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Carved Altar Crosses

Antique Gothic Altar Table Crucifix W. Hand Carved Gilt Cross & Corpus of Christ
Located in Lisse, NL
Perfectly hand crafted and great condition antique, Gothic church, wooden altar crucifix. This
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Antique Late 19th Century European Gothic Revival Religious Items

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Brass, Gold Leaf

A 17th century Roman Altar Cross after Guglielmo della Porta
Located in Leesburg, VA
A 17th century Roman altar cross after Guglielmo della Porta Approximate size: 67 x 27 cm The
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Antique 17th Century Italian Renaissance Religious Items

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Agate, Lapis Lazuli, Bronze

Large European Antique Carved Painted Silver Gilt Religious Altar Niche
Located in Forney, TX
A large one-of-a-kind European antique hand carved polychrome painted silver-gilt religious altar
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Antique Late 19th Century European Gothic Revival Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood, Pine, Paint, Glass

18th/19th Century Spanish Colonial Carved Polychrome Wood Santo Altar Sculpture
Located in Forney, TX
A most impressive antique Spanish Colonial hand carved polychromed wood Santo Catholic church altar
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Antique Late 18th Century Spanish Colonial Sculptures and Carvings

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Gesso, Wood, Paint

18th Century Spanish Baroque Period Christ Crucified Altar Sculpture
By Juan De Mesa
Located in Forney, TX
(1708-1767), depicting thorn crowned Christ crucified / Cristo crucificado hand carved, polychromed wood
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Antique 18th Century Spanish Baroque Religious Items

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Iron

19th Century Religious Hand-Painted Altar Triptych Icon Ecclesiastical Art
Located in Forney, TX
, Veneration items, offertory pieces, crosses, crucifixes, sculptures, statues, altar panels, retablo, reredos
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Antique 19th Century European Gothic Revival Religious Items

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Iron

Stunning & Powerful Altar Crucifix with Detailed Bronze Sculpture of Christ 1912
Located in Lisse, NL
quality, so beautiful and so powerful at the same time. Both the beautifully designed bronze cross with
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Early 20th Century European Gothic Revival Religious Items

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Marble, Bronze

Monumental 19th Century Dutch Church Painted Wood Cross
Located in Forney, TX
A massive nearly 10 foot tall by 5.5 foot wide antique Dutch ecclesiastical wooden cross. Hand
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Antique 19th Century Dutch Folk Art Religious Items

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Iron

Pr. 19th Century Meissen Porcelain White Altar Figures of St. James & St. Paul
By Meissen Porcelain, J.J. Kaendler
Located in New York, NY
, Brother of St. John The Evangelist, and St. Paul, respectively. Each is beautifully hand-carved with very
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Antique 19th Century German Renaissance Busts

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Porcelain

Martyrdom of St. Sebastian, French Renaissance Carved Wood Sculpture, c. 1550
Located in New York, NY
Middle Ages. Details The sculpture features an integrally carved wood base. Inventory label with
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Antique 16th Century French Renaissance Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Arts & Crafts Oak Server Alta Table with a Finely Carved Centre Panel of Vines
By Arthur Simpson
Located in London, GB
Altar, serving or buffet table with a finely carved center panel of fruiting vines, flanked by fielded
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Antique Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Serving Tables

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Oak

Small Size Antique Handcrafted and Carved Pine and Oak Home Wall Christ Crucifix
Located in Lisse, NL
religious work of art is a hand-carved out of pinewood Christ mounted on an oak cross and this fine example
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Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Wall-mounted Sculptures

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Oak, Pine

Antique Carved Polychrome Painted Panel Devotional Icon Triptych Altarpiece
Located in Forney, TX
A rustic religious folding three carved wood panel devotional painting icon triptych, 20th century
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Early 20th Century Rustic Religious Items

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Metal

Late 19th Century Gothic Revival Reliquary Casket
Located in Dusseldorf, DE
coloured and carved with diamond-shaped tiles with crosses. The roof prince is crowned by cross-leaf
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Antique Late 19th Century German Gothic Revival Religious Items

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Glass, Oak

French 18th Century Double Sided Lectern
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A stunning 18th century iron lectern from France. This would have been used on the altar to display
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Antique 18th Century French Other Religious Items

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Iron

Antique Spanish Colonial Archangel Polychrome Wood Santo Carving
Located in Forney, TX
Antique religious Spanish Colonial hand carved and painted archangel santo altar figure. circa 1800
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Antique Early 19th Century North American Spanish Colonial Sculptures an...

