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The Altar
By Adam Gunn
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Adam Gunn’s painting practice began with a desire to subvert the traditional still life genre, creating an absurd experience that would evoke a sense of uncertainty in the viewer. In...
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

The Altar
H 27.5 in W 25.5 in
Pamela Chard (1926-2003) - Framed 20th Century Oil, The Altar
Located in Corsham, GB
A fine, colourful study of a church interior by the artist Pamela Chard. Well presented in a distress-effect wood frame. Unsigned. On canvas board.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Lance Thompson The Altar Table, Stone Console, Made to Order
By Lance Thompson
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Lance Thompson Stone Console, Made to Order Available any size, in various Stone & Marble, and Finishes Standard finish: Flamée H: 32 D: 18 W: 84 in. Lead time 6 weeks.
Category

2010s American Minimalist Console Tables

Materials

Stone

18th Century Italian Altar Sticks
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
Altar sticks were traditional gilded more heavily to the side facing the front of the church. Super
Category

Antique 18th Century Italian Baroque Candlesticks

Materials

Silver Leaf

18th Century Italian Altar Sticks
18th Century Italian Altar Sticks
H 33.47 in W 9.45 in D 9.45 in
18th Century Italian Wood and Copper Altar Vase
Located in Hastings, GB
A large hand-crafted wood and copper altar vase, late 18th century with stunning patina. Wear
Category

Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Baroque Religious Items

Materials

Copper

Altar Table by EWE Studio
By Tacchini
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
The Altar Table by EWE Studio is an elegant and modern piece of furniture. Crafted from high
Category

2010s Italian Tables

Materials

Cement

Altar Table by EWE Studio
Altar Table by EWE Studio
H 20 in W 20 in D 20 in
18th Century Italian Wood and Gesso Altar Vase in Rose Silver
Located in Hastings, GB
A hand-crafted wood and applied gesso altar vase, late 18th century with gilt rose silver finish
Category

Antique Late 18th Century Italian Baroque Religious Items

Materials

Gesso, Wood

The Snaked Altar Column Statue Compressed Marble Powder Sculpture Bergama Museum
By LAGU
Located in İSTANBUL, TR
Weight: 8 kg The Snaked Altar, situated atop a marble column at the entrance square of the Ancient
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Classical Greek Sculptures and Car...

Materials

Statuary Marble

The Snaked Altar Column Statue Compressed Marble Powder Sculpture Bergama Museum
By LAGU
Located in İSTANBUL, TR
Weight: 8 kg The Snaked Altar, situated atop a marble column at the entrance square of the Ancient
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Classical Greek Sculptures and Car...

Materials

Statuary Marble

19th Century Indo- Portuguese Rosewood Altar from Goa
Located in West Hollywood, CA
An incredibly gorgeous 19th century altar from Goa. This Indo-Portuguese piece is crafted from
Category

Antique 19th Century Indian Other Religious Items

Materials

Rosewood

Sculptural Amethyst with Fluorite on an 18th Century Italian Altar Base
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Sculptural amethyst crystal with fluorite on an 18th century Italian altar base. The amethyst
Category

Antique 18th Century Brazilian Organic Modern Natural Specimens

Materials

Amethyst, Gold Leaf

18th Century Wood and Gesso Altar Vase
Located in Hastings, GB
A hand-crafted wood and applied gesso altar vase, late 18th century with gilt and green banding
Category

Antique 18th Century German Rococo Religious Items

Materials

Gesso, Wood

18th Century Wood and Gesso Altar Vase
18th Century Wood and Gesso Altar Vase
H 13.59 in W 8.67 in D 6.3 in
18th/19th Century Bronze Tibetan Altar Piece - 8629
Located in Ukiah, CA
Beautiful 18th/19th century bronze Tibetan Altar Piece. I've not seen one like this before. Very
Category

Antique Late 18th Century Chinese Antiquities

Materials

Bronze

Vintage Cloisonné Altar Set (5pcs)
Located in Austin, TX
vibrant colors that dance gracefully across the surface. The altar set includes an incense burner, two
Category

20th Century Metalwork

Materials

Metal

Mid-Century Asian Altar-Style Console Table
Located in Dorchester, MA
This console table is a 1950s interpretation of the altar tables traditionally found in Chinese
Category

