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Bactrian Marble Column Idol
Located in Vosselaar, BE
Bactrian marble column idol, circa 3000-2000 Bc. It has a elegant tapering form with a undeep
Category
15th Century and Earlier Afghan Archaistic Antique Idols
Materials
Marble
Bronze Age Cypriot Plank Idol
Located in London, GB
Cypriot Plank Idol
Early Bronze Age III - Middle Bronze Age I, c. 2100 - 1850 BC.
Low fired
Category
15th Century and Earlier Cypriot Antique Idols
Materials
Terracotta
Biconvex Bronze Age Bactrian stone Idol
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A Bactrian biconvex stone idol. Alongside column and figurative idols these intriguing objects
Category
15th Century and Earlier Afghan Antique Idols
Materials
Slate
Bactrian Bronze Age Marble Column Idol
Located in Vosselaar, BE
Bactrian marble column idol, circa 3000-2000 BC. It has an elegant tapering form with a undeep
Category
15th Century and Earlier Afghan Archaistic Antique Idols
Materials
Marble
Ancient Bactrian Marble Idol Staff Sceptor
Located in Vosselaar, BE
discover about these people and their artefacts. Scollars are still debating the function of marble idols
Category
15th Century and Earlier Afghan Antique Idols
Materials
Marble
Egyptian Idol - Origina Etching After Agostino Tofanelli - 1821
By Giovanni Foto Veneto
Located in Roma, IT
Simulacro Di Diana is an original print realized by Giovanni Folo After Agostino Tofanelli.
Original etching on copper. Hand-colored on black ink background. Designed by Agostino To...
Category
1820s Antique Idols
Materials
Etching
$692 Sale Price
25% Off
H 17.33 in W 12.21 in D 0.04 in
Anatolian Ceramic Idol, Early Bronze Age circa 2700-2400 BCE
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A interesting example of a kusura type bronze age idol. These are usually found in marble but this
Category
15th Century and Earlier Turkish Archaistic Antique Idols
Materials
Ceramic
Native America Ancient Hand Carved Stone Pipe Idol Sculpture
Located in South Burlington, VT
effigy pipe figure idol , likely Hopewell culture with its bun head and ear spool features. It comes from
Category
15th Century and Earlier American Antique Idols
Materials
Stone
$3,600 Sale Price
47% Off
H 5.5 in W 2.5 in D 3.5 in
Idols of Campeche, Yucatán, and Tabasco in Early Colonial Imagination, 1734
Located in Langweer, NL
Idols of Campeche, Yucatán, and Tabasco in Early Colonial Imagination
This dramatic 18th-century
Category
1730s Antique Idols
Materials
Paper
$284
H 16.54 in W 10.24 in D 0.01 in
Antique Print of Krasnoyarsk Sculptures and Idols of Russia, 1768
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Monumens de Sculpture et Idoles trouvés dans les Tombeaux'. Copper engraving
Category
18th Century Antique Idols
Materials
Paper
$208 Sale Price
20% Off
H 9.85 in W 7.09 in D 0 in
Mexican Dress and Mexican Idols, Mexico, America, mid 19th century lithograph.
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
'Mode degl' Indiani in Mechoacan' / 'Idoli del Messico''
Italian lithograph, c1841. Originally from 'Galleria universale di tutti i popoli del mondo' by Giuseppe Antonelli, publishe...
Category
Mid-19th Century Naturalistic Antique Idols
Materials
Lithograph
$120
H 11.03 in W 7.88 in
Divinities of Campeche, Idols of Tabasco - by G. Pivati - 1746-1751
By Gianfrancesco Pivati
Located in Roma, IT
Divinities of Campeche, Idols of Tabasco
Etchings, Hand-Watercoloured. Vol. VIII, Plate LXXI
Category
1740s Old Masters Antique Idols
Materials
Etching
$213 Sale Price
25% Off
H 14.77 in W 9.38 in D 0.04 in
Mexican Idols, Deities and Ministers - Etching by G. Pivati - 1746/1751
By Gianfrancesco Pivati
Located in Roma, IT
Image dimensions: 25.5 x 18 cm.
