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Altar Bells

Contemporary Ruby Bell Ceramics Terracotta Altar Vase
By Taylor Ruby Bell
Located in Portland, OR
Unique hand-built vessels with a sculptural point of view. Taylor Ruby Bell is a former art
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2010s North American Brutalist Vases

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Ceramic, Clay

Extremely Rare Early 1900s Brass Altar Server Set or Church Mass Teaching Set
Located in Lisse, NL
container, a church censer, a boat, a sprinkler with vessel, altar cards, a chalice, an altar bell a bible
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Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Religious Items

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Brass, Bronze

Rare Antique and Handcrafted Gothic Revival Bronze Church Altar / Sacristy Bell
Located in Lisse, NL
Great looking and beautiful sounding bronze sacristy bell with a marvelous patina. With antique
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Early 20th Century Dutch Gothic Revival Religious Items

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Bronze

Qing Dynasty Chinese Buddhist Wood Carved Portable Shrine with Bronze Bell.
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Qing Dynasty Chinese Buddhist Wood Carved Portable Shrine with Bronze Bell. Imperial Qing Dynasty
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bronze

French Empire Clock Depicting Apollo God of Music and the Arts
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
marble altar pedestal decorated with gilt bronze garlands. At the center of the pedestal is the clock’s
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Mantel Clocks

Materials

Griotte Marble, Bronze

French Napoleon III mantel clock in ormolu and pink porcelain
Located in London, GB
porcelain and beside the clock housing are two altars burning the flames of everlasting love. Below the dial
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Antique 1870s French Mantel Clocks

Materials

Ormolu

Chinese Pair Kangxi Porcelain Famille Verte Buddhist Lion Joss Stick Holders
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
dating between 1662 and 1722. The dogs sit raised on a rectangular plinth or altar with shaped base and
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Antique 17th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Allegorical Sevres Bisque Porcelain Figural Clock Titled La Larcin De La Rose
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
”amour” loosely translated as the Altar of Love. The stepped clock case is decorated with gilded
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Neoclassical Mantel Clocks

Materials

Porcelain

19th Century Japanese Woodblock Print Depicting a Ceremonial Tassel and Fan
Located in Yonkers, NY
ceremonial objects: a ribbon-tied tassel with bells occupies the center of the composition and creates a
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Prints

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paint, Paper

Italian Marble Bust of a Girl, 18th Century
By Achille Collas
Located in London, by appointment only
large silver mirror for Palazzo Chigi in Rome. In 1770 he executed the grandiose high altar of the
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Antique 18th Century Italian Grand Tour Busts

Materials

Marble

Italian Marble Bust of a Girl, 18th Century
Italian Marble Bust of a Girl, 18th Century
H 19.69 in W 11.82 in D 7.49 in
Large Framed Japanese Buddhist Amida Temple Hall Painting, Mid-19th Century
Located in Austin, TX
fantastic blossoms, a large koro (incense burner) also with writhing dragons, the large rin (standing bell
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Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

Materials

Wood, Paint, Brocade, Silk, Acrylic

Charles X French Patinated Bronze and Ormolu Clock Celebrating Hero and Leander
Located in London, GB
. He sits by an altar as Hero anoints his hair. The clock takes its inspiration directly from the
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Antique 1820s French Mantel Clocks

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Bronze, Ormolu

French Empire Ormolu Clock of Borne Shape and of Hero and Leander
Located in London, GB
. He sits by an altar as Hero anoints his hair. The clock takes its inspiration directly from the
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Antique 1820s French Mantel Clocks

Materials

Ormolu

French Directoire Period Ormolu and Patinated Bronze Mantel Clock Signed Maniere
By C. Maniere
Located in London, GB
. Mounted on the top of the clock a winged cupid with roses in his hair sits before the altar of everlasting
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Antique Early 1800s French Directoire Mantel Clocks

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Brutalist Sculptural Primitive Chair 1960's-1970's Tansania
Located in Rome, IT
the Bell) and the “Winged Altar”. In the 1980s, he also made carvings for the Budapest Zoo and
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Vintage 1960s Brutalist Armchairs

Materials

Wood

Brutalist Bar Cabinet 1960' Tansania
Located in Rome, IT
“Kunok” (Old Hungarian Tribes), the “Flute”, the “Kolompolás” (Ringing the Bell) and the “Winged Altar
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Vintage 1960s Tanzanian Brutalist Cabinets

