Antique Altar

Paintings executed by dedicated monastic artist-monks (Butsu-shi) like Kyokai were commissioned for high-ranking regional temple shrines or aristocratic family altars during the mid-...

A magnificent 18th century Portuguese wall console, also called a bracket, originally part of the architectural program of a cathedral altar. The shelf is painted in a muted palette ...

This narrow console table once resided in a 19th-century Chinese home, laden with food offerings and incense as a home altar for ancestor worship. Simple and classic, the small table...

The warmth and patina of the antique rosewood and the intricate hand carving makes this altar table irresistible. The silhouette A vintage Chinese export carved rosewood altar or co...

In 1844, Rethel visited Rome, executing, along with other subjects, an altar-piece for one of the churches of his native land.

Dated to the early 19th century, the long coffer was likely used as both an altar for ancestor worship and as a storage cabinet for clothes, textiles, and other household items.

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...

Rare Qing dynasty gilt-bronze seated Buddhist figure depicted in Namaskara Mudra (the devotional prayer posture) - this gesture typically belongs to a Bodhisattva or a devoted discip...

This staggering chest of drawers would have originally had the dual-purpose uses of household/temple storage as well as its top being used as an altar for daily worship rituals. It w...

Beautifully scenic painting depicting a still life composed of an opulent display of objects, including several fine curtains embroidered and trimmed with gold trimmings and fringes,...

This striking pair of late Victorian Gothic Revival brass candlesticks features hexagonal column stems, broad drip pans, and stepped circular bases, reflecting the form of 19th-centu...

An unusual 19th century European specimen marble and timber architectural model of a church altar or monument. Possibly created as a study or display piece, this model features a pai...

The tiered base, also gilt with remnants of burnished and matte gold, adds height and stately presence, suggesting it may have originally been part of a larger altar or architectural...

“…then you shall accept the sacrifice of righteousness, offerings and whole burnt offerings; then they shall lay calves upon your altar.” The words are drawn from Psalm 50:21 in the...

Typically used in religious ceremonies, such vessels symbolize abundance and are often placed on altars as a sacred offering to deities or ancestors.

Bring old-world ecclesiastical elegance to a mantel, console, or altar table with this remarkable pair of antique Italian reliquary mirrors.

Suitable as a devotional object, altar ornament, or decorative statement piece in Gothic Revival, Victorian, or ecclesiastical interiors.

Their relative popularity changed over time: cinerary urns and altars gradually declined in importance during the 2nd century AD as sarcophagi became increasingly prominent.

FINELY CARVED CORPUS CHRISTI Europe, 18th century 14 5/16" H x 2" D x 10 1/4" W Boxwood, later display mount A finely carved boxwood figure of the Corpus Christi, originally inten...

Traditionally associated with the Italian or French Baroque.With curly hair and expressive arms and legs, They were classic ornaments for altars, churches, or furniture. These cherub...

With curly hair and expressive arms and legs, They were classic ornaments for altars, churches, or furniture. These cherubs have been used since the 18th century as a symbol of Heave...

Beutiful Chinese altar Table Lovely Floating panels in top Dated C1870

The sacred Altis is shown in considerable detail and includes the Temple of Jupiter (Zeus), Temple of Juno (Hera), Prytaneum, theatre and numerous other religious monuments, altars a...

This is a very interesting work, a painting by a Flemish artist that reproduces the famous Lamentation of Christ by Anthoon van Dyck (Antwerp 1599 - London 1641) between 1628 and 161...

On one side, the miniature is an image of cupid near an altar, and on the other, cupids playing together.

These pieces make a dramatic decorative statement, whether displayed on a console, mantel, dining table, altar-style setting, or within an antique, Italian, French country, ecclesias...

Captured inside the military camp of the Etruscan king Lars Porsenna, the young Roman patrician fearlessly thrusts his right hand into the sacrificial altar fire to prove his stoic d...

This is a magnificent late 19th-century Japanese Meiji Period altar table features a classic rectangular profile highlighted by a stunning, vibrant red lacquered top surface with ele...

Her physical remains are still honoured in Rome, with her skull preserved in a chapel at the Basilica of Sant'Agnese in Agone and her bones resting beneath the high altar of Sant'Agn...

