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Vintage Catholic Lourdes Church Souvenir Building with Music Box, France 1920s
Vintage Catholic Lourdes Church Souvenir Building with Music Box, France 1920s

Vintage Catholic Lourdes Church Souvenir Building with Music Box, France 1920s

Located in Nuernberg, DE

This vintage silvered Music Box was a souvenir from a pilgrims journey to the famous City of Lourdes in France. It is made of metal and wood. The music box plays a nice melody and is...

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1920s French Antique Catholic Church Items

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Metal

Rare Antique Religious Italian Catholic Church Carta Gloria Altar Card Frame Set
Rare Antique Religious Italian Catholic Church Carta Gloria Altar Card Frame Set

Rare Antique Religious Italian Catholic Church Carta Gloria Altar Card Frame Set

Located in Forney, TX

A rare complete set of three antique Italian Grand Tour ecclesiastical hand carved parcel gilt cream painted pine "Carta Gloria" altar card frames. Italy, 19th century, commissioned...

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19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Catholic Church Items

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Pine, Giltwood

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Gilt Bronze Catholic Church Poor Box
Gilt Bronze Catholic Church Poor Box

Gilt Bronze Catholic Church Poor Box

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H 10 in W 6.5 in D 3 in

Gilt Bronze Catholic Church Poor Box

Located in Guaynabo, PR

A gilt bronze Catholic Church poor box built as a pentagon. Its ceiling is adorned with a budded cross that symbolizes the Trinity. The box was usually located by the door in order f...

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19th Century French Medieval Antique Catholic Church Items

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Bronze

19th Century French Brass and Silver Plated Catholic Church Monstrance
19th Century French Brass and Silver Plated Catholic Church Monstrance

19th Century French Brass and Silver Plated Catholic Church Monstrance

Located in Dallas, TX

Make a statement in your home with this intricate, antique two-tone brass and silvered "ostensoir," otherwise known as a monstrance. Crafted in France, circa 1840, this impressive go...

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Mid-19th Century French Antique Catholic Church Items

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Metal, Silver Plate, Brass

19th Century French Brass and Silver Plated Catholic Church Monstrance
19th Century French Brass and Silver Plated Catholic Church Monstrance

19th Century French Brass and Silver Plated Catholic Church Monstrance

Located in Dallas, TX

Make a statement in your home with this intricate, antique two-tone brass and silvered "ostensoir," otherwise known as a monstrance. Crafted in France, circa 1840, this impressive go...

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Mid-19th Century French Antique Catholic Church Items

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Metal, Silver Plate, Brass

19th Century Silvered Brass Catholic Church Incense Burner with Gothic Bracket
19th Century Silvered Brass Catholic Church Incense Burner with Gothic Bracket

19th Century Silvered Brass Catholic Church Incense Burner with Gothic Bracket

Located in Lisse, NL

Handcrafted, fine quality and highly decorative church censer with angel masks. If you appreciate the quality and meaningfullness of Christian church relics then this handcrafted in...

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Mid-19th Century European Gothic Revival Antique Catholic Church Items

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Brass

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Exceptional 18th Century Carved Giltwood Door
Exceptional 18th Century Carved Giltwood Door

Exceptional 18th Century Carved Giltwood Door

$17,800

H 78 in W 42 in D 10 in

Exceptional 18th Century Carved Giltwood Door

Located in New Orleans, LA

Period Louis XIV carved giltwood bow front door. The door is mounted on a piece of wood to preserve its original condition.

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Early 18th Century French Louis XIV Antique Catholic Church Items

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Giltwood

Set of Four Panels decorated with Allegories of art, France, Circa 1865
Set of Four Panels decorated with Allegories of art, France, Circa 1865

Set of Four Panels decorated with Allegories of art, France, Circa 1865

Located in PARIS, FR

Set of Four Panels Decorated with Allegories of Arts France Circa 1865 Height. : 180 cm (70,9 in.) ; Width : 63,5 cm (25 in.) ; Depth : 12 cm (4,7 in.) Set of four large painted pane...

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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Catholic Church Items

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Giltwood, Paint

Palatial Early 20th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Vitrine by François Linke
Palatial Early 20th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Vitrine by François Linke

Palatial Early 20th Century Gilt Bronze Mounted Vitrine by François Linke

By François Linke

Located in Long Island City, NY

A palatial and superb early 20th century gilt bronze Mounted Louis XVI style Mahogany Vitrine by François Linke François Linke The arched top with scrolled corners and centered by ...

