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Wooden Christ Altar Figure, 18th Century
Located in Culver City, CA
Wooden Christ Altar Figure 18th century Carved and polychromed wood sculpture of a standing
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Antique 18th Century Italian Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Large Antique Carved Religious Altar Figure
Located in Forney, TX
A wonderful antique religious carved wood and plaster Catholic Church altar figure. The large
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Early 20th Century Spanish Colonial Religious Items

Materials

Metal

Large Antique European Carved Giltwood Church Altar Figure
Located in Forney, TX
A magnificent Baroque period monumental carved polychromed gilt wood church altar figure
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Antique 18th Century European Baroque Religious Items

Materials

Gesso, Wood, Giltwood

Baroque Period European Antique Carved Polychrome Santo Altar Figure
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce Baroque Period European antique hand carved and painted wood santo altar figure, 17th/18th
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Antique 18th Century European Baroque Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Gesso, Wood, Paint

Antique Spanish Colonial Santo Religious Altar Figure
Located in Forney, TX
hand carved and painted santo religious folk art altar figure depicting "Nuestra Señora del Buen Suceso
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Antique 19th Century Mexican Spanish Colonial Religious Items

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Wood, Paint

Guatemalan Carved Wood Altar Figure of Angel (Gabriel), 18th century
Located in Austin, TX
Symbolism and craftsmanship aside, this Guatemalan Carved Wood Altar Figure of the Angel Gabriel
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Antique 18th Century Guatemalan Spanish Colonial Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

19th Century Spanish Colonial Religious Folk Art Santo Altar Figure
Located in Forney, TX
An antique Spanish Colonial period hand carved and painted santo church altar figure. Born in
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Antique 19th Century Mexican Folk Art Religious Items

Materials

Wood, Paint

Antique Spanish Colonial Hispano-Philippine Carved Polychrome Santo Altar Figure
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce Spanish Colonial Hispano-Philippine hand carved santo altar figure sculpture. circa 1810
Category

Antique Early 19th Century Philippine Spanish Colonial Religious Items

Materials

Wood, Paint

18th/19th Century Carved Painted Limewood Christ Child Altar Figure Sculpture
Located in Forney, TX
A superb antique European hand-carved and painted limewood Santo altar figure. Born in Europe in
Category

Antique Early 19th Century European Baroque Religious Items

Materials

Wood, Paint

Baga Altar Figure or Mask Guinea
Located in San Mateo, CA
Baga anok altar mask from Guinea. This is probably last quarter of the 20th century and made for
Category

Late 20th Century Guinean Tribal Masks

Materials

Wood

Baga Altar Figure or Mask Guinea
Baga Altar Figure or Mask Guinea
H 18 in W 36 in D 6 in
18th/19th Century Spanish Colonial Carved Painted Wooden Santo Altar Figure
Located in Forney, TX
A lovely antique Spanish Colonial hand carved and painted wood santo altar figure - religious folk
Category

Antique 18th Century Spanish Colonial Religious Items

Materials

Wood

Painted African Pende Altar Figure, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
would provide aid in return for sacrifices. This figure would have been carved for the recipient of such
Category

Mid-20th Century Congolese Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Chinese Polychrome Jade Emperor Altar Figure, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
This 18th-century carved wooden figure likely depicts the Jade Emperor, the supreme monarch of
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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Chinese Bronze God of Wealth Altar Figure, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
worshiped during the Lunar New Year. This 19th-century Caishen figure would have been part of such a shrine
Category

Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

18th Century Italian Carved Painted Wood Reliquary Altar Figure Bust Pair
Located in Forney, TX
A remarkable pair of scarce large Italian Baroque period carved and painted wood church altar
Category

Antique 18th Century Italian Baroque Religious Items

Materials

Blown Glass, Wood

17th/18th Century Baroque Period Carved Polychrome Santo Altar Statue
Located in Forney, TX
realistic detailing, the exceptionally executed late 17th / early 18th century religious altar figure most
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Antique Early 18th Century European Baroque Religious Items

