Altar Shrine

Beautiful model resembles China's real temple with exquisite carvings. Peonies and lotuses flank delicate doors decorated with "double happiness" carvings. These flowers are symbols ...

It is part of a particular class of cabinets called torkam, in essence, shrines or altars made to house ceremonial sculptures, especially those fashioned from butter and barley meal ...

Antique Japanese lacquer Butsudan which is a home altar or shrine with heavily gilded interior, circa 19th century.

Such devotional statuettes were votive object in shrines and on altars. His robe is particularly graceful and contributes to the whole effect of peaceful attention, equanimity, and e...

19th Century Shrine Joss House. Ancestral Altar Shrine. Shanxi China, CA1850

Antique Authentic Chinese Carved Ornate Wood Altar Shrine A Chinese altar is perfect for worship or displaying your treasured items.

19th Century, French, Pine Altar Shrine. This would have held a religious statue.

A Japanese Meiji period altar shrine cabinet from the late 19th century, with red and black patina.

Qing Dynasty Chinese Buddhist Wood Carved Portable Shrine with Bronze Bell. Imperial Qing Dynasty Chinese intricately carved openwork altar shrine.

The elegant shokudai have a classic design often used for Buddhist altar shrines, featuring a sinuous, tapered base and a flared candle dish shaped as a lotus leaf.

They are frequently attached to altars, shrines, and sacred objects found in places of worship, and they are often purchased in churches and cathedrals, or from street vendors.

An elaborate and intricate Burmese shrine or altar. The shrine proper is encased in clear glass and sits upon a larger enclosed cabinet, most likely for storing devotional items.

A striking and highly theatrical architectural fragment, this monumental hand-painted structure evokes the romance of Brazilian folk baroque and the dreamlike exuberance of a ceremon...

A rare and most impressive antique Italian Baroque sculptural carved altar reliquary relic shrine. 18th/19th century, Italy, almost certainly from a castle church/chapel in Northe...

A prie-dieu / prayer kneeler is a type of prayer desk primarily intended for private devotional use, but which may also be found in religious monastery and dormitory, castle chapels...

This beautiful large altar or shrine is a wonderful example of true Mexican - Spanish Colonial religious folk art.

Traditionally used as a portable altar or household shrine, such pieces serve as sacred spaces for prayer, meditation, and offerings.

Composed of a set of four female figures arrayed around a central core and crowned by a top-like form, this work may have once adorned a shrine or altar created for communication wit...

Sometimes the altar was supplemented with a shrine such as this cabinet from 1900, which may have housed a Buddha or ancestral figure.

A rare early 20th century American religious cast aluminum memorial table / funeral parlor registry stand / altar or shrine from the St Mary's collection, number 203, by Holland Bras...

From our recent Japanese acquisitions Theis lovely pair (2) of Japanese antique gilt Lotus bouquets are hard to find treasures that might have originally been placed on or around a ...

In the not too distant past, these small charms, often depicting arms, legs, praying people, farm animals and a wide range of other subjects were typically nailed or pinned to crosse...

These were then displayed at a family shrine or altar within the home where descendants burned incense, placed food offerings, and kowtowed to the image.

The statue’s surface, likely once adorned with gilded accents or lacquer, bears a rich patina that whispers of its sacred journey through time, possibly gracing temple altars or priv...

The backs are open where they were attached to a shrine or altar. Provenance: Alfredo Valente Gallery, NYC Included in the sale is a 1960 catalog from the gallery showing the c...

Dow Museum of Science & Art, Midland, MI, The Nature of Art: An Invitational Exhibition William Baczek Fine Arts, Landscape Exhibition & Summer Exhibition ...

Dow Museum of Science & Art, Midland, MI, The Nature of Art: An Invitational Exhibition William Baczek Fine Arts, Landscape Exhibition & Summer Exhibition ...

Dow Museum of Science & Art, Midland, MI, The Nature of Art: An Invitational Exhibition William Baczek Fine Arts, Landscape Exhibition & Summer Exhibition ...

Dow Museum of Science & Art, Midland, MI, The Nature of Art: An Invitational Exhibition William Baczek Fine Arts, Landscape Exhibition Ann Nathan Gallery, Group Exhibition Twisted F...

Dow Museum of Science & Art, Midland, MI, The Nature of Art: An Invitational Exhibition William Baczek Fine Arts, Landscape Exhibition Ann Nathan Gallery, Group Exhibition Twisted F...

Dow Museum of Science & Art, Midland, MI, The Nature of Art: An Invitational Exhibition William Baczek Fine Arts, Landscape Exhibition Ann Nathan Gallery, Group Exhibition Twist...

Dow Museum of Science & Art, Midland, MI, The Nature of Art: An Invitational Exhibition William Baczek Fine Arts, Landscape Exhibition Ann Nathan Gallery, Group Exhibition Twisted F...

