Altar Frontal
Antique Silk Velvet Altar Frontal
By Aubusson Manufacture
Located in Canterbury, GB
Antique French Altar Frontal / Valance
Finest quality silk velvet. Decorated with gold metallic
Category
Antique Late 18th Century French Empire Curtains and Valances
Materials
Velvet
Important Monumental Italian Church Altar Frontal Antependium
Located in Forney, TX
A magnificent Italian church antependium altar frontal, acquired from the estate of the iconic
Category
Antique 19th Century Tapestries
Materials
Fabric, Wood
18th Century Silk Brocade Altar Frontals PAIR
By Aubusson Manufacture
Located in Canterbury, GB
A pair of antique Altar Frontals
Dating from 18th Century
Gold silk ground brocaded with a Crown
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Spanish Baroque Tapestries
Materials
Silk
Embroidered Spanish Silk Altar Frontal Circa 1700
By Aubusson Manufacture
Located in Canterbury, GB
A truly magnificent Altar Frontal (antependium)
Extremely rare museum worthy work of art
Spanish
Category
Antique Late 17th Century Spanish Baroque Pillows and Throws
Materials
Metallic Thread
19th Century Chinese Silk Embroidery ( 1'6" x 6' - 46 x 183 )
Located in New York, NY
larger, 2-piece altar frontal panel.
Category
Antique 1880s Chinese Chinese and East Asian Rugs
Materials
Silk
Wood and plaster panel, lacquered floral and leafy decorations, italy
Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)
Antique wooden and plaster panel, altar frontal, lacquered with a white plaster base with carved
Category
Antique 18th Century Italian Panelling
Materials
Plaster, Poplar
$6,282
H 40.95 in W 82.68 in D 2.76 in
16th Century Venetian Red Velvet Fabric with Gold Embroidery and Coat of Arms
Located in Doha, QA
—possibly used as a valance, border for an altar frontal, or part of a larger furnishing in a grand palazzo
Category
Antique 16th Century Italian Renaissance Tapestries
Materials
Gold
$8,250
H 64.97 in W 13.78 in D 1.58 in
Small nave. Silver. SANZ DE VELASCO, Juan Antonio. Valladolid, Spain, 18th cent
By Juan Antonio Sanz de Velasco
Located in Madrid, ES
altar frontal of the Virgin of the Tabernacle (Valladolid Cathedral) by the Valladolid silversmiths Juan
Category
Antique 18th Century Spanish Baroque Religious Items
Materials
Silver
$2,010
H 3.75 in W 6.3 in D 3.94 in
A Rare 17/18 C. North Italian Scagliola Panel with Parrots, Peacocks, & Flowers
Located in New York, NY
type were commonly used as antependia—altar frontals—designed to mimic richly embroidered silk textiles
Category
Antique 1690s Italian Baroque Tables
Materials
Scagliola
$48,600
H 1 in W 80.25 in D 39.25 in
15th century Florentine Sculpted Wooden Head of Christ
Located in Leesburg, VA
sculptural language of a marble altar frontal depicting a Pietá in relief in the oratory of the Madonna
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Italian Renaissance Sculptures and Carv...
Materials
Wood
Recent Sales
Monumental Antique Italian Religious Altar Frontal Tapestry Panel
Located in Forney, TX
An impressive Italian church altar frontal panel, aquired from the estate of the iconic American
Category
Early 20th Century Tapestries
Materials
Fabric, Velvet, Wood
18th Century Continental Altar Frontal
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Embroidered in colored wools with floral sprays, flower filled cornucopias and metal thread detailing. The background is embroidered with white bugle beads which reflect light givin...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Quilts and Blankets
Materials
Wool
18th Century Continental Altar Frontal
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Embroidered in colored wools with floral sprays, flower filled cornucopias and metal thread detailing. The background is embroidered with white bugle beads which reflect light giving...
