A Chinese Narrow Altar Table
Located in Chicago, IL
A sleek and elegant Chinese narrow altar table, defined by its elongated form and clean architectural lines.
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Materials
Elm
Narrow Altar Table
19th Century Chinese Narrow Altar Table Solid Wood with Cloud Motif
Located in Somis, CA
A remarkable 19th century Chinese altar with a single board top and hand constructed flanges. The top of the table is one solid board into which the legs set in with double tenons. T...
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Materials
Wood
Chinese Cinnabar Red Altar Table, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Often referred to as altar tables, this narrow table form is also used as a domestic altar for familial ancestor worship.
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Located in Queens, NY
Asian Chinese style hardwood narrow console (altar) table.
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Antique Chinese dark brown Elmwood Altar Table with Original Lacquer, circa 1900
Located in Casteren, NL
This long and exceptionally narrow Chinese altar table was crafted around 1900, during the late Qing dynasty.
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Materials
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Antique Chinese Elmwood Altar or Console Table, Late Qing Dynasty, circa 1900
Located in Casteren, NL
This long and narrow Chinese altar table was made around 1900, during the late Qing dynasty.
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Antique Early 1900s Chinese Qing Console Tables
Materials
Elm
Large Rustic Chinese Yumu Plank-top Recessed-leg Painting Table
Located in Forney, TX
A stark contrast to the more common narrow altar table meant to be placed against a wall as a console.
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Materials
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Located in Queens, NY
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Located in Chicago, IL
Designed to resemble a scroll-form altar table, this narrow footed box has an elegant silhouette with waterfall sides and minimal ornamentation.
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Located in Chicago, IL
An early 20th century Chinese narrow altar table build using traditional mortise-tenon joinery.
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A Qing Dynasty Narrow Altar Table
Located in Chicago, IL
This long and graceful Chinese altar table features an oxblood patina that has darkened with age. Oxblood is one of the three traditional Chinese lacquers, including red and black, b...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Narrow Altar Table
Located in Chicago, IL
A shallow altar table from Shanxi Province, China. This lovely table is from c. 1900 and is made of Chinese Northern Elmwood. Pagoda Red Collection # R078
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19th Century Chinese 'Sleeping Dragon' Altar Table
Located in Chicago, IL
Long, narrow altar tables were the focal point of a traditional Chinese home, prominently displayed in the main hall as a place of family worship or as a display of precious objects.
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Materials
Elm
Lacquered Chinese Altar Table, C. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
Long, narrow altar tables were the focal point of a traditional Chinese home, prominently displayed in the main hall as a place of family worship or as a display of precious objects.
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Chinese Narrow Altar Console Table with Open Fretwork Frieze and Horse Hoof Legs
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Chinese Narrow Altar Console Table with Open Fretwork Frieze and Horse Hoof Legs
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese narrow altar console table from the 19th century, with open fretwork frieze, horse hoof legs and unusual raised panels.
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Console Tables
Materials
Wood
Cofradia Altar Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Very long, narrow Guatemalan altar table. 19th c. top, newer base.
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Antique 19th Century Guatemalan Console Tables
Cofradia Altar Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Long and narrow holy house altar table from a cofradia in the highlands of Guatemala
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Early 20th Century Chinese Narrow Black Altar Table
Located in Chicago, IL
A narrow black altar table circa 1900. This Northern Chinese table had one shelf and is made of Northern Chinese Elmwood.
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Chinese Hardwood Altar Table or Console Table
Located in Rio Vista, CA
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Chinese Red Lacquer Altar Table, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Tinted red with the addition of cinnabar, lacquer enhances with glossy color and protects the wood beneath from water and heat damage. This narrow altar has a rectangular table top a...
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Wood
Chinese Altar Table with Everted Ends, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
Often referred to as altar tables, this narrow table form is also used as a domestic altar for familial ancestor worship.
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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture
Materials
Elm
Chinese 19th Century Everted-Flange Altar Console Table with Hand-Carved Apron
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H 30 in W 45 in D 13 in
Chinese 19th Century Everted-Flange Altar Console Table with Hand-Carved Apron
Located in Yonkers, NY
This narrow Chinese altar table features a rectangular planked top, flanked with exquisite everted scrolling flanges.
