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Religious Items For Sale
Place of Origin: Asian
Place of Origin: West Asian
Mid-20th Century Brutalist Iron Shabbat Candlesticks by David Palombo
Located in New York, NY
Small iron Shabbat candle holder crafted in brutalist style by David Palombo. Made for three candles, the holders come together in their middle, ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Israeli Brutalist Religious Items
Materials
Iron
Mid-20th Century Israeli Shabbat Candlesticks by David Palombo
Located in New York, NY
Shabbat candle holder crafted in brutalist style by David Palombo.
David Palombo (1920-1966) was a sculptor and painter born in Turkey and im...
Category
Mid-20th Century Israeli Brutalist Religious Items
Materials
Iron
Antique Giltwood Buddha Statue Southeast Asia
Located in Atlanta, GA
A delicately carved wood Buddha in an upright standing posture with a double Abhaya mudra. The statue displays a gilt surface with beautiful patina and some minor wear. The face was ...
Category
19th Century Thai Other Antique Religious Items
Materials
Gold Leaf
Sterling Silver Mezuzah Case by Bezalel Artist Bier (Jerusalem, 1950)
Located in New York, NY
This beautifully handcrafted sterling silver mezuzah case was made in Jerusalem in 1950 by the Israeli silversmith Isaac Bier, a known artisan associated with the Bezalel School of A...
Category
Mid-20th Century Israeli Religious Items
Materials
Silver
A Five Volume Bible Set in Miniature Carved Olivewood Bindings Israel C. 1940
Located in New York, NY
This exquisite five-volume miniature Bible set is a remarkable and rare artifact, handcrafted in pre-1948 Israel. Encased in beautifully hand-carved olivew...
Category
1940s Israeli Vintage Religious Items
Materials
Wood, Olive, Paper
Early 20th Century Shabbat Table Cover from Jerusalem
Located in New York, NY
Folk Art Shabbat table cover, Jerusalem, circa 1900.
Embroidered at the four corners with the holy places for Jews in Israel, and with the wailing wall at the center.
The Hebrew rectangular text is a traditional song sung by Jews every Friday night upon returning home from synagogue prayer. It signals the arrival of the Jewish Sabbath, welcoming the angels who accompany a person home on the eve of the Sabbath.
The words to the song translate as follows:
Peace be with you, ministering angels, messengers of the Most High,
Messengers of the King of Kings, the Holy One, Blessed be He.
Come in peace, messengers of peace, messengers of the Most High,
Messengers of the King of Kings, the Holy One, Blessed be He.
Bless me with peace, messengers of peace, messengers of the Most High,
Messengers of the King of Kings, the Holy One, Blessed be He.
Go in peace, messengers of peace, messengers of the Most High,
Messengers of the King of Kings, the Holy One, Blessed be He.
The Hebrew text around the Wailing Wall scene...
Category
Early 20th Century Israeli Religious Items
Materials
Textile
Mid-20th Century Israeli Brutalist Iron Candlesticks by David Palombo
Located in New York, NY
Hand forged, iron Shabbat candlesticks in the style known as "Brutalism," David Palombo, Jerusalem, Israel, circa 1955.
David Palombo (1920-1966) was a sculptor and painter born ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Israeli Brutalist Religious Items
Materials
Iron
19th Century Iraqi Silver Hanukkah Lamp Menorah
Located in New York, NY
Handcut strips of silver that have been bent into curvilinear shapes, with semicircle of candle-sockets, complete with drip-pans. A cast-made pair of birds, appearing to be ducks or geese, flank the servant light, while at top as the finial, a large casting of a hen or rooster.
While this overall form of lamp is known as hailing from Iraq, we cannot locate any other Iraqi lamps featuring the animals displayed on our example. Birds such as peacocks were widely used in Iraqi and other Middle-Eastern and North African Chanukah lamps, however the usage of the animals featured on our lamp likely have more to do with the surrounding Islamic culture than revealing any meaning in Judaism, which is typical overall for many motifs found on Jewish ritual...
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Late 19th Century Iraqi Antique Religious Items
Materials
Silver
Antique Hand-Carved Krishna Figure
Located in Raleigh, NC
Carved wood Krishna figure with detailed feathers and form. Simple and peaceful.
free shipping.
Category
Early 20th Century Asian Religious Items
Materials
Hardwood
Fine Chinese Stucco Head of Bodhisattva Southern Dynasties
Located in Atlanta, GA
On offer is a fine Bodhisattva head made of stucco around a wood core circa 6th century AD. The fragment was part of high-relief wall sculpture based ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Archaistic Antique Religious Items
Materials
Earthenware, Stucco, Petrified Wood
Burmese Buddhism Scripture with Lacquer Covers
Located in Atlanta, GA
A large Theravada Buddhism scripture book from Burma, circa late 19th century-early 20th century. The book opens to continuous folding pages that is accordion like. Ink scriptures in curvy Burmese language were handwritten on both sides of the pages. The papers are bind by two lacquered wood covers with elaborate design that features relief scrolls and mini mosaic...
