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Religious Items For Sale
Scandinavian White and Molded Porcelain Madonna on Teak Panel, 1960s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Scandinavian white hand molded porcelain Madonna on teak panel, 1960s.
The white porcelain makes a wonderful contrast to the teak. Perfectly formed, very delicate and expressive.
...
Category
1960s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Religious Items
Materials
Porcelain, Teak
Madonna de la Media after Rafael Antique Framed Portrait on Porcelain
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This finely executed portrait is unsigned and presumed to have originated from Italy and date to approximately 1900 and done in a Renaissance style. The portrait is hand-painted on a...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Renaissance Religious Items
Materials
Metal
Bust of the Child Jesus Polychrome Italian sculpture of the 18th century
Located in Pistoia, IT
Spledido polychrome plaster bust of the Child Jesus, Italy, Tuscany, 18th century. Made entirely by hand, with facial features painted in a joyful expression.
Very good condition, o...
Category
18th Century Italian Louis XIV Antique Religious Items
Materials
Gesso
Art Deco Sterling Silver Three-Piece Christening Set
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique George VI English sterling silver christening set in the Art Deco style, boxed; an addition to our collection of silver christening gifts.
This exceptional antique George VI sterling silver christening set consists of a napkin ring, an egg cup and a spoon.
The surfaces of the napkin ring and egg cup are plain and embellished with applied crown motifs incorporating the date ‘1937’ and initials ‘GVI’*.
The plain rounded egg cup is ornamented with an elongated indented border to the pedestal and is supported by a stepped octagonal foot, all in the Art Deco style.
The napkin ring has a plain quadrilateral shaped form with a convex curved anterior surface, bearing the aforementioned motif.
The spoon is embellished with the engraved initials ‘GVI’ amidst collared bands to the stem and features an impressive crown shaped terminal.
The reverse surface of the spoon is plain and features a tapering heel to the bowl.
The pieces of this antique Art Deco style christening set are fitted to the original hinged leatherette box with satin and velvet lined interior, secured with a push fit catch.
The anterior maroon leatherette surface of the box cover is embellished with a central cream panel encompassed with a gold scrolling border and accented with the royal cypher depicting ‘GVIR, 1937’ below the royal coronet.
The interior of the cover bears the retailer’s mark ‘By appointment to H.M The King, The Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Company Ltd, 112 Regent Street, London, W.1’.
This impressive christening set was crafted by the renowned and highly collectable silversmith Robert Edgar Stone; the posterior surface of the napkin ring bears R. E. Stone’s signature in addition to the full hallmarks.
Each component of this set will have been crafted in the same year but due to the hallmarking system the egg cup and napkin ring are struck with the date letter ‘b’ and the spoon bears ‘a’.
This set was crafted to commemorate the coronation of George VI (1895-1952), which took place at Westminster Abbey in London on 12th May 1937
Condition
This antique christening...
Category
1930s English Art Deco Vintage Religious Items
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Child Jesus Bust
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
We don't know much about it but we acquired it from a certified antiques dealer, apparently it could have been in a church fire because of the burn on the back of its neck. Through t...
Category
19th Century Mexican Spanish Colonial Antique Religious Items
Materials
Marble, Metal
$1,280
Pair of Tall Eagle Lecterns, Bronze, Etc, 16th Century and Later
Located in Madrid, ES
Pair of easels in the shape of an eagle. Bronze, iron. 16th-17th century.
Rear supports.
Pair of lecterns with tripod-shaped bases, claw-shaped legs with spheres, and a triangular part from which three baluster-shaped legs emerge, with elements in light tones that join at the top of this piece , leaving a vegetal form towards the lower area. The finials are two eagles on spheres, each looking to the side with its head tilted upwards, and situated with its wings half spread; the back is smooth, without the details of the feathers, eyes, beak and claws that do show in the front. The eagles could be from the Spanish school or from the Netherlands, dating from the 16th-17th centuries, while the bases are from the 20th century. It seems that, at least in Spain, the spread of tall lecterns...
