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Early 20th Century North African Brass Hanukkah Lamp Menorah
Early 20th Century North African Brass Hanukkah Lamp Menorah

Early 20th Century North African Brass Hanukkah Lamp Menorah

Located in New York, NY

The hanging back-walled Hanukkah Lamp is made of brass and consists of a row of oil containers, a back and sides wall, and a hanger. A row of eight rectangular spouted oil containers...

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Early 20th Century Algerian Antique Religious Items

Materials

Brass

Early 20th Century North-African "Fleur-de-lis" Brass Hanukkah Lamp Menorah
Early 20th Century North-African "Fleur-de-lis" Brass Hanukkah Lamp Menorah

Early 20th Century North-African "Fleur-de-lis" Brass Hanukkah Lamp Menorah

Located in New York, NY

Cast brass Hanukkah Lamp, Algeria, late 19th century or early 20th century. Unique design. Backplate is decorated with vegetal motifs and with a number of medallions, a small shield...

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Early 20th Century Moroccan Antique Religious Items

Materials

Brass

Early 20th Century Moroccan Brass Hanukkah Lamp Menorah
Early 20th Century Moroccan Brass Hanukkah Lamp Menorah

Early 20th Century Moroccan Brass Hanukkah Lamp Menorah

Located in New York, NY

Hanging brass Hanukkah Lamp Menorah, Morocco, circa 1900. Decorated with openwork, engravings, and with figures of birds on both sides. Made of heavy cast brass, the backplate is pi...

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Early 20th Century Moroccan Antique Religious Items

Materials

Brass

18th Century Dutch Brass Hanukkah Lamp Menorah
18th Century Dutch Brass Hanukkah Lamp Menorah

18th Century Dutch Brass Hanukkah Lamp Menorah

Located in New York, NY

Brass Hanukkah Lamp Menorah, The Netherlands, circa 1730. The backplate is pierced and embossed with floral motifs around the vessel in the center and fitted with a row of eight oil...

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Mid-18th Century Antique Religious Items

Materials

Brass

18th Century German Silver Festival Kiddush Goblet
18th Century German Silver Festival Kiddush Goblet

18th Century German Silver Festival Kiddush Goblet

Located in New York, NY

Silver Kiddush Goblet, Hieronymus Mittnacht, Augsburg, Germany, 1763-1765. Classic style tulip-form bowl with chased scalloped design motif with faceted baluster stem set on circula...

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1760s German Antique Religious Items

Materials

Silver

18th Century Wooden Torah Pointer from Alsace
18th Century Wooden Torah Pointer from Alsace

18th Century Wooden Torah Pointer from Alsace

Located in New York, NY

Rare Alsace carved wooden Torah Pointer (YAD), 18th century. The body of the pointer is engraved in its first part with a decoration of palmettes and stripes. It then continues with...

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Early 18th Century German Antique Religious Items

Materials

Walnut

Early 20th Century Silver Spice Tower by Bezalel School Jerusalem
Early 20th Century Silver Spice Tower by Bezalel School Jerusalem

Early 20th Century Silver Spice Tower by Bezalel School Jerusalem

Located in New York, NY

Silver and silver filigree spice container, Jerusalem, circa 1920. Ball spice container raised on a stem, On a round decorated base with filigree midsection. The lid is covered with...

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Early 20th Century Israeli Antique Religious Items

Materials

Silver

Early 20th Century French Silver Schnapps Cup
Early 20th Century French Silver Schnapps Cup

Early 20th Century French Silver Schnapps Cup

Located in New York, NY

Sterling silver Zionist Schnapps cup, France, circa 1920. This shot cup is decorated with a Star of David enclosed in a wreath with a bow, and the word “Zion” in Hebrew. Marked with...

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Early 20th Century French Antique Religious Items

Materials

Silver

19th Century German Pewter Passover Plate
19th Century German Pewter Passover Plate

19th Century German Pewter Passover Plate

Located in New York, NY

German Passover Pewter plate dated 1825. The plate with raised rim engraved in Hebrew with the Order of the Seder of Passover, In center, geometric design, surrounded by Hebrew text ...

