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Religious Items For Sale
Antique Religious Print "No. 27" Eleazar and the Seven Maccabees, circa 1840
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled ‘Histoire Sainte, Ancien Testament, Éléazar et les 7 Machabées.’ This plate shows a scene from the Old Testament; Eleazar and the Seven Macca...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Religious Items
Materials
Paper
Antique Religious Print 'No. 21' The Son of the Widow of Naïm, circa 1840
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled ‘Histoire Sainte, Nouveau Testament, Le Fils de la Veuve de Naïm.’ This plate shows a scene from the New Testament; The Son of the Widow of Naïm.’
This print ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique Religious Items
Materials
Paper
$188 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Religion Print of the Descent of the Holy Spirit, 1913
Located in Langweer, NL
Large antique print of the descent of the holy spirit. Published by Mosella-Verlag, 1913. This print originates from a series titled 'Kathol. Schulbibelwerk von Dr. Ecker'.
Category
Early 20th Century Religious Items
Materials
Paper
$283 Sale Price
20% Off
Early 20th Century French Silvered Spelter Crucifix and Removable Figures
Located in Dallas, TX
This striking French crucifix, crafted circa 1920, is made of spelter with a silvered finish and presents a richly detailed depiction of the Crucifixion. At its center is a finely mo...
Category
Early 20th Century French Religious Items
Materials
Silver Plate, Spelter
Relieve Virgen Maria. Carved and Gilded Frame in the Baroque Style
Located in Mexico City, MX
Polychromed and Gilded Plaster
Carved and Gilded Frame in the Baroque Style
Hispanic World 18th-19th Century
This beautiful bust figure of the Virgin Mary is carved in relief on liv...
Category
Late 18th Century Mexican Baroque Antique Religious Items
Materials
Plaster
Pair of English Gothic Revival Gilt Wall Plaques
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of English Gothic Revival style (19th Cent) painted and gilt trimmed wall plaques with religious scene in arched top upholstered frame.
Category
19th Century Gothic Revival Antique Religious Items
Materials
Wood
$32,500 / set
Print of a Mufti or Sunni Islamic Scholar, an Interpreter of Islamic Law, c.1725
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique portrait titled 'Le Moufti, ou Chef de la Loy'.
Old print of the Mufti or Chief of the Law. A mufti is a Sunni Islamic scholar who is an interpreter or expounder of Islam...
Category
1720s Antique Religious Items
Materials
Paper
$368 Sale Price
20% Off
Old Print of Aztec deities Vitzliputsli, Tlaloch or Tescalipuca, Mexico, 1723
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Vitzliputsli (..)'. Old print of the Aztec deities Vitzliputsli, Tlaloch or Tescalipuca. Also depicted are Mexican priests. Originates from 'Ceremonies et coutu...
Category
1720s Antique Religious Items
Materials
Paper
$396 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Print of a Jesuit Missionary in China, 1845
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Jesuite Missionnaire a la Chine'. Print of a Jesuit Missionary in China. This print originates from 'Histoire et Costumes des Ordres Religieux'.
Artists and ...
Category
19th Century Antique Religious Items
Materials
Paper
$226 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Religion Print of the Seven Sacraments, Baptism, 1913
Located in Langweer, NL
Large antique print of the seven sacraments. Published by Mosella-Verlag, 1913. This print originates from a series titled 'Kathol. Schulbibelwerk von Dr. Ecker'.
Category
Early 20th Century Religious Items
Materials
Paper
$283 Sale Price
20% Off
Modernist Aluminum and Mother-of-Pearl Menorah
Located in San Diego, CA
Modernist aluminum and mother-of-pearl menorah, circa 1970s. The menorah is in very good vintage condition and measures 9.25"W x 3.75"D x 9.5"H. The candle holder accents are remov...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Religious Items
Materials
Aluminum
Antique Porcelain Corpus Christi on Red Marble Cross
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A large size, antique sculpture of Corpus Christi. The sculpture is made of unglazed porcelain, signed and numbered on the back: Sachsen. The porcelain figure of Jesus hangs on a red ‘Royal Rouge’ marble cross...
Category
Early 1900s German Gothic Revival Antique Religious Items
Materials
Marble
Antique Spanish Colonial Statue Santo Madonna
Located in Atlanta, GA
A most spectacular antique Spanish Colonial figure of Madonna, Mexico circa 19th century possibly earlier. Constructed in plaster with carved and gilt wood accent. Realistic in style...
Category
19th Century Mexican Spanish Colonial Antique Religious Items
Materials
Metal
Early 19th Century Giltwood and Gesso Large Italian Religious Cross
Located in Hastings, GB
This heavy, hand carved wooden cross, with applied gesso and gilding is stunning, Italian and dating to the turn of the 18th/19th centuries.