Materials

Gesso, Wood, Paint

Antique Spanish Colonial Silver Santo Crown
Located in Forney, TX
church altar figure, having a cross finial, pierced arches with foliate motif and finely engraved
Category

Antique 19th Century Spanish Colonial Religious Items

Materials

Silver

18th Century French Carved Oak Tabernacle Curiosity Cabinet
Located in Forney, TX
. Italian chest of drawers commode and Santo altar figure not included / available separately
Category

Antique 18th Century French Baroque Cabinets

Materials

Brass

Plaster Virgin Traditional Figure in a Wooden Altar, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Traditional religious plaster figure of a virgin in a wooden altar. Made in traditional Catalan
Category

Vintage 1950s Spanish Modern Religious Items

Materials

Plaster, Wood

Plaster Virgin Traditional Figure in a Wooden Altar, circa 1940
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Traditional religious plaster figure of a virgin in a wooden altar. Made in traditional Catalan
Category

Vintage 1940s Spanish Modern Religious Items

Materials

Plaster, Wood

18th/19th Century Spanish Colonial Carved Polychrome Wood Santo Altar Sculpture
Located in Forney, TX
A most impressive antique Spanish Colonial hand carved polychromed wood Santo Catholic church altar
Category

Antique Late 18th Century Spanish Colonial Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Gesso, Wood, Paint

Vintage Indian Jharokha Figural Elephant Wall Hanging Shelf Prayer Altar Window
Located in Dayton, OH
An impressive red lacquer Rajasthani Jharokha (India) wall shelf or altar window. Hand carved from
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20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Hardwood, Paint

17th Century Spanish Colonial Hispano-Philippine Carved Santo
Located in Forney, TX
(Spanish-Filipinos) hand carved hard wood religious altar figure presents splendidly, with scattered
Category

Antique 17th Century Spanish Colonial Religious Items

Materials

Gesso, Hardwood

Figure Jason and Medea at the Altar of Diana, Derby Porcelain Works, circa 1775
By Derby
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
A large and impressive figural group showing Jason and Medea at the Altar of Diana. From Monnet’s
Category

Antique Late 18th Century English Neoclassical Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Polychrome Altar Spirit, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
upon a traditional altar table to pay tribute to ancestors past. The figure is carved with detailed
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood, Paint

Chinese Polychrome Altar Spirit, c. 1850
Chinese Polychrome Altar Spirit, c. 1850
H 19.5 in W 6.5 in D 4.5 in
Antique Spanish Colonial Archangel Polychrome Wood Santo Carving
Located in Forney, TX
Antique religious Spanish Colonial hand carved and painted archangel santo altar figure. circa 1800
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Antique Early 19th Century North American Spanish Colonial Sculptures an...

Materials

Wood, Paint

19th Century Chinese Carved Wooden Altar God
Located in Atlanta, GA
This Chinese carved seated altar god was once used on the family altar to honor their ancestors
Category

Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood, Paint

Chinese Polychrome Wooden Altar Spirit, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
traditional altar table. Allowing the base to reflect the wood’s natural state, the artist carved the figure
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

19th Century Chinese Carved Wooden Altar God
Located in Atlanta, GA
This Ching Dynasty carved polychrome seated Taoist altar god was once used on the family altar to
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Antique Early 19th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Paint, Wood

Miniature Chinese Altar Display Stand, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
) with clean lines and perfect proportions. Once used as a tabletop altar for ancestor worship, we love
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Early 20th Century Chinese Minimalist Pedestals

Materials

Elm

African Tribal Yoruba Beaded Ceremonial Crown Altar Headdress
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce large vintage African tribal beaded ceremonial crown altar headdress, the Yoruba peoples
Category

Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Shell, Beads

18th/19th Century Tyrolean Eagle Giltwood Altar Stick
Located in Forney, TX
A rare and most impressive Tyrolean antique hand carved and painted floor-standing torchiere altar
Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Baroque Torchères

Materials

Gesso, Wood

A 17th century Roman Altar Cross after Guglielmo della Porta
Located in Leesburg, VA
present altar cross, likely of Italian Roman origin, reproduces a figure of Christ in gilt bronze, cast
Category

Antique 17th Century Italian Renaissance Religious Items

Materials

Agate, Lapis Lazuli, Bronze

18th Century Spanish Baroque Period Christ Crucified Altar Sculpture
By Juan De Mesa
Located in Forney, TX
displayed as an altarpiece / retablo or as part of a much larger reredo, directly behind the main altar at a
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Antique 18th Century Spanish Baroque Religious Items

Materials

Iron

Ebony Wood and Gilt Bronze Reliquary Altar Cross After Giambologna
Located in Leesburg, VA
) The present altar cross features a gilt bronze crucifix cast after a model by Giambologna, originally
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Antique 1690s Dutch Baroque Religious Items

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Large Rustic Religious Stripped Wood Antique Santo Altar Figures
Located in Forney, TX
Santo church altar figures. 18th/early 19th century, primitive hand-crafted construction, finely
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Antique Late 18th Century Spanish Colonial Religious Items

Materials

Wood, Paint

Vintage Bronze Eagle on Altar Stick Sculpture Statue After Archibald Thorburn 17
By Archibald Thorburn
Located in Dayton, OH
An impressive bronze eagle over an altar stick after Archibald Thorburn (Scottish 1860-1935
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20th Century Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Large 18th Century Chinese Carved Wooden Altar God of Guan Yu
Located in Atlanta, GA
This Ching Dynasty carved polychrome seated altar god is a representation of Guan Yu. Guan Yu
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Antique Late 18th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Gold Leaf

Chinese Blanc-de-Chine Seated Guanyin Altar Piece, 19th/20th Century
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Chinese Blanc-de-Chine Seated Guanyin Altar Piece , 19th/20th Century A large and impressive
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Qing Dynasty Red and Black Lacquered 19th Century Altar Coffer Table
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese red and black lacquered altar coffer table from the 19th century, with figural and floral
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Console Tables

Materials

Wood

Chinese Gilt Ancestor Figure, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
An integral part of traditional Chinese home life, ancestor worship before a domestic altar often
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Chinese Gilt Ancestor Figure, c. 1900
Chinese Gilt Ancestor Figure, c. 1900
H 8.75 in W 4.5 in D 3.5 in
Benin-Style Bronze Figural Pipe Mouthpiece
Located in Chicago, IL
bronze objects were commissioned specifically for the ancestral altars of past obas (rulers) and Iyobas
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Antique Late 19th Century Nigerian Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bronze

Antique Japanese Traveling Altar Aizen Myoo or Ragaraja King of Wisdom Funno Son
Located in Atlanta, GA
An antique Japanese traveling altar of Aizen Myoo or Ragaraja. I believe the object to be older
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Lacquer

Materials

Giltwood, Lacquer, Wood

Chinese Polychrome Seated Ancestor Figure, C. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
An integral part of traditional Chinese home life, ancestor worship before a domestic altar often
Category

Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Chinese Polychrome Seated Ancestor Figure, C. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
An integral part of traditional Chinese home life, ancestor worship before a domestic altar often
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Japanese Okimono Bronze Figure of a Rat 1950s
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Japanese Okimono Bronze Figure of a Rat. DIMENSIONS: Height: 6.25 in Width: 4.25 in Depth: 3.5 in
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Folk Art Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

François Rude Attributed "Female Figure", Bronze Sculpture Signed
By Francois Rude
Located in Madrid, ES
François Rude (1784-1855) attributed to "Female Figure". Bronze sculpture, signed. Measures
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Antique Catholic Virgin Mary Figure Glass Dome Monastery Work, Germany Altotting
Located in Nuernberg, DE
An antique glass dome with Virgin Mary figure and some other wooden and glass parts. It has also a
Category