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1820s German Antique Religious Items

Materials

Pewter

Period Renaissance Early 16th Century Processional Cross, France
Period Renaissance Early 16th Century Processional Cross, France

Period Renaissance Early 16th Century Processional Cross, France

Located in Vero Beach, FL

Exceptional Period Renaissance processional cross early 16th century, France Extremely rare and beautiful processional cross from the early period of the French Renaissance. This ...

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16th Century French Renaissance Antique Religious Items

Materials

Bronze

18th Century Galician Brass Hanukkah Lamp Menorah
18th Century Galician Brass Hanukkah Lamp Menorah

18th Century Galician Brass Hanukkah Lamp Menorah

Located in New York, NY

Cast brass Hanukkah Lamp, Galicia, 18th century. The backplate is cast and pierced featuring dense scrollwork. The side panels fitted with two servant lights, fronted by a row of eig...

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Mid-18th Century Polish Antique Religious Items

Materials

Brass

19th Century Polish Woman's Sabbath Cap 'Kupka'
19th Century Polish Woman's Sabbath Cap 'Kupka'

19th Century Polish Woman's Sabbath Cap 'Kupka'

Located in New York, NY

Gold and silver wrapped thread on canvas, gold thread embroidery, embellished with decorative appliques and sequins; silk lining. Rare example of a magnificent cap worn on the Sabba...

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Mid-19th Century Polish Antique Religious Items

Materials

Silver

Mid-18th Century English Silver Kiddush Cup
Mid-18th Century English Silver Kiddush Cup

Mid-18th Century English Silver Kiddush Cup

Located in New York, NY

Engraved in Hebrew “I will raise the cup of deliverance, and I shall invoke the Name of G-d” (Psalms 116:13). To signify where the beginning and end of this verse is, an eight-pointe...

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Mid-18th Century English Antique Religious Items

Materials

Silver

Chad Gadya, Terracotta Passover Scene by Ze'ev Raban, Bezalel School Jerusalem
Chad Gadya, Terracotta Passover Scene by Ze'ev Raban, Bezalel School Jerusalem

Chad Gadya, Terracotta Passover Scene by Ze'ev Raban, Bezalel School Jerusalem

Located in New York, NY

Ze’ev Raban plaster -plaque made in Bezalel School, Jerusalem This image is of the “father who bought the goat for two zuzim”. Designed by Ze’ev Raban, made circa 1915-1920. Signed w...

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Early 20th Century Israeli Antique Religious Items

Materials

Terracotta

18th Century German Pewter Passover Plate
18th Century German Pewter Passover Plate

18th Century German Pewter Passover Plate

Located in New York, NY

Pewter passover tray, Germany, 18th century. The outer rim has wriggle- work engraving of the order of the Seder service, along with a pair of birds flanking two Hebrew letters, whic...

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Late 18th Century German Antique Religious Items

Materials

Pewter

19th Century Greek Brass Hanukkah Lamp Menorah
19th Century Greek Brass Hanukkah Lamp Menorah

19th Century Greek Brass Hanukkah Lamp Menorah

Located in New York, NY

Brass Hanukkah Lamp, Salonika, Greece, 19th century. Openwork backplate with scrolled branches; three stylized flowers support central triangular cartouche bearing Hebrew inscription...

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Mid-19th Century Greek Antique Religious Items

Materials

Brass

18th Century Polish Brass Hanukkah Lamp
18th Century Polish Brass Hanukkah Lamp

18th Century Polish Brass Hanukkah Lamp

Located in New York, NY

The backplate is cast and pierced with a central two-handled vase of flowers, flanked by fully formed birds with their heads turned outward. The side panels fitted with two servant l...

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Mid-18th Century Polish Antique Religious Items

Materials

Brass

19th Century Afghan Silver Shabbat Oil Lamp
19th Century Afghan Silver Shabbat Oil Lamp

19th Century Afghan Silver Shabbat Oil Lamp

Located in New York, NY

Silver Sabbath oil lamp, Afghanistan, late 19th century. Featuring a rimmed bowl elevated on a paneled stem, with larger drip pan below, resting on three feet. Extended piece of han...

