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Religious Items For Sale
18th Century hand carved walnut italian relic Santos
Located in London, GB
18th Century Santos
A finely carved late 18th Century wooden Santos or Apostles head. Bears traces of original paint to top of its head. Mounted o...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Religious Items
Materials
Walnut
15th Century Gothic Virgin
Located in Madrid, ES
15th century Gothic Virgin
Gothic Virgin of the 15th century Virgin in carved and polychrome wood of the 15th century. In its original state, muse...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Religious Items
Materials
Wood
Composition Plaster Station of the Cross
Located in Baltimore, MD
These unusual stations of the Cross are possible De Prado Studios. The panels are in good condition with some minor losses. The vibrant colors ar...
Category
Early 20th Century American Religious Items
Materials
Plaster
Large Lacquered Wood Antique Burmese Buddha Statue
Located in Atlanta, GA
A gilt and lacquered wood Buddha statue from Southeast Asia likely Burma, circa 19th century. The Buddha is depicted as seating on a slightly taper...
Category
19th Century Burmese Other Antique Religious Items
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Vintage Israelis Brass Enameled Decorative Jerusalem and Menorah Plates Set of 2
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Set of two Vintage Israeli Brass Decorative Plates with enameled Jerusalem and menorah designs, perfect for display or collectible purposes.
We sell items as acquired, without res...
Category
Mid-20th Century Israeli Religious Items
Materials
Enamel
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
John on the chest of Christ Sculpture Museum Reproduction
Located in Den Haag, NL
This Item is an Identical Museum Reproduction The carving shows Christ and St John sitting on a bench. John rests his head on Christ's chest, his eyes closed in devotion. His right hand rests in that of Christ, who places a loving arm around his shoulder. This Item is an Identical Museum Reproduction .
Polymer is a heavy and very strong type of resin material that captures perfectly the details of the casting. The advantages of polymer when compared to concrete, cast stone, and cement are that it is far less fragile and much more resistant . sold by . Ancient Sculpture...
Category
2010s American Gothic Religious Items
Materials
Plaster
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
19th Century Carved Oak Study of St. Paul the Apostle, English, circa 1860
Located in Central England, GB
This remarkable and very finely carved study of the biblical figure of St Paul, The Apostle who was originally Saul of Tarsus born BCE. Tarsus in Cilicia (now in Turkey). He died circa 62 – 64 CE in Rome, Italy. He was one of the leaders of the first generation Christians and was often considered to be the most important person after Jesus in the history of Christianity. This highly accomplished wood carving is a difficult material for detailing English oak. It shows him standing barefoot and dressed in simple robes with a sword in one hand and a scroll in the other. His face has been well captured with a good expression, detailed hair and a long beard. The small scale of this figure would indicate it was not originally church decoration...
Category
1860s English Victorian Antique Religious Items
Materials
Oak
Early Silver Plated Menorah
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A nice early 20th century silver plated Menorah. In estate found condition, we have not tried to polish it. Nice patina.
No markings at all, but assumed to be silver plated and Euro...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Religious Items
Materials
Silver Plate
19th Century Italian Nativity Female Figure
Located in Pymble, NSW
An Italian nativity figure from, circa 1840 with its original fabric costume.
Carved from wood with articulated arms, gesso finished head, feet and h...
Category
1840s Italian Renaissance Antique Religious Items
Materials
Fabric, Wood
19th Century Cross
Located in Madrid, ES
19th Century cross.
Made in olive wood and silver metal. Measures: 8x5 cm.
Good condition.
Category
19th Century Italian Gothic Antique Religious Items
Materials
Bronze
Late 19th Century Siamese Stone Relief Temple Carving
Located in Hudson, NY
This temple relief was purchased from a late 19th century upstate NY garden. This lovely Buddhist carving is in an as found state taken directly from the...
Category
1890s Burmese Other Antique Religious Items
Materials
Stone
Gilt Brass Alms Collecting Dish, Nuremberg, Germany, 16th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Alms collection dish made of gilded brass decorated with a series of moldings and details both on the edge and towards the center. In this area there is a figurative motif in light r...
Category
16th Century German Renaissance Antique Religious Items
Materials
Brass
Enamel plaque Madonna with Child Materdei, Jean Laudin, France, 17th c.
Located in Gorssel, GE
A rectangular enamel plaque "Madonna with Child and radiant cross" inscription "Materdei".
Signed I.L. (Jean LAUDIN)
Monogrammed at the bottom right and on the back inscription Laudi...
