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Religious Items For Sale
Antique Print of a Monk of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre (Rome), 1845
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Religieux de l'Ordre du Saint-Sépulcre'. Print of a Monk of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre. This print originates from 'Histoire et Costumes des Ordres Religie...
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19th Century Antique Religious Items
Materials
Paper
$210 Sale Price
20% Off
Very Rare Antique Engraving of Christian Monastery Saint Jeremias in Egypt, 1673
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'S. Ieremias'. Old print of S. Jeremias, below a decorative cartouche with lettered key. This print originates the very rare travel book 'Hierusalemsche Reyse' b...
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17th Century Antique Religious Items
Materials
Paper
Set of 57 Bellarminus Biblical Sunday School Posters in Canvas Pouches, 1950
Located in Haarlem, NL
A unique set of 57 educational bible school posters printed on canvas for Sunday School.
This set from Bellarminus came from a church in the south of Hol...
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Religious Items
Materials
Fabric, Wood
$2,000 Sale Price / set
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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...
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Mid-20th Century Israeli Religious Items
Materials
Silver
A 19th Century Dutch Brass Hanukkah Lamp
Located in New York, NY
This rare and elegantly understated 19th-century Dutch brass Hanukkah lamp is crafted from a single sheet of brass, uniting both the pentagon-shaped backplate and the rectangular dri...
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19th Century Dutch Antique Religious Items
Materials
Brass
Impressive Antique Carved Santo
Located in Atlanta, GA
Lividly carved in solid oak, this continental religious figure depicts a saint or santo with his hands extending out. The carving is of very high quality and extremely detailed in th...
Category
18th Century French Renaissance Revival Antique Religious Items
Materials
Oak
$7,000 Sale Price
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Bier judaica hammered silver Tzedakah Charity box , marked
By Bier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Jizchak Bier founded in 1950's the Bier Judaica studio, to produce high quality silver judaica .
Category
Late 20th Century Israeli Modern Religious Items
Materials
Silver
Mid-18th Century Burmese Stone Buddha
Located in Kastrup, DK
A mid 18th century Burmese stone Buddha seated in Bhumisparsha mudra position* (“calling the earth to witness”).
Black-red lacquer with remnants of gild...
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18th Century Burmese Other Antique Religious Items
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Stone
Personification of Fortitude as a Modestly Dressed Seated Female Figure, ca.1780
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print, titled: 'Fortitude.' - Personification of Fortitude as a modestly dressed seated female figure. A lion in the background. From 'The Univers...
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1780s Antique Religious Items
Materials
Paper
$162 Sale Price
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Old Vatican Frescoes; Separation of Land from Sea
The Creation of Eve, ca.1780
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print religion titled 'Producant Aquae Reptile Animae Viventis (..)'.
This print depicts the seperation of Land from Sea and the Creation of Eve. Originates from 'Frescoes in the Sistine Chapel'.
The Sistine Chapel is a chapel in the Apostolic Palace, in Vatican City and the official residence of the pope. Originally known as the Cappella Magna ('Great Chapel'), the chapel takes its name from Pope Sixtus IV, who had it built between 1473 and 1481. Since that time, the chapel has served as a place of both religious and functionary papal activity. Today, it is the site of the papal conclave, the process by which a new pope is selected. The fame of the Sistine Chapel lies mainly in the frescoes that decorate the interior, most particularly the Sistine Chapel ceiling and The Last Judgment...
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1780s Antique Religious Items
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Paper
Original Antique Print Showing the Prophet Killed by a Lion
I Kings XII
, 1728
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print, titled: 'The Man of God slain by a Lion for his disobedience (…)' - Original antique print showing the prophet killed by a lion...
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1720s Antique Religious Items
Materials
Paper
$354 Sale Price
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Old Print of Tomb of Jacob, Israel, ca.1845
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Le Tombeau de Saint Jacques'. Old print of Tomb of Jacob, Israel. Made after the designs of the reknown David Roberts.
Artists and ...
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1840s Antique Religious Items
Materials
Paper
$114 Sale Price
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Silver crown of Virgin Mary with acanthus reliefs and cross-topped pommel
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver crown alluding to the Virgin with reliefs of acanthus leaves, palmettes and cutouts, pommel topped with a cross. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Mark: Absent. ...
Category
19th Century European Antique Religious Items
Materials
Silver
$2,000 Sale Price
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Silver crown with palmettes and cutouts, topped with Holy Spirit dove
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver crown alluding to the Virgin with palmettes and cutouts, pommel topped with a dove of the Holy Spirit. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Mark: Absent. Weight: 46...
