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Chinese Ironwood Plank Top Altar Table, c. 1850
Chinese Ironwood Plank Top Altar Table, c. 1850

Chinese Ironwood Plank Top Altar Table, c. 1850

Located in Chicago, IL

This elegant plank top altar table exemplifies the austere beauty and perfection of line that

Category

Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Console Tables

Materials

Hardwood

Early 20th Century Chinese Scrolled Altar Console Table
Early 20th Century Chinese Scrolled Altar Console Table

Early 20th Century Chinese Scrolled Altar Console Table

Located in Chicago, IL

With no stretchers or spandrels, this elegant early 20th century altar table resembles one

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Console Tables

Materials

Elm

19th Century Chinese Petite Hoof Foot Altar
19th Century Chinese Petite Hoof Foot Altar

19th Century Chinese Petite Hoof Foot Altar

Located in Chicago, IL

A petite elmwood altar from Northern China with a beautiful patina, stretchers on all four sides

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Tables

Antique Chinese Cloisonné Inset Rosewood Altar Console Table
Antique Chinese Cloisonné Inset Rosewood Altar Console Table

Antique Chinese Cloisonné Inset Rosewood Altar Console Table

Located in Raymondville, TX

An exquisite antique Chinese Qing dynasty hardwood offering table with cloisonné top, circa late

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Console Tables

Materials

Brass, Enamel

19th Century Chinese Long Altar Table with Square Spandrels
19th Century Chinese Long Altar Table with Square Spandrels

19th Century Chinese Long Altar Table with Square Spandrels

Located in Chicago, IL

A 19th century Chinese lacquered walnut altar table with square spandrels, square legs and simple

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Console Tables

19th Century Chinese Shallow Altar Table with Inset Legs
19th Century Chinese Shallow Altar Table with Inset Legs

19th Century Chinese Shallow Altar Table with Inset Legs

Located in Chicago, IL

A shallow Chinese Northern Elmwood altar table from Henan Province, China with inset legs, double

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Console Tables

Materials

Elm

Chinese Qing Style Carved Elm Altar Table or Bench
Chinese Qing Style Carved Elm Altar Table or Bench

Chinese Qing Style Carved Elm Altar Table or Bench

Located in Rio Vista, CA

Gorgeous Chinese Qing dynasty style carved altar table or long bench seat constructed from Elm

Category

20th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

Materials

Elm

Petite Chinese Altar Coffer
Petite Chinese Altar Coffer

Petite Chinese Altar Coffer

Located in Chicago, IL

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

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Qing Console Tables

Materials

Pine

Low 19th Century Ming Style Altar Console Table
Low 19th Century Ming Style Altar Console Table

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

Materials

Fruitwood

Early 18th Century Chinese Black Lacquer Corner Leg Altar Table
Early 18th Century Chinese Black Lacquer Corner Leg Altar Table

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

Category

Antique Early 18th Century Chinese Qing Console Tables

Materials

Cedar

Chinese Altar Table with Inset Ruyi Panels, C. 1850
Chinese Altar Table with Inset Ruyi Panels, C. 1850

Chinese Altar Table with Inset Ruyi Panels, C. 1850

Located in Chicago, IL

This gorgeous 19th-century console table was finely crafted from walnut by an artisan in China's

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Console Tables

Materials

Walnut

Plank Top Flanked Altar with Cherry Blossom Branches
Plank Top Flanked Altar with Cherry Blossom Branches

Plank Top Flanked Altar with Cherry Blossom Branches

Located in Chicago, IL

A Chinese Northern Elmwood plank top altar table from Shanxi Province, China with carved spandrels

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Sofa Tables

Materials

Elm

Chinese Black Lacquer Ruyi Altar, c. 1900
Chinese Black Lacquer Ruyi Altar, c. 1900

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

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Console Tables

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

19th Century Chinese Petite Flanked Hoof Foot Altar
19th Century Chinese Petite Flanked Hoof Foot Altar

19th Century Chinese Petite Flanked Hoof Foot Altar

Located in Chicago, IL

ago, this elegant table probably held an important place in the home of a Qing-dynasty family, as

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Console Tables

Materials

Elm

Early 20th Century Chinese Petite Trailing Vine Altar Coffer
Early 20th Century Chinese Petite Trailing Vine Altar Coffer

Early 20th Century Chinese Petite Trailing Vine Altar Coffer

Located in Chicago, IL

Liumu petite altar coffer with everted ends, drawers and carved trailing vine apron.

