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Altar Frame

Exceptional 18th Century Italian Altar Frame Mirror
Located in Round Top, TX
An exceptional 18th century Northern Italian Altar frame, now as a mirror. Magnificently
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Antique 18th Century Italian Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors

Materials

Wood

Renaissance Altar Frame, probably Italy, late 16th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Large and architecturally structured frame from an altar retable, likely originating in 16th
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Antique 16th Century Italian Renaissance Antiquities

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Pine

17th Century Embroidered Altar Cloth Framed Textile Art Cornucopia a pair
Located in Wommelgem, VAN
17th Century Altar Cloth Fragments Framed in a bois dore frame with green behind glass Made of hand
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Antique 17th Century Dutch Baroque Tapestries

Materials

Metallic Thread

Rare Antique Religious Italian Catholic Church Carta Gloria Altar Card Frame Set
Located in Forney, TX
cream painted pine "Carta Gloria" altar card frames. Italy, 19th century, commissioned by/for the Roman
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Antique 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Religious Items

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Pine, Giltwood

19th Century Chinese Altar and Door Surround- Could be used as a mirror frame
Located in Richmond, VA
19th century carved giltwood Chinese altar and door surround. Would be very interesting on their
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Doors and Gates

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Giltwood

18th Century Italian Baroque Period Carta Gloria Altar Card Giltwood Mirror
Located in Forney, TX
cartaglorie altar card frame, now repurposed and fashioned as a stunning mirror. Born in Italy in the 18th
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Antique 18th Century Italian Baroque Wall Mirrors

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Glass, Giltwood

Altar of the Chapel at Château d’Écouen – Engraving by Baltard, c.1800
Located in Langweer, NL
ornamented altar of the Château d’Écouen chapel—an exquisite example of French Renaissance interior design
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Antique Early 1800s French Prints

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Paper

Tabernacle Frame With Arched 22 kt Sgraffito Liner, Hand Gilt 22 kt Gold Mirror
By Self and Scope
Located in San Francisco, CA
dialogue with contemporary design. These modern interpretations of frames, personal altars and looking
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21st Century and Contemporary American Wall Mirrors

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Gold Leaf

Birth of Jesus, Fine c.1900 German Nativity Chromolithograph (Original)
Located in Langweer, NL
authenticity. These Nativity scenes were often framed near family altars and are now increasingly sought after
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Early 20th Century German Prints

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Paper

Pair of late 18th century Italian Architectural Elements
Located in Los Angeles, CA
elements may have served as decorative bases for altars, wall niches, or architectural framing within a
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Antique 18th Century Italian Baroque Architectural Elements

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Gold Leaf

Pair of late 18th century Italian Architectural Elements
Pair of late 18th century Italian Architectural Elements
$12,000 Sale Price / set
33% Off
H 33 in W 37 in D 25 in
Maundy Thursday and Good Friday Rites – Old 1734 Catholic Engraving of Holy Week
Located in Langweer, NL
candlesticks, altar cloths, and sacred images framing the scene. The congregation includes individuals from
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Antique 1730s Prints

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Paper

Pair of Miniatures, Frans van de Casteele 'Kasteels' aka Francesco da Castello
By Francesco da Castello
Located in Madrid, ES
the compartments of the frame of the altar with the Mysteries del Rosario, as well as those of another
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Antique Early 17th Century European Baroque Decorative Art

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Other

French Empire Ormulu Bronze Mantel Clock, Lepaute, Thomire, Paris, circa 1815
Located in Greven, DE
altar next to the two, framed by the puffed scarf, which are closely bound together by a chain of
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Mantel Clocks

Materials

Bronze, Enamel

Recent Sales

Empire Secretary Attibuted to Georges Jacob
By Jacob Frères
Located in Antibes, FR
rosettes, framing the altar. The amounts in columns to ring with acanthus leaves. Cache attached part
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Antique Early 1800s French Empire Secretaires

Materials

Mahogany

Empire Secretary Attibuted to Georges Jacob
Empire Secretary Attibuted to Georges Jacob
H 57.09 in W 38.59 in D 18.12 in
Rare Chinese Ming Dynasty Table with Puddingstone Top, 16th-17th Century Elmwood
Located in Seeshaupt, DE
furniture. Shape and style suggest it was used as an offering table in front of a long altar table. The top
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Antique 16th Century Chinese Ming Furniture