Vintage 1950s Chinese Chinoiserie Console Tables

Materials

Mirror, Wood

Chinese Qing Dynasty Altar Cabinet
Located in Nantwich, GB
Antique, late 19th century Chinese Qing Dynasty altar cabinet. This beautifully restored altar
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

Materials

Brass

Chinese Qing Dynasty Altar Cabinet
Chinese Qing Dynasty Altar Cabinet
H 32.68 in W 71.46 in D 19.69 in
1950s Vintage Mid-Century Asian Altar-Style Console Table
Located in Chicago, IL
This console table is a 1950s interpretation of the altar tables traditionally found in Chinese
Category

Vintage 1950s American Console Tables

Materials

Wood

Rare Antique Religious Italian Catholic Church Carta Gloria Altar Card Frame Set
Located in Forney, TX
cream painted pine "Carta Gloria" altar card frames. Italy, 19th century, commissioned by/for the Roman
Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Religious Items

Materials

Pine, Giltwood

Pair of Italian Painted Altar Display Pedestal Vitrines
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Opulent pair of large Italian carved altar pedestal vitrine display shelves or pavilion displays
Category

20th Century Italian Neoclassical Vitrines

Materials

Wood

Chinese Polychrome Altar Spirit, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
upon a traditional altar table to pay tribute to ancestors past. The figure is carved with detailed
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood, Paint

Chinese Polychrome Altar Spirit, c. 1850
Chinese Polychrome Altar Spirit, c. 1850
H 19.5 in W 6.5 in D 4.5 in
Pair of Late 18th Century Gold Wood and Gesso Baroque Altar Vases
Located in Hastings, GB
A pair of late 18th Century German baroque altar vases, in carved and gilded wood, small areas of
Category

Antique 1780s German Baroque Religious Items

Materials

Wood

18th Century Italian Baroque Period Carta Gloria Altar Card Giltwood Mirror
Located in Forney, TX
cartaglorie altar card frame, now repurposed and fashioned as a stunning mirror. Born in Italy in the 18th
Category

Antique 18th Century Italian Baroque Wall Mirrors

Materials

Glass, Giltwood

Bronze Champlevé Buddhist Temple Altar Candle Holder Meiji Period
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A bronze Champlevé Buddhist temple Altar candleholder, Meiji period, with stylized elephant head
Category

Antique 1890s Japanese Meiji More Furniture and Collectibles

Materials

Bronze, Enamel

Pair of Wrought Iron Gold Spanish Church Altar Gates
Located in Hastings, GB
A glorious pair of large, hand forged wrought iron Church Altar Gates, Spain circa 1900. These
Category

Antique Early 1900s Spanish Baroque Doors and Gates

Materials

Wrought Iron

Chinese Four Drawer Inlaid Altar, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
originally used as an altar table storing incense and other offerings. Elegantly constructed with mortise-and
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

Materials

Wood

Chinese Dynasty Altar Table
Located in New York, NY
Chinese Dynasty Altar table. Monumental Chinese Zen Altar table. Qing Dynasty Zen Altar Table
Category

Antique Late 18th Century Chinese Qing Console Tables

Materials

Elm

Chinese Dynasty Altar Table
Chinese Dynasty Altar Table
H 31 in W 106 in D 21 in
Pair of 19th Century Italian Carved Wood Altar Sticks Made into Tall Table Lamps
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of Italian 19th century carved wood altar sticks made into table lamps. This pair of Italian
Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Table Lamps

Materials

Wood

Chinese Four Seasons Altar Table, circa 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
impressive domestic altar for ancestor worship. Designed to be the centerpiece of the room, the altar has a
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

Materials

Elm

Chinese Four Seasons Altar Table, circa 1850
Chinese Four Seasons Altar Table, circa 1850
H 33.5 in W 76.5 in D 19.75 in
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

Chinese Ironwood Plank Top Altar Table, c. 1850
Chinese Ironwood Plank Top Altar Table, c. 1850
H 32.25 in W 64.75 in D 15.75 in
"Altar with Celestial Blue and Gold", Expressionist, Oil Painting, 2019
By Catherine Picard-Gibbs
Located in Natick, MA
“Altar with Celestial Blue and Gold” by Catherine Picard-Gibbs is a highly dramatic textural altar
Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

