Antique Oak Church Pulpit Podium / Lectern

Large Antique Victorian oak fretwork with a diamond and square stick and ball design, with carved wood panels in each corner. Salvaged from a Victorian es...

Beautiful pair of Art Deco stained glass windows with hanging grapes in the center. The colors are amazing in this pair of windows perfec...

A beautiful set of 4 large cast bronze plaques in great condition. I do not think they have ever been used I purchased them from a private collector in upstate NY. I believe they ar...

A nice set of 4 large cast bronze plaques I believe from the 1940s. This is the second set of cast bronze plaques I have purchased from a private collector an...

Late 19th century, architectural antique carved wood overdoor pediment. Salvaged from a late 19th century Victorian home in New Haven Ct. The pedimen...

Late 19th century antique architectural house overdoor carved wood pediment. The pediment came from an old Victorian home in Buffalo NY. and has been st...

This stunning antique architectural piece is a conversation starter in any space! Originally it would have served as an altar rail at the front of a church....

Trapezoid solid wood French roster / podium. Three-step stairs on each side. The center with double doors with carved recessed panels, opening to a shelf, and flanked by carved tall ...

Wrought iron grating with thirteen bars with double pear and discs in their shafts, arranged in a circle with bars of the same flat material (circular and cross combined at the base ...

This large and attractive architectural piece is known as a pulpit canopy. Before the advent of microphones and speakers, orators would often address assemblies from elevated platforms known as “wine glass pulpits”. These podiums featured domed roofs called abat-voix, sometimes known as sounding boards, that would project sound outwards. Our walnut wood pulpit canopy is a fine example of such a device. Hand-carved and hand-painted in Italy in the 1700’s, our abat-voix is roughly octagonal in shape. Each of the sides have edges with luxuriously thick step molding, alternating between stained and gilded wood. Each of the corner cornices are adorned with gilded flower carvings, although some are missing. The interior of the canopy features a gilded open sun with sinuous rays emanating all around. Each of the sides are adorned with foliate margents surrounded by scrolls, again with some losses. All the edges are bordered with a thin layer of gilding. Although our fascinating 18th century Italian walnut pulpit canopy was designed for a church pulpit...

Pair of antique Neo-Gothic style oak church altars.

20th Century 40 pound cast brass tower bell. Missing its clapper. Please note, this item is located in our Scranton, PA location.