Materials

Stone

Monumental 18th Century Italian Architectural Niche Facade, Altar Frame
Located in Round Top, TX
A monumental and stunning 18th century architectural niche facade - altar frame - from Northern
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Antique 18th Century Italian Architectural Elements

Materials

Wood

18th Century Spanish Altar Frame In Painted Wood Now As A Mirror
Located in Round Top, TX
18th century Spanish Altar Frame in painted wood now as a mirror. Wonderful over a mantel, commode
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Antique Mid-18th Century Spanish Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors

Materials

Wood

Spanish Gothic Revival Wrought Iron Wall Niche Altar Frame with Candle Sconces
Located in Astoria, NY
Spanish Gothic Revival wooden wall-mounted niche frame or altar with ornamental wrought iron
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Antique Mid-19th Century Spanish Gothic Revival Picture Frames

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Wrought Iron

Spanish 17th Century Altar Frame Made into Mirror
Located in Round Top, TX
This grandiose Spanish 17th century mirror was made up from Altar Fragments. Beautiful deep blue
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Antique 17th Century Spanish Wall Mirrors

Early 19th Century Italian Grand Scale Altar Fragment Mirror
Located in Round Top, TX
An outstanding and very grand early 19th century Italian Altar Frame now as a mirror. Beautifully
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Antique Early 19th Century Italian Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors

Materials

Wood

Grand Italian 18th Century Sunburst
Located in Round Top, TX
A grand and stunning 18th century Northern Italian Altar Frame Sunburst in water gilded wood
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Antique 18th Century Italian Sunburst Mirrors

Materials

Giltwood

Grand Italian 18th Century Sunburst
Grand Italian 18th Century Sunburst
H 54.5 in W 53.5 in D 1 in
Qing Dynasty Chinese Buddhist Wood Carved Portable Shrine with Bronze Bell.
Located in Vero Beach, FL
sword carrying guardians with glass eyes standing watch in the altar frame. The dark wood is embellished
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings

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Bronze

Group of 3 Rococo Altar Crads Wood, Italy XVIII Century
Located in Milano, IT
Altar Card triptych in embossed, chiseled and silvered copper sheet. Rococo-style decorations.
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Antique 18th Century Italian Rococo Picture Frames

Materials

Metal

Petite Chinese Altar Coffer
Located in Chicago, IL
ending in subtle hoof feet, focusing the eye upwards to its squared frame. The altar features four
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Minimalist Console Tables

Materials

Reclaimed Wood

Petite Chinese Altar Coffer
Petite Chinese Altar Coffer
H 32 in W 39.25 in D 10.25 in
Petite Chinese Altar Coffer
Located in Chicago, IL
legs ending in subtle hoof feet, focusing the eye upwards to its squared frame. The altar features four
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Organic Modern Console Tables

Materials

Reclaimed Wood

Petite Chinese Altar Coffer
Petite Chinese Altar Coffer
H 32 in W 39 in D 10 in
W. Right Still Life Oil Painting on Canvas Altar Table Lantern Flowers Framed
Located in Dayton, OH
An intriguing 20th century still life by W. Right. Features an altar table with colorful flowers
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20th Century Paintings

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Canvas, Paint

Pair of 18th Century Italian Louis XV Altar Giltwood Frames with Mercury Mirror
Located in Milano, MI
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

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Mercury Glass, Pine

Italian 18th Century Altar Piece
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian 18th century altar piece. Metal frame over wood with beaded flowers.
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Rococo Religious Items

Materials

Metal

Italian 18th Century Altar Piece
Italian 18th Century Altar Piece
H 55.5 in W 27 in D 7 in
18th Century Italian Pair of Gilt Frames Small Louis XV Carved Mirrors
Located in Milano, MI
18th century Italian Louis XV style altar giltwood frames, two charming antique carved and giltwood
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Antique 18th Century Italian Louis XV Floor Mirrors and Full-Length Mirrors

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Pine, Mirror

Portuguese Rococo Sizable Carved Walnut Mirror, Mid-18th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
Probably composed of altar fragments, the carved frame constructed of elaborately carved panels of
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Antique Mid-18th Century Portuguese Rococo Wall Mirrors