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Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Antique Catholic Church Items

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Bronze, Ormolu

Tapestry   Royal Manufacture of Aubusson, Louis XVI period 1738 at the Gobelins
Tapestry   Royal Manufacture of Aubusson, Louis XVI period 1738 at the Gobelins

Tapestry Royal Manufacture of Aubusson, Louis XVI period 1738 at the Gobelins

By Aubusson Manufacture

Located in Madrid, ES

Tapestry from the Royal Manufacture of Aubusson, Louis XVI period , made in 1738 at the Gobelins One panel from a series of Gobelins tapestries depicting the Hi...

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Early 18th Century French Baroque Antique Catholic Church Items

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Wool, Silk

French Epinal Porcelain Tea Set, Rovina V.S., Hand-Painted Roses
French Epinal Porcelain Tea Set, Rovina V.S., Hand-Painted Roses

French Epinal Porcelain Tea Set, Rovina V.S., Hand-Painted Roses

Located in LA CIOTAT, FR

This elegant French porcelain tea service, signed Rovina V.S. Épinal, is a refined example of early 20th-century decorative craftsmanship. Produced in the Épinal region, known for it...

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Early 20th Century French Restauration Antique Catholic Church Items

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Porcelain, Paint

Antique Ecclesiastical Stained Glass with Religious Quote
Antique Ecclesiastical Stained Glass with Religious Quote

Antique Ecclesiastical Stained Glass with Religious Quote

Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire

An antique ecclesiastical style stained glass window painted with the religious quote "not my will but thine be done”, from Luke 22:42. Intricate details and patterns surround the sc...

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Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Catholic Church Items

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Glass, Stained Glass

Pair of Wedgwood Borghese Covered Vases, circa 1840
Pair of Wedgwood Borghese Covered Vases, circa 1840

Pair of Wedgwood Borghese Covered Vases, circa 1840

Located in New York, NY

With neoclassical decoration. Impressed Wedgwood.

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1840s English Antique Catholic Church Items

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Porcelain

Circa 1880 Italian Large Gilt wood LXV Style Confidente Sofa
Circa 1880 Italian Large Gilt wood LXV Style Confidente Sofa

Circa 1880 Italian Large Gilt wood LXV Style Confidente Sofa

Located in London, Park Royal

A rare antique find from Tuscany Italy. This 'Confidante' sofa, circa 1880, is in beautiful condition. The large frame is finely carved in the LXV style, with its original water gild...

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Late 19th Century Italian Louis XV Antique Catholic Church Items

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Gold, Gold Leaf

19th Century Spanish Silver-Plated Hand-Crafted Crucifix Decor
19th Century Spanish Silver-Plated Hand-Crafted Crucifix Decor

19th Century Spanish Silver-Plated Hand-Crafted Crucifix Decor

Located in ARMADALE, VIC

A Spanish Silver-Plated Crucifix, 19th Century Provenance: Casa Santapola, S.L., Ronda (Málaga), November 2018. Description: Each crossbar with floral band terminating in f...

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19th Century Spanish Antique Catholic Church Items

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Silver Plate

South American Presentation Sword
South American Presentation Sword

South American Presentation Sword

$48,500 / set

H 39.5 in W 3 in D 1 in

South American Presentation Sword

Located in New Orleans, LA

Believed to have originated from the collection of a South American diplomat, the exquisiteness of this presentation sword conveys its ownership by an individual of great importance....

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19th Century South American Other Antique Catholic Church Items

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Steel, Brass, Bronze

18th Century Almsgiver Plate with Saint Brass
18th Century Almsgiver Plate with Saint Brass

18th Century Almsgiver Plate with Saint Brass

Located in Milan, IT

18th century Almsgiver plate with saint Brass, 46 cm diameter The alms dish, properly called "alms dish", is a container usually decorated in the shape of a large basin or plate...

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18th Century Italian Antique Catholic Church Items

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Brass

Christ Falling on the Way to Calvary, a painting by Carlo Francesco Nuvolone
Christ Falling on the Way to Calvary, a painting by Carlo Francesco Nuvolone

Christ Falling on the Way to Calvary, a painting by Carlo Francesco Nuvolone

Located in PARIS, FR

This painting by Carlo Francesco Nuvolone, the great Lombard master of the mid-seventeenth century, is striking for its dazzling composition and the brilliant colors of Christ's tuni...