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19th Century European Antique Religious Items
Materials
Silver
$1,125 Sale Price
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Rare Religious Print of God the Father with S. Actenasius
S.Ianuarius, ca.1750
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique religion print titled 'Pictura vetustissima Altaris S. Salvatoris veteris in Cathedrali Neap'.
Little is known about this interesting antique print. In the middle, an iconography of God the Father...
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1750s Antique Religious Items
Materials
Paper
$746 Sale Price
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The Great Temple of Vitsliputsli in Mexico City and a Few Murder Scenes, 1722
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Captif ecorché apres avoir eté vaincu (..)'. Three images on one sheet. The first image shows a captive being flayed after he was killed, the second image shows...
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1720s Antique Religious Items
Materials
Paper
$344 Sale Price
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Detailed Map of the Holy Land, Showing the Travels of Christ
Apostles, ca.1650
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Het Beloofde Landt Canaan door wandelt van onsen Salichmaeker Jesu Christo neffens syne Apostelen.'
Detailed map of the Holy Land, showing the travels of Christ and the Apostles, including Paul's travel's at sea and numerous sailing vessels. Below bible scenes such as the nativity and crucifiction of Christ. An excellent example of a Duch Bible map...
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1650s Antique Religious Items
Materials
Paper
$641 Sale Price
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Antique Engraving Depicting the Confession
the Anointing of the Sick, 1724
Located in Langweer, NL
Two religious images on one sheet. The upper images depicts the confession and the lower image depicts the anointing of the sick. This print originates from 'Ceremonies et costumes R...
Category
1720s Antique Religious Items
Materials
Paper
$172 Sale Price
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Rare Print of Genesis in the Old Testament; Adam and Eve Eating the Apple, 1674
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print, titled: 'Lussa dei sumpto violantur ab arbore pomo, Efficit hoc tacitis vipera saeua dolis.'
This original antique print shows a scene from Genesis in the Old Test...
Category
1670s Antique Religious Items
Materials
Paper
$737 Sale Price
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Beautiful Original Print of The Creation of the World According to Moses, 1725
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map, titled: 'De Schepping der Wereldt volgens de Beschryving van Mozes.'
Two separate maps on one sheet showing the creation of the world according to Moses. The upper dep...
Category
1720s French Antique Religious Items
Materials
Paper
Optical Print or Vue d
optique of a Chinese Temple, ca.1750
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Vue d'un temple Chinois : Le grand Kia-cheu de la Chine, ou Temple des Aïeux, préparé pour le Sacrifice solemnel, que les Chinois célébrent pour leurs Ancêtres'.
Vue d'optique of a Chinese temple prepared for annual sacrifice held in honour of deceased ancestors, whose portraits are displayed around the temple. This is an optical print...
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1750s Antique Religious Items
Materials
Paper
Antique View of the Temple of Amidain Edo
Tokyo
and the 7-Headed Horse, 1669
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print, titled: 'De tempel der goude Amida.' -
Interior view of the Temple of Amida (also Amitabha) in Edo (also Yedo/Jeddo, now Tokyo). The statue shows the God seated on...
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1660s Antique Religious Items
Materials
Paper
Old Original Antique Engraved Portrait of Pope Bonifacius / Boniface, 1678
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique portrait titled 'XLIV S. Bonifacius'.
Old portrait of Pope Bonifacius / Boniface. Originates from 'Triomph der Pausen van Roomen over alle hare Benyders ende Bestryders met eene volkomen, ende overtuyghende wederlegginghe van alle de lasteringhen, en valscheden van de sectarisen (..)' published in Antwerpen.
Artists and Engravers: Cornelius Hazart (1617-1690) was a Dutch Jesuit controversialist, orator, and writer of polemical history.
Saint Boniface I, (born, Rome—died Sept. 4, 422, Rome; feast day September 4), pope from 418 to 422, whose reign was markedly disrupted by the faction of the antipope Eulalius.
Boniface was a priest, believed to have been ordained by Pope St. Damasus I and to have served Pope St. Innocent I at Constantinople.
When Boniface was chosen pope by a majority of the Roman electors, his rival Eulalius, a deacon, was simultaneously chosen by a clerical faction. The two claims and the fifth schism that resulted caused chaos in Rome. Eulalius lost the support of the West Roman emperor Flavius Honorius for violating an agreement that both claimants leave Rome pending a council’s decision.
