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Religious Items For Sale
Period: Early 20th Century
Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Stunning Pair of Forged Brass Arts and Crafts Church Altar Floor Candle Stands
Located in Lisse, NL
Rare and amazing condition, solid brass Arts & Crafts church altar candle stands.
This finest quality pair of church altar candle stands was all handcrafted in circa 1910-1920 and...
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Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Religious Items
Materials
Brass
1700s Lacquered Poplar Confessionals of Italian Provenance, All Original
Located in Cesena, FC
Pair of 1700's lacquered poplar confessionals, of Italian provenance.
They are in original condition, never restored, under the first layer of "faux wood" varnish is its original la...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Religious Items
Materials
Poplar
Italian Carved Solid Walnut Kneeler from 1600s in Patina
Located in Cesena, FC
Lombard / Venetian kneeler from the 1600s, in patina
Solid walnut with Greek carved details under the top and capital feet
Drawers panelled in briarwood...
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Mid-17th Century Italian Antique Religious Items
Materials
Walnut
Large Pair of 18th / 19th Century Italian Silvered Reliquaries
Located in Milford, NH
A fine large pair of Italian silvered metal over wood reliquaries with putti, grape, shell, and scrollwork design. Each have memorial pendant displays with names (The left reads S. Innocentii M & S Clementiani M,” while the other is illegible. The pair is in very good condition, with great overall patina, some metal lifting...
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Late 18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Religious Items
Materials
Metal
Pair of 18th Century Temple Elephants Carved in Sandstone from Burma
Located in Kastrup, DK
Pair of rare 18th century temple elephants carved in sandstone with chalk and leftovers of gold leaf.
Chalking is used as a surface to bind gold leaf. Originally fully covered with g...
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18th Century Burmese Other Antique Religious Items
Materials
Sandstone
18th Century Italian Inlaid Walnut Antique Kneeler
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Rare antique Italian kneeler, 1780s.V ery refined made of walnut wood with small geometric inlaid decorations. Equipped with two practical drawers. Place this elegant antique Arma Christi...
Category
1780s Italian Antique Religious Items
Materials
Wood
Rare 16th Century Sculpture in Precious White Marble of Carrara, Mary with Child
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Rare antique sculpture in italian white Carrara marble. Great artistic quality, not signed. This rare sculpture can be dated to around the middle of the 16th century in the Renaissan...
Category
16th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Religious Items
Materials
Marble
18th Century Wooden Santos Jesus Sculpture Relic Vintage Antique Glass Eyes
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Interesting 18th Santos figure with glass eyes, but without hands or feet, this piece was part of a large installation. Appears all original with he...
Category
Late 18th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Religious Items
Materials
Wood
Italian 18th Century Ecclesiastical Barrier
Located in Atlanta, GA
An exceptional 18th Century Ecclesiastical Barrier - Divider from Northern Italy. Wonderfully constructed from stunning walnut. Beautiful sculpted carving. Excellent graining and pat...
Category
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Religious Items
Materials
Walnut
Bronze Gothic Wall Plaque by S. Norga Depicting Mother Mary in Cinquefoil Halo
Located in Lisse, NL
Unique antique bronze wall plaque by Belgian sculptor Sylvain Norga.
This Gothic Revival work of religious art dates from the Art Deco era and it is a little bit of a rare specimen. For some reason, Sylvain Norga almost always created bronze wall plaques of Christ. In some cases he created bronze plaques with both Jesus and Mary in them, but the ones with only Mary are very hard to find. We find it extra special that this stunning and practical size Mother Mary sculpture...
Category
Early 20th Century Belgian Gothic Revival Religious Items
Materials
Bronze
18thC Italian Oak & Polychrome Carved Bishop Statue
Located in Staffordshire, GB
Circa 1720
Large Early 18thC Italian Oak & Polychrome Carved Statue of a Bishop / Saint.
Flat back with a secret panel which would have been used to hide gold.
An exceptional exam...
Category
1710s Italian Antique Religious Items
Materials
Oak, Paint
Possibly Saint Hubert or Saint Eustace, Wood, Spanish School, 16th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Possibly Saint Hubertus or Saint Eustace. Carved, polychrome and gilded wood. Spanish school, 16th century.
