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17th/18th Century, Italian Giltwood Baroque Altar
Located in Buisson, FR
Stunning altar piece with its gilding and beautiful color. Great to use as a display due to its
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Baroque Religious Items
Materials
Wood
Antique Japanese Buddha Traveling Altar Zushi Cabinet
Located in Toledo, OH
Antique 1920's Japanese Buddha Traveling Altar Zushi Cabinet. Gilt lacquer wood box that opens to
Category
Vintage 1920s Japanese Religious Items
Materials
Giltwood
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
Antique 18th Century European Baroque Religious Items
Materials
Gesso, Wood, Giltwood
18th Century Italian Carved Giltwood Baroque House Altar
Located in Buisson, FR
Beautiful carved giltwood house altar .
Italy, circa 1750. Weathered, small losses and old repairs.
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Baroque Religious Items
Materials
Wood
Italian 18th Century Baroque Carved Giltwood Altar Shrine
Located in Buisson, FR
Beautiful baroque altar shrine with original gilding. Great and unique item.
Italy circa 1750
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Baroque Religious Items
Materials
Wood
Spanish 18th Century Neoclassical Carved Wooden Altar Shrine
Located in Buisson, FR
Beautiful neoclassical altar shrine with original patina and color. Great and unique item.
Spain
Category
Antique 18th Century Spanish Neoclassical Religious Items
Materials
Wood
Italian 18th Century Neoclassical Carved Wooden Altar Shrine
Located in Buisson, FR
Beautiful neoclassical altar shrine with original gilding and color. Great and unique item.
Italy
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Religious Items
Materials
Wood
Latin Mass Altar Cards, Mid-Late 19th Century
Located in Hastings, GB
Set of Latin mass altar cards, these would have been used by the priest at mass.
Brass frames
Category
Antique Late 19th Century European Late Victorian Religious Items
Materials
Brass
18th Century Rococo Altar Vase Wood and Gilded Gesso
Located in Hastings, GB
flat backed decorative vase would have adorned the area around the altar, alongside other religious
Category
Antique 1740s German Rococo Religious Items
Materials
Wood
19th Century Spanish Colonial Priest Saint Santo Altar Figure
Located in Forney, TX
A wonderful Spanish Colonial religious Santo altar figure statue, depicting Priest Saint
Category
Antique 19th Century Central American Spanish Colonial Religious Items
Materials
Wood, Paint
Small 19th Century Italian Carved Baroque Style House Altar
Located in Buisson, FR
Unique carved small house altar with its original gilding and several colors visible.
Italy, circa
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Baroque Religious Items
Materials
Wood
19th c. Chinese Carved and Lacquered Pagoda Form Altar
Located in Queens, NY
Nineteenth century Chinese red and gilt lacquered temple shaped altar piece crowned with a pagoda
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Religious Items
Materials
Gold Leaf
Antique Gothic Revival Gilt Bronze Church Candelabra, Altar Candlestick
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
Antique Gothic Revivel gilt and patinated bronze curch candelabra, altar candlestick, Spain, circa
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Spanish Gothic Revival Religious Items
Materials
Bronze
18th Century Hand-Carved Altar Piece with Winged Cherubs
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This late eighteenth century hand carved oak altar piece had its original home in a private chapel
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Religious Items
Plaster Virgin Traditional Figure in a Wooden Altar, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Traditional religious plaster figure of a virgin in a wooden altar.
Made in traditional Catalan
Category
Vintage 1950s Spanish Modern Religious Items
Materials
Plaster, Wood
Pair of 19th Century Spanish Colonial Santos Religious Figures
Located in Forney, TX
A pair of antique Spanish Colonial Santos church altar figures - religious folk art statue
Category
Antique 19th Century Spanish Colonial Religious Items
Materials
Wood, Paint
Gothic Revival Handmade Solid Oak Miniature Church Altar with Accessories
Located in Lisse, NL
Rare and all handcrafted early 1900s miniature Gothic altar with a glorious patina.
