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Low Altar Table

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
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Side Tables

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Wood

Indian 19th Century Low Altar Table with Underglaze Snake Skin Pattern
Located in Yonkers, NY
An Indian antique low altar console table from the 19th century, with underglaze snake skin pattern
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Antique 19th Century Indian Console Tables

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Wood

Qing Dynasty Low Scroll Altar Table
Located in New York, NY
19th Century Chinese Low Scroll Altar Table of the Qing Dynasty. A Low Chinese Kang Table with
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Antique 1840s Chinese Qing Console Tables

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Elm

Qing Dynasty Low Scroll Altar Table
Qing Dynasty Low Scroll Altar Table
H 9 in W 38.5 in D 9.5 in
Tacchini Altar Cement Side Table by EWE Studio in STOCK
By EWE Studio, Tacchini
Located in New York, NY
, these low tables, which are declinable in a wide range of finishes: ceramic, concrete and cedar wood
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2010s Italian Side Tables

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Cement

Tacchini Altar by EWE Studio
By EWE Studio, Tacchini
Located in New York, NY
unprecedented sensory contrasts that derive from them. Inspired by pre-Hispanic altars, these low tables, which
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2010s Italian Side Tables

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Concrete

Tacchini Altar by EWE Studio
Tacchini Altar by EWE Studio
H 19.69 in W 19.69 in D 18.9 in
Tacchini Altar by EWE Studio
By EWE Studio, Tacchini
Located in New York, NY
unprecedented sensory contrasts that derive from them. Inspired by pre-Hispanic altars, these low tables, which
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2010s Italian Side Tables

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Concrete

Tacchini Altar by EWE Studio
Tacchini Altar by EWE Studio
H 19.69 in W 19.69 in D 18.9 in
Chinese Elmwood Seven Drawer Low Altar Coffee Table
Located in Southampton, NY
Chinese Elmwood Seven Drawer Altar Coffee Table Solid Elmwood Low (Kang) Altar Table with three
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20th Century Chinese Furniture

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Elm

Chinese Ming Style Altar Table with Foliage Carved Frieze and Open Fretwork
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese Ming Dynasty style altar console table from the 19th century, with scrolls-carved apron
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Ming Console Tables

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Wood

Antique Chinese Ming Style Altar Table with Carved Apron and Black Patina
Located in Yonkers, NY
An antique Chinese Ming dynasty style altar console table from the 19th century, with black patina
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Ming Console Tables

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Wood

Miniature Chinese Altar Display Stand, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
) with clean lines and perfect proportions. Once used as a tabletop altar for ancestor worship, we love
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Early 20th Century Chinese Minimalist Pedestals

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Elm

Chinese Late Qing Dynasty Low Table with Pierced Apron and Pillar Strut Motifs
Located in Yonkers, NY
cylindrical legs. Probably cut down from an altar table, this late Qing Dynasty period low table features a
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Early 20th Century Chinese Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Wood

Provincial Chinese Dongbei Coffer Table
Located in Chicago, IL
altar to honor loved ones past and present with photos, ancestral tablets and offerings. Crafted in the
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Console Tables

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Pine

Provincial Chinese Dongbei Coffer Table
Provincial Chinese Dongbei Coffer Table
H 33.5 in W 82.5 in D 21.25 in
Antique French Burr Walnut Marquetry Card / Writing / Dressing Table 19th C
Located in London, GB
marquetry card table, writing table and dressing table. The shaped burr walnut top has walnut banding
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Antique 1890s Tables

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Walnut

Unusual Asian Style Polychrome Plaster Console Table
Located in New York, NY
table. Riffing on an altar table form, the top with upturned ends painted a metallic copper (or could be
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Vintage 1980s European Post-Modern Console Tables

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Plaster

Oriental Hardwood 19th Century Rectangular Coffee Table
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
, opium tables, nests of tables and to a slightly lesser extent altar type side tables. One of the
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Victorian Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Hardwood

Petite Japanese Edo Period Folk Art Altar Table with Carved and Painted Motifs
Located in Yonkers, NY
A petite Japanese Edo period Folk Art altar table from the 19th century, with carved and polychrome
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture

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Wood

19th Century French Ecclesiastical Iron & Bronze Altar Rail
Located in Forney, TX
A rare and magnificent architectural ecclesiastical iron and bronze altar railing. Created in
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Antique 19th Century French Gothic Revival Religious Items