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Wood, Paint

17th Century Italian Architectural Fragment with Carnelian Pebbles and Raw Agate
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
from the interior of a church altar and it was probably above a figure of Christ. The minerals
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Antique 17th Century Italian Baroque Decorative Art

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Rock Crystal, Quartz, Agate, Metal, Gold Leaf

Oriental Hardwood 19th Century Rectangular Coffee Table
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
Form, Having Inset Marble To Top Over Profusely Carved & Pierced Frieze, Raised On Elegant Carved
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Victorian Coffee and Cocktail Tables

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Hardwood

18th Century Italian Baroque Period Carta Gloria Giltwood Mirror
Located in Forney, TX
) stands against the Tabernacle, or altar cross, and after Mass, must either be removed or placed face
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Antique 18th Century Italian Baroque Wall Mirrors

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Glass, Giltwood

Christ Crucified Rubens Paint Oil on canvas Old master 17th Century Religious
By Peter Paul Rubens (Siegen 1577 - Antwerp 1640)
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
invention that Peter Paul Ruben made in 1635, in his first maturity, for the main altar of the Capuchin
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17th Century Old Masters Paintings

Materials

Oil

18th/19th Century French Provincial Religious Oratory Sacristy Cabinet
Located in Forney, TX
oratory (prie-dieu / altar) Hand-crafted in France in the 18th century, with later 19th century
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Antique Late 18th Century French French Provincial Cabinets

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Iron

Rare and important painted bronze Crucifix after a model by Michelangelo
By Michelangelo Buonarroti
Located in Leesburg, VA
master. It is sensible smaller details, like an altar cross, could have fallen under his responsibility
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Antique 16th Century Renaissance Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

17th Century Painting from the Circle of Sir Peter Paul Rubens
Located in Miami, FL
Christies London. This beautiful work of art is painted on copper and set in a hand carved 19th century
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Antique 17th Century Dutch Paintings

Materials

Copper

Important Renaissance Cabinet from Lyon 'France' with a Decor of Perspectives
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
are encircled by a moudled frame with palm leaves. They are finely carved with a decor of fantasized
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Antique 16th Century European Renaissance Cabinets

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Walnut

The Infant Saint John the Baptist with a Lamb
Located in New York, NY
Baldassare Longhena, most famously for the high altar of Santa Maria della Salute, where he carved the multi
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17th Century Renaissance Sculptures

Materials

Marble

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Nude Male Model, Unique Silver Gelatin Print
By Andy Warhol
Located in Cotignac, FR
Unique Silver Gelatin print from circa 1977 by Andy Warhol. Andy Warhol carried a camera with him obsessively. Similarly to his tape recorder, he used this technology not only as an...
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1970s American Modern Nude Photography

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Silver Gelatin

French 19th Century Gothic Revival Hand Carved, Lacquered, Parcel Giltwood Spire
Located in Firenze, IT
An impressively large and well detailed French late 19th century architectural model of a Gothic inspired transept-spire or church pinnacle. This Neo Gothic decorative finial is han...
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Antique 19th Century French Gothic Revival Architectural Elements

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Wood, Giltwood

Indian Asian Lacquered Bronze Dancing Hindu Shiva Nataraja
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A fine and unusual vintage Asian Indian red lacquered bronze statue of Shiva Nataraja dating from the 20th century. The figure represents the Hindu God Shiva performing a dance. The ...
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20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Metalwork

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Bronze

Indian Asian Lacquered Bronze Dancing Hindu Shiva Nataraja
Indian Asian Lacquered Bronze Dancing Hindu Shiva Nataraja
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H 7.09 in W 5.91 in D 2.37 in
Antique Gothic Revival Hand Carved Oak Wall Cabinet with Green Cathedral Glass
Located in Lisse, NL
Unique and striking Gothic Revival wall cabinet with perfect working lock and key. This handcrafted and probably unique Gothic Revival wall cabinet from the late 1800s is another on...
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Antique Late 19th Century European Gothic Revival Religious Items

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Metal, Bronze, Brass

Early 1900s Bronzed Terracotta Christ Sculpture Religious Bust, Signed S. Marton
Located in Lisse, NL
Rare and stunning sculpture of Christ. Even from up-close most people think this is a bronze. That's how good the surface and bronzed patina of this impressive sculpture are. The sc...
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Early 20th Century Belgian Art Deco Religious Items