If you are a
Category
Early 20th Century European Gothic Revival Religious Items
Materials
Brass
A 17th century Roman Altar Cross after Guglielmo della Porta
Located in Leesburg, VA
A 17th century Roman altar cross after Guglielmo della Porta
Approximate size: 67 x 27 cm
The
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Antique 17th Century Italian Renaissance Religious Items
Materials
Agate, Lapis Lazuli, Bronze
Antique French leather portable travel crucifix / altar - Paris France 19th
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Very charming antique French portable travel crucifix/altar.
France - Paris 19th
Very beautiful
Category
Antique 19th Century French Religious Items
Materials
Bronze
Ebony Wood and Gilt Bronze Reliquary Altar Cross After Giambologna
Located in Leesburg, VA
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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
Etched Brass "Church of the Holy Sepulchre" Travel Altar, circa 1909
Located in San Francisco, CA
Etched brass "Church of the Holy Sepulchre" Travel Altar, circa 1909
A folding religious travel
Category
Early 20th Century Israeli Religious Items
Materials
Brass
Antique Altar Crucifix Detailed Silvered Bronze Sculpture of Christ
Monstrance
Located in Lisse, NL
Unique table crucifix and a wonderful work of religious art.
For us the most powerful statement
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century European Gothic Revival Religious Items
Materials
Bronze, Silver
Antique French Ormolu Enamel and Cabochon Large Altar Plinth, circa 1850
Located in London, GB
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The altar plinth's front frieze is decorated with enamelled religious iconography with Christ and two
Category
Antique 1850s French Religious Items
Materials
Enamel, Ormolu
Large Catholic Altar or Procession Cross - Crucifix in Gilt Bronze
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A gilded bronze alloy early 20th century Processional Cross. On the obverse a central Corpus Christi in raw bronze and arms extended wearing a loincloth. Hidden yet partially exposed...
Category
Early 20th Century European Gothic Revival Religious Items
Materials
Gold Plate, Bronze
Antique Early 20th Century Carved
Hand Painted Gothic Revival Traveling Altar
Located in Lisse, NL
Rare church altar model with hand painted biblical phrases in Latin.
We don't know who would have
Category
Early 20th Century Dutch Gothic Revival Religious Items
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Gothic Revival Extremely Detailed Gilt Brass
Bronze Church Altar Missal Stand
Located in Lisse, NL
are just some of the multiple Gothic symbols that make this altar bible stand an absolute joy to look
Category
Antique Late 19th Century European Gothic Revival Religious Items
Materials
Brass, Bronze, Gold Leaf
Antique French Dark Patinated Altar Corpus Christi Hardwood Cross
Base, 1900s
Located in London, GB
This is a distinctive antique French dark patinated altar Corpus Christi of Christ crucified on a
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Religious Items
Materials
Hardwood
Stunning
Large Altar Crucifix with Detailed Bronze Sculpture of Christ, 1910s
Located in Lisse, NL
Unique table crucifix and a wonderful work of religious art.
For us the most powerful statement
Category
Early 20th Century European Gothic Revival Religious Items
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Amazing Quality Carved Antique Gothic Revival Altar Crucifix by Malfait, 1877
Located in Lisse, NL
collection of a former collector of religious art comes this unique and incredibly well carved, oak crucifix
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Belgian Gothic Revival Religious Items
Materials
Oak
Early 20th Century French Silvered Iron Altar Crucifix with Ornate Lily Base
Located in Dallas, TX
use, this ecclesiastical piece would make a meaningful addition to a home altar, sacred space, or
Category
Early 20th Century French Religious Items
Materials
Silver Plate, Iron
17th / 18th Century French Carved Oak Baroque Altar Niche with Angel Head
Located in Buisson, FR
Unique carved oak Baroque altar niche.