Materials

Walnut

German 18-Karat Gold and Hand Painted Enamel Snuff Box, circa 1780
By Les Freres Toussaint
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
an oval enamelled plaque depicting a nymph and putto at the altar of love, opalescent bead frame and
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Antique 18th Century German Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Gold, Enamel

Antique German 18-Karat Gold and Hand-Painted Enamel Snuff Box, circa 1780
By Les Freres Toussaint
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
an oval enamelled plaque depicting a nymph and putto at the altar of love, opalescent bead frame and
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Antique 18th Century German Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Gold, Enamel

Italian Precious Polychrome Marble Mosaic Rectangular Floor Tile, Rome 1800s
Located in Firenze, IT
Pavement’ in front of the High Altar, completed in 1268. Newly framed with a removable wrought iron frame
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Antique 19th Century Italian Medieval Architectural Models

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Marble, Carrara Marble, Serpentine, Porphyry

Gilt Altar Style Picture Frame with Opening Doors
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A wonderful bedside or desk frame, gilt metal with a intricate laced doors that open or close. The
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Early 20th Century European Picture Frames

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Metal

Early 19th Century Italian Louis XV Style Frames Carved Giltwood Frames
Located in Milano, MI
Early 19th century Italian Louis XV style altar giltwood frames, two charming antique carved and
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Antique Early 19th Century Italian Louis XV Picture Frames

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Glass, Pine

Petite Chinese Altar Coffer
Located in Chicago, IL
legs ending in subtle hoof feet, focusing the eye upwards to its squared frame. The altar features four
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Organic Modern Console Tables

Materials

Reclaimed Wood

Petite Chinese Altar Coffer
Petite Chinese Altar Coffer
H 31.75 in W 39.25 in D 10.25 in
Newly Made with Early Spanish 18th Century Altar Wooden Frame with Later Mirror
Located in Round Top, TX
This is a larger scale, simple walnut frame from Spain that is made from 18th century wood from an
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Antique Late 18th Century Spanish Floor Mirrors and Full-Length Mirrors

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Walnut

17th Century Portuguese Altar Frame
Located in New Orleans, LA
17th century carved wood altar frame. Purchased in Portugal. Original hand-painted design.
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Antique 17th Century Portuguese Architectural Elements

Materials

Wood

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Exceptional 18th Century Carved Giltwood Door
Located in New Orleans, LA
Period Louis XIV carved giltwood bow front door. The door is mounted on a piece of wood to preserve its original condition.
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Antique Early 18th Century French Louis XIV Doors and Gates

Materials

Giltwood

Exceptional 18th Century Carved Giltwood Door
Exceptional 18th Century Carved Giltwood Door
$17,800
H 78 in W 42 in D 10 in
Circa early 1900's Italian Rococo Style Large Gilt-wood Headboard
Located in London, Park Royal
A Large Headboard from Florence, Italy, Circa early 1900's, capturing the ornate elegance of the Rococo period. The headboard is made up of embellished S curves with a large stylised...
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Early 20th Century Italian Louis XV Beds and Bed Frames

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Gold Leaf

French Porcelain and Silver Centrepiece Suite by Tétard and Samson
By Tetard Freres, Edmé Samson
Located in London, GB
French porcelain and silver centrepiece suite by Tétard and Samson French, early 20th Century Tray: Height 3.5cm, width 117cm, depth 43cm Central comport: Height 35.5cm, width 23c...
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Early 20th Century French Centerpieces

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Silver

Nice Late 19th Century Gilt and Patinated Bronze Three Piece Clock Set
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Nice Late 19th Century Gilt and Patinated Bronze Three Piece Clock Set The heavily bronze mounted clock with three putti, bronze designs of flowers, birds and instruments, sitting...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Table Clocks and Desk Clocks

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

19th Century Italian Rococo Style Carved Giltwood Headboard with Linen Upholster
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th Century Italian Rococo Style Carved Giltwood Headboard with Linen Upholstery
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Antique 19th Century Italian Rococo Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Giltwood

French 1950s Iron Fretwork Patio Set
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Elegant iron patio set comprising a console, a coffee table, two chairs, a settee and two curule stools. The set presents delicate fretwork and hammered iron, and is painted in its o...
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Patio and Garden Furniture

