Used Altars

"Symbol of Immortality": Large Chinese Export Porcelain Trompe L'oeil Peach (Altar Fruit) Circa 1850 A striking and unusually large Chinese Export porcelain model of a peach, datin...

Retaining traces of original gilding beneath an aged patina, they were likely once mounted on a grand architectural element or altar.

Japanese Okimono Okimono is a Japanese term meaning “ornament for display; objet d’art; decorative object”, typically displayed in a tokonoma “alcove” or butsudan “Buddhist altar”.Th...

Within a lush garden are numerous figures in a variety of poses and costumes gathered around a stone altar which anchors the center of the composition.

16th Century Spanish carved-wood and polychromed sculpture and altar of Saint Isidore, Patron of Farming and Gardening.

He hid in the dark corners and sketched the artwork that covered the walls and altars. Antonio sought out the work of other Mexican artists, making them his mentors; his friends.

At the centre of the composition, we see a monumental wine barrel adorned with vine branches, reminiscent of a profane altar, around which an exuberant dance of bodies unfolds, accom...

The table resembles an altar table. It's lacquered in Black and has beautiful brass pulls, There are 2 drawers for storage.

Originally intended for a zushi (portable shrine) or a private household altar (butsudan), sculptures of this type served as intimate devotional images for daily Buddhist practice.

Many were created for temples, shrines, and domestic altars, where depictions of deities and mythological figures embodied protection, prosperity, and spiritual guidance.

Inspired by imagined ancient cultures and sacred rituals, each sculpture becomes a talisman, a protector, or a miniature altar. The artist blends form and symbolism, creating objects...

Conceivably these could also be from furniture or even altar . The estate of Bill Blass was dispersed over multi auctions and over multiple days .

The pierced iron gallery served both as a decorative element and as a practical guard for molten wax, while reflecting the same Gothic vocabulary found in contemporary cathedral scre...

A striking 18th Century Venetian polychrome tabernacle or altar cabinet element. The richly modelled form conceived in the Baroque taste and retaining an evocative, timeworn painted...

Ideal for collectors of Himalayan antiques, lovers of traditional Nepalese art, or as a unique decorative piece, this vintage bronze oil lamp brings cultural heritage, warmth, and po...

Renowned for its superior craftsmanship and spiritual presence, this authentic high-quality Nepali Buddha statue is a prized addition for collectors of Himalayan Buddhist art, medita...

The graphic medium suited his calligraphic line and his vocabulary of metamorphic beings: horned heads, crescent faces, elongated limbs, birds, vegetation, and altar-like arrangement...

Hand-painted on textile and bordered with fine silk brocade, this Thangka reflects centuries-old Himalayan Buddhist iconography, likely originating from a monastery or private altar ...

The companion scene portrays a ceremonial gathering before a sacred altar, representing piety, civic virtue, and devotion.

The High Priest (Center): Wearing a ceremonial white-and-red drape, an elderly, bearded priest raises his arms toward the sky in front of the altar to invoke divine blessing. The Off...

It was inspired by the dishes used for offering on the temple altars. The bowl is signed on the base in blue underglaze mark "Made by Mazuku Kozan" Makuzu Kozan, also known as Miyaga...

A superb baroque stand, crafted from wood (possibly Oak) with painted design in gilt, dating to the 18th century, German, these would originally have displayed the statues of the sai...

The rich oak case frames the figure beautifully and gives the ensemble the appearance of a small ecclesiastical altar or chapel niche. A paper label remains affixed to the back, addi...

Koerner also produced religious pictures, like the altar of the Church of the Redeemer in Berlin-Rummelsburg.

This feature would have allowed the figure to stand securely on temple altars or household shrines. Comparable examples are extraordinarily scarce, and the present piece is unlike an...

Exquisitely crafted from gold and silver gilt wood. The altar shelf and back foot are removable. Whether freestanding or wall mounted, this Sunburst is indeed a magnificent stateme...

Traditionally enshrined in temples or domestic altars, these figures embody protection, reverence, and the narratives of local folklore.

He hid in the dark corners and sketched the artwork that covered the walls and altars. Antonio sought out the work of other Mexican artists, making them his mentors; his friends.

This is a fascinating painting by a Lombard painter active in the 17th century, inspired in its execution by the Polyptych of the Certosa di Pavia, commissioned by the Duke of Milan,...

Renowned for its superior craftsmanship and spiritual presence, this high-quality Nepali Buddha statue is a prized addition for collectors of Himalayan Buddhist art, meditation space...

