Antique Altar

The jug might have been part of a church altar service. Marked with: Makers mark TW – Thomas Weir, this mark has been used by Weir & Sons since 1872 Harp crowned – Purity mark f...

Including canopies, chimneys, doors, sideboards, altars, several organ cases, pulpits, confessionals, and others; works of carpentry, as well as innovations in ironwork such as grill...

The inclusion of Judaic symbols such as the menorah, Torah, and sacrificial altar highlights the cultural and spiritual importance of the region.

Placed to the side of the altar, the chest may have held ancestral tablets and incense and provided an additional surface for offerings, censers and figures.

This work, called opere di commessi, has medieval parallels in Central Italian "Cosmati"-work of inlaid marble floors, altars and columns. The technique is known in English as pietra...

At the center, a bishop elevates the host at the altar, surrounded by other clergy in ceremonial vestments.

These types of sculptures were common in the 19th century both for churches and for personal altars, alone holding lamps or censers or forming part of some composition.

The underside of the top decorated with a scene of a figure in red making a burnt sacrifice at an altar as an angel stands by. Along with a worn inscription and painted surrounding f...

A very beautiful mid-19th century oil-on-canvas painting of a young Saint Francis praying at an altar, circa 1860. The artist is Juaquin Vayreda (1843-1894).

The importance of classicism and the predominance of a simple architectural composition was common in Spanish Baroque altars, along with other more exuberant ones. Size: 80 x 14 x 1...

Based on the research of art historians Marco Tanzi and Andrea de Marchi, it is believed that these represent the missing panels from the famed polyptych formerly displayed on the al...

This candlestick, for the quality and decoration, is very close to an altar set by the Roman goldsmith, Carlo Guarneri.

Most Benin bronze objects were commissioned specifically for the ancestral altars of past obas (rulers) and Iyobas (queen mothers), as well as for rituals to honor ancestors and to v...

They have beautiful mercury gilding and originally decorated a wrought-iron altar gate, to which they were fixed by the central screw.

This altar piece has a tripod base of sculpted, gilt bronze chimeras.

Painted after a painting of Lucas Cranach which is part of the altar in the cathedral of Insbruck. Framed with antique wooden frame.

Overall a wonderful and rare example We here at Lynx Hollow Antiques absolutely love religious antiques and have a large selection to choose from, including altar tables, tabernacle...

This work, called opere di commessi, has medieval parallels in Central Italian "Cosmati"-work of inlaid marble floors, altars and columns. The technique is known in English as pietra...

It was widely used primarily as individual dining table to present and serve foods, but also as small desk, incense burner holder and altar table. Its lightweight and low profile fit...

Probably cut down from an altar table, this late Qing Dynasty period low table features a rectangular top with central board, sitting above a pierced apron adorned with pillar strut ...

The carving is by Stephan Rottaler, Landshut, Germany, an architect who was a leading figure of Bavarian sculpture in both wood and stone at the beginning of the Renaissance, he prod...

The left painting displays an impressive altar to 'Athena of Velletri' with classical figures paying tribute aside a smoldering urn.

The image highlights the Ewharrano Eatua, described as a "House of God," alongside a small altar with offerings. The scene offers a glimpse into Polynesian religious architecture and...

It may have been a throne, an altar, or enclosure for ritual sacrifices. According to the myth, the goddess Aphrodite was born from the foam of the sea on the beaches of Cyprus.

The dial is porcelain and beside the clock housing are two altars burning the flames of everlasting love. Below the dial is a good plaque of a young couple in a classical landscape.

Vitellius") 29 x 33,5 x 23 cm   Provenance: Private Collection UK Private Collection France, pre-1980 H 29 x W 33,5 x D 23 cm H 11 1/2 x W 13 1/8 x D 9 inch The lid combines a roof...

Beautiful and sizeable Church altar candelabra in the form of a winged Angel.

These candlestick could possibly have been made for altar/church use. Made out of brass alloy, they weigh an impressive 1.34 kg/2.95 lbs each.

Hardly any examples of his activity as a decorator painter have come down to us, but we know the altarpieces made by order of Isabel de Farnesio in 1759 -year in which the Academy of...

Although they are parts of an altar with a varied theme, Salvation is always insisted on, since they are destined to contain the Sacred.