Mexican Idols, Deities and Ministers is a fine etching, hand
Category
1740s Old Masters Antique Idols
Materials
Etching
$222 Sale Price
25% Off
H 14.77 in W 9.38 in D 0.04 in
17th Century by Felice Torelli Rachel Hiding the Idols Oil on Canvas
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Felice Torelli (Verona, Italy, 1667 - Bologna, Italy, 1748)
Title: Rachel Hiding the Idols
Medium
Category
Late 17th Century Old Masters Antique Idols
Materials
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil
$19,246
H 20.67 in W 50.01 in D 1.97 in
King Solomon Worshipping The Idols, 17th Century FRANS FRANCKEN II (1581-1642)
By Frans Francken II
Located in Blackwater, GB
King Solomon Worshipping The Idols, 17th Century
FRANS FRANCKEN II (1581-1642) - signed sales to
Category
17th Century Antique Idols
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
17th Century By Antonio Balestra Solomon Sacrificing to the Idols Oil on Canvas
By Antonio Balestra
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Antonio Balestra (Verona, Italy, 1666 - 1740)
Title: Solomon Sacrificing to the Idols
Medium: Oil
Category
Late 17th Century Old Masters Antique Idols
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$20,963
H 28.75 in W 38.59 in D 1.97 in
Engraving of Idols of Secotam Village in Virginia 'or now North Carolina', 1721
Located in Langweer, NL
Two religious images on one plate. Upper image 'Kiwasa idole des Virginiens'.
Kiwasa, this Idol
Category
1720s Antique Idols
Materials
Paper
$416 Sale Price
20% Off
H 13.98 in W 9.45 in D 0 in
Antique Print of Two Idols of the Virginian Culture by B. Picart, 1721
Located in Langweer, NL
Two images on one plate. Image 1. Kiwasa: This Idol is placed in the temple of the town of Secotam
Category
Early 18th Century Antique Idols
Materials
Paper
$123 Sale Price
20% Off
H 15.56 in W 9.61 in D 0.02 in
Antique Print of a Pagoda and Idols from the Village of Likiliki, New Ireland
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Pagode et Idoles Du Village De Likiliki; Nouvelle-Irlande'. Pagoda and idols
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique Idols
Materials
Paper
$416 Sale Price
20% Off
H 11.03 in W 14.89 in D 0.01 in
Old Print of Idols of the Temple of Ablaykit, a Buddhist Monastery in Kazakhstan
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Représentation d'Idoles du Temple d'Ablaikit et caractères Mongoles'. Copper
Category
18th Century Antique Idols
Materials
Paper
$227 Sale Price
20% Off
H 9.45 in W 13.59 in D 0 in
Antique Print of a Temple in Japan with Religious Idols by B. Picart, 1726
Located in Langweer, NL
This scarse original old antique print / plate originates from: 'Naaukeurige beschryving der godtsdienst-plichten, kerk-zeden en gewoontens van alle volkeren der waereldt.', a Dutch ...
Category
Early 18th Century Antique Idols
Materials
Paper
$208 Sale Price
20% Off
H 15.52 in W 18.39 in D 0.02 in
Religious Ceremony of the Inhabitants of the Island of Hispaniola, 1734
Located in Langweer, NL
, with elaborately dressed figures, likely priests or chieftains, performing rites before golden idols
Category
1730s Antique Idols
Materials
Paper
$331
H 16.54 in W 10.24 in D 0.01 in
Chinese Still Life
By Hovsep Pushman
Located in New York, NY
, oriental mysticism, and one form, the still life. His paintings typically featured oriental idols, pottery
Category
Early 20th Century American Impressionist Antique Idols
Materials
Canvas, Oil
In bed / - Reverie -
By Lovis Corinth
Located in Berlin, DE
see his great idols, Frans Hals and Rembrandt.
GERMAN VERSION
Lovis Corinth (1858 Tapiau - 1925
Category
Early 1900s Impressionist Antique Idols
Materials
Paper
18th century Antique wooden Indian temple panel from India
Located in DEVENTER, NL
required for chariots that traversed festival routes, carrying sacred idols amid vibrant celebrations. The
Category
18th Century Burmese Antique Idols
Materials
Wood
Vintage Jewish Pictorial Tapestry in Red, Blue and Black Tones Rug & Kilim
Located in Long Island City, NY
wielding an axe, as he destroys the idol of Asherah. The vibrant colors of the handtufted piece bring the
Category
1660s American Kilim Antique Idols
Materials
Wool
17th Century Oil on Canvas Italian Antique Religious Painting, 1650
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
, Jacob's two wives and Laban's daughters, while Rachel hides the idols under her clothes. The story is told
Category
1650s Italian Antique Idols
Materials
Canvas
$11,370 Sale Price
20% Off
H 68.9 in W 38.98 in D 1.19 in
Historical Figures and Customs of 18th Century India on Three Antique Engravings
Located in Langweer, NL
. 3 Speak verses, the other 3 repeat.)