Beautiful small baroque altar shrine with traces of its original gilding and color, Spain, circa 1750.

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

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

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

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

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

An antique Meiji period Japanese all lacquered altar shrine console table base from the late 19th century with black, red and gold highlights.

Exquisitely carved ancestral shrine or Buddhist altar for Butsudan. Two smaller pagodas on carved gilt bell tower columns flank the sides of the temple entrance.

This is a beautiful antique Chinese altar with fully carved vertical back. Exquisite carvings demonstrate vases of peonies in full bloom symbolizing great prosperity and good fortune...

Remarkable 18th century French niche or altar shrine display cabinet. Beautifully distressed finish with red and blue lacquer polychrome remnants and gilt.

An exceptional and outstanding 18th century Venetian Baldaquin - a canopy over an altar, shrine, or throne in a church or carried in religious processions over an object of veneratio...

Pagoda style Buddhist altar shrine. Flowing naturalistic motifs along the multi-dimensional colonnaded porch facade from the crown to cutwork panels & swag awnings.

Size: 43in H x 38in W x 18 1/2in D two door opening: 20in H x 8 1/2in W four door opening: 20in H x 17in W Origin: Shan Xi, China Circa: 1900 - 1920 Material: Wood Condition: S...

A gorgeously designed and ornamented, well-crafted Japanese Nichiren Shu Buddhist traveling Zushi Buddha shrine. Per our Japanese friend, to the left is Shaka Nyorai (Shakamunibutsu)...

Often the altar was supplemented with a shrine box such as this small red lacquer cabinet, which may have housed tablets or images of the Buddha.

Likely originating as part of a home altar / residential religious shrine. - PROVENANCE / ACQUISITION: Bonhams & Butterfields, San Francisco, California, SoMa Estate Auction, Augus...

Often the altar was supplemented with a shrine box such as this small black lacquer box, which likely housed small figures, tablets or iconography.

The compact size (40 cm) as well as the high quality indicate its production for the precious altar shrine of a Romanesque church. The Madonna corresponds to the Sedes Sapientiae ty...

Highly decorative, exceptionally executed design, and unique sculptural silhouette add a touch of sophisticated artistic elegance and cozy relaxed warmth as antique decor,.or as a l...

The realistic and impressive anatomy of this corpus tell us that this is the work of a true artisan. It is ideal for a shrine or home altar and this religious antique will never fail...

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

Ex-votos and retablos are often placed above the altars in churches or family shrines as votive offerings made in the form of religious pictures/images typically portraying Christ an...

These hand-carved wooden pillars were once used to elevate burning incense in a shrine or altar display. An essential element of ritual prayer, incense is burned as a form of offerin...

Retablos were often placed above the altars in churches or family shrines as votive offerings made in the form of a religious picture typically portraying Christ and/or the Christian...

A wonderful 19th Century Italian religious textile banner with beautifully colored Our Lady Of Sorrows Mary, Mother of Jesus oleograph, original backing, rod, rope, fringe and tassel...

Antique Handpainted Wedding Chest, Hungary, 1843. This exquisite chest exhibits splendid hand-painted floral motifs executed in pretty reds, blues, and yellows cast against a dark ...

This is a fine antique personal diary repository, originating from Scotland during the Victorian period, circa 1870. This striking book form keepsake case showcases the craftsmanship...

De Doorluchtige Weereld – S. de Vries, François Halma, Amsterdam, 1700 Magnificent and complete three-volume set of De Doorluchtige Weereld (The Illustrious World), written by S. de...

Stunning clock for the collectors of rare and truly stylish Gothic antiques. Gothic wall clocks are a rare find and this more than three feet tall specimen probably is the best an...

An exceptional large vanity with six drawers, two cabinets and triple dressing mirrors. Circa 1900's. Made in England to the highest quality with fully panelled wooden back mirrors, ...

A Very Fine French or Russian 19th Century Empire Style Mahogany, Ormolu Mounted and Parcel-Gildwood Carved Crib & Bedding. The egg-shaped oblong rocking cradle supported at each...

Louis XVI style bunk beds, exclusive to La Maison London: Hand carved featuring a band of intricate laurel leaves along the side bars and hand finished to order (picture shows a pale...

This extraordinary and remarkably well-preserved ensemble represents a complete set of late medieval German infantry armour, dating from the 15th to early 16th century. Forged entire...

A rare grand Victorian Gothic religious church altar attributed to A.W.N Pugin (1812-1852) Hand-crafted of solid pine in the first half of the 19th century, having a removable octa...

Of all the glassworks produced in the late 19th century, cameo glass was the most challenging to perfect. Only a handful of artisans succeeded in mastering this intricate craft, with...

This exquisite Egyptian Revival bench stool captures the timeless allure of neoclassical design with a bold nod to antiquity. Crafted in a sculptural cerule form, the bench is distin...