Antique Religious Items

Please click on "CONTINUE READING" to consult the entire description of the piece. This piece is a superb hand-carved frame with hand-painted porcelain depicting face of Jesus Chris...

Niño Jesus / Salvatori Mundi 18th century Hand carved polychromed wood.

The figure of the boy Jesus is standing and follows the iconography established by Montañés himself in 1606-7 through the Sacramental Brotherhood of the Sagrario Church in Seville. J...

A beautiful pair of 18th Century Solomonic Gilded Columns.  

Beautiful Infant Christ 17th Century Attributed to Martínez Montañes Made in Polychrome and Lead with slip, The Child naked, blessing in a naturalistic attitude, spreading throughou...

This magnificent reliquary belonged to my maternal Grandmom, who inherited it from her parents. They were very pious French Roman Catholics ( not as strict, French before Catholic , ...

Very rare 14th century Prayer Ethiopian prayer book. Previously sold at auction in 2008 circa £32,000. Written in Amharic, this is a rare opportunity to acquire a very sort after b...

Quartersawn (Tiger) oak deep relief lectern with spoon carved details 1 available AA# 60093 Circa: 1900s Condition: Very good Material: Tiger or quarter sawn oak Finish:...

Comprising a finely crafted and highly ornate vellum enameled and cabochon decorated bible cover. The front cover mounted with a rectangular enameled plaque of Christ bordered in pea...

Hand painted on wooden board. Thru the darkened varnish , are visible the hierarchy of the Orthodox Church, from the image of God at the top and the 12 disciples, to the image of Mar...

A sainte with shield. A Renaissance carved oak figure, standing in a later oak niche, 18th-19th century.

This is a rustic polychromed crucifix from Italy. Jesus is sadly hanging his head to the side. The soft colors add to the beauty of this piece. There is a wire inserted in the back f...

The featured Greek icon of St Anthony is beautifully handcrafted. It is embellished with a gold foil background painted with a white polychrome paint. Bronze foliate blooms surround ...

Offering this magnificent sterling silver prayer book. The book is in English and Islam. The cover is sterling silver with filigree. One side has a crown that is over two arched tabl...

Featured is an antique hand carved polychromed Monserrat Virgin of Catalonia, Spain. The Virgin Mary is depicted seated, dressed in a red gown and dark robe, holding out an open righ...

We are featuring an early 19th century Russian orthodox icon silver plate oklad on wood panel. This intricate work features the virgin of Hodegetria embracing the Christ child who ho...

We are offering a late 19th century eastern orthodox icon depicting “Christ the Teacher”. The scene shows Christ with upraised right hand bearing the sign of benediction and open boo...

Heavy, solid cast brass forms this brass altar oil burner from Italy. Three different figures are on each side of the triangular base. The underside of the base is marked XII.

This is a stunning Mexican Folk Art retablo dating to the late 19th century. This retablo features oil paint on a sheet of tin and depicts a portrait of baby Jesus holding hands with...

Featured is a Mexican Folk Art retablo dating to the late 19th century. This retablo features oil paint on a sheet of tin and depicts a portrait of St. Joseph holding baby Jesus. Thi...

This is a touching Mexican Folk Art retablo dating to the late 19th century. This retablo features oil paint on a sheet of tin and depicts the Virgin Mary clutching her breast with a...

We are offering a late 19th century Russian icon oil painting on panel with a .875 silver riza. The painting depicts St. Nicholas of Myra with saints to the left or right. The silver...

This is a unique Retablo Folk Art painting of Mary hold the baby Jesus done on tin. This is a lovely example of the painting done during this time period.

We are offering a stunning 16th century Russian icon of Saint Paraskeva Piatnitsa or Pyatnitsa as we found different spellings. The painted icon is framed in a handcrafted embossed m...

This is a Buddhist Mani prayer wheel. This silver hand-held Mani consists of a tapered handle on a central spoke, around which revolves a cylindrical mill head etched and decorated w...

Completely made of ceramic mosaic tiles on concrete or cement. The Virgin Mary sits among 10 apostles and Mary Magdalen to the lower left. The dove, a symbol of God, with rays emanat...

Virgin with child, circa 1480, lower Rhine Westphalian Maria is shown standing. She holds the clothed baby Jesus on her right forearm. In her left hand she holds an apple, which t...