Celebrated for its beautiful high quality and traditional Nepalese craftsmanship, this authentic Nepali Chenrezig statue (also known as Avalokiteshvara) brings profound spiritual pre...

Worn close to the body or placed on altars, Gau boxes housed sacred relics, prayers, or miniature images.

Known as a scroll table, this kind of low table was traditionally used for reading and writing atop a kang platform or daybed, or atop larger altar table to display precious objects....

Their forms suggest that they were originally conceived as architectural or ecclesiastical ornaments, likely mounted in churches on an altar or used as architectural ornamentation. T...

Another panel depicts a religious procession carrying an arched altar (anda) with Christ on the cross, alongside a second litter bearing the Virgin Mary.

Likely of Northern European origin, this figure was probably originally part of a nativity scene or positioned near an altar or tabernacle. The piece is now missing its forearms and ...

Inspired by imagined ancient cultures and sacred rituals, each sculpture becomes a talisman, a protector, or a miniature altar. The artist blends form and symbolism, creating objects...

Inspired by imagined ancient cultures and sacred rituals, each sculpture becomes a talisman, a protector, or a miniature altar. The artist blends form and symbolism, creating objects...

Inspired by imagined ancient cultures and sacred rituals, each sculpture becomes a talisman, a protector, or a miniature altar. The artist blends form and symbolism, creating objects...

Revered as the protector and helper of all beings in Buddhism, this authentic Nepali Lokeshvara (Avalokiteshvara) statue makes a powerful and meaningful addition to any meditation al...

On one side, two male figures flank an altar with candles, upon which rests a cross with a burst of glory; the lid features a winged angel's head.

The figure extends her right hand towards the center of the composition, where an altar with an inverted C-shaped base is located.

The crown was originally part of a canopy of a devotional structure or altar in a historical Italian church. The intricate Rococo piece has hand-carved scrolls and three carved angel...

Seguramente por influencias de su amigo Ortiz Muñoz, director del centro, Antonio Cobos se incorporó ese mismo año al claustro de profesores del Instituto Ramiro de Maeztu donde impa...

The crown was originally part of a canopy of a devotional structure or altar in a historical Italian church. The intricate Rococo piece has hand-carved scrolls and three carved angel...

The bold red headline reads “El cardenal Gabiri será beatificado” (Cardinal Gabiri will be beatified) above a large accompanying image of the cardinal in his casket and two smaller i...

This religious candelabra originates from the Catholic Church in France and dates back to 1900 - 1910 They are still found in Catholic churches to this day, often at the altar or in ...

A superb example of a decorative yet functional altar table, ideal as a statement console, hall table or display piece.

In sum, this one piece provides a microcosm of the natural world, intended for contemplation, and therefore ready for its place among a scholar's objects, for a desk or personal alta...

Placed on the floor or on altars in churches or private chapels, which they illuminated and decorated, these candelabra are painted only on the visible side.

Numbered ‘845’ to the reverse with a partial pen inscription and paper label reading ‘Thorwaldsen, Altar of Love’. Bertel Thorvaldsen Danish sculptor Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770-1844)...

The form and construction strongly suggest that this sculpture was originally created as a finial or upper element for a larger architectural or ritual object, such as a temple fitti...

Measuring 21.9 cm high, 17 cm wide, and 11.6 cm deep, and weighing 2.21 kgs, it has a solid yet refined presence suitable for altar or display. The figure represents Samantabhadra, ...

Let the dunes blur. Here, in the altar of a toddler's tyranny, lies profound stillness: the divine comedy of existence, observed without judgment, felt without clinging. :: Paintin...

In 1937, he painted the ikonostasi, (the screen in front of the altar in an Orthodox Christian Church), of the Russian Orthodox Church in Bizerta.

In 1937, he painted the ikonostasi, (the screen in front of the altar in an Orthodox Christian Church), of the Russian Orthodox Church in Bizerta.

This suggests that the sculpture was intended to be displayed primarily from the front, possibly in front of a wall, in a shrine, or on an altar. Traces of an older polychrome paint ...

Traditionally used as a crowning element in a Baroque high altar or above a cathedral pulpit, this piece represents the pinnacle of late Enlightenment-era ecclesiastical carving. ​

The style was heavily revived by the Italian sculptor and architect, Gian Lorenzo Bernini, who designed the massive bronze Solomonic columns for the altar canopy in New St. Peter's B...

By its hierarchical proportions, frontality and the simplification of faces and folds, this sculpture belongs to the corpus of early Anna Selbdritt works that appeared in the Rhenish...