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Baroque Period, Italian, Marble Tabernacle
Located in Newport Beach, CA
Fabulous, hand-carved and veneered, 1700's, solid marble tabernacle from an Italian church altar. The scrolling, side pillars are surmounted by a ...
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Early 18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Religious Items

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Marble

Nepalese Carved and Painted Buddhist Manuscript Cover, 15th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A fine and unusual wooden book or manuscript cover with a carved exterior and painted interior, 15th century, Nepal. The exterior of the manuscript cover exuberantly carved with ...
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15th Century and Earlier Nepalese Tibetan Antique Religious Items

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Wood

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...
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19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Religious Items

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Wood

18th Century Italian Cross with Kyanite, Calcite Crystals, and Baroque Pearls
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian crucifix with gold-plated kyanite, calcite crystals in matrix, and baroque pearls. The crucifix is originally from a church in Liguria. It is hand-carved and pai...
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18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Religious Items

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Rock Crystal, Gold Plate, Gold Leaf

Bronze Pax or Pax Board, 16th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Paper holder bronze, 16th century. Bronze paper holder with a flat curved handle on the back that features a relief decoration organized in the front through an architectural composition with a classical influence usual in the Renaissance. Under the columns on the sides there are two heraldic shields (without bonnet, laces with tassels on three levels) with a Latin cross in the middle zone; the center shows a birth of Christ under a winged dome with heads of winged angels in the corners; at the top and under a semi-circular arch, the bust of Saint Dominic...
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16th Century Spanish Renaissance Antique Religious Items

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Bronze

20th Century Italian Silver Portal "Marriage of the Virgin"
Located in VALENZA, IT
Portal in chiseled solid silver depicting the "Marriage of the Virgin". The Marriage of the Virgin is an oil painting on wood (170 × 117 cm) by ...
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1990s Italian Renaissance Religious Items

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Silver

Mid-19th Century Spanish Saint Painted Wooden Figurative Sculpture
Located in Marbella, ES
Mid-19th century Spanish painted polychrome figurative sculpture of a saint.
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Mid-19th Century Spanish Antique Religious Items

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Wood

Extra Large and Museum Quality Gothic Art Bracket Shelf Corbel w Angel Sculpture
Located in Lisse, NL
Amazingly hand carved church wall bracket with a winged angel sculpture. This stunning and all handcrafted, Gothic Revival wall bracket has the mo...
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Mid-19th Century European Renaissance Antique Religious Items

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Oak

Italian School, 18th Century The Good Samaritan, Unsigned
Located in Virum, DK
The good Samaritan. Unsigned. Oil on canvas. Measures: 80 x 100 cm. Provenance: Former chief curator at The Royal Collection of Prints and Drawings a...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Religious Items

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Canvas

Modern Artist Made Signed Crusifix, Russian, Bent Copper and Wood after Heifetz
Located in Buffalo, NY
Wonderful modernist sculpture, artist made, signed Crusifix, Russian, bent copper and wood, Reminiscent of sculptural designs by Heifetz, amazing quality, Retains original plaque wit...
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1950s Russian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Religious Items

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Copper

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 ...
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Mid-20th Century Israeli Religious Items

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Brass

Late 19th Century Austro-Hungarian Silver Yom Kippur Belt Buckle
Located in New York, NY
Handmade silver Yom Kippur belt buckle, Austro-Hungarian Empire, circa 1870. Repoussé with Lions of Judah flanking a crowned cartouche whose interior reads ...
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19th Century Austrian Antique Religious Items

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Silver

Devotional Pendant, Saint James the Great, Bronze, Spain, 17th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Devotional medal, Santiago Apóstol. Ormolu, 17th century. Openwork devotional medal with the image of Santiago Apóstol in the center, on a pedestal and holding a staff and a book, surrounded by a crown of leaves knotted with two loops above and below. Copies similar to the present one are found in the Museum of Pilgrimages in Santiago de Compostela...
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17th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Religious Items

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Bronze

Late 19th Century Russian Silver Torah Pointer
Located in New York, NY
Handmade silver Torah pointer, Russia, circa 1880. The handle is made with a knob shape interval engraved with floral ornaments. The reading end is shaped as a hand with a pointing index finger. A suspension loop is connected to the top of upper section of the pointer. Marked with Russian silver hallmarks...
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Late 19th Century German Antique Religious Items

