Baroque Religious Items
BAROQUE STYLE
The decadence of the Baroque style, in which ornate furnishings were layered against paneled walls, painted ceilings, stately chandeliers and, above all, gilding, expressed the power of the church and monarchy through design that celebrated excess. And its influence was omnipresent — antique Baroque furniture was created in the first design style that truly had a global impact.
Theatrical and lavish, Baroque was prevalent across Europe from the 17th to mid-18th century and spread around the world through colonialism, including in Asia, Africa and the Americas. While Baroque originated in Italy and achieved some of its most fantastic forms in the late-period Roman Baroque, it was adapted to meet the tastes and materials in each region. French Baroque furniture informed Louis XIV style and added drama to Versailles. In Spain, the Baroque movement influenced the elaborate Churrigueresque style in which architecture was dripping with ornamental details. In South German Baroque, furniture was made with bold geometric patterns.
Compared to Renaissance furniture, which was more subdued in its proportions, Baroque furniture was extravagant in all aspects, from its shape to its materials.
Allegorical and mythical figures were often sculpted in the wood, along with motifs like scrolling floral forms and acanthus leaves that gave the impression of tangles of dense foliage. Novel techniques and materials such as marquetry, gesso and lacquer — which were used with exotic woods and were employed by cabinetmakers such as André-Charles Boulle, Gerrit Jensen and James Moore — reflected the growth of international trade. Baroque furniture characteristics include a range of decorative elements — a single furnishing could feature everything from carved gilded wood to gilt bronze, lending chairs, mirrors, console tables and other pieces a sense of motion.
Find a collection of authentic antique Baroque tables, lighting, decorative objects and other furniture on 1stDibs.
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Style: Baroque
19th Century Italian Bronze Altar Candlestick, Custom Shade, Now Electrified
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th Century Italian Bronze Altar Candlestick, Custom Shade, Now Electrified
A 19th-century Italian bronze altar candlestick is now elegantly transformed into a lamp with a custom shade and electrification. This finely cast piece features gilt angel heads and inset patinated vignettes of saints, resting on a triangular scroll-footed base.
Standing at an impressive 48 inches high with the shade, this lamp is a striking addition to any interior. The lamp measures 35 inches high to the top of the socket and 32 inches high to the top of the bobeche of the candlestick. The custom portrait shade adds to its charm, measuring 14 inches high, 11 inches wide, and 5 inches deep. The sturdy triangular base measures 11 inches deep, providing a solid foundation for this historic piece.
The lamp is composed of two items: the lamp base and the shade, both designed to complement each other beautifully. The bronze candlestick retains its original intricate detailing, highlighted by the gilt angel heads and saintly vignettes, while the custom shade adds a touch of contemporary functionality without compromising the antique's integrity.
This electrified 19th-century Italian bronze altar candlestick lamp...
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19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Religious Items
Materials
Bronze
€1,109 Sale Price / set
56% Off
20th century Vieux Andenne Belgium Holy water font in porcelain with crucifix
Located in Meulebeke, BE
Belgium / 1950 / Holy water font / porcelain, wood / Baroque / Mid-century / Vintage
A vintage Vieux Andenne Belgium Holy water font in porcelain with crucifix from the 1950s, Belgi...
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1950s Belgian Vintage Baroque Religious Items
Materials
Porcelain, Wood
19th Century French Hand Painted Red, Blue and Green Stained Glass Church Panel
Located in Hastings, GB
Antique stained glass church panel French in origin exact age unknown, mid to late 19th century.
Beautiful hand painted designs across the vib...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Baroque Religious Items
Materials
Stained Glass
18th C. French Walnut Relief of “The Betrothal of the Virgin Mary and Joseph"
Located in Dallas, TX
This exceptional hand-carved French walnut relief, circa 1780, likely represents “The Betrothal of the Virgin Mary and Saint Joseph”, a traditional Christian theme depicting the mome...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Baroque Religious Items
Materials
Walnut
18th Century Giltwood and Polychrome Painted Putti / Cherub
Located in Hastings, GB
Hand carved winged Italian Baroque Putti, water gilded over applied gesso, the face and head polychrome painted. Small hanging hook to the back of the head.
