Altar Shrine

A rare and most impressive antique Italian Baroque sculptural carved altar reliquary relic shrine

found in religious monastery and dormitory, castle chapels, home altars, shrines, and of course

people of Mexico. This beautiful large altar or shrine is a wonderful example of true Mexican - Spanish

top-like form, this work may have once adorned a shrine or altar created for communication with the

The basic set up for traditional home-based ancestor worship was an altar table upon which

stand / altar or shrine from the St Mary's collection, number 203, by Holland Brass Works, Chicago

shrine altar. Each bouquet consists of finely crafted and detailed stems possessing a cluster of nine (9

clothing of saint statues, or hung with little red ribbons or threads from altars and shrines. They are

accomplishments and status of the ancestor in Chinese society. These were then displayed at a family shrine or

rich patina that whispers of its sacred journey through time, possibly gracing temple altars or private

and other floral decoration. The backs are open where they were attached to a shrine or altar

Project, Shrines and Altars Ann Nathan Gallery, Fall Group Exhibition 2008 William Baczek

Competition Gallery Project, Shrines and Altars Ann Nathan Gallery, Fall Group

Project, Shrines and Altars Ann Nathan Gallery, Fall Group Exhibition 2008 William Baczek

Bloomfield Art Center, Birmingham, MI, Michigan Fine Arts Competition Gallery Project, Shrines and Altars

, Birmingham, MI, Michigan Fine Arts Competition Gallery Project, Shrines and Altars Ann Nathan Gallery, Fall

Bloomfield Art Center, Birmingham, MI, Michigan Fine Arts Competition Gallery Project, Shrines and Altars

Arts Competition Gallery Project, Shrines and Altars Ann Nathan Gallery, Fall Group Exhibition 2008

Beautiful giltwood altar shrine with original patina and color. Great and unique item. Spain

Beautiful small baroque altar shrine with traces of its original gilding and color, Spain, circa

Beautiful baroque altar shrine with original gilding. Great and unique item. Italy circa 1750

Beautiful neoclassical altar shrine with original patina and color. Great and unique item. Spain

Beautiful neoclassical altar shrine with original gilding and color. Great and unique item. Italy

An antique Chinese dark brown lacquer altar shrine from the early 20th century, with carved

An antique Meiji period Japanese all lacquered altar shrine console table base from the late 19th

lacquer and gilt. Stands nearly 7' feet tall. Exquisitely carved ancestral shrine or Buddhist altar for

This is a beautiful antique Chinese altar with fully carved vertical back. Exquisite carvings

Remarkable 18th century French niche or altar shrine display cabinet. Beautifully distressed finish

An exceptional and outstanding 18th century Venetian Baldaquin - a canopy over an altar, shrine, or

Late 19th century Chinese painted & gilt wood spirit house. Pagoda style Buddhist altar shrine

construction, sturdy, hand carved, well balanced. Normal age wear This gorgeous Antique Chinese Carved Altar

Buddha shrine. Per our Japanese friend, to the left is Shaka Nyorai (Shakamunibutsu) and on the right, is

tablets, and images of ancestors were placed. Often the altar was supplemented with a shrine box such as

. Likely originating as part of a home altar / residential religious shrine. - PROVENANCE / ACQUISITION

and cozy relaxed warmth as antique decor,.or as a lovely addition to your home altar, prayer room or

impressive anatomy of this corpus tell us that this is the work of a true artisan. It is ideal for a shrine

Probably from the 1960s, Brass Candle Prickets inspired by the altar candleholders used on shrines

are often placed above the altars in churches or family shrines as votive offerings made in the form

These hand-carved wooden pillars were once used to elevate burning incense in a shrine or altar

often placed above the altars in churches or family shrines as votive offerings made in the form of

retablos are often placed above the altars in churches or family shrines as votive offerings made in the

traditional figures with splashes of bright red color. Retablos were often placed above the altars in churches

form an attractive double bouquet. Made for a shrine altar, these flower blossoms and leaves symbolize

shrine altar. Each bouquet consists of finely crafted and detailed stems possessing a cluster of nine (9

shrine altar. Each bouquet consists of finely crafted and detailed stems possessing a cluster of nine (9

above the altars in churches or family shrines as votive offerings made in the form of religious

separately then joined in a hanging arrangement and presented and displayed in shrines or altars. Keman

objects, pinned on the clothing of saint statues, or hung with little red ribbons or threads from altars

are often placed above the altars in churches or family shrines as votive offerings made in the form

for a shrine or home altar. This religious antique will never fail to impress and it will also make a

. Practical in size this antique could be the ideal crucifix for your home shrine or altar and this religious

painted on metal (likely tin). Ex-votos and retablos are often placed above the altars in churches or

Asian artifacts, geometric arabesque sculpture, Islam, temple shrine altar table pieces, Ottoman, Farsi

Competition Gallery Project, Shrines and Altars Ann Nathan Gallery, Fall Group

Competition Gallery Project, Shrines and Altars Ann Nathan Gallery, Fall Group

Bloomfield Art Center, Birmingham, MI, Michigan Fine Arts Competition Gallery Project, Shrines and Altars

Bloomfield Art Center, Birmingham, MI, Michigan Fine Arts Competition Gallery Project, Shrines and Altars