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Religious Items For Sale
Wooden Traditional Figure in a Niche of a Saint, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Traditional religious signed plaster figure of a virgin in a wooden niche.
Made in traditional Catalan atelier in Olot, Spain, circa 1950.
In origin...
Category
1950s Spanish Modern Vintage Religious Items
Materials
Wood
Japanese Antique Gilt Wood Amitabha Buddha on Loctus Throne Statue
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese carved wood Amitabha (Amida) Buddha statue with residual gold leafed surface circa 19th century (late Edo period). The buddha is seated in the padmasana position on an elevated double lotus throne, under a small lotus halo canopy. His right hand is held in abhaya mudra which means fearlessness in Sanskrit. The mudra symbolizes protection, peace, and fearless. His left hand gently resting on his thigh. Dressed in a flowing robe with open chest, the statue showcases a classic iconography found prominently in Japanese Buddhism art during Edo to Meiji period, characterized by the double lotus throne and a particularly serene meditative facial expression, highlighted by inset gemstones...
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19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Religious Items
Materials
Gold Leaf
Blue Hand Painted Baroque Cherub or Angel Portuguese Ceramic Tile or Azulejo
Located in Coimbra, PT
Gorgeous blue hand painted Baroque cherub or angel 18th century style Portuguese ceramic tile or azulejo
This tile painted in blue over white in ...
Category
Late 20th Century Portuguese Baroque Religious Items
Materials
Delft, Faience, Terracotta
19th Century Silver and Gold Monstrance with Travel Case
Located in Ross, CA
A silver and gold monstrance with travel case (c. 1890). Also known as an ostensorium, this vessel was used as a reliquary for display in the private r...
Category
Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Religious Items
Materials
Gold Plate, Silver, Bronze
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
Plaster Virgin Traditional Figure, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Traditional religious plaster figure of a virgin.
Made in traditional Catalan atelier in Olot, Spain, circa 1950.
In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and...
Category
1950s Spanish Modern Vintage Religious Items
Materials
Plaster
Set of Two 18th Century Italian Silk Frames with Embroidery and Saints Figures
Located in Milan, IT
Pair of antique embroidered frames, rectangular shape, in ivory colored silk satin with embroidery in cotton and gold lamé of floral elements and love knots. These are devotional monastic Italian...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Religious Items
Materials
Paste, Silk
French 19th Century Rush Seat Prie Dieu
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This is a French 19th century rush seat prie dieu. It has a painted wood finish with turned wood spindles on the back and also a shelf. It has a shaped wood top where your arms would...
Category
19th Century French Other Antique Religious Items
Materials
Wood
Vanitas Sculpture, Italy End of 18th Century
Located in Milan, IT
Over the carved wooden painted base depicting a rock, is set a Vanitas, plaster cast sculpture of a human skull, with femoral bones. Italy last part of 18th century.
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Religious Items
Materials
Plaster, Wood
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
Plaster Crown Sculptural Artwork, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Plaster crown on a stand artwork.
Made in traditional Catalan atelier in Olot, Spain, circa 1950.
Olot has a long tradition in the production of sculptures and religious imager...
Category
1950s Spanish Modern Vintage Religious Items
Materials
Plaster, Wood
Set of Two Powder-Coated Crucifixes in Yellow and White
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Set of two Vintage iron crosses or crucifix's, newly powder-coated in bright white and sunshine yellow.
Sold as a set of two, list price is for both...
Category
20th Century American Industrial Religious Items
Materials
Iron
Antique and Strong & Heavy Oak Gothic Revival Stool, Pedestal Stand or End Table
Located in Lisse, NL
Truly medieval looking, antique sculptural stool or table in the Gothic Style.
Thanks to its honest wear of having been used for well over a century, this Gothic Revival stool very ...
Category
Early 19th Century European Gothic Revival Antique Religious Items
Materials
Oak
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
Silver Mass Cruet Set, Estrada, Zaragoza, Spain, 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Pair of cruets with tray. Silver. Estrada, Saragossa, 18th century.
With contrast markings.
Set made of silver in its color composed of two cruets with a circular foot, an oval body narrowing towards the top, a stepped lid towards the center (topped by a circle with a V for the wine container...
Category
18th Century Spanish Neoclassical Antique Religious Items
Materials
Silver
Porcelain Easter Egg, Russia End of 19th Century
Located in Milan, IT
A painted porcelain Easter egg, depicting dahlia flowers on one side, while the cyrillic inscription: Risen Christ on the other side, on a white backgroun...