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Side Tables

Materials

Willow

19th Century Chinese Petite Two-Door Six-Drawer Altar
19th Century Chinese Petite Two-Door Six-Drawer Altar

19th Century Chinese Petite Two-Door Six-Drawer Altar

Located in Chicago, IL

A petite altar table from Southern China with two doors and six drawers made of Chinese Northern

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Console Tables

Materials

Elm

Chinese Hardwood Altar Table
Chinese Hardwood Altar Table

Chinese Hardwood Altar Table

Located in London, by appointment only

A fine 19th century Chinese hardwood altar table, the rectangular top with scalloped shell apron on

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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

Chinese Hardwood Altar Table
Chinese Hardwood Altar Table

Chinese Hardwood Altar Table

Located in Astoria, NY

Chinese Hardwood Altar Table, 20th century, with relief carved floral and geometric border, carved

Category

20th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

Materials

Hardwood

Chinese Elmwood Altar Table
Chinese Elmwood Altar Table

Chinese Elmwood Altar Table

Located in Chicago, IL

Readily available and durable, the northern elmwood used to make this 19th-century altar table has

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

Materials

Elm

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

Chinese Altar Table, 19th Century

Located in Doylestown, PA

A Chinese altar table in stained and lacquered elm with carved side decoration and two drawers with

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

Materials

Elm

Chinese Carved Wood Altar Table
Chinese Carved Wood Altar Table

Chinese Carved Wood Altar Table

Located in Astoria, NY

Chinese Carved Wood Altar Table. 38" H x 89" W x 13" D. Provenance: From a Chelsea, New York City

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

Materials

Wood

Chinese Red Lacquered Altar Table
Chinese Red Lacquered Altar Table

Chinese Red Lacquered Altar Table

Located in Astoria, NY

Chinese Red Lacquered Carved Hardwood Altar Table, with floral and bird motif top. 30.5" H x 52" W

Category

20th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

Materials

Hardwood, Lacquer

Chinese Pierced Hardwood Altar Table
Chinese Pierced Hardwood Altar Table

Chinese Pierced Hardwood Altar Table

Located in Astoria, NY

Chinese Pierced Hardwood Altar Table, with scroll and foliate carved apron on four carved wood legs

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

Materials

Hardwood

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

19th Century Chinese Shallow Altar Table

Located in Chicago, IL

In Chinese furniture tradition, long, slender tables like such as this are known as altar tables

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

Materials

Elm

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

19th Century Chinese Flanked Altar Table

Located in Chicago, IL

The elegant design of this 19th-century flanked top altar table from China's Fujian province is

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

Materials

Cedar

Lacquered Chinese Altar Table, C. 1800
Lacquered Chinese Altar Table, C. 1800

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

Category

Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

Materials

Wood, Elm, Lacquer

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

19th Century Chinese Provincial Altar Table

Located in Chicago, IL

Shallow square corner Provincial table with hoof feet and wonderful character from Northern China.

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

Materials

Elm

Chinese Angular Altar Table with Humpback Spandrels
Chinese Angular Altar Table with Humpback Spandrels

Chinese Angular Altar Table with Humpback Spandrels

Located in Chicago, IL

Graceful humpback spandrels and hoof feet mark this streamlined table as a finely crafted Qing

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

Materials

Elm

Chinese Walnut Table Altar, circa 1900
Chinese Walnut Table Altar, circa 1900

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.

