Orthodox Altar
Antique Greek Orthodox Icon "The Annunciation of Mary" Egg Tempera Gilt 1750
Located in Portland, OR
A fine antique 18th Century Greek Orthodox icon, egg tempera & gold leaf on wood panel, circa 1750
Category
Antique 1750s Greek Revival Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
H 19.5 in W 14 in D 2 in
Reliquary Altar. Wood, Glass, Metal, Etc. Spain, 17th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Wall reliquary altar. Carved, polychrome and gilded wood, glass, metal, etc. Spanish school, 17th
Category
Antique 17th Century Spanish Baroque Religious Items
Materials
Metal, Other
18th/19th Century Italian Baroque Silvered Metal Altar Monstrance Reliquary
Located in Forney, TX
, High Church Lutheran and Anglican churches for the display on an altar of some object of piety, such as
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Italian Baroque Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Metal
Chinese 1900 Qing Dynasty Bodhisattva Altar Temple-Pagoda In Wood And Carvings
Located in Miami, FL
Buddhist altar temple-pagoda from the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911).
Fabulous and very rare, East Asian
Category
Antique 1890s Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood, Ivory
H 27.25 in W 9.1 in D 24.2 in
Marinescape with Boat Long Island NYC Oil Painting
By Boris Vassiloff
Located in Surfside, FL
private homes, chateaux and hotels. In 1937, he painted the ikonostasi, (the screen in front of the altar
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
European Architectural Colonnaded Arcade Watercolor Painting
By Boris Vassiloff
Located in Surfside, FL
private homes, chateaux and hotels. In 1937, he painted the ikonostasi, (the screen in front of the altar
Category
Mid-20th Century Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Board
Woman in Kimono
By Boris Vassiloff
Located in Surfside, FL
private homes, chateaux and hotels. In 1937, he painted the ikonostasi, (the screen in front of the altar
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
People Also Browsed
Contemporary Nephrite Jade Oblong Cachepot by Robert Kuo, Limited Edition
By Robert Kuo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Oblong Cachepot
Nephrite Jade
Hand Carved
Limited Edition
Contemporary
Please note: Each individual jade vary in shapes and color
Known as the “Stone of Heaven,” Nephrite J...
Category
2010s Minimalist Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Jade
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 niche with beautifully aged warm distressed patina.
Born in Continental Europe ar...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century European Gothic Revival Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood, Pine, Paint, Glass
President John F. & First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy’s English Victorian Tea Table
By Albert Hadley, Sister Parish
Located in St. Louis, MO
President John F. & First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy’s
English Victorian tea table
Quite possibly the most important tea table in American History
The famed, English Victorian tea ta...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Card Tables and Tea Tables
Materials
Lacquer
H 19 in W 33.5 in D 27.25 in
Spanish Colonial Mexico Carved Painted Archangel Santo Religious Sculpture
Located in Forney, TX
A large vintage Spanish Colonial style Mexican religious folk art carved wood santo figure - bulto carving.
Mid-20th century, Mexico, primitive hand-crafted construction, one-of-a-k...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Metal
20th Century Chinese Sculpture, Censer in Carved Jade
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
20th century Beautiful sculpture in precious green jade made in china. Fine censer with carved decorations. The censer rests on a wooden base. Perfect conditions.
Category
Vintage 1950s Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Jade
19th Century, Monumental Carved Boiserie Panels from Lartington Hall
Located in London, GB
The Lartington hall carved Boiserie panels
by Signor Anton Leone Bulletti.
A highly important suite of eight carved and patinated wood panels commissioned by Monsignor Thomas Edw...
Category
Antique 19th Century English Renaissance Revival Panelling
Materials
Wood, Pine
The Education of Achilles by Auguste-Clément Chrétien
By Auguste-Clément Chrétien
Located in New Orleans, LA
The Education of Achilles by the Centaur Chiron
Signed and dated "A.C. Chrétien 1861" (lower right)
Oil on canvas
A masterpiece of French Neoclassical painting, this monumental oil...
Category
19th Century Academic Nude Paintings
Materials
Oil
Large Antique Terracotta Water Font attributed to Lorenzo Di Mariano
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A spectacular large scale antique Italian terracotta water font after the antique. This detailed font of impressive scale is a museum copy of the original holy water basin in Cathedr...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Renaissance Garden Ornaments
Materials
Terracotta
H 52.76 in W 34.85 in D 34.85 in
Antique Religious Thurible/Censor/Font/ Planter or Chandelier
Located in Redding, CT
Antique Religious Thurible/Censor/Font/Planter or Chandelier. This was possibly a church thurible for burning incense in or a water font or baptismal font. Use as a planter to hang a...
