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18th Century Italian Carved Painted Wood Reliquary Altar Figure Bust Pair
18th Century Italian Carved Painted Wood Reliquary Altar Figure Bust Pair

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. Born in Italy in the 18th century / possibly late 17th century, figura...

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Antique 18th Century Italian Baroque Religious Items

Materials

Blown Glass, Wood

Antique French Gothic Revival Church Tabernacle Cabinet Cathedral Altar Shrine
Antique French Gothic Revival Church Tabernacle Cabinet Cathedral Altar Shrine

Antique French Gothic Revival Church Tabernacle Cabinet Cathedral Altar Shrine

Located in Forney, TX

Lock is unlocked with working key lost to time. The carved gilt and painted surfaces display typical age appropriate wear, with some scattered flaking, chippy paint loss, and exposed...

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Antique Early 19th Century French Gothic Revival Religious Items

Materials

Gold Leaf

Rare Antique Religious Italian Catholic Church Carta Gloria Altar Card Frame Set
Rare Antique Religious Italian Catholic Church Carta Gloria Altar Card Frame Set

Rare Antique Religious Italian Catholic Church Carta Gloria Altar Card Frame Set

Located in Forney, TX

A rare complete set of three antique Italian Grand Tour ecclesiastical hand carved parcel gilt cream painted pine "Carta Gloria" altar card frames.

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Antique 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Religious Items

Materials

Pine, Giltwood

Pair of 19th Century Italian Baroque Black Painted and Giltwood Altar Sticks
Pair of 19th Century Italian Baroque Black Painted and Giltwood Altar Sticks

Pair of 19th Century Italian Baroque Black Painted and Giltwood Altar Sticks

Located in Dallas, TX

Decorate a mantel, console, or entryway with this important pair of antique altar sticks. Handcrafted in Italy circa 1860, each tall candlestick stands on three carved paw feet over ...

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Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Candlesticks

Materials

Wood

Baroque altar candlestick in gilded wood, Italy or Portugal, circa 1720–1740
Baroque altar candlestick in gilded wood, Italy or Portugal, circa 1720–1740

Baroque altar candlestick in gilded wood, Italy or Portugal, circa 1720–1740

Located in Beuzevillette, FR

Impressive Baroque altar candlestick finely carved in wood and gilded with gold leaf. The piece stands on a tripod base with lion paw feet, supporting an elegant baluster stem adorne...

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Antique 18th Century Italian Rococo Candlesticks

Materials

Wood

Pair of MAC Sculpture Italian Baroque Altar Candlestick Table Lamps
Pair of MAC Sculpture Italian Baroque Altar Candlestick Table Lamps

Pair of MAC Sculpture Italian Baroque Altar Candlestick Table Lamps

By MAC

Located in Forney, TX

A large and magnificent pair of altar candlestick table lamps by MAC Sculpture. Acquired from the estate of the iconic American oil tycoon, T.

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Late 20th Century American Baroque Table Lamps

Materials

Metal

18th Century Italian Baroque Period Carta Gloria Altar Card Giltwood Mirror
18th Century Italian Baroque Period Carta Gloria Altar Card Giltwood Mirror

18th Century Italian Baroque Period Carta Gloria Altar Card Giltwood Mirror

Located in Forney, TX

A most impressive, large scale, museum exhibition quality Baroque period Italian Catholic church cartaglorie altar card frame, now repurposed and fashioned as a stunning mirror. Bo...

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Antique 18th Century Italian Baroque Wall Mirrors

Materials

Glass, Giltwood

JAPAN 1800 Edo Period Seated Shakyamuni Buddha In Zushi Buddhist Altar Cabinet
JAPAN 1800 Edo Period Seated Shakyamuni Buddha In Zushi Buddhist Altar Cabinet

JAPAN 1800 Edo Period Seated Shakyamuni Buddha In Zushi Buddhist Altar Cabinet

Located in Miami, FL

Seated Shakyamuni Buddha in a Lacquered Zushi Buddhist Altar Cabinet. This is a remarkable Japanese wooden statue of Shakyamuni Buddha 釈迦如来坐像, from the Edo period (1600-1868). The...

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Antique Early 1800s Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Gold, Berlin Iron

JAPAN 1810 Edo Period Large Butsudan Home Altar With Amida Nyorai In Wood
JAPAN 1810 Edo Period Large Butsudan Home Altar With Amida Nyorai In Wood

JAPAN 1810 Edo Period Large Butsudan Home Altar With Amida Nyorai In Wood

Located in Miami, FL

Large butsudan home altar with Amida Nyorai figure Edo Period (1600-1868) This is a beautiful Japanese wooden statue of standing Amida Nyorai Buddha, from the Edo period (1600-1868)...

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Antique 1810s Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Gold, Brass

Huge Pair of 18th Century Italian Baroque Giltwood Altar Candelabra
Huge Pair of 18th Century Italian Baroque Giltwood Altar Candelabra

Huge Pair of 18th Century Italian Baroque Giltwood Altar Candelabra

Located in Houston, TX

Magnificent pair of 18th century Italian Baroque giltwood altar candelabra. This stunning huge pair of Italian Baroque gilt wood pricket altar sticks, candlesticks or candleholders w...