Carving in polychrome and gilded wood, sim...
Category
16th Century Spanish Renaissance Antique Religious Items
Materials
Wood
Art Deco Signed Bronze Sculpture of Christ w. Geometrical Coromandel Wooden Base
Located in Lisse, NL
Wonderful sacred heart sculpture by a truly gifted artisan whose name we cannot 'decipher'.
This unique, solid bronze sculpture of our Lord Jesus is signed by the sculptor and it has a wonderful look and feel. This holy heart...
Category
Early 20th Century European Art Deco Religious Items
Materials
Bronze
17th Century, Spanish Giltwood Baroque Altarpiece with Angel Head
Located in Buisson, FR
Stunning and complete unique early Baroque altarpiece with beautiful and very rich carved and gilded decor,
Spain, circa 1650
Weathered, small losses, old repairs and adjustments o...
Category
17th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Religious Items
Materials
Wood
Folk Art Franconia House Altar with Accessories Early 20th Century Wood Carved
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Here I have to offer a fine antique classic early 20th century hand crafted and hand painted House Altar with a lot of Christianity miniatures and accessories. A wonderful decorative...
Category
Early 20th Century German Folk Art Religious Items
Materials
Pewter
Wood Fretwork House Altar with Accessories Black Forest Folk Art 1900s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Here I have to offer a fine antique classic early 20th century fretwork hand crafted House Altar with a lot of Christianity miniatures and accessories. A wonderful decorative appeal!...
Category
Early 20th Century German Folk Art Religious Items
Materials
Pewter
18th Century White and Gold Baroque Stand
Located in Hastings, GB
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...
Category
1760s German Baroque Antique Religious Items
Materials
Wood
18th/19th Century French Provincial Religious Oratory Sacristy Cabinet
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce French Provincial Louis XV (1715-1774) / Louis XVI (1774-1792) Period mixed wood religious oratory (prie-dieu / altar)
Hand-crafted in France in the 18th century, with later 19th century elements, likely originating in the south of France / Mediterranean region, featuring pegged solid wooden construction of warm, rich fruitwood, chesnut, oak, and maple.
Having a slant-front bureau with tall raised back decorated with three Renaissance Revival style high relief panels, the center depicting religious scene comprising Jesus and winged Saint, the side panels with foliate floral fruit pendant carvings, flanked by classical turned baluster-form columns, surmounted with highly stylized hand carved and turned finials. Over a slant-front with star parquetry, the hinged drop-front opens to reveal a distressed leather writing desk / lectern / pulpit on which the holy books can be laid open and allows to shelter the books, which were considered precious goods at that time. The lower sacristy cabinet has a pair of slide-out supports flanking a paneled cupboard door decorated with a large stepped base Christian cross parquetry inlay, affixed with later decorative forged iron faux escutcheon overtop. The door opening with key to a single fixed shelf on which holy items...
Category
Late 18th Century French French Provincial Antique Religious Items
Materials
Iron
Original Antique Map of Canaan, Armenia, Syria, Mesopotamia and Arabia, 1709
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Descriptio Paradisi et Terrae Canaan'.
Original antique map of Canaan, Armenia, Syria, Mesopotamia and Arabia. It displays the Middle East from the eastern Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf...
Category
Early 1700s Antique Religious Items
Materials
Paper
Niño Jesus Escuela Española Siglo XVIII Salvatori Mundi
Located in Guadalajara, Jalisco, MX
Niño Jesus / Salvatori Mundi
18th century
Hand carved polychromed wood.
Category
18th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Religious Items
Materials
Wood
17th Century Christ in Chains Painting Oil on Canvas
Located in Milan, IT
17th century
Christ in chains
Oil on canvas, 95 x 71 cm
Frame 110 x 84 cm
The figurative tradition representing Christ with chained hands can be traced back to the early Middle Ages, when an iconography of His pains spread widely. The need to translate the Passion into images aimed to raise awareness of the forgiveness that has occurred for all men, consequent to the Crucifixion.
This painting depicts the moment before the audience before Pilate. Christ has not yet been cruelly mocked by the soldiers, despite the fact that he is already wearing the crown of thorns and the purple...