163cm...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Religious Items
Materials
Gesso, Wood
Antique Religion Print of the Seven Sacraments, Holy Orders, 1913
Located in Langweer, NL
Large antique print of the seven sacraments. Published by Mosella-Verlag, 1913. This print originates from a series titled 'Kathol. Schulbibelwerk von Dr. Ecker'.
Category
Early 20th Century Religious Items
Materials
Paper
$283 Sale Price
20% Off
18th Century Italian Wood and Copper Altar Vase
Located in Hastings, GB
A large hand-crafted wood and copper altar vase, late 18th century with stunning patina.
Wear commensurate with the age of the piece.
The antique fan coral will only be supplied ...
Category
Mid-18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Religious Items
Materials
Copper
Sterling Silver Medallion reliquary – 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Elegant 18th-century reliquary in solid silver, finely hand-engraved, with an ornamental decoration typical of Baroque religious art. Its oval shape features floral and symbolic deta...
Category
18th Century European Baroque Antique Religious Items
Materials
Sterling Silver
French Nun of the Order of Feuillantines, a Catholic Congregation, 1845
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Religieuse Feuillantine'.
Print of a Nun of the order of Feuillantines, Congregation of Our Lady of the Feuillants, Cistercian. This print originates from 'Histoire et Costumes des Ordres Religieux'.
The Feuillants were a Catholic congregation originating in the 1570s as a reform group within the Cistercians in its namesake Les Feuillants Abbey in France, which declared itself an independent order. In 1630 it separated into a French branch (the Congregation of Our Lady of the Feuillants) and an Italian branch...
Category
1840s Antique Religious Items
Materials
Paper
$207 Sale Price
20% Off
Baptismal shell. Silver in its colour. Toledo, Spain, 18th century
Located in Madrid, ES
Baptismal shell. Silver in its colour. GARCÍA REINA, Manuel. Toledo, Spain, circa 1730-1751.
With contrast marks, it is missing.
A shell made of silv...
Category
18th Century Spanish Rococo Antique Religious Items
Materials
Silver
Antique Hand Carved Gothic Revival Church Wall Bracket / Saint Statue Console
Located in Lisse, NL
Good size, partially gilt and great looking Gothic Revival bracket for displaying a Saint statue.
This Gothic console for wall mounting da...
Category
Late 19th Century French Gothic Revival Antique Religious Items
Materials
Metal
Christ with angel. Oil on canvas. 18th century.
Located in Madrid, ES
Christ with angel. Oil on canvas. 18th century.
The painting depicts Christ, dressed, supported by the shoulders or back by an angel, both figures situated in an indeterminate space...
Category
18th Century Spanish Neoclassical Antique Religious Items
Materials
Other
Brutalist Figurative Rabbi Menorah in Bronze by Ruth Bloch / Block
By Ruth Bloch 1
Located in San Diego, CA
Gorgeous brutalist figurative "rabbi" menorah in bronze with gold overlay finish by Ruth Bloch / Block (i've seen it spelled both ways and the piece is signed the latter), circa 1980...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Brutalist Religious Items
Materials
Bronze
Antique Print of the Temple of Pythons, Ouidah, Benin, Africa, 1748
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Procession au Temple du Serpent - Ommegang naar den Tempel des Serpents'.
Print of the procession at the Temple of Pythons, Ouidah. This print originates from 'Historische beschryving der reizen, of Nieuwe en volkoome verzameling van de aller-waardigste en zeldsaamste Zee- en Landtogten' by P. de Hondt.
The Temple of Pythons is a site of historical and modern symbolism and spiritual practice in Ouidah, Benin. The snakes are a major totem for followers of Vodun, a religion practiced by groups of people within West and Central African nations such as Ghana, Togo, and Benin.
Vodun became somewhat widespread in southern regions of the New World as a result of the African diaspora. It became the inspiration for other religions such as Louisiana Voodoo and Haitian Vodou...
Category
18th Century Antique Religious Items
Materials
Paper
Votive lamp. Silver in its color. Cadiz, 18th century (1767).
Located in Madrid, ES
Votive lamp. Silver in its color. Cadiz, 18th century (1767).
No hallmarks. Inscribed.
A silver-colored ceiling lamp featuring a deep lower section divided into levels by a series...
Category
18th Century Spanish Rococo Antique Religious Items
Materials
Silver, Other
Monumental Sterling Silver Menorah in Mid-Century Modern Style
Located in New York, NY
Monumental, sterling silver menorah in Mid-Century Modern style with an elegant, curvilinear design, measuring 21 1/3'' in height by 16 3/4'' f...