Materials

Wood

Brutalist Bar Cabinet 1960' Tansania
Brutalist Bar Cabinet 1960' Tansania
H 226 in W 76 in D 70 in
Art Nouveau Southern French Fayance art pottery FLOOR VASE rare colours&pattern
Located in Kumhausen, DE
Lady of the Hawthorns " is its name. Then did that bell, which still rings out to-day, Bid all the
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Vintage 1910s French Art Nouveau Vases

Materials

Pottery

French Empire Ormulu Bronze Mantel Clock, Lepaute, Thomire, Paris, circa 1815
Located in Greven, DE
duration. Thread suspension and lock disc striking movement with strike on bell on the half and full hour
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Mantel Clocks

Materials

Bronze, Enamel

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French 19th Century Gothic Revival Hand Carved, Lacquered, Parcel Giltwood Spire
Located in Firenze, IT
An impressively large and well detailed French late 19th century architectural model of a Gothic inspired transept-spire or church pinnacle. This Neo Gothic decorative finial is han...
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Antique 19th Century French Gothic Revival Architectural Elements

Materials

Wood, Giltwood

Pair Gothic Revival Medieval Style, Wrought Iron & Cathedral Glass Wall Lanterns
Located in Lisse, NL
All handcrafted, Gothic style pentagonal wall lights with brackets. This early 20th century pair of marked brackets with pentagonal lanterns is all handcrafted, completely original ...
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Early 20th Century European Gothic Revival Religious Items

Materials

Metal, Wrought Iron

Selection of eight restored 19th C Neo-Gothic Stained-Glass Windows
Located in Leuven , BE
The Color Experience: Stained-glass windows “Color is a power which directly influences the soul” (Wassili Kandinsky, Moskou 1866 – Neuilly-sur-Seine, 1944) “Color! What a deep a...
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Antique 19th Century Belgian Gothic Revival Architectural Elements

Materials

Art Glass, Stained Glass

Antique Gothic Revival Bronze & Brass Church Pendant / Missal Lantern with Bells
Located in Lisse, NL
Rare and beautifully handcrafted church relic with a chapel dome top. For the collectors of rare and interesting antiques in the Gothic style we also have this remarkable, hexagonal...
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Antique Late 19th Century European Gothic Revival Religious Items

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Bronze, Brass

Antique & Stylish Gothic Revival Thick Bronze Church Relic or Jewelry Box
Located in Lisse, NL
Wonderfully decorative, intricate and good condition, 19th century box. Over the years we have sold a number of rare and unique boxes, but never a Gothic Revival one with as many ...
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Antique 19th Century European Gothic Revival Religious Items

Materials

Bronze

1866 Shreve Stanwood & Co. Sterling Silver Chalice or Goblet
By Shreve & Co.
Located in Miami Beach, FL
This piece was retailed at Shreve & Stanwood Co. and manufactured in Birmingham, England in 1866. 1860-1869 Shreve, Stanwood & Company. Benjamin Shreve worked with James D. Stan...
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Antique 1860s English Victorian Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Rare Gothic Revival Embossed Brass Eagle Sculpture Church Altar Bible Stand
Located in Lisse, NL
Stunning and sculptural, Arts & Crafts era, church bible or book stand. This late 1800s bible stand has beautiful details and it is in remarkably good condition. The stunning overal...
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Antique Late 19th Century European Gothic Revival Religious Items

Materials

Brass

19th Century, Antique Burmese Bronze Cow Bell with Stand
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Burmese bronze cow bell with clapper inside with stand. Age: Burma, 19th century Size: height 7 cm / width 8 cm. Size including stand: height 16.2 cm Condition: Nice condition ...
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Antique 19th Century Burmese Antiquities

Materials

Bronze

“Roaring Jaguar” Art Deco French Bronze Sculpture by Adolphe Geoffroy & Susse
By Adolphe-Louis-Victor Geoffroy, Susse Fondeur
Located in Shippensburg, PA
ADOLPHE LOUIS VICTOR GEOFFROY French, 1844-1915 "Panthére Rugissant" (Roaring Jaguar) Patinated bronze, signed "J. Geoffroy" and "Susse Fre. Paris / Cire Purdue"; Susse cachet to e...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Lithograph - Flowers
By (after) Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
after Henri MATISSE (1869-1954) Lithograph after a drawing of 1941 Printed signature and date Book plate from Aragon. Henri Matisse: Dessins, Thèmes et Variations : précédés d...
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1940s Modern Still-life Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Large Antique Bronze Gothic Revival Candle Chandelier and Church Sanctuary Lamp
Located in Lisse, NL
Impressive, seven light Gothic chandelier from the 1800s. This rare and beautiful looking church chandelier is another one of our recent great finds. The design with all the amazi...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Gothic Revival Religious Items

