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Antique Gothic Hand-Carved Crucifix w. Polychrome Corpus, European Church Relic
Located in Lisse, NL
craftsmanship and sacred artistry that once adorned European church altars.
The sculpted figure of Christ is
Category
Antique 1890s French Arts and Crafts Religious Items
Materials
Wood, Oak, Paint
Impressive Gothic Revival Sizable Antique French Gilt Bronze Chimera Candlestick
Located in Lisse, NL
Stunning 19th century bronze and brass church altar candle holder.
This rare and decorative Gothic
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Gothic Revival Candlesticks
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Crumbled Altar, Church Ukraine Europe
By Roman Loranc
Located in Carmel, CA
Limited Edition hand printed photograph.
Edition 6/40
Excellent Condition
Mattted.
Category
2010s Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Irish sterling silver wine jug, Weir
sons company Dublin, 1917
By Weir
Sons Dublin
Located in Gorssel, GE
been part of a church altar service.
Marked with:
Makers mark TW – Thomas Weir, this mark has been
Category
Vintage 1910s Irish Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Antique Southeast Asian Burmese Jeweled Carved Qilin Foo Lion Figure Statue Pair
Located in Forney, TX
, ecclesiastical church altar and altarpieces, architectural salvaged building elements from India, Spanish
Category
Early 20th Century Southeast Asian Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Cut Glass, Wood, Giltwood, Lacquer
Antique Religious Carved Marble Church Reliquary Altar Stone
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce carved marble altar stone fragment, most likely Italian, the rectangular consecrated
Category
Antique 19th Century Classical Roman Religious Items
Materials
Carrara Marble
Fine 19th Century European Gilt Bronze Ormolu Monstrance Reliquary
Located in Forney, TX
, and rich in history they can be. We have many other examples available, including church altars
Category
Antique 19th Century European Empire Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Large Antique Italian Church Carved Gilt Polychrome Tabernacle Altar Niche
Located in Forney, TX
A magnificent large rare and most impressive Italian baldachin tabernacle altar niche / altarpiece
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Italian Baroque Religious Items
Materials
Enamel
Antique Religious Polychrome Gilt Wood Cast Iron Tabernacle
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce antique European religious polychromed gilt wood and cast iron mounted church altar
Category
Antique 19th Century European Empire Revival Cabinets
Materials
Iron
18th century Polychrome and Giltwood Angel from the ambit of Franz Ignaz Gunther
Located in Leesburg, VA
of the upper section of a tall church altar in Bavaria where such angelic sculptures frequently
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century German Rococo Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Pair of altar candlesticks, church candlesticks - gilded bronze - 17th / 18th
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Very beautiful Pair of candlesticks / Church candlesticks / Altar candlesticks in gilded and
Category
Antique Late 17th Century Italian Baroque Candlesticks
Materials
Bronze
$713 Sale Price
20% Off
"Golden Altar", Expressionist, Church Interior, Gold, Purple, Blue, Oil Painting
By Catherine Picard-Gibbs
Located in Franklin, MA
“Golden Altar” by Catherine Picard-Gibbs is a expressionist interior church scene. This evocative
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Antique French Baroque Gold Gilt Bronze Altar Church Candlestick Candelabra Pair
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Baroque Style Distressed Gold Gilt Bronze 3 Arm Altar Church Candlestick Candelabras
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Baroque Candelabras
Materials
Bronze
St. Alban
s Abbey Church, High Altar screen /// Robert Clutterbuck Hertford Art
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Robert Clutterbuck (English, 1772-1831)
Title: "St. Alban's Abbey Church, High Altar screen
Category
1810s Old Masters Interior Prints
Materials
Engraving, Intaglio
18th/19th Century Spanish Colonial Carved Polychrome Wood Santo Altar Sculpture
Located in Forney, TX
A most impressive antique Spanish Colonial hand carved polychromed wood Santo Catholic church altar
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Spanish Colonial Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Gesso, Wood, Paint
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
2 Antique French Silver Plate Church Temple Altar Pricket Candlesticks Holder
Located in Dayton, OH
Two antique French Louis XVI style silverplate mantel or floor prickets / candlesticks / candle holders featuring a tall reeded column with trophy urn form pedestal base.
Dimensions...
Category
Early 20th Century Louis XVI Candlesticks
Materials
Metal
$720 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Very Rare 19th Century Italian Trompe L
oeil Panels
Located in London, GB
hanging in situ) however we believe them to have originally been used as church altar board panels.
