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Rare French Art Deco Pair of Candlesticks, 1920, Poor Clares
Rare French Art Deco Pair of Candlesticks, 1920, Poor Clares

Rare French Art Deco Pair of Candlesticks, 1920, Poor Clares

Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR

place, one came from the monastery of Aurillac. The nuns devote themselves to the education of young

Category

1920s French Art Deco Antique Nun

Materials

Wood, Oak

Christ with Crown of Thorns / - Seeing gaze -
Christ with Crown of Thorns / - Seeing gaze -

Christ with Crown of Thorns / - Seeing gaze -

Located in Berlin, DE

Christi transzendiert, so dass der menschgewordene Gott – seinem Vater gleich – nun alles zu sehen scheint

Category

Early 1900s Realist Antique Nun

Materials

Brass

Pair of 18th Century Italian Ecclesiastical Embroideries on Mercury Mirrors
Pair of 18th Century Italian Ecclesiastical Embroideries on Mercury Mirrors

Pair of 18th Century Italian Ecclesiastical Embroideries on Mercury Mirrors

By Interi

Located in Columbia, SC

metal foil. These elaborate works of art were created by nuns and were detailed decorations for a

Category

18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Nun

Materials

Mirror, Fabric, Thread, Beads

Figure of Khnum
Figure of Khnum

Figure of Khnum

Located in London, GB

protector of its source. The Egyptians believed that the waters of the Nile proceeded from the god Nun from

Category

15th Century and Earlier Egyptian Egyptian Antique Nun

Materials

Bronze

Bolognese School of the 16th Century - Mummy of Saint Catherine of Bologna
Bolognese School of the 16th Century - Mummy of Saint Catherine of Bologna

Bolognese School of the 16th Century - Mummy of Saint Catherine of Bologna

Located in Bruxelles, BE

nun's attire. When she died in 1463, Catherine was buried in the convent cemetery without embalming or a

Category

16th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Nun

Materials

Wood, Giltwood

The Resurrection
The Resurrection

The Resurrection

Located in Middletown, NY

consistent with age. Suor Isabella (born Elisabetta Piccini 1644-1732) was an Italian artist and nun who

Category

18th Century Italian School Antique Nun

Materials

Laid Paper, Engraving

18th Century French Hand Carved and Painted Wood Statue
18th Century French Hand Carved and Painted Wood Statue

18th Century French Hand Carved and Painted Wood Statue

Located in Dallas, TX

painted finish. Depicting a nun reading a bible, the nun's garments are of particular interest to students

Category

Late 18th Century French Rustic Antique Nun

Materials

Oak, Paint

Japanese Rare Antique Scroll of Waka Heart Poem Famous Rengetsu Otagaki, signed
Japanese Rare Antique Scroll of Waka Heart Poem Famous Rengetsu Otagaki, signed

Japanese Rare Antique Scroll of Waka Heart Poem Famous Rengetsu Otagaki, signed

Located in South Burlington, VT

famous nun in old Japan and being familiar with poetry, her Waka poems on paper, and especially her hard

Category

Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Nun

Materials

Paper

Ordinis Benedictini monialis; Saint Thecla of Kitzengen
Ordinis Benedictini monialis; Saint Thecla of Kitzengen

Ordinis Benedictini monialis; Saint Thecla of Kitzengen

Located in Middletown, NY

British Museum, this image is related to a series of costumes of monks and nuns of various religious

Category

Mid-19th Century Old Masters Antique Nun

Materials

Etching, Laid Paper, Engraving

Antique Korean Sutra Desk with Buddhism Symbol Joseon Dynasty
Antique Korean Sutra Desk with Buddhism Symbol Joseon Dynasty

Antique Korean Sutra Desk with Buddhism Symbol Joseon Dynasty

Located in Atlanta, GA

in Goryeo dynasty and used by monks and nuns for sutra reading. In the Confucianism-dominated Joseon

