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Antique Carved Set of Marble Plaques, Jesus Christ at the Supper at Emmaus
Located in Lisse, NL
been part of a church or monastery altar. The excellent quality in the details and thus the perfect
Category
19th Century Italian Gothic Revival Antique Church Altars
Materials
Marble, Carrara Marble
Colonial Mexican Folk Art Ex-Voto Retablo Painting of Saint Rita De Cascia 1800s
Located in Studio City, CA
painted on metal (likely tin). Ex-votos and retablos are often placed above the altars in churches or
Category
19th Century Mexican Folk Art Antique Church Altars
Materials
Metal, Tin
Portrait of a Woman Wrapped in a White Shawl, 1874
Located in Stockholm, SE
notable works are three paintings for the altar in Örnsköldsvik Church, later moved to the Örnsköldsvik
Category
1870s Antique Church Altars
Materials
Canvas, Oil
North Italian Center Table with Scagliola Top, dated 1721
By Domenico Guattini
Located in Berlin, DE
were mostly religious, as they were usually placed in the altar area of church rooms.
The table frame
Category
1720s Italian Régence Antique Church Altars
Materials
Scagliola
Guardian Angel Ridolfi Paint Oil on canvas Old master 17/18th Century Italy
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
- Corinaldo, 1644), of which several versions are known, such as those made around 1627 for the altars of the
Category
17th Century Old Masters Antique Church Altars
Materials
Oil
Silver and Gold Sculpture of a Flowering Urn
Located in New York, NY
, symbol of the Immaculate Conception, it may have been made to decorate the altar of a church. But if the
Category
1710s Italian Baroque Antique Church Altars
Materials
Metal
Portrait of a Man and Woman in a Flower Dress: A Pair of Portraits
By Durr Freedley
Located in New York, NY
creating designs for an embroidered Easter altar set for New York’s Trinity Church and designing altar
Category
Early 20th Century American Modern Antique Church Altars
Materials
Oil
Antique 19th Century Carved Oak Church Altar TableP
Located in Accrington, GB
A superb carved oak church altar table, made with a quality cut of English oak and dating to the
Category
1870s British Gothic Antique Church Altars
Materials
Oak
Church Altar Stand
Located in Seattle, WA
Ornate four spindle two-tier wooden station with blue and white over-paint. The back of this piece is open with two wooden shelves.
Category
1880s American Antique Church Altars
Materials
Wood
$2,030
Portuguese Church Altar
Located in Houston, TX
Carved wood with original gilt and polychrome.
Established in 1979, Joyce Horn Antiques, Ltd. continues its 36 year tradition of being a family owned and operated business specia...
Category
18th Century Portuguese Antique Church Altars
Materials
Gold
$7,500
Oversized Church/Altar Candleholders
Located in Raleigh, NC
These vintage candleholders of unknown origin undoubtedly graced the altar of a church. They are
Category
Early 20th Century Antique Church Altars
Materials
Silver Plate
18th Century Portuguese Church Altar
Located in Houston, TX
Carved wood with old paint finish and restored interior. Back supports probably cut down in depth from original.
Established in 1979, Joyce Horn Antiques, Ltd. continues its 36 y...
Category
18th Century Portuguese Antique Church Altars
Materials
Gold
Antique Tuscan Altar
Located in Chicago, IL
Weathered wood as found
Hand-painted portion of church altar
19th century
Florence, Italy
Measures
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Church Altars
Materials
Wood
$1,895
17th Century Portuguese Altar Fragment Mirrors
Located in Cardiff, CA
This beautifully carved pair of mirrors made from Antique Portuguese church altar fragments of the
Category
17th Century Portuguese Baroque Antique Church Altars
Materials
Gesso, Wood, Paint
$16,000 / set
Religious Embroidery Textile.