Width 23 cm x Height 1...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Religious Items
Materials
Gesso, Wood
17th-Century Alpine Wooden Christ Torso with Polychrome Traces
Located in Hamburg, DE
17th-Century Alpine Wooden Christ Torso with Polychrome Traces
This finely carved wooden Christ torso, likely from the Alpine region and dating to the 17th century, is a remarkable p...
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16th Century Italian Antique Baroque Religious Items
Materials
Wood
Early 19th Century Silver-Plated Putti On A Star-Shaped Lucite Base
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Early 19th Century silver plated putti on a modern star shaped Lucite base.
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Baroque Religious Items
Materials
Silver
€329 Sale Price
60% Off
Hand Carved Italian Santo
Located in Houston, TX
Hand carved Italian Santo: figure of Franciscan abbot or saint, circa 1780-1800.
Note: Regional differences in humidity and climate during shipping may...
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Late 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Religious Items
Materials
Wood
Chapel, Walnut Wood, 17th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Chapel. Walnut wood, 17th century.
Chapel for private oratory made of carved walnut wood and decorated with architectural elements of classicist inspiration (triangular split pedime...
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17th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Religious Items
Materials
Walnut
18th Century Processional Gilt Iron IHS Cross Mounted on a Baroque Altar Vase
Located in Hastings, GB
A rare and exceptional 18th century gilt iron processional cross with IHS to the centre, mounted on a magnificent painted gesso, carved wooden altar vase dating to the baroque period...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Religious Items
Materials
Iron
18th Century Italian Wood and Gesso Altar Vase with Flame and Faux Marble
Located in Hastings, GB
A stunning hand-crafted wood and applied gesso altar vase, late 18th century with faux marbling to the base and flame top.
Small areas of loss to the gesso and wear to the paint com...
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Late 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Religious Items
Materials
Gesso, Wood
Early 17th Century Sculpture
Located in Copenhagen, K
Amazing Baroque sculpture of a woman wearing a crown in original paint. Her hands are missing. Colors are untouched, recently cleaned off from a thick dark coating, I have images fro...
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Early 17th Century French Antique Baroque Religious Items
Materials
Oak
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 Antique Baroque Religious Items
Materials
Oak
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 Antique Baroque Religious Items
Materials
Mirror
€1,684 / set
Silver Repousse Chalice And Patten
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a Silver Chalice and Round Patten. It depicts a concave shaped cup adorned with an engraved garland of scrolls branches of leaves at the upper border. It is supported by a repousse stem decorated with cherubs’ faces, rocailles and scrolls of acanthus leaves. The round base also follows almost similar repousse pattern with cherubs’ faces and scrolls of acanthus leaves. Below the base is hallmarked...
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Early 20th Century Unknown Baroque Religious Items
Materials
Silver
Reliquary Pendant, Silver, Enamel, 17th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
One of its fronts presents a textile background under a transparent glass, space that was surely designed to contain relics. The other side has a brightly colored enamel with the Vir...
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17th Century European Antique Baroque Religious Items
Materials
Silver, Enamel, Other
Small nave. Silver. SANZ DE VELASCO, Juan Antonio. Valladolid, Spain, 18th cent
By Juan Antonio Sanz de Velasco
Located in Madrid, ES
Small nave. Silver. SANZ DE VELASCO, Juan Antonio. Valladolid, Spain, 18th century.
With contrasting marks. It has repairs at the base and flaws in the cresting.
Small nave with a...
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18th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Religious Items
Materials
Silver
18th Century Pastiglia Decorated Baroque Bible Box
Located in Hastings, GB
This truly exceptional 18th century bible box, formed as a book and profusely decorated in pastiglia throughout, in silver and gold gilt, at it's c...
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Early 18th Century German Antique Baroque Religious Items
Materials
Gesso, Pine
Devotional plaque, Saint Benedict of Nursia. Bronze. Spanish School, 17th c
Located in Madrid, ES
Devotional plaque, Saint Benedict of Nursia. Bronze. Spanish School, 17th century.
Rectangular bronze devotional plaque with a ring at the top, a molded frame, and a relief figurati...
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17th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Religious Items
Materials
Bronze
Flemish Embossed Wood Plaque of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a heavy large carved wood plaque depicting an embossed scene of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. He is standing victorious and elevated over a U shaped cluster of clouds wit...
