Red Chinese Altar Table
Chinese Red & Black Lacquer Altar Table
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Striking black and red laquered Chinese vintage altar table having beautiful brass and copper
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Vintage 1920s Chinese Chinese Export Tables
Materials
Wood
Vibrant Red Cinnabar Lacquered Chinese Altar Table
Located in Montreal, QC
Vibrant red cinnabar lacquered Chinese altar table the top featuring a cartouche depicting a
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Antique Early 1900s Chinese Console Tables
Antique Country-Style Chinese Red Lacquer Altar Desk/Console Table
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Country-Style Chinese Red Lacquer Altar Desk/Console Table
This small Chinese red lacquer
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Country Console Tables
Materials
Elm
$1,850
H 31.5 in W 36.5 in D 20.5 in
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
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Console Tables
Materials
Elm
$2,500
H 32 in W 45.5 in D 12.5 in
Circa 1950s Chinese Altar Table In Cinnabar Lacquer
By James Mont
Located in Chicago, IL
Carved and lacquered Chinoiserie altar table or console in the style of James Mont. Squared dowel
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Vintage 1950s American Tables
Materials
Wood
Red Lacquer Altar Table
Located in Greenwich, CT
Red lacquer altar table with everted flangers.
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Vintage 1920s Chinese Furniture
Materials
Lacquer
Chinese Cinnabar Red Altar Table, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
In traditional Chinese homes, slender, long tables such as this one are used to hold musical
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture
Materials
Lacquer, Elm
Tall Altar Console Table with Shaped Apron in Red and Green Tones
Located in Yonkers, NY
A tall Chinese altar console table with soft red and green tones, shaped apron, and stretchered
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20th Century Chinese Console Tables
Materials
Wood
Petite Chinese Red Lacquer Altar Table, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
In a traditional Chinese home, a long narrow table with everted flanges is placed in the main hall
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture
Materials
Elm
Early 20th Century Chinese Red Lacquered Altar Cabinet, Buffet Table, Sideboard
Located in Pomona, CA
This Chinese Antique Altar Cabinet/Buffet Table was made from solid Elm wood with red lacquered
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Wood
$4,300
H 33 in W 86 in D 19 in
19th Century Antique Chinese Carved Red Lacquered Altar Table/Console
Located in Pomona, CA
with red lacquered finished..
Take look at this Antique Carved Altar table from Fujian, China. It was
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Fir
$3,850
H 45 in W 59.5 in D 14 in
19th Century, Antique Chinese Massive Red Lacquered Carved Altar Table / Console
Located in Pomona, CA
This massive antique red lacquered altar table from Shan Xi, China was hand made during 1800 to
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Wood
$9,980
H 37.5 in W 88 in D 23 in
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19th Century Qing period Red Lacquer Chinese Altar Console Table
Located in Madrid, ES
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Original red lacquer with natural age-related patina.
Front side with profiled legs. Table top with wings
Category
Antique 1860s Chinese Qing Console Tables
Materials
Elm
19thC. Three-Drawer Altar Red Lacquered Altar
Located in East Hampton, NY
19th century Q'ing dynasty red lacquered three-drawer Altar coffer.
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Console Tables
Materials
Elm
Chinese Lacquer Table
Located in New York, NY
A Chinese red and black lacquer altar table.
Category
20th Century Chinese Tables
Materials
Wood
19th Century Red Lacquered Altar Table
Located in New York, NY
Interesting 19th Century Chinese Red Lacquered Altar Table with Nice Proportions.
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Furniture
Late 19thC. Q'ing Dynasty Red Lacquered and Golden Painted Scrolled Top Altar
Located in East Hampton, NY
Late 19th century Qing dynasty, golden painted scrolled top altar table.
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Console Tables
Materials
Elm
H 36 in W 84.5 in D 14 in
19th Century Red Chinese Altar Table Rustic or Entryway Pagoda Table
Located in Houston, TX
Beautiful 19th century Chinese altar table or console table with a rustic feeling and dark red
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Console Tables
Materials
Pine
Red and Green Lacquered Chinese Altar Table
Located in Chicago, IL
19th century Chinese red and green lacquered altar table with two small drawers, and one long
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Tables
Materials
Elm
Chinese Red Lacquer Altar Table
Located in Chicago, IL
This red lacquer altar table has a solid plank top, everted ends, and cloud forming aprons adorning
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Console Tables
Materials
Elm, Lacquer
Chinese Altar Table
Located in Stamford, CT
An early 20th Century red lacquer Chinese altar table of Pi motif.
