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Chinese Black Lacquer Altar Table, c. 1850
Chinese Black Lacquer Altar Table, c. 1850

Chinese Black Lacquer Altar Table, c. 1850

Located in Chicago, IL

silhouette. Used as a home altar for ancestor worship, the table features everted flanges at either end of

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Console Tables

Materials

Elm

Chinese Red Lacquer Altar Table, c. 1850
Chinese Red Lacquer Altar Table, c. 1850

Chinese Red Lacquer Altar Table, c. 1850

Located in Chicago, IL

tables, these slender tables are also used as a domestic altars for familial ancestor worship, laden with

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Console Tables

Materials

Wood, Elm

Waisted Lacquer Altar Table with Hoof Feet
Waisted Lacquer Altar Table with Hoof Feet

Waisted Lacquer Altar Table with Hoof Feet

Located in Chicago, IL

the table’s waist forming slender legs with hoof feet, bolstered by curved stretcher bars.

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

Materials

Elm

Japanese Important Antique "Shinto Red Lacquered Altar Table", Signed 1895
Japanese Important Antique "Shinto Red Lacquered Altar Table", Signed 1895

Japanese Important Antique "Shinto Red Lacquered Altar Table", Signed 1895

Located in South Burlington, VT

Japan antique handmade, hand carved altar table finished in stunning red lacquer - signed Meiji

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Ming Dynasty Style Altar Table
Ming Dynasty Style Altar Table

Ming Dynasty Style Altar Table

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Ming Dynasty style black lacquer altar table.

Category

20th Century Chinese Console Tables

Materials

Wood

Black Lacquer Console Table with Inlaid Marble Top, Chinese 19th Century
Black Lacquer Console Table with Inlaid Marble Top, Chinese 19th Century

Black Lacquer Console Table with Inlaid Marble Top, Chinese 19th Century

Located in Stamford, CT

A fine Chinese black lacquered altar table with inlaid sponge painted marble top. The minimalist

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Console Tables

Materials

Wood

19th Century Chinese Ming Style Red Lacquered Low Tea or Altar Table
19th Century Chinese Ming Style Red Lacquered Low Tea or Altar Table

19th Century Chinese Ming Style Red Lacquered Low Tea or Altar Table

Located in Doylestown, PA

richly hued red lacquer. Originally an altar or tea table, it may be used in so many different ways today

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Ming Lacquer

Materials

Brass

Chinese Red Lacquer Altar Coffer
Chinese Red Lacquer Altar Coffer

Chinese Red Lacquer Altar Coffer

Located in Chicago, IL

This red lacquer altar coffer keeps with the style of Ming-dynasty furniture through its clean

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Console Tables

Materials

Pine

Massive Modern Altar Table
Massive Modern Altar Table

Massive Modern Altar Table

Located in Sagaponack, NY

A Chinese modern console table with original crackled lacquer finish. Maker unknown.

Category

Vintage 1980s American Mid-Century Modern Console Tables

Materials

Lacquer

Small Chinese Altar Table
Small Chinese Altar Table

Small Chinese Altar Table

Located in Hudson, NY

The table, unusual for its small size and narrow depth, is perfect for apartment living.The table

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Console Tables

Materials

Wood

19th Century Chinese Altar Table
19th Century Chinese Altar Table

19th Century Chinese Altar Table

Located in Chicago, IL

A beautiful 19th century Chinese black lacquer elmwood altar table with everted ends, cloud carved

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Console Tables

Materials

Elm, Lacquer

19th Century Chinese Altar Table
19th Century Chinese Altar Table

19th Century Chinese Altar Table

Located in Chicago, IL

A 19th century Chinese elmwood altar table of grande proportion with four drawers, brass cloud

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Country Console Tables

Materials

Elm, Lacquer

19th Century Chinese Altar Table
19th Century Chinese Altar Table

19th Century Chinese Altar Table

Located in Chicago, IL

An incredible 19th century Chinese elm wood altar table constructed in the Ming style and with a

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Ming Console Tables

Materials

Elm

18th Century Chinese Altar Table
18th Century Chinese Altar Table

18th Century Chinese Altar Table

Located in Chicago, IL

Having a long rectangular top and two narrow hidden drawers below, the table is raised on cabriole

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Console Tables

Materials

Lacquer, Walnut

19th Century Chinese Black Lacquer Crooked Leg Altar
19th Century Chinese Black Lacquer Crooked Leg Altar