Offering a gorgeous Towle sterling eight maids a milking ornament. The front depicts the 8 maids holding buckets on their shoulders. They have a foliate circle around them and in the...

20th century gilded stone foo dog Dimensions: 5" W × 5" D × 8.25" H.  

An interesting Russian orthodox bronze and enamel folding icon. This fascinating piece is made in three folding panels. When closed the front features a large cross inside an oval bo...

A 15th century Spanish corpus in chestnut wood. A very expressive piece with remains of the original polychrome.

A very detailed and elegant 17th century crucifix, circa 1650 - Spain - wood (boxwood?). The arms of the Christ are missing.

A polychromed wooden sculpture of Saint Lawrence. Europe, France or Germany, circa 1500. With remains of the original polychromy. An extensive restoration file is available. Sai...

A fragment of an expressive 18th century corpus, France, made of oak. A Baroque corpus of Jesus Christ with a characteristic face.     

A polychromed wooden sculpture (a shepherd). Part of a retable piece - scene from the adoration of the shepherds. Antwerp (Flanders) - early 16th century, and marked twice with the ...

In Judaism, ritual washing, or ablution, takes two main forms. A tevilah (????????) is a full body immersion in a mikveh, and a netilat yadayim which is the washing of the hands with...

19th century Italian set of wooden kneeling-stool in various dimensions. 1890s.

This is an absolutely gorgeous 19th century French reliquary (reliquary is also referred to as a shrine) and includes relics of 4 Saints-St Cam. de Leffis, S. Augus. E.D., S. Teresia...

A wonderful collection of six 19th century framed English medieval brass rubbings. These have been recently framed in a simple black and gilt frame and give a fantastic Gothic look. ...

Chinese carved mother of pearl shell with nativity scene including the three wise men - Mar and Joseph and the baby Jesus. And inscribed with the word Bethlehem. Al within a foliate ...

Unique and rare. French winery Cross (Croix) hand carved in limestone circa 1800s. Abundance flowers sculpted at that period. Protection of the winery.         

A rare antique column "Croix du Christ" hand carved in limestone circa 1830 from France. Great quality of Funerary Art Work from the 19th century in France, Europe.  

Rare Jesus-Christ cross statue in limestone from France. Symbolism of the "Chretiens". Original. Deep handcrafted work in pure French limestone from the 18th century. Dimension...

19th century Italian Ecclesiastic wooden ornamental dome. 1890s.

6 holy water fonts with metal medallions with gilt details mounted on onyx, 5 with glass fonts.

With acanthus leaf protruding from the end of each cross bar, the naturalistic solid cast corpus depicted bearded and with his head tilted to the left, his eyes closed wearing a radi...

Anima Sola or Lonely Soul is an image depicting a soul in purgatory, popular in Latin America, as well as much of Andalusia, Naples and Palermo. Placed either in the center of an of...

SHIPPING POLICY: No additional costs will be added to this order. Shipping costs will be totally covered by the seller (customs duties included). The backplate pierced with a vase ...

French Crucified Christ from the 16th century. Carved in wood. Features no arms.

This hand embroidered linen bag was used to carry the communion Host wafers to the older or sick that could not come to the Church to receive communion. The Host was wrapped in a cor...

A collection of twenty silk ribbons used to mark scripture for Bible study. They came from the Mericolen Cloister in Antwerp Belgium and were used by the Priest in residence.

A composition agate representation of the "Milton" shield first rendered by Leonard Morel Ladeuil for Elkington's exhibit at the Paris Exhibition of 1867. The theme of the shield...

This is a rare early 1800s stunningly hand carved French wooden Christ. The detail and artistry are amazing. The hands have 2 fingers outstretched and two folded which may apply to t...

Large Belgian Stone statue of Jesus 171cm high (5'61") carved by Theodore Koob circa 1870 of Antwerp Belgium. (The halo is painted tole and is original to the statue.) Theodoor Koob ...

Pair of richly carved Italian giltwood reliquaries dating to the 18th century. Origin: Italian Savoy Restored in the rules of art. Minor losses. Measures: Height 53 cm / Leng...

Late 19th century Belgian crucifix from De Dames Institute in Antwerp Belgium. The cross is carved oakwood and Jesus is cast from plaster and hand painted.

Spanish hand carved oak crucifix. Warm stylised depiction of Jesus in the style of Gaudi, circa 1920. Painted in gold.