Size
Category
Antique 1850s Italian Early Victorian Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wrought Iron
$8,790 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century Victorian Gothic Revival Ecclesiastical Altar Table Attrib Pugin
Located in Forney, TX
A rare grand Victorian Gothic religious church altar attributed to A.W.N Pugin (1812-1852)
Hand
Category
Antique 19th Century English Gothic Revival Tables
Materials
Wood, Pine
Mid-18th Century Italian Polychrome
Gesso Santos Figure (Female Saint)
Located in Lincoln, GB
in use, they were placed on church altars or in private devotional settings. The articulated arms
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Lee Broom - Altar Wall Light
By Lee Broom
Located in New York, NY
Altar is an exploration into the angular forms of Midcentury churches and altars, which often
Category
2010s British Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
$2,250 / item
Large 18th Century Spanish Colonial Santos Torchère
Located in Forney, TX
An impressive Spanish Colonial santos figure church altar stick (candle holder), handcrafted in
Category
Antique 18th Century Mexican Spanish Colonial Torchères
Materials
Plaster, Wood, Paint
Lee Broom - Altar 4 - Light Short
By Lee Broom
Located in New York, NY
Altar is an exploration into the angular forms of Midcentury churches and altars, which often
Category
2010s British Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
$4,815 / item
Lee Broom - Altar 4 - Light Tall
By Lee Broom
Located in New York, NY
Altar is an exploration into the angular forms of Midcentury churches and altars, which often
Category
2010s British Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
$5,564 / item
Gilded Bronze Church Candelabra, Opaline and Brass Ornamentation
Located in Copenhagen K, DK
these still stand in Catholic churches, often at the altar or in small niches or alcoves around the
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Candelabras
Materials
Bronze
Antique French Neogothic Altar Torchère Candlestick Set w/ Architectural Element
Located in Chicago, IL
Decorate your mantlepiece, altar, church, or chapel with these large ornate candlesticks. The candlesticks
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Antique Late 19th Century French Gothic Torchères
Materials
Brass
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
Baroque altar candlestick in gilded wood, Italy or Portugal, circa 1720–1740
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
furnishings from that period.
Such pieces would originally have flanked church or chapel altars.
Private
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Rococo Candlesticks
Materials
Wood
18th Century Italian Baroque Period Carta Gloria Altar Card Giltwood Mirror
Located in Forney, TX
A most impressive, large scale, museum exhibition quality Baroque period Italian Catholic church
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Baroque Wall Mirrors
Materials
Glass, Giltwood
Pair Altar Candle Holders Lanterns Table Lamps Decorative Lights Rustic Objects
Located in West Hollywood, CA
on a hand carved painted round wood base. To sit originally on an altar in a church.
They have each
Category
Antique 19th Century European Candle Lamps
Materials
Metal
$7,120 Sale Price / set
20% Off
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
Set Of 6 Large Lacquered And Gilded Wooden Candlesticks, Early 19th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
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Placed on the floor or on altars in churches or private chapels, which they illuminated and decorated
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Italian Louis XVI Table Lamps
Materials
Wood
Set Of 6 Large Lacquered And Gilded Wooden Candlesticks, Early 19th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
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Placed on the floor or on altars in churches or private chapels, which they illuminated and decorated
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Italian Louis XVI Table Lamps
Materials
Wood
Round Country Table, 19th Century
Located in Wolfurt, AT
, the Savior of men."
This monogram is commonly found on Christian symbols, altars, churches, and
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Other Tables
Materials
Spruce, Maple
Spanish Colonial Mexican Folk Art Ex-Voto Retablo Painting Catholic Saint 1800s
Located in Studio City, CA
-votos and retablos are often placed above the altars in churches or family shrines as votive offerings
Category
Antique 19th Century Mexican Folk Art Paintings
Materials
Metal, Tin
Pair of 18th Century Italian Baroque Cherub Corner Carvings, c. 1750–1780
Located in Antwerp, BE
emotional duality in architectural sculpture.
Designed for corner placement within a church interior
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Baroque Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Antique Coronation of Mary Religious Chromolithograph with Gold, c. 1900
Located in Langweer, NL
for churches, schools, and private home altars. The multilingual caption along the lower margin
Category
Antique Late 19th Century German Prints
Materials
Paper
Antique Continental Ecclesiastical Embroidered Textile, 17th–18th Century
Located in Los Angeles, CA
18th century. Originally part of a church vestment or altar frontal, the piece is worked in couched
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Baroque Quilts and Blankets
Materials
Wool, Silk, Velvet, Wood
$3,400 Sale Price
29% Off
Albert Leon Wilson Signed Mid-Century Modern Nude Female Abstract Sculpture
By Albert Leon Wilson
Located in Studio City, CA
Lutheran Church, Webster, NY, 1969; main altar, Faith Lutheran Church, Webster, 1969; Eagle, Munic. Bldg
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Iron
Codina Corona BOTAS Boots original wood sculpture 1990
By Josep Maria Codina Corona
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
high) on the high altar of the Church of Fatima, Granollers.