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century European Rococo Quilts and Blankets
Materials
Metallic Thread
St George and the Dragon Hand-Painted Stained Glass Window
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
for altars and altar frontals, furniture and furnishings, lichgates and memorials that helped to
Category
2010s English Victorian Windows
Materials
Lead
LIMOGES tableware. France, XX century. Juste-Mauve model. Marbella Club Hotel
Located in Marbella, ES
production of single plates by order, which were then mounted on an object or joined together to form altar
Category
Mid-20th Century French Tableware
Materials
Porcelain
17th c. Italian Walnut Columns
Located in New York, NY
Altar columns. Fine diagonal frontal carving. Beautifully sculptured Corinthian capitals.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Pedestals and Columns
Materials
Walnut
Madonna del Cardellino
Located in Milano, IT
wasnear a wall or over a small altar that privileged a frontal fruition.
Category
Antique 16th Century French Other Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Oak
Reginald Hallward Dove Design for Altar Frontal Watercolour
By Reginald Hallward
Located in London, GB
Seller."
Reginald Hallward (1858-1948)
Dove Design for Altar Frontal
Watercolour
9x16 cm
Born on the
Category
1910s Modern Interior Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Reginald Hallward Embroidery Design for Altar Frontal Watercolour Edwardian 1920
By Reginald Hallward
Located in London, GB
(1858-1948)
Embroidery Design for Altar Frontal
Watercolour with whitening
5.5x16 cm
Born on the Isle
Category
1910s Modern Interior Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Reginald Hallward Original Design for Rose Pink Altar Frontal c.1910 Watercolour
By Reginald Hallward
Located in London, GB
(1858-1948)
Five Rows of Hearts with Chalice
Design for Altar Frontal
Watercolour
8.5x15.5cm
Born on
Category
1910s Modern Interior Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Reginald Hallward Rose Pink Altar Frontal Design Hearts & Chalice Gouache c.1920
By Reginald Hallward
Located in London, GB
(1858-1948)
Rose Pink Altar Frontal Design Hearts with Chalice
Watercolour
4.25x13cm
Born on the Isle
Category
1910s Modern Interior Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil, Gouache
Silver and Gold Sculpture of a Flowering Urn
Located in New York, NY
made as a decoration for a grand residence. Flowering urns on altars were seen frontally, and typically
Category
Antique 1710s Italian Baroque Urns
Materials
Metal
Metallic Embroidered Antependium
Located in Sausalito, CA
Late 17th or early 18th Century silk and metallic embroidered antependium (altar frontal) from
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Decorative Art
Rare Renaissance Italian Bronze by Niccolo Rocatagliata
By Niccolo Roccatagliata
Located in Louisville, KY
Redemption' in St. Moise and the altar frontal, depicting a musical entombement. He may have worked in Genoa
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Altar table
Located in New York, NY
Country style elm wood altar table with frontal sliding panel doors
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Console Tables
Materials
Elm
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Contemporary Pair of Brass and Murano Glass Bubble Gum Lamps, Italy
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Pair of table or bedside brass lamps and big bubble gum pink Murano glass. Contemporary work from a small italian artisanal workshop in a Mid-Century Modern Space Age Hollywood Regen...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
$5,744 / set
H 27.96 in W 9.45 in D 9.45 in
Pair of Antique French Bronze Figural Sculptures of Mars and Minerva
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This pair of antique sculptures are unsigned, but presumed to have originated from France and date to approximately 1850 and done in a period Renaissance Revival style. The sculpture...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Renaissance Revival Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
White Limestone Sink Basin
Located in Cranbrook, Kent
This timeless beautiful Italian classical sink is cut from one single block of white Crema Luna Limestone, the design sprung from Greek and Roman times, it carries superb artistic me...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Classical Greek Stone Sinks
Materials
Marble, Limestone
French 19th Century Bamboo & Decoupage Bookcase
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This English bamboo bookcase from the Aesthetic Movement of the late 1800s was given a creative update with recent decoupage and painted ebony finish. Schools of fish animate the ext...
Category
20th Century French Other Bookcases
Materials
Bamboo, Pine, Paint, Paper
Blue Floral Painted Cupboard with Sunflowers
Located in Vo', Veneto
Alpine Blue Painted Wardrobe with Sunflowers
Measurements: H. 183 cm - W. 128 (150 to the frames) cm - D. 55 (66 to the frames) cm
Period: Late 18th century
Origin: Bavarian Alps
Wo...
