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Religious Items For Sale
Period: Mid-20th Century
Period: 19th Century
Mid-20th Century Israeli Brass Hanukkah Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Cast brass made in Israel, circa 1950. Cast brass with green patina overlay. Jar in the middle depicts stylized patterns with gilded accents between two olive branches.
Marked on the bottom "Made in Israel".
The Hanukkah lamp commemorates the number of days that the Temple lantern...
Category
Mid-20th Century Israeli Religious Items
Materials
Brass
$956 Sale Price
20% Off
A Charity Container for the Rabbinical College of Telshe, Cleveland, 1960s
Located in New York, NY
A Charity Container for the Rabbinical College of Telshe in Cleveland, Ohio from the 1960s is an artifact tied to the support of religious education within the Jewish community durin...
Category
1960s American Vintage Religious Items
Materials
Tin
$880 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century Italian Porcelain Maiden with Child Statue, 1850s
By Capodimonte
Located in LEGNY, FR
Beautiful 19th century Italian porcelain Maiden and her child statue from the 1850s.
A damage at the back of the maiden has been renovated.
Beautiful qu...
Category
1850s European Antique Religious Items
Materials
Porcelain
$614 Sale Price
20% Off
A 19th Century Spanish Colonial Santos Depicting The Virgin of the Apocalypse
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
The naive, hand carved wood figure of The Holy Mother vanquishing the Apocalyptic Beast, showing the Holy Virgin standing over the Beast (Satan), pinning it down with her left foot o...
Category
19th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Antique Religious Items
Materials
Wood, Paint, Gesso
Chinese Guanyin Goddess of Compassion and Mercy
Located in Stamford, CT
A Chinese polychrome bronze depiction of Guanyin the Goddess of compassion and mercy. What makes this presentation more unique is the fact that G...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Religious Items
Materials
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Israeli Silver Arts & Crafts Hanukkah Lamp Menorah
Located in New York, NY
Handmade silver Hanukkah lamp, Israel, circa 1940s.
Beautiful Arts & Crafts Hanukkah lamp by I. Gurevitz. with great hand silver work with solid silver wires in the center, connecte...
Category
Mid-20th Century Israeli Arts and Crafts Religious Items
Materials
Silver
$1,436 Sale Price
20% Off
Late 19th Century Algerian Brass Hanukkah Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Antique Hanukkah lamp, cast brass, rivets, Algeria, circa 1880.
Crescent-shaped back plate, with eight gates, a vase with flowers, apertures in veget...
Category
Late 19th Century Algerian Antique Religious Items
Materials
Brass
$3,072 Sale Price
20% Off
A Turkish Or-A'Haïm National Israelite Hospital Charity Container, Circa 1930
Located in New York, NY
A charity container for the Turkish Or-A'Haïm National Israelite Hospital from circa 1930 is a historically significant artifact reflecting efforts to support healthcare and charitab...
Category
1930s Turkish Vintage Religious Items
Materials
Tin
$1,920 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-20th Century Israeli Brass Hanukkah Lamp Menorah
Located in New York, NY
Hanukkah Lamp Menorah, brass, Israel, circa 1950.
On an oval base with six medallions depict the Tribes of Israel symbols decorated with colored enamel.
Titled in English and Hebrew ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Israeli Religious Items
Materials
Brass
$704 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Papier Mâché Parcel-Gilt Buddha
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Large, decorative and unusual papier mâché gilded Buddha.
Category
19th Century Asian Chinese Export Antique Religious Items
Materials
Paper
19th Century Spanish Wooden Painted Figure Sculpture of a Saint Holding a Stick
Located in Marbella, ES
Mid 19th century Spanish wooden painted hand carved figure sculpture of a saint holding a long stick.
Category
Mid-19th Century Spanish Antique Religious Items
Materials
Wood
Late 19th Century Austrian Silver Torah Pointer
Located in New York, NY
Handmade silver Torah pointer, Vienna, Austria, circa 1880.
Decorated with Guilloche silver work within three rings; on the top, in the middle of the shaft, and next to the finger.
Set with the original silver chain.
Stamped with Austrian silver hallmarks.
Every item in Menorah Galleries...
