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18th Century Catholic Altar Front
Located in Brecht, BE
A rare find this 18th century Spanish altar front, original gilt on chestnut, hand painted, highly
Category

Antique Mid-18th Century Spanish Decorative Art

Materials

Chestnut

18th Century Catholic Altar Front
18th Century Catholic Altar Front
H 40.16 in W 80.71 in D 3.94 in
XIX Century Portuguese Tile Panel
Located in Lisboa, PT
XIX Century Portuguese Altar front Tile Panel with 44 Tiles Altar fronts were rectangular tile
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Antique Late 19th Century Portuguese Decorative Art

Materials

Clay

XIX Century Portuguese Tile Panel
XIX Century Portuguese Tile Panel
H 25.99 in W 56.3 in D 0.79 in
Chinese Altar Coffer
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Handsome Chinese altar table coffer fronted by a single drawer with a large metal brass lock plate
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Wood

Chinese Altar Coffer
Chinese Altar Coffer
H 35.5 in W 37 in D 21.5 in
19th Century Antique Chinese Open Carved Altar/Sofa Table, Console
Located in Pomona, CA
carved works of traditional Chinese folks arts on the front. This altar table has two drawers on the
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Wood

Sculptural Amethyst with Fluorite on an 18th Century Italian Altar Base
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
front of the altar base complements the amethyst points in the specimen. The sides and back of the altar
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Antique 18th Century Brazilian Organic Modern Natural Specimens

Materials

Amethyst, Gold Leaf

Chinese Tongzhi Floral Offering Bowl, 19th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
serving vessel for ceremonial tributes, positioned in front of an altar. It is crafted in the shape of an
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Dishes and Vide-P...

Materials

Porcelain

Japanese Vintage Buddhist Chochin Lantern Floor Lamp by SUZUKI ANDON Signed 政和
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
. These Chochin lanterns are displayed in front of Buddhist altars during the Bon festival. This lantern
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Silk, Wood

Medal In memory of the gunpowder ship disaster on January 12
Located in UTRECHT, UT
. 5807, all-seeing eye in a halo, woman in draped robe and with sun on her chest, kneeling in front of
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Antique Early 1800s Dutch Neoclassical Antiquities

Materials

Silver

17th Century Portuguese Tile Panel
Located in Madrid, ES
decoration of antependia (front of an altar), imitating precious altar cloths, is typical for Portugal. The
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Antique 17th Century Portuguese Baroque Decorative Art

Materials

Porcelain

17th Century Portuguese Tile Panel
17th Century Portuguese Tile Panel
H 22.05 in W 22.05 in D 3.15 in
17th Century Portuguese Tile Panel
Located in Madrid, ES
(front of an altar), imitating precious altar cloths, is typical for Portugal. The panel may be in one
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Antique 17th Century Portuguese Baroque Decorative Art

Materials

Porcelain

17th Century Portuguese Tile Panel
17th Century Portuguese Tile Panel
H 22.05 in W 22.05 in D 3.15 in
17th Century Portuguese Tile Panel
Located in Madrid, ES
(front of an altar), imitating precious altar cloths, is typical for Portugal. The panel may be in one
Category

Antique 17th Century Portuguese Baroque Decorative Art

Materials

Porcelain

17th Century Portuguese Tile Panel
17th Century Portuguese Tile Panel
H 22.05 in W 22.05 in D 3.15 in
17th Century Portuguese Tile Panel
Located in Madrid, ES
(front of an altar), imitating precious altar cloths, is typical for Portugal. The panel may be in one
Category

Antique 17th Century Portuguese Baroque Decorative Art

Materials

Porcelain

17th Century Portuguese Tile Panel
17th Century Portuguese Tile Panel
H 22.05 in W 22.05 in D 3.15 in
Antique Walnut & Oak Church Railing
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
would have served as an altar rail at the front of a church. It is beautifully carved with three fleur
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20th Century French Other Architectural Elements

Materials

Oak, Walnut

Antique Walnut & Oak Church Railing
Antique Walnut & Oak Church Railing
H 52 in W 147 in D 11.75 in
Period Neoclassical Early 19th Century Carved Giltwood Mantel Clock, Vienna
Located in Essex, MA
and berries, great details. A figure of Cupid and Psyche flanking an altar in front of a Carved
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Antique Early 19th Century Austrian Neoclassical Mantel Clocks