LATE 19TH CENTURY CHINESE ALTAR TABLE BENCH ELM WOOD j1
Located in Pulborough, GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this Lovely Late 19th-century Chinese Altar Made From Elm Wood
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Furniture

Materials

Elm

Antique Fine Carved Chinese Hong Mu or Mahogany three Drawer Qing Altar Table
Located in Casteren, NL
This elegant Altar table was made in the Chinese Shanxi period and dates approximately 1850. It
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

Materials

Mahogany

16th Century, Saint Isidore, Patron of Farming and Gardening, Carved-Wood
Located in North Miami, FL
16th Century Spanish carved-wood and polychromed sculpture and altar of Saint Isidore, Patron of
Category

Antique 16th Century Spanish Renaissance Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Gold Leaf

17-19thC Antique Tibetan Altar, 8193
Located in Ukiah, CA
17-19thC Antique Tibetan altar from the estate of the great comedian Gary Shandling. The main part
Category

Antique 18th Century Tibetan Antiquities

Materials

Wood

Dragon Ascendancy: Antique Buddhist Altar Cloth
Located in Fukuoka, JP
An extraordinary artifact of devotion, this early to mid-19th-century Buddhist altar cover (SKU
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Textiles

Materials

Gold

Master Angel
Located in Wien, Wien
sculpture was made in the workshop of the master of the altar of Mauer around 1500 in Lower Austria. It can
Category

16th Century Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Master Angel
Master Angel
H 21.66 in W 8.27 in
Pair Large Antique Italian Giltwood Altar Candlesticks—Dramatic gold, circa 1840
Located in Saint Helena, CA
candlesticks graced the altar of an Italian church or monastery. These altar candlesticks lit the evening
Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Candlesticks

Materials

Gold, Gold Leaf

Antique Bible Print Interior of the Temple of Solomon by J. Luyken, 1743
Located in Langweer, NL
Rough translations: 1. "The inside court of the Temple with the altar and the copper columns." 2
Category

Antique Mid-18th Century Prints

Materials

Paper

The Price of Freedom Opus II, Painting, Acrylic on Wood Panel
By Geert Lemmers
Located in Yardley, PA
old habits of Sacrifice at the altars. 80x100 cm. In fact the enjoying of making them and for all
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

19th Century Antique Chinese Carved Red Lacquered Altar Table/Console
Located in Pomona, CA
, sturdy, normal age wear. Very well constructed with beautiful open/raise carved works on the Altar Table
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Fir

Ebony Wood and Gilt Bronze Reliquary Altar Cross After Giambologna
Located in Leesburg, VA
) The present altar cross features a gilt bronze crucifix cast after a model by Giambologna, originally
Category

Antique 1690s Dutch Baroque Religious Items

Materials

Bronze

Rare 19th Century Folding Pew, Altar, Desk from Regency Period, England or U.S.
Located in Lomita, CA
, this desk, bench, altar, pew, would go to the head of the Sunday School class. It is versatile, and if
Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Regency Religious Items

Materials

Burl

17th Century, Italian Wooden Box Coated in Engraved Leather
Located in Firenze, FI
casket was used by placing it on the altars of the family chapels to house the candles to be placed on
Category

Antique Late 17th Century Italian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Leather, Wood

French 19th Century Brass Candelabra
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A large seven light brass and gilt-metal candelabra, most likely from the altar of a French church
Category

Antique 19th Century French French Provincial Candelabras

Materials

Brass

French 19th Century Brass Candelabra
French 19th Century Brass Candelabra
H 44.25 in W 17 in D 6 in
18kt Yellow Gold And Silver Bronze Roman Coin 236-237 A.D.
Located in Firenze, IT
cuirassed bust. Back/ SALVS AVGVSTI; SC; the Salus, with patera, feeding a coiled snake on the altar. On a
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Italian Classical Roman Pendant Necklaces

Materials

Yellow Gold, Silver, Bronze

Pair Italian or Spanish Portapalme Urns in Copper and Brass, circa 1700
Located in Atlanta, GA
ornamental object that sits between the altar candlesticks in the way reliquaries often do. These objects
Category

Antique Early 1700s European Louis XIV Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières

Materials

Brass, Copper

18th Century White and Gold Baroque Stand
Located in Hastings, GB
18th century, German, these would originally have displayed the statues of the saints within the altar
Category