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Late 19th Century Afghan Antique Religious Items

Materials

Silver

Early 20th Century Eastern European Paper Cut Ketubah, Jewish Marriage Contract
Early 20th Century Eastern European Paper Cut Ketubah, Jewish Marriage Contract

Early 20th Century Eastern European Paper Cut Ketubah, Jewish Marriage Contract

Located in New York, NY

An Eastern European Kethubah Strikingly Decorated in Papercut Form, and with the Central Traditional Hebrew Text of a Most Uncommon Petite Appearance. Uniting Yechezkel son of Shlom...

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Early 1900s European Antique Religious Items

Materials

Paper

19th Century Needlepoint Tallit Bag, Jerualem
19th Century Needlepoint Tallit Bag, Jerualem

19th Century Needlepoint Tallit Bag, Jerualem

Located in New York, NY

An Intricate Jerusalem Textile, made in Jerusalem, 1886. Double-sided large pouch. Wool thread embroidered on cotton net. One side has a lion and stag holding flags reading “Jerusale...

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1880s Israeli Antique Religious Items

Materials

Textile

Early 18th Century Portuguese Carved Giltwood Church Torchère, Candleholder
Early 18th Century Portuguese Carved Giltwood Church Torchère, Candleholder

Early 18th Century Portuguese Carved Giltwood Church Torchère, Candleholder

Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE

Tall early 18th century Portuguese gilt oak church torchère with deep foliate carvings on a tripod base. This torchère can easily be converted into a floor lamp. Measures: Height 5...

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Early 18th Century Portuguese Baroque Antique Religious Items

Materials

Giltwood

Baroque Period, Italian, Marble Tabernacle
Baroque Period, Italian, Marble Tabernacle

Baroque Period, Italian, Marble Tabernacle

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Fabulous, hand-carved and veneered, 1700's, solid marble tabernacle from an Italian church altar. The scrolling, side pillars are surmounted by a rounded pediment with a relief carv...

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Early 18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Religious Items

Materials

Marble

Sterling Silver St Patrick's Cathedral Marriage Plaque 1874 Antique
Sterling Silver St Patrick's Cathedral Marriage Plaque 1874 Antique

Sterling Silver St Patrick's Cathedral Marriage Plaque 1874 Antique

Located in Newfoundland, PA

This silver plaque commemorates the marriage of James Smith Jr to Kate R. Nugent that took place at St Patrick's Cathedral on Wednesday May 13 1874 what follows on is marriages of ot...

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1870s American Victorian Antique Religious Items

Materials

Sterling Silver

Impressive Large Size and Deeply Carved Oak Gothic Church Wall Bracket / Corbel
Impressive Large Size and Deeply Carved Oak Gothic Church Wall Bracket / Corbel

Impressive Large Size and Deeply Carved Oak Gothic Church Wall Bracket / Corbel

Located in Lisse, NL

Antique large Gothic Revival wall bracket with carved acanthus leafs This handcrafted and hand-carved, Gothic Revival wall bracket is one of the largest we ever had the pleasure of ...

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Early 19th Century French Gothic Revival Antique Religious Items

Materials

Oak

Art Deco Hammered Iron Menorah in the Manner of Edgar Brandt, 1920s
Art Deco Hammered Iron Menorah in the Manner of Edgar Brandt, 1920s

Art Deco Hammered Iron Menorah in the Manner of Edgar Brandt, 1920s

By Edgar Brandt

Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos

Art Deco / Secessionist period Menorah in hammered iron, with scrollwork and stylized spiral decoration, on a circular foot. In the manner of Edgar Brandt hammered candelabra.

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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Antique Religious Items

Materials

Wrought Iron

Pax or Pax Board, Bronze, Spain, 16th Century
Pax or Pax Board, Bronze, Spain, 16th Century

Pax or Pax Board, Bronze, Spain, 16th Century

Located in Madrid, ES

Paper holder bronze, 16th century. Portapaz made of bronze with an "asymmetric" handle on the back, which presents a decoration in light relief framed in an architectural compositio...

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16th Century European Renaissance Antique Religious Items

Materials

Bronze

Large 18th Century Repousse Baroque Ecclesiastical Carta Gloria, Venetian
Large 18th Century Repousse Baroque Ecclesiastical Carta Gloria, Venetian

Large 18th Century Repousse Baroque Ecclesiastical Carta Gloria, Venetian

Located in Vero Beach, FL

This original 18th century frame is silver gilded over copper. It is elaborately embossed and chiseled. The cartouche is surrounded by rocaille and volute motifs. The Carta is mounte...

