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Altar Cards

Extremely Rare Early 1900s Brass Altar Server Set or Church Mass Teaching Set
Located in Lisse, NL
era and in this amazing condition more than made our day. Including the altar cards (of which we are
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Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Religious Items

Materials

Brass, Bronze

18th Century Italian Baroque Period Carta Gloria Giltwood Mirror
Located in Forney, TX
prominent Dallas, Texas estate Dimensions:(approx) 26.5" High, 35" Wide, 2" Deep; 10lbs Altar cards
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Antique 18th Century Italian Baroque Wall Mirrors

Materials

Glass, Giltwood

Antique Victorian Mahogany & Inlaid Card Games Table 19th Century
Located in London, GB
hinged top opens to reveal a fabulous green baize lined gaming interior for playing cards, above a frieze
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Antique 1860s English Victorian Card Tables and Tea Tables

Materials

Mahogany, Satinwood

Antique French Burr Walnut Marquetry Card / Writing / Dressing Table 19th C
Located in London, GB
to reveal a green baize lined interior for playing cards. Sliding the top back reveals a compartment
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Antique 1890s Tables

Materials

Walnut

Japan 1890 Meiji Period Signed Okimono Sculpture of a Group of Skeletons Smoking
Located in Miami, FL
. References Note: A similar carving with five skeletons seated, playing cards and drinking, was sold in London
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Antique 1890s Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Japan 1890 Meiji Period Signed Assembling of Okimono with a Group of Skeletons
Located in Miami, FL
November 7, 2018. References Note: A similar carving with five skeletons seated, playing cards and
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Antique 1890s Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Iron Floral Candelabra by Jan Barboglio
Located in Los Angeles, CA
were for her silver, bronze and iron candelabra. Altar pieces and house blessing crosses were
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Early 2000s Mexican Spanish Colonial Candelabras

Materials

Iron

San Francesco, Santa Caterina d’Alessandria, Sant’Agostino e San Nicola
Located in Balerna, TI
, Signorelli uses thinner altar steps. To example, the predella of the Pala Bichi for Sant'Agostino in Siena of
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15th Century and Earlier Old Masters Interior Paintings

Materials

Panel, Oil

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Floral Swag, a Louis XV Style Corbeille Canned Bed by La Maison London
By La Maison London
Located in London, Park Royal
The floral swag bed is based on the Corbeille design of rounded corners embracing the occupant within it’s curved ends. The gentle Rococo lines of the headboard and footboard are ove...
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2010s British Louis XV Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Wood

Maison Jansen French Louis XVI Style Ebonized Oval Dining Table
By Maison Jansen
Located in New York, NY
French Louis XVI-style (20th Century) ebonized oval dining table with gilt trim on fluted legs,border and apron with 3 leaves 20" each. (Stamped: JANSEN)
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20th Century French Louis XVI Dining Room Tables

Materials

Gold Leaf

President John F. & First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy’s English Victorian Tea Table
By Sister Parish, Albert Hadley
Located in St. Louis, MO
President John F. & First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy’s English Victorian tea table Quite possibly the most important tea table in American History The famed, English Victorian tea ta...
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Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Card Tables and Tea Tables

Materials

Lacquer

Italian Green Silk Blend Brocade Fabric with Red Roses and Gold Floral Patterns
Located in Firenze, IT
A gorgeous roll of Italian rose pattern fabric 100% MADE IN ITALY there are 20 mt. available and ready to be shipped at the moment. This fabric is 140 cm width. A special discount wi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Rococo Pillows and Throws

Materials

Metallic Thread

Drexel Heritage French Provincial Louis XV Carved Walnut Dresser or Credenza
By Drexel
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Provincial Louis XV style long dresser or credenza. By Drexel Heritage, "Brittany Collection". USA, 1970s Measures: 80" W x 21" D x 31.5" H. Carved waln...
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Vintage 1970s American French Provincial Dressers

Materials

Brass

Music Box with Exposed Controls playing 6 tune probably by Lecoultre
By LeCoultre & Cie 1
Located in Zonhoven, BE
Beautiful, early and rare music box probably made by Lecoultre in the early 19th century. This early music box plays 6 melodies on a 25.5cm cylinder. At the beginning of the 19th cen...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Swiss Early Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bronze, Steel, Cut Steel, Other, Iron

Sheraton Revival Card Table
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
Sn4384 Edwardian Sheraton Revival mahogany and inlaid card table, having finely inlaid serpentine top enclosing green baize games surface, above inlaid and crossbanded frieze, standi...
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Antique Early 1900s English Sheraton Card Tables and Tea Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Sheraton Revival Card Table
Sheraton Revival Card Table
H 28.35 in W 36.23 in D 18.12 in
19th Century French Hand Carved Gilt Wood Queen Size Headboard in Rococo Style
Located in Sofia, BG
Here we present a late 19th century queen size headboard featuring deeply scrolled, hand carved leaves wearing the original paint and naturally time aged patina. It was made in Franc...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Rococo Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Wood