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Decorative Boxes

Materials

Walnut

Antique Chinese Carved Wood Altar Table
Antique Chinese Carved Wood Altar Table

Antique Chinese Carved Wood Altar Table

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Late 18th-early 19th century beautifully carved altar table with seven drawers. Two small incense

Category

Antique Late 18th Century Chinese Qing Buffets

Materials

Elm

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

19th Century Monumental Chinese Altar Table

Located in New York, NY

19th century carved gilded monumental Chinese Altar table. Five richly carved story board panels

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Antique 1840s Chinese Qing Furniture

Materials

Wood, Giltwood, Lacquer

Chinese Six Dragon Flanked Top Altar Table
Chinese Six Dragon Flanked Top Altar Table

Chinese Six Dragon Flanked Top Altar Table

Located in Chicago, IL

Six elaborately carved dragons in still this dramatic altar table with potent and auspicious power

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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

Materials

Elm

19th Century Chinese Clover Leg Altar Table
19th Century Chinese Clover Leg Altar Table

19th Century Chinese Clover Leg Altar Table

Located in Chicago, IL

Cutting a spare, Parson’s-style profile, this Qing dynasty altar table is all about clean lines and

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

Materials

Elm

19th Century Chinese Open Lattice Altar Table
19th Century Chinese Open Lattice Altar Table

19th Century Chinese Open Lattice Altar Table

Located in Chicago, IL

everted flanges that frame the expansive tabletop, this table was likely originally the domestic altar

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

Materials

Hardwood

Chinese Plank Top Altar Table, circa 1800
Chinese Plank Top Altar Table, circa 1800

Chinese Plank Top Altar Table, circa 1800

Located in Chicago, IL

With everted ends and straight square legs, this 19th century altar table embodies Classic Qing

Category

Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

Materials

Elm

Very Long Altar Or Console Table 89"
Very Long Altar Or Console Table 89"

Very Long Altar Or Console Table 89"

Located in New York, NY

Qing Dynasty Style long Altar table or console with carved details. 89" Long. Early 20th century

Category

20th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

Materials

Wood

Chinese Open Trestle-Leg Altar Table
Chinese Open Trestle-Leg Altar Table

Chinese Open Trestle-Leg Altar Table

Located in Chicago, IL

Seemingly plain at first glance, this table features pierced carved apron-head spandrels in a

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

Materials

Walnut

19th Century Chinese Plum Lattice Altar Table
19th Century Chinese Plum Lattice Altar Table

19th Century Chinese Plum Lattice Altar Table

Located in Chicago, IL

This impressive 19th century Asian altar table from northern China features cloud-form carved

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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

Materials

Elm

19th Century Chinese Shallow Lacquered Altar Table
19th Century Chinese Shallow Lacquered Altar Table

19th Century Chinese Shallow Lacquered Altar Table

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

Mid-19th Century Chinese Provincial Altar Table
Mid-19th Century Chinese Provincial Altar Table

Mid-19th Century Chinese Provincial Altar Table

Located in Chicago, IL

This primitive table may have served as a family’s altar to pay respect to their revered ancestors

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

Materials

Elm

Chinese Red Lacquer Altar Table, circa 1900
Chinese Red Lacquer Altar Table, circa 1900

Chinese Red Lacquer Altar Table, circa 1900

Located in Chicago, IL

This 19th century altar table from northern China has a minimal form cloaked in layer upon layer of

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

Materials

Wood

Chinese Spotted Bamboo Altar Table, C. 1850
Chinese Spotted Bamboo Altar Table, C. 1850

Chinese Spotted Bamboo Altar Table, C. 1850

Located in Chicago, IL

The artisan who created this exquisite lattice altar table must have truly been a master of their

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

Materials

Bamboo

19th Century Chinese Elm Altar Table Console
19th Century Chinese Elm Altar Table Console

19th Century Chinese Elm Altar Table Console

Located in Rio Vista, CA

Splendid 19th century Chinese altar table or console table constructed from elm. Features a 2 inch

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

Materials

Elm

19th Century Chinese 'Sleeping Dragon' Altar Table
19th Century Chinese 'Sleeping Dragon' Altar Table

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

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

Materials

Elm

Chinese Cypress Console Table
Chinese Cypress Console Table

Chinese Cypress Console Table

Located in Kastrup, DK

A rare Chinese Qing Dynasty period altar console table. The altar table is crafted of cypress wood

Category

Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Console Tables

Materials

Cypress

Chinese Lacquered Altar Table with Carved Lotus Blossoms
Chinese Lacquered Altar Table with Carved Lotus Blossoms