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Religious Items
Materials
Canvas
Hindi Sandstone Carving of Nandi / Nandikeshwara, 600-800 Years Old
Located in Kastrup, DK
Hindu sandstone carving depicting Nandi God in human form.
600-800 years old most likely older.
An exceptional sculpture carved in sandstone from te...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Burmese Other Antique Religious Items
Materials
Sandstone
Chinese Qing Dynasty Bronze Statue of Seated Happy Maitreya Buddha
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Chinese Qing Dynasty Bronze Statue of Seated Happy Maitreya Buddha.
A Chinese bronze statue from the late 18th century Qing Dynasty period is ca...
Category
18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Religious Items
Materials
Bronze
Jewish Ritual Objet Totem
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Jewish ritual objet
Besamin TOTEM
Silver spice tower
Origin Germany Circa 1900
at its base it has the silver seals
Possibly a flag missing
95 g of weight.
Category
Early 1900s German Neoclassical Antique Religious Items
Materials
Silver
17th C Stone statue of Saint Erasmus or Saint Elmo
Located in Leuven , BE
Saint Erasmus or Saint Elmo (Antioch, ca. 240 – Formia, 303) was an Italian bishop and patron saint of the sailors. His attribute was the capstan, a winch on which the anchor chains were rolled up. He died as a martyr for his faith, and his bones were transferred to Gaeta in the 9th century, where they are kept in the cathedral to this day. The electric phenomenon of Saint Elmus fire is named after Saint Erasmus and the 16th C humanist Desiderius Erasmus. Little is known with certainty about Saint Erasmus' life. However, many legends may have been passed on orally until the - no older writings are known with certainty. His birthplace was in present-day Syria. However, the persecution of Christians under Emperor Diocletian forced him to flee to Mount Lebanon...
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17th Century Belgian Antique Religious Items
Materials
Stone
Stoup made of white stone of 1700 italian
Located in Cesena, FC
Small white stone stoup
Small stoup made of white stone.
Very beautiful circular shape enriched by the shell (symbol of the sacred).
Period: mid 1700.
Measures: diameter 18 cm; heigh...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Religious Items
Materials
Stone
Antique Gothic Revival Silvered Bronze Crucifix with a Gilt Bronze Corpus Christ
Located in Lisse, NL
Good size and impressive make, Gothic church altar crucifix.
This ornate and all hand-crafted, bronze table crucifix comes with a good quality made a...
Category
Early 20th Century French Gothic Revival Religious Items
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Early 20th Century Oil Painting on Board Peasant Scene, Signed
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Beautiful early 20th century oil painting on board, signed unidentified artist. The painting is small in size but has a very high artistic quality. A scene of peasants resting during...
Category
Early 1900s Italian Antique Religious Items
Materials
Wood
Seventeenth-Century Sermon Pulpit
Located in Cesena, FC
Portable sermon pulpit.
Seventeenth-century sermon pulpit
Constructed of poplar wood and lacquered in imitation wood.
Period: 1600s.
Measures: L. cm 91 - D. cm 76 - H. cm 134...
Category
1610s Italian Antique Religious Items
Materials
Poplar
Perfectly Hand Carved and Superb Condition Antique Gothic Revival Armchair Chair
Located in Lisse, NL
Good size and great condition Gothic, throne-like armchair.
The only way for us to explain the superb condition of this stunning Gothic chair is to assume that it has always been in a church or monastery. It was there where these works of religious art were respected the most and therefor taken care of better than anywhere else. Since churches often also had more funds than most private people, they would also have the best quality pieces made and this armchair too fits that bill. The turned and leafs decorated legs and armrest supports are extremely well carved and in mint condition. The church window like pannels in the back and the sculptural leaf decor on top of the backrest are equally impressive. This kind of quality, style and beauty was already exceptional in those days and in furniture stores in this day and age, nothing new comes even close to the quality and beauty of the craftsmanship displayed in this antique chair. After more than 120 years this incredibly well carved Gothic chair...
Category
Early 20th Century European Gothic Revival Religious Items
Materials
Oak
Museum Quality Arts & Crafts Oak Crucifix w Stylished Bronze Sculpture of Christ
Located in Lisse, NL
Unique Arts & Crafts / Jugendstil table or altar crucifix and a wonderful work of religious art.