Boniface’s reentry into Rome ended the 15-week schism. Thereafter his pontificate was noted for his peaceful, yet firm, diplomacy and for his zealous support of Bishop St. Augustine of Hippo...
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1670s Belgian Antique Religious Items
Materials
Paper
Rare Religious Print of Roman Bishops Contributing to Absis Oratory, 1742
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print, titled: 'Absis Oratory S. Nicolai In Urbe ab Anastasio (…)' - This plate shows Roman Bishops; Silvester, Anastasius, St. Nicholas, Paschal, Gregorius etc.
Rhetoric ...
Category
18th Century Antique Religious Items
Materials
Paper
Mid-18th Century Engraving Depicting The Baptism of Russians, 1735
Located in Langweer, NL
Description: Antique print titled 'De Doop der Russen' (Dutch for 'Baptism of the Russians')
Old print depicting the baptism of Russians. This print originates from 'Hedendaegsch...
Category
1730s Antique Religious Items
Materials
Paper
Old Engraving Depicting the Buddhist Festival of Souls
Obon
in Japan, 1758
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print religion titled 'La Fête des Ames - 't Feest der Zielen'.
Old print depicting the Buddhist festival of souls (Obon). This print originates from 'Histoire générale des Voyages' by A. Prévost.
Obon (??) or just Bon (?) is a Japanese Buddhist custom to honor the spirits of one's ancestors. This Buddhist–Confucian custom has evolved into a family reunion holiday during which people return to ancestral family places and visit and clean their ancestors' graves when the spirits of ancestors are supposed to revisit the household altars. It has been celebrated in Japan for more than 500 years and traditionally includes a dance, known as Bon Odori.
The festival of Obon lasts for three days; however, its starting date varies within different regions of Japan. When the lunar calendar was changed to the Gregorian calendar at the beginning of the Meiji era, the localities in Japan responded differently, which resulted in three different times of Obon. Shichigatsu Bon (Bon in July) is based on the solar calendar and is celebrated around the 15th of July in eastern Japan (Kanto region such as Tokyo, Yokohama and the Tohoku region), coinciding with Chugen. Hachigatsu Bon (Bon in August), based on the lunar calendar, is celebrated around the 15th of August and is the most commonly celebrated time. Kyu Bon (Old Bon) is celebrated on the 15th day of the ninth month of the lunar calendar, and so differs each year, which appears between August 8 and September 7. One exception was in 2008 and 2019, when the solar and lunar calendar matched so Hachigatsu Bon and Kyu Bon were celebrated on the same day. Kyu Bon is celebrated in areas such as the northern part of the Kanto region, Chugoku region, Shikoku, and Okinawa Prefecture. These three festival days are not listed as public holidays, but it is customary for people to be given leave. (Source: Wikipedia)
Artists and Engravers: Jan van Schley, Dutch engraver.
Condition: Very good, please study image carefully.
Date: 1758
Overall size: 20.5 x 27 cm.
Image size: 13 x 20 cm.
We also offer thousands of antique prints covering fields of interest as diverse as architecture, natural history, religion, ethnology and many more. Antique prints have long been appreciated for both their aesthetic and investment value. They were the product of engraved, etched or lithographed plates. These plates were handmade out of wood or metal, which required an incredible level of skill, patience and craftsmanship. Whether you have a house with Victorian furniture or more contemporary decor an old engraving...
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1750s Antique Religious Items
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Paper
Old Print Depicting the Buddhist Festival of Souls
Obon
, 1758
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print religion titled 'La Fête des Ames - 't Feest der Zielen'.
Old print depicting the Buddhist festival of souls (Obon). This print originates from 'Histoire générale d...
Category
18th Century Antique Religious Items
Materials
Paper
Antique Engraving of a Map or Plan of Jerusalem and Surrounding Mountains, 1773
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Platte grond van Jerusalem, en de omliggende Bergen'. Plan of the city of Jerusalem, with surrounding mountains. Originates from the first Dutch editon of an inte...
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18th Century Antique Religious Items
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Paper
Early 19th Century Giltwood and Gesso Large Italian Religious Cross
Located in Hastings, GB
This heavy, hand carved wooden cross, with applied gesso and gilding is stunning, Italian and dating to the turn of the 18th/19th centuries.
163cm...
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Late 18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Religious Items
Materials
Gesso, Wood
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...