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Bronze, Iron

Antique Korean Lacquer Wood Soban Table Joseon Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
holder and altar table. Its lightweight and low profile fits the traditional personal and portable use on
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Antique Late 19th Century Korean Other Furniture

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Wood

Antique Korean Lacquer Wood Soban Table Joseon Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
individual dining table to present and serve foods, but also as small desk, incense burner holder and altar
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Antique Late 19th Century Korean Other Furniture

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Wood

Antique Korean Small Table Soban Gangwon Do Joseon Dynasty
Located in Atlanta, GA
and serve foods, but also as small desk, incense burner holder and altar table. Its small and low
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Antique Late 19th Century Korean Other Furniture

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Wood

Six-Door Chinese Dongbei Sideboard, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
home altar to honor loved ones past and present with photos, ancestral tablets and offerings. Crafted
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Sideboards

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Pine

Chinese Red and Gold Shrine Chest, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
of the altar, the chest may have held ancestral tablets and incense and provided an additional
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Trunks and Luggage

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Lacquer, Wood

Chinese Red and Gold Shrine Chest, c. 1850
Chinese Red and Gold Shrine Chest, c. 1850
H 15.5 in W 28.75 in D 18.25 in

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French Art Déco Sunburst Marquetry Dry Bar Cabinet
Located in Miami, FL
Superb French Art Deco sunburst marquetry dry bar, circa 1940.
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Vintage 1940s Art Deco Dry Bars

Materials

Brass

Qing Dynasty Chinese 19th Century Dark Red Lacquer Coffee Table with Rattan Top
Located in Yonkers, NY
An antique Chinese Qing Dynasty period dark red lacquer wooden low coffee table from the 19th century, with rattan top, low-relief carved meander motifs and spandrels. Created in Chi...
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Rattan, Wood

21st Century Studio Irvine Concrete Circular Dining Table Silver Cement Handmade
By Marialaura Rossiello
Located in Rome, Lazio
Rounded shape dining table part of a collection of modular system in ultra-high performing cement mortar. UHPC tabletop and base colored in the mixture and sandblasted. Available in ...
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2010s Italian Classical Roman Dining Room Tables

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Concrete

Antique Burr Walnut Console Table
Located in London, GB
A gorgeous antique burr walnut console table in the Queen Anne style. This was made in England, it dates from around the 1920-30’s. The quality is superb, this has an elegant yet st...
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Vintage 1920s British Queen Anne Console Tables

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Walnut

Antique Burr Walnut Console Table
Antique Burr Walnut Console Table
H 29.14 in W 36.23 in D 16.15 in
Contemporary Console Butterfly by Hannes Peer in Cement Handmade Resin Finish
By SEM, Hannes Peer
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Contemporary console butterfly, Paesaggio collection designed by Hannes Peer for SEM. Wooden structure, concrete/cement handmade resin finish. Behind the natural iconography of furni...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian International Style Console Tables

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Cement

Chinese Erotic Album Leaf, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Despite its explicit content, this intimate scene conveys a sense of tenderness and romantic love characteristic of Chinese erotic art. Known as “spring palace paintings,” these ink ...
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Mid-19th Century Qing Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Chinese Erotic Album Leaf, c. 1850
Chinese Erotic Album Leaf, c. 1850
H 14.75 in W 11.75 in D 1 in
An Original Painting By American Artist Agnes Sims (1910 - 1990)
By Agnes Sims
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A mixed media on board from the 1960's by American Artist Agnes Sims "Agi" Sims is known for paintings and sculptures inspired by prehistoric rock art of New Mexico. Born in De...
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Vintage 1960s American Prehistoric Paintings

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Paint, Wood

Antique Church Altar Table
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce, likely one-of-a-kind Spanish Colonial church altar, repurposed as a sideboard server or console. Hand-crafted in Mexico in the 19th century, having a shaped demilune mar...
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Antique 19th Century Mexican Spanish Colonial Tables

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Pine, Paint

Antique Church Altar Table
Antique Church Altar Table
H 28 in W 84 in D 22 in
Antique Chinese Qing Dynasty Altar Console Table
Located in Kastrup, DK
A rare Chinese Qing Dynasty period altar console table. The altar table is crafted of cypress wood, a a type of wood with a warm tint and beautiful grain. Table top made in one piece...
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Antique Early 19th Century Qing Console Tables

