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Sanctuary (Porcelain and Wood Wall Sculpture)
Sanctuary (Porcelain and Wood Wall Sculpture)

Sanctuary (Porcelain and Wood Wall Sculpture)

By Paula Murray

Located in Bloomfield, ON

church containing the high altar, while at the same time referencing the experience of walking through a

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain, Maple

Pair of 19th century Italian Gold Gilt Candlesticks
Pair of 19th century Italian Gold Gilt Candlesticks

Pair of 19th century Italian Gold Gilt Candlesticks

Located in Charleston, SC

wall.According to the Caeremoniale Episcoporum, there should be on the high altar six candlesticks and candles of

Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Religious Items

Materials

Metal, Gold

Set of Five 18th Century Italian Candlesticks
Set of Five 18th Century Italian Candlesticks

Set of Five 18th Century Italian Candlesticks

Located in Charleston, SC

affixed to the wall.According to the Caeremoniale Episcoporum, there should be on the high altar six

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Candle Holders

Materials

Metal

Italian Precious Polychrome Marble Mosaic Rectangular Floor Tile, Rome 1800s
Italian Precious Polychrome Marble Mosaic Rectangular Floor Tile, Rome 1800s

Italian Precious Polychrome Marble Mosaic Rectangular Floor Tile, Rome 1800s

Located in Firenze, IT

Pavement’ in front of the High Altar, completed in 1268. Newly framed with a removable wrought iron frame

Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Medieval Architectural Models

Materials

Marble, Carrara Marble, Serpentine, Porphyry

Alessandro for Baker Console Table
Alessandro for Baker Console Table

Alessandro for Baker Console Table

Located in North Miami, FL

High gloss white lacquer Asian altar table. Designed for Baker's Far East Collection. An excellent

Category

20th Century American Console Tables

Chinese Gilt Offering Bowl, circa 1850
Chinese Gilt Offering Bowl, circa 1850

Chinese Gilt Offering Bowl, circa 1850

Located in Chicago, IL

vessel atop a home altar, piled high with fruits, sweets, and other foods. The papier-mâché bowl is

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Lacquer

Materials

Paper

Pair of Chinese Footed Offering Bowls with Celestial Dragons, c. 1850
Pair of Chinese Footed Offering Bowls with Celestial Dragons, c. 1850

Pair of Chinese Footed Offering Bowls with Celestial Dragons, c. 1850

Located in Chicago, IL

ritual offerings, placed before a home altar and piled high with fruits, baked goods, and other foods

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Famille Rose Footed Offering Bowl, c. 19th Century
Chinese Famille Rose Footed Offering Bowl, c. 19th Century

Chinese Famille Rose Footed Offering Bowl, c. 19th Century

Located in Chicago, IL

dish for ritual offerings, placed before a home altar and piled high with fruit, baked goods, and other

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Decorative Bowls

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Famille Rose Footed Offering Bowl, c. 1850
Chinese Famille Rose Footed Offering Bowl, c. 1850

Chinese Famille Rose Footed Offering Bowl, c. 1850

Located in Chicago, IL

dish for ritual offerings, placed before a home altar and piled high with fruit, baked goods, and other

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Decorative Bowls

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Famille Rose Footed Offering Bowl, c. 1862
Chinese Famille Rose Footed Offering Bowl, c. 1862

Chinese Famille Rose Footed Offering Bowl, c. 1862

Located in Chicago, IL

dish for ritual offerings, placed before a home altar and piled high with fruit, baked goods, and other

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Decorative Bowls

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Famille Rose Footed Offering Bowl, c. 1850
Chinese Famille Rose Footed Offering Bowl, c. 1850

Chinese Famille Rose Footed Offering Bowl, c. 1850

Located in Chicago, IL

dish for ritual offerings, placed before a home altar and piled high with fruit, baked goods, and other

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Serving Bowls

Materials

Porcelain

20th Century French Metal Mesh Panels Screen by Atelier de Marolles, Jean Touret
20th Century French Metal Mesh Panels Screen by Atelier de Marolles, Jean Touret

20th Century French Metal Mesh Panels Screen by Atelier de Marolles, Jean Touret

By Jean Touret, Atelier Marolles

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

and copper. He is also know for developing the monumental high bronze altar for the Notre Dame which

Category

Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Metal, Wrought Iron

20th Century French Metal Mesh Panel Screen by Atelier de Marolles & Jean Touret
20th Century French Metal Mesh Panel Screen by Atelier de Marolles & Jean Touret

20th Century French Metal Mesh Panel Screen by Atelier de Marolles & Jean Touret

By Jean Touret, Atelier Marolles

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

high bronze altar for the Notre Dame which was installed in 1981.