Materials

Giltwood

Namaste Shrine by Christian Friedl
Located in Geneve, CH
natural oil. Open my two doors and you stand in front of an „altar“ – a magnificent piece of jewelry
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2010s Austrian Post-Modern Sideboards

Materials

Gold Leaf

Namaste Shrine by Christian Friedl
Namaste Shrine by Christian Friedl
H 71.66 in W 63 in D 21.66 in
Marinescape with Boat Long Island NYC Oil Painting
By Boris Vassiloff
Located in Surfside, FL
private homes, chateaux and hotels. In 1937, he painted the ikonostasi, (the screen in front of the altar
Category

Mid-20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

European Architectural Colonnaded Arcade Watercolor Painting
By Boris Vassiloff
Located in Surfside, FL
private homes, chateaux and hotels. In 1937, he painted the ikonostasi, (the screen in front of the altar
Category

Mid-20th Century Expressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Board

Woman in Kimono
By Boris Vassiloff
Located in Surfside, FL
private homes, chateaux and hotels. In 1937, he painted the ikonostasi, (the screen in front of the altar
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Grand 18th Century Italian Gilt Paliotto/ Architectural Front of Altar
Located in Round Top, TX
Exquisite 18th century Italian architectural element from a front of an altar from Tuscany. This
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Antique 18th Century Italian Architectural Elements

Materials

Wood

Religious Bas Relief
Located in Charleston, SC
& quot; and represents five putti filling a censer in front of an altar when three other putti are
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Antique 19th Century French Renaissance Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Stucco, Paint

Religious Bas Relief
Religious Bas Relief
H 27 in W 60 in D 2 in
18th Century Italian Wood Candleholder of Order of the Sacred Heart
Located in Rome, IT
ceremonial candelabra used on the altar. The front was aimed at the faithful and the back was aimed at the
Category

Antique Early 18th Century Italian Candlesticks

Materials

Wood

Scena Religiosa-Theodor Helmbreker 17th Century Oil on Canvas Religious Painting
Located in Sanremo, IT
Israel, he who brought you out of the land of Egypt!". Aronne built an altar in front of the calf and
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Antique 1670s Belgian Louis XIV Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Spanish Neoclassical altar Front Carved in Wood
Located in Marbella, ES
Spanish Neoclassical altar front carved in wood.
Category

Antique 19th Century Spanish Console Tables

Materials

Wood

Spanish Neoclassical  altar Front Carved in Wood
Spanish Neoclassical  altar Front Carved in Wood
H 40.56 in W 114.18 in D 23.63 in
19th Century Italian Pair of Water Gilded Candlesticks
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pair of antique candlesticks with beautiful original gild from Italian altar. Front sides are
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Antique 19th Century Candle Holders

19c Pair of Italian Water-Gilded Candlesticks 19"
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pair of antique candlesticks with beautiful original gild from Italian altar. Front sides are
Category

Antique 19th Century Candlesticks

Materials

Wood

Silver Incense Boat (Naviculae). with Hallmarks. Spain, 18th Century
By Juan Antonio Sanz de Velasco
Located in Madrid, ES
master (many in private Spanish collections), we must highlight the altar front in silver of the Virgen
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Antique 18th Century Spanish Neoclassical Religious Items

Materials

Silver

19th Century Russian Orthodox Enameled Bronze Folding Traveling Altar Icon
Located in Vero Beach, FL
A cast bronze three panel folding traveling altar icon. The front panel with a scene of the cross
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Antique Mid-19th Century Russian Folk Art Religious Items

Materials

Bronze

Sculptural Amethyst with Baroque Pearls on an 18th Century Italian Altar Base
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
leaf altar base. The amethyst crystal is originally from Brazil. It is mounted on an 18th century
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Antique 18th Century Brazilian Rococo Natural Specimens

Materials

Amethyst, Gold Leaf

Gold Gilt Candlesticks, Pair, Italian, 19th Century
Located in New Orleans, LA
Church. Front is gilded while the back the original wood because only the front was seen from the altar
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Antique 19th Century European Candlesticks

Materials

Wood

Antique Greek Orthodox Icon "The Annunciation of Mary" Egg Tempera Gilt 1750
Located in Portland, OR
flower to the Virgin and pointing to the heavens, the Virgin Mary right is kneeling on a cushion in front
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Antique 1750s Greek Revival Paintings