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Cypress

Antique Chinese Qing Dynasty Altar Console Table
Antique Chinese Qing Dynasty Altar Console Table
H 40.56 in W 83.47 in D 16.93 in
Late 19th C Red Lacquered Chinese Chippendale Console Table with Three Drawers
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this exquisite late 19th Century Chinese Chippendale style console table with three good size drawers. This elegant and lovely red lacquered con...
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Chippendale Console Tables

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Wood

Maya Bird Sello Stamp
Located in Chicago, IL
Stamps, or sellos, such as this one were common during the pre-Columbian period in Mesoamerica and most popular during the Formative Period that spanned the years between 1200-800 B....
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Mexican Pre-Columbian Animal Sculptures

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Ceramic

Maya Bird Sello Stamp
Maya Bird Sello Stamp
H 2.5 in W 1.5 in D 1.25 in
Shagreen Coffee Table with Bronze Patina Brass Accents by R & Y Augousti
By R & Y Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The Parsons coffee table by R&Y Augousti is classic and elegant staple piece for your home. The clean lines of the overall piece, inlaid in cream shagreen, are accentuated by the dis...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Brass

Framed Chinese Erotic Miniature Painting, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Despite its explicit content, this intimate scene conveys a sense of tenderness and romantic love characteristic of Chinese erotic art. Known as “spring palace paintings,” these ink ...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

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Paper

Chinese Black and Rouge Lacquer Etched Coffee Table
Located in Locust Valley, NY
A vintage Chinese black and red lacquer etched coffee table. The rectangular dark table features a top etched with geometric and floral chinoiserie shapes and phoenix designs with r...
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20th Century Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Lacquer

Antique Regency Chinoiserie Black Lacquered Nesting Tables with Carved Dragons
Located in Elkhart, IN
A gorgeous Chinoiserie or Regency style set of three scalloped edge nesting tables with imperial dragon feet England, Circa mid 19th century Black lacquered japanned hand carved wo...
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Chinoiserie Nesting Tables and Stacking...

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Wood, Paint

Red Dragon Armchair in Red Velvet
Located in Paris, FR
Armchair red dragon in red velvet and fully upholstered. Ideal for lounge and living.
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Armchairs

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Velvet, Wood

Red Dragon Armchair in Red Velvet
Red Dragon Armchair in Red Velvet
H 31.89 in W 30.32 in D 28.35 in

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Japanese-Style Low Table or Altar Bench in Fish Leather Fabric
Located in Blacksburg, VA
Japanese-Style Low Table or Altar Bench Upholstered in Fish Leather Fabric. This piece of Japanese
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Vintage 1960s Unknown Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Wood

19th Century Black Lacquered Low Chinese Export Altar Table with Two Drawers
Located in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
Victorian 19th century symmetrical black lacquered low Chinese export altar table with two drawers
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Lacquer

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Brass

Pair of 18th Century Italian Altar Candlesticks in Repousse Brass And Wood
Located in Antwerp, BE
A pair of 18th century Italian altar candlesticks with repoussé brass work over wood. They can be
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Antique 18th Century Italian Baroque Candlesticks

Patinated Bronze & Pietra Dura Decorative Box, Italy circa 1880
Located in Pasadena, CA
, the resulting panel is completely flat, but some examples where the image is in low relief were made
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Decorative Boxes

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Stone, Onyx, Bronze

Chinese Ming Dynasty Style Elmwood Low Altar Table with Carved Spandrels
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese Ming Dynasty style elmwood low altar table with carved spandrels and humpbacked side
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Early 20th Century Chinese Ming Benches

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Elm

Antique Asian Low Tea or Altar Table with Drawer
Located in Topeka, KS
Handsome antique Asian low table with a single drawer originally used for tea or as an altar. It is
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export End Tables

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Wood

Low 19th Century Ming Style Altar Console Table
Located in Kastrup, DK
Elegant low Chinese ming style altar console table crafted in peach wood. Features a narrow
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Fruitwood

Elephant Altar Table
Located in Chicago, IL
An early 19th century Chinese elmwood altar table with monumental proportions, low relief carved
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Antique 19th Century Console Tables

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Elm

Elephant Altar Table
Elephant Altar Table
H 38 in W 95 in D 21.5 in
19th Century Chinese Qing Dynasty Period Altar Console Table with Carved Apron
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese Qing Dynasty period altar console table from the 19th century, with carved stretcher
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Console Tables