Category
Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Religious Items
Materials
Silver
$3,676 Sale Price
20% Off
An Israel Orphans Home for Girls Charity Container, Jerusalem 1930
Located in New York, NY
An Israel Orphans Home for Girls charity container from Jerusalem circa 1930 designed by Alfred Salzman is a meaningful artifact that reflects the enduring tradition of charitable gi...
Category
1930s Israeli Vintage Religious Items
Materials
Tin
$1,280 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century Moroccan Brass Hanukkah Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Hand hammed and hand engraved brass Hanukkah lamp, Morrocco, 19th century stands with oil fonts with pinched spouts attached to the back plate. Han...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Religious Items
Materials
Brass
$3,292 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century Iraqi Silver Hanukkah Lamp Menorah
Located in New York, NY
Handcut strips of silver that have been bent into curvilinear shapes, with semicircle of candle-sockets, complete with drip-pans. A cast-made pair of birds, appearing to be ducks or geese, flank the servant light, while at top as the finial, a large casting of a hen or rooster.
While this overall form of lamp is known as hailing from Iraq, we cannot locate any other Iraqi lamps featuring the animals displayed on our example. Birds such as peacocks were widely used in Iraqi and other Middle-Eastern and North African Chanukah lamps, however the usage of the animals featured on our lamp likely have more to do with the surrounding Islamic culture than revealing any meaning in Judaism, which is typical overall for many motifs found on Jewish ritual...
Category
Late 19th Century Iraqi Antique Religious Items
Materials
Silver
$6,320 Sale Price
25% Off
A Charity Container for the Bnei Akiva Organization , Israel 1950
Located in New York, NY
A charity container for the Bnei Akiva organization in Israel from around 1950 reflects the ethos and activities of this prominent religious Zionist youth movement.
Bnei Akiva is a ...
Category
1950s Israeli Vintage Religious Items
Materials
Metal
$1,120 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century Carved Wood Santos with Gilt Decoration
Located in Buchanan, MI
19th century carved wood Santos with gilt decoration.
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Religious Items
Materials
Gold Leaf
Late 19th Century Continental Silver Kiddush Cup
Located in New York, NY
Hand engraved silver Kiddush cup, 1894.
Engraved with Hebrew text: "This cup of Blessing donated by Max Freined for "Aid for sick" society,
Rosh Ha'Shana, ...
Category
1890s European Antique Religious Items
Materials
Silver
$1,248 Sale Price
26% Off
Antique icon Zosima and Swataj, second half 19th century
Located in Gorssel, GE
Zosima and Swataj, founders of the Solowetski Monastery, holding a model of their monastery in their hands, Old Believers icon, second half 19th century.
Dimensions: 30 x 35 cm.
Category
19th Century Russian Antique Religious Items
Materials
Wood
A Yeshiva D'Chassidei Belz Charity Container, New York 1960s
Located in New York, NY
A Yeshiva D'Chassidei Belz Charity Container from New York represents the support of religious education within the Belz Hasidic community during that period.
Yeshiva D'Chassidei Be...
Category
1960s American Vintage Religious Items
Materials
Tin
$960 Sale Price
20% Off
An American Bnei B'rith Charity Container, Circa 1950
Located in New York, NY
An American Bnei B'rith Women's Bank Charity Container from circa 1950 represents a specific artifact tied to the philanthropic efforts of the Bnei B'rith Women's organization during that period.
Bnei B'rith Women: Bnei B'rith Women (BBW), established in 1897, is a Jewish women...
Category
1950s American Vintage Religious Items
Materials
Tin
$400 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-20th Century Israeli Brass Hanukkah Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Cast brass made in Israel, circa 1950. Hebrew word "Hanukkah" cast with green patina overlay. Below the word appears the Lion of Judah with the Ten Commandments.
The Hanukkah lamp commemorates the number of days that the Temple lantern...
Category
Mid-20th Century Israeli Religious Items
Materials
Brass
$716 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century Chinese Silver Kiddush Goblet with a Saucer
Located in New York, NY
Chinese export silver covered Kiddush cup, 19th century.