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Terracotta

18th Century Spanish Polychromed Tabernacle, Niche
Located in Atlanta, GA
18th century spanish polychromed tabernacle, niche for the display of Santos. Original finish in somber tones of ochre and siena.
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Antique 18th Century Spanish Religious Items

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Wood

Large church altar and in Neo-Gothic style, made of oak
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Large church altar in Neo-Gothic style, made at the end of the 19th century. The altar is carved in the center of the facade with a bas-relief of the Easter lamb lying down and crowned.
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Antique 19th Century Belgian Gothic Revival Furniture

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Oak

19th Century Italian Carved & Painted Primitive Male Santos Wood Sculpture
Located in Encinitas, CA
19th century Italian hand carved and painted primitive male Santos wood sculpture, circa 1840. Measures: 22.2” H x 6.3” W x 4” D.
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Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Primitive Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

19th Century Spanish Colonial Our Lady of Guadalupe Retablo
Located in Forney, TX
A stunning and rare Spanish Colonial Our Lady of Guadalupe retablo painting with beautiful patina, displayed in an altarpiece shrine. Handcrafted around present day New Mexico during...
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Antique 19th Century North American Spanish Colonial Religious Items

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Tin

Spanish Colonial Cuzco School Madonna Virgin Mary Painting
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Remarkable Spanish colonial late 18th/early 19th-century painting of Lady of the Rosary, Madonna and Child, or Virgin Mary. Oil on canvas Cuzco school painting with a desirable aged ...
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Antique 19th Century Peruvian Spanish Colonial Paintings

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Canvas, Wood

Large and Unique Antique French Boiserie with Covered Alcove, 17th Century
Located in Dallas, TX
This beautiful section of boiserie has been carved from softwood in the 17th century (upper section pieces only). It has been completely cleaned (stripped) and clear waxed at some po...
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Antique 17th Century French Panelling

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Softwood

Fine 19th Century French Neo-Gothic Gilt Metal Cathedral Church Reliquary Pair
Located in Forney, TX
A stunning pair of very fine quality French Neo-Gothic gilt metal church reliquaries. circa 1860s Most impressive objets d’art, born in France in the second half of the 19th century...
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Gothic Revival Religious Items

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Brass, Bronze

Antique 18th Century Shrine Retablo Baroque Carved and Painted Wood
Located in Rio De Janeiro, BR
Antique Mid 18th Century Brazilian Baroque Shrine Solid carved and painted brazilian cedar wood. Richly carved and painted . All original patina from the centurys. The domestic shr...
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Antique 18th Century Brazilian Baroque Religious Items

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Cedar

Cristalleries De Baccarat, a Large Pair of French Cut-Crystal Tsarine Torcheres
By Cristalleries De Baccarat
Located in New York, NY
Cristalleries De Baccarat, A Large Pair of French Cut-Crystal Twenty-Four Light Tsarine Torcheres, Standing Floor Chandeliers. "A Magnificent Pair of Chandeliers" Each central ...
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20th Century French Floor Lamps

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Crystal

Monumental Silvered and Gilt-Bronze Glass Centerpiece of "Poseidon"
Located in New York, NY
A Monumental French Silvered and Gilt-Bronze and Glass Centerpiece of "Poseidon", Paris, circa 1895. A very good quality centerpiece depicting "Poseidon and his seahorses", of mon...
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Early 20th Century French Classical Greek Centerpieces

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Bronze

Portrait of a Lady with a Chiqueador
Located in New York, NY
Provenance: Torres Family Collection, Asunción, Paraguay, ca. 1967-2017 While the genre of portraiture flourished in the New World, very few examples of early Spanish colonial portr...
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17th Century Old Masters Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

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Qing Dynasty Huanghuali Altar Table
Located in Edinburgh, GB
Qing dynasty huanghuali altar table, circa 1900. With a floating panel top, carved apron with
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20th Century Tables

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Hardwood

Qing Dynasty Huanghuali Altar Table
Qing Dynasty Huanghuali Altar Table
H 38.59 in W 59.85 in D 16.15 in
18th Century Italian Wood Candleholder of Order of the Sacred Heart
Located in Rome, IT
lacquer colored heavenly with coat of arms of the order of the sacred heart carved with a Latin cross
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Antique Early 18th Century Italian Candlesticks