19th Century Chinese Black Lacquer Crooked Leg Altar

Located in Chicago, IL

A 19th century Chinese black lacquer elmwood altar table with crooked legs. Pagoda

Category

Antique 19th Century Console Tables

Materials

Elm

Antique Chinese Qing Dynasty Period Console / Altar Table
Antique Chinese Qing Dynasty Period Console / Altar Table

Antique Chinese Qing Dynasty Period Console / Altar Table

Located in Pittsburgh, PA

An antique Chinese Qing Dynasty period console / altar table from the 19th century with original

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Console Tables

Materials

Lacquer, Wood

Chinese Qing Dynasty Bamboo Altar Table Console
Chinese Qing Dynasty Bamboo Altar Table Console

Chinese Qing Dynasty Bamboo Altar Table Console

Located in Rio Vista, CA

Late 19th century Chinese Qing Dynasty altar table or console. Constructed from tortoiseshell

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Console Tables

Materials

Bamboo, Wood

Chinese Flat Top Altar Table, c. 1800
Chinese Flat Top Altar Table, c. 1800

Chinese Flat Top Altar Table, c. 1800

Located in Chicago, IL

This Chinese altar table from the early 19th century exemplifies the refined forms of Ming and Qing

Category

Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Console Tables

Materials

Elm

17th Century Chinese  Altar Table DAQI
17th Century Chinese  Altar Table DAQI

17th Century Chinese Altar Table DAQI

Located in New York, NY

Late 17th to 18th century Early Qing Dynasty Daqi Lacquered Chinese altar table. Daqi lacquering

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Console Tables

Black Lacquer Console Table
Black Lacquer Console Table

Black Lacquer Console Table

Located in Greenwich, CT

Black lacquer console table or altar table with carved spandrels. Nice detail.

Category

Antique Early 1900s Chinese Qing Console Tables

Materials

Lacquer

Petite Chinese Altar Coffer
Petite Chinese Altar Coffer

Petite Chinese Altar Coffer

Located in Chicago, IL

This black lacquer altar coffer keeps with the style of Ming-dynasty furniture through its clean

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Minimalist Console Tables

Materials

Brass

Chinese Qing Dynasty Bamboo Altar Console Table with Geometric Patterns
Chinese Qing Dynasty Bamboo Altar Console Table with Geometric Patterns

Chinese Qing Dynasty Bamboo Altar Console Table with Geometric Patterns

Located in Yonkers, NY

A Chinese Qing dynasty bamboo altar console table from the 19th century, with black lacquered top

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Console Tables

Materials

Bamboo, Wood

Classic Chinese Modernist Altar Table Console Manner of James Mont
Classic Chinese Modernist Altar Table Console Manner of James Mont

Classic Chinese Modernist Altar Table Console Manner of James Mont

By James Mont, Baker Furniture Company

Located in Buffalo, NY

Classic Chinese modernist altar table, console, nice quality, wonderful finish, proportion and

Category

20th Century American Ming Console Tables

Materials

Wood

Red Lacquered Chinese Altar Table
Red Lacquered Chinese Altar Table

Red Lacquered Chinese Altar Table

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Vintage painted Chinese red altar table.

Category

20th Century Chinese Furniture

Chinese Altar Table in Tortoise Shell in the manner of Baker, 1980s
Chinese Altar Table in Tortoise Shell in the manner of Baker, 1980s

Chinese Altar Table in Tortoise Shell in the manner of Baker, 1980s

By Baker Furniture Company

Located in Hamburg, PA

A stunning Chinese Altar Table in the manner of Baker Furniture Company, 20th Century. This

Category

Vintage 1980s American Ming Console Tables

Materials

Wood

Petite Chinese Altar Coffer, c. 1900
Petite Chinese Altar Coffer, c. 1900

Petite Chinese Altar Coffer, c. 1900

Located in Chicago, IL

This petite altar coffer keeps with the style of Ming-dynasty furniture through its clean lines and

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Console Tables

Materials

Pine, Lacquer

Antique Black Lacquer Alter Side Table Console
Antique Black Lacquer Alter Side Table Console

Antique Black Lacquer Alter Side Table Console

Located in Kastrup, DK

Black lacquer (altar) Side- console table. Tabletop finished with everted ends. Features cabinets