Category
16th Century European Renaissance Antique Religious Items
Materials
Metal, Bronze
19th Century Cross
Located in Madrid, ES
19th Century cross.
Nice XIX century cross in olive wood. Measures: 23x12 cm. In good condition.
Good condition.
Category
19th Century Italian Gothic Antique Religious Items
Materials
Bronze
Niche. Carved and polychrome wood. 16th century
Located in Madrid, ES
Niche. Carved and polychrome wood. Century XVI.
Wall niche with a rectangular front opening topped by a venerated shape finished in gold with two polychrome angel heads in the corne...
Category
16th Century European Renaissance Antique Religious Items
Materials
Other
Pair of Children, Polychromed Pine Wood, Spain, 18th Century and Later
Located in Madrid, ES
Couple of children. Polychrome pine wood, Century XVIII.
Pair of polychrome pine wood carvings that represent two children in an attitude of playing a musical wind instrument, both seated, with their hands towards their faces, and slightly raising one leg to add some movement to a posture that, otherwise, it would be perhaps too static. Due to their postures and attitudes, they would be part of a large and quality altarpiece, judging by the size, the details, the hair, the proportions, etc., elements in which the musical angels were not something strange. Note that those present do not have wings, calling themselves in these cases "putti" and being, in the same way, figures of habitual presence in religious environments despite having emerged from Renaissance classicism and its sources from Antiquity. The proportions of the sizes, the anatomy, the symmetry, the certain plasticism of the hair, etc. are elements that speak of an influence of Neoclassicism in these sculptures. Likewise, a certain resemblance to works from the 18th century of the Castilian school can be appreciated."
Size: 22 x 42 x 85 cms / c/peanas 37 x 37 x 180 cm. Weight is merely orientative. Bases and wooden instruments...
Category
18th Century Spanish Neoclassical Antique Religious Items
Materials
Other
Italian Renaissance Painted Lifesize Figure of Religious Scholar
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Renaissance painted pine life size figure of religious scholar holding book (17/18th Cent)
Replacement finger
Category
Mid-17th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Religious Items
Materials
Pine
Mid-20th Century Israeli Brass Hanukkah Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Cast brass made in Israel, circa 1950. Cast brass with green patina overlay. Jar in the middle depicts stylized patterns with gilded accents between two olive branches.
Marked on the bottom "Made in Israel".
The Hanukkah lamp commemorates the number of days that the Temple lantern...
Category
Mid-20th Century Israeli Religious Items
Materials
Brass
Monstrance (temple type). Silver. Spain, 16th century with restorations.
Located in Madrid, ES
Portable temple custody. Gilded silver, glass. 16th century, possible restorations.
Custody made of gilded silver (the finish has been lost in some points) composed of a base, an ax...
Category
16th Century Spanish Renaissance Antique Religious Items
Materials
Silver, Other
18th Century French Oil on Canvas Painting "Sixth Station of the Cross"
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a wall with this colorful religious antique painting. Created in France, circa 1780, the artwork is set in the original frame and depicts the 6th station of the cross " Vero...
Category
Late 18th Century French Antique Religious Items
Materials
Canvas
Arthur Secunda Acrylic Sculpture Title "Life" Signed, Numbered, 12/20
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful sculpture celebrating " Life" by the well known artist Arthur Second. This piece has a dedication under base as shown .Is signed and numbe...
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Religious Items
Materials
Acrylic
17th Century French Carved Bleached Ebony Plaque "The Conversion of Saint Paul"
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a wall with this intricately antique panel. Crafted of ebony wood in France circa 1680, the plaque depicts the dramatic biblical scene of "The Conversion of Saint Paul on th...