Category
Antique 1790s German Louis XVI Cabinets
Materials
Fir
Two-Headed Egyptian Sphinx Sculpture
Located in Asheville, NC
This two-headed Egyptian sphinx is constructed of solid wood. The wood has been treated to take on a sandy, almost marble, finish. Unlike the Greek sphinx which was a woman, the Egyp...
Category
20th Century Egyptian Sculptures
Materials
Wood
18th Century French Aubusson Tapestry with Palm Trees & Castle Scene
Located in Atlanta, GA
18th Century French Aubusson Tapestry with Palm Trees & Castle Scene
Category
Antique 18th Century French Tapestries
Materials
Thread
$5,950
H 88.5 in W 58 in D 0.5 in
Large French Anduze Green Glazed Terracotta Garden Urn
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
19th Century French Anduze Green Glazed Terracotta Garden Planter Urn.
Fabulous French pot from the South of France with fantastic green glaze and two loop handles. Perfect for plant...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French French Provincial Planters and Jardinieres
Materials
Earthenware, Terracotta
Antique Belgian Verdure Royal Hunting Tapestry, Flemish Renaissance Revival
Located in Dallas, TX
77518 Antique Belgian Verdure Tapestry, 06'10 x 16'07. Woven with a reverence for nature and nobility, this antique Belgian verdure tapestry evokes the poetic splendor of royal fores...
Category
Early 20th Century Belgian Revival Western European Rugs
Materials
Wool
Antique American Empire Figural Carved Mahogany Recamier Gold Chaise Lounge Sofa
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique American Empire Figural Carved Mahogany Recamier Gold Chaise Lounge Sofa. Item features a carved face to lower crest ands further carved wooden frame throughout raised on paw...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Unknown Biedermeier Sofas
Materials
Fabric, Mahogany
$3,500
H 39 in W 69 in D 25 in
Set Of Six Antique Georgian Style Leather Chairs
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A Rustic set of Six mahogany frame chairs having strong traditional form with shaped and carved legs, upswept backs, color coordinated nail-head trim and notable distressed leather ...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Georgian Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Leather, Wood
Set of Six Formations Neoclassical Style Iron Estate Chaise Lounges
By Formations
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Rare set of six neoclassical style patio and garden estate lounges or longues made by Formations Los Angeles, CA. The lounges feature an iron frame with curule or x form legs. The ba...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Neoclassical Patio and Garden Fur...
Materials
Steel, Iron
$19,200 Sale Price / set
20% Off
H 41 in W 72 in D 28.5 in
Antonin Suman for TON Dining Chairs with Red Wooden Frames
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Antonin Suman for TON, +80 armchairs model E4309, lacquered beech, fabric, Czech Republic, 1977
A large set of dining chairs that were designed by Antonin Suman and manufactured by ...
Category
Vintage 1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Beech
$475 / item
H 29.53 in W 22.45 in D 20.87 in
Antique Japanese Indigo-Dyed Double Ikat Futon Cover
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Japanese Indigo-Dyed Double Ikat Futon Cover
This early 20th century hand-spun cotton futon cover displays a pattern of scattered ‘well-head’ motifs across a deep indigo fie...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Tribal Art
Materials
Cotton
ABV Borsani Large storage cabinet / bar / bookcase with painted central door
By Osvaldo Borsani
Located in Milano, IT
COD-Z232
ABV Borsani
Large storage cabinet / bar / bookcase with central door painted on parchment by the artist Eugenio Rossi with scenes from the commedia dell'arte. Two doors in ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vitrines
Materials
Wood
$14,020 Sale Price
35% Off
H 99.61 in W 59.06 in D 11.82 in
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...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Gothic Revival Religious Items
Materials
Brass, Bronze
$6,500 / set
H 14.75 in W 6.75 in D 6.75 in
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Find many varieties of an authentic altar frontal available at 1stDibs. An altar frontal — often made from wood, fabric and hardwood — can elevate any home. Your living room may not be complete without an altar frontal — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right altar frontal, those designed in Baroque styles are of considerable interest. Reginald Hallward each produced at least one beautiful altar frontal that is worth considering.
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