Category
Late 19th Century Burmese Other Antique Religious Items
Materials
Lacquer, Paper
A Woman
s Cloak, Uzbekistan, Late 19th century
Located in New York, NY
A Luxurious Woman's Cloak made in Uzbekistan in the Late 19th century
This garment, known as a chyrpy or faranji, is a traditional overgarment worn in public by women in Central Asi...
Category
Late 19th Century Uzbek Antique Religious Items
Materials
Cotton, Silk
Mid-20th Century Israeli Silver Arts
Crafts Hanukkah Lamp Menorah
Located in New York, NY
Handmade silver Hanukkah lamp, Israel, circa 1940s.
Beautiful Arts & Crafts Hanukkah lamp by I. Gurevitz. with great hand silver work with solid silver wires in the center, connecte...
Category
Mid-20th Century Israeli Arts and Crafts Religious Items
Materials
Silver
A Pair of Carved Olivewood, Bone and Mother of Pearl Atzei Chaim Jerusalem 1913
Located in New York, NY
A Stunning Pair of Carved Olivewood, Bone, and Mother of Pearl Atzei Chaim made in Jerusalem in 1913.
Atzei Chaim are made of beautifully hand-carved olivewood and inlaid mother of ...
Category
1910s Israeli Vintage Religious Items
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood, Olive
Mid-20th Century Israeli Silver Hanukkah Lamp by Bezalel School Jerusalem
Located in New York, NY
Handmade silver Hanukkah lamp Menorah by Bezalel. Decorated with filigree work, and with acid etched Hebrew text: "these candles are holy". The Menorah can also serve as Shabbat Cand...
Category
Mid-20th Century Israeli Religious Items
Materials
Silver
Mid-20th Century Israeli Brass Hanukkah Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Cast brass Hanukkah lamp, Israel, circa 1950.
Covered with beautiful original green patina, bearing in gold Hebrew letters the word: "Israel" under the o...
Category
Mid-20th Century Israeli Religious Items
Materials
Brass
Mid-20th Century Israeli Shabbat Candle Holder by David Palombo
Located in New York, NY
Shabbat candle holder crafted in brutalist style by David Palombo. Made for two candles, this uniquely shaped holder appears to be almost anthrop...
Category
Mid-20th Century Israeli Brutalist Religious Items
Materials
Iron
19th Century Carved Indian Carnival God Figure, Polychrome Paint on Stand
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Interesting 19th century carved figure with polychrome decoration. Unique coloration and dance position with arm raised.
Considerable losses consistent with age, but flaking seems ...
Category
19th Century Indian Primitive Antique Religious Items
Materials
Wood, Paint
$3,360 Sale Price
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Mid-20th Century Israeli Silver Book Binding by Yaakov Ettlinger
Located in New York, NY
Tanach (Five Books Of Moses) with silver binding, handmade with dedication handwritten and signed by the President of Israel, Shimon Peres.
With the fiv...
Category
1950s Israeli Mid-Century Modern Vintage Religious Items
Materials
Silver
Early 20th Century Indian Brass Shabbat Hanging Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Brass Shabbat lamp, India, early 20th century.
A circular Shabbat lamp, with seven spaces for hanging small oil cups. The lamp is suspended with three rod...
Category
Early 20th Century Indian Religious Items
Materials
Brass
An Israel Orphans Home for Girls Charity Container, Jerusalem 1930
Located in New York, NY
An Israel Orphans Home for Girls charity container from Jerusalem circa 1930 designed by Alfred Salzman is a meaningful artifact that reflects the enduring tradition of charitable gi...
Category
1930s Israeli Vintage Religious Items
Materials
Tin
Contemporary Brass and Aluminum Israeli Purim Noisemaker
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary Brass and Aluminum Israeli Purim Noisemaker
This noisemaker features a modern, minimalist design with a combination of metal and colored elements. The central cylindri...
Category
Early 2000s Israeli Modern Religious Items
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
19th Century 3-Tier Indian Shrine / Altar
Located in Topanga, CA
An early 19th-century 3-Tier Indian shrine/altar, featuring its original painted surface and an extremely charming patina earned over time. This shrine o...
Category
19th Century Indian Antique Religious Items
Materials
Wood
19th Century Afghan Silver Shabbat Oil Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Silver Sabbath oil lamp, Afghanistan, late 19th century.
