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Frontal Altar

Important Monumental Italian Church Altar Frontal Antependium
Located in Forney, TX
A magnificent Italian church antependium altar frontal, acquired from the estate of the iconic
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Antique 19th Century Tapestries

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Antique Gilt Bronze Enamel Travel Altar Triptych
Located in New York, NY
An antique Catholic gilt bronze travel altar triptych case featuring inside a crucifix cross set
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Antique Late 19th Century Unknown Religious Items

Materials

Bronze, Enamel

Antique Gilt Bronze Enamel Travel Altar Triptych
Antique Gilt Bronze Enamel Travel Altar Triptych
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H 26.25 in W 18.5 in D 4 in
19th Century Chinese Silk Embroidery ( 1'6" x 6' - 46 x 183 )
Located in New York, NY
larger, 2-piece altar frontal panel.
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Antique 1880s Chinese Chinese and East Asian Rugs

Materials

Silk

LIMOGES tableware. France, XX century. Juste-Mauve model. Marbella Club Hotel
Located in Marbella, ES
production of single plates by order, which were then mounted on an object or joined together to form altar
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Mid-20th Century French Tableware

Materials

Porcelain

Wooden Head, Edo People, Benin Nigeria with Stand
Located in Hamburg, DE
are six frontal scars treated with rectangular cavities in which should have inserts nutshells. In
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Antique Mid-19th Century Beninese Busts

Materials

Hardwood

16th Century Polychrome Reliquary of a Monk
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
reliquary-bust was destined to be seen frontally. It may have been placed against a wall, upon an altar. The
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Antique 16th Century Italian Renaissance Busts

Materials

Wood

16th Century Polychrome Reliquary of a Monk
16th Century Polychrome Reliquary of a Monk
H 19.69 in W 16.54 in D 5.91 in
Romanesque Madonna - 1175/80
Located in Wien, Wien
compact size (approx. 35 cm) as well as the high quality indicate its production for the precious altar
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15th Century and Earlier Gothic Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Romanesque Madonna - 1175/80
Romanesque Madonna - 1175/80
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H 17.33 in W 7.88 in
Collection of Dagari Spirit Figures From Burkina Faso
Located in Hudson, NY
ideals of Lobi Figural carving. They are mostly frontal in presentation and aspect, enigmatic and
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Vintage 1930s Burkinabe Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

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Art Nouveau Bronze Sculpture of "Heroine" by théophile François Somme
By Théophile François Somme
Located in Oakland, CA
“Heroine” by Theophile Francois Somme is a dramatic and richly detailed Art Nouveau sculpture in bronze and chryselephantine created, circa 1920. This exceptional piece has finely ca...
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Vintage 1920s French Art Nouveau Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

C.1950's Théodore Haviland "Gold Encrusted Hearts" 21pc Porcelain Dinnerware Set
By Theodore Haviland
Located in Thiensville, WI
C.1940's - 1950's Théodore Haviland "Milford" "gold encrusted hearts" 21pc porcelain dinnerware set. This beautiful dinnerware set comes with 21 individual pieces: 1 oblong/oval s...
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Vintage 1950s American American Classical Porcelain

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Porcelain

Audubon by TIFFANY & Co Limoges Porcelain Vanity Trinket Box Chinoiserie Decor
By Limoges, Tiffany & Co.
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Audubon by TIFFANY & Co Limoges Porcelain Vanity Round Jar. Highly collectible Audubon by Tiffany, Chinese Pavilion produced in France by Limoges. Tiffany & Co Audubon Limoges France...
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Mid-20th Century French Chinoiserie Decorative Boxes

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Porcelain

Antique La Porcelain Limousine Limoges France 48pc Porcelain China Set
By Martial Redon
Located in Dayton, OH
Exquisite antique 48 piece set of French La Porcelain Limousine Limoges porcelain dinnerware. Features a band of weaving blue flowering vines framing pink roses, with gilded gold tri...
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Early 20th Century Tableware

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Haviland & Co Limoges 106 Pc Amstel Schleiger 497A Dinner Service China
By Haviland & Co.
Located in Dayton, OH
A large and impressive antique 106 piece set of Limoges porcelain dinnerware produced by Haviland & Company in The Amstel pattern (aka Schleiger, number 497A), for the Jones, McDuffi...
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Early 20th Century Tableware