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Leather & Bronzed Metal Gothic Revival Photo Album w. Gilt Pages Antique Photos
Located in Lisse, NL
Antique and very rare Gothic photo book filled with French photos from circa 1860-1880. Over the decades we have bought and sold many Gothic Revival antiques from almost all the c...
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Antique 19th Century French Gothic Revival Religious Items

Materials

Metal

English Lectern or Book Stand of Brass
Located in Austin, TX
A fine English table top lectern, missal or book stand of brass, featuring a reading top with pierced quatrefoils at each corner. The revolving rectangular top attached to a weighted...
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Early 20th Century English Religious Items

Materials

Metal, Brass

19th Century Wooden Bible Box "Forget Me Not" with Secret Concealed Compartment
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
19th Century wooden Bible box "Forget Me Not" with secret concealed compartment The four words in the corners are quite cute and charming: Danish: "FOR - GLEM - MIG - EJ" = Eng : "FO...
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Antique 19th Century Scandinavian Folk Art Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Wall Sculpture with Optical Art in Plexiglass created by César Bailleux
By Cesar Bailleux
Located in Doornspijk, NL
Marvellous piece of art made by Dutch artist César Bailleux called Groei Reliëf, meaning Growth Relief. The name seems to be a reference to the Dutch phenomenon 'groeibriljant' (g...
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Vintage 1980s Dutch Organic Modern Contemporary Art

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Plexiglass, Plaster, Wood

Early 20th Century Italian Sterling Silver Chalice
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Italian sterling silver Chalice finely embossed and chiselled 800 punch at the base. cup in golden bath. Excellent condition with its original packaging.
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Vintage 1930s Italian Sterling Silver

Materials

Silver

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Large French Empire Mantel Clock 'Genie et Imagination', Clodion circa 1810
By Claude Michel Clodion
Located in Amsterdam, NL
hour countwheel striking on a bell, finely cast and chiseled bronze case shaped as a classical altar
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Antique 19th Century French First Empire Clocks

Materials

Bronze

Antique Wood & Brass Church Altar Bell Snuffer Candle Lighter Pole
Located in Dayton, OH
Early 1900s arts and crafts wood and brass handled, extra long church/altar candle lighter and bell
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Early 20th Century Arts and Crafts Religious Items

Materials

Brass

Contemporary Ruby Bell Ceramics Black Altar Vase
By Taylor Ruby Bell
Located in Portland, OR
Unique hand-built vessels with a sculptural point of view. Taylor Ruby Bell is a former art
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2010s North American Brutalist Vases

Materials

Ceramic, Clay

Contemporary Ruby Bell Ceramics Toasted Almond Altar Vase
By Taylor Ruby Bell
Located in Portland, OR
Unique hand-built vessels with a sculptural point of view. Taylor Ruby Bell is a former art
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2010s North American Brutalist Vases

Materials

Ceramic, Clay

Bamana Figurative Metal Altar Staff from Mali
By Dogon Tribe Mali
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A nice early Bamana figurative metal staff from Mali, with three bells. I assume one is missing as
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Antique 19th Century Malian Tribal Art

Materials

Iron

Antique Inlaid Grandfather Clock Chiming on Eight Bells and Gong
Located in London, GB
bells and a gong on each quarter hour. The clock also has a strike/silent as well as a Westminster
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Antique Late 19th Century English More Furniture and Collectibles

Antique 12 Air, 5 Bells, Rosewood Musical Box c.1880
Located in London, GB
reveal a 13 inch cylinder with central drum, 5 bells in sight, a snare drum and a castagnette and the
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Antique Late 19th Century British Boxes

Antique Swiss 12 Air Four Visible Bells Rosewood Musical Box, circa 1890
Located in London, GB
This is a lovely antique Swiss 12 air cylinder music box with four bells in view and a 9"
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Antique Late 19th Century Swiss Musical Instruments

Materials

Rosewood

Antique 12 Air, Six Bells and Drum Rosewood Musical Box, circa 1890
Located in London, GB
An absolutely fantastic antique Swiss 13 inch cylinder musical box playing 12 airs with 6 bells in
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Antique 1890s Swiss Musical Instruments

Antique Swiss Music Box Three Bells in Sight 8 Airs 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a superb antique Swiss music box with three bells in view and 15.4 cm cylinder, circa 1880
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Antique 1880s Swiss Musical Instruments