Featuring a rimmed bowl elevated on a paneled stem, with larger drip pan below, resting on three feet. Extended piece of han...
Category
Late 19th Century Afghan Antique Religious Items
Materials
Silver
A Purim Grogger by Jacobs late 20th Century
Located in New York, NY
A Purim Grogger by Jacobs, made in the late 20th Century.
Grogger (noisemaker) is shaped in the figure of a red and blue clown with his arms and legs outstretched and connected to t...
Category
Late 20th Century Israeli Modern Religious Items
Materials
Metal
A Matzah Roller and Perforator, Bukhara , Uzbekistan early 20th Century
Located in New York, NY
A Matzah Roller and Perforator from Bukhara , Uzbekistan used in the early 20th Century.
Matzah perforator is hand-carved from one solid piece of wood and has numerous steel nails ...
Category
Early 20th Century Uzbek Religious Items
Materials
Steel
An Olivewood Etrog Container Jerusalem 20th Century
Located in New York, NY
A Very Rare Olivewood Etrog Container Hand Carved in Jerusalem Israel in the 20th Century.
This Etrog container hand hand-carved in Jerusalem is beautifully designed on all sides pi...
Category
Late 20th Century Israeli Religious Items
Materials
Wood, Olive
Late 20th Century Silver Mezuzah Case by Shuki Freiman
Located in New York, NY
Late 20th century silver Mezuzah case handmade by the artist Shuki Freiman. The base of the mezuzah case is adorned with floral engraving throughout, while the cylinder is decorated ...
Category
Late 20th Century Israeli Modern Religious Items
Materials
Silver
20th Century Israeli Defense Forces Brass Hanukkah Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A brass Hanukkah lamp made by Israeli Defense soldiers features nine bullet and shell cartridges in form of candleholders. The bullet cartridges are screwed onto a shell cartridge, i...
Category
Late 20th Century Israeli Religious Items
Materials
Brass
A Charity Container for the Bnei Akiva Organization , Israel 1950
Located in New York, NY
A charity container for the Bnei Akiva organization in Israel from around 1950 reflects the ethos and activities of this prominent religious Zionist youth movement.
Bnei Akiva is a ...
Category
1950s Israeli Vintage Religious Items
Materials
Metal
Mid-20th Century Israeli Iron Shabbat Candle Holder by David Palombo
Located in New York, NY
Iron Shabbat candle holder crafted in brutalist style by David Palombo. Made for two candles, each of the holders is decorated with petals-like s...
Category
Mid-20th Century Israeli Brutalist Religious Items
Materials
Iron
Chad Gadya, Terracotta Passover Scene by Ze
ev Raban, Bezalel School Jerusalem
Located in New York, NY
Ze’ev Raban plaster -plaque made in Bezalel School, Jerusalem
This image is of the “father who bought the goat for two zuzim”. Designed by Ze’ev Raban, made circa 1915-1920. Signed w...
Category
Early 20th Century Israeli Religious Items
Materials
Terracotta
A Keren Hayeshuv Charity Container, Israel Circa 1940
Located in New York, NY
A Keren Hayeshuv charity container from Israel circa 1940 is an artifact tied to the early years of the State of Israel and its efforts to support Jewish settlement and development.
Keren Hayeshuv, which translates to "The Settlement Fund," was an organization established in Israel during the pre-statehood period and continued its activities after the establishment...
Category
1940s Israeli Vintage Religious Items
Materials
Tin
A Metal Israeli Kotel Charity Container, 1910
Located in New York, NY
A Rare Metal Israeli Kotel charity container for Rabbi Meir Baal Haness from 1910 tied to Jewish religious and charitable traditions.
Rabbi Meir Baal Haness, also known as Rabbi M...
Category
1910s Israeli Vintage Religious Items
Materials
Metal
An Olivewood Kiddush Goblet, Jerusalem Circa 1930
Located in New York, NY
A Very Rare Olivewood Kiddush Goblet made in Jerusalem circa 1930, a unique artifact that merges religious symbolism with regional craftsmanship.
Jerusalem during the 1930s was a ce...
Category
1930s Israeli Vintage Religious Items
Materials
Wood, Olive
19th Century Needlepoint Tallit Bag, Jerualem
Located in New York, NY
An Intricate Jerusalem Textile, made in Jerusalem, 1886.