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1640s Old Masters Antique Catholic Church Items

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Canvas, Oil

Fine Italian 17th Century Oil on Canvas Head of Jesus Christ Crowned with Thorns
Fine Italian 17th Century Oil on Canvas Head of Jesus Christ Crowned with Thorns

Fine Italian 17th Century Oil on Canvas Head of Jesus Christ Crowned with Thorns

By (circle of) Pierre Mignard

Located in LA, CA

A very fine Italian 17th century oval oil on canvas "Head of Christ Crowned with Thorns" Circle of Pierre Mignard (French, 1612-1695) within its original gilt wood and gesso carved f...

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17th Century Old Masters Antique Catholic Church Items

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Oil, Canvas, Wood

Royal Table Made for Windsor Castle and Commanded by George IV
Royal Table Made for Windsor Castle and Commanded by George IV

Royal Table Made for Windsor Castle and Commanded by George IV

Located in London, GB

A highly important and rare royal table made by Morel & Seddon for the Windsor Castle Commission, commanded by George IV Constructed in Amboyna, with ormolu gilt bronze mounts, hav...

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19th Century English George IV Antique Catholic Church Items

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Ormolu

Antique Gothic Carved Limestone Font
Antique Gothic Carved Limestone Font

Antique Gothic Carved Limestone Font

$19,973

H 35.83 in Dm 29.93 in

Antique Gothic Carved Limestone Font

Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire

A beautifully carved antique limestone font circa 1840, decorated in the gothic style. Ornately carved at the hand of a talented 19th century stonemason, this limestone font was recl...

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Mid-19th Century English Gothic Antique Catholic Church Items

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Stone, Limestone

Gilt Metal Centrepiece Suite for the Duke of Sparta by Elkington & Co.
Gilt Metal Centrepiece Suite for the Duke of Sparta by Elkington & Co.

Gilt Metal Centrepiece Suite for the Duke of Sparta by Elkington & Co.

By Elkington & Co.

Located in London, GB

Gilt metal centrepiece suite for the Duke of Sparta by Elkington & Co. English, Late 19th Century Centrepiece: Height 58cm, width 81cm, depth 35cm Candelabra: Height 66cm, diameter ...

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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Catholic Church Items

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Metal

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Antique Catholic Church Items For Sale on 1stDibs

Find a variety of antique catholic church items available on 1stDibs. The range of distinct antique catholic church items — often made from wood, metal and glass — can elevate any home. Antique catholic church items have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. Antique catholic church items bearing Victorian or Baroque hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs. There have been many well-made antique catholic church items over the years, but those made by Gillows of Lancaster & London and Louis A. F. (Jean-Louis) Janmot are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

Finding the Right Religious-items for You

Religious art has had an enduring and significant role throughout history and continues to resonate with modern audiences. Over the years, vintage and antique religious artifacts have become popular with collectors and the devout alike, and religious art has been used to express devotion across a range of media.

Historic examples of religious art remain evocative. From the Renaissance to 1800, many Old Masters actively explored sacred themes from Christianity. In the Baroque period, painters infused religious scenes with intense emotions through the technique of chiaroscuro, which uses strong contrasts between light and dark.

From the 18th to 19th century, Gothic Revival saw designers using elements that evoked the Middle Ages. Artists found inspiration in the romantic qualities of medieval paneling, furniture and other accoutrements, such as candelabras, statues and crosses. Works created in the Gothic style add drama and a grandiose elegance to any room.

Religious art reflects the diversity of beliefs around the world. Islamic art and Judaica are just a couple of examples of the vibrant expression that has coursed through faith-based art over the centuries. Sculptures have long depicted the image of Buddha, while intricately carved reliefs have stunningly depicted deities from Hinduism, like Ganesh. Members of Nepalese religions that emphasize shamanism have made ornate drums, artistically enhanced with images of animals like birds.

In some cases, artisans have created pieces that celebrate specific religious holidays such as the Jewish festival of Hanukkah. But even everyday items are an opportunity to bring both art and religion into a space. For example, designers of furniture over the years have drawn on elements found in cathedrals and other religious settings in order to elevate their work.

On 1stDibs, find a varied collection of antique and vintage religious artifacts and other objects that can be searched by style, period, artist and material, such as wood or metal.

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