Antique American Empire Card/ Games Table in West Indies Mahogany with Pedestal
Located in Miami, FL
An American Empire games or card table with cylinder column resting on quatre-form base terminating with turned feet on casters. Swivel-top opens to a square with storage compartment...
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Antique 1830s American American Empire Game Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Hans J. Wegner Flip Top Table or Desk, Andreas Tuck, Denmark
By Hans J. Wegner
Located in St. Louis, MO
Danish flip-top table with pivot by Hans Wegner for Andreas Tuck of Denmark, circa 1950s. Can be used as a dining table, card table, console or desk. Branded Fabrikat: Andr Tuck, Ark...
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Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Tables

Louis XV Style Painted Bed
By La Maison London
Located in London, Park Royal
Rocaille Louis XV style bed made by La Maison London, hand carved in solid wood and hand painted in a Provençal yellow ochre with white highlights. Take a 200 x 210 cm mattress (78 i...
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2010s British Louis XV Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Wood, Paint

Louis XV Style Painted Bed
Louis XV Style Painted Bed
H 71.66 in W 89.77 in D 86.62 in
Vintage Walnut Satinwood Games Card Side Table, Fold Out Chess Board & Drawers
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely Antique Walnut & Satinwood fold out games chess table with twin baize lined drawers A very good looking and decorative table, it’s ...
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20th Century English Victorian Game Tables

Materials

Satinwood, Walnut

Highly Carved 18th Century Rocaille Overdoor from France
Located in Dallas, TX
With its elaborate Rocaille style, this period Louis XV overdoor was hand-carved in France during the 1700s. Rocaille pieces featured dramatic movements that drew inspiration from na...
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Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Architectural Elements

Materials

Wood, Oak

Italian Blue Silk Blend Brocade Fabric with Red Roses and Gold Floral Patterns
Located in Firenze, IT
This fantastic Italian rose pattern brocade fabric has an extraordinary quality. A gorgeous roll of Italian rose pattern fabric 100% MADE IN ITALY . The brocade is made of silk, cott...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Rococo Pillows and Throws

Materials

Metallic Thread

Louis XV Petite Mahogany and Kingwood Marquetry Kidney Writing Table, Paris 1870
Located in Germantown, MD
A Recently refinished French transitional kidney-shaped desk. 19th century French transitional design between Louis XV and Louis XVI is timeless, elegant, and understated it works we...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bronze

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

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Pair of 18th Century Italian Louis XV Altar Giltwood Frames with Mercury Mirror
Located in Milan, IT
A charming pair of 18th century carved and giltwood mirrors, small altar cards or cantagloria from
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Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Louis XV Religious Items

Materials

Pine, Mercury Glass

18th Century Italian Pair of Gilt Frames Small Louis XV Carved Mirrors
Located in Milan, IT
frames, altar cards or cantagloria from Italy. Shaped, with scrolling and acanthus leaf deep carving
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Antique 18th Century Italian Louis XV Floor Mirrors and Full-Length Mirrors

Materials

Pine, Mirror

Antique Holland Brass Works #203 Religious Funerary Stand
Located in Forney, TX
stand / altar or shrine from the St Mary's collection, number 203, by Holland Brass Works, Chicago
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Early 20th Century American Religious Items

Materials

Metal

19th Century French Louis Revival Ormolu Marquetry Card Games Table
Located in London, GB
tooled green baize fabric which is perfect for playing cards. It has a deep frieze with a storage
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Antique 1870s French Game Tables

Materials

Ormolu

19th Century French Marquetry Card Games Table
Located in London, GB
inlaid crossbanded border which is perfect for playing cards. It is finished all round so it is
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Antique 1870s French Game Tables

Materials

Ormolu

19th Century French Marquetry Card Games Table
19th Century French Marquetry Card Games Table
H 30.71 in W 35.44 in D 35.83 in
Antique Kingwood and Marquetry Card Games Table, circa 1880
Located in London, GB
opens to reveal a beautiful inset green baize playing surface which is perfect for playing cards. The
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Antique 1880s French Game Tables

19th Century French Louis XV Revival Ormolu Marquetry Card Games Table
Located in London, GB
table opens to reveal the green baize lined interior which is perfect for playing cards. It has a
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Antique 1880s French Louis XV Game Tables

Materials

Ormolu

19th Century French Burr Walnut Marquetry Card Table
Located in London, GB
baize lined interior for playing cards. As you swivel the top into position a compartment for storing
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Antique Late 19th Century French Game Tables

Materials

Walnut

Antique French Louis Revival Floral Marquetry Card Table 19th C
Located in London, GB
cards framed with equisite floral marquetry decoration. It is a superb piece which is sure to get lots
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Antique 1870s French Louis XV Card Tables and Tea Tables

Materials

Ormolu

Vintage Italian Burr Walnut Games Card Roulette Table Mid 20th Century
Located in London, GB
metamorphic triple top games table for roulette, cards, chess, draughts, backgammon and blackjack. mid 20th
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Vintage 1950s Italian Game Tables

