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Large Victorian Iron Church Prayer Candle Stand Altar
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Large ornate rolling 48 votive devotional prayer candle stand with
the original hand formed ruby red and cobalt blue glass votive.
As found with hanging brass incense Thurible also...
Category
Early 20th Century Victorian Antique Church Altars
Materials
Iron
Large 18th Century Italian Woodcarved Altar, Church Ornament
Located in Buisson, FR
Beautiful hand-carved wooden altarpiece with two stunning angel heads. Great color and size, Italy, circa 1800. Weathered with traces of original color.
Category
18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Church Altars
Materials
Wood
Antique Religious Carved Polychrome Painted Devotional Icon Triptych Folk Art
Located in Forney, TX
, from various church altar tables, Catholic altarpiece, tabernacle, relic reliquary monstance
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art Antique Church Altars
Materials
Metal
A Thank Offering
By Frank William Warwick Topham
Located in Gerrards Cross, GB
Offering’ before a church altar by the prominent Victorian subject painter Francis William Warwick Topham
Category
1880s Victorian Antique Church Altars
Materials
Oil
Folk Carved Church Wall Altar or Reliquary with Gothic Spires in Old White Paint
Located in Milford, NH
A wonderful folk carved church wall altar or reliquary with gothic spires in old white paint, and a
Category
Late 19th Century American Gothic Antique Church Altars
Materials
Wood
Oil on Canvas of a Young Lady with a Basket of Fruit by Hans Zaztka
By Hans Zatzka
Located in Tarzana, CA
altars in churches, and portraits. It was during this time that he developed as special interest in
Category
19th Century Austrian Antique Church Altars
Materials
Canvas
Folk Art Church, Circa 1900
Located in Doylestown, PA
finish, the bell tower with a bell, the interior of the church with benches and an altar. The front of
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Antique Church Altars
Materials
Sheet Metal
Antique Brass Church Processional Cross
Located in Forney, TX
An authentic antique brass church processional cross - altar crucifix with beautiful, elegantly
Category
19th Century Antique Church Altars
Materials
Brass
French 19th Century Altar Candelabra Converted Lamp
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
Dazzling French church or cathedral altar candelabra, in gilt bronze and glass, dating to the late
Category
19th Century French Other Antique Church Altars
Materials
Bronze, Wire
Gilt Bronze Church Candelabra, Opaque Flowers, Brass Ornamentation
Located in Copenhagen K, DK
these are still standing today in Catholic churches, often at the altar or in small niches around the
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Church Altars
Materials
Bronze
Gilt Bronze Church Candelabra, Opaque Flowers, Brass Ornamentation
Located in Copenhagen K, DK
these are still standing today in Catholic churches, often at the altar or in small niches around the
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Church Altars
Materials
Bronze
Antique Pair of 19th Century French Gothic Revival Brass Church Candlesticks
Located in Lincoln, GB
19th century. Pieces like these were typically used in churches or chapels, flanking altars or placed
Category
19th Century Antique Church Altars
Materials
Brass
Large Dutch Solid Brass Church Pricket or Candle Holder, circa 1800
Located in Fayetteville, AR
candle holder from the turn of the 19th century was originally used on the altar of a church. This
Category
Early 1800s Dutch Antique Church Altars
Materials
Brass
Brass Candelabra or Alter Ornament, circa 1900 France
Located in Copenhagen K, DK
at the altar or in small niches around the church.
The candlestick is made of patinated bronze and
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Church Altars
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Brass Thanksgiving Candelabra, circa 1900 France
Located in Copenhagen K, DK
at the altar or in small niches around the church.
The candlestick is made of patinated bronze and
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Church Altars
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Late 18th Century Italian Carved Wooden Candlestick
Located in Buisson, FR
This giltwood Italian candlestick was originally used on the altar of a church. It was hand carved
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Church Altars
Materials
Wood
Gilded Italian 18th Century Neoclassical Wooden Candlestick
Located in Buisson, FR
This giltwood Italian candlestick was originally used on the altar of a church. It was hand-carved
Category
18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Church Altars
Large Italian Brass Candle Holders
Located in San Francisco, CA
Nice old pair of brass prickets with lots of crusty patina. Probably from a church or private altar.
Category
18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Church Altars
Materials
Brass
Small Gilded Italian 18th Century Neoclassical Wooden Candlestick
Located in Buisson, FR
This small giltwood Italian candlestick was originally used on the altar of a church. It was hand
Category
18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Church Altars
Materials
Wood
Pair of Italian Walnut Choir Chairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
for a place to put a bible or books. These were generally used on the altar of a church.