Category
20th Century Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Religious Items
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
European Sterling Silver Large Hanukkah Menorah
Located in New York, NY
European, sterling silver menorah, from the early to mid-20th century, adorned with engraving floral and geometric motifs, including a detachable arm and oil pourer. It measures 15 1...
Category
Early 20th Century European Religious Items
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Burmese Buddhism Scripture with Lacquer Covers
Located in Atlanta, GA
A large Theravada Buddhism scripture book from Burma, circa late 19th century-early 20th century. The book opens to continuous folding pages that is accordion like. Ink scriptures in curvy Burmese language were handwritten on both sides of the pages. The papers are bind by two lacquered wood covers with elaborate design that features relief scrolls and mini mosaic...
Category
Late 19th Century Burmese Other Antique Religious Items
Materials
Lacquer, Paper
Energetic Glass Buddha by Almeric Walter, Pate de Verre, France, 1900s
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Amalric Walter (français, 1870-1959)
A wonderful energetic Glass or Chrystal Shakyamuni Buddha by Almeric Walter from the Art Nouveau, Art Deco period ci...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Religious Items
Materials
Art Glass
An American Mercury Dime Judaica Amulet, 1926
Located in New York, NY
This unique amulet, crafted from a genuine 1926 Mercury dime, reflects both personal faith and creative craftsmanship. The original owner transformed this piece by carefully buffing ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Religious Items
Materials
Silver
18th Century Hand Forged Wrought Iron Church Pulpit Table
Located in Hastings, GB
18th century hand forged wrought iron church pulpit
Originally from a church in Western France, dating circa 1770
The pulpit and original flooring has b...
Category
18th Century French Baroque Antique Religious Items
Materials
Wrought Iron
Luigi Del Monte Modern Aluminum Hanukkah Lamp
Located in New York, NY
The Hanukkah Lamp by Luigi Del Monte, created in 1999, is a striking reinterpretation of the traditional Hanukkah menorah. Constructed from brushed aluminum, the lamp embraces minima...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Religious Items
Materials
Aluminum
Large Impressive Burmese Gilded Buddha Sculpture in Bhūmisparśa Mudrā . 32 kg
Located in Kastrup, DK
Large Antique Buddha (99 cm) from a Temple in Burma, crafted in hardwood, likely Burma teak.
Beautifully and intricately carved, the Buddha is depicted in Bhūmisparśa Mudrā, a class...
Category
Late 18th Century Burmese Other Antique Religious Items
Materials
Hardwood
Silver Gilt Judaica Torah Breast Plate by Jacob Langleben, 1896
Located in London, GB
Silver gilt Judaica Torah breast plate by Jacob Langleben, 1896
English, late 19th century
Measures: Height 62cm, width 25cm, depth 9cm
This superb antique piece is a large, Jewish Torah...
Category
Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Religious Items
Materials
Silver
Christ Pantocrator, a Silver-Gilt and Cloisonné Enamel Russian Icon
Located in London, GB
Christ Pantocrator, A silver-gilt and cloisonné Enamel Russian Icon
Moscow, 1892
Icon: 23.5cm high x 20cm wide x 4cm depth.
Case: 26.5cm high x 23cm w...
Category
Late 19th Century Russian Antique Religious Items
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Trappist Monk of the Order of Cistercians Reading a Bible, 1845
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Trappiste'.
Print of a Trappist Monk reading a Bible. This print originates from 'Histoire et Costumes des Ordres Religieux'.
The Trappists, officially known as the Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance and originally named the Order of Reformed Cistercians of Our Lady of La Trappe, are a Catholic religious...
Category
1840s Antique Religious Items
Materials
Paper
$207 Sale Price
20% Off
Very Rare Antique Engraving of Christian Monastery Saint Jeremias in Egypt, 1673
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'S. Ieremias'. Old print of S. Jeremias, below a decorative cartouche with lettered key. This print originates the very rare travel book 'Hierusalemsche Reyse' b...
Category
17th Century Antique Religious Items
Materials
Paper
19th Century Spaniard Silver Chalice
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a 19th century Spaniard Silver Chalice. It depicts a bell shaped cup supported by a a baluster like stem standing over a round three steps base...
Category
19th Century Spanish Neoclassical Revival Antique Religious Items
Materials
Silver
Antique Print of 'The Visitation' made after Albertinelli 'c.1890'
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'The Visitation'. Original antique print on chine collé, made after the painting by Albertinelli. Source unknown, to be determined....