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Wood

18th Century Italian Reliquary
Located in Tulsa, OK
This reliquary was, at one time, a part of an Italian altar. It is hand-carved with angels, a cross
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Antique Late 18th Century Cabinets

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Wood

18th Century Italian Reliquary
18th Century Italian Reliquary
H 24.5 in W 30 in D 17.5 in
Folk Art / Tramp Art Model Church - Took 30 Years to Build
By John Kozimor
Located in Manalapan, NJ
with an altar, Stations of the Cross in miniature tramp art frames, and gilded. Kozimor’s final
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Vintage 1930s Folk Art Sculptures

Carved Giltwood Jeweled Crown Altar Fragment
Located in Nashville, TN
Highly decorative and difficult to find. Probably from a church altar setting, the crown from Mary
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Antique 19th Century Italian Baroque Bed Coronas

19th Century French Carved Cross Splat Prie-Dieu
Located in Forney, TX
A French carved oak cross splat prie-dieu / prayer chair / religious kneeler from the late 19th
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Antique Late 19th Century French Gothic Revival Chairs

Materials

Metal

Chinese Provincial Altar Console Table
Located in Essex, MA
, all carved with reeding which makes for a graphic linear statement. Altar tables like this one may
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Console Tables

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Wood

Chinese Provincial Altar Console Table
Chinese Provincial Altar Console Table
H 32.13 in W 51.88 in D 18.63 in
Country Altar from the Czech Republic
Located in Chicago, IL
A lovely country altar from the Czech Republic with carved giltwood cross, foliate and columnar
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Early 20th Century Czech Religious Items

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Wood

Early 19th Century Spanish Colonial Mexico Polychrome Santo Altar Figure
Located in Forney, TX
A wonderful rare large hand carved and painted Spanish Colonial Mexican santo altar figure, Saint
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Antique Early 19th Century Mexican Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood

Antique Italian Giltwood Cross
Located in Dallas, TX
Hand-carved with a timeless design then finished in silver, this altar cross measures almost four
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Antique 19th Century Italian Religious Items

Antique Italian Giltwood Cross
Antique Italian Giltwood Cross
H 45 in W 20 in D 7 in
Small Carved Fruitwood Tabernacle Panel from France, circa 1700
Located in Dallas, TX
ornate cabinet often used in Catholic churches and typically placed above an altar. The church would
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Antique Early 1700s French Wall-mounted Sculptures

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Fruitwood

Vintage Regency Revival Dining Table and 8 Chairs, 20th Century
Located in London, GB
splay legged centre base which means that the table is very stable. It has been hand carved from solid
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Vintage 1960s English Regency Revival Dining Room Sets

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Boxwood, Ebony, Satinwood, Walnut, Mahogany

Original Marble sculpture by E.Koniuszy
By Edward Koniuszy
Located in Lambertville, NJ
a sculptor and did church altars in various parts of Poland and worked with Prof. X. Dunikowski on
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Vintage 1980s Canadian Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures

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Marble

Original Marble sculpture by E.Koniuszy
Original Marble sculpture by E.Koniuszy
H 9.75 in W 14 in D 11.5 in
18th Century Oak Tabernacle from France
Located in Dallas, TX
This antique French tabernacle has been hand carved from European Oak in the 1700’s. Tabernacles
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Religious Items

Materials

Oak

18th Century Oak Tabernacle from France
18th Century Oak Tabernacle from France
H 51.5 in W 35.38 in D 7.5 in
Antique Victorian Burr Walnut Dining Table & 6 Antique Chairs 19th C
Located in London, GB
back chairs feature satinwood banding with boxwood and ebonised line inlay and wonderful foliate carved
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Antique 1870s English Victorian Dining Room Sets

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Satinwood, Walnut

Southern United States African American Chip Carved Folk Art Church Altar
Located in Santa Monica, CA
holding a cross and surrounded by a carved garland of flowers and fruit. The altar is open in the back
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Early 20th Century American Folk Art Painted Furniture

Monumental Rustic 19th Century Carved Wood Church Cross
Located in Forney, TX
A massive nine foot tall by five foot wide rustic European antique ecclesiastical cross. Hand
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Antique 19th Century European Black Forest Religious Items

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Wood

Amazing Quality Carved Antique Gothic Revival Altar Crucifix by Malfait, 1877
Located in Lisse, NL
beautiful and sizable Gothic Art crucifix is all hand carved and signed by the artist Malfait. Also from the
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Antique Late 19th Century Belgian Gothic Revival Religious Items