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Church Altars
Small Gilded Italian 18th Century Neoclassical Wooden Candlestick
Located in Buisson, FR
This small giltwood Italian candlestick was originally used on the altar of a church. It was hand
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Church Altars
Materials
Wood
19th Century Hand-Painted Wood Sicilian Palm Holders with Flowers and Leaves
Located in Aci Castello, IT
adorn the altar of private church.
Category
Late 19th Century Sicilian Baroque Revival Antique Church Altars
Materials
Metal
Large Antique French Candelabra or Alter Ornament, circa 1900-Bouquet Shaped
Located in Copenhagen K, DK
stand in Catholic churches, often at the altar or in small niches around the church.
Made of quality
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Church Altars
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Antique French Boat Shaped Candelabra or Alter Ornament, circa 1890
Located in Copenhagen K, DK
. Similar candelabras still stand in Catholic churches, often at the altar or in small niches around the
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Church Altars
Materials
Brass
Antique Candelabra or Alter Ornament, circa 1890 France-Boat Shaped
Located in Copenhagen K, DK
. Similar candelabras still stand in Catholic churches, often at the altar or in small niches around the
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Church Altars
Materials
Brass
Antique French Candelabra or Alter Ornament, circa 1890-Boat Shaped
Located in Copenhagen K, DK
still stand in Catholic churches, often at the altar or in small niches around the church.
Perfect for
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Church Altars
Materials
Brass
Gold Gilt Candlesticks, Pair, Italian, 19th Century
Located in New Orleans, LA
Church. Front is gilded while the back the original wood because only the front was seen from the altar
Category
19th Century European Antique Church Altars
Materials
Wood
Antique French Candelabra or Alter Ornament, circa 1890-Boat Shaped
Located in Copenhagen K, DK
Catholic churches, often at the altar or in small niches around the church.
This lovely piece is made of
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Church Altars
Materials
Brass
1850s Pair of Antique Lacquered Wood Sicilian Palm Holders with Metal Flowers
Located in Catania, Sicilia
Two antique white and gold small torcheres also used as palm holders and used to decorate altars of
Category
Mid-19th Century Sicilian Empire Antique Church Altars
Materials
Fruitwood, Lacquer
Ethiopian Coptic Processional Cross, c. 1880
Located in Chicago, IL
for processionals or displayed at an altar in the church. Church artisans followed the initial copper
Category
Late 19th Century Ethiopian Antique Church Altars
Materials
Silver, Copper, Steel
Pair of 19th century Italian Gold Gilt Candlesticks
Located in Charleston, SC
candlesticks were not placed on the altar though lights were used in the church, and especially near the altar
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Church Altars
Materials
Metal, Gold
Set of Five 18th Century Italian Candlesticks
Located in Charleston, SC
days of the Church candlesticks were not placed on the altar though lights were used in the church, and
Category
18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Church Altars
Materials
Metal
19th Century Italian Altare
Located in Charleston, SC
A very unusual, unusual shape 19th century Italian church piece, altar, holy table, with original
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Church Altars
Materials
Wrought Iron
Pair of Tall Gilt Wood Candlesticks or Torchieres
Located in Nashville, TN
The well carved fronts in water-gilt . The backs while carved are not finished , typical altar or
Category
Early 20th Century French Baroque Antique Church Altars
Materials
Wood
Antique Holland Brass Works #203 Religious Funerary Stand
Located in Forney, TX
wonderful addition to any church, religious collection, home altar, photography prop, etc.
Dimensions
Category
Early 20th Century American Antique Church Altars
Materials
Metal
17th Century Tabernacle Door or Panel from France
Located in Dallas, TX
clergy member standing in front of a table. There is a Church candlestick and other Church accessories on
Category
18th Century and Earlier French Antique Church Altars
Materials
Wood
Very Tall 19th Century French Louis XVI Style Giltwood Pricket Candlestick
Located in Fayetteville, AR
at 45 inches in height. Called a pic-cierge in French, this piece was originally used on the altar of
Category
1870s French Louis XVI Antique Church Altars
Materials
Giltwood
Italian Giltwood Mirror w/ Solomonic Columns , Style of Venetian Lace Gothic
Located in Nashville, TN
Probably started its life in a church as an altar fragment and converted to a mirror . The style is
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Other Antique Church Altars
Materials
Giltwood, Mirror
Antique Pair of Gilded Uprights / Columns with Cherubs, 18th Century, Italy
Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)
altar posts or church dais, given the carved angels, but they can be used for imaginative and highly
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Church Altars
Materials
Wood
Small Carved Fruitwood Tabernacle Panel from France, circa 1700
Located in Dallas, TX
ornate cabinet often used in Catholic churches and typically placed above an altar. The church would
Category
Early 1700s French Antique Church Altars
Materials
Fruitwood
18th Century Oak Tabernacle from France
Located in Dallas, TX
). Tabernacles generally would have been located at the altar in a church or used in a private chapel.