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18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Religious Items

Materials

Copper, Silver Leaf

Crown or Crest, Pinewood, 17th Century
Crown or Crest, Pinewood, 17th Century

Crown or Crest, Pinewood, 17th Century

Located in Madrid, ES

Top or top made of pine wood carved in color with a human bust in the center, located by grabbing two scrolls and thus creating an axis of symmetry for the elaborate composition pres...

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17th Century European Baroque Antique Religious Items

Materials

Pine

Pair of Niches, Pinewood, 17th Century
Pair of Niches, Pinewood, 17th Century

Pair of Niches, Pinewood, 17th Century

Located in Madrid, ES

Pair of altar fragments or niches made of carved pine wood that are decorated with a series of important carvings with lots of plant-themed volume, scrolls, ropes, architectural deta...

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17th Century European Baroque Antique Religious Items

Materials

Pine

Antique Tombstone from France, 19th Century
Antique Tombstone from France, 19th Century

Antique Tombstone from France, 19th Century

Located in Udenhout, NL

Beautiful recuperated antique tombstone from France. Recuperated from a cemetery near Paris.

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1840s French Antique Religious Items

Materials

Sandstone

Travel Haltar
Travel Haltar

Travel Haltar

Located in San Cristobal de Las Casas, Chiapas

Travel altar with eight paintings depicting Saint Augustine, the Immaculate Virgin, Saint Anthony with a child, Saint Louis Gonzalez in Santo Domingo, the Virgin with a child, the ec...

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17th Century Mexican American Colonial Antique Religious Items

Materials

Wood

Silver Chrism Vessel or Chrismarium, No Original Lid, 16th Century
Silver Chrism Vessel or Chrismarium, No Original Lid, 16th Century

Silver Chrism Vessel or Chrismarium, No Original Lid, 16th Century

Located in Madrid, ES

Crismera Silver in its color. 16th century. Cover not original. Silver chrome in color with a circular foot decorated with an engraved composition of vegetable elements and a flat c...

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16th Century European Renaissance Antique Religious Items

Materials

Silver

Saint Nicholas Devotional Pendant on Support, Bronze, Textile, 18th Century
Saint Nicholas Devotional Pendant on Support, Bronze, Textile, 18th Century

Saint Nicholas Devotional Pendant on Support, Bronze, Textile, 18th Century

Located in Madrid, ES

Saint Nicholas devotional medal on support. Gilded bronze, textile, metal, 18th century. Golden bronze devotional medal placed on a support by wires that has an oval frame enhanced ...

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18th Century European Neoclassical Antique Religious Items

Materials

Bronze, Other

17th Century Tuscany Metal Wood Tabernacle in Antonio da Sangallo Style, Italy
17th Century Tuscany Metal Wood Tabernacle in Antonio da Sangallo Style, Italy

17th Century Tuscany Metal Wood Tabernacle in Antonio da Sangallo Style, Italy

By Antonio da Sangallo il Giovane

Located in Sofia, BG

Beautiful authentic Italian metal and wood portable tabernacle in style of Antonio da Sangallo the Younger. A civil and military architect, Antonio da Sangallo the Younger was tr...

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1690s Italian Renaissance Antique Religious Items

Materials

Metal

Tabernacle Door, Wood, Metal, 16th Century
Tabernacle Door, Wood, Metal, 16th Century

Tabernacle Door, Wood, Metal, 16th Century

Located in Madrid, ES

This type of elements are basic in churches, chapels, etc. since they contain the Sacred Forms, reason why it is logical the abundance, with a series of typologies more habitual and ...

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16th Century Spanish Renaissance Antique Religious Items

Materials

Metal

Italian Gilt Reliquary Box
Italian Gilt Reliquary Box

Italian Gilt Reliquary Box

Located in Dallas, TX

This 18th century Italian gilded reliquary box is made to contain a personal relic or shine. It has brackets for wall mounting. The front of the door has a hand carved image of such ...