Category
Antique 19th Century Early Victorian Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Metal, Brass
Shell Shaped Italian Marble Holy Water Stoup
Located in Victoria, BC
Here is a beautiful Shell Shaped Italian Marble Holy Water Stoup. Made completely by hand, this holy water stoup is made from a single block of Italian marble. It can be used as a fo...
Category
20th Century Italian Decorative Bowls
Materials
Marble
Bed Demi-Tester Spanish Baroque Carved Green Painted & Gilded Leather 6ft 180cm
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Rare, Spanish Demi-Tester, Baroque Bed With Carved, Green Painted & Gilded Posts 181cm, 6ft High, Floral Painted Leather Headboard, With Gold Velvet & Gilt Embroidered Bedspread, sol...
Category
Antique 1720s Spanish Baroque Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Giltwood, Paint
H 70.87 in W 73.23 in D 88.19 in
Antique Art deco Chinese Rugs, A Pair
Located in Evanston, IL
Introducing our splendid pair of lake of Life Chinese art deco rug, where artistry intertwines with symbolism. The enchanting jade green field hosts a majestic lake of Life, where fl...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Chinese and East Asian Rugs
Materials
Wool
Very Rare Italian Grand Tour Marble Sculpture of the Eros Di Centocelle
Located in London, GB
A remarkable grand tour marble sculpture of the
eros di Centocelle
The god of love carved from a block of statuary marble, raised on a bleu turquin plinth and scagliola painted p...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Busts
Materials
Statuary Marble
Roman Marble Foot
Located in London, GB
Roman marble Fragment of a Right Foot with Sandal
Circa 1st - 2nd Century A.D.
An evocative Roman marble fragment, preserving the front portion of an over-lifesized sandalled foo...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Italian Classical Roman Figurative Scul...
Materials
Marble
Albert Leon Wilson Signed Mid-Century Modern Abstract Owl Bird Buckle Sculpture
By Albert Leon Wilson
Located in Studio City, CA
A fantastic, quite whimsical, engaging Mid-century Modern abstract owl/bird sculpture/belt buckle by New York artist Albert Leon Wilson.
Wilson was born in 1920 in Jamaica, New Yo...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Iron
H 4.5 in W 3.25 in D 2 in
Antique Chinese Hand Carved White Hard Jade Vase
Located in New York, NY
An antique Chinese hand carved white hard Jade vase. The vase is decorated with relief dragon and waves patterns, and engraved detailed motifs. Circa: early 20th century. The item, p...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Vases
Materials
Jade
Recent Sales
Pair of Ming Glazed Terracotta Temple Wall Tiles Depicting a Dragon
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
prosperity. Thus, the orthodox Confucian view that the military was an inferior class to be ruled over by an
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Ming Antiquities
Materials
Terracotta
Exceptional Burr Walnut Imperial Monogrammed Bureau-Bookcase, Scriban
Located in Werkendam, NL
(place of private devotion, f.i. private altar / chapel) behind the prospect door, giving entrance to the
Category
Antique 18th Century Dutch Baroque Secretaires
Materials
Brass
Free Shipping
H 91.62 in W 51.58 in D 26.62 in
19th Century Russian Orthodox Enameled Bronze Folding Traveling Altar Icon
Located in Vero Beach, FL
A cast bronze three panel folding traveling altar icon. The front panel with a scene of the cross
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Russian Folk Art Religious Items
Materials
Bronze
High Relief Carved and Polychromed Triptych Russian Orthodox Icon, 18th Century
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Russian Orthodox icon offers triptych form with high relief and polychromed figures
Category
Antique 18th Century Russian Folk Art Religious Items
Materials
Wood
H 15.25 in W 18 in D 9.25 in
European Architectural Colonnaded Arcade Watercolor Painting
By Boris Vassiloff
Located in Surfside, FL
private homes, chateaux and hotels. In 1937, he painted the ikonostasi, (the screen in front of the altar
Category
Mid-20th Century Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Board, Watercolor
Woman in Kimono
By Boris Vassiloff
Located in Surfside, FL
private homes, chateaux and hotels. In 1937, he painted the ikonostasi, (the screen in front of the altar
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Marinescape with Boat Long Island NYC Oil Painting
By Boris Vassiloff
Located in Surfside, FL
private homes, chateaux and hotels. In 1937, he painted the ikonostasi, (the screen in front of the altar
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Sun Through the Clouds and the Waves - Big Sur Seascape
By Alexander Dzigurski
Located in Soquel, CA
"Marine Jumper".