The
Category
18th Century and Earlier French Antique Church Altars
Materials
Oak
Floral Still Life with Butterflies and Bee
By Hans Zatzka
Located in Missouri, MO
religious art, the painting of churches and altar pieces. He lived in his home study. Absorbed in his work
Category
Late 19th Century Naturalistic Antique Church Altars
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Frame, Wood
marble like polychromy
, Metal, 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
(1777, reinforced in 1789, new promulgation in 1791), the major altars of the churches stopped being
Category
18th Century European Neoclassical Antique Church Altars
Materials
Metal
Scope Of Luca Giordano Oil On Canvas 17th Century, The Deposition Of Christ
Located in Milan, IT
Oil on canvas.
Between 1652 and 1665 Luca Giordano painted the Deposition of Christ for high altar
Category
17th Century Other Art Style Antique Church Altars
Materials
Oil
Antique Irish Carved Oak Aneroid Barometer Retailed by William Egan Cork Ireland
Located in Dublin, Ireland
silver, the firm made small wooden decorative items to include Barometers and altar cloths for churches
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Church Altars
Materials
Brass
18th Century Santo Figure Mannequin Figures Florence Italy Original Patina
Located in Epfach, DE
or pine wood, which served as objects of devotion or procession figures. In churches, chapels and
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Church Altars
Materials
Wood
Art Deco Sterling Silver Hand Made Centrepiece Robert Edgar Stone
By R E Stone
Located in Newark, England
apprentices. His notable works included a cross and candlesticks for the Temple Church in London, an altar
Category
Early 20th Century British Art Deco Antique Church Altars
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Table lectern for the Convent of The Trinitarios Order (Toledo). Juan Ruiz, 1656
Located in Madrid, ES
on the main altars of churches during mass was a peculiarity brought about by the Council of Trent
Category
1650s Spanish Baroque Antique Church Altars
Materials
Bronze, Enamel, Other
The Infants Christ and Saint John the Baptist Embracing
By (Attributed to) Nicolas Poussin
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
and the Miracle of St Francis Xavier for the high altar of the church of the novitiate of the Jesuits
Category
Early 17th Century Old Masters Antique Church Altars
Materials
Paper, Chalk
French Pair of 20th Century Brass Candelabras from a Church Altar
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
French Pair of 20th Century Brass Candelabra from A Church Altar
A darling pair of candelabra
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Church Altars
Pair of Gilt Bronze Church Altar Candle Holder/Candelsticks
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a pair of heavy gilt bronze church altar candle holders. They are decorated by repousse
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Empire Revival Antique Church Altars
Materials
Bronze
Antique Brass French Church Altar Candle Holder Candlestick Lamp With Puttis
Located in Lincoln, GB
Antique Brass French Church Altar Candle Holder Candlestick Lamp With Puttis
Condition
Very Good
Category
19th Century Antique Church Altars
Materials
Brass
Large church altar and in Neo-Gothic style, made of oak
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Large church altar in Neo-Gothic style, made at the end of the 19th century. The altar is carved in
Category
19th Century Belgian Gothic Revival Antique Church Altars
Materials
Oak
Gothic Revival Handmade Solid Oak Miniature Church Altar with Accessories
Located in Lisse, NL
collector of rare and good condition Gothic antiques then this three-piece miniature church altar could be
Category
Early 20th Century European Gothic Revival Antique Church Altars
Materials
Brass
Large Antique European Carved Giltwood Church Altar Figure
Located in Forney, TX
A magnificent Baroque period monumental carved polychromed gilt wood church altar figure
Category
18th Century European Baroque Antique Church Altars
Materials
Gesso, Wood, Giltwood
19th Century French Neo-Gothic Carved Wood Church Altar Stick Candlestick Pair
Located in Forney, TX
A remarkable pair antique French Gothic Revival ecclesiastical hand carved wood church altar sticks
Category
19th Century French Gothic Revival Antique Church Altars
Materials
Brass
Pair of 19th Century Spanish Brass Neoclassical Church Altar Candlesticks
Located in Madrid, ES
This classic pair of 19th century Spanish church altar candlesticks are of large size (over one
Category
19th Century Spanish Neoclassical Antique Church Altars
Materials
Brass
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Antique Church Altars For Sale on 1stDibs
There is a range of antique church altars for sale on 1stDibs. Each of these unique antique church altars was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and brass. Antique church altars have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. Antique church altars bearing Baroque or Arts and Crafts hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs. There have been many well-made antique church altars over the years, but those made by Luis Martinez Vargas Machuca are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much are Antique Church Altars?
Antique church altars can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $2,092, while the lowest priced sells for $375 and the highest can go for as much as $14,500.
Questions About Antique Church Altars
- 1stDibs ExpertJune 30, 2023The 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.
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