Unique 18th Century Carved Altar Candlestick Holder from Italy
Located in Dallas, TX
hand carved from pine in the 1700s, this unique Italian altar candlestick holder features a lovely foliate rinceaux dotted with volute scrolls. The intricate weaving of curled leaves...
Wood
Large antique silvered bronze altar crucifix on wood cross and stand
Located in Sleepy Hollow, NY
A large 19th-century Italian Baroque–style crucifix, crafted in silvered bronze and ebonized wood, mounted on a circular wooden base. Above the figure of Jesus Christ is a plaque ins...
Bronze
Altar de St. Antonio de Padua Hand Colored Engraving 1724
Located in Paonia, CO
Anthony of Padua or Anthony of Lisbon born Fernando Martins de Bulhoes 15 August 1195 – 13 June 1231) was a Portuguese Catholic priest and friar of the Franciscan Order. He wa...
Engraving
Pair of altar candlesticks, church candlesticks - gilded bronze - 17th / 18th
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Very beautiful Pair of candlesticks / Church candlesticks / Altar candlesticks in gilded and patinated bronze.
Bronze
Rare Late Gothic Ecclesiastical Pricket Candlestick, France ca. 1475
Located in Doha, QA
The pierced iron gallery served both as a decorative element and as a practical guard for molten wax, while reflecting the same Gothic vocabulary found in contemporary cathedral scre...
Wrought Iron
18th Century Italian Wood and Gesso Altar Vase in Rose Silver
Located in Hastings, GB
A hand-crafted wood and applied gesso altar vase, late 18th century with gilt rose silver finish. Small areas of loss to the gesso and wear to the paint commensurate with the age of...
Gesso, Wood
Italian 19th Century Giltwood Altar Piece with Cloudy Sun-Ray Motifs
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian 19th century gilded wood richly carved altar stand. This Italian giltwood altar stand features exquisite cloud motifs in its top part with radiating sun-rays draping the b...
Mirror, Wood
Exceptional 19th Century Religious Altar Starburst Sunburst Giltwood Wall Panel
Located in Forney, TX
A rare and extraordinary large-scale fine quality antique giltwood religious wall-hanging plaque / church altar element. circa 1860 19th century, Continental Europe, all most certai...
Gold Leaf
Set of 2 Antique Religious banners or altar cloths, Belgium 1900s
Located in Meulebeke, BE
Belgium / 1900 / religious banners / fabric / Antique / Religious Two antique catholic altar cloths with embroidered doves and letters in a wreath. One banner with between 2 doves ...
Fabric, Velvet
18th Century Spanish Colonial Church Altar Table now Sideboard Server
Located in Forney, TX
The scarce Baroque period ecclesiastical architectural church altar presents with a raised gallery shelf back topped with a single board, over a massive, thick pine plank wooden slab...
Wood, Pine, Paint
Antique Burmese altar in metal, 24-karat gold, and gilded and polychrome wood
Located in Valladolid, ES
One of a kind Burmese Altar from the late 18th-early 19th century. The Burmese altar has always been a rich reflection of the abundant and refined cultural heritage of Burma, former...
Metal, Gold
Large Antique Italian Church Carved Gilt Polychrome Tabernacle Altar Niche
Located in Forney, TX
We have an extensive collection from around the world, spanning all regions and religions, including old world European Baroque period altarpiece, Spanish Colonial altar table, Roman...
Enamel
Pair of 19th Century Italian Painted And Gilt Altar Sticks or Prickets
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of 19th Century Italian Painted And Gilt Altar Sticks or Prickets. Pair of antique Italian Baroque style painted altar sticks, candlesticks, candleholders or prickets from Tusca...
Iron
Pair of 18th/19th Century Italian Silvered Metal Altar Sticks
Located in Milford, NH
A fine pair of Italian silvered metal altar sticks with tripod bases, dating to the late 18th or early 19th century, electrified and modified into floor lamps. Good overall conditio...
Silver Plate, Metal
$1,280Sale Price / set|56% Off
19th Century Italian Bronze Altar Candlestick, Custom Shade, Now Electrified
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th Century Italian Bronze Altar Candlestick, Custom Shade, Now Electrified A 19th-century Italian bronze altar candlestick is now elegantly transformed into a lamp with a custom s...
Bronze
Large 19th Century Repoussé White Metal Altar Candlestick, Converted to a Lamp
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A striking large 19th Century French repoussé white metal candlestick. Originally an altar or ecclesiastical pricket, now converted to a lamp base. The tall baluster stem is richly ...
Metal
18th Century Italian Carved Painted Wood Reliquary Altar Figure Bust Pair
Located in Forney, TX
A remarkable pair of scarce large Italian Baroque period carved and painted wood church altar reliquary busts.
Blown Glass, Wood
18th/19th Century Carved Painted Limewood Christ Child Altar Figure Sculpture
Located in Forney, TX
A superb antique European hand-carved and painted limewood Santo altar figure. Born in Europe in the late 18th / early 19th century, most likely Naples, Italy, the wooden sculpture...