Category
17th Century French Antique Religious Items
Materials
Enamel, Copper
Mid-Century Brass Crucifix
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice MCM brass crucifix with Jesus on the cross, circa 1970s. Nice weight and detail. #3465
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Religious Items
Materials
Brass
Pair of Late 18th Century Gold Wood and Gesso Baroque Altar Vases
Located in Hastings, GB
A pair of late 18th Century German baroque altar vases, in carved and gilded wood, small areas of gilt loss and patina as to be expected given their age. These would have been displa...
Category
1780s German Baroque Antique Religious Items
Materials
Wood
Reuge Swiss The King of Love Psalm 23 Hand Painted Russian Easter Egg Music Box
Located in Tustin, CA
Collectible, retired handmade and hand painted Reuge Swiss "The King of Love Psalm 23" Russian Easter Egg Music Box. From the Russian Reuge Limited Edition Collection of only 500 pieces made in the world. Russian egg is hand painted all around the egg and is nestled on a wood stand which holds an 18 note musical movement. Plays "The King of Love Psalm 23". The actual egg rotates when wound, as the music is playing, showcasing this stunning work of art from every angle.
Reuge Music...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Other Religious Items
Materials
Hardwood
Bronze Plaque Sculpture Mother Mary & Child Pretty Color Detail Wall Art 1960s
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration: Plaque Wall Art Sculpture Mother Mary & Child in Bronze + Pretty Color Detail 1960s
Signed art
Measures: 5 T x 1.75 W x .5 D
Pr...
Category
1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Religious Items
Materials
Bronze
An Olivewood Kiddush Goblet, Jerusalem Circa 1930
Located in New York, NY
A Very Rare Olivewood Kiddush Goblet made in Jerusalem circa 1930, a unique artifact that merges religious symbolism with regional craftsmanship.
Jerusalem during the 1930s was a ce...
Category
1930s Israeli Vintage Religious Items
Materials
Wood, Olive
Bavarian Votiv Tablet 19th century
Located in Wien, AT
Bavarian Votiv Tablet 19th century.
Jesus at the scourge pillar, Oil on wood, dated 1840.
Very nice original condition.
Category
Mid-19th Century German Folk Art Antique Religious Items
Materials
Wood
Pair of 19th Century Italian Carved Giltwood Church Reliquary Mirrors on Stand
Located in Dallas, TX
Crafted in Italy circa 1820, each antique church reliquary sits on a rectangular base, and features hand carved scroll decor including a shell motif a...
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Rococo Antique Religious Items
Materials
Mercury Glass, Giltwood
A Silver Plated Mezuzah Case by Hadany, Israel 2001
Located in New York, NY
This elegant silver-plated mezuzah case, designed by Hadany in Israel (2001), is a stunning fusion of tradition and modern aesthetics. Crafted with a sleek, minimalist design, the me...
Category
Early 2000s Israeli Religious Items
Materials
Silver Plate
Jones & Willis Ecclesiastical Brass Ewer English Gothic Revival Aesthetic
Located in Sharon, CT
Made an signed by Jones & Willis. Uniquely annotated on base: THE GIFT OF ALICE PLANT IN GRATITUDE TO GOD FOR IS MERCIES MARCH 1905.
Category
Late 19th Century English Gothic Revival Antique Religious Items
Materials
Brass
Choirboys Singing in Altar by Luque, Spain
Located in Miami, FL
Choirboys singing in altar, Luque, Spain. He was born in 1919.
The author belongs to the Spanish expressionism.
His most important exhibitions :New York and Chicago; US Embassy in M...
Category
20th Century Spanish Modern Religious Items
Original Oil on Panel of St. Anthony of Padua , by Unidentified Artist
Located in Miami, FL
Original oil on panel of Saint offering the Child, by an unidentified artist.
--This painting represents St. Anthony of Padua. The scene is one that is often chosen to represent ...
Category
Mid-17th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Religious Items
A Brass Mezuzah Case by Hans Teppich, Jerusalem Circa 1950. Judaica
Located in New York, NY
A Brass Mezuzah Case made by Hans Teppich in Jerusalem Circa 1950.
Hans Teppich was born in Germany in 1904. After finishing High-School in Berlin he studied art in evening classes and then continued studying for ten more years in morning classes in the “Kunstgewerbe und Handwerkerschule” in Berlin. He acquired a broad range of art education, including drawing, sculpture, metalwork, bronze casting, metal turning, and interior design.
