Antique Church Altars

Tall silver leaf on gesso church altar sticks.

Dimensions: Height: 52 cm (20.47 inches) Base: 15 cm x 15 cm x 15 cm (5.91 x 5.91 x 5.91 inches) These church altar candlesticks are in excellent condition considering their age and...

Unusual French church altar candlesticks of monks supporting torcheres.

As early as 1692, the sculptor created a second version of the two medallions with the profiles of the Virgin Mary and her Son to adorn the altar of Saint Ciborium in the same church...

Helena) showing the section of the church near the altar. Located in Bethlehem, in the West Bank, Palestine, the church was originally commissioned in 327 by Constantine the Great a...

In Siena he also worked at the Teatro dei Rinnovati (1832), the Teatro dei Rozzi and the Duomo, as well as creating ponti, dighe, steccati and pescaie ; in the fifth century of the O...

Ercole Setti painted the altar of the Church of St. Peter in Modena. The Este gallery in Modena has his painting of the coronation of the virgin.

Both would often be placed on side-altars in churches, alongside devotional paintings or reliquary busts.

French Metal Church Altar Candle Stand, c. 1850

A lovely 19th century church altar candlestick made from brass which has a lovely worn patina in places, Dragon like beasts on the base.

Antique Church Altar Floor Candle Holders This pair of tall candleholders would be a sumptuous statement piece on your dining room table.

French tall brass crucifix from a church altar, wonderful detailing, dimensional cross on tripod spray feet.

Two stunning antique Continental church altar candlesticks, late 19th c. Set includes; 1) Bronze candlestick, having turned form standard, rising on scrolled base, ending on paw feet.

Rare collector's item ! Antique church altar from the late 16th century painted wood.

French antique brass church altar candle holder candlestick lamp with monastery puttis wired for electricity

Early 1900s arts and crafts wood and brass handled, extra long church/altar candle lighter and bell snuffer / extinguisher.

19th Century Hand Painted Wooden Church Altar Vase Beautiful uniquely shaped altar vase from Southern Germany.

A glorious pair of large, hand forged wrought iron Church Altar Gates, Spain circa 1900. These gates would have stood at the entrance to the altar in a church, probably from Northern...

A monumental antique Victorian Gothic Revival carved oak church altar / synagogue lectern / book stand podium.

19th Century hand crafted model of a church altar diorama An important 19th Century paper over pine model of an altar.

Wooden church alter with mirror is very old and from the late 1700s to early 1800s. Broken pediment top over hanging a domed mirror with a shelf, there must have been free standing d...

Beautiful, antique Victorian period era Neo Gothic Triptych Holy Altar in solid oak and acquired from a church that was established in 1865.

Antique Platform Scagliola Painted Platform With Sacred Heart Detail A wooden platform originally for displaying religious icons from a French Catholic church. Hand-painted with fa...

Wood carved and gilded gold sunburst with carved relief of sacred heart in the center from Portugal.

A stunning pair of European Gothic Revival candlesticks from a church altar, made of gilt bronze with exuberant detail.

Direct from France, an original French church altar hanging, sourced with all the other interior cabinetry when the church was remodeled~ ~Beautiful detailing in the carvings and Go...

It's originally from a church altar either Portuguese or Spanish. In Image 5, you can see the remnants of paint.

Direct from France, an original French church altar table, sourced with all the other interior cabinetry when the church was remodeled~ ~ Beautiful detailing in the carvings across ...

Highly decorative and difficult to find. Probably from a church altar setting, the crown from Mary or a prominent saint.

The top is made from an church altar. You can see the marks where the bookstand was and you can still use the secret relic storage unit that was made inside the top.

Wonderful neo classical giltwood vase with bouquet which once adorned a church altar France, circa 1800- 1850. Weathered and old repair.

They most likely once adorned a church altar. Original period pieces, Italy, circa 1750.

A remarkable 18th century German Baroque church altar candlestick, carved wood and gilded gesso, dating to circa 1760, this very large scale pricket candle stick is profusely decorat...

They most likely once adorned a church altar. Italy, circa 1850. Weathered, small losses and old repairs.

A magnificent pair of 19th century silver plate candlesticks from Catholic Church altar in France. The fixtures have column-form shafts that are topped in bobeches, and finished in r...