France, circa 1650-1750. Weathered, small losses and old
Category
Antique 18th Century French Baroque Religious Items
Materials
Oak
House Altar Accessories Early 20th Century Pewter Tin Dollhouse Doll Toys, 1900s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Here I have to offer a fine antique classic early 20th century selection of House Altar
Category
Early 20th Century German Folk Art Religious Items
Materials
Pewter
18th Century Italian Carved Giltwood Altar Candlestick converted to a Table Lamp
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
A magnificent mid-18th century Italian hand-carved giltwood altar candleholder with a large tripod
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Baroque Religious Items
Materials
Giltwood
Early Antique Gothic Revival Church Altar / Shelf for Wall Mounting / Supporting
Located in Lisse, NL
Top quality carved Gothic wall bracket that can also be placed on a table.
If you are looking for rare and stylish antiques in the Gothic style then this 19th century piece of top ...
Category
Antique 19th Century European Gothic Revival Religious Items
Materials
Oak
Pair of 19th Century French Napoleon III Period Gilt Bronze Altar Cruets
Located in Fayetteville, AR
altar of a church for water and wine, circa 1850.
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Religious Items
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Fine Art Gothic Revival Hand Carved Miniature Chapel Stand Home Altar
Crucifix
Located in Lisse, NL
religious art is completely handcrafted and the design is truly beautiful. This 19th century antique comes
Category
Antique 19th Century French Gothic Revival Religious Items
Materials
Plaster, Nutwood
House Altar Accessory Early 20th Century Pewter Tin Holy Water Cauldron, 1900s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
-age and gives the piece a great antique look.
This is great to display in your House Altar, Dollhouse
Category
Early 20th Century German Folk Art Religious Items
Materials
Pewter
Antique Bronze Church Altar Crucifix w. Gilt Corpus of Christ
Sculptured Cross
Located in Lisse, NL
Impressive and amazingly detailed altar crucifix with a snake and an all seeing eye of god
Category
Antique Late 19th Century European Gothic Revival Religious Items
Materials
Bronze, Iron
Gothic Revival Gilt Bronze Church Altar Bible Stand w. Four Evangelists Symbols
Located in Lisse, NL
just some of the multiple Gothic symbols that make this altar bible stand an absolute joy to look at
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Gothic Revival Religious Items
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Fine Detailed Early 1900s Carved Table or Church Altar Crucifix Corpus of Christ
Located in Lisse, NL
or home altar and this religious antique will never fail to impress.
Mind you, worldwide delivery
Category
Early 20th Century European Religious Items
Materials
Wood
Antique American Gothic Revival Oak Altar Lectern Book Bible Music Stand 1890
Located in Portland, OR
A good antique American Gothic Revival oak lectern, book stand, circa 1890.
This very handsome solid oak book stand/lectern has a generously wide sloped bookrest to the top and is ra...
Category
Antique 1890s American Gothic Revival Religious Items
Materials
Oak
Antique Dutch Church Altar Crucifix with Bronze Corpus of Christ on Brass Cross
Located in Lisse, NL
, church altar piece is well over 150 years old and the quality is just as impressive as its size. The
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Dutch Gothic Revival Religious Items
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Antique Hand Carved and Hand Painted Large Piece of an Altar with Four Scenes
Located in Sofia, BG
Antique piece of an altar hand carved of a single piece of wood. There is Virgin Mary holding
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Religious Items
Materials
Wood
Unique 1800s Gothic Revival Bronze Church Altar Gong Also Usable as Table Lamp
Located in Lisse, NL
Large, great quality and marvelous design, 19th century Gothic gong.
This antique church relic is another one of our recent great finds. The mushroom shape must have inspired someon...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Gothic Revival Religious Items
Materials
Brass, Bronze, Iron
Gothic Revival Gilt Bronze Church Altar Bible Stand w. Dragon-Like Gargoyle Feet
Located in Lisse, NL
Stunning and sculptural 19th century church bible stand.