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Side Tables

Materials

Metal

19th Century Chinese Black Lacquer Waterfall Altar Table
19th Century Chinese Black Lacquer Waterfall Altar Table

19th Century Chinese Black Lacquer Waterfall Altar Table

Located in Chicago, IL

Bringing this altar table’s streamlined shape and waterfall flow into sharp Silhouette, the

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

Materials

Elm

Red Painted/Lacquered Chinese Sideboard/Console/Altar Table
Red Painted/Lacquered Chinese Sideboard/Console/Altar Table

Red Painted/Lacquered Chinese Sideboard/Console/Altar Table

Located in Round Top, TX

Antique Red Painted/Lacquered Chinese Sideboard/Altar Table. The contrast of the black decorative

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Furniture

Materials

Wood, Paint, Lacquer

Chinese Qing Lacquered Pigskin Leather Altar Console Table
Chinese Qing Lacquered Pigskin Leather Altar Console Table

Chinese Qing Lacquered Pigskin Leather Altar Console Table

Located in Rio Vista, CA

Exceptional and rare Chinese Qing dynasty altar console table featuring a lacquered pigskin leather

Category

20th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

Materials

Brass

Chinese Late Qing Dynasty Altar Console Table with Foliage Carved Apron
Chinese Late Qing Dynasty Altar Console Table with Foliage Carved Apron

Chinese Late Qing Dynasty Altar Console Table with Foliage Carved Apron

Located in Yonkers, NY

A Chinese late Qing Dynasty period altar brown lacquered console table from the early 20th century

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Console Tables

Materials

Wood

Qing Dynasty 19th Century Distressed Brown Lacquer Console Table
Qing Dynasty 19th Century Distressed Brown Lacquer Console Table

Qing Dynasty 19th Century Distressed Brown Lacquer Console Table

Located in Yonkers, NY

A Chinese Qing Dynasty period brown lacquer altar console table from the 19th century with original

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Console Tables

Materials

Wood

19th Century Chinese Black Lacquer Waterfall Altar Table
19th Century Chinese Black Lacquer Waterfall Altar Table

19th Century Chinese Black Lacquer Waterfall Altar Table

Located in Chicago, IL

Bringing this altar table’s streamlined shape and waterfall flow into sharp silhouette, the

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

Materials

Elm

Japanese Antique Red Lacquer and Gold Gilt Display Altar Table
Japanese Antique Red Lacquer and Gold Gilt Display Altar Table

Japanese Antique Red Lacquer and Gold Gilt Display Altar Table

Located in South Burlington, VT

Japanese handcrafted rich red lacquer and gold gilt bronze embellished wooden altar or display

Category

Vintage 1910s Japanese Taisho Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bronze

Ming Dynasty Style Altar Table
Ming Dynasty Style Altar Table

Ming Dynasty Style Altar Table

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Black lacquered Ming dynasty style console/altar table.

Category

20th Century Chinese Furniture

Ornate Chinese Three-Drawer Altar Table, circa 1850
Ornate Chinese Three-Drawer Altar Table, circa 1850

Ornate Chinese Three-Drawer Altar Table, circa 1850

Located in Chicago, IL

with a different floral design. Once cloaked in an opaque lacquer finish, the altar has gained a

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

Materials

Elm

Early Republic Carved Altar Table from Chaozhou, China
Early Republic Carved Altar Table from Chaozhou, China

Early Republic Carved Altar Table from Chaozhou, China

Located in Singapore, SG

A slim altar table from Chaozhou province, China. This has a very attractive patina, and on the

Category

Vintage 1920s Chinese Qing Furniture

Materials

Fir, Pine

19th Century Chinese Altar Console Table with Cloud Spandrels
19th Century Chinese Altar Console Table with Cloud Spandrels

19th Century Chinese Altar Console Table with Cloud Spandrels

Located in Chicago, IL

Created in China's Shanxi province in the early 19th century, this impressive altar table with

Category

Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

Materials

Elm

Shallow Chinese Altar Table with Everted Ends, C. 1850
Shallow Chinese Altar Table with Everted Ends, C. 1850

Shallow Chinese Altar Table with Everted Ends, C. 1850

Located in Chicago, IL

A century and a half ago this elm wood table probably sat in the home of a Qing Dynasty family

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

Materials

Elm

Antique Dark Lacquer Console Table with Molding from China in the 1800s
Antique Dark Lacquer Console Table with Molding from China in the 1800s

Antique Dark Lacquer Console Table with Molding from China in the 1800s

Located in Yonkers, NY

Chinese console table – originally an altar table – carries a dark lacquer and features side molding and a

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Furniture

Materials

Wood

Antique Chinese provincial lacquered altar table
Antique Chinese provincial lacquered altar table

Antique Chinese provincial lacquered altar table

Located in New Orleans, LA

Antique Chinese provincial lacquered altar table.