For us the most powerful statement will always be 'the truth will set you free'. It ...
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Early 20th Century European Jugendstil Religious Items
Materials
Bronze
The Angel & Jesus with the Sick in Bethesda Near Jerusalem's Sheep Gate, 1754
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique religious print titled 'L'Ange du Seigneur descend dans la piscine des brebis pour la guerison des malades'.
The Angel descending into the pool of Bethesda near Jerusalem...
Category
1750s Antique Religious Items
Materials
Paper
Antique Tile in Frame with Devout Singing Angelic Children Sculptures in Relief
Located in Lisse, NL
Antique and artistic wall tile with religious/spiritual look and feel.
Another one of our recent rare (and possibly unique) finds is this antique wall tile in a wooden Baroque Reviv...
Category
Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Religious Items
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
17th Century Statue of a Maiden
Located in Atlanta, GA
An exceptional and stunning French 17th century sculpture of a maiden expertly carved from oak. Marvelous detailing with a beautiful face and movement to the robe.
Category
17th Century French Antique Religious Items
Materials
Oak
18th C Tall Gold Baroque Altar Pricket Candlestick
Located in Hastings, GB
A remarkable 18th century German Baroque church altar candlestick, carved wood and gilded gesso, dating to circa 1760, this very large scale pricket can...
Category
1760s German Baroque Antique Religious Items
Materials
Wood
18th Century Italian Antique Oil on Canvas Painting Saint Francesco Saverio
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Beautiful antique Italian oil painting on canvas. Excellent pictorial quality great attention to detail. Italian school of the 18th century. Not signed. A beautiful religious painting Saint Francesco...
Category
1750s Italian Antique Religious Items
Materials
Canvas
Important Early 18th Century Italian Carved Monstrance Reliquary Tabernacle
Located in Forney, TX
Important and historic, acquired from the estate of legendary American businessman, the late T. Boone Pickens, we're proud to offer this exceptional carved giltwood reliquary - monstrance from the early 18th century.
Elaborately hand carved in period Rococo - Rocaille taste, with superb scrollwork, openwork, fanciful acanthus leaf and shell, ornate detailing, polychrome painted warm pastel colors, now beautifully distressed, muted tones, with remnants of gold gilded accents.
Pieces such as this were used in early churches for convenient exhibition or public display of some object of piety and other important religious relics...
Category
Early 18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Religious Items
Materials
Giltwood
Old Print of The Battle of Jericho from Joshua's Conquest of Canaan, c.1728
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'The Destruction of Jericho by Joshua, by the falling of the walls'. Battle of Jericho. In the narrative of the conquest of Canaan in the Book of Joshua, the Bat...
Category
1720s Antique Religious Items
Materials
Paper
Indo-Portuguese New Born Infant Jesus
Located in Guadalajara, Jalisco, MX
The figure of the boy Jesus is standing and follows the iconography established by Montañés himself in 1606-7 through the Sacramental Brotherhood of the Sagrario Church in Seville. J...
Category
16th Century Anglo-Indian Antique Religious Items
Materials
Wood
17th Century Juan Martínez Montañés The Infant Christ
Located in Guadalajara, Jalisco, MX
Beautiful Infant Christ 17th Century Attributed to Martínez Montañes
Made in Polychrome and Lead with slip, The Child naked, blessing in a naturalistic attitude, spreading throughou...
Category
17th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Religious Items
Materials
Other, Pewter
Extra Large Antique Gothic / Medieval Style Wrought Iron & Glass Art Lantern
Located in Lisse, NL
All handcrafted, form a France Castle, Gothic light fixture.
If you are a collector of rare and ancient looking Gothic antiques then this large and one of a kind pendant could be flying your way soon. With antique light fixtures as one of our specialities, we know how rare Gothic lanterns are and to have found one of this age, size, design and beauty more than made our day. Also, because this all hand-crafted specimen is completely original and in very good condition. The natural wear has only made this piece more beautiful and its authentic, medieval look and feel will never fail to impress. It may have originally hung in the entrance of a home in France or maybe above the main entrance of a medieval style chateau or castle, we are not sure. What we are certain of is that it is highly unlikely that we or you will ever find another one like it. The forged wrought iron and the hand-crafted metal style elements are just some of the wonderful features that make this work of lighting art so authentic and desirable. This chandelier even comes with the original, antique, green and yellow cathedral glass. Each of the four glass paneled sides is like a stylized medieval shield...