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Mid-20th Century Israeli Religious Items
Materials
Brass
Antique Bible Print of the Little Captive Maid by Kronheim
c.1860
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique bible print titled 'The Little Captive Maid'. This print most likely originates from an illustrated bible, published by J.M. Kronheim & Co, c...
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Mid-19th Century Antique Religious Items
Materials
Paper
$95 Sale Price
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Antique Bible Print of Christ and the Woman of Samaria by Kronheim,
c.1860
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique bible print titled 'Christ and the Woman of Samaria'. This print most likely originates from an illustrated bible, published by J.M. Kronheim...
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Mid-19th Century Antique Religious Items
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Paper
$95 Sale Price
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Antique Bible Print of Eli and Samuel by Kronheim
c.1860
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique bible print titled 'Eli and Samuel'. This print most likely originates from an illustrated bible, published by J.M. Kronheim & Co, circa 1...
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Mid-19th Century Antique Religious Items
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Paper
$95 Sale Price
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18th Century French Louis XV Carved Walnut “Oratory” Two-Door Cabinet from Lyon
Located in Dallas, TX
Place this elegant antique "Oratoire" in an entry or bedroom for a refined devotional accent. Handcrafted in Lyon, France circa 1780, this Louis XV-period fruitwood cabinet was desig...
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Late 18th Century French Louis XV Antique Religious Items
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Walnut
Ceramic Vase of Christ by Losson Belgium
Located in Antwerp, BE
Rare glazed ceramic vase decorated with suffering Jesus Christ. signed Losson, circa 1930s. Losson was one of the potteries in the Belgian town of Bouffioulx where Guerin and Biron w...
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Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Religious Items
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Print of
Christ taking leave of His Mother
Made after Titian
c.1890
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Christ taking leave of His Mother'. Original antique print on chine collé, made after the painting by Correggio. Source unknown, to be determined. Published cir...
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Late 19th Century Antique Religious Items
Materials
Paper
Antique Print of
The Holy Family
Made after Fra Bartolommeo
c.1890
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'The Holy Family'. Original antique print on chine collé, made after the painting by Fra Bartolommeo. Source unknown, to be determ...
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Late 19th Century Antique Religious Items
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Paper
Antique Print
The Presentation in the Temple
Made After Carpaccio, circa 1890
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'The Presentation in the Temple'. Original antique print on chine collé, made after the painting by Carpaccio. Source unknown, to be determined. Published, circa...
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Late 19th Century Antique Religious Items
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Paper
Pair of Outstanding 17th Century Italian Polychromed Musician Statues
Located in Round Top, TX
An outstanding pair of 17th century musician statues from the Siena region of Italy. These grand scale figures are masterly crafted in wood with their...
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Early 17th Century Italian Antique Religious Items
Materials
Wood
17th Century Pair of Carved and Gilded Wooden Mensulae with Birds
Located in Marbella, ES
17th century pair of carved and gilded wooden mensulae with birds.
Category
17th Century Spanish Antique Religious Items
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Wood
Chalice with gilded silver paten with reliefs, friezes and circular base
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Chalice with gilt silver paten with reliefs, friezes and circular base. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: Absent. Weight: 535.03 grams. Dimensions: 12cmx26cm. Co...
Category
19th Century European Antique Religious Items
Materials
Silver
$2,750 Sale Price
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Silver altar bell with cut-out reliefs and dolphin-shaped knob
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver altar bell with cut-out reliefs and dolphin-shaped knob. Metal: Silver. Origin: European. Brand: Unknown. Weight: 290.96 grams. Dimensi...
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20th Century European Religious Items
Materials
Silver
$1,000 Sale Price
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Large chalice in smooth silver with pearly friezes and a circular base
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Large chalice in smooth silver with pearly friezes and circular base. Metal: Silver. Brand: Sheffield. Weight: 517.13 grams. Dimensions: 13.1cmx30.5cm. Content: 925/1000...
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20th Century European Religious Items
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Silver
Silver chalice with a smooth body and relief on the base
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver chalice with a smooth body and relief on the base. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Mark: standing eagle. Weight: 242.92 grams. Dimensions: 9.2cmx15.2cm. Conten...
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20th Century European Religious Items
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Silver
Silver chalice with floral motifs
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver chalice with engraved floral motifs, circular base and surrounding friezes in the Islamic style. Metal: Silver. Origin: Arabic. Brand: Unknown. Weight: 179.93 gra...