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Oak

Antique Bronze Church Altar Crucifix w. Gilt Corpus of Christ & Sculptured Cross
Located in Lisse, NL
Impressive and amazingly detailed altar crucifix with a snake and an all seeing eye of god
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Antique Late 19th Century European Gothic Revival Religious Items

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Bronze, Iron

Fine Art Gothic Revival Hand Carved Miniature Chapel Stand Home Altar & Crucifix
Located in Lisse, NL
All hand-carved miniature masterpiece, ideal as a home shrine. This unique and wonderful work of
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Antique 19th Century French Gothic Revival Religious Items

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Plaster, Nutwood

Fine Detailed Early 1900s Carved Table or Church Altar Crucifix Corpus of Christ
Located in Lisse, NL
Sacred and religious work of art. This good size and hand-carved Christ is mounted on an oak
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Early 20th Century European Religious Items

Materials

Wood

19th Century Spanish Colonial Priest Saint Santo Altar Figure
Located in Forney, TX
A wonderful Spanish Colonial religious Santo altar figure statue, depicting Priest Saint
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Antique 19th Century Central American Spanish Colonial Religious Items

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Paint, Wood

Antique French Chair Gothic Revival Bishops Throne Altar Chair Cushion Oak 19thC
Located in Tyler, TX
OUTSTANDING Antique French Oak GOTHIC REVIVAL Bishops Throne Altar Chair with Reversible Liturgical
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Antique Late 19th Century French Gothic Revival Benches

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Oak

Antique Practical Size, Handcrafted Christ on wooden Cross Home Wall Crucifix
Located in Lisse, NL
Another finely detailed, early 1900s coromandel wooden cross with a carved corpus of Christ. This
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Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Wall-mounted Sculptures

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Fruitwood, Hardwood

Fine Detailed Early 1900s Carved Burl Walnut Wood Wall Crucifix Corpus of Christ
Located in Lisse, NL
Well-crafted and sacred work of religious art.  This modest size and all hand-carved corpus of
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Early 20th Century German Art Deco Religious Items

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Wood, Oak, Burl

Pair of 19th Century Italian Silver Gilt Candlesticks
Located in Charleston, SC
A large pair of 19th century Italian silver gilt candlesticks with carved palmette motifs on all
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Antique 19th Century Italian Religious Items

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Metal

Christ of the Earthquakes (Señor de los Temblores)
Located in New York, NY
century using indigenous techniques and materials. Rather than being carved from wood—the traditional
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18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Panel

17th-18th Century Chinese Hard Wood Altar Table
Located in Woodbury, CT
Carved apron, with scrolling, rondells etc. All the way around. Straight legs joined by cross
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Antique Mid-17th Century Chinese Furniture

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Wool

Antique 18th Century Carved Baroque Candlesticks Silvered Giltwood, circa 1750
Located in Longdon, Tewkesbury
magnificent large pair of 18th century carved wooden Baroque church altar candlesticks circa 1750, the wooden
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Antique 1750s Spanish Baroque Candlesticks

Materials

Giltwood

A grand scale carved and painted three panel plaque from England c. 1865.
Located in Houston, TX
explanation, "This Altar Front Carved By Edith Hayball, Sheffield, 1864". It is quite rare for the information
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Antique 19th Century English Decorative Art

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Pine, Glass, Paint

An Important 17th c. Flemish Duquesnoy Marble Sculpture of Putti
Located in San Francisco, CA
Dutch sculptor from whom he received his first lessons. At an early age he carved the figure of justice
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Sculptures

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Carrara Marble

Oak Church Altar Chairs (S/2)
Located in Aurora, OR
church. Beautifully hand-carved crosses adorn the backs of each chair, which also feature sculpted edges
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Vintage 1930s Chairs

Oak Church Altar Chairs (S/2)
Oak Church Altar Chairs (S/2)
H 29 in W 27 in D 20.25 in
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Carved Altar Crosses For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of carved altar crosses is available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, metal and iron, all carved altar crosses available were constructed with great care. Carved altar crosses have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. There are many kinds of carved altar crosses to choose from, but at 1stDibs, Arts and Crafts and Baroque carved altar crosses are of considerable interest. Carved altar crosses have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Meissen Porcelain are consistently popular.

How Much are Carved Altar Crosses?

Carved altar crosses can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $5,248, while the lowest priced sells for $550 and the highest can go for as much as $165,850.