The tall candlesticks, resting on three paw feet, were originally on a church altar, and today would embellish any home from Italianate to contemporary.

Italian brass stylized representations of bouquets of flowers in decorative urns which were arranged in a very symmetrical composition, popular on church altars in the mid 1800's - ...

18th century Italian painted and mecca gilded church altar base with a coral head and tangerine crystal quartz points to coordinate with the paintwork of the base.

They most likely once adorned a church altar. Original period pieces, Italy, circa 1750.

They most likely once adorned a church altar. Original period pieces, Italy, circa 1780-1800.

They most likely once adorned a church altar. Original period pieces, Italy, circa 1750.

They most likely once adorned a church altar. Original period pieces, Italy, circa 1750.

A Baroque period hand carved wooden church altar stick from the second half of the 18th century, possibly the very early 19th century, likely Veneto region of northeastern Italy orig...

Pair of Portuguese polychrome columns with artisanal wood carving, the columns formed surely, part of a church altar, so in the back they present those cavities, to be able to attach...

A nice pair of candlesticks or small torch holders from the Spanish Baroque period, they were surely part of the church altar trousseau, in gilded wood and hand-carved with remains o...

The number on the back of the candlestick shows that the candlestick had a designated place on the church altar.

Most likely crafted for church altars. These examples exhibit delicate detailing, serene expression and flowing robes, reflecting the periods devotion to ecclesiastical artistry.

Pair of Portuguese polychrome columns with artisanal wood carving, the columns formed surely, part of a church altar, so in the back they present those cavities, to be able to attach...

Overall a superb museum quality example --- We here at Lynx Hollow Antiques absolutely love decorative religious objects, from all time periods and religions, and have many other...

This fantastic blue and white milk glass six-light chandelier, circa 1890, was found in France and was originally made for a Church Altar. Suspended from three stylized chains is an ...

The candlesticks sit on a tripartite base, with the form continuing throughout the giltwood columns, indicating that they once graced a church altar. Altar candlesticks of this era t...

A scarce antique Spanish Colonial style silver-tone metal saint's crown, to be mounted on the head of a church altar figure, likely intended for a Santo Nino or Christ figure, depict...

A scarce 19th century Spanish Colonial style silver saint's crown, to be mounted on the head of a church altar figure, having a cross finial, pierced arches with foliate motif and fi...

A Russian Neoclassical paper knife or letter opener in the style of a Roman gladius sword. The blade is made of polished nephrite jade stone. Pink guilloche enamel handle with gilt a...

Masterfully carved Italian Vanitas / Memento Mori bust in solid marble from late 19th century. White Carrara marble skull combined with masterfully carved hood & robes all from...

An impressive 19th Century Meissen porcelain mantle clock on stand. Depicting seated lovers with a garland of flowers. The white enamel clock face with roman numerals, an eight day d...

A 19th Century antique carved wood gothic hall tree with mirror and bench. This is a great piece with a beveled mirror in the center above a seat with a lift top. It also has two met...

This Italian 18th century Louis XVI period hand carved and gilt wood architectural fragment probably was the central section of a bigger altar tabernacle that can now be used as a de...

A stunning 18th Century Indo-Portuguese altar from Goa. This is in wonderful condition with its original surface and paintings.

A magnificent antique metal-bound solid teak wood damchiya marriage dowry chest with hidden compartments and beautifully aged patina! Hand-crafted in India in the 19th century, most...

Fabulous quality turn of the 19th century pair of religious painted stained glass arched windows. Set in oak and bent wood frame. Beautifully depicting the teachings of Jesus. "Suffe...

A rare and magnificent architectural ecclesiastical iron and bronze altar railing. Created in France in the 19th century, commissioned for a Victorian era church in French Gothic Rev...

Large-scale 19th century English display cabinet executed in the Chinoiserie tradition. Constructed in carved mahogany and conceived as a tripartite architectural façade, each glazed...

A Beautiful Pair of antique solid silver "Grotto" style Rococo Revival master table salt cellars, Hannau, Germany, circa 1890. These very elegant cellars have a putti figure riding...

Elegant octagonal wrought iron wall greenhouse, perfect for creating a unique and sophisticated space in gardens, patios or terraces. Its design with arches and decorative panels hig...