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Wood

Qing Dynasty Large Elmwood Altar Console Table with Scrolls and Everted Flanges
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese Qing dynasty period large elmwood altar console table from the 19th century with everted
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Console Tables

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Elm

19th Century Chinese Ming Style Red Lacquered Low Tea or Altar Table
Located in Doylestown, PA
19th century Chinese Ming style red lacquered low tea table. A finely crafted, petite elm table
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Ming Lacquer

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Brass

Chinese Walnut Table Altar, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
walnut construction, this tabletop altar is an elegant storage solution for a mantel or console table.
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Decorative Boxes

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Antique Tibetan Table
Located in Rochester, NY
Antique Tibetan prayer wheel altar table with beautifully aged original rich jewel tone colors of
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Wood

Antique Tibetan Table
Antique Tibetan Table
H 35 in W 22 in D 21.5 in
Early 20th Century Chinese, Four Drawer Red Lacquer Table with Shelf
Located in Chicago, IL
A sweet red lacquer altar table from Northern China. This circa 1900 table features a low shelf and
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Early 20th Century Chinese Sofa Tables

Chinese Qing 19th Century Elm Console Table with Two Drawers and Carved Motifs
Located in Yonkers, NY
exquisite openwork foliage panel, motif echoed in low-relief on the sides. This long console table was
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Console Tables

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Elm

Antique Shanxi Province Elmwood and Rattan Low Coffee Alter Table
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Shanxi Province Elmwood and Rattan Low Coffee Alter Table This Chinese antique altar table
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Antique Early 1900s Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

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Wicker, Rattan, Elm, Lacquer

18th Century Venetian Baroque Polychrome Carved Altar Candlestick
Located in Forney, TX
A Baroque period hand carved wooden church altar stick from the second half of the 18th century
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Chinese Rosewood Long Low Table or Bench, Late 19th to Early 20th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
Chinese rosewood altar table table cut down to a low table or bench in height. Marked made in Hong
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Early 20th Century Chinese Furniture

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Rosewood

Early 20th Century Three Drawer Scroll Foot Table
Located in Chicago, IL
An altar table from Shanxi Province, China. This table features three drawers with brass hardware
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Early 20th Century Chinese Sideboards

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Elm

19th Century Chinese Limestone Bench
Located in Chicago, IL
Collection #: ZZZ027B Keywords: Bench, stone, low, table, coffee, cocktail, garden
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Patio and Garden Furniture

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Limestone

19th Century Chinese Limestone Bench
19th Century Chinese Limestone Bench
H 16 in W 79 in D 17.5 in
Chinese Creme Glazed Relief Censer, c. 1920
Located in Chicago, IL
atop a home altar or an elegant display table. A mixture of dried aromatic plants and essential oils
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Vintage 1920s Chinese Ming Ceramics

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Porcelain

Pair of Chinese Sancai Glazed Fu Dog Protectors, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
sculptural forms. Each fu dog is elevated by a low, rectangular base, ideal for placement on a console table
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics

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Stoneware

19th Century French Carved Cross Splat Prie-Dieu
Located in Forney, TX
, reliefs and decorative openwork, slanted low seat knee rest, rising on front turned legs, and gently
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Antique Late 19th Century French Gothic Revival Chairs

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Metal

Burmese Vintage Low Altar Wooden Table with Scrolled Apron and Geometric Top
Located in Yonkers, NY
A small vintage Burmese low altar table from the mid-20th century, with carved scrolled apron and
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Mid-20th Century Burmese Furniture

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Wood

Chinese Carved Altar Style Coffee Table or Low Table
Located in Rio Vista, CA
20th century Chinese carved coffee table or low table made in the altar table style. Featuring a
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20th Century Chinese Qing Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Petite Chinese Altar Coffer
Located in Chicago, IL
This petite altar coffer keeps with the style of Ming-dynasty furniture with clean lines and
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20th Century Chinese Console Tables

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Brass

Petite Chinese Altar Coffer
Petite Chinese Altar Coffer
H 35 in W 36 in D 10 in
Petite Chinese Altar Coffer
Located in Chicago, IL
This black lacquer altar coffer keeps with the style of Ming-dynasty furniture through its clean
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Minimalist Console Tables

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Brass

Petite Chinese Altar Coffer
Petite Chinese Altar Coffer
H 32.5 in W 39.25 in D 10.25 in
Tacchini Altar Cement Side Table by EWE Studio in STOCK
By EWE Studio, Tacchini
Located in New York, NY
ALTAR TABLE 50X50 CEDAR WOOD T184 Sculpture and functionality come together to rediscover the rich
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2010s Italian Side Tables