Located in Oakland Park, FL
Religious embroidery textile depicting priest in front of church altar. Embroidery on silk velvet
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Greek Revival Antique Church Altars
Materials
Metallic Thread
Italian 17/18c Carved, Gilt and Polychrome Altar
Located in Culver City, CA
Italian carved, giltwood and polychrome church altar. Massive columns sit on top of pair of painted
Category
18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Church Altars
Materials
Giltwood, Paint
Pair of Oversized 18th Century French Altar Candlesticks
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of oversized church altar sticks with remnants of original silver gilt plaster-coated over
Category
Mid-18th Century French Antique Church Altars
Materials
Silver
Prcessional Crown
Located in New Orleans, LA
This crown is from a church altar in central Mexico and it was also carried through the streets
Category
Early 20th Century Mexican Antique Church Altars
Materials
Metal
Italian Polychrome Carved Wooden Early 19th Century Urn with Handles
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
decorated on one side. This was likely a very early 19th century church altar piece. Ospedale Di Prato is
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Classical Roman Antique Church Altars
Materials
Wood
Pair 18th C. Candlesticks
Located in Mexico City, DF
through the patina. The scale suggests they once adorned a church altar, as opposed to a home altar
Category
18th Century and Earlier Mexican Antique Church Altars
Materials
Wood
Large Antique Belgian Plaster "Master" Altarpiece of Jesus on Acrylic
Located in Houston, TX
, Belgium and is the considered the original "master" for molds where pieces were made for church altars and
Category
Early 19th Century Belgian Antique Church Altars
Materials
Acrylic, Plaster
19th C. Belgian Plaster Master Altarpiece of St. Luke the Evangelist on Acrylic
Located in Houston, TX
Truly a very special one of a kind piece, this plaster religious altar fragment features the lovely
Category
Mid-19th Century Belgian Antique Church Altars
Materials
Acrylic, Plaster
Antique Belgian Altarpiece Plaster Relief of Saint Dominic, Rosary, Mary
Jesus
Located in Houston, TX
original "master" for molds where pieces were made for church altars and estates across Europe in the 1800s
Category
Early 19th Century Belgian Antique Church Altars
Materials
Burlap, Plaster, Wood
Antique 18th Century Carved Baroque Candlesticks Silvered Giltwood, circa 1750
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
magnificent large pair of 18th century carved wooden Baroque church altar candlesticks circa 1750, the wooden
Category
1750s Spanish Baroque Antique Church Altars
Materials
Giltwood
Oak Altar with Last Supper Depiction
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Salvaged from one of Minneapolis oldest churches, this large oak altar is a definite statement
Category
1920s American Antique Church Altars
Materials
Oak
18th Century Italian Gilded Silver Leaf and Mercury Plated Limewood Altar Mirror
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
form of decoration placed behind the altar in a church. It would have been part of a larger composition
Category
Mid-18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Church Altars
Materials
Silver Leaf
Large Carved and painted wooden statue of a Crusader
Located in San Francisco, CA
A 19th Century carved wood knight / crusader. Probably used in a church on an altar.
Category
19th Century Italian Folk Art Antique Church Altars
18th Century Flower Vases
Located in Mexico City, DF
Found in the state of Hidalgo, Mexico, these delicately painted vases would have sat on an altar
Category
18th Century and Earlier Mexican Antique Church Altars
Materials
Wood
Gregorian Chant
Located in Toronto, ON
celebrant and priests enter the church and approach the altar.This is true Gregorian chant because it has 4
Category
18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Church Altars
$1,200
Gregorian 0hant
Located in Toronto, ON
celebrant and priests enter the church and approach the altar.This is true Gregorian chant because it has 4
Category
18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Church Altars
$1,200
Gregorian Chant
Located in Toronto, ON
celebrant and priests enter the church and approach the altar.This is true Gregorian chant because it has 4
Category
18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Church Altars
$1,200
19th C. Retablo - San Francisco de Paola
Located in Mexico City, DF
time of great political turmoil when many religious practices moved from the church to the home altar.
Category
19th Century Mexican Antique Church Altars
Placide Poussielgue-Rusand, Paris, -19th century
Located in Säffle, SE
: chalices, ciborium, patens, monstrances and was also the maker of the high altar of the Church of the Holy
Category
Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Church Altars
Materials
Silver, Brass
19th C. Retablo - Sta. Eduviges
Located in Mexico City, DF
moved from the church to the home altar.
Category
19th Century Mexican Antique Church Altars
Materials
Tin
Circle of Josef Danhauser, Biedermeier Sofa, Vienna, circa 1835-1840
By Josef Danhauser
Located in Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein
, carpets, watches, glassware and bronzes. He also received church commissions for pulpits and altars
Category
1830s Austrian Biedermeier Antique Church Altars
Materials
Mahogany, Maple
Landscape with Architecture and Ruins, Follower of G Ghisolfi Oil, Italian
By Giovanni Ghisolfi
Located in Rome, Italy
the prison was already on the left altar of the church of S. Maria della Vittoria in Milan (Torre). It
Category
1750s Italian Antique Church Altars
Materials
Canvas
Antique Church Altar
Located in Georges Mills, NH
Faux marble finish
One long drawer
Category
Early 1900s American Antique Church Altars
$2,800
Pair of Antique White Lilly Candlesticks, 19th Century, France
Located in Noorderwijk, BE
church altar. Each candlestick is made from finely embossed brass decorated with Fine, long leaves and
Category
Late 19th Century French Romantic Antique Church Altars
Materials
Brass
Antique Belgian Plaster "Master" Altarpiece of Jesus
Stations of the Cross
Located in Houston, TX
, Belgium and is the considered the original "master" art where pieces were made for church altars
Category
Early 19th Century Belgian Antique Church Altars
Materials
Acrylic, Plaster, Wood
Portrait of George Washington
By Manuel de Franca
Located in Gallatin, TN
his new wife to western Pennsylvania to decorate church altars. Then moving on to Tennessee and
Category
Mid-19th Century American Realist Antique Church Altars
Materials
Oil
Architectural Images, Apse of the Cathedral, Europe, 1860s
By Bisson Frères
Located in New York, NY
semicircular recess of a church that usually contains the altar.
A stunning example of the architectural
Category
1860s Antique Church Altars
Materials
Photographic Paper
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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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