Portuguese Torchères

An exquisite work of 18th century Portuguese craftsmanship, this carved, painted, and gilded wood tabletop altar-niche would have been used to stage religious artifacts or statuary f...

A pair of large-sized 19th century Italian candlesticks. This pair of antique candlesticks, circa 1850, were originally displayed in an Italian church and feature silver gilt over exquisite hand-carved wood bodies. Each candlestick is approximately 3 foot tall...

Portuguese 18th century assemblage painting of Christ, likely an architectural fragment or retablo that would have hung in a church. Constructed of thick, wood panels the central vig...

Hanging brass Hanukkah Lamp Menorah, Morocco, circa 1900. Decorated with openwork, engravings, and with figures of birds on both sides. Made of heavy cast brass, the backplate is pi...

A fantastic oratory or tabletop altar from 18th century Portugal, made of carved, painted, and gilded wood taking the form of a small cabinet (where religious statuary would be displ...

Unique tabernacle with its original gilding. Great piece to display a small private collection. Beautiful decorated with a sunbusrt and acanthus leaves, Italy, circa 1650-1750. Weath...

An impressive Spanish Colonial santos figure church altar stick (candle holder), handcrafted in Mexico, in the 18th century, possibly earlier. Constructed in plaster, with hand carved, gilded wood accents, having wonderful, polychrome paint with beautiful coloring, elegantly aged, faded, distressed having spectacular warm, rustic patina over the whole. The large antique Mexican religious folk art...

A stunning 18th Century Indo-Portuguese altar from Goa. This is in wonderful condition with its original surface and paintings.

Originally used in a French chapel, this exquisite brass repousse pricket or candlestick from the late nineteenth century stands at over two and a half f...

A pair of 19th century Italian giltwood altar candlesticks. Tall columns on a trefoil base. Zinc prickets. Distressed gilt finish. Heavy gilt lo...

A magnificent rustic Spanish Colonial antique, circa 1725, church altar with remarkable patina and detailing. Hand-crafted in the first half of the 18th century, most likely commissioned by the Spanish Empire for use in a Colonial religious Mission, now fashioned with later antique elements and repurposed for use as a sideboard. The scarce Baroque period ecclesiastical architectural church altar presents with a raised gallery shelf back topped with a single board, over a massive, thick pine plank wooden slab top, featuring impressive rich patina, rustic charm and antique character. Mounted over the distinctive architectural trapezoid shaped molded base with rich hand carved and polychrome painted decoration, including the sophisticated original Italian / European inspired trompe-l'œil marbleizing finish, which was a variety of faux painting techniques used only by highly skilled artisans to create the distinctive and varied patterns of marble, in an effort to reproduce the colors, veining and luster of real marble or other building materials. Rising on solid supports enhanced with recessed paneling, smooth rounded corners and edge work and stepped molded trim. Beautiful, nicely aged patina over the whole, highly desirable heavily worn, naturally distressed, chippy paint craquelure finish that has been stabilized to minimize further loss, that does not detect from the aesthetics or functionality, but only adds to the overall elegant warmth and rich historical depth, that can only be acquired over three centuries. Very strong, sturdy, stable. Delivered cleaned, hand waxed, luminous polished French patina finish, ready for immediate use, and many more years of generational enjoyment. Dimensions: (approx) 37.25" High, 62" Wide, 27" Deep The large size, and substantial proportions, make this excellent for a variety of different uses, including as a distinctive buffet table or server, credenza, oversized console, farmhouse kitchen...

This is a nice selection of 20th century. Wooden candlesticks. They vary in shape and size and are Baroque inspired in style and detail. Nice patina and leftovers of polychrome give ...