The title is presented in a decorative cartouche in the upper left corner, adorned with religious symbols such as a sacrificial altar, a sword, and a bowl, underscoring the map's bib...

When a house was built, a Shinto altar was set up, and it was a custom to display a god such as Daikokuten.

This work, called opere di commessi, has medieval parallels in Central Italian "Cosmati"-work of inlaid marble floors, altars and columns. The technique is known in English as pietra...

The image shows a couple at the altar, surrounded by attendees in traditional dress, suggesting the communal and ceremonial importance of marriage in Sami culture. 2.

, oki-mono) is a Japanese term meaning "ornament for display; objet d'art; decorative object", typically displayed in a tokonoma alcove or butsudan altar. It is a work of Iwayaki ...

Behind them a burning brazier burns on an altar. The rest of the decorations are composed of trophies, foliage, flowers and water leaves.

It was widely used primarily as individual dining table to present and serve foods, but also as small desk, incense burner holder and altar table. Its small and low profile fits the ...

A figure of Cupid and Psyche flanking an altar in front of a Carved Relief of Venus Holding a Dove.

Since the 15. century the demand for altars for private devotion increased, it could be here figures of an altar for a representative house chapel.

They also have built-in small casters on the base making them easy to move This pair of pedestals were originally used as candlesticks for a private church altar as can be seen by th...

He also created various religious paintings and an altar-piece in the Cowgate Episcopal Church, Edinburgh, and easel pictures of Cymon and Iphigenia, Sigismunda Weeping over the Hear...

They are often placed as offerings on Buddhist altars. Bats are also a homophone for the word "Happiness".

circa 1870 Centered by a superb quality patinated bronze vase with gilded highlights featuring marvelous mythological creatures as handles and a classical scene of maidens around an...

Depicted in black regalia, with his attribute of the lily in the right hand and the book on the altar, in the 16th-19th centuries St. Nicholas, as one of the emergency helpers for fr...

With its vibrant color and charming silhouette, this Chinese Yuan Dynasty green glazed terracotta lidded lotus jar will make a beautiful decorative addition to any home, perhaps plac...

The fire destroyed the roof and much of the interior, including the high altar and many of the stained glass windows. The bombing left the cathedral largely in ruins.

Okimono (置物, oki-mono) is a Japanese term meaning "ornament for display; objet d'art; decorative object", typically displayed in a tokonoma alcove or butsudan altar. It is a work of...

This pair of giltwood French Empire period prickets or candlesticks was originally used on the altar of a church. They were hand-carved and exquisitely gilded on only one side as a m...

This work, called opere di commessi, has medieval parallels in Central Italian "Cosmati"-work of inlaid marble floors, altars and columns. The technique is known in English as pietra...

This work, called opere di commessi, has medieval parallels in Central Italian "Cosmati"-work of inlaid marble floors, altars and columns. The technique is known in English as Pietra...

Around the central figures, we observe ceremonial items and possibly altars, suggesting that this is taking place in a temple or sacred space.

His principal works are the Adoration of the Magi,[2] the Four Doctors, Last Supper; and his masterpiece, the large altar painting in the Pinacoteca Nazionale di Bologna, Virgin and ...

A large polychrome and gilt limewood sculpture of an Angel in the Manner of Franz Ignaz Gunther, ca. 1770, Munich (Bavaria) Approximate size: 107 cm (h) The present sculpture proba...

The back side of this pair is not carved, just ocher painted, as most of the liturgical altar decorations, the so-called portapalme in Italian.

The Kilim accompanies the nomad throughout his life: on the Kilim, you are born, eat, get married, have children grow, are the altar for religious ceremonies and always on the Kilim ...

This work, called opere di commessi, has medieval parallels in Central Italian "Cosmati"-work of inlaid marble floors, altars and columns. The technique is known in English as pietra...

This former church altar table crucifix is decorated with several other meaningful Gothic elements as well.

These types of oversized candle holders were traditionally used in Buddhist temples or Samurai's resident where they were placed on the altar table for worshiping. What is extraordin...

A spectacular early European castle altar processional / torchiere stand. circa 1730 or earlier.

An imitation marble pattern applied to baluster (probably altar support) with red and gilt highlights. Possibly painted or transfer design.