• Other of his works are in Canada, the
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Albert Leon Wilson Signed Mid-Century Modern Abstract Owl Bird Buckle Sculpture
By Albert Leon Wilson
Located in Studio City, CA
altar, Faith Lutheran Church, Webster, 1969; Eagle, Munic. Bldg. Courtroom, Fulton, NY, 1970; Comet
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Iron
Colonial Mexican Folk Art Ex-Voto Retablo Painting of Santo Niño de Atocha 1800s
Located in Studio City, CA
altars in churches or family shrines as votive offerings made in the form of religious pictures/images
Category
Antique 19th Century Mexican Folk Art Paintings
Materials
Metal, Tin
2 Flower Lamps 19th Century South German, Electrified, Baroque, Sheet Metal
Located in Epfach, DE
was in a church for altar decoration.
The painted base is out of wood.
Category
Antique 19th Century German Baroque Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Sheet Metal
18th Century Baroque Hanging Giltwood Cherub
Located in Antwerp, BE
solid wood, the figure was originally designed to be suspended, most likely as part of a church interior
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Baroque Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Giltwood
Antique French Candelabra or Alter Ornament, circa 1890-Boat Shaped
Located in Copenhagen K, DK
, often at the altar or in small alcoves around the church.
Made of patinated bronze and brass, with a
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Candelabras
Materials
Brass
Antique Hand-engraved Brass Candleholder with Lions Feet
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Heavy hand-engraved tri-stand altar or church candlestick on lions feet. It was made in Scandinavia
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Scandinavian Late Victorian Candlesticks
Materials
Brass
SALVADOR SANS FAUS -
El Perro
- Glazed Ceramic Plate - Spain - Circa 1957
Located in Chatham, ON
Sicania in Cullera, as well as mosaics for the panteon of the Villarrasa family in Valencia and the altar
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Contemporary Art
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
"Joseph the Jew in Prison"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
skillful rendering of figures, particularly in church frescoes and altar paintings. His style reflects the
Category
18th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Pair of 18th Century Italian Gilded and Hand-Carved Angel Sconces
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
altar in a church.
Each is unique in its own right and perfectly preserved. The scones were hand-forged
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Rococo Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Metal, Wire, Gold Leaf
Saint Anthony Of Padua With The Infant Jesus – Polychrome Wood Sculpture, 18th C
Located in Bilzen, BE
regional Alpine workshop in Tyrol, active in producing small-scale devotional figures for home altars and
Category
Antique 18th Century Austrian Rococo Religious Items
Materials
Wood
Antique European Forged Wrought Iron Floor Standing Candle Holder Candelabra
Located in Forney, TX
and use.
Keywords:
Torchiere torch candle stand candlestick church altarstick altar stick pricket
Category
Antique 18th Century European Medieval Candelabras
Materials
Wrought Iron
Pair of "Holy Family" CandleHolders attr. to P.Poussielgue-Rusand, France, c1880
By Poussielgue-Rusand
Located in PARIS, FR
for his liturgical objects (chalices, ciboriums, patens, monstrances, etc.) and church bronzes (altar
Category
Antique 1880s French Medieval Candelabras
Materials
Enamel, Bronze
$7,424 Sale Price / set
20% Off
1960s Italian Signed Still Life With Flowers
Located in Roma, IT
side altars of the Church of the Oblates in Treviso, the parish church of Volpago and the hamlet of
Category
1950s Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
18th Century Italian Pietra Dura Multi-Marble
Specimen Table-Top/Coffee Table
Located in New York, NY
had already established a demand for elaborate marble and hardstone decoration, as churches
Category
Antique 1780s Italian Classical Roman Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Marble, Belgian Black Marble, Breccia Marble, Carrara Marb...
$74,080 Sale Price
20% Off
SAN MARCO INTERIOR original painting oil/canvas Paula Craioveanu
By Paula Craioveanu
Located in Forest Hills, NY
display by airmail.
This oil painting of the Interior of San Marco Church in Venice is a stunning
Category
2010s Contemporary Interior Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$2,400 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of Niches, Pinewood, 17th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
construction of altars in the churches, being possible that they present them niches were in an altar stood out
Category
Antique 17th Century European Baroque Religious Items
Materials
Pine
Antique Italian Religious Banner Mary Our Lady Sorrows Oleograph Wall Tapestry
Located in Forney, TX
areas of the world, from a Catholic altar, church architectural salvage, temple guardian sculpture
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Baroque Tapestries
Materials
Metal
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At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal church altar for your home. Each church altar for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, wood and brass. Your living room may not be complete without a church altar — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. Each church altar bearing Folk Art, Art Deco or Arts and Crafts hallmarks is very popular. Peter Adams, Catherine Picard-Gibbs and Yana Kostadinova each produced at least one beautiful church altar that is worth considering.
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Prices for a church altar start at $375 and top out at $12,282 with the average selling for $2,248.
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- 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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