In 1933 he immigrated to Israel and established a workshop in Jerusalem. In his workshop, he created different practical art objects including Hanukkah lamps, Candlesticks, Mezuzot, Israeli flower...
Category
Mid-20th Century Israeli Religious Items
Materials
Brass
Vintage Israeli Brass Shabbat Candle Stick Holders - a Pair
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Vintage Israeli brass Shabbat candlestick holders with intricate designs and warm finish. Ideal for Shabbat observance or as decorative pieces.
We sell items as acquired, without ...
Category
1970s Israeli Vintage Religious Items
Materials
Brass
Rare Offering Basket or Basin Germany-16th Century in Brass
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Rare basin (We think it was the basin to wash the feet on hollyThursday) in brass
Rare plat of the german renaissance since it is rather a basin which is much rarer than a offering basket...
Category
16th Century Renaissance Antique Religious Items
Materials
Brass
Early 16th Century Stone Carving - 'The Death of a Prelate'
Located in Basildon, GB
An Early 16th Century Stone Carving with polychrome : 'The Death of a Prelate'. The enthroned figure of a Bishop surrounded by attendants and surmounted by celestial angels.
Category
16th Century European Gothic Antique Religious Items
Materials
Stone
Late 19th Century Spanish Colonial Carved Santos with Glass Eyes
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Late 19th century hand-carved Santos with inset glass eyes and original gesso paint surface. On custom museum display stand. Base measures 6" x 6".
Category
Late 19th Century Central American Spanish Colonial Antique Religious Items
Materials
Gesso, Wood
SAINT PAUL: Statuette in carved and gilded polychrome wood Late 18th century
Located in TEYJAT, FR
SAINT PAUL: Statuette in carved and gilded polychrome wood,
Late 18th century. Saint Paul, also known as the Apostle Paul, was an important figure in early Christianity and is often...
Category
Late 18th Century European Neoclassical Antique Religious Items
Materials
Wood
Antique Italian Gothic Crucifix in Bronze Casting, Sculpture from the Early 1900
Located in Nicolosi, IT
Gothic Crucifix Sculpture in Bronze Casting, Italy, Early 1900s
Majestic Gothic crucifix made in bronze casting at the beginning of the 20th century i...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Gothic Religious Items
Materials
Bronze
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
A Mid- 20th Century, Wooden Inlay Etrog Box, Jerusalem Souvenier
Located in New York, NY
A mid-20th-century inlaid Etrog box handcrafted and made in Jerusalem. The box features intricate inlay work with wood and bone, showcasing a hand-carved central fruit motif - an Etr...
Category
Mid-20th Century Israeli Religious Items
Materials
Wood
French Statue of Jesus Christ
Located in Atlanta, GA
An absolutely stunning 15th century statue of Christ from the Provenance region of France. Masterly hand carved from polychromed wood. Wonderful patin...
Category
15th Century and Earlier French Antique Religious Items
Materials
Wood
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
French Cubist Bronze by Ferdinand Parpan
Located in Bridgewater, CT
Ferdinand Parpan (1902-2004)
"St. Francis", a black patinated cubist bronze on rouge marble base, signed, monogrammed and dated 1950 in the bronze. Mea...
Category
1950s French Art Deco Vintage Religious Items
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Early 19th Century Italian Hand Carved Italian Folk-Art Figure of Christ
Located in London, GB
Early 19th century hand carved Italian Folk-art Figure of Christ
For sale in this LOT is a wonderful early 19th century religious Italian church artifact...
Category
1850s Italian Folk Art Antique Religious Items
Materials
Wood
17th c. Italian Lecturn
Located in New Orleans, LA
Beautifully Carved and Parcel Gilt Lecturn with original Iron Lights
Category
18th Century and Earlier Spanish Antique Religious Items
Materials
Wood
Postmodern Contemporary Menorah in Blue Anodized Aluminum by Luigi Del Monte
Located in Troy, MI
Ultramodern "Flat Arch" menorah by Italian designer Luigi Del Monte 1999
Featured in the MoMa gift catalog and design store Winter 2000
Sleek design in blue anodized aluminum with i...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Religious Items
Materials
Aluminum
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
Wooden Folk Art Huge Hand Carved Figure Saint Florian, 18th Century, Austria
Located in Vienna, AT
This huge hand-carved figure shows the protector and patron against fire, Saint Florian.
St. Florian is dressed like a roman soldier and his attribute is a water bucket.
The figure w...