Chinese Lacquered Altar Table with Carved Lotus Blossoms

Located in Rio Vista, CA

Fantastic Chinese green lacquered altar table featuring carved lotus blossom supports. Whimsical

Category

20th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

Materials

Lacquer, Wood

Chinese Red Lacquer Altar Console Table, c. 1900
Chinese Red Lacquer Altar Console Table, c. 1900

Chinese Red Lacquer Altar Console Table, c. 1900

Located in Chicago, IL

This early 20th century Chinese table is designed after classic altar table forms used for ancestor

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

Materials

Elm

Chinese Altar Table with Everted Ends, c. 1800
Chinese Altar Table with Everted Ends, c. 1800

Chinese Altar Table with Everted Ends, c. 1800

Located in Chicago, IL

instruments, flowers, or vases. Often referred to as altar tables, this narrow table form is also used as a

Category

Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

Materials

Elm

Mid-19th Century Chinese Twisted Dragon Altar Table
Mid-19th Century Chinese Twisted Dragon Altar Table

Mid-19th Century Chinese Twisted Dragon Altar Table

Located in Chicago, IL

Yumu altar table with twisting carved dragon apron and inset legs.

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Sideboards

Materials

Elm

18th Century Large-Scale Chinese Red Altar Table
18th Century Large-Scale Chinese Red Altar Table

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

Category

Antique 18th Century Chinese Qing Buffets

Materials

Elm

Elm and Pine Shanxi Altar Table, China, 20th Century
Elm and Pine Shanxi Altar Table, China, 20th Century

Elm and Pine Shanxi Altar Table, China, 20th Century

Located in INTERLAKEN, NY

A Qing Chinese Altar table in elm and pine with everted ends on the top, square legs with carved

Category

20th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

Materials

Elm, Pine

Chinese Altar Table in the Ming Manner, circa 1850
Chinese Altar Table in the Ming Manner, circa 1850

Chinese Altar Table in the Ming Manner, circa 1850

Located in Chicago, IL

Over 150 years ago this splendid cypress wood table sat as the centerpiece in a family’s home in

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

Materials

Cypress

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Qing Altar Table For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal qing altar table for your home. Each qing altar table for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, hardwood and elm. There are many kinds of the qing altar table you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. A qing altar table, designed in the style, is generally a popular piece of furniture.

How Much is a Qing Altar Table?

Prices for a qing altar table can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $250 and can go as high as $34,200, while the average can fetch as much as $5,580.

A Close Look at Qing Furniture

The last imperial dynasty from 1644 to 1912 was a time of change in China, beginning with the invasion by Manchurian forces that ended the Ming dynasty and established the Shunzhi Emperor. The expansion of exportation and trade that had bolstered the arts during the Ming era continued, as Qing dynasty furniture involved the same attention to craftsmanship with expert construction techniques in hardwood pieces that were assembled with mortise and tenon joints rather than nails or glue. Together, these eras comprise a golden age of Chinese furniture design.

Ming-style furniture is simple and elegant with clean lines. Chairs of the period and other Ming furniture made an impression on Scandinavian modernist Hans Wegner and his streamlined seating, for example. Whereas Qing-style furniture is elaborate, with an increasing influence from the West leading to lavish carving inspired by the European Baroque and Rococo styles. And while many of the forms that define examples of the latter are common within classical Chinese furniture, such as curving and folding chairs as well as large screens, Qing designs are laden with ornamentation. Frequently, the carved motifs and inlaid designs in mother-of-pearl were auspicious, such as peonies for wealth or dragons for luck. Bats were symbols of happiness in the design of Qing furniture, with one of the characters in the word for bat, bianfu, being a homophone for fu, or “fortune.”

While several types of wood were used in the construction of Qing beds, tables, storage pieces and seating, today’s collectors know that the most prized were the rare rosewoods zitan and huanghuali. They were both sourced from Hainan, China’s largest island, and are marked by a rich luster that occurs naturally, without the application of lacquer or other decorative materials. Many of the most popular woods were imported from southeast Asia, adding to their value. Red sandalwood was also sought after for its durability and connection with Chinese medicine, with some chairs being made for health benefits.

Find a collection of antique Qing tea tables, stools, benches, decorative objects and more furniture on 1stDibs.

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.