Early 20th Century German Folk Art Religious Items

Materials

Composition

18th Century Lying Female Figure Painting by Giovanni Domenico Molinari
Located in Milan, IT
Giovanni Domenico Molinari (Caresana, 1721 - Turin, 1793) Lying Female figure Oil on canvas
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Antique 18th Century Italian Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Superb F. Barbidienne Gilt, Patinated Bronze Napoleon III Figural Table Lamp
By Ferdinand Barbedienne
Located in New York, NY
and a classical scene of maidens around an altar in the Ancient Greek tradition. Shaped black slate
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Table Lamps

Materials

Slate, Bronze

Important Olmec figure of Olmec ethnic dignitary from the preclassic period
Located in Madrid, ES
Important Olmec figure of Olmec ethnic dignitary from the preclassic period (2500-200 BC) Important
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Precious Stone

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
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century French Neoclassical Mantel Clocks

Materials

Porcelain

18th Century Chinese Carved Wooden Alter God
Located in Atlanta, GA
This Chinese carved seated altar god was once used on the family altar to honor their ancestors
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Antique Late 18th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

18th Century Chinese Carved Wooden Alter God
Located in Atlanta, GA
This Chinese carved polychrome seated altar god was once used on the family altar to honor their
Category

Antique Late 18th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Late 19th Century Thangka with the Portrait of a Tibetan Monk
Located in Chicago, IL
, gazing toward the teacher. Sitting before an altar, the patron also wears monk’s robes. The four deities
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Antique Late 19th Century Tibetan Tibetan Paintings

Materials

Linen, Silk, Paint

Alter of Reason by Caleb Zipperer, cast bronze console table
Located in London, GB
The “Altar of Reason,” a console constructed from cast bronze, confronts Zipperer’s own absence of
Category

2010s European Console Tables

Materials

Bronze

Two Chinese Famille Verte Porcelain HeHe Groups Kangxi Period
Located in Dallas, TX
-hand figure wearing brightly enamelled yellow robes and holding a Buddha-hand citron and lotus stem in
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Antique 17th Century Chinese Chinese Export Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Colonial Mexican Folk Art Ex-Voto Retablo Painting of Mother Mary & Jesus, 1800s
Located in Studio City, CA
featuring Mother Mary with the infant Jesus Christ (faded and now almost a ghost-like figure) in her arms
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Antique 19th Century Mexican Folk Art Paintings

Materials

Metal, Tin

Akua'ba Ritual Fertility Doll
Located in Kastrup, DK
specific altar. Some time later, she will take this figure again and take care of it like a newborn baby.
Category

Mid-20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Akua'ba Ritual Fertility Doll
Akua'ba Ritual Fertility Doll
H 13.78 in W 5.12 in D 2.37 in
Petite Nepalese Heramba Ganapati Charm
Located in Chicago, IL
This petite brass prayer figure is cast in the likeness of Heramba Ganapati, the five-headed
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20th Century Chinese Qing Metalwork

Materials

Brass

Petite Nepalese Heramba Ganapati Charm
Petite Nepalese Heramba Ganapati Charm
H 1 in W 0.25 in D 0.25 in
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Altar Figure For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic altar figure available at 1stDibs. Each altar figure for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and walnut. Find 266 options for an antique or vintage altar figure now, or shop our selection of 2 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. There are many kinds of the altar figure you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. An altar figure is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Victorian, Baroque and neoclassical styles are sought with frequency. Many designers have produced at least one well-made altar figure over the years, but those crafted by Dogon Tribe, Francois Rude and Angela Conner are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Altar Figure?

Prices for an altar figure can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $128 and can go as high as $933,563, while the average can fetch as much as $4,075.