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Religious Items
Materials
Paper
$188 Sale Price
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1800s Carved Drapery Trompe l'oeil Panel Wall Relief Sculpture Memento Mori
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Late 19th century decorative wood panel, hand carved curtain relief.
Category
1890s American Late Victorian Antique Religious Items
Materials
Oak
$1,440 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Antique Religion Print of the Seven Sacraments, Marriage '1913'
Located in Langweer, NL
Large antique print of the seven sacraments. Published by Mosella-Verlag, 1913. This print originates from a series titled 'Kathol. Schulbibelwerk von Dr. Ecker'.
Category
Early 20th Century Religious Items
Materials
Paper
$283 Sale Price
20% Off
Large Carved Serpentine Hardstone Celtic Cross
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine estate fresh Celtic cross.
In serpentine hardstone.
With engraved Celtic designs to the front.
Mounted atop a plinth with felt foot pads.
Simply a great Celtic cross!
Dat...
Category
20th Century Religious Items
Materials
Stone, Serpentine
Ciro Ferri Drawing Offering Scene Italie 17th Century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Italian lead pencil drawing, entourage of Ciro Ferri, depicting an offering scene in front of a temple, in the manner of the antiquity.
Measurements: 7.8/5.9 inches
...
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Religious Items
Materials
Paper
Set of three Mexican Retablos "Exvotos"
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
We offer this Set of three Mexican Retablos "Exvotos". The three pieces are prints with a finish that makes them look old.
Category
2010s Mexican Folk Art Religious Items
Materials
Metal
$400 / set
19th Century Indo - Portuguese Rosewood Altar
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This 19th-century Indo-Portuguese altar was masterfully crafted from rich rosewood and crowned with a beautifully carved crosses at the top. This exceptional piece exemplifies the ha...
Category
19th Century Indian Other Antique Religious Items
Materials
Rosewood
1940s Los Castillo Abstract Cross Mahogany Wood + Sterling Silver Mexico
By Los Castillo
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1940s Modernist Abstract Sterling Silver Cross in Mahogany Wood. Mexico,
Attribution to Los Castillo of Mexico
4.5 H x 2.75 W x .5
Original Unrestored Vintage Preowned Condition.
Ple...
Category
1940s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Religious Items
Materials
Sterling Silver
Rare Antik Judaic Kiddush Cup Medieval Period
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Very rare small Judaic cup from medieval period used for the Kiddush ceremony and also probably for circumcision. This chiseled bronze cup is decorated on its belt, with Hebrew characters. The back of the cup is decorated with the Star of David. The whole has a beautiful old patina.
This object with certain oriental influences, probably comes from medieval Spain...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Spanish Islamic Antique Religious Items
Materials
Bronze
Antique Hand Forged Wrought Iron Gothic Revival Castle Floorlamp or Candlestick
Located in Lisse, NL
Hand forged Gothic floor-lamp.
If you appreciate the Gothic style as much as we do then you could be the next custodian of this amazing and all handcrafted floor lamp. A highly skil...
Category
Early 20th Century European Gothic Revival Religious Items
Materials
Wrought Iron
Late Edo Period Vajra Bell (Ghanta)
Located in Fukuoka, JP
A finely cast ritual bell (ghanta) from the late Edo period (c. mid-19th century), made of brass with a five-pronged vajra (go-kosho) handle. This sacred implement would have been us...
Category
Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Religious Items
Materials
Bronze
Devotional plaque, Saint Benedict of Nursia. Bronze. Spanish School, 17th c
Located in Madrid, ES
Devotional plaque, Saint Benedict of Nursia. Bronze. Spanish School, 17th century.
Rectangular bronze devotional plaque with a ring at the top, a molded frame, and a relief figurat...
Category
17th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Religious Items
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Mexican Wooden Hand-Painted Virgin with Child in Arms
Located in Marbella, ES
19th Century Mexican wooden hand-painted virgin with child in arms.
Category
Mid-19th Century Mexican Antique Religious Items
Materials
Wood
Old Engraving Depicting the Buddhist Festival of Souls 'Obon' in Japan, 1758
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print religion titled 'La Fête des Ames - 't Feest der Zielen'.
Old print depicting the Buddhist festival of souls (Obon). This print originates from 'Histoire générale des Voyages' by A. Prévost.
Obon (??) or just Bon (?) is a Japanese Buddhist custom to honor the spirits of one's ancestors. This Buddhist–Confucian custom has evolved into a family reunion holiday during which people return to ancestral family places and visit and clean their ancestors' graves when the spirits of ancestors are supposed to revisit the household altars. It has been celebrated in Japan for more than 500 years and traditionally includes a dance, known as Bon Odori.