This late 1800s gilt bible stand has beautiful details and it is in remarkably good condition. The stunning design with the ...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Gothic Revival Religious Items
Materials
Brass, Bronze
18th/19th Century Church Tithing / Offering Box
Located in Forney, TX
makes for a fascinating and highly decorative religious object, ecclesiastical sculptural object, or
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Mexican Religious Items
Materials
Wood, Paint
Fine Detailed Early 1900s Carved Burl Walnut Wood Wall Crucifix Corpus of Christ
Located in Lisse, NL
for a shrine or home altar. This religious antique will never fail to impress and it will also make a
Category
Early 20th Century German Art Deco Religious Items
Materials
Wood, Oak, Burl
Qing Period Chinese Altar Fruit, Set of Three
Located in Philadelphia, PA
, these pieces would have been placed on the Temple altars as religious offerings during the seasons when
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Practical Size, Handcrafted Christ on wooden Cross Home Wall Crucifix
Located in Lisse, NL
. Practical in size this antique could be the ideal crucifix for your home shrine or altar and this religious
Category
Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood, Fruitwood
18th Century Venetian Rococo Carved Polychromed Shrine Niche
Located in Forney, TX
. Likely originating as part of a home altar / residential religious shrine.
- PROVENANCE / ACQUISITION
Category
Antique Early 18th Century Italian Rococo Cabinets
Materials
Gesso, Paint, Wood
Religious Altar Canopy
Located in Atlanta, GA
German wood carved and painted altar canopy. Great for use in a chapel or as a bed canopy.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier German Architectural Elements
Materials
Wood, Paint
$4,250
Large Antique Belgian Plaster "Master" Altarpiece of Jesus on Acrylic
Located in Houston, TX
Truly a very special one of a kind piece, this large plaster religious altar fragment features the
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Belgian Religious Items
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
Antique Mid-19th Century Belgian Religious Items
Materials
Acrylic, Plaster
Altar piece
Located in New Orleans, LA
Charming mirrored altar piece with great decorative qualities.
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Religious Items
Materials
Wood, Mirror, Paint
$3,500
Burmese Temple Altar
Located in Round Top, TX
From Burma, a very rare, polychrome & gilt temple altar, circa mid-18th century.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Burmese Religious Items
Materials
Hardwood
$18,000
Antique Tuscan Altar
Located in Chicago, IL
Weathered wood as found
Hand-painted portion of church altar
19th century
Florence, Italy
Measures
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Religious Items
Materials
Wood
$1,895
Altar/Offering Box
Located in Mexico City, DF
This lovingly constructed miniature altar and offering box to La Virgen Maria and child combines
Category
Antique 19th Century Mexican Religious Items
Materials
Wood, Paper, Fabric
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Find many varieties of an authentic religious altar available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, metal and brass, every religious altar was constructed with great care. Your living room may not be complete without a religious altar — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. A religious altar is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Baroque, Arts and Crafts and Louis XVI styles are sought with frequency.
Finding the Right Religious-items for You
Religious art has had an enduring and significant role throughout history and continues to resonate with modern audiences. Over the years, vintage and antique religious artifacts have become popular with collectors and the devout alike, and religious art has been used to express devotion across a range of media.
Historic examples of religious art remain evocative. From the Renaissance to 1800, many Old Masters actively explored sacred themes from Christianity. In the Baroque period, painters infused religious scenes with intense emotions through the technique of chiaroscuro, which uses strong contrasts between light and dark.
From the 18th to 19th century, Gothic Revival saw designers using elements that evoked the Middle Ages. Artists found inspiration in the romantic qualities of medieval paneling, furniture and other accoutrements, such as candelabras, statues and crosses. Works created in the Gothic style add drama and a grandiose elegance to any room.
Religious art reflects the diversity of beliefs around the world. Islamic art and Judaica are just a couple of examples of the vibrant expression that has coursed through faith-based art over the centuries. Sculptures have long depicted the image of Buddha, while intricately carved reliefs have stunningly depicted deities from Hinduism, like Ganesh. Members of Nepalese religions that emphasize shamanism have made ornate drums, artistically enhanced with images of animals like birds.
In some cases, artisans have created pieces that celebrate specific religious holidays such as the Jewish festival of Hanukkah. But even everyday items are an opportunity to bring both art and religion into a space. For example, designers of furniture over the years have drawn on elements found in cathedrals and other religious settings in order to elevate their work.
On 1stDibs, find a varied collection of antique and vintage religious artifacts and other objects that can be searched by style, period, artist and material, such as wood or metal.
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