Category
17th Century Belgian Antique Baroque Religious Items
Materials
Wood
€2,568 Sale Price
25% Off
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...
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Late 17th Century French Antique Baroque Religious Items
Materials
Ebony
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...
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19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Religious Items
Materials
Mirror, Wood
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...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Baroque Religious Items
Materials
Walnut
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...
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1780s German Antique Baroque Religious Items
Materials
Wood
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...
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Early 19th Century European Antique Baroque Religious Items
Materials
Iron
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 Antique Baroque Religious Items
Materials
Wood
€4,647 Sale Price
20% Off
Couple of torchero angels. Carved and polychrome wood. Spanish school, 17th c.
Located in Madrid, ES
Couple of torchero angels. Carved and polychrome wood. Spanish school, 17th century.
They have faults.
Pair of human-shaped carvings made of polychrome wood that show two angels ra...
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17th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Religious Items
Materials
Wood
Antique Sterling Silver Havdalah Box / Spice Box, London 1912, Joseph Zweig
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1912 by Joseph Zweig, this Antique Sterling Silver Havdalah Box, or Spice Tower, is of a traditional Eastern European form. The Havdalah box measures 9.75"(25...
Category
1910s English Vintage Baroque Religious Items
Materials
Sterling Silver
19th Century Italian Baroque Style Carved Putti Statue
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
A 19th century impressive large scale Italian Baroque style putti statue, depicts a winged cherub, with branch, different smaller scallop shells and hold...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Religious Items
Materials
Pine
€4,586 Sale Price
60% Off
Devotional Pendant, Saint James the Great, Bronze, Spain, 17th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Devotional medal, Santiago Apóstol. Ormolu, 17th century.
Openwork devotional medal with the image of Santiago Apóstol in the center, on a pedestal and holding a staff and a book, surrounded by a crown of leaves knotted with two loops above and below. Copies similar to the present one are found in the Museum of Pilgrimages in Santiago de Compostela...
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17th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Religious Items
Materials
Bronze
Large Baroque Carved and Gilt Wood Angels, Italian 18th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
An exceptional and rare pair of carved and gilt hard wood angels. Each is about 2 feet high with incredible detail and presence. Original gilding with excellent original patina. Ital...
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Early 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Religious Items
Materials
Walnut
Frame with Vellum Painting, 17th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Carved and gilded frame with painting on vellum, "Virgin of the Rosary with Santo Domingo de Guzmán and Santa Catalina of Siena", 17th century. Registration in the back zone (Mr. Jos...
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17th Century European Antique Baroque Religious Items
Materials
Leather, Wood, Paint
18thC Italian baptismal font
Located in Livorno, IT
Magnificent 18thC Italian baptismal font.
Circular tank also lacquered in a soft color.
Lid blue-lacquered inside and white-lacquered outside with beautiful gilt hand carvings.
Main ...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Religious Items
Materials
Gold Leaf
Original Oil on Panel of St. Anthony of Padua , by Unidentified Artist
Located in Miami, FL
Original oil on panel of Saint offering the Child, by an unidentified artist.
--This painting represents St. Anthony of Padua. The scene is one that is often chosen to represent ...
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Mid-17th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Religious Items
18th-Century Dutch Silver Yom Kippur Belt Buckle with Biblical Motifs
Located in New York, NY
This rare and exquisite 18th-century silver belt buckle from the Netherlands was worn on Yom Kippur, secured with a cloth sash around the traditional kittel. It is a masterful exampl...
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Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Religious Items
Materials
Silver
"Virgin with Child Jesus". Spain, End of the 17th-Early 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Spanish Baroque sculpture is one of the most authentic and personal examples of our art, because its conception and its form of expression arose from the people and from the deepest ...
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Late 17th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Religious Items
Materials
Wood
Reredos Fragment, Gilded Wood, circa Second Half of the 17th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Altarpiece. Wood carved and gilded. Baroque, towards the second half of the 17th century.