Category
Late 17th Century French Baroque Antique Religious Items
Materials
Ebony
Pair of Italian 19th Century Altar Sticks/Tall Gilded Candlesticks
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of Italian, 19th century gilded altar sticks. This pair of antique Italian altar sticks are more than 3 ft tall and each feature a beautifully turned central column which has been lifted up on a triangular-shaped base and three curved bracket feet. There is nicely aged gilt and old paint remnants along their front sides. The backsides of these altars are unfinished, making them best used with backs to a wall. This pair of 19th century Italian altar sticks...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Religious Items
Materials
Metal
18th C. French Carved Walnut Figure of Saint John the Baptist with Lamb
Located in Dallas, TX
This evocative sculpture, hand-carved in France circa 1780 from solid walnut, depicts Saint John the Baptist, shown in youthful form holding an open book and accompanied by a lamb—hi...
Category
Late 18th Century French Baroque Antique Religious Items
Materials
Walnut
Original sketch photograph of destroyed work by Casasola, signed 1895
Located in Benalmadena, ES
Unique sample in detail as a sketch of the masterful sculpture of the brothers Antonio and Jose Casasola. Work intended for an altarpiece in the Asunción convent in Malaga, Spain and...
Category
1890s Spanish Antique Religious Items
Materials
Paper
Pair of Late 18th Century Gold Wood and Gesso Baroque Altar Vases
Located in Hastings, GB
A pair of late 18th Century German baroque altar vases, in carved and gilded wood, small areas of gilt loss and patina as to be expected given their age. These would have been displa...
Category
1780s German Baroque Antique Religious Items
Materials
Wood
20th Century Madonna with Child Terracotta
Located in Antwerp, BE
Terracotta figurative relief wall sculpture presenting the Virgin Mary sited while she’s holding her lively Child.
Height 22.4" - 57 cm.
Width 9" - 23 cm.
Depth 6.2" - 16 cm.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Religious Items
Materials
Terracotta
Large Carved Oak Statue of a Bishop, France, 17th Century
Located in Dallas, TX
At over five feet tall, this beautiful and large carved oak statue is a life-sized interpretation of a French bishop from the 1600s. The religious leader is wearing a mitre adorned with Vitruvian waves. There is also a vertical swath of waves in the middle of the mitre that separates two spandrel-shaped panels embellished with foliate scrolls and a cabochon. Our bishop is clad in a vestment with large scrollwork and a rectangular clasp across the chest over...
Category
17th Century French Antique Religious Items
Materials
Wood, Oak
Antique Spanish-Colonial Santo
Located in Atlanta, GA
An very well weathered Spanish-colonial Santo, likely depicting St Michael or St Miguel. Carved from the wood, the statue displays historical loss on both limbs and also the wings on...
Category
Late 18th Century Mexican Spanish Colonial Antique Religious Items
Materials
Wood
Two Brass Cross Ornament
Located in Antwerp, BE
This holy cross is carried in a procession.
Brass cross ornament in great condition. The brass on this has great patina from age and use. The Cross has a strong stable base and this ...
Category
19th Century Modern Antique Religious Items
Materials
Brass
$991 / item
A German Silver Etrog Container, late 19th century
Located in New York, NY
An Exquisite German Silver Etrog Container made in the late 19th century to early 20th Century.
This Etrog Container is shaped in the shape and formed to look like a realistic Etrog...
Category
Late 19th Century German Antique Religious Items
Materials
Silver
Large Pair of Carved Wood Buddha Heads
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large pair of carved wood Buddha heads. Great patina to wood and great off-white coloring. Very good condition.
Category
1950s East Asian Vintage Religious Items
Materials
Wood
$800 / set
Italian 19th Century Giltwood Altar Piece with Cloudy Sun-Ray Motifs
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian 19th century gilded wood richly carved altar stand. This Italian giltwood altar stand features exquisite cloud motifs in its top part with radiating sun-rays draping the back wall of the piece. The polygonal shape is decorated with mirrored panels and alternates mirrored ionic pillars...