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Early 20th Century French Arts and Crafts Religious Items
Materials
Wrought Iron, Metal
18th Century Italian Carved and Polychromed Reliquary of Pope Pius V
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
18th century Italian carved and polychromed Reliquary of Pope Pius V, realistically carved and painted bust of Pope Pius V (?) holding a relic.
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Religious Items
Materials
Brass
Pair of 12' Polychromed Plaster Angel 14-Light Candelabra / Lamps on Pedestals
By Daprato Rigali Studios
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of 12' polychromed plaster angel 14-light candelabra / lamps on pedestals
Subtle and dramatic, impressive in size and well executed.
Each angel sta...
Category
Early 20th Century American Gothic Religious Items
Materials
Brass
Old Vatican Frescoes; Separation of Land from Sea & The Creation of Eve, ca.1780
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print religion titled 'Producant Aquae Reptile Animae Viventis (..)'.
This print depicts the seperation of Land from Sea and the Creation of Eve. Originates from 'Frescoes in the Sistine Chapel'.
The Sistine Chapel is a chapel in the Apostolic Palace, in Vatican City and the official residence of the pope. Originally known as the Cappella Magna ('Great Chapel'), the chapel takes its name from Pope Sixtus IV, who had it built between 1473 and 1481. Since that time, the chapel has served as a place of both religious and functionary papal activity. Today, it is the site of the papal conclave, the process by which a new pope is selected. The fame of the Sistine Chapel lies mainly in the frescoes that decorate the interior, most particularly the Sistine Chapel ceiling and The Last Judgment...
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1780s Antique Religious Items
Materials
Paper
18th Century Italian Hand-Carved Polychrome GIlt Holy Water Font
Located in Milan, IT
From Italy, Marche central region, a polychrome carved holy water font mid-18th century, a shaped panel with carved and gilt scrolls and acanthus leaf details. A green edge decoratio...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Religious Items
Materials
Poplar
Pair of Solomonic Colonial Carved and Gilded Columns
Located in Guadalajara, Jalisco, MX
A beautiful pair of 18th Century Solomonic Gilded Columns.
Category
18th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Religious Items
Materials
Wood
Console in Polychrome Carved Wood-17th Century-Spain
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Elegant carved and gilded wood from the 17th century - Spain
Very beautiful patina and in very good condition
Can serve and served in the past as a base for a wooden sculpture.
Category
17th Century Spanish Renaissance Antique Religious Items
Materials
Giltwood
18th Century Italian Sunburst Religious Artifact
Located in Atlanta, GA
A wonderful 18th century Italian sunburst religious artifact resting in its stone base.
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Religious Items
Materials
Stone, Iron
Alms Box Decorative Wall-Mounted Element, Lacquered in Faux Marble
Located in Cesena, FC
Alms box
Decorative wall-mounted element, in lacquered poplar with faux marble finish, with carved cartouche concealing a drawer for 'alms.
Early 700' epo...
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Early 1700s Italian Antique Religious Items
Materials
Poplar
Set of Old Religious Books circa 1900
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Set of old books dating from the 19th century. From an old protestant library near Le Havre in France. These beautiful books are perfect to fill a nic...
Category
Early 20th Century French Religious Items
Materials
Paper
Bronze Pax or Pax Board, 16th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Peacekeeper. Bronze. Century XVI.
Bronze purse with a handle on the back in the shape of an esse in the same material and a decoration in light relief on the front that shows, unde...
Category
16th Century Spanish Renaissance Antique Religious Items
Materials
Bronze
18th Century Italian Cross Adorned with Native Copper with Crystals & Kyanite
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th Century Italian cross adorned with native copper with crystals from White Pine Mine, Michigan and copper-plated kyanite on a crystal druzy in copper...