Plate 2: Figure 5: 'Yxora ...' (The idol Yxora or Vedan / Bed
Category
Mid-18th Century Antique Idols
Materials
Paper
$322 Sale Price / set
20% Off
H 18.23 in W 11.03 in D 0.02 in
ANCIENT CYPRIOT LIMESTONE HEAD OF A VOTARY, ARCHAIC PERIOD LATE 6TH CENTURY
Located in Milan, IT
: Les Antiquités Chypriotes, Paris, 1908, no. 71.
In Cyprus, idols in terracotta and stone begin to
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Idols
Materials
Limestone
$18,950
H 5.32 in W 3.94 in D 3.15 in
A very large stylised clear paste Art Deco clip, French, 1920s
Located in Greyabbey, County Down
, reminiscent of the publicity photos of cinema idol, and wearer of couture herself, Marlene Dietrich.
Category
1920s French Art Deco Antique Idols
Materials
Base Metal
$964
H 2.3 in W 2.9 in D 0.3 in L 2.9 in
Virgin and the Child, Mosan Region, Second Half of 13th Century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
. The „Sedes Sapientiae" probably is the idol of medieval Christianity and played an important part in
Category
15th Century and Earlier Belgian Medieval Antique Idols
Materials
Wood
$33,163
H 28.75 in W 11.42 in D 4.73 in
Renaissance Marble Portrait - Northern Italy, 17th century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
portrait format ». During the Renaissance, this format transformed from an idol or cult image into the
Category
17th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Idols
Materials
Marble
$9,475 Sale Price
20% Off
H 14.18 in W 5.12 in D 5.12 in
Celtic Granite Carved Bust of a Female Figure
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
front of the statue and the hands are resting on the stomach.
This figure probably represents an idol
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Idols
Materials
Granite
Antique Print of a Cave near the Yenisei River in Siberia, Russia, 1768
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Grotte remplie d'Idoles'. Copper engraving of the cave filled with idols on
Category
18th Century Antique Idols
Materials
Paper
$180 Sale Price
20% Off
H 9.85 in W 7.09 in D 0 in
Chinese Bronze God of Wealth Altar Figure, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
No idol in China is more widely worshiped than Caishen, the God of Wealth. His shrine can be found
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Idols
Materials
Bronze
British Possessions on the North West Coast of South America, 1860
Located in Langweer, NL
, costumes, and idols. An image of a sugar mill points to the colonial economic activities prevalent at the
Category
1860s Antique Idols
Materials
Paper
$322 Sale Price
20% Off
H 18.51 in W 12.41 in D 0 in
Antique Print of Jewellery, Belts and other Items from Birara, New Ireland
Located in Langweer, NL
Melodinus scandens, and two wooden idols. This print originates from 'Voyage autour du monde exécuté par
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique Idols
Materials
Paper
$360 Sale Price
20% Off
H 14.81 in W 11.15 in D 0.01 in
Le Rêve (The Dream)
By Théophile Alexandre Steinlen
Located in Fairlawn, OH
an untouchable idol and a woman ready to trade her affections, inviting her wealthy male admirers to
Category
1890s Impressionist Antique Idols
Materials
Lithograph
Large Bactrian Bronze Age Alabaster Chalice
Located in Vosselaar, BE
metal objects a lot of stone cups, chalices and idols were discovered. This example has no signs of
Category
15th Century and Earlier Afghan Archaistic Antique Idols
Materials
Alabaster
Reading Woman / - The golden glow of imagination -
By Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse
Located in Berlin, DE
III, Eugène Delacroix, Honoré Daumier, Théophile Gautier and his great idol Jean-Antoine Houdon, among
Category
1880s Realist Antique Idols
Materials
Bronze
$2,274 Sale Price
20% Off
H 11.82 in W 3.55 in D 3.55 in
17th Century, Italian Painting by Pier Francesco Cittadini, Jacob and his Family
Located in IT
greet his daughters and grandchildren. In addition, his teraphim, statuettes, or idols, which depicted
Category
Mid-17th Century European Baroque Antique Idols
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood
$36,005 Sale Price
32% Off
H 57.09 in W 84.26 in D 3.94 in
"Canal Pinelli, Venise" Paul Désiré Trouillebert, Venetian Scene in Italy
By Paul Desire Trouillebert
Located in New York, NY
trying to mislead the public, he was their idol. However, the greatest confusion has always been over
Category
19th Century Antique Idols
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$14,400 Sale Price
20% Off
H 24 in W 18 in
A Nias 'Adu Zatua' wooden ancestor sculpture
Located in Amsterdam, NL
blasphemous idols. The Dutch painter Rudolf Bonnet (1895-1976) joined his friend Jaap Kunst in March 1930 for
Category
19th Century Indonesian Antique Idols
Materials
Wood
Antique Print of Chinese Deities, 1665
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Kingang'. Old print depicting Chinese Deities / Idols, the Deity of
Category
17th Century Antique Idols
Materials
Paper
After Michelangelo White Statuary Marble Sculpture of Moses
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
finds the Israelites not praising God but worshipping a pagan idol. He is overcome with anger, hence his
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Idols
Materials
Marble, Statuary Marble
Corn Stalk Paste Sculpture of Our Lady of Guadalupe Found in México, circa 1900
By OTHR
Located in Guadalajra, Jal
Since pre-Cortés times, the purepechas recreated their idols in figures made from stalk corn, glue from
Category
Late 19th Century Mexican Rustic Antique Idols
Materials
Organic Material
$22,000
H 88.59 in W 37.41 in D 23.63 in
Gothic Revival Apothecary Cabinet
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Baphomets holding two figures by the hair for one and fantastic birds for the other.