Category

Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Metal

Chinese Footed Offering Bowl with Gathering of Immortals, c. 1900
Chinese Footed Offering Bowl with Gathering of Immortals, c. 1900

Chinese Footed Offering Bowl with Gathering of Immortals, c. 1900

Located in Chicago, IL

offerings, placed before a home altar and piled high with fruit, baked goods, and other foods. The cartouche

Category

Antique Early 1900s Chinese Qing Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

St. Peter's Interior with the Nave
St. Peter's Interior with the Nave

St. Peter's Interior with the Nave

By Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Located in Fairlawn, OH

directly below the high altar of the basilica. Note: "Designed principally by Donato Bramante

Category

1740s Old Masters Interior Prints

Materials

Etching

Set of 18th Century Baroque style Solomonic Carved Gilt Wood Columns
Set of 18th Century Baroque style Solomonic Carved Gilt Wood Columns

Set of 18th Century Baroque style Solomonic Carved Gilt Wood Columns

Located in Lincoln, GB

to decorate the high altar, many such columns as these have been used in altars in Europe

Category

Antique 18th Century Spanish Baroque Mounted Objects

Materials

Wood

1950s Wrought Iron Chandelier Attributed to Jean Touret and the Atelier Marolles
1950s Wrought Iron Chandelier Attributed to Jean Touret and the Atelier Marolles

1950s Wrought Iron Chandelier Attributed to Jean Touret and the Atelier Marolles

By Atelier Marolles, Jean Touret

Located in London, GB

monumental bronze high altar installed in 1981 in the choir of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris.

Category

Vintage 1950s French Organic Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Wrought Iron

Pair of Italian Altar Candelabra in Carved Wood, Lacquered and Gilded
Pair of Italian Altar Candelabra in Carved Wood, Lacquered and Gilded

Pair of Italian Altar Candelabra in Carved Wood, Lacquered and Gilded

Located in Prato, Tuscany

! Surely, destined for daily use, they were placed on the high altar or in a wall chapel and showed all

Category

Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Neoclassical Floor Lamps

Materials

Wood

Fine Paris Porcelain Coffee Can Vue De Notredame De Paris, French Ca 1795
Fine Paris Porcelain Coffee Can Vue De Notredame De Paris, French Ca 1795

Fine Paris Porcelain Coffee Can Vue De Notredame De Paris, French Ca 1795

By Paris Studio

Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire

high altar was consecrated in 1189. The choir, the western facade, and the nave were completed by 1250

Category

Antique Late 18th Century French Georgian Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of 18th century Italian Painted candlesticks
Pair of 18th century Italian Painted candlesticks

Pair of 18th century Italian Painted candlesticks

Located in Charleston, SC

affixed to the wall.According to the Caeremoniale Episcoporum, there should be on the high altar six

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Religious Items

Materials

Vermeil, Metal, Silver

Pair of 19th Century Italian Silver Gilt Candlesticks
Pair of 19th Century Italian Silver Gilt Candlesticks

Pair of 19th Century Italian Silver Gilt Candlesticks

Located in Charleston, SC

wall.According to the Caeremoniale Episcoporum, there should be on the high altar six candlesticks and candles of

Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Religious Items

Materials

Metal

Japanese Carved and Red Lacquer Kamakura-Bori Altar Table, Mid-19th Century
Japanese Carved and Red Lacquer Kamakura-Bori Altar Table, Mid-19th Century

Japanese Carved and Red Lacquer Kamakura-Bori Altar Table, Mid-19th Century

Located in Austin, TX

that taper elegantly upwards to support a high waist and long altar top with upturned ends. Crafted in

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Japanese Meiji Furniture

Materials

Softwood

Large 17th Century Italian High-Relief Carving "Madonna"
Large 17th Century Italian High-Relief Carving "Madonna"

Large 17th Century Italian High-Relief Carving "Madonna"

Located in Doylestown, PA

A large and important Baroque carved wood high-relief altar piece depicting the assumption of the

Category

Antique 17th Century Italian Baroque Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Chinese Floral Offering Bowl, c. 1850
Chinese Floral Offering Bowl, c. 1850

Chinese Floral Offering Bowl, c. 1850

Located in Chicago, IL

dish for ritual offerings, placed before a home altar and piled high with fruit, baked goods, and other

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Footed Offering Bowl with Scholars' Objects, c. 1850
Chinese Footed Offering Bowl with Scholars' Objects, c. 1850

Chinese Footed Offering Bowl with Scholars' Objects, c. 1850

Located in Chicago, IL

dish for ritual offerings, placed before an altar and piled high with fruit, baked goods, and other