Antique 1760s German Baroque Pedestals and Columns

Materials

Wood

18th Century White and Gold Baroque Stand
18th Century White and Gold Baroque Stand
H 6.5 in W 25.99 in D 7.09 in
Green and Ochre Glazed Altar Table with Offerings, Ming Dynasty, 15~16th Century
Located in seoul, KR
(Height) Provenance : Acquired in 1999, Hongkong * Altar tables with offerings Altar tables with
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Hong Kong Ming Antiquities

Materials

Pottery

Pair of Coade Stone Oval Plaques, 18th Century
Located in London, GB
A Pair of 18th Century Coade Stone Oval Plaques Depicting two sacrificial altar scenes, one
Category

Antique 18th Century Decorative Art

Materials

Stone

Early 20th Century Hand-Carved Wood Tribal Mask from Atoni Tribe Timor
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
in Timor were also placed on the altar during sacrifices and in some parts of the island even put
Category

Early 20th Century Indonesian Other Masks

Materials

Wood

Vintage Chinese 6 pieces Wooden Buddhist Offering Set
Located in Pomona, CA
There wooden offerings set are in rituals such as worshiping the altar, practicing alchemy, and
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antiquities

Materials

Wood

Late 19th Century Thangka with the Portrait of a Tibetan Monk
Located in Chicago, IL
, gazing toward the teacher. Sitting before an altar, the patron also wears monk’s robes. The four deities
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Tibetan Tibetan Paintings

Materials

Linen, Silk, Paint

Early 20th Century Hand-Carved Wood Tribal Mask from Atoni Tribe Timor
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
enemies or during ceremonies. Masks in Timor were also placed on the altar during sacrifices and in some
Category

Early 20th Century Indonesian Other Masks

Materials

Wood

Early 19th Century French Empire Period Giltwood Candlesticks or Prickets
Located in Fayetteville, AR
altar of a church. They were hand-carved and exquisitely gilded on only one side as a means of economy
Category

Antique 1810s French Empire Candlesticks

Materials

Giltwood

Dolmen Table, nesting pair in Silver Travertine and Ebonized Oak
By Jeff Martin Joinery
Located in Vancouver, BC
body of work. Honouring the altars and beauty that stone cultures provided to us through these forms.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Travertine

Dolmen Table pair in Silver Travertine and Claro Walnut by Jeff Martin Joinery
By Jeff Martin Joinery
Located in Vancouver, BC
body of work. Honouring the altars and beauty that stone cultures provided to us through these forms.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Travertine

Outstanding 18' century Paintings The Wedding Feast of Bacchus and Ariadne
Located in Rome, IT
altar which anchors the center of the composition. Some play instruments, some carrying the chariot of
Category

Early 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Woman, Austria, Material, Bronze and Marble, Sign, K. Sterrer Wiens
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
King on the altar wall of the Seipel-Dollfuss Memorial Church. Member of the Kunstlerhaus (1910-1931
Category

Vintage 1920s Austrian Art Nouveau Animal Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Journey of the Spirits Opus 18, Painting, Acrylic on Wood Panel
By Geert Lemmers
Located in Yardley, PA
of Sacrifice at the altars. In fact the enjoying of making them and for all undergoing them in
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Curse of the Crimson Altar
Located in London, GB
Original British film poster for the 1968 Horror film The film was directed by Vernon Sewell and starred two of the great horror actors Boris Karloff and Christopher Lee. This poste...
Category

Vintage 1960s British Posters

Materials

Paper

Curse of the Crimson Altar
Curse of the Crimson Altar
H 30 in W 40 in D 0.1 in
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    To set up a Tibetan altar, hang a painting depicting Shakyamuni Buddha on the wall above the altar or place a Shakyamuni Buddha statue on the center of the altar. You can add depictions of other Buddhas or Bodhisattvas if you wish. Place a replica of the Stupa of Enlightenment one level below these artworks. You'll find a selection of altar tables on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertJune 30, 2023
    The side altars in a church are called side-altars or bye-altars. In some cases, these secondary altars are inside chapels, but they can also be positioned against or near walls or within bays at the front of the sanctuary. On 1stDibs, find a collection of altars from some of the world’s top sellers.