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20th Century Chinese Console Tables
Materials
Wood
Chinese Altar Table
Located in Chicago, IL
A provincial 19th century Chinese elmwood altar table with curved legs ending in scroll feet with
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Console Tables
Chinese Altar Table
Located in Chicago, IL
An early 19th century Chinese altar table with simple stretchers and legs ending in horse-hoof feet
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Console Tables
Chinese Altar Table
Located in Chicago, IL
A 19th century Chinese elmwood altar table with a solid plank top, spandrels carved with auspicious
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Console Tables
Chinese Altar Table
Located in Chicago, IL
A 19th century Chinese pearwood altar table with ornate apron of geometric design, intricately
Category
Antique 19th Century Tables
Materials
Pearwood
Chinese Export Black, Red and Gold Lacquer Altar Table
Located in San Francisco, CA
An attractive Chinese export black red and gold lacquer altar table, the top beautifully decorated
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Tables
Materials
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
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Vintage 1970s American Chinese Chippendale Console Tables
Materials
Brass
Chinese Altar Table
Located in Chicago, IL
A 19th century provincial Chinese elmwood altar table with four heavily carved drawers depicting
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Antique 19th Century Sofa Tables
Materials
Elm
Chinese Stone Altar Table
Located in Chicago, IL
An extremely rare 16th century Northern Chinese carved limestone altar table of post and lintel
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Serving Tables
Materials
Limestone
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
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Console Tables
Materials
Gold Leaf
Chinese Altar Table
Located in Chicago, IL
This highly unusual 18th century Chinese altar table features side panels depicting eternity knots
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Console Tables
Chinese Altar Table with Hidden Drawer
Located in Chicago, IL
A 19th century Chinese Southern elmwood altar table with curved legs and hidden drawers under each
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Tables
1940s Chinese Console / Altar Table in Red Brown Hardwood
Located in Berlin, DE
This 1940s Chinese console / altar table in red brown hardwood is beautifully hand crafted and
Category
Vintage 1940s Chinese Chinese Export Console Tables
Materials
Hardwood
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
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Console Tables
Materials
Wood
19th Century Chinese Altar Table
Located in Chicago, IL
A 19th century Chinese elmwood black lacquer altar table with elegant scrolling vine spandrels
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Console Tables
Materials
Elm
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
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Early 20th Century Chinese Console Tables
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Massive Chinese Altar Table
Located in Chicago, IL
The top made of one solid 4 inch thick elmwood plank, this massive altar table with carved cloud
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Console Tables
Materials
Elm
19th Century Chinese Cerused Altar Table
Located in Chicago, IL
A 19th century Chinese cerused elmwood altar table with simple Ming-inspired form.
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Console Tables
Materials
Elm
Early 20th Century Chinese Altar Table
Located in Chicago, IL
An early 20th century Chinese red lacquered elmwood altar table with three drawers and brass
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Console Tables
Materials
Elm
Red Lacquer Altar / Console Table
Located in Kastrup, DK
Altar table/console table, original red lacquer with natural age-related patina, highlighted by a
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Console Tables
Materials
Elm
19th Century Chinese Altar Table
Located in Chicago, IL
A 19th century Chinese elmwood altar table with everted ends, cloud carved spandrels and traces of
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Antique 19th Century Console Tables
Materials
Elm
19th Century Chinese Altar Table
Located in Chicago, IL
A 19th Century Chinese elmwood altar table with Ming inspired form, and incense stick carved legs
Category
Antique 19th Century Console Tables
Materials
Elm
19th Century Chinese Altar Table
Located in Chicago, IL
A 19th century Chinese lacquered walnut Ming-style altar table with simple stretchers and horsehoof
Category
Antique 19th Century Console Tables
Materials
Walnut
19th Century Chinese Altar Table
Located in Chicago, IL
A 19th century Chinese walnut altar table of Ming-inspired proportions with simple spandrels and
Category
Antique 19th Century Console Tables
Materials
Walnut
Chinese Reclaimed Elmwood Altar Table
Located in Chicago, IL
A 20th century Chinese reclaimed elmwood altar table of simple Ming form with pierced sides, and
Category
20th Century Console Tables
Materials
Elm
19th Century Chinese Altar Table
Located in Chicago, IL
A 19th century Chinese altar table with elegant proportions consisting of carved ruyi spandrels and
Category
Antique 19th Century Console Tables
Materials
Elm
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
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Sofa Tables
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
Category
Antique 19th Century Console Tables
Materials
Elm
Antique Chinese Carved Red Altar Entry Console Chinoiserie Sideboard Table
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Chinese altar table, circa 1900s. Features red painted exterior with carved high relief
Category
Early 20th Century Chinoiserie Console Tables
Materials
Hardwood, Paint
H 30 in W 23.5 in D 41.5 in
19th Century Chinese "Double-Ear" Altar Table
Located in Chicago, IL
spandrels, referred in China as "double-ear".