Category
19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Religious Items
Materials
Mirror, Wood
18th Century Wood and Gesso Altar Vase
Located in Hastings, GB
A hand-crafted wood and applied gesso altar vase, late 18th century with gilt and green banding decoration.
Small areas of loss to the gesso and wear to the paint commensurate with ...
Category
18th Century German Rococo Antique Religious Items
Materials
Gesso, Wood
Saint Anthony of Padua with the Infant Jesus. Oil on canvas. Spanish school, 18t
Located in Madrid, ES
Saint Anthony of Padua with the Infant Jesus. Oil on canvas. Spanish school, 18th century.
Oil on canvas showing Saint Anthony of Padua (Lisbon, August 15, 1195 - Padua, June 13, 12...
Category
18th Century Spanish Neoclassical Antique Religious Items
Materials
Other
19th Century Carved Communion Chalice Case
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce antique Continental Baroque hand carved Eucharistic communion chalice and paten sacred vessel case.
Born in the first half of the 19th ce...
Category
Early 19th Century European Baroque Antique Religious Items
Materials
Iron
Antique Patinated Mercury glass Madonna with child - 20th century
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Antique Patinated Mercury glass Madonna with child - 20th century
Wear consistent with age and use
Devotional statue - Antique Decoration
This is a mercury glass Madonna with child...
Category
Early 20th Century Religious Items
Materials
Glass, Mercury Glass
Large Mid-Century Era Brass Plated Christian Church Cross or Crucifix
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This large brass plated cross is unsigned, but presumed to have originated from Italy and dating to approximately 1970 and done in the period Mid-Cen...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Religious Items
Materials
Brass
19th Century Framed Engravings From The New Book Of Martyrs by Henry Southwell
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A collection of 11 framed and glazed engravings taken from the New Book Of Martyrs By Henry Southwell
The 11 engravings show authentic and genuine historical account of the many dre...
Category
19th Century English Antique Religious Items
Materials
Glass, Pine, Paper
Early 19th-Century Jewish Wall Double Candle Holder with Deer Motif
Located in New York, NY
This exquisite early 19th-century Jewish double wall candle holder is crafted from wood and bronze, embodying a fine example of traditional Judaica craftsmanship. The piece features ...
Category
Early 19th Century Polish Primitive Antique Religious Items
Materials
Bronze
19th Century French Carved Painted Polychrome Crucifix Signed Charles Forni 1881
Located in Dallas, TX
Make a dramatic spiritual statement with this monumental life-size French crucifix. Found in a private chapel in the Rhone Valley in Lyon, France, and measuring an impressive 89 inch...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Religious Items
Materials
Wrought Iron
Vintage Sculpted Brass Candlestick Holders - a Pair
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Vintage sculpted brass candlestick holders with intricate designs and warm finish. Exemplifies traditional craftsmanship for timeless sophistication.
We sell items as acquired, wi...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Religious Items
Materials
Brass
16th C Mechelen Doll-letter M carved in the back.Some leftovers of polychromy
Located in Leuven , BE
Mechelen dolls are rare wooden devotional figurines (mainly walnut was used), which were made by some members of the Guild of Saint Luke. The figures, all individual saints, were made from reference models using highly regulated carving and polychrome techniques. They had to meet several requirements. The shape of the rug had to meet certain criteria and the letter M (from Mechelen) had to be visible in the shape. These devotional or saint figurines...
Category
16th Century Belgian Antique Religious Items
Materials
Fruitwood
Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Paten
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Victorian sterling silver paten; part of our ornamental silverware collection.
This exceptional antique Vic...
Category
1840s English Victorian Antique Religious Items
Materials
Sterling Silver
1930
s French White Glass Bead and Zinc Memorial Crucifixes
Located in Hastings, GB
An incredible pair of 1930's French Memorial religious crucifixes, the body of each crucifix made of wood then covered in thousands of strung, hand ...