Materials

Ormolu

Antique French Burr Walnut Marquetry Card / Writing Table 19th Century
Located in London, GB
baize lined interior for playing cards. Slide the top back reveals a compartment for writing, complete
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Antique 1890s French Card Tables and Tea Tables

Materials

Walnut

19th Century Burr Walnut and Marquetry Shaped Oval Loo Table
Located in London, GB
playing for himself. A standard 52-card deck is used. In the simplest form of the game, three cards are
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Antique 1860s English Victorian Tables

Materials

Walnut

Antique French Burr Walnut Marquetry Card / Writing Table, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
green baize lined interior for playing cards. Slide the top back reveals a compartment for writing
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Antique 1890s French Card Tables and Tea Tables

Materials

Ormolu

Antique Marquetry Basket Base Oval Loo Table, circa 1870
Located in London, GB
playing for himself. A standard 52-card deck is used. In the simplest form of the game, three cards are
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Antique Late 19th Century English Tables

Antique Burr Walnut Marquetry Oval Loo Table, circa 1860
Located in London, GB
deck is used. In the simplest form of the game, three cards are dealt to each player, and the next card
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Antique 1860s British Tables

Antique French Burr Walnut Marquetry Card and Chess Table, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
leafy ormolu sabots. The hinged top opens to reveal a green baize lined interior for playing cards
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Antique 1870s French Card Tables and Tea Tables

Materials

Ormolu

19th Century Victorian Burr Walnut Marquetry Loo Centre Table
Located in London, GB
"-work of inlaid marble floors, altars and columns. The technique is known in English as pietra dura, for
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Antique 1860s English Victorian Center Tables

Materials

Walnut

Antique Victorian Burr Walnut Marquetry Centre Loo Table 19th C
Located in London, GB
playing for himself. A standard 52-card deck is used. In the simplest form of the game, three cards are
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Antique 1860s English Victorian Center Tables

Materials

Walnut

Antique French Card Table with Porcelain Plaques, circa 1880
Located in London, GB
interior for playing cards. As you swivel the top into position a compartment for storing your cards, pens
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Antique 1860s French Card Tables and Tea Tables

Materials

Ormolu

Antique Walnut Marquetry & Ormolu Card Table c.1910
Located in London, GB
top into position a compartment for storing your cards, pens and paper is revealed. The top with
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Early 20th Century English Game Tables

Antique Round Burr Walnut Marquetry Loo Table 19th C & 6 Vintage Chairs
Located in London, GB
, three cards are dealt to each player, and the next card is exposed to establish a trump suit. The player
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Antique 1860s English Victorian Dining Room Sets

Materials

Walnut

Latin Mass Altar Cards, Mid-Late 19th Century
Located in Hastings, GB
Set of Latin mass altar cards, these would have been used by the priest at mass. Brass frames
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Antique Late 19th Century European Late Victorian Religious Items

Materials

Brass

Latin Mass Altar Cards, Mid-Late 19th Century
Latin Mass Altar Cards, Mid-Late 19th Century
H 19.69 in W 11.82 in D 5.52 in
18th Century Altar Cards, Three Italian Cantagloria With Mercury Mirror
Located in Milan, IT
Set of three late 18th century papier mâché over wood altar cards or “cantagloria” from Marche
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Antique Late 18th Century Italian Baroque More Mirrors

Materials

Mercury Glass, Paper, Wood

Early 19th Century Italian Louis XV Style Frames Carved Giltwood Frames
Located in Milan, IT
giltwood frames, one smaller than the other, altar cards or cantagloria from Italy. Shaped, with scrolling
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Antique Early 19th Century Italian Louis XV Picture Frames

Materials

Pine, Glass

19th Century French Marquetry Card Games Table
Located in London, GB
interior which is perfect for playing cards. It stands on elegant fluted tapering legs that terminate in
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Antique 1880s French Game Tables

Materials

Ormolu

19th Century French Marquetry Card Games Table
19th Century French Marquetry Card Games Table
H 29.93 in W 34.65 in D 33.08 in
Antique French Card Games Table by Jeanselme, circa 1890
Located in London, GB
which is perfect for playing cards. It has a useful drawer to store cards, pens and paper and the
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Antique 1890s French Game Tables

Antique French Burr Walnut Marquetry Card or Backgammon Table, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
mounts and feet. The top opens to reveal a baize lined interior for playing cards, you then swivel the
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Antique 1880s French Game Tables

Materials

Walnut

Pair of Late 18th Century Gilded & Silvered Pine Italian Altar Cards, circa 1790
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
ribbon bow finials, the silvered altar cards or cartaglorias in shaped cartouches showing the original
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Antique 1790s Italian Rococo Religious Items

Materials

Giltwood

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Altar Cards For Sale on 1stDibs

Find a variety of altar cards available on 1stDibs. The range of distinct altar cards — often made from wood, metal and walnut — can elevate any home. Altar cards have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. There are many kinds of altar cards to choose from, but at 1stDibs, Arts and Crafts, Baroque and louis xv altar cards are of considerable interest.

How Much are Altar Cards?

The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $4,607, while they’re typically $880 on the low end and $44,501 highest priced.