Where do the Tibetan Buddhist altars come from?
The majority of these altars are from the monks' & lamas' residences in Upper Sange Monastery & come with a certificate of authenticity brush-signed by a monk at that monastery. For the most part, these altars were used in residences as altars. Some came from older temples or from a lama who had died. Early in 2004, most of the monks' residences at Upper Sange (Wutun in Chinese) Monastery were demolished to make way for new residential compounds. Because the new compounds were built with separate shrine- or meditation-rooms with built-in altars, these portable altars were no longer needed. Tibetans typically do not revere antiques the way Westerners do, so the furniture was willingly sold. In October of 2004, Baronet had the majority of these altar tables shipped to Vancouver, WA. A second shipment arrived in October of 2005. About 10 stragglers have yet to arrive.
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Age: 1955-60
Dimensions (overall) H=20" W=21" D=14"
Painted on front, top and both sides
Price $685.00
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Age: 1965-70
Dimensions (overall) H=20" W=21" D=14"
Painted on front, top and both sides
Price $685.00
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Age: 1965-70
Dimensions (overall) H=20" W=21" D=14"
Painted on front, top and both sides
Price $689.00
RESERVED SALE PENDING
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Age: approx 1960
Dimensions (overall) H=20" W=21" D=14"
Painted on front, top and both sides
SOLD
Price $850.00 |
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Small Tibetan Buddhist Altar Table 0310.12 |
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Age: 1965-70
Dimensions (overall) H=20" W=21" D=14"
Painted on front, top and both sides
SOLD
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Age: 1965-70
Dimensions (overall) H=20" W=21" D=14"
Painted on front, top and both sides
Price $749.00
SOLD
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Medium Tibetan Altar Table 0008.02 |
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Age: 1958-68
Dimensions (overall): H=21.75" W=36.5" D=15.75"
Painted on the top and all 4 sides
SOLD
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Age: 1960-65
Dimensions (overall) H=20" W=21" D=14"
Painted on the front, top and both sides.
Price $765.00
SOLD
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Age: 1958-68
Dimensions (overall): H=21.75" W=36.5" D=15.75"
Painted on the top and all 4 sides
Price $1695.00
SOLD
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Age: approx. 1960
Dimensions (overall) H=20" W=21" D=14"
Painted on the front, top and both sides.
Price $785.00
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Age: approx. 1960
Dimensions H= 20" W= 29.25" D= 12.25"
Painted on all 4 sides, 2 doors, 2 drawers
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Age: approx. 1960
Dimensions (overall) H=20" W=21" D=14"
Painted on the front, top and both sides.
SOLD |
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Age: approx. 1955-65
Dimensions (overall) H=20" W=21" D=14"
Painted on the front, top and both sides.
Price $897.00
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Age: approx. 1960
Dimensions (overall) H=20" W=21" D=14"
Painted on the front, top and both sides.
Price $797.00
SOLD
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Age: 1958-68
Dimensions (overall): H=21.75" W=36.5" D=15.75"
Painted on the top and all 4 sides
Price $1795.00
SOLD
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Age: approx. 1790-1810
Dimensions (overall) H=22.5" W=24" D=14.5"
Painted on the front, top and both sides.
Price $1995.00
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Age: 1930-40
Dimensions (overall): H=21.75" W=36.5" D=15.75"
Painted on all 4 sides
Price $1895.00
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Age: approx 1804-1808
Dimensions (overall) H=22.5" W=24" D=14.5"
painted on front and both sides
Price $1885.00
SOLD |
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Age: approx 1880
Dimensions (overall) H=30.25" W=31" D=23"
Painted by a master artist
Price $3785.00
SOLD
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Age: circa 1700
Dimensions (overall) H=21.5" W=24.75" D=14.5"
Painted on the front and both sides.
Price $2575.00 |
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Age: circa 1760-1804
Dimensions H=27" W=34" D=15"
Painted on the front, finished inside and out: transitional altar from the high lama guest compound.
Price $5575.00 |
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Age: early 1600s
Dimensions (overall) H=21.5" W=24.75" D=14.75"
Painted on the front and both sides
Price $2785.00 |
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The following altar tables are Han altar tables from the Gansu province. They have some of the same elements as the Tibetan altar tables; the kyungbur, the door hinging, and the door pulls. The painting is done on a clay surface that is glazed over the bare wood. The iconic elements are from the Buddhist tradition: however, in the place of Snow Lions you will see the guardian foo dogs that are depicted in the same fashion with a similar meaning.
click on the thumbnail image to see all of the details
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Age: circa 1930
Dimensions: H= 17.75" W= 29.5" D= 15.5"
SOLD
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Garuda, Butterfly, Tiger & Elephant
Age: early 20th century
Materials: beech and white wood.
Dimensions: H=18" W= 30 " D= 17 "
Price $419.00
SOLD |
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Garuda and Tiger
Age: early 20th century
Materials: beech and white wood.
Dimensions: H= 17.62" W= 29.12" D= 15.75"
Price $439.00
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Holy trinity of Flowers, Infinite Knot, Butterfly
Age: early 20th century
Materials: beech and white wood.
Dimensions: H= 17.75" W= 29.25" D= 15.75"
SOLD
Price $449.00
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Han Altar 0197-CF |
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Age: early 20th century
Materials: beech and white wood.
Dimensions: H= 17.75" W= 29.25" D= 15.75"
Price $379.00
SOLD |
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Age: circa 1945
Materials: beech and elm
Dimensions: H= 22.5" W= 31.25" D= 13"
SOLD
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Shou AKA Butterfly~ Holy trinity of Flowers
Age: early 20th century
Materials: beech and white wood.
Dimensions: H= 18 " W= 29 " D= 16 "
Price $469.00
SOLD
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Holy trinity of Flowers~~Shou~Butterfly~
Age: early 20th century
Materials: white wood.
Dimensions: H= 17.75 " W= 29.5 " D= 15.5 "
Price $469.00 |
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