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18th Century Italian Antique Religious Items

Materials

Giltwood

Italian Gilt Carved Stand
Italian Gilt Carved Stand

Italian Gilt Carved Stand

Located in Dallas, TX

This short Italian stand is gilded in gold and was made sometime in the early 19th century. The 4 supports were carved in a serpentine form with a leaf on each one. It has something ...

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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Religious Items

Materials

Wood, Giltwood

Devotional Pendant, Gold, Enamel, 18th Century
Devotional Pendant, Gold, Enamel, 18th Century

Devotional Pendant, Gold, Enamel, 18th Century

Located in Madrid, ES

Mary Magdalene and John the Baptist. Possibly mallorquin. One of the glasses is fractured. Oval pendant ornamented in its outline by turned gold loops and small metallic pearls. On ...

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18th Century European Neoclassical Antique Religious Items

Materials

Gold, Enamel, Other

Wrought Iron Grille gate, Spain, 16th Century
Wrought Iron Grille gate, Spain, 16th Century

Wrought Iron Grille gate, Spain, 16th Century

Located in Madrid, ES

Typologically, it is a partial architectural grating with an ornamental and defensive purpose at the same time. Likewise, it clearly shows some of the striking decorative and typolog...

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16th Century Spanish Renaissance Antique Religious Items

Materials

Wrought Iron

"Saint Luke the Evangelist", Polychromed Wood, 16th Century
"Saint Luke the Evangelist", Polychromed Wood, 16th Century

"Saint Luke the Evangelist", Polychromed Wood, 16th Century

Located in Madrid, ES

Saint Luke is often represented as a man of mature and bearded age, accompanied by the animal of the Tetramorphs with which he is related (Revelation 4: 67) element that is also due ...

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16th Century Spanish Renaissance Antique Religious Items

Materials

Wood

Original Oil on Wood Panel of St. Anthony of Padua
Original Oil on Wood Panel of St. Anthony of Padua

Original Oil on Wood Panel of St. Anthony of Padua

Located in Miami, FL

Original oil on panel of Saint offering the Child, by an unidentified artist. --This painting represents St. Anthony of Padua. The scene is one that is often chosen to represent h...

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Mid-17th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Religious Items

Materials

Wood, Paint

Reredos Fragment, Gilded Wood, circa Second Half of the 17th Century
Reredos Fragment, Gilded Wood, circa Second Half of the 17th Century

Reredos Fragment, Gilded Wood, circa Second Half of the 17th Century

Located in Madrid, ES

Altarpiece. Wood carved and gilded. Baroque, towards the second half of the 17th century. The Solomonic column was an element already known in the Renaissance (and before) that was...

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17th Century European Baroque Antique Religious Items

Materials

Wood

18th Century Carved Wooden Representing Christ on the Cross
18th Century Carved Wooden Representing Christ on the Cross

18th Century Carved Wooden Representing Christ on the Cross

Located in Miami, FL

Carved wooden representing Christ on the cross.

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Late 18th Century Spanish Neoclassical Antique Religious Items

Materials

Wood, Paint

Gothic Revival Carved Oak and KPM Porcelain Triptych
Gothic Revival Carved Oak and KPM Porcelain Triptych

Gothic Revival Carved Oak and KPM Porcelain Triptych

By KPM Porcelain

Located in London, GB

The triptych comprises a trio of porcelain plaques, depicting the patron saints of the German city of Cologne (Köln) by the renowned Berlin manufacturer KPM (Konigliche Porzellan-Man...

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19th Century German Gothic Revival Antique Religious Items

Materials

Porcelain, Oak

Original Oil on Panel of St. Anthony of Padua , by Unidentified Artist
Original Oil on Panel of St. Anthony of Padua , by Unidentified Artist

Original Oil on Panel of St. Anthony of Padua , by Unidentified Artist

Located in Miami, FL

Original oil on panel of Saint offering the Child, by an unidentified artist. --This painting represents St. Anthony of Padua. The scene is one that is often chosen to represent ...

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Mid-17th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Religious Items

French 17th Century Bible Stand, Lutrin
French 17th Century Bible Stand, Lutrin

French 17th Century Bible Stand, Lutrin

Located in Round Top, TX

An outstanding 17th century Lutrin, Bible stand, book stand from the South of France. Expertly crafted in hand-forged iron. A stunning piece not only to display a Bible from, but a s...