Materials

Wood, Tulipwood

Antique Swiss 8 Air Musical Box in Rosewood with Three Bells, circa 1890
Located in London, GB
This is a lovely antique Swiss 8 air cylinder music box with three bells in view, manufactured in
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Antique Late 19th Century German More Furniture and Collectibles

Early 20th Century Yoruba Herbalist Staff 'Osanyin'
Located in Chicago, IL
platform rings with mounted birds, bells shapes, and one large bird at the top, mounted on custom steel
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Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wrought Iron

Pair of Japanese Gilt Offering Stands
Located in Chicago, IL
religious figures. Used to display offerings of food and beverages, this pair of altar stands would be
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20th Century Japanese Tray Tables

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Pair of Japanese Gilt Offering Stands
Pair of Japanese Gilt Offering Stands
H 4.5 in W 3.5 in D 3.5 in
Antique Near Pair Demilune Mahogany & Marquetry Console Tables, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
garlands of bell drops. The friezes are fitted with a central drawer to each, and they are raised on
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Antique 1890s English Regency Revival Side Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Silver & Bronze Antique Buddhist Stupa Vajracharya Masters of Thunderbolt Crown
Located in GB
context. They typically use both a vajra (thunderbolt sceptre) and ghanta (ritual bell) in these rituals
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Antique 19th Century Indian Chinese Export Metalwork

Materials

Silver Plate, Bronze

Antique Console Tables 19th Century
Located in London, GB
finely inlaid marquetry central urn within borders of acanthus scrolls and garlands of bell drops. The
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Antique 1890s English Regency Revival Console Tables

Materials

Mahogany, Satinwood

Antique Console Tables 19th Century
Antique Console Tables 19th Century
H 28.94 in W 24.02 in D 13.98 in
Antique Inlaid Writing Table Desk with Brass Book Troughs 19th Century
Located in London, GB
craftsman with garlands, bell flowers and shells. The quality of the work is breathtaking. The desk has
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Antique 1880s Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Monumental 19th Century Chinese Buddhist Altar Shrine
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Monumental Chinese carved temple shaped altar piece featuring a pagoda top and finished in red
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

Pair of Japanese Cast Bronze Altar Candle Sticks
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Pair of Japanese cast and patinated bronze altar pricket candle sticks with candle cup above a mid
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Early 20th Century Japanese Candlesticks

Materials

Bronze

19th Century Longcase Clock Chiming on Bells
Located in London, GB
chimes the Westminster tune on 8 bells each quarter hour and strikes the time each hour on a large bell
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Antique 19th Century English Late Victorian Grandfather Clocks and Longc...

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century Longcase Clock Chiming on Bells
19th Century Longcase Clock Chiming on Bells
H 90.56 in W 19.69 in D 10.63 in
Japanese Important Antique "Shinto Red Lacquered Altar Table", Signed 1895
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japan antique handmade, hand carved altar table finished in stunning red lacquer - signed Meiji
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Unique 1800s Gothic Revival Bronze Church Altar Gong Also Usable as Table Lamp
Located in Lisse, NL
and the two sockets underneath the bronze 'bell', it now does not resonate very well, but when you
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Antique Late 19th Century French Gothic Revival Religious Items

Materials

Bronze, Brass, Iron

Antique Regency Revival Marquetry Console Table, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
finely inlaid marquetry central urn within borders of acanthus scrolls and garlands of bell drops. The
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Antique Early 1900s English Regency Revival Console Tables

Materials

Mahogany, Satinwood

Benin Bronze Rooster Sculpture
By People from Benin
Located in New York, NY
place on the altars: cast-brass bells were symbols of rank and the royal regalia also included bronze
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Antique 19th Century Nigerian Animal Sculptures

Benin Bronze Rooster Sculpture
Benin Bronze Rooster Sculpture
H 32.25 in W 15 in D 8.75 in
A Very Rare 19th Century Mexican Retablo - San Andres Avelino
Located in San Francisco, CA
at the altar, taking communion, with nine anima solas - departed ancestral souls, in the foreground
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Antique 19th Century Mexican Paintings

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Altar Bells For Sale on 1stDibs

There is a range of altar bells for sale on 1stDibs. Frequently made of metal, bronze and wood, all altar bells available were constructed with great care. Altar bells have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century. Altar bells made by Arts and Crafts designers — as well as those associated with Empire — are very popular at 1stDibs. Altar bells have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by C. Maniere and Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres are consistently popular.

How Much are Altar Bells?

Prices for altar bells can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, altar bells begin at $500 and can go as high as $108,589, while the average can fetch as much as $8,377.