Idol worshiped by
Category
Early 20th Century European Gothic Revival Antique Idols
Materials
Oak
17th Century, The Martyrdom of the Four Crowned Saints by Giuliano Dinarelli
By Carlo Piacenza
Located in IT
, the emperor who indicates the idol and the palm of martyrdom. The scene depicted in the work studied
Category
Mid-17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Idols
Materials
Canvas
$11,844 Sale Price
20% Off
H 33.08 in W 38.98 in D 3.94 in
'Da - Da I' — German Expressionism, Rare
By Lyonel Feininger
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Lyonel Feininger, 'Da-Da I' also titled by the artist 'Der Abgott' (The Idol), woodcut, 1918, a
Category
1920s Bauhaus Antique Idols
Materials
Woodcut
Rare Japanese antique wooden god statue /12th century/small wabi-sabi figurines
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
could not be understood as something tangible.
However, with the introduction of Buddhism to Japan, idol
Category
15th Century and Earlier Japanese Other Antique Idols
Materials
Cypress
$1,500
H 5.36 in W 3.94 in D 2.13 in
Elaborately Carved Antique Beggar's Bowl Kashkul
Located in Atlanta, GA
, resting an axe on his shoulder. This depicts the story of prophet Ibrahim who destroyed the false idols
Category
Late 18th Century Persian Islamic Antique Idols
Materials
Wood
Antique Print of the Interior of a Chinese Temple, 1748
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Interieur d'un Temple d'Idoles tiré du Nieuhof'. View of the interior of a
Category
18th Century Antique Idols
Materials
Paper
$151 Sale Price
20% Off
H 9.85 in W 13.78 in D 0 in
The Martyrdom of Saint Bartholomew, a preparatory drawing by Alessandro Casolani
Located in PARIS, FR
to worship idols.
In this drawing, the details of St. Bartholomew's martyrdom, surrounded by his
Category
Early 1600s Old Masters Antique Idols
Materials
Ink, Pen
$20,000
H 14.38 in W 12.75 in
19th Century Dutch Baroque Style Andirons
Located in Dallas, TX
, fire-dogs, moon idols, moon horns, are just some of the historical names for these useful household
Category
19th Century French Antique Idols
Materials
Bronze
Carthage, A Patinated Bronze Group by Theodore Riviere
By Théodore Rivière
Located in Brighton, Sussex
the people, Mâthô dies at the feet of Salammbô his idol crying: "I love you! I love you!"
This
Category
Early 20th Century Antique Idols
Materials
Bronze
Unusual Pair of Cast Bronze Chenets
Located in Dallas, TX
accoutrements and have a lovely reflective polished patina. Andirons, Chenets, fire-dogs, moon idols, moon horns
Category
19th Century Antique Idols
Materials
Bronze
Portrait of Languid Girl in Blue Camisole 18th century Italian Rococo Master
Located in Stockholm, SE
tempted to sacricifice to the Idols (1743) for the church of the same name in Reggio-Emilia, and an
Category
Mid-18th Century Realist Antique Idols
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Oil
$22,200
H 33.3 in W 27.4 in
Prehistoric Stargazer Marble Head
Located in Vosselaar, BE
from a standing figure, kiliya idols are often termed ‘stargazers’, on the basis of the backwards tilt
Category
15th Century and Earlier Turkish Prehistoric Antique Idols
Materials
Marble
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Antique Idols For Sale on 1stDibs
There is a range of antique idols for sale on 1stDibs. Frequently made of paper, metal and stone, all antique idols available were constructed with great care. There are all kinds of antique idols available, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. Antique idols have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Bernard Picart and Tad Hershorn are consistently popular.
How Much are Antique Idols?
Antique idols can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $1,365, while the lowest priced sells for $109 and the highest can go for as much as $38,900.