The Solomonic column was an element already known in the Renaissance (and before) that was popularized in art, in large part, thanks to the Baldachin of St. Peter's Basilica of the Vatican by Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1624-1633), where he presented branches. In Spain, this type can already be seen in the Silver Tabernacle of the Cathedral of Seville (Juan de Alfaro, 15931596), used in altarpieces from the 1620s; nevertheless, the apogee of the Solomonic column will come from the hand of José Benito de Churriguera, whose altarpieces have an extraordinary importance since the second half of the 17th century and already at the beginning of the 18th century (note similarities
and differences between the present altarpiece and that of the Convent of San Esteban...
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17th Century European Antique Baroque Religious Items
Materials
Wood
French Baroque Style Hand Carved Giltwood Processional Cross
Located in Birmingham, AL
Antique French Baroque style hand carved giltwood baton de ceremonies or processional crosses used in a village cathedral in the South of France, circa 1850s. These exceptional cross...
Category
1850s French Antique Baroque Religious Items
Materials
Metal
€1,352 Sale Price
20% Off
Stunning Antique Sterling Silver Pair of Rimonim - made in London in 1922
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1922 by Arthur Bowe trading as Noble & Co., this attractive pair of George V, sterling silver Rimonim have ornate lattice work throughout the bodies and featu...
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1920s English Vintage Baroque Religious Items
Materials
Sterling Silver
Virgin Mary (dress-up). Wood, etc. Spanish school, 17th century and later.
Located in Madrid, ES
Virgin of Dress. Carved and polychrome wood, etc. Spanish school, 17th century; later clothing.
Has damage.
Polychrome wood carving of the type of dress or dress that has a series ...
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17th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Religious Items
Materials
Other
Pair of Miniatures, Frans van de Casteele
Kasteels
aka Francesco da Castello
By Francesco da Castello
Located in Madrid, ES
Frans van de Casteele (Kasteels) called Francesco da Castello (Brussels, ca. 1541 - Rome, 1621)
Adoration of the shepherds
Crowning with thorns
First decade of the 17th century.
Tempera and gold on parchment, 290 x 240 mm (with frame).
Original wooden frame with trimmed silver foil applications; in the corners, medallions with the four evangelists.
The two refined miniatures of the Adoration of the Shepherds and the Crowning with Thorns are works of the artist's full maturity, dating from the first decade of the 17th century, characterized by formal simplification and pure colors in the invoice of the garments that stand out from the eburoral incarnations of the characters.
Among the numerous motifs comparable to those of other miniatures by Francesco da Castello, the small medallions with the Evangelists barely outlined on a golden background, closely recall the miniatures, of reduced dimensions, inserted in the compartments of the frame of the altar with the Mysteries del Rosario, as well as those of another box with compartments with the Tree of Jesse...
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Early 17th Century European Antique Baroque Religious Items
Materials
Other
17th Century Portuguese Tile Panel Representing "The Saints"
Located in Madrid, ES
17th Century Portuguese Tile Panel
Representing "The Saints"
restored
15cm x 29cm
Amazing Unique Art Work.
Category
17th Century Portuguese Antique Baroque Religious Items
Materials
Porcelain
Crown or Crest, Pinewood, 17th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Top or top made of pine wood carved in color with a human bust in the center, located by grabbing two scrolls and thus creating an axis of symmetry for the...
Category
17th Century European Antique Baroque Religious Items
Materials
Pine
Pair of Niches, Pinewood, 17th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Pair of altar fragments or niches made of carved pine wood that are decorated with a series of important carvings with lots of plant-themed volume, scrolls, ropes, architectural deta...
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17th Century European Antique Baroque Religious Items
Materials
Pine
A Portuguese Polychrome
Giltwood Presentoir, 18th Century
Located in Sheffield, MA
A Portuguese Baroque Polychrome
Giltwood Presentoir
18th Century
With elaborate scroll and flower carved canopy and framework
Height 30 in. Width 18 in. Depth 10 in.
...
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18th Century and Earlier Portuguese Antique Baroque Religious Items
Baroque religious items for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Baroque religious items for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the Late 20th Century, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage religious items created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include more furniture and collectibles, wall decorations, asian art and furniture and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, canvas and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Baroque religious items made in a specific country, there are Europe, Spain, and Italy pieces for sale on 1stDibs. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for religious items differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $108 and tops out at $737,181 while the average work can sell for $2,750.
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