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Porcelain

Haviland Limoges Demitasse Cup and Saucer Set Bone China, Art Deco
By Haviland & Co.
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Haviland Limoges demitasse cup and saucer set was made for Wright Tindale & Van Roden, high end store in Philadelphia that specialized in selling English and Limoges porcelain in 188...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Haviland Limoges 6 French White Porcelain Flat Plates and Gold Decorations
By Haviland & Co.
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly suggest that you read the entire description, as with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects. We ...
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Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Flemish 17th, Orpheus and Animals, Large Decorative Wall Old Master Painting
Located in Greven, DE
Flemish school, 17th century Orpheus and the animals Oil on canvas, 146,5 x 217 cm Provenance: South German private collection. On an impressive, room-filling format, this painting ...
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17th Century Baroque Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Five Clawed Dragon Chinese Silk and Metallic Thread Embroidered Textile
Located in Ferrara, IT
In this amazing textile, dragons with five claws are flying among the clouds and seem to be protecting a very special diamond. In the past, the dragon was a symbol of power and luck....
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Other Textiles

Materials

Metallic Thread

Limoges France Porcelain Dish Ashtray Souvenir of Paris Cobalt Blue and 24K Gold
By Limoges
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Hand-Painted Cobalt Blue and Gold Limoges France Porcelain Ashtray. Vintage Limoges France porcelain round ashtray cobalt blue and 24 karat gold. Elegant precious porcelain ashtray h...
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Mid-20th Century French Louis XIV Ashtrays

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Porcelain

Antique Covered Serving Bowl or Tureen by Haviland Limoges
By Haviland & Co.
Located in Detroit, MI
This lovely vintage antique Haviland Limoges GDA France covered serving tureen or vegetable bowl is circa 1900-1941. It features a translucent white background decorated with a soft,...
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Early 20th Century French Country Serving Bowls

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Porcelain

Jean-Gabriel Domergue's French Academician Sword
By Odette Domergue
Located in New Orleans, LA
This important and unique sword was presented to the famed French painter Jean-Gabriel Domergue to commemorate the painter's election to the illustrious Académie des Beaux-Arts in 19...
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20th Century Neoclassical Arms, Armor and Weapons

Materials

Steel

Fabergé Style Bejewelled and Enamelled Gold Egg by Asprey
By Garrard & Co. Ltd., Asprey International Limited
Located in London, GB
This exceptional, 18 carat gold Easter egg was crafted by the famous London-based royal jewellers, Asprey & Co. The piece was then retailed by Garrard & Co, who once worked in collab...
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1990s English Decorative Boxes

Materials

Gold

Framed Antique Chinese Textile
Located in Delray Beach, FL
A spectacular antique Chinese embroidery panel dated from (circa 19th century), professionally framed with linen mat, purchased from Antique Chinese collector This example, entailed ...
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Tapestries

Materials

Silk, Bamboo

Framed Antique Chinese Textile
Framed Antique Chinese Textile
H 31.25 in W 18 in D 0.75 in
Antique Haviland Limoges France Chocolate Tea Coffee Pot Floral Rose Teapot 10"
By Haviland & Co.
Located in Dayton, OH
Early 20th century large Haviland & Co Limoges porcelain chocolate / tea pot. Tall with scalloped base and upper edge, ribbon shaped handle, hand painted with springs of pink roses a...
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Early 20th Century Edwardian Tea Sets

Materials

Porcelain

Set 5 collectible plates Haviland Limoges with women 19th
By Haviland & Co.
Located in LA FERTÉ-SOUS-JOUARRE, FR
Set of five flat plates in Limoges porcelain from the Haviland manufacture. These collectible Haviland plates, dating back to the 19th century, showcase delicate porcelain paintings ...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Porcelain

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Porcelain

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Polychrome Reliquary Bust of a Monk
Located in Paris, FR
flat and not carved which demonstrates the reliquary-bust was destined to be seen frontally. It may
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Antique 16th Century Italian Decorative Art

Materials

Giltwood

Polychrome Reliquary Bust of a Monk
Polychrome Reliquary Bust of a Monk
H 19.69 in W 16.54 in D 5.91 in
18th Century Continental Altar Frontal
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Embroidered in colored wools with floral sprays, flower filled cornucopias and metal thread detailing. The background is embroidered with white bugle beads which reflect light giving...
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Antique Mid-18th Century European Rococo Quilts and Blankets