Category
1930s French Rococo Vintage Religious Items
Materials
Zinc
17th CENTURY LEATHER CANDLE CASE
Located in Firenze, FI
Particular little wooden candle holder case covered in fire-branded leather, with bronze hinges. The cassina features floral and gemometric decorations that create boxes within which...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Religious Items
Materials
Leather, Wood
19th Century Sterling Silver Communion Beaker and Wafer Tazza
By Edward Edwards II
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A fine antique William IV sterling silver communion beaker and wafer tazza; an addition to our religious silverware collection.
This fine antique William IV English sterling silver communion set consists of a beaker and tazza.
The antique beaker has a plain bell shaped flared form onto a spreading circular foot.
The wafer tazza has a circular form with a plain circular foot.
The surface of the tazza, upper rim of the beaker and foot are ornamented with a band of tooled decoration.
This antique beaker retains the original gilt interior.
Dimensions
Height of beaker 7.7 cm/3"
Diameter of top 6 cm/2.3"
Diameter of base 4 cm/1.5"
Diameter of tazza 6.2 cm/2.5"
Weight
6 troy ounces/186g
Condition
Each piece of this antique communion set...
Category
1830s English William IV Antique Religious Items
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Modern Tzedakah Box by Gruss
Located in New York, NY
This tzedakah (charity) box, crafted by Brooklyn-based artists Lorelei and Alex Gruss in the year 2000, is an exquisite example of Judaic artistry. The design features a silhouette of a cityscape, likely evoking Jerusalem, rendered in gold-toned metal with intricate cutouts. The background is inlaid with iridescent mother-of-pearl, lending the piece a luminous, ethereal quality.
Beneath the cityscape, the Hebrew word “צדקה” (tzedakah) is prominently displayed, symbolizing the Jewish practice of charitable giving. Two decorative blue gemstones, set into two stars of David, enhance the front, adding a touch of color and sophistication. The box’s wooden structure complements the gold-toned metal and mother-of-pearl inlay, creating a harmonious blend of materials.
This beautifully crafted tzedakah box...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Religious Items
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Brass
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
20th Century Italian Silver Portal "Marriage of the Virgin"
Located in VALENZA, IT
Portal in chiseled solid silver depicting the "Marriage of the Virgin".
The Marriage of the Virgin is an oil painting on wood (170 × 117 cm) by ...
Category
1990s Italian Renaissance Religious Items
Materials
Silver
$3,171 Sale Price
30% Off
19th Century French Polychrome and Giltwood Virgin Mary Statue
Located in Dallas, TX
Bring devotional beauty to a mantel, console, or chapel corner with this graceful antique sculpture of the Virgin Mary, carved in the Pyrenees of France circa 1860. Hand-carved in wo...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Religious Items
Materials
Giltwood
Antique Silver
Yad
Located in London, London
Carrying spurious marks for Russia 1872, this Antique Silver Yad measures 11.5"(29cm) in length, and weighs 2.4 troy ounces.
Category
1870s English Victorian Antique Religious Items
Materials
Silver
$819
19th Century Statue of St Jerome
Located in Allerum, SE
Early 19th century wooden statue of St Jerome, circa 1800. South Europe.
Category
Early 1800s Italian Baroque Antique Religious Items
Materials
Wood
$5,360 Sale Price
20% Off
Italian Neoclassical Walnut Cherub Prie Dieu w/ Sloped Shell on Kneeler, C. 1750
Located in Charleston, SC
Italian Neoclassical carved Walnut Prie Dieu with central robe cherub raising a foliage shell sloped shelf supported by a demi-lune plinth kneeler with a decorative scrolled foliage ...