Category
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Religious Items
Materials
Rock Crystal, Copper
French 18th Century Double Sided Lectern
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A stunning 18th century iron lectern from France. This would have been used on the altar to display a large bible during mass for the priest to read from. This is an instant conversa...
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18th Century French Other Antique Religious Items
Materials
Iron
Original Rare Map of the Holy Land Showing the Twelve Tribes of Israel's, 1782
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Carte des Douze Tribus D'Israel (..).'
Map of the Holy Land showing the twelve tribes of Israel's. Tribes are all named...
Category
1780s Antique Religious Items
Materials
Paper
Antique Asian Temple Stone Relief Carved Architectural Element
Located in Forney, TX
A magnificent, rare, one of a kind, ancient Asian temple stone architectural panel, likely frieze fragment. Born in Asia, pre-18th century, most likely mu...
Category
18th Century Asian Ming Antique Religious Items
Materials
Stone
Set Of Old Religious Books « Calvini Opéra » Early 20th Century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Set of old books dating from the 19th century. This lot is written in Latin. From an old protestant library near Le Havre in France. These beautiful books are perfect to fill a nice ...
Category
1920s French Vintage Religious Items
Materials
Paper
Italian 17th Century Giltwood Altarpiece Sculpture Hand Carved in High Relief
Located in Firenze, IT
This antique 17th century Louis XIV period Italian architectural altarpiece fragment is made of a masterfully sculpted rectangular solid wood panel...
Category
17th Century Italian Louis XIV Antique Religious Items
Materials
Giltwood, Lacquer
Large Gothic Revival Medieval Wrought Iron & Cathedral Glass Pendant / Lantern
Located in Lisse, NL
All handcrafted, hexagonal Gothic light lantern.
If you are a collector of rare and ancient looking Gothic antiques then this good size and possibly one of a kind pendant could be flying your way soon. With antique light fixtures as one of our specialties, we know how rare Gothic lanterns are and we are certain this fine specimen will find its way to a good home too. Also, because this all hand-crafted, Gothic Revival pendant completely original and in very good condition. The natural wear has only made this rare fixture more beautiful and its authentic, Medieval look and feel will never fail to impress. It may have originally hung in the entrance of a home in France or maybe above the main entrance of a medieval style chateau or castle, we are not sure. What we are quite certain of is that it is highly unlikely that we or you will ever find another one like it. The stylized Gothic rosettes above and below the Gothic church window-like panels in all six sides are just some of the wonderful features that make this work of lighting art so authentic and desirable. This light even comes with the original, antique cathedral glass...
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Early 20th Century French Gothic Revival Religious Items
Materials
Wrought Iron, Metal
Religious Artifacts and Antiques for Sale on 1stDibs
Religious art has had an enduring and significant role throughout history and continues to resonate with modern audiences. Over the years, vintage and antique religious artifacts have become popular with collectors and the devout alike, and religious art has been used to express devotion across a range of media.
Historic examples of religious art remain evocative. From the Renaissance to 1800, many Old Masters actively explored sacred themes from Christianity. In the Baroque period, painters infused religious scenes with intense emotions through the technique of chiaroscuro, which uses strong contrasts between light and dark.
From the 18th to 19th century, Gothic Revival saw designers using elements that evoked the Middle Ages. Artists found inspiration in the romantic qualities of medieval paneling, furniture and other accoutrements, such as candelabras, statues and crosses. Works created in the Gothic style add drama and a grandiose elegance to any room.
Religious art reflects the diversity of beliefs around the world. Islamic art and Judaica are just a couple of examples of the vibrant expression that has coursed through faith-based art over the centuries. Sculptures have long depicted the image of Buddha, while intricately carved reliefs have stunningly depicted deities from Hinduism, like Ganesh. Members of Nepalese religions that emphasize shamanism have made ornate drums, artistically enhanced with images of animals like birds.
In some cases, artisans have created pieces that celebrate specific religious holidays such as the Jewish festival of Hanukkah. But even everyday items are an opportunity to bring both art and religion into a space. For example, designers of furniture over the years have drawn on elements found in cathedrals and other religious settings in order to elevate their work.
On 1stDibs, find a varied collection of antique and vintage religious artifacts and other objects that can be searched by style, period, artist and material, such as wood or metal.
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