A substantial and striking matched pair of large-scale, carved architectural altar figures depicting kneeling angels in adoration.

The candleholders are fitted with original iron prickets for altar candles and present a striking decorative presence, ideal for use in classical or eclectic interiors.

This striking 19th century Italian altar stick is a finely carved example of Baroque-inspired ecclesiastical art, rendered in richly gilded wood.

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...

Wonderful small tabernacle that once graced a church altar. Beautiful original silverleaf and faux marble paint. weathered, small losses.

Beside him stands his brother Abel, a shepherd, kneeling before an altar on which he sacrifices a lamb from his flock.

This little bronze has an incredible amount going on for something so small. 18th/19th century Hindu dancing figure, still sitting on its original base with the naga hood behind it,...

Extending beneath each figure are iron rods, originally intended to secure the sculptures into a wooden base, altar, or shrine structure. Their survival provides important evidence o...

Florian, portraits in the Oberösterreichisches Landesmuseum, and the large 1770 altar painting of St. Gallus in the parish church of Gallneukirchen.

Historically, such votive tablets served as devotional objects, often placed in temples or at home altars, symbolizing the devotion of practitioners.

Pair of 19th century Italian Baroque style painted altar sticks, candlesticks, candleholders or prickets from Lucca.

The closed eyes, elongated body, and quiet downward turn of the head give the figure a devotional gravity appropriate to private or altar use. The model reflects the influence of cr...

The richly detailed frame, crowned with Gothic tracery and the monogram "MA" for Maria, creates a dramatic altar-like presentation, making it a particularly attractive display piece.

Attendant figures, a tripod, an altar, and scattered classical attributes fill the remaining ground.

Today, these rare ecclesiastical antiques may be displayed as sculptural works of art on a console, mantel, altar table, or large dining table. Their original patina, surviving silve...

This pair of Japanese patinated bronze candle holders from the Meiji period (circa 1868 - 1912) feature intricate reticulated floral patterns and embossed archaic motifs, commonly us...

Pair of large altar candlesticks crafted from white marble with grey veining and fitted with brass candle sockets.

When most people picture a zushi, they imagine a formal piece kept in a temple or household altar, its double doors fitted with metal clasps and swinging open to reveal a statue insi...

The setting is a capriccio of objects related to the art and culture of the time, skilfully displayed, including a Persian carpet on the desk, a beautiful celestial globe on a pedest...

Traditionally, these ornate panels adorned royal thrones or significant altars, symbolizing power, divinity, and the passage between the earthly realm and the spiritual plane.

Priests and nobles gather around a ceremonial altar while attendants prepare for the festivities, illustrating one of the most important annual celebrations in the Inca religious cal...

Antique wooden carved sculptures, from the Le Dynasty Buddhist, 18th century, Vietnam altar maid figures, painted lacquerware. The Lê dynasty, also known as the Later Lê dynasty, was...

A magnificent Italian giltwood altar candlestick from the 19th century, recently electrified as a table lamp to bring that splendor of the baroque to a modern interior.

The prophet gestures decisively to the floor while the richly attired king bends in disbelief to observe the footprints that lead to the secret passage beneath the altar. The scene ...

Multiple candle arms are fitted with wax candles, giving the pair a grand architectural presence suitable for a mantel, console, altar-style setting, or formal interior. The design c...

They appeared on household altars, scholar's desks, incense burners and ritual stands, serving both devotional and decorative purposes.

A pair of large Italian Baroque silvered copper repoussé altar prickets fitted as table lamps. Baluster stem with paw feet and rocaille decoration surrounding an engraved cartouche.

At the centre of the composition, we see a monumental wine barrel adorned with vine branches, reminiscent of a profane altar, around which an exuberant dance of bodies unfolds, accom...

Japanese Okimono Okimono is a Japanese term meaning “ornament for display; objet d’art; decorative object”, typically displayed in a tokonoma “alcove” or butsudan “Buddhist altar”.Th...

Abraham and Isaac are shown before an altar, while the surrounding landscape is populated with a wealth of symbolic and decorative motifs, including angels (one carries a star behind...

The Italian fragment originally came from an altar candlestick from a historical church in Tuscany.