The festival of Obon lasts for three days; however, its starting date varies within different regions of Japan. When the lunar calendar was changed to the Gregorian calendar at the beginning of the Meiji era, the localities in Japan responded differently, which resulted in three different times of Obon. Shichigatsu Bon (Bon in July) is based on the solar calendar and is celebrated around the 15th of July in eastern Japan (Kanto region such as Tokyo, Yokohama and the Tohoku region), coinciding with Chugen. Hachigatsu Bon (Bon in August), based on the lunar calendar, is celebrated around the 15th of August and is the most commonly celebrated time. Kyu Bon (Old Bon) is celebrated on the 15th day of the ninth month of the lunar calendar, and so differs each year, which appears between August 8 and September 7. One exception was in 2008 and 2019, when the solar and lunar calendar matched so Hachigatsu Bon and Kyu Bon were celebrated on the same day. Kyu Bon is celebrated in areas such as the northern part of the Kanto region, Chugoku region, Shikoku, and Okinawa Prefecture. These three festival days are not listed as public holidays, but it is customary for people to be given leave. (Source: Wikipedia)
Artists and Engravers: Jan van Schley, Dutch engraver.
Condition: Very good, please study image carefully.
Date: 1758
Overall size: 20.5 x 27 cm.
Image size: 13 x 20 cm.
We also offer thousands of antique prints covering fields of interest as diverse as architecture, natural history, religion, ethnology and many more. Antique prints have long been appreciated for both their aesthetic and investment value. They were the product of engraved, etched or lithographed plates. These plates were handmade out of wood or metal, which required an incredible level of skill, patience and craftsmanship. Whether you have a house with Victorian furniture or more contemporary decor an old engraving...
Category
1750s Antique Religious Items
Materials
Paper
$226 Sale Price
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Old Print Depicting the Buddhist Festival of Souls 'Obon', 1758
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print religion titled 'La Fête des Ames - 't Feest der Zielen'.
Old print depicting the Buddhist festival of souls (Obon). This print originates from 'Histoire générale d...
Category
18th Century Antique Religious Items
Materials
Paper
$226 Sale Price
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Antique Print of the 'Zuiderkerk' in Amsterdam, Holland, 1765
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'De Zuider-Kerk van binnen, naar 't Zuiden, te zien'. This print depicts a church interior in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. This print originates from ' Amsterdam,...
Category
18th Century Antique Religious Items
Materials
Paper
$132 Sale Price
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A German Silver Etrog Container, late 19th century
Located in New York, NY
An Exquisite German Silver Etrog Container made in the late 19th century to early 20th Century.
This Etrog Container is shaped in the shape and formed to look like a realistic Etrog...
Category
Late 19th Century German Antique Religious Items
Materials
Silver
$1,320 Sale Price
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19th Century Bronze Reliquary Casket
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a Bronze Reliquary Casket. It depicts a rectangular lidded casket/box shaped as a house with a hip roof and its walls are glasses framed wit...
Category
19th Century Unknown Renaissance Antique Religious Items
Materials
Bronze
Original Antique Hand-Colored Print of a Jesuit in China, 1843
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique costume print titled 'Jésuite missionnaire à la Chine'.
Original antique print of a Jesuit in China. This print originates from 'Moeurs, usages et costumes de tous les pe...
Category
1840s Antique Religious Items
Materials
Paper
$170 Sale Price
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Antique Hand-Colored Print of Statues of Chinese Deities in China, 1823
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Dio della Voluttà, Dell'Immortalita'. Lithograph of statues of Chinese Deities: Kin-gan or Chin-hoan, god of tutelage, Ni-ni-fo or Fo-tek god of voluptuousness,...
Category
19th Century Antique Religious Items
Materials
Paper
$207 Sale Price
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Original Antique Engraving of Various Chinese Gods, 1726
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Onbekende Goden - Onbekende Goden'. Copper engraving of various Chinese Gods in Batavia, Indonesia. This print originates from 'Oud ...
Category
18th Century Antique Religious Items
Materials
Paper
$255 Sale Price
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Antique Print of a Chinese Tomb Pagoda in China, C.1875
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'China - Una Pagoda Sepulcro'. Antique print depicting a Chinese tomb pagoda. Source unknown, to be determined.
Artists and Engrav...
Category
19th Century Antique Religious Items
Materials
Paper
$132 Sale Price
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Antique American Brass Menorah with "Der Tog" Hallmark, Circa 1920
Located in New York, NY
This brass Hanukkah menorah, made in the United States around 1920, was likely a promotional item for the Yiddish newspaper Der Tog (The Day), a widely read publication among Jewish ...
Category
Early 20th Century American American Classical Religious Items
Materials
Brass
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.