His former Yugoslav professor introduced the family into the Serbian Orthodox Church
Category
1970s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
H 30 in W 42.25 in D 1.88 in
Rare French Provincial Louis XV Copper Church Lavabo
Located in Forney, TX
recitation of psalm verses is of very ancient usage in the Catholic Church. In eastern Orthodox and Catholic
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French French Provincial Religious Items
Materials
Copper
From Sea to Shining Sea
By Alexander Dzigurski
Located in San Francisco, CA
Orthodox Church community. Familiar with Alexander's work, the Bishop had him paint icons (traditionally
Category
Late 20th Century Realist Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Still Life With Fruit Modernist Oil Painting
By Boris Vassiloff
Located in Surfside, FL
private homes, chateaux and hotels. In 1937, he painted the ikonostasi, (the screen in front of the altar
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Russian American Oil Painting Bucolic Pastoral Landscape with Lake
By Boris Vassiloff
Located in Surfside, FL
private homes, chateaux and hotels. In 1937, he painted the ikonostasi, (the screen in front of the altar
Category
Mid-20th Century Fauvist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Mixed Media Under Sea Fish Fantasy Oil Painting
By Boris Vassiloff
Located in Surfside, FL
private homes, chateaux and hotels. In 1937, he painted the ikonostasi, (the screen in front of the altar
Category
Mid-20th Century Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Golden Sunset Over Turquoise Waves - 1970s Big Sur California Seascape
By Alexander Dzigurski
Located in Soquel, CA
commissioned to paint the altars and interiors of nine Serbian Orthodox churches between 1951 and 1960. His
Category
1970s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
H 29.25 in W 41.5 in D 1 in
Northern California Seascape at Sunset by Alex Dzigurski
By Alexander Dzigurski
Located in Soquel, CA
"Marine Jumper".
His former Yugoslav professor introduced the family into the Serbian Orthodox Church
Category
1960s American Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
H 31 in W 55 in D 2 in
"California Dreaming"
By Alexander Dzigurski
Located in Southampton, NY
"Marine Jumper".
His former Yugoslav professor introduced the family into the Serbian Orthodox Church
Category
1960s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Storm Over Pacific Coast by Alex Dzigurski
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
Orthodox Church community. Familiar with Alexander's work, the Bishop had him paint icons (traditionally
Category
Mid-20th Century Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Get Updated with New Arrivals
Save "Orthodox Altar", and we’ll notify you when there are new listings in this category.
Orthodox Altar For Sale on 1stDibs
You are likely to find exactly the orthodox altar you’re looking for on 1stDibs, as there is a broad range for sale. There are many Expressionist, Impressionist and Post-Impressionist versions of these works for sale. You’re likely to find the perfect orthodox altar among the distinctive items we have available, which includes versions made as long ago as the 17th Century as well as those made as recently as the 20th Century. Adding an orthodox altar to a room that is mostly decorated in warm neutral tones can yield a welcome change — find a piece on 1stDibs that incorporates elements of brown, beige, gray and more. An orthodox altar from Boris Vassiloff — each of whom created distinctive versions of this kind of work — is worth considering. Artworks like these — often created in paint, oil paint and board — can elevate any room of your home.
How Much is an Orthodox Altar?
The price for an orthodox altar in our collection starts at $400 and tops out at $48,500 with the average selling for $725.
More Ways To Browse
Wall Fountain Spigot
Mongolian Altar
A Dzigurski
Alexander Dzigurski
Monumenta French
Masonic Cabinets
Russian Travel Icon
Antique Copper Lavabo
Byzantium Antiques
Antique Gold Skull Pendant
Pope Pius V
Chinese Warrior Roof Tile
Chinese Warrior Roof Tiles
Russian Chess Board
Antique Copper Sink
Reliquary Casket
Antique Religious Triptych
Turkish Copper Ewer