Pagoda Red Collection #: BJB038
Keywords: Table, altar
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Console Tables
Materials
Elm
19th Century Chinese Shallow Duban Altar Table
Located in Chicago, IL
An elegant and simple altar table from Northern China. This 19th century piece is made of Chinese
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Console Tables
19th Century Chinese Black Lacquer Altar Table
Located in Chicago, IL
A 19th century Chinese elmwood altar table with scrolling vine carved apron and a shelf.
Pagoda
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Console Tables
Materials
Elm
19th Century Chinese Two Drawer Altar Table
Located in Chicago, IL
A 19th century Chinese elmwood altar table with two drawers with brass hardware and legs ending in
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Console Tables
Materials
Elm
Monumental Red Lacquer Altar Table
Located in Chicago, IL
A monumental 19th century Chinese Ming inspired red lacquered altar table with simple stretchers
Category
Antique 19th Century Serving Tables
Materials
Elm
Large Scale 18th Century Chinese Heavy Lacquer Altar Table
Located in Chicago, IL
Early 18th century Northern Chinese large scale altar table with original heavy black lacquer
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Tables
Materials
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
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Ming Console Tables
Materials
Wood
H 31 in W 59 in L 31 in
19th Century Chinese Scalloped Altar Table
Located in Chicago, IL
A 19th century Chinese lacquered walnut altar table with scalloped apron and curved legs ending in
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Antique 19th Century Console Tables
Materials
Walnut
20th Century Chinese Stone Altar Table
Located in Chicago, IL
An early 20th century carved granite pedestal altar table with wavy legs.
Pagoda Red
Category
Early 20th Century Console Tables
Materials
Granite
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
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Side Tables
Materials
Wood
H 14 in W 45 in D 11 in
19th Century Chinese Shallow Black Lacquer Altar Table
Located in Chicago, IL
A 19th century Chinese black lacquer elmwood altar table with stretchers and Ming inspired horse
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Console Tables
Materials
Elm
Red Lacquer Altar Table With Three Drawers
Located in Greenwich, CT
A stylish and beautiful red lacquer altar table, single plank top ended in "bird's tail" everted
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Console Tables
19th Century Chinese 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 19th Century Chinese Console Tables
Materials
Walnut
Petite Chinese Two Door Four Drawer Altar Table
Located in Chicago, IL
A c. 1850 petite altar table from Southern China with two doors and four drawers with longs legs
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Console Tables
Materials
Elm
19th Century Chinese Elegant Altar Table with Ming Legs
Located in Chicago, IL
An Altar table from Northern China with beautifully carved legs. This Walnut table is from c. 1850
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Sofa Tables
Materials
Walnut
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
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Sofa Tables
Materials
Elm
19th Century Chinese Ribbon Altar
Located in Chicago, IL
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Pagoda Red Collection #: X050
Keywords: Table, altar, console
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Console Tables
Materials
Cypress
19th Century Chinese Three Drawer Altar Table
Located in Chicago, IL
A 19th century Chinese altar table with three drawers, scrolled feet, and brass hardware.
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Antique 19th Century Console Tables
Materials
Elm
19th Century Chinese Hoof-Foot Altar Table
Located in Chicago, IL
A 19th century Chinese walnut altar table with Ming-inspired proportions and legs ending in horse
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Antique 19th Century Console Tables
Materials
Walnut
19th Century Chinese Double-Sided Altar Table
Located in Chicago, IL
A 19th century Chinese elmwood double-sided altar table with carved dragon spandrels and a solid
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Antique 19th Century Console Tables
Materials
Elm
19th Century Chinese Petite Altar
Located in Chicago, IL
A petite 19th century Chinese elmwood altar table with two doors, six doors and brass hardware.
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Console Tables
Materials
Elm
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With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the red Chinese altar table you’re looking for. A red Chinese altar table — often made from wood, hardwood and elm — can elevate any home. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer red Chinese altar table, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. A red Chinese altar table is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in styles are sought with frequency.
How Much is a Red Chinese Altar Table?
Prices for a red Chinese altar table can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $750 and can go as high as $24,000, while the average can fetch as much as $3,725.
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.
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