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20th Century European Religious Items
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Silver
Silver chalice and plate with pearly and finely guilloche engravings
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver chalice and plate with pearlescent and finely guilloche engraving. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: Lisbon Crown. Weight: 337.35 grams. Dimensions: 12x6....
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Early 18th Century European Antique Religious Items
Materials
Silver
$1,500 Sale Price
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Silver chalice with circular base and reliefs
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver chalice with circular base, chiseled reliefs and gilded interior. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Mark: standing eagle - Title I. Weight: 139.84 grams. Dimensi...
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20th Century European Religious Items
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Silver
Hammered and fluted silver chalice, resting on a base with engraved plant motifs
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Hammered and fluted silver chalice, resting on a base with engraved plant motifs. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Mark: standing eagle. Weight: 229.41 grams. Dimensio...
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20th Century European Religious Items
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Silver
$800 Sale Price
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Silver chalice with engravings on the rim and round base
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver chalice with engraving on the surround and round base. Metal: Silver. Origin: French. Brand: Tête Minerve. Weight: 31.54 grams. Dimensions: 4.2x4cm. Content: 950/...
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19th Century European Antique Religious Items
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Silver
$112 Sale Price
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Exceptional 18th Century Italian Altar Frame Mirror
Located in Round Top, TX
An exceptional 18th century Northern Italian Altar frame, now as a mirror. Magnificently constructed, water gilded and polychromed Florentine detail to bas...
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18th Century Italian Antique Religious Items
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Wood
19th Century Religious Wood Carving
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Carved oak religious carving, 19th century. This is an excellent quality wood carving with a nice old patina.
Category
Early 19th Century European Baroque Antique Religious Items
Materials
Oak
Pair of Italian Silver Shabbat Candle Sconces – 800 Silver, Ornate Rococo Design
Located in New York, NY
This stunning pair of antique Jewish Shabbat candle sconces is crafted from 800 silver and marked with Italian hallmarks, suggesting expert European silversmithing. Each sconce featu...
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Late 19th Century Italian Rococo Antique Religious Items
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Silver
German Nuns
Mirrors circa 1800
Located in Hastings, GB
An incredible pair of reverse painted late 18th / Early 19th century Nuns' mirrors, probably southern Germany or Austrian. These stunning pieces are in superb original condition, one depicting the Holy Trinity...
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Early 1800s German Baroque Antique Religious Items
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Mirror
$1,976 / set
Cut silver inkwell with reliefs, three lidded tanks
bell
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver inkwell with reliefs and applications, three tanks with lid, bell and pen rest. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: Lisbon Crown. Weight: 266.24 grams. Dime...
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Early 18th Century European Antique Religious Items
Materials
Silver
Antique Life-Size Hand-Carved Church Sculpture of Jesus Christ, Sacred Heart
Located in Lisse, NL
Stunning wooden Holy Heart of Christ statue.
An exceptional and deeply moving life-size hand-carved wooden sculpture of Jesus Christ, depicting the Sacred Heart. This monumental chu...
Category
19th Century Dutch Gothic Revival Antique Religious Items
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Wood
A rare triple container for Holy Oils, Italy late 19th century.
Located in Milan, IT
A rare triple container for Holy Oils: the Oil of the Catechumens ("Oleum Catechumenorum" or "Oleum Sanctorum"), the Oil of the Sick ("Oleum Infirmorum") and the Holy Chrism ("Sacrum Chrisma"). Unscrewable container, made of white metal with golden crosses...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Religious Items
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Metal, Gold
Collection of Late 18th Century English Wax
Plaster Abbey
College Seals
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A collection of four late 18th century replica wax seals, encased in plaster and housed in softwood boxes. They also retain their original pointed oval and circular hand written labe...
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Late 18th Century English Antique Religious Items
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Plaster, Boxwood
10-Piece Italian Renaissance Terra Cotta Nativity
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Renaissance style 19th Century terra cotta 10 piece religious creche/nativity set. (PRICED AS SET)
Minor chips and losses, shows wear consistent with age.
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19th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Religious Items
Italian Renaissance Walnut Jesus
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Renaissance style (17th Cent) carved walnut religious wall plaque of the bust of Jesus
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17th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Religious Items
Pair of American Victorian Style Wooden Church Pew Kneelers
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of American Victorian Style wooden church pews featuring a contoured structure with seven inset molded arch columns, each topped by a four-lobed flower, with foldable kneeling b...
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19th Century American Victorian Antique Religious Items
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.