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Decorative Bowls

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Famille Rose Footed Offering Bowl, c. 1850
Chinese Famille Rose Footed Offering Bowl, c. 1850

Chinese Famille Rose Footed Offering Bowl, c. 1850

Located in Chicago, IL

dish for ritual offerings, placed before a home altar and piled high with fruit, baked goods, and other

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Serving Bowls

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Famille Rose Footed Offering Bowl, c. 1900
Chinese Famille Rose Footed Offering Bowl, c. 1900

Chinese Famille Rose Footed Offering Bowl, c. 1900

Located in Chicago, IL

dish for ritual offerings, placed before a home altar and piled high with fruit, baked goods, and other

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Footed Offering Bowl with Gathering of Immortals, c. 1850
Chinese Footed Offering Bowl with Gathering of Immortals, c. 1850

Chinese Footed Offering Bowl with Gathering of Immortals, c. 1850

Located in Chicago, IL

dish for ritual offerings, placed before a home altar and piled high with fruit, baked goods, and other

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Rare Renaissance Italian Bronze by Niccolo Rocatagliata
Rare Renaissance Italian Bronze by Niccolo Rocatagliata

Rare Renaissance Italian Bronze by Niccolo Rocatagliata

By Niccolo Roccatagliata

Located in Louisville, KY

angles on the high altar. He spent almost a decade working in Maggiore, creating the 'Allegory of the

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Placide Poussielgue-Rusand, Paris,  -19th century
Placide Poussielgue-Rusand, Paris,  -19th century

Placide Poussielgue-Rusand, Paris, -19th century

Located in Säffle, SE

: chalices, ciborium, patens, monstrances and was also the maker of the high altar of the Church of the Holy

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Religious Items

Materials

Silver, Brass

European Highly Carved Walnut Altar Crucifix
European Highly Carved Walnut Altar Crucifix

European Highly Carved Walnut Altar Crucifix

Located in Oaks, PA

European highly carved walnut altar crucifix.

Category

Antique Late 19th Century European High Victorian Religious Items

Materials

Wood, Walnut

An Important 17th c. Flemish Duquesnoy Marble Sculpture of Putti
An Important 17th c. Flemish Duquesnoy Marble Sculpture of Putti

An Important 17th c. Flemish Duquesnoy Marble Sculpture of Putti

Located in San Francisco, CA

the handsome baldachino (done along with Bernini) over the high altar in St. Peter's, the colossal

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Sculptures

Materials

Carrara Marble

Antique Pair of European Altar Armchairs
Antique Pair of European Altar Armchairs

Antique Pair of European Altar Armchairs

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Pair of antique high back altar chairs, likely from Italy or Spain from the 18th century, in great

Category

Antique 18th Century European Chairs

Materials

Wood

Polychrome Limewood Figure 'the Tuition of the Virgin'
Polychrome Limewood Figure 'the Tuition of the Virgin'

Polychrome Limewood Figure 'the Tuition of the Virgin'

Located in Suffolk, GB

part of a Mariological cycle on a High altar. The Virgin is dressed in a plain silver robe, her

Category

Antique 16th Century European More Furniture and Collectibles

Pair of Tudor Carved Oak and Oil Gilt Lions
Pair of Tudor Carved Oak and Oil Gilt Lions

Pair of Tudor Carved Oak and Oil Gilt Lions

Located in Sutton Coldfield, GB

monarchs since the fourteenth Century have been crowned in the Chair, before the high altar at Westminster

Category

Antique 16th Century English Animal Sculptures

Materials

Oak

Pair of Charles I Carved Oak and Oil Gilt Lions
Pair of Charles I Carved Oak and Oil Gilt Lions

Pair of Charles I Carved Oak and Oil Gilt Lions

Located in Sutton Coldfield, GB

high altar at Westminster. In 1689, a Companion chair was made for Queen Mary II, when she was co

Category

Antique 1640s English Animal Sculptures

Materials

Oak

Carved Head of a Female Saint
Carved Head of a Female Saint

Carved Head of a Female Saint

Located in St. Louis, MO

from soft material and dressed in robes. Her downward gaze suggests she was placed high on an altar or

Category

Antique Late 18th Century Baroque Religious Items

Materials

Wood, Glass

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Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the high altar you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, metal and ceramic, every high altar was constructed with great care. There are 137 variations of the antique or vintage high altar you’re looking for, while we also have 10 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect high altar — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. Each high altar bearing Baroque, modern or Victorian hallmarks is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made high altar over the years, but those crafted by Richard A. Hirsch, Arval Argenti Valenza and Benin People are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a High Altar?

Prices for a high altar can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $260 and can go as high as $520,153, while the average can fetch as much as $4,275.