Round bowl on baluster stem mounted to stepped and flat circular foot. Double domed cover with pointed finial. Engraved band...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Religious Items
Materials
Silver
$5,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Japanese 19th Century Temple Gong
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese 19th century temple gong. Temple gongs were originally used to beckon the gods. Comes with bronze bell, silk pillow, red lacquer stand and s...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Religious Items
Materials
Bronze
Antique Church Sculpture Decorative Cross with Angels Bénitier en terre
Located in Buxton, GB
A beautiful Bénitier en terre cross in polychromed metal is of French Origin. With beautiful carved details and vibrant colours.
The piece is Circa 19th Century and displays a rugge...
Category
Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Religious Items
Materials
Metal
$629 Sale Price
48% Off
1950s Spanish Hand Carved and Painted Giltwood Romanesque Sculpture Figure
Located in Marbella, ES
1950s Spanish hand carve and painted giltwood Romanesque sculpture figure.
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Religious Items
Materials
Wood
1950s Spanish Brass Framed Repoussé Scene of Christ Giving Communion
Located in Marbella, ES
Vintage 1950s Spanish framed repoussé hammered low-relief scene of Jesus Christ giving communion.
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Religious Items
Materials
Brass
Antique Church Lectern from the Early 19th Century
Located in Udenhout, NL
The French Churches and Chapels were using these religious
lecterns from which the Holy Bible was read.
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Religious Items
Materials
Iron
Sculptor of Mary in Wax by Vernez
Located in Chicago, IL
This is a wax carving of Mary, probably done before WWII and is actually signed. The signature is Vernez and could have been a model for a future casting.
Signed.
Category
1930s French Vintage Religious Items
Mid-20th Century Brutalist Iron Shabbat Candlesticks by David Palombo
Located in New York, NY
Small iron Shabbat candle holder crafted in brutalist style by David Palombo. Made for three candles, the holders come together in their middle, ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Israeli Brutalist Religious Items
Materials
Iron
$780 Sale Price
20% Off
Artistic Vintage Israeli Bezalel Rug. 3 ft x 4 ft 8 in
Located in New York, NY
A Magnificently Artistic Vintage Israeli Bezalel Rug, Country Of Origin / Rug Type: Israeli rugs, Circa Date: Mid 20th Century. Size: 3 ft x 4 ft 8 in (0.91...
Category
Mid-20th Century Israeli Art Nouveau Religious Items
Materials
Wool
Naveta. Silver in its colour. Salamanca, Spain, 1824- 1850.
Located in Madrid, ES
Naveta. Silver in its colour. Salamanca, Spain, 1824- 1850.
With contrast marks and text.
Silver vessel in its colour with a circular, stepped base decorated with ready mouldings, ...
Category
19th Century Spanish Neoclassical Antique Religious Items
Materials
Silver, Other
Handwork
Located in Seattle, WA
Golden thread and black velvet make up this beautiful length of handwork. Great for upholstering would be beautiful covering a wall in a small space. Measures: 30 feet.
Category
19th Century Antique Religious Items
$1,800
Late 18th/ Early 19th Century Wood Statue of a Bishop
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Antique, hand-carved and gilded statue of Bishop with original paint.
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Religious Items
Materials
Gold
Antique Russian Onyx and Cloissoné Benetier 'Holy Water Font'
Located in New Orleans, LA
A lovely water font with an unusual silver and gold orthodox church center medallion.
Category
Late 19th Century European Antique Religious Items
Materials
Onyx
A Hungarian Tin Charity Container late 19th Century
Located in New York, NY
A Rare Hungarian Tin Charity Container made in the late 19th Century.
Charity box has a latched cover at the top and a plaque informing the people who donate to the box which organ...
Category
Late 19th Century Hungarian Antique Religious Items
Materials
Tin
$2,240 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century French Louis XV Upholstered Carved Walnut Prayer Kneeler Bench
Located in Dallas, TX
Place this elegant antique prayer chair in a bedroom for your daily devotions. Crafted in France, circa 1960, the traditional kneeler built of walnut, sits on turned legs over a scal...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Religious Items
Materials
Walnut, Fabric
Enamel Gold and Rock Crystal Figure of Emperor Maximilian I by Reinhold Vasters
Located in Queens, NY
A rare enamel, gold and rock crystal figure of Emperor Maximilian I by Reinhold Vasters, Aachen,
In the Renaissance style, circa 1870.
The g...
Category
Late 19th Century German Renaissance Antique Religious Items
Materials
Rock Crystal, Gold, Enamel
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.