Wood, Paint
A Pair of Early 18th-century Brass Altar/Mantel Candle holders
Located in San Francisco, CA
Pair of early 18th century brass Altar / mantel candleholders, circa 1717 Superb pair of candle holder. Hand made from solid brass. The base shows the date 1717. Each large can...
Brass
Antique Italian Carved Silvered Gilt Wood Altar Reliquary Bust Sculpture 18th C.
Located in Forney, TX
Italy, late 18th century, church altar reliquary, hand carved solid wood, gesso, and silver leaf, in Baroque taste, finely detailed figural bust form, with hollowed central relic com...
Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
18th Century Italian Wood and Gesso Altar Vase with Flame and Faux Marble
Located in Hastings, GB
A stunning hand-crafted wood and applied gesso altar vase, late 18th century with faux marbling to the base and flame top. Small areas of loss to the gesso and wear to the paint com...
Gesso, Wood
Lady with Bird
By Ilse Getz
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ilse Getz' initial involvement with boxes and dolls, eggs, birds, clocks, toys and games and other objects was first of all poetic and symbolic, and fed by the intense memories of he...
Wood, Paint
Pair Of 19th Century Italian Baroque Style Prickets
Located in Houston, TX
Pair Of 19th Century Italian Baroque Style Candlesticks. Pair of 19th century Italian Baroque style painted altar sticks, candlesticks, candleholders or prickets from Lucca.
Iron
$1,300Sale Price / set|60% Off
Late 18th Century Italian Silver Gilt Altar Prickets as Table Lamps
Located in Miami, FL
REDUCED FROM $3250...Exquisite carving and detail highlight this pair of Italian Baroque silver gilt corner altar prickets as table lamps.
Silver Leaf
Magnificent 18th Century Baroque Church Sunburst "Glory" – The Eye of Providence
Located in Hastings, GB
Traditionally used as a crowning element in a Baroque high altar or above a cathedral pulpit, this piece represents the pinnacle of late Enlightenment-era ecclesiastical carving.
Pine, Giltwood
18th Century Italian Altar Stick with a Chesapecten Fossil Scallop Shell & Pearl
By Interi
Located in Columbia, SC
18th century Italian gold leaf altar stick with a Chesapecten plated fossil scallop shell and natural forming Baroque pearls.
Gold Leaf
18th Century Italian Altar Stick with a Chesapecten Fossil Shell and Pearls
By Interi
Located in Columbia, SC
18th century Italian gold leaf altar stick with a Chesapecten plated fossil scallop shell and natural forming Baroque pearls.
Gold Leaf
Pair of 17th Century Italian Silvered Copper Pricket Lamps
Located in Long Island City, NY
A pair of large Italian Baroque silvered copper repoussé altar prickets fitted as table lamps.
Silver, Copper
$2,854Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Italian table lamp 1700's gilded wood
Located in Milano, IT
They are often associated with smaller angels or cherubs found in many sacred works between the Renaissance and Baroque periods. Decorative Motifs: The richly worked base, with carv...
Wood
Pair of 18th Century Italian Gold Leaf Candlesticks with Fossil Agate Coral
By Interi
Located in Columbia, SC
Pair of 18th century Italian gold candlesticks with agate coral and baroque pearls. The altar sticks originally came from a church in Tuscany..
Agate, Coral, Gold Leaf
A Large Qajar Oil Painting With Female Portrait And Floral Triumph, Late 19th Ce
Located in London, GB
Oil on canvas, heightened in gold, large vertical panel cut in the shape of ogival arch, depicting a central portrait roundel with a Westernised Qajar maiden wearing a white veil and...
Paint
The decadence of the Baroque style, in which ornate furnishings were layered against paneled walls, painted ceilings, stately chandeliers and, above all, gilding, expressed the power of the church and monarchy through design that celebrated excess. And its influence was omnipresent — antique Baroque furniture was created in the first design style that truly had a global impact.
Theatrical and lavish, Baroque was prevalent across Europe from the 17th to mid-18th century and spread around the world through colonialism, including in Asia, Africa and the Americas. While Baroque originated in Italy and achieved some of its most fantastic forms in the late-period Roman Baroque, it was adapted to meet the tastes and materials in each region. French Baroque furniture informed Louis XIV style and added drama to Versailles. In Spain, the Baroque movement influenced the elaborate Churrigueresque style in which architecture was dripping with ornamental details. In South German Baroque, furniture was made with bold geometric patterns.
Compared to Renaissance furniture, which was more subdued in its proportions, Baroque furniture was extravagant in all aspects, from its shape to its materials.
Allegorical and mythical figures were often sculpted in the wood, along with motifs like scrolling floral forms and acanthus leaves that gave the impression of tangles of dense foliage. Novel techniques and materials such as marquetry, gesso and lacquer — which were used with exotic woods and were employed by cabinetmakers such as André-Charles Boulle, Gerrit Jensen and James Moore — reflected the growth of international trade. Baroque furniture characteristics include a range of decorative elements — a single furnishing could feature everything from carved gilded wood to gilt bronze, lending chairs, mirrors, console tables and other pieces a sense of motion.
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