Double-sided large pouch. Wool thread embroidered on cotton net. One side has a lion and stag holding flags reading “Jerusalem” in Hebrew, which flank a crowned Ten Commandments. Titled in Hebrew “Swift as a deer, strong as a lion” (Ethics of the Fathers 5:20). “Jerusalem” is seen in large lettering, atop a pair of birds and flowers. Top scene of the reverse side is titled “Mount of Olives”, amongst a plethora of olive trees, and a cluster of buildings is titled “Chulda the Prophetess”, (where her and others tombs reside). Main scene is titled “The Western Wall”, which features the wall and outer structures with turrets and Cyprus trees. The Hebrew date of “1886” is revealed on the bottom corners. This delicate textile, incredibly vibrant in color after 130 years of being created, is a masterful, exceedingly rare work of art produced in Jerusalem by an unknown woman --- likely quite young, a teenager --- as a gift to an unknown individual. Too complex to be a “tourist trinket”, as we know of one other similarly-made textile that is in the collection of the Israel Museum, and is dated 1876: see the book “Jewish Folk Art: From Biblical Days to Modern Times”, page 122. A clue to where perhaps this was made is in the depiction of the lion and stag holding flags, as they are identical to those featured on the crest of Moses Montefiore. In the 19th century, Montefiore gave enormous sums of money to purchase land for Jewish settlements and establish schools in Palestine. This textile most likely hailed from a school for girls funded by Montefiore, and was made as either a gift for Montefiore himself, or another wealthy donor. As to the actual purpose of this textile, since it is in the form of a large pouch, its intended purpose might have been to hold a tallit (prayer...
Category
1880s Israeli Antique Religious Items
Materials
Textile
A Brass Mezuzah Case, India Early 20th Century. Judaica
Located in New York, NY
A Fabulous Brass Mezuzah Case made in India in the Early 20th Century.
Judaica pieces all over the world generally resemble places and cultures that the Jewish people were surrounde...
Category
Early 20th Century Indian Religious Items
Materials
Brass
Mid-20th Century Israeli Brass Hanukkah Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Cast brass made in Israel, circa 1950. Hebrew word "Hanukkah" cast with green patina overlay. Below the word appears the Lion of Judah with the Ten Commandments.
The Hanukkah lamp commemorates the number of days that the Temple lantern...
Category
Mid-20th Century Israeli Religious Items
Materials
Brass
Late 19th Century Chinese Silver Kiddush Goblet
Located in New York, NY
Chinese export silver covered Kiddush goblet, 19th century.
Round cup on a stem mounted to a flat circular foot. Stepped domed cover with bird finial. ...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Religious Items
Materials
Silver
A Turkish Or-A
Haïm National Israelite Hospital Charity Container, Circa 1930
Located in New York, NY
A charity container for the Turkish Or-A'Haïm National Israelite Hospital from circa 1930 is a historically significant artifact reflecting efforts to support healthcare and charitab...
Category
1930s Turkish Vintage Religious Items
Materials
Tin
19th Century Chinese Silver Kiddush Goblet with a Saucer
Located in New York, NY
Chinese export silver covered Kiddush cup, 19th century.
Round bowl on baluster stem mounted to stepped and flat circular foot. Double domed cover with pointed finial. Engraved band...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Religious Items
Materials
Silver
Mid-20th Century Israeli Silver Kiddush Goblet by Moshe Smilovici
Located in New York, NY
Hand-hammered silver Kiddush goblet, Moshe Smilovici, Tel Aviv, Israel, circa 1950.
On round base engraved with leaves and tall stem. Upper wine section is engraved with the temple ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Israeli Religious Items
Materials
Silver
Early 20th Century Silver Spice Tower by Bezalel School Jerusalem
Located in New York, NY
Silver and silver filigree spice container, Jerusalem, circa 1920.
Ball spice container raised on a stem, On a round decorated base with fili...
Category
Early 20th Century Israeli Religious Items
Materials
Silver
Chinese Guanyin Goddess of Compassion and Mercy
Located in Stamford, CT
A Chinese polychrome bronze depiction of Guanyin the Goddess of compassion and mercy. What makes this presentation more unique is the fact that G...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Religious Items
Materials
Bronze
Modern Artist Made Signed Crusifix, Russian, Bent Copper and Wood after Heifetz
By Heifetz
Located in Buffalo, NY
Wonderful modernist sculpture, artist made, signed Crusifix, Russian, bent copper and wood, Reminiscent of sculptural designs by Heifetz, amazing quality, Retains original plaque wit...
Category
1950s Russian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Religious Items
Materials
Copper
A Purim Grogger by Jacobs late 20th Century
Located in New York, NY
A Purim Grogger by Jacobs in the late 20th Century
Grogger (noisemaker) is shaped in the figure of a metallic fish with tan and red fins and attached to the m...
Category
Late 20th Century Israeli Modern Religious Items
Materials
Metal
Religious Artifacts and Antiques for Sale on 1stDibs
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.