT
A very refined and elegant bamoo altar table, black lacquer top ended in everted flanges, geometric
Lacquer, Bamboo
Sold|$1,886
Red Lacquer Altar / Console Table
Located in Kastrup, DK
Altar table/console table, original red lacquer with natural age-related patina, highlighted by a
Elm
Sold|$4,800
Bamboo Altar Table With Black Lacquer Top
Located in Greenwich, CT
A very elegant bamboo altar table with fine lattice fretwork and black lacquer top ended in everted
Bamboo, Lacquer
Sold|$4,800
Bamboo Altar Table With Black Lacquer Top
Located in Greenwich, CT
A very refined and elegant bamboo altar table, black lacquer top ended in everted flanges, fine
Bamboo, Lacquer
Sold|$4,800
Bamboo Altar Table With Black Lacquer Top
Located in Greenwich, CT
A very refined and elegant bamboo altar table, black lacquer top ended in everted flanges, fine
Bamboo, Lacquer
Sold|$1,200
Chinese Lacquered Altar Style Console Table
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Elegant Chinese black lacquered console or sofa table made in the altar style with scrolled feet
Lacquer, Elm
Sold|$3,900
Bamboo Altar Table With Black Lacquer Top
Located in Greenwich, CT
A very beautiful and elegant bamboo altar table, black lacquer top ended in everted flanges
Bamboo, Lacquer
Sold|$4,800
Bamboo Altar Table With Black Lacquer Top
Located in Greenwich, CT
an eye-catching bamboo altar table. black lacquered top ended in everted flanges, intricate
Bamboo, Lacquer
Sold|$7,200
Bamboo Altar Table with Lacquer Top
Located in Austin, TX
A fine pieced and fitted bamboo altar table with its original lacquered top. A delicate fan shaped
Bamboo
Sold|$2,750
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
Wood
Sold|$5,800
Bamboo Altar Table With Black Lacquer Top
Located in Greenwich, CT
A refined and elegant bamboo console table, black lacquer top ended in everted flanges, lattice
Bamboo, Lacquer
Chinese Red Lacquer Console Altar Table Credenza
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous console table in the form of a Chinese altar table. Five drawers with three over two
Brass
Sold|$4,200
A Black Lacquer Chinese Altar Table
Located in New York, NY
A black lacquer Chinese alter table with rectangular top having gilt and painted decoration overall
Fine Bamboo Altar Table With Black Lacquer Top
Located in Greenwich, CT
A very refined and elegant bamboo altar table , black lacquered top ended in everted flanges, fine
Bamboo, Lacquer
Sold|$4,800
Bamboo Altar Table With Black Lacquer Top
Located in Greenwich, CT
A very refined and elegant bamboo altar table , black lacquered top ended in everted flanges, fine
Bamboo
Sold|$4,800
Bamboo Altar Table With Black Lacquer Top
Located in Greenwich, CT
A very refined and elegant bamboo altar table , black lacquered top ended in everted flanges, fine
Bamboo
Chinese Altar Table with Original Lacquer & Patina
Located in Chicago, IL
This beautiful altar table is made from elm wood and retains its original lacquer and patina.
Elm
Chinese Red Lacquered and Gilt Altar Console Table
Located in Queens, NY
Asian Chinese (Possibly Vietnamese 19th Century) red lacquered and gilt carved console (alter
Gold Leaf
Sold|$4,800
Altar Table
Located in Yonkers, NY
Altar Table, Elm Wood, Black Lacquered, Shanxi, China, 19th Century
Elm, Lacquer
Mid-19th Century Long Chinese Lacquered Elm Altar Table
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a long Chinese mid-19th century altar table in brown lacquered solid elmwood. The table has
Elm, Lacquer
CHINESE ANTIQUE RED LACQUER ALTAR CONSOLE TABLE WITH DRAWERS
Located in Yonkers, NY
EARLY 20TH CENTURY CHINESE 19TH CENTURY CONSOLE TABLE WITH DRAWERS RE-LACQUERED IN RED, NAM WOOD
Wood, Lacquer
Fine Bamboo Altar Table with Black Lacquer Top
Located in Greenwich, CT
A very refined and elegant bamboo altar table , black lacquered top ended in everted flanges, fine
Bamboo
Vintage Lacquered Goatskin Altar/ Waterfall Style Console Table
Located in North Miami, FL
This extra long Altar style console table with subtle details to front and scalloped corners. The
Goatskin
Altar Table, Grey Lacquer by Robert Kuo, Handmade, Limited Edition
By Robert Kuo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Altar table Grey lacquer Hand repousse Handmade Limited edition Lacquer is a technique that
Lacquer
Sold|$2,880
20th Century Honeysuckle Lacquered Altar
Located in Chicago, IL
A 20th century Chinese ribbon form altar table with honeysuckle crackle lacquer.