Category

Mid-19th Century Korean Other Antique Nun

Materials

Elm

19th Century Continental Mahogany and Tapestry Expandable Trestle Fire Screen
19th Century Continental Mahogany and Tapestry Expandable Trestle Fire Screen

19th Century Continental Mahogany and Tapestry Expandable Trestle Fire Screen

Located in Germantown, MD

tapestry depicts a lady sitting down ( possibly a Nun or Reverend Mother) with holy bible on her laps and

Category

Late 19th Century American Late Victorian Antique Nun

Materials

Textile, Tapestry, Glass, Mahogany

Amazing "Our Lady of Sorrows" attributed to Salzillo 18th-century
Amazing "Our Lady of Sorrows" attributed to Salzillo 18th-century

Amazing "Our Lady of Sorrows" attributed to Salzillo 18th-century

By Francisco Salzillo

Located in Madrid, ES

), the Saint Augustine for the Convent of the Augustinian Nuns of Corpus Christi, and the medallion of

Category

18th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Nun

Materials

Silver

Infirmerie daybed from the monastery of Holtum, France 1900s
Infirmerie daybed from the monastery of Holtum, France 1900s

Infirmerie daybed from the monastery of Holtum, France 1900s

By Jean Prouvé

Located in ECHT, NL

monastery was run by a French order of nuns who came to the Netherlands in 1901 after being exiled in France

Category

Early 20th Century French Art Deco Antique Nun

Materials

Metal

La Sagrada Familia
La Sagrada Familia

La Sagrada Familia

Located in Miami, FL

churches. The Immaculate Conception serves as a principal motif for several of his nun's medallions.

Category

18th Century Old Masters Antique Nun

Materials

Copper

Historic bronze lantern from a monastery. Naples 1800 circa
Historic bronze lantern from a monastery. Naples 1800 circa

Historic bronze lantern from a monastery. Naples 1800 circa

By Venini

Located in Budapest, HU

Ancient bronze lantern from a monastery of cloistered nuns located on the Amalfi coast. A candle

Category

19th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Antique Nun

Materials

Art Glass

18th Century Italian Florentine Giltwood Engraved Box
18th Century Italian Florentine Giltwood Engraved Box

18th Century Italian Florentine Giltwood Engraved Box

Located in Milano, MI

engravings. Inside they are not lined. In Italy this kind of work of art is the so called NUNS BOX, the box

Category

Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Nun

Materials

Walnut

Pair of 18th Century Italian Vases Decorated with Shells and Baroque Pearls
Pair of 18th Century Italian Vases Decorated with Shells and Baroque Pearls

Pair of 18th Century Italian Vases Decorated with Shells and Baroque Pearls

By Interi

Located in Columbia, SC

. They are hand-carved and hand-painted by nuns in a local convent. Baroque pearls were famously used as

Category

18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Nun

Materials

Gold Leaf

An Olivewood Dreidel, Jerusalem Circa 1920
An Olivewood Dreidel, Jerusalem Circa 1920

An Olivewood Dreidel, Jerusalem Circa 1920

Located in New York, NY

body, and a flywheel bottom. The letters Nun, Gimmel, Hey, and Shin of the Hebrew alphabet are written

Category

1920s Israeli Antique Nun

Materials

Wood, Olive

18th Century Italian Florentine Silver-leaf Polylobed Engraved Box
18th Century Italian Florentine Silver-leaf Polylobed Engraved Box

18th Century Italian Florentine Silver-leaf Polylobed Engraved Box

Located in Milano, MI

. Inside they are not lined. In Italy this kind of work of art is the so called NUNS BOX, the box

Category

Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Nun

Materials

Walnut

Alabaster and Marble Bust of Saint Clare of Assisi
Alabaster and Marble Bust of Saint Clare of Assisi

Alabaster and Marble Bust of Saint Clare of Assisi

Located in Guaynabo, PR

Benedictine nun. The olive branch symbolizes the welcome of God to her new life and the letting go of her past.