Materials

Stone, Wrought Iron

French 1950s Iron Fretwork Patio Set
French 1950s Iron Fretwork Patio Set
$8,108 / set
H 34.65 in W 77.96 in D 16.54 in
English Cast Bronze Acanthus Decorative Gallery Fire Place Fender, Circa 1820
Located in Charleston, SC
English cast bronze fire place fender with decorative scrolled acanthus motif, upper flanking griffons with lower centered wind god flanked by finial urns, pierced bulbous floral gal...
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Antique 1820s English George III Andirons

Materials

Bronze

Late 18th Century Mahogany Pembroke Dining Table
Located in San Francisco, CA
Very fine mahogany and superb craftsmanship set this pembroke dining table apart. The table has never been refinished, there is some sun fading on one side on the outer portion of ...
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Antique Late 18th Century English George III Drop-leaf and Pembroke Tables

Materials

Mahogany

Late 18th Century Mahogany Pembroke Dining Table
Late 18th Century Mahogany Pembroke Dining Table
$3,600 Sale Price
70% Off
H 29 in W 20 in D 42.5 in
Oil on Glass Depicting Our Lady of Sorrows — 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Oil on Glass — "Our Lady of Sorrows," 18th Century, Reverse Glass Painting A refined and emotionally evocative 18th-century devotional painting depicting Our Lady of Sorrows, execut...
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Antique 18th Century European Greco Roman Religious Items

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Glass

Oil on Glass Depicting Our Lady of Sorrows — 18th Century
Oil on Glass Depicting Our Lady of Sorrows — 18th Century
$1,073 / set
H 15.75 in W 12.21 in D 1.58 in
18th Century or 19th Century Orientalist Painting Of A Turkish Ottoman Sultan Ma
Located in Long Island City, NY
18th Century or 19th Century Orientalist Painting Of A Turkish Ottoman Sultan Mahomed Unframed in good condition ready to be framed and hung Size 17 7/8 inches high. 14 5/8 inc...
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Antique 18th Century Unknown Paintings

Materials

Paint

Ciro Ferri Drawing Offering Scene Italie 17th Century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Italian lead pencil drawing, entourage of Ciro Ferri, depicting an offering scene in front of a temple, in the manner of the antiquity. Measurements: 7.8/5.9 inches ...
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Antique 17th Century Italian Drawings

Materials

Paper

Interesting Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Six-Light Chandelier
Located in Long Island City, NY
An Interesting Late 19th Century Gilt Bronze Six Light Chandelier The neck designed as a dragon flying through flames, lion masks leading into six perimeter lights. Details: Heigh...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Bronze

English Cast Iron Umbrella / Cane Stand. Circa 1840
Located in Charleston, SC
English cast iron umbrella / cane stand with three section top, scrolled floral side mounts, four removable pans, and terminating on decorative cast egg and dart base.
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Antique 19th Century British Umbrella Stands

Giant Crocodile Fossil Wall Plate, Germany. 180 Million Years Old.
Located in London, GB
This outstanding fossilised skeleton is that of the ancestral crocodile species Steneosaurus bollensis that lived during the early Jurassic period. The skeleton, complete with armour...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier German Decorative Art

Materials

Other

19th Century Silver Plate Epergne and Cruet Service
Located in New Orleans, LA
This elegant silver plate epergne is a rarity in that it also includes a full, cut-glass cruet set. This service’s delicate central basket is elevated above a plateau holding ten fin...
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Antique 19th Century Unknown Other Sheffield and Silverplate

Materials

Silver Plate

19th Century Silver Plate Epergne and Cruet Service
19th Century Silver Plate Epergne and Cruet Service
$18,850 / set
H 21.63 in W 17.5 in D 10.5 in
Minton 19th C Gilt Dessert Service 15 Pc. W/ Parian Figures Hand Painted Roses
By Minton
Located in Great Barrington, MA
Beyond belief! This set is museum worthy, exhibiting some of the finest workmanship Minton produced. The centerpiece features an exquisite pierced tall basket lifted up by 3 tall Par...
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Antique 1890s English Neoclassical Dinner Plates

Materials

Porcelain

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Altar Frame For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the altar frame you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Each altar frame for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, glass and metal. There are many kinds of the altar frame you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. An altar frame is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Louis XV styles are sought with frequency.

How Much is a Altar Frame?

An altar frame can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $4,800, while the lowest priced sells for $400 and the highest can go for as much as $14,500.