Materials

Metallic Thread

18th Century Continental Altar Frontal
18th Century Continental Altar Frontal
H 38.5 in W 89.5 in D 2 in
18th Century Continental Altar Frontal
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Embroidered in colored wools with floral sprays, flower filled cornucopias and metal thread detailing. The background is embroidered with white bugle beads which reflect light givin...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Quilts and Blankets

Materials

Wool

Monumental Antique Italian Religious Altar Frontal Tapestry Panel
Located in Forney, TX
An impressive Italian church altar frontal panel, aquired from the estate of the iconic American
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Early 20th Century Tapestries

Materials

Fabric, Velvet, Wood

17th c. Italian Walnut Columns
Located in New York, NY
Altar columns. Fine diagonal frontal carving. Beautifully sculptured Corinthian capitals.
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Pedestals and Columns

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Walnut

St George and the Dragon Hand-Painted Stained Glass Window
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
for altars and altar frontals, furniture and furnishings, lichgates and memorials that helped to
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2010s English Victorian Windows

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Lead

Madonna del Cardellino
Located in Milano, IT
wasnear a wall or over a small altar that privileged a frontal fruition.  
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Antique 16th Century French Other Figurative Sculptures

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Oak

Madonna del Cardellino
Madonna del Cardellino
H 23.43 in W 10.83 in D 7.88 in
Reginald Hallward Dove Design for Altar Frontal Watercolour
By Reginald Hallward
Located in London, GB
Seller." Reginald Hallward (1858-1948) Dove Design for Altar Frontal Watercolour 9x16 cm Born on the
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1910s Modern Interior Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Reginald Hallward Embroidery Design for Altar Frontal Watercolour Edwardian 1920
By Reginald Hallward
Located in London, GB
(1858-1948) Embroidery Design for Altar Frontal Watercolour with whitening 5.5x16 cm Born on the Isle
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1910s Modern Interior Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Reginald Hallward Original Design for Rose Pink Altar Frontal c.1910 Watercolour
By Reginald Hallward
Located in London, GB
(1858-1948) Five Rows of Hearts with Chalice Design for Altar Frontal Watercolour 8.5x15.5cm Born on
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1910s Modern Interior Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pencil

Reginald Hallward Rose Pink Altar Frontal Design Hearts & Chalice Gouache c.1920
By Reginald Hallward
Located in London, GB
(1858-1948) Rose Pink Altar Frontal Design Hearts with Chalice Watercolour 4.25x13cm Born on the Isle
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1910s Modern Interior Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil, Gouache

Chinese Important Antique Hand carved Wooden Shrine, Qing dynasty 1644-1912
Located in South Burlington, VT
structure with typical swooping roof line with attached roof ornaments and frontal scroll work and featuring
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

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Wood

Silver and Gold Sculpture of a Flowering Urn
Located in New York, NY
made as a decoration for a grand residence. Flowering urns on altars were seen frontally, and typically
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Antique 1710s Italian Baroque Urns

Materials

Metal

Shere Church altar and ornaments watercolour by Louis Osman FRIBA
By Louis Osman
Located in London, GB
Osman's delicate watercolour depicting Shere Church's interior, which features splendid altar frontals and
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1950s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Altar table
Located in New York, NY
Country style elm wood altar table with frontal sliding panel doors
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Early 20th Century Chinese Console Tables

Materials

Elm

Altar table
Altar table
H 32 in W 43.5 in D 20 in
Metallic Embroidered Antependium
Located in Sausalito, CA
Late 17th or early 18th Century silk and metallic embroidered antependium (altar frontal) from
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Decorative Art

Rare Renaissance Italian Bronze by Niccolo Rocatagliata
By Niccolo Roccatagliata
Located in Louisville, KY
Redemption' in St. Moise and the altar frontal, depicting a musical entombement. He may have worked in Genoa
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

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Frontal Altar For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the frontal altar you’re looking for. Each frontal altar for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, fabric and hardwood. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect frontal altar — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. A frontal altar is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Baroque styles are sought with frequency. Reginald Hallward each produced at least one beautiful frontal altar that is worth considering.

How Much is a Frontal Altar?

Prices for a frontal altar start at $277 and top out at $360,000 with the average selling for $6,082.