Category
1890s Russian Antique Religious Items
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Large Oak Panel Depicting Teachings of Jesus, Christ Sermon on the Mount
Located in Lisse, NL
Gothic Revival 'sermon on the mount' wall plaque with Jesus teaching.
This large size work of religious art depicts Jesus and He is surrounded b...
Category
Early 19th Century Dutch Gothic Revival Antique Religious Items
Materials
Oak
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
19th Century Baroque Style Baptismal Charger in Brass
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A 19th century baptismal plate in brass with beveled flower decoration to celebrate the birth of the infant.
The dish can be wall-mounted.
Category
Mid-19th Century European Baroque Antique Religious Items
Materials
Brass
Israeli Ben Zion Sterling Silver Shabbat Candlesticks Candle Holders Judaica
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage pair of Ben Zion Israel sterling silver candlesticks / Shabbat / holiday candle holders with ornated tapered form and scalloped details. Marked inside cups.
Provenance : J...
Category
Late 20th Century Religious Items
Materials
Sterling Silver
19th Century French Polished Iron Virgin Mary Garden Statue Signed A. Corneau
Located in Dallas, TX
This beautiful antique cross was crafted in France, circa 1870. The large iron religious item decorated with scroll and floral motifs is embellished with the Virgin Mary in prayers a...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Religious Items
Materials
Iron
Late 19th Silver-Plated American Hanukkah Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful, silver-plated Hanukkah lamp made in the United States. Typical of late 19th century revivalism in Judaica, the lamp is designed in a combination of styles such as the rococo scrollwork and diamond pattern and the Gothic niches...
Category
Late 19th Century American Rococo Antique Religious Items
Materials
Silver Plate
Vintage Flat Wood Cross with Mixed Media Decorations
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Vintage Flat Wood Cross with Mixed Media Decorations. $885
This unique cross made of 2 solid pieces of flat wood has been decorated with nails, fabric, me...
Category
Late 20th Century American Religious Items
Materials
Metal
Antique Detailed Map of Jerusalem in Israël with Extensive Key and Scale, 1698
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Jerusalem.'
Plan of the ancient city of Jerusalem. With extensive key and scale. Source unknown, to be determined.
Artists and Engravers: Made by 'Cornelis de...
Category
17th Century Antique Religious Items
Materials
Paper
Plaster Religious Baby Jesus Traditional Figure, circa 1930
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Traditional religious plaster figure of a baby Jesus.
Made in traditional Catalan atelier in Olot, Spain, circa 1930.
In original condition, with mino...
Category
1930s Spanish Modern Vintage Religious Items
Materials
Plaster
Early 19th Century Oil Painting on Board Biblical Scene
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Beautiful early 19th century Italian oil painting on board, not signed. Biblical scene probably "the Emmaus supper". High pictorial quality. Sold with frame.
Category
1820s Italian Antique Religious Items
Materials
Wood
Antique Print of the Tomb of Morfontaine by Laborde, 1808
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Tombeau dans le petit Parc de Morfontaine'. View of the tomb in the little park of Morfontaine. This print originates from 'Description des nouveaux jardins de ...
Category
19th Century Antique Religious Items
Materials
Paper
Large Mid-Century Era Brass Plated Christian Church Cross or Crucifix
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This large brass plated cross is unsigned, but presumed to have originated from Italy and dating to approximately 1970 and done in the period Mid-Cen...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Religious Items
Materials
Brass
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
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
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...
Category
17th Century Belgian Antique Religious Items
Materials
Stone
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
Early 20th Century Algerian Palace-Shaped Brass Hanukkah Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Hanukkah lamp shaped like a palace, surmounted by Islamic crescent. Made in Laghouat, Algeria.
The Hanukkah lamp is made of two parts: a pierced and engraved brass in the shape of ...
Category
1930s Algerian Islamic Vintage Religious Items
Materials
Brass, Copper
Cabinet of Curiosities Sculptural Corner Wall Shelving Artwork, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Cabinet of curiosities of plaster figures and pieces in a wooden drawer.
Made in traditional Catalan atelier in Olot, Spain, circa 1950.
Olot has a long tradition in the produc...
Category
1950s Spanish Modern Vintage Religious Items
Materials
Plaster, Wood
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
Set of Old Books from 19th Century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Set of old bound books dating from the 19th century. From an old protestant library near Le Havre in France. These beautiful books are perfect to fill a nice library. Sizes may vary.