Materials

Gold Leaf

Folk Art Church, Circa 1900
Located in Doylestown, PA
finish, the bell tower with a bell, the interior of the church with benches and an altar. The front of
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Early 20th Century American Folk Art Toys

Materials

Sheet Metal

Folk Art Church, Circa 1900
Folk Art Church, Circa 1900
H 25 in W 20 in D 16 in
Gold, Enamel, and Lacquer Box, Louis XV Period
Located in Paris, FR
from ancient Rome standing in front of an altar topped with a statue of Venus who is holding a heart
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Antique 1760s French Neoclassical Boxes and Cases

Materials

Gold, Enamel

Gold, Enamel, and Lacquer Box, Louis XV Period
Gold, Enamel, and Lacquer Box, Louis XV Period
H 0.95 in W 2.45 in D 2.45 in Dm 2.45 in
Gold, Enamel, Tortoiseshell and Lacquer Box, Louis XV Period
By Julien Alaterre
Located in Paris, FR
couple dressed in clothing from ancient Rome standing in front of an altar topped with a statue of Venus
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Antique 1760s French Louis XV Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Gold, Enamel

Gold, Enamel, Tortoiseshell and Lacquer Box, Louis XV Period
By Julien Alaterre
Located in Paris, FR
couple dressed in clothing from ancient Rome standing in front of an altar topped with a statue of Venus
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Antique 1760s French Louis XV Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Enamel, Gold

19th Century French Carved Cross Splat Prie-Dieu
Located in Forney, TX
, such as confessionals and areas in front of an altar, kneelers for kneeling during prayer or sacraments
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Antique Late 19th Century French Gothic Revival Chairs

Materials

Metal

Italian Eighteen Century Pair of Carved Gilded and Painted Wood Candelabras
Located in Prato, Tuscany
for everyday use, surely they were ceremonial candelabra used on the altar, the front was aimed at the
Category

Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Neoclassical Religious Items

Materials

Wood

1870 Napoleon III Pair of Hand-Carved Giltwood Sicilian Torcheres
Located in Catania, Sicilia
happens, they are gilded only on the front, because they were in front of the altar and it was not
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Sicilian Napoleon III Torchères

Materials

Giltwood

The First and Second Temple of Hera, Paestum
By Giovanni Giordano Lanza
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
statuettes revealed that the goddess worshiped here was Hera. Later, an altar was unearthed in front of the
Category

1880s Victorian Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache

17th Century Portuguese Tile Panel
Located in Madrid, ES
university chapel in Coimbra. The use of azulejos for the decoration of antependia (front of an altar
Category

Antique 17th Century Portuguese Baroque Decorative Art

Materials

Porcelain

17th Century Portuguese Tile Panel
17th Century Portuguese Tile Panel
H 22.05 in W 22.05 in D 3.15 in
Pair of 16th Century Tibetan Bronze Buddha Ritual Rats
Located in Dallas, TX
similar configuration either side of a central heap of jewels, at the front of an altar of Jambhala.
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Antique 16th Century Tibetan Chinoiserie Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

God speaks to Noah after the flood, XVIth century
By Follower of Jacopo Bassano
Located in Milan, IT
second slowly the true subject of the work is glimpsed, that is Noah who is kneeling in front of the
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16th Century Other Art Style Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

European Architectural Colonnaded Arcade Watercolor Painting
By Boris Vassiloff
Located in Surfside, FL
private homes, chateaux and hotels. In 1937, he painted the ikonostasi, (the screen in front of the altar
Category

Mid-20th Century Expressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Board, Watercolor

Marinescape with Boat Long Island NYC Oil Painting
By Boris Vassiloff
Located in Surfside, FL
private homes, chateaux and hotels. In 1937, he painted the ikonostasi, (the screen in front of the altar
Category

Mid-20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Woman in Kimono
By Boris Vassiloff
Located in Surfside, FL
private homes, chateaux and hotels. In 1937, he painted the ikonostasi, (the screen in front of the altar
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

17th Century Theodor Helmbreker Religious Theme Byblic Oil on Canvas Yellow Red
Located in Sanremo, IT
land of Egypt!" . Aaron built an altar in front of the calf and proclaimed that the next day was a
Category

Mid-17th Century Flemish School Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique French Ormolu Enamel and Cabochon Large Altar Plinth, circa 1850
Located in London, GB
. The altar plinth's front frieze is decorated with enamelled religious iconography with Christ and two
Category