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Cedar

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
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Console Tables

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Pine

Chinese Red Lacquer Altar Coffer
Chinese Red Lacquer Altar Coffer
H 32 in W 39.5 in D 10.25 in
19th Century Chinese Ming Style Red Lacquered Low Tea or Altar Table
Located in Doylestown, PA
19th century Chinese Ming style red lacquered low tea table. A finely crafted, petite elm table
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Ming Lacquer

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Brass

Antique French Card Games Table by Jeanselme, circa 1890
Located in London, GB
This is an important antique French marquetry card table, circa 1890 in date. The craftsmanship
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Offering Table
Located in New York, NY
Carved elmwood scholar's desk/low altar table.
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Elm

Offering Table
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H 21 in W 66.5 in D 22.5 in
Elmwood Low Two Drawer Cabinet
Located in New York, NY
Elmwood Low Altar Table with two drawers and original iron fittings
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Elm

Elmwood Low Two Drawer Cabinet
Elmwood Low Two Drawer Cabinet
H 12.75 in W 46 in D 16.5 in
CHINESE LOW ALTAR STYLE TABLE WITH FRETWORK DECORATED APRON
By A. Belokopytoff
Located in Southampton, NY
LOW TABLE WITH VERY DECORATIVE TENON JOINED FRET WORK APRON-- GREAT AS COFFEE TABLE OR BENCH
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Early 20th Century Chinese Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Chinese Pale Wood Low Table
By A. Belokopytoff
Located in Southampton, NY
CHINESE LOW ALTAR STYLE TABLE --GREAT FOR COFFEE TABLE OR BENCH IN HALL OR AT FOOT OF BED
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Chinese Pale Wood Low Table
Chinese Pale Wood Low Table
H 21 in W 65.5 in D 21.5 in
Chinese Ming Style Low Table
Located in New York, NY
This Chinese Qing Dynasty, Qianlong period hardwood low table is based on a Ming Dynasty precedent
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Hardwood

Chinese Ming Style Low Table
Chinese Ming Style Low Table
H 21 in W 45.5 in D 16.25 in
19th c Monumental Low Table
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Unusually long Ming style antique low table from the Shanxi province in Northern China. This table
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Elm

19th c Monumental Low Table
19th c Monumental Low Table
H 23.25 in W 114.5 in D 17 in
Gilt Bronze & Pietra Dura Jewlery Box, Italy, circa 1880
Located in Pasadena, CA
flat, but some examples where the image is in low relief were made, taking the work more into the area
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Decorative Boxes

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19th Century, Chinese Red Lacquer Scroll Low Cocktail Table
Located in San Antonio, TX
-painted lacquer finish. Could possibly have been used as an altar table. There are minor losses to the
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Wood

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Low Altar Table For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the low altar table you’re looking for. Each low altar table for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, hardwood and lacquer. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect low altar table — we have versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. When you’re browsing for the right low altar table, those designed in styles are of considerable interest.

How Much is a Low Altar Table?

Prices for a low altar table can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $250 and can go as high as $3,900, while the average can fetch as much as $1,200.
Questions About Low Altar Table
  • 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 ExpertApril 5, 2022
    The chabudai, or the short Japanese dining table makes the most of limited space by serving many functions in a Japanese home. They often feature collapsible legs so they can be stored. Diners sit on pillows on the floor, rather than chairs, again freeing up more space by not having bulky chairs. Shop a collection of Japanese furniture from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Modern coffee tables tend to be low because they’re most commonly placed in front of couches and chairs. Historically, coffee tables were placed behind the couch which necessitated a taller table. Over time, as styles changed and coffee tables came to be positioned in front of couches, their heights were lowered to accommodate the modern arrangement. On 1stDibs, shop a collection of vintage and contemporary coffee tables from some of the world’s top sellers.
  • 1stDibs ExpertJune 15, 2023
    No, 12 inches isn’t necessarily too low for a coffee table. For balance, choose a coffee table that is about two to four inches lower than the seat of the largest piece of furniture around it. Usually, this will be the sofa. If your sofa’s seat is 14 to 16 inches high, a 12-inch coffee table will likely be in proportion. Find an assortment of coffee tables on 1stDibs.