Category

Early 20th Century Unknown Renaissance Antique Nun

Materials

Alabaster, Marble

19th century Aubusson tapestry (Saint RITA) - No. 969
19th century Aubusson tapestry (Saint RITA) - No. 969

19th century Aubusson tapestry (Saint RITA) - No. 969

Located in Paris, FR

and Augustinian nun venerated as a saint in the Roman Catholic Church. After Rita's husband died, she

Category

1850s French Aubusson Antique Nun

Materials

Wool

Early 20th Century Double Sided French Zinc Clock Smiths Trade Sign
Early 20th Century Double Sided French Zinc Clock Smiths Trade Sign

Early 20th Century Double Sided French Zinc Clock Smiths Trade Sign

Located in London, GB

example would have originally hung outside a French clock smith likely named Nunes (Nunes is a Portuguese

Category

1910s French Victorian Antique Nun

Materials

Zinc

Spanish school. Secretary of Pope Pius V, abbot of Husillos, bishop of Córdoba.
Spanish school. Secretary of Pope Pius V, abbot of Husillos, bishop of Córdoba.

Spanish school. Secretary of Pope Pius V, abbot of Husillos, bishop of Córdoba.

Located in Firenze, IT

the Inquisition in a unique case: his sister Catalina de Reynoso y Baeza, a nun of the convent of

Category

17th Century Old Masters Antique Nun

Materials

Parchment Paper, Oil, Wood Panel

Boy at the source / - Elixir of Life -
Boy at the source / - Elixir of Life -

Boy at the source / - Elixir of Life -

Located in Berlin, DE

Karlsruhe, für die er fortan Entwürfe lieferte. Thoma stand nun auf dem Höhepunkt seines künstlerischen

Category

1890s Realist Antique Nun

Materials

Paper

Muse / - In the realm of the muses -
Muse / - In the realm of the muses -

Muse / - In the realm of the muses -

Located in Berlin, DE

Karlsruhe, für die er fortan Entwürfe lieferte. Thoma stand nun auf dem Höhepunkt seines künstlerischen

Category

1890s Realist Antique Nun

Materials

Paper

Adam and Eve / - United in Death -
Adam and Eve / - United in Death -

Adam and Eve / - United in Death -

Located in Berlin, DE

Karlsruhe, für die er fortan Entwürfe lieferte. Thoma stand nun auf dem Höhepunkt seines künstlerischen

Category

Early 1900s Realist Antique Nun

Materials

Paper

Large Medieval 15th Century Religious Hand Carved Marble Sculpture Group
Large Medieval 15th Century Religious Hand Carved Marble Sculpture Group

Large Medieval 15th Century Religious Hand Carved Marble Sculpture Group

Located in Nottingham, GB

Emmerich (19th century) A mystical work based on the visions of the German nun Anne Catherine Emmerich

Category

15th Century and Earlier French Antique Nun

Materials

Marble

The Priest - China Ink Early 20th Century

The Priest - China Ink Early 20th Century

Located in Roma, IT

satirical artist realized this drawing and represented a priest in socks and two nuns watching him and

Category

Early 20th Century Antique Nun

Materials

Ink

Trappist Monk of the Order of Cistercians Reading a Bible, 1845
Trappist Monk of the Order of Cistercians Reading a Bible, 1845

Trappist Monk of the Order of Cistercians Reading a Bible, 1845

Located in Langweer, NL

Cistercians. They follow the Rule of Saint Benedict and have communities of both monks and nuns that are known

Category

1840s Antique Nun

Materials

Paper

Set of Five Ceramic Tea Cups by Otagaki Rengetsu
Set of Five Ceramic Tea Cups by Otagaki Rengetsu

Set of Five Ceramic Tea Cups by Otagaki Rengetsu

Located in Atlanta, GA

was a famous Buddhist nun in Edo period who is widely regarded to have been one of the greatest

Category

Late 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Antique Nun

Materials

Ceramic, Wood

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