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Console Tables

Antique Chinese Blue Lacquer Altar Table
Antique Chinese Blue Lacquer Altar Table

Antique Chinese Blue Lacquer Altar Table

Located in New Orleans, LA

Antique Chinese smokey blue lacquer altar table from Shandong province.

Category

Vintage 1920s Chinese Side Tables

Materials

Lacquer

Shandong Red Lacquer Altar Table

Shandong Red Lacquer Altar Table

Located in Richmond, CA

Shandong Red Lacquer Altar Table This beautiful red lacquer altar table is from the Shandong

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Furniture

Antique Chinese Red Lacquered Altar Table
Antique Chinese Red Lacquered Altar Table

Antique Chinese Red Lacquered Altar Table

Located in New York, NY

Antique Chinese Soft Red Lacquered Altar Table on Trestle Legs Shanxi Province

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Console Tables

Materials

Wood

Red Lacquer Altar Table
Red Lacquer Altar Table

Red Lacquer Altar Table

Located in San Francisco, CA

Vintage 1920s red lacquer altar table with horse hoof legs from the Shanxi province. This red altar

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Furniture

Materials

Elm

Small Chinese Red Lacquer Altar table
Small Chinese Red Lacquer Altar table

Small Chinese Red Lacquer Altar table

Located in St. Louis, MO

Small Chinese red lacquer altar table, the top with mitered corners over a pair of brackets

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Furniture

Materials

Brass

Antique Chinese Red Lacquered Altar Table
Antique Chinese Red Lacquered Altar Table

Antique Chinese Red Lacquered Altar Table

Located in Sarasota, FL

This antique red Lacquered altar table is hand made of hardwood pierced design to the from apron

Category

Antique Mid-18th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antiquities

Materials

Hardwood

Red Lacquer Altar Table
Red Lacquer Altar Table

Red Lacquer Altar Table

Located in San Francisco, CA

Elegant antique red lacquer alter table from Shanxi province. 19th cent.

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Console Tables

Chinese 'Crocodile Lacquer' Altar Table
Chinese 'Crocodile Lacquer' Altar Table

Chinese 'Crocodile Lacquer' Altar Table

Located in London, GB

Chinese Shanxi Province “Crocodile Lacquer” Geometric Scroll Foot Altar Table - 20th Century

Category

20th Century Chinese Tables

Chinese Qing Dynasty Red Lacquer Altar Table, circa 1880
Chinese Qing Dynasty Red Lacquer Altar Table, circa 1880

Chinese Qing Dynasty Red Lacquer Altar Table, circa 1880

Located in Salisbury, Wiltshire

Chinese red lacquer altar table This Chinese altar table was made in late 19th century. It is

Category

Antique 1880s Chinese Qing Console Tables

Materials

Elm

Tall 19th Century Chinese Red Lacquer Altar Table Qing Dynasty Era
Tall 19th Century Chinese Red Lacquer Altar Table Qing Dynasty Era

Tall 19th Century Chinese Red Lacquer Altar Table Qing Dynasty Era

Located in San Francisco, CA

A very tall circa 19th century Chinese Red lacquer altar table, the Qing Dynasty Era Four long

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

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Lacquer Altar Tables For Sale on 1stDibs

Find a variety of lacquer altar tables available on 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, lacquer and hardwood, all lacquer altar tables available were constructed with great care. Lacquer altar tables have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. Mid-Century Modern and Modern lacquer altar tables are consistently popular styles. Lacquer altar tables have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Robert Kuo are consistently popular.

How Much are Lacquer Altar Tables?

Prices for lacquer altar tables start at $250 and top out at $48,000 with the average selling for $4,800.

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 Lacquer Altar Tables
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Yes, lacquer table tops are extremely durable and add a glossy look to furniture. Lacquer is a clear coating that provides a durable seal and an attractive sheen on wood furniture. Shop a selection of lacquered wood furniture, including tables, on 1stDibs.