Antique 1850s French Religious Items

Materials

Enamel, Ormolu

Antique Early 20th-Century Fireproof Religious Safe with Art Nouveau Front
Located in Casteren, NL
decorations were hammered in elegant Art Nouveau style. The safe was built-in in an altar and therefore only
Category

Early 20th Century Dutch Art Nouveau Religious Items

Materials

Brass, Steel

17th Century Portuguese Tile Panel
Located in Madrid, ES
university chapel in Coimbra. The use of azulejos for the decoration of antependia (front of an altar
Category

Antique 17th Century Portuguese Baroque Decorative Art

Materials

Porcelain

17th Century Portuguese Tile Panel
17th Century Portuguese Tile Panel
H 22.05 in W 22.05 in D 3.15 in
Edward Lyon - 1923 Watercolour, Church Interior With Tomb
Located in Corsham, GB
with a small altar in front of it. The artist has signed and dated to the lower right corner and the
Category

Early 20th Century Interior Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

The Greek Chapel of the Holy Sepulchre
By David Roberts
Located in London, GB
altar. Though sculpture is rigidly excluded, pictures and other embellishments are largely employed
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19th Century Victorian Landscape Prints

Materials

Lithograph

18th Century Italian Baroque Ecclesiastical Altarpiece
Located in Vero Beach, FL
, separated. These ecclesiastical carvings were placed on top or in front of the altar. The item represents a
Category

Antique Late 18th Century Italian Baroque Religious Items

Materials

Gold Leaf

17th century Portuguese Tile Panel
Located in Madrid, ES
(front of an altar), imitating precious altar cloths, is typical for Portugal. The panel may be in one
Category

Antique 17th Century Portuguese Baroque Decorative Art

Materials

Porcelain

17th century Portuguese Tile Panel
17th century Portuguese Tile Panel
H 22.05 in W 22.05 in D 3.15 in
Still Life With Fruit Modernist Oil Painting
By Boris Vassiloff
Located in Surfside, FL
private homes, chateaux and hotels. In 1937, he painted the ikonostasi, (the screen in front of the altar
Category

Mid-20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mixed Media Under Sea Fish Fantasy Oil Painting
By Boris Vassiloff
Located in Surfside, FL
private homes, chateaux and hotels. In 1937, he painted the ikonostasi, (the screen in front of the altar
Category

Mid-20th Century Expressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Russian American Oil Painting Bucolic Pastoral Landscape with Lake
By Boris Vassiloff
Located in Surfside, FL
private homes, chateaux and hotels. In 1937, he painted the ikonostasi, (the screen in front of the altar
Category

Mid-20th Century Fauvist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Village Ochre (Roussillon Provence France landscape)
By Roger Mühl
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Stoskopf School of Rennes 1952 Ostheim temple, its altar and on the front the Christ with the children
Category

1970s Abstract Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Silk Altar Front
Located in Middleburg, VA
Beautifully hand stitched altar front depicting "The Lamb of God" on silk executed with metallic
Category

Antique 19th Century French Quilts and Blankets

Silk Altar Front
Silk Altar Front
H 26 in W 60 in
A grand scale carved and painted three panel plaque from England c. 1865.
Located in Houston, TX
England c.1865. This exceptional plaque was originally the front to the altar of a country church in
Category

Antique 19th Century English Decorative Art

Materials

Pine, Glass, Paint

Altar Cover
Located in Sausalito, CA
Red-brown velvet altar cover with a gold front facing gold brocaded four claw dragon above waves.
Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Quilts and Blankets

Materials

Velvet

Altar Cover
Altar Cover
H 22.5 in W 40.5 in
Altar Table
Located in Sarasota, FL
An Asian inspired dark wood altar or console table with front and rear rails, two side rails with
Category

Vintage 1960s American Console Tables

Altar Table
Altar Table
H 35.5 in W 84 in D 22 in
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Altar Front For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic altar front available at 1stDibs. An altar front — often made from wood, metal and hardwood — can elevate any home. If you’re shopping for an altar front, we have 399 options in-stock, while there are 5 modern editions to choose from as well. There are many kinds of the altar front 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 front made by Baroque designers — as well as those associated with louis xv — is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one altar front that is appealing in its simplicity, but Europa Antiques, Arval Argenti Valenza and Interi produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Altar Front?

The average selling price for an altar front at 1stDibs is $3,371, while they’re typically $188 on the low end and $15,675,000 for the highest priced.