Elm
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
Hardwood, Lacquer
Chinese Red Lacquer Wooden Altar Console Table with Overhang Top
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese red lacquer wooden altar console table from the early 20th century, with overhang top and
Wood
Qing Dynasty Altar Table with Rounded Legs and Original Lacquer
Located in Chicago, IL
This stunning Chinese altar table features original lacquer and rounded legs, an indication of its
Elm, Lacquer
Shallow Scrolled Ribbon Altar Table
Located in Chicago, IL
Very shallow black lacquered cedar 19th century stylized crooked dragon motif ribbon altar table
Cedar, Lacquer
Sold|$4,680
Altar Table
Located in Chicago, IL
An early 19th century red lacquered Chinese altar table with everted ends and a carved scrolling
Elm
19th Century Chinese Shallow Lacquered Hoof Foot Altar Table
Located in Chicago, IL
An altar table from Northern China with a lovely lacquer patina. This circa 1850 shallow table
Elm
Sold|$5,680
Chinese Black Lacquer Ruyi Altar, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
with beautiful objects such as instruments, flowers, or porcelains. Referred to as altar tables, these
Wood, Lacquer
19th Century Chinese Qing Dynasty Period Red Lacquer Console Altar Table
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese Qing Dynasty period elmwood altar console table from the 19th century, with red lacquer
Elm
Sold|$15,000
Red Japanese Altar Table
Located in Hudson, NY
Red Japanese Altar Table
Lacquer, Wood
Sold|$6,880
"Sleeping Dragon" Altar Table
Located in Chicago, IL
A 19th century Chinese black lacquered elmwood scrolled altar table with slim sleeping dragon
Elm
Chinese Ming Dynasty Style Black Lacquered Altar Console Table with Red Apron
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese Ming Dynasty style black lacquered altar console table from the early 20th century, with
Wood
Sold|$3,250
Chinese Altar Table
Located in Stamford, CT
An early 20th Century red lacquer Chinese altar table of Pi motif.
Wood
Early 18th Century Chinese Black Lacquer Corner Leg Altar Table
Located in Chicago, IL
An altar table from Shanxi Province, China with a decorative stretcher on all sides made of cedar
Cedar
Chinese Qing Dynasty 19th Century Red Lacquer Low Altar Table with Carved Motifs
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese Qing Dynasty period ornate red lacquered low altar table from the 19th century, with
Wood
Early 19th Century Chinese Red Lacquered Altar
Located in Chicago, IL
An early 19th century Chinese red lacquered altar with everted ends and scrolling lotus and vine
Elm
Sold|$1,800
Cerused Finish Chinese Altar Table
Located in Chicago, IL
A classic Asian form, this altar table is finished in a glazed lacquer to resemble cerusing, or
Wood, Lacquer
Sold|$2,500
Bleached & Cerused Chinese Altar Table
Located in Chicago, IL
A classic Asian form, this altar table/console is finished in a glazed lacquer to resemble cerusing
Wood, Lacquer
Sold|$7,500
Qing Dynasty Chinese Altar Table
Located in Chicago, IL
This long and graceful Chinese altar table features a rich oxblood patina. Oxblood is one of the
Wood, Lacquer
Sold|$34,200
Monumental Qing Dynasty Altar Table
Located in Chicago, IL
dissolved into natural tree sap lacquer. The surface of the altar table is richly textured. It retains
Elm, Lacquer
Sold|$3,800
19th Century Chinese Altar Table
Located in Chicago, IL
A captivating 19th century Chinese elmwood altar table with two drawers, simple square tapered legs
Elm
Sold|$5,600
19th Century Chinese Altar Table
Located in New York, NY
19th century Chinese altar table. The wood was chosen specifically to showcase its natural golden
Pine
Sold|$8,200
Qing Dynasty Chinese Altar Table
Located in Chicago, IL
This elegant altar table dates to the early-19th century and is ingeniously constructed of Chinese
Walnut, Lacquer
Sold|$6,000
Chinese Solid Elmwood Altar Table
Located in Chicago, IL
This elegant Chinese altar table features a single-plank top of solid elmwood and large well-formed
Elm, Lacquer
Early 20th Century Black Lacquer Tibetan Altar Table with Gilt Floral Decoration
Located in Middleburg, VA
Early 20th century Tibetan altar table. Made in the antique style with black lacquer and intricate
Wood, Paint
Sold|$8,000
Late Qing Dynasty Chinese Altar Table
Located in Chicago, IL
This long and graceful Chinese altar table features a rich oxblood patina. Oxblood is one of the
Elm, Lacquer
Sold|$4,280
19th Century Chinese Altar Table
Located in Chicago, IL
A 19th century Chinese lacquered walnut Ming-style altar table with simple stretchers and horsehoof
Walnut
Sold|$1,950
19th C. Shanxi Altar Table in Elm
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Altar table in nicely worn elm wood with green and some red lacquer showing. Please note the great
Elm, Lacquer
Sold|$12,000
19th Century Cabriole Leg Chinese Altar Table
Located in New York, NY
A remarkable 19th century Cabriole Leg Chinese Altar table. Keywords: Table, Chinese Altar
Elm, Lacquer
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
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.
Top interior designers show — and tell — us how to create delectable spaces for hosting dinner parties.
Fans of the French film star may be surprised to learn that he had a flair for furniture with sleek lines and disco-era flash.
Like other pieces in the firm’s Candy Box collection, the cheerful limited-edition design showcases French craft.
Whether you’re just moving in or ready to give your home a makeover, our guide will give you pointers on tables that are fitting for every room, nook and hallway.
From his massive collaborative workshop in a former paper factory, the designer concocts funky furniture from disused materials, as well as luxe hotel interiors like the new Mix Brussels.
The designer’s innovative use of an unexpected material gives this console a lift.
The stately piece brings both gravitas and whimsy to any work space.
Use them as tables or stools, indoors or out.