Category
19th Century French Antique Religious Items
Materials
Paper, Leather
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
French Pair of 19th Century Altar Torches
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This delightful pair of French 19th century altar torches are made from sturdy wood and metal. Raised gilt brass ornamentation of cherubs and the initials IHS, which stands for Jesus, grace the top of the torches. At one time these would have been lit by fire, today they have been rewired for the US using UL listed parts. Reeded column forms attach to the wooden post...
Category
19th Century French Other Antique Religious Items
Materials
Brass
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
Set of Old Books from 19th Century
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 nice libra...
Category
19th Century French Antique Religious Items
Materials
Paper
Antique Print of the Ipatievsky Monastery in Russia, 1841
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Das Hipathius Kloster'. View of the Ipatievsky Monastery in Russia. Originates from 'Meyers Universum'.
Artists and Engravers: Joseph Meyer (May 9, 1796 - Jun...
Category
19th Century Antique Religious Items
Materials
Paper
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
19th Century Spanish Colonial Religious Folk Art Santo Altar Figure
Located in Forney, TX
An antique Spanish Colonial period hand carved and painted santo church altar figure. Born in Mexico in the first half of the 19th century, the religious...
Category
19th Century Mexican Folk Art Antique Religious Items
Materials
Wood, Paint
Pair of Large Kneeling Monks, Burma, Mid-18th Century
Located in Kastrup, DK
Rare pair of large kneeling monks in the position of prayer/meditation.
Red and black lacquered Burmese teak wood with remnants of gold leaf. Untouched ...
Category
Early 19th Century Burmese Antique Religious Items
Materials
Teak
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
Original Hand-Colored Antique Print of a Carthusian Nun, 1845
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Religieuse Chartreuse'. Print of a Carthusian Nun. This print originates from 'Histoire et Costumes des Ordres Religieux'.
The Carthusians, also known as the...
Category
1840s Antique Religious Items
Materials
Paper
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
Very Large Persian Pierced Steel Islamic Standard Damascened with Gold
Located in London, GB
Very large Persian pierced steel Islamic standard damascened with gold
Persian, 19th century
Measures: Height 82cm, width 44cm, depth 10cm
This fine processional standard (known...
Category
19th Century Persian Islamic Antique Religious Items
Materials
Gold, Steel
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
Set of Old Bound Books Dating from the 19th Century France
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Set of old religious books dating from the 19th century. From an old protestant library near Le Havre in France. These books are called " Sermons ". These beautiful books are perfect...
Category
1870s French Antique Religious Items
Materials
Paper
Antique English Victorian Sterling Silver Christening Cup with Boys Playing Tops
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique sterling silver Christening cup was made in England in approximately 1848 in the period Early Victorian style. The front o...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Religious Items
Materials
Sterling Silver
19th Century Carved Communion Chalice Case
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce antique Continental Baroque hand carved Eucharistic communion chalice and paten sacred vessel case.
Born in the first half of the 19th ce...
Category
Early 19th Century European Baroque Antique Religious Items
Materials
Iron
Portuguese Folk Art Terracotta Cow Whistle, Christmas Nativity Scene Figurine
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
Portuguese Folk Art terracotta hand painted polychrome cow whistle by Ana Baraça (1904-2001), used as a Christmas Nativity Scene figurine.
Ana Ba...
Category
Mid-20th Century Portuguese Arts and Crafts Religious Items
Materials
Terracotta
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
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
Blue Hand Painted Baroque Cherub or Angel Portuguese Ceramic Tile or Azulejo
Located in Coimbra, PT
Gorgeous blue hand painted Baroque cherub or angel 18th century style Portuguese ceramic tile or azulejo
This tile painted in blue over white in ...
Category
Late 20th Century Portuguese Baroque Religious Items
Materials
Delft, Faience, Terracotta
Mid-20th Century English 9 Ct Gold Small Globe Masonic Ball Pendant, 1950s
Located in Delft, NL
Mid-20th century English 9 ct gold small globe Masonic ball pendant, 1950s
An English cross Masonic globe ball pendant. The pendant globe ball ...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Religious Items
Materials
Gold
Early 19th Century Pair of Lead Putti Figures
Located in London, GB
Early 19th century pair of lead putti figures
A charming matched pair of hand-crafted early 19th century lead putti figures.
Size in inches: H 10” x...
Category
Early 19th Century Unknown Antique Religious Items
Materials
Lead
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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