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Antique 18th Century Italian Baroque Candelabras

Materials

Giltwood

Circa 1750 Carved and Gilded Altar Candelabra from Tuscany, Italy 73 inches Long
Circa 1750 Carved and Gilded Altar Candelabra from Tuscany, Italy 73 inches Long

Circa 1750 Carved and Gilded Altar Candelabra from Tuscany, Italy 73 inches Long

Located in Dallas, TX

Hand-carved in Tuscany, Italy, circa 1750, this gilded altar candelabra has a commanding presence. At over six feet long, the candelabra is full of movement inspired by nature.

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Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Candelabras

Materials

Metal, Iron

Antique Spanish Colonial Baptismal Font Vessel and Altar Garniture Pair
Antique Spanish Colonial Baptismal Font Vessel and Altar Garniture Pair

Antique Spanish Colonial Baptismal Font Vessel and Altar Garniture Pair

Located in Forney, TX

Ornate, highly decorative, silver tone with gilt accents, including two church altar garnitures, approx 6.5"h, 3"w, and one silver baptismal font vessel, with scroll and floral patte...

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Antique 19th Century Spanish Colonial Religious Items

Materials

Silver

Antique Italian Carved Polychrome Wood Church Altar Candle Stand Pricket
Antique Italian Carved Polychrome Wood Church Altar Candle Stand Pricket

Antique Italian Carved Polychrome Wood Church Altar Candle Stand Pricket

Located in Forney, TX

A scarce Italian hand carved polychromed parcel gilt church altar stick. Born in Italy in the second half of the 19th century, having a sculptural crown shaped gilt metal top surrou...

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Antique 19th Century Candlesticks

Materials

Metal

18th Century Pearl and Murano Glass Bead Altar Palmetti and Urn
18th Century Pearl and Murano Glass Bead Altar Palmetti and Urn

18th Century Pearl and Murano Glass Bead Altar Palmetti and Urn

Located in Hastings, GB

A stunning late 18th century Italian altar palmetti, hand crafted flowers made from tens of thousands of individual murano glass beads and simulated pearls, woven together to form a ...

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Antique Late 18th Century Italian Rococo Religious Items

Materials

Murano Glass, Wood

Pair of 16th Century Late Renaissance Fragment Gilt Panels
Pair of 16th Century Late Renaissance Fragment Gilt Panels

Pair of 16th Century Late Renaissance Fragment Gilt Panels

Located in Houston, TX

Pair of late Renaissance panels from an altar piece. Original gilt and paint.

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Antique 16th Century French Panelling

Materials

Paint, Wood

Antique Neo-Gothic Gilt Bronze Pricket Candlestick
Antique Neo-Gothic Gilt Bronze Pricket Candlestick

Antique Neo-Gothic Gilt Bronze Pricket Candlestick

Located in Forney, TX

A stunning Late Victorian Neo-Gothic gilt bronze altar stick pricket candlestick. Late 19th to early 20th century, the Continental European antique features an exceptionally executed...

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Antique Late 19th Century European Gothic Revival Candlesticks

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Pair of Italian Renaissance Style Gilt Bronze Filigree Table Lamps
Pair of Italian Renaissance Style Gilt Bronze Filigree Table Lamps

Pair of Italian Renaissance Style Gilt Bronze Filigree Table Lamps

Located in Queens, NY

Pair of Italian Renaissance style (19/20th Century) gilt bronze filigree base altar sticks mounted as lamps with 3 winged bird head legs and an ebonized center post (PRICED AS Pair).

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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze

Pair of 19th C. Italian Giltwood Floor Pricket Candlesticks Torchieres
Pair of 19th C. Italian Giltwood Floor Pricket Candlesticks Torchieres

Pair of 19th C. Italian Giltwood Floor Pricket Candlesticks Torchieres

Located in Pearland, TX

A stunning pair of late 18th-Century to early 19th-Century Italian carved gilt wood tripod floor pricket altar candlesticks or torchieres.

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Antique Early 1800s Italian Torchères

Materials

Giltwood, Gesso

19th Century Italian Giltwood Pricket Candlestick
19th Century Italian Giltwood Pricket Candlestick

19th Century Italian Giltwood Pricket Candlestick

Located in Pearland, TX

A beautiful late 18th-century to early 19th-century Italian carved gilt wood gold leaf pricket altar candlestick. It is 11" tall to the top of the pricket.

Category

Antique Early 19th Century Italian Candlesticks

Materials

Giltwood

Outstanding And Grand Scale 18th Century Italian Sunburst
Outstanding And Grand Scale 18th Century Italian Sunburst

Outstanding And Grand Scale 18th Century Italian Sunburst

Located in Round Top, TX

Exquisitely crafted from gold and silver gilt wood. The altar shelf and back foot are removable.

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Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Giltwood

A Pair of Linden Wood Austrian Angels
A Pair of Linden Wood Austrian Angels

A Pair of Linden Wood Austrian Angels

Located in Chicago, IL

They do not appear to have been gilt. Likely placed above the altar in the private chapel of a noble house, these fine figures reflect the spiritual vision and enlightenment sensibil...

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Antique Early 19th Century Austrian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

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Gilt Altar For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the gilt altar you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, metal and bronze, every gilt altar was constructed with great care. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect gilt altar — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. A gilt altar is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Baroque, Rococo and Louis XV styles are sought with frequency.

How Much is a Gilt Altar?

Prices for a gilt altar start at $472 and top out at $32,800 with the average selling for $3,153.