Category
Late 18th Century Austrian Antique Religious Items
Materials
Wood
Mid-20th Century Israeli Silver Book Binding by Yaakov Ettlinger
Located in New York, NY
Tanach (Five Books Of Moses) with silver binding, handmade with dedication handwritten and signed by the President of Israel, Shimon Peres.
With the fiv...
Category
1950s Israeli Mid-Century Modern Vintage Religious Items
Materials
Silver
Italian Walnut Cherub Prie Dieu
Located in Charleston, SC
Italian Walnut Prie Dieu with centered standing cherub supporting carved shell top and terminating on lower kneeling scrolled base. Dealers please call for trade price.
Category
18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Religious Items
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...
Category
19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Religious Items
Materials
Gold Leaf
Italian 19th Century Painted and Gilded Wooden Reliquary with Angel Face
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian 19th century painted reliquary. This reliquary features a gilded and carved angel face on the door. The sides are flanked with and lions faces with ring pulls. The general...
Category
19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Religious Items
Materials
Wood
Cabinet of Curiosities Drawer Sculptural Artwork, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, ES
Cabinet of curiosities of plaster figures and pieces in a wooden niche. Made in traditional Catalan atelier in Olot, Spain, circa 1950. Olot has a long tradition in the product...
Category
1950s Spanish Modern Vintage Religious Items
Materials
Plaster, Wood
Plaster Religious Handpainted Traditional Artwork, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, ES
Traditional religious plaster handpainted wall artwork. Made in traditional Catalan atelier in Olot, Spain, circa 1950. In original condition, with minor wear consistent with a...
Category
1950s Spanish Modern Vintage Religious Items
Materials
Plaster
A Unique Pair of 18th-Century Polish Brass Candle Holders
Located in New York, NY
This pair of primitive 18th-century Polish brass candle holders originates from the Jewish shtetls of Eastern Europe, where they were used for Sabbath and holiday observances. Crafte...
Category
Late 18th Century Polish Primitive Antique Religious Items
Materials
Brass
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
Rare Tibetan or Mongolian Gau Box Front with Garuda and Guardian Lion - Buddhist
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Rare Tibetan or Mongolian Gau Box Front with Garuda and Guardian Lion
Tibet or Mongolia, 19th Century
Dimensions: 7 × 9 × 2 cm
Weight: 36 grams
Material: Solid silver
Provenance: Tib...
Category
19th Century Tibetan Antique Religious Items
Materials
Silver
19th century Rajasthan Rare Votive Miniature Silver Figure of Ganesha
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Rare Votive Miniature Silver Figure of Ganesha
Rajasthan, 19th–Early 20th Century
Dimensions: 5 × 3.7 × 2.7 cm
Weight: 23.8 grams
Material: Solid silver
Provenance: Rajasthan, India
...
Category
19th Century Indian Antique Religious Items
Materials
Silver
Antique Ecclesiastical Encaustic Tile Panel
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A set of four antique glazed encaustic 4 ¼ inch tiles (unmarked) together forming a decorative ecclesiastical tile panel depicting a cardinal moline cross within a quatrefoil with fl...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Religious Items
Materials
Clay
19th c. Rare Votive Miniature Silver Figure of Ganesha
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Rare Votive Miniature Silver Figure of Ganesha
Rajasthan, India – 19th Century
Dimensions: 3.8 × 3.2 × 2.2 cm
Weight: 15.5 grams
Material: Solid silver
Provenance: Rajasthan, 19th ce...
Category
19th Century Indian Antique Religious Items
Materials
Silver
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
Silver Chrism Vessel or Chrismarium, No Original Lid, 16th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Crismera Silver in its color. 16th century. Cover not original.
Silver chrome in color with a circular foot decorated with an engraved composition of vegetable elements and a flat circular body with two "ese" handles with vegetal motifs and a small neck at the top covered with a lid topped by a ring (which it is not the original of the piece). The body has engraved, on the one hand, a cross on a pedestal with a shroud hung from it, all within an engraved frame; On the other hand, with a frame similar to that mentioned, appear the letters "ihs" (cristogram of ancient origin, already used in the Early Christian, which gave rise to varied etymologies and was adopted as a seal by San Ignacio...
Category
16th Century European Renaissance Antique Religious Items
Materials
Silver
Early 19th Century Silver-Plated Putti On A Star-Shaped Lucite Base
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Early 19th Century silver plated putti on a modern star shaped Lucite base.
Category
Early 19th Century French Baroque Antique Religious Items
Materials
Silver
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.