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Late 17th Century French Antique Religious Items

Materials

Iron

17th Century Italian Massive Silver Crucifix with Golden Wood Frame, circa 1900s
17th Century Italian Massive Silver Crucifix with Golden Wood Frame, circa 1900s

17th Century Italian Massive Silver Crucifix with Golden Wood Frame, circa 1900s

Located in Vigonza, Padua

Very rare and precious 1600s Italian massive silver crucifix in bulletin board golden wood frame Measures cm: H 40, W 26, D 6 About: On an iconographic level, at least one detai...

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Early 17th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Religious Items

Materials

Silver

Madonna and Child, Classical 19th Century Painting
Madonna and Child, Classical 19th Century Painting

Madonna and Child, Classical 19th Century Painting

Located in Miami, FL

Madonna and child, Classical 19th century painting. This lovely oil painting was purchased in Spain. The artist is unknown. The painting still maintains its original finish and ha...

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Late 19th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Religious Items

Set of Three Mesquite Wood Crosses Found in Zacatecas, circa 1900
Set of Three Mesquite Wood Crosses Found in Zacatecas, circa 1900

Set of Three Mesquite Wood Crosses Found in Zacatecas, circa 1900

Located in Guadalajra, Jal

Set of three mesquite wood crosses with colorful indigenous fabrics, quite rare, circa 1900.

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Mid-19th Century Mexican Folk Art Antique Religious Items

Materials

Wood

Chinese Guanyin Goddess of Compassion and Mercy
Chinese Guanyin Goddess of Compassion and Mercy

Chinese Guanyin Goddess of Compassion and Mercy

Located in Stamford, CT

A Chinese polychrome bronze depiction of Guanyin the Goddess of compassion and mercy. What makes this presentation more unique is the fact that Gaunyin is on a lotus flower base: the...

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Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Religious Items

Materials

Bronze

20th Century Child Jesus with Royal Globe with Elizabethan Frame
20th Century Child Jesus with Royal Globe with Elizabethan Frame

20th Century Child Jesus with Royal Globe with Elizabethan Frame

Located in Miami, FL

20th century child Jesus with Royal globe with Elizabethan frame.

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1870s Italian Elizabethan Antique Religious Items

Materials

Walnut

Late 19th Century Carved Spanish Colonial Christ Nino Santo with Glass Eyes
Late 19th Century Carved Spanish Colonial Christ Nino Santo with Glass Eyes

Late 19th Century Carved Spanish Colonial Christ Nino Santo with Glass Eyes

Located in Santa Monica, CA

Late 19th century carved baby Jesus Santos with glass eyes and custom display stand. Handmade with carved wood and gesso. Glass inset eyes. Left and right hands missing. Wear consist...

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19th Century South American Spanish Colonial Antique Religious Items

Materials

Gesso, Wood

Gilt Brass Alms Collecting Dish, Nuremberg, Germany, 16th Century
Gilt Brass Alms Collecting Dish, Nuremberg, Germany, 16th Century

Gilt Brass Alms Collecting Dish, Nuremberg, Germany, 16th Century

Located in Madrid, ES

Alms collection dish made of gilded brass decorated with a series of moldings and details both on the edge and towards the center. In this area there is a figurative motif in light r...

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16th Century German Renaissance Antique Religious Items

Materials

Brass

19th Century Zinc Angel Kneeling on Clouds
19th Century Zinc Angel Kneeling on Clouds

19th Century Zinc Angel Kneeling on Clouds

Located in Santa Monica, CA

Most likely an alter or sanctuary piece for holding candles. Wonderful scale and perfect paint surface. Many layers of vivid colors. Appears to have been molded from two pieces.

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19th Century American Other Antique Religious Items

Materials

Zinc

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Antique Religious Items For Sale on 1stDibs

There is a range of antique religious items for sale on 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, metal and silver, all antique religious items available were constructed with great care. Antique religious 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 religious items bearing Baroque or Folk Art hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs. Spanish School, Bezalel Art School and Sylvain Norga each produced beautiful antique religious items that are worth considering.

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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