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Furniture
Materials
Wood
Chinese Narrow Altar Table, Double Sided
Located in Somis, CA
Beautiful double sided Chinese altar table. Its geometric scroll design originates from the Ming dynasty. Slightly raised flanges give the nod to the Chinese temple architecture. The...
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Materials
Wood
Chinese Narrow Altar Table, Double Sided
Located in Somis, CA
Beautiful Altar table is double sided. Its geometric scroll design originates from the Ming dynasty. A pair of slightly raised flanges give the nod to the Chinese temple architecture...
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Large and Narrow Chinese Altar Console, 20th Century
Located in Miami, FL
Large and narrow Chinese altar console, 20th century Scrolling and geometrical motifs Nicely distressed patina, with dark red/burgundy hue We love the proportions, perfect for an ...
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Eleven Foot Long Rustic Console Table
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This type of long narrow table was an altar table used in a Holy House in the highlands of Central America, where candles were often lit, leaving old burn marks which have incorporat...
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Narrow Altar Table
Located in Washington, DC
Scroll Top altar table, console, with carved apron,enhanced by a rich, dark lacquer
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Long Chinese Altar Table
Located in Hudson, NY
Long and narrow altar table, perfect for a console, simple fretwork decoration with touches of old gold paint
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Narrow Altar Console Table
Located in Sarasota, FL
Black/Brown lacquered Elm wood. hand carved with cloud wave design to the front and back this wonderful table is 11" deep high gloss
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Chinese Provincial Altar Table
Located in New Orleans, LA
This very long, narrow and rustic altar table has an attractive weathered finish and retains some original red paint.
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Narrow Antique Chinese Altar Table
Located in New York, NY
A classically designed 19th century Chinese elm altar table with clean lines and a beautiful patina that display it’s many years of use.
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A Large Chinese Altar Table
Located in New Haven, CT
Ideal for narrow spaces this gorgeous Chinese Altar table is not only highly decorative, it is also made in the highest standard with mortise and tenon construction throughout.
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Classic Asian Altar Table In Black
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
Highly decorative long narrow sofa table or altar table
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Narrow Console with Thick Elm Top
Located in New York, NY
A narrow antique Chinese altar table with clean, simple lines and a thick, weathered top.
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Antique Black Lacquered Console
Located in New York, NY
Antique Narrow Black Lacquered Chinese Altar Console Table with Original Patina, Raised Overhanging Ends Above a High Double Stretcher Base with Tapered Cabriole Legs, Gansu Province
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Vintage White Painted Console
Located in Southampton, NY
A Narrow Console/Altar Table with a new coat of Buttery White Paint very Distressed.Mitered Top.
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Early 19th Century Chinese Elm Narrow Altar Table
Located in Central, HK
Narrow altar table with solid board top, everted flanges, beading edge narrow board apron, inserted shoulder joint prong end, carved spiral Ruyi cloud spandrel, patterned lattice fra...
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Antique Narrow Altar Table/Console, China, c. 1880
Located in New York, NY
This small and narrow antique altar table, from Shanxi Province, is of simple, classic Ming design.
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Elm
18th-19th Century Rare Henan Altar Table
Located in San Marino, CA
Extremely rare narrow red lacquer altar table from North Henan "Yang Mu," in poplar wood.
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Antique Late 18th Century Chinese Ming Antiquities
Materials
Poplar
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At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal narrow altar table for your home. A narrow altar table — often made from wood, elm and hardwood — can elevate any home. Your living room may not be complete without a narrow altar table — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. A narrow altar table is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in styles are sought with frequency.
How Much is a Narrow Altar Table?
Prices for a narrow altar table can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $1,550 and can go as high as $11,000, while the average can fetch as much as $4,280.
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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.
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1 Answer1stDibs ExpertOctober 5, 2021A narrow table is called a console table. They are designed to fit a narrow hallway and placed against walls. On 1stDibs, you can find a variety of narrow tables of your choice, shape, and color.- 1stDibs ExpertOctober 5, 2021A long narrow table is called a console table or hall table. It is a taller, narrow piece of furniture placed against a wall preferred for small rooms or hallways. On 1stDibs, you can find an antique or vintage console table of your choosing from different periods and in varying materials.
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