Category
1750s Italian Neoclassical Antique Religious Items
Materials
Walnut
Wonderful 17th Century Oak Statue of Saint Florian, Patron Saint of Firefighters
Located in Dallas, TX
St. Florian (250 A.D. – 304 A.D.), was the patron saint of firefighters, brewers, chimney sweeps, and the town of Linz Austria. He served in the Roman army and part of his duties included organizing fire fighting brigades. He was secretly a Christian and became famous for miraculously saving a town from being destroyed by fire; after he prayed and threw a single bucket of water on the blaze, it was extinguished.
This beautifully carved oak statue from the 1600s, clearly depicts St. Florian with a bucket in hand and a miniature house...
Category
17th Century French Antique Religious Items
Materials
Oak
Pair of 19th Century Italian Carved Walnut Cherub Wall Sculptures
Located in Dallas, TX
These antique wall cherub figures were crafted in Italy, circa 1880. The hand carved cherubs are expressive in their movement and feature wonderful movement and facial expressions. The religious sculptures are in excellent condition commensurate with age and use, and adorn a rich walnut patina. The wall hanging figures...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Religious Items
Materials
Walnut
Antique Bronze Clad
Polychrome Painted Buddha Sculpture with Pedestal Stand
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique cast and dipped bronze Buddha sculpture and stand is signed by and unknown maker, and presumed to have been made in China in approximately 1920. Both the ornate stand an...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Religious Items
Materials
Bronze
Antique Table Altar or Tabernacle
Located in Baambrugge, NL
Antique table altar or tabernacle, patinated in orange terra color with golden doors.
h 95 x w 50 x d 47 cm
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Religious Items
Materials
Wood
Antique Chinese Export Silver Christening Mug
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A very good and impressive antique Chinese Export Silver christening mug; an addition to our diverse silver christening collection.
This fine antiq...
Category
1890s English Other Antique Religious Items
Materials
Silver
Midcentury French Leather Bound Two-Volume Holy Bible Dated 1953
Located in Dallas, TX
These two holy Bible books with brown leather covers were printed in Marseilles, France, dated 1953, each of the two books features the new and old testament translated by Robert Tam...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Religious Items
Materials
Leather, Paper
Large Mid-Century Modern Brutalist Metal Cross
Chain Wall Hanging or Sculpture
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This large and substantial Mid-Century Modern handcrafted metal cross and chain was made by Talleres Monasticos of Cuerravaca Mexico in approximate...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Brutalist Religious Items
Materials
Metal
19th Century Mexican Wooden Hand-Painted Virgin with Child in Arms
Located in Marbella, ES
19th century Mexican wooden hand-painted virgin with child in arms.
Category
Late 20th Century Mexican Religious Items
Materials
Wood
19th Century Polish Woman
s Sabbath Cap
Kupka
Located in New York, NY
Gold and silver wrapped thread on canvas, gold thread embroidery, embellished with decorative appliques and sequins; silk lining.
Rare example of a magnificent cap worn on the Sabba...
Category
Mid-19th Century Polish Antique Religious Items
Materials
Silver
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
AMERICAN EMPIRE STYLE DESKTOP INKWELL Begin 20th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
AMERICAN EMPIRE STYLE DESKTOP INKWELL
Begin 20th Century
in silver plated metal, mark on base of silversmith 'Reed & Barton' of Massachusetts, dated 1824-1928,
decorated with a roya...
Category
20th Century American Modern Religious Items
Materials
Silver, Silver Plate
Golden Angel Head
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Rare golden angel head, to hang: in the entrance as a welcome, in the bedroom for sweet dreams. Intact, without any retouching.
Category
Mid-18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Religious Items
Materials
Wood
$1,081
17th Century Wooden Sculpture Saint Sebastian Original Polychrome North Italy
Located in Esbeek, NL
Beautiful carved 17th Century Wooden sculpture of Saint Sebastian.
Original polychrome and very good condition.
North Italy
Nothing is known about St. Sebastian's youth other than...
Category
Late 17th Century Italian Antique Religious Items
Materials
Wood
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.