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Silver

Early 20th Century Austrian Wooden Charity Box
Located in New York, NY
Judaica Charity box, made in Austria, circa 1920. Printed with a scene of the Western Wall, inscribed in Hebrew “Land of Israel / Western Wall / Rabbi Meir...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Religious Items

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Wood

Gilt Bronze Antique Church Altar Candlestick w Angel Sculptures by Edmond Lesage
Located in Lisse, NL
Stunning and heavy bronze. church altar candlestick by goldsmith Ed. Lesage of Paris, France. Unfortunately we don't know enough about Christian symbolism to be able to explain the ...
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19th Century French Antique Religious Items

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Bronze

Late 19th Century North-African Silver Torah Pointer
Located in New York, NY
Handmade gilt silver Torah pointer (Yad), probably Morocco, circa 1880. Engraved in Hebrew: "For the soul of the virgin Tova daughter of Erza Asher. Every item in Menorah Galleries...
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Late 19th Century African Antique Religious Items

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Silver

Lama Tsongkhapa, Tibet, 18th Century
Located in Chorzów, PL
Lama Tsongkhapa, Tibet, 18th century Lama Tsongkhapa was a Tibetan Buddhist reformer and scholar, founder of the Gelug school. Measures: Gilding / brass, 33 x 25.5 x 18.5 cm.
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1750s Tibetan Other Antique Religious Items

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Brass

Early 18th Century Portuguese Carved Giltwood Church Torchère, Candleholder
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
Tall early 18th century Portuguese gilt oak church torchère with deep foliate carvings on a tripod base. This torchère can easily be converted into a ...
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Early 18th Century Portuguese Baroque Antique Religious Items

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Giltwood

Set of 57 Bellarminus Biblical Sunday School Posters in Canvas Pouches, 1950
Located in Haarlem, NL
A unique set of 57 educational bible school posters printed on canvas for Sunday School. This set from Bellarminus came from a church in the south of Hol...
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Mid-20th Century Dutch Religious Items

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Fabric, Wood

Early 19th Century Polish Silver Kiddus Goblet
Located in New York, NY
Handmade silver Kiddush goblet, Poland, circa 1820. Large upper portion engraved with curtain decoration, set on a knobbed stem with skirt decoration on a round stylized base. Clearl...
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Early 19th Century Polish Antique Religious Items

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Silver

Immortal He Xiangu Painting on Canvas, China, 19th Century Asian Art
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Chinese painting depicting He Xiangu reproduced three times but with a different attribute: up a lotus flower, bottom left a fly hunt and bottom right again the lotus flower, each time surrounded by disciple the one praying right, the one on the left seems to bring him a bowl. Pigments on linen or hemp, 19th century. He Xiangu or Ho Hsien-ku, "Immortal Demoiselle He," is an immortal Taoist, a member of the group of Eight Immortals. She is represented holding in her hand a lotus symbolizing spiritual fulfillment, and sometimes also a sheng, a peach of immortality, a wooden ladle...
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19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Religious Items

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Canvas

Small Size Antique Handcrafted and Carved Pine and Oak Home Wall Christ Crucifix
Located in Lisse, NL
Another finely detailed early 1900s carved crucifix and corpus of Christ. This sacred and religious work of art is a hand-carved out of pinewood Christ mounted on an oak cross and t...
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Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Religious Items

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Oak, Pine

19th Century Greek Brass Hanukkah Lamp Menorah
Located in New York, NY
Brass Hanukkah Lamp, Salonika, Greece, 19th century. Openwork backplate with scrolled branches; three stylized flowers support central triangular c...
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Mid-19th Century Greek Antique Religious Items

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Brass

1910 Study for "The Large white crowd", Heinrich August Emil Dohm, Denmark
Located in Virum, DK
Study for “Den store hvide flok” (The large white crowd). Signed and dated H. Dohm 1910. Chalk and oil on paper laid on canvas. Heinrich Dohm was a ce...
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1910s Danish Vintage Religious Items

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Paint

Gothic Period Carved Stone Statue of Saint Nicholas
Located in Atlanta, GA
A wonderful Gothic period hand carved stone statue of Saint Nicholas from the Avignon area of France. The now headless Saint Nicholas holds his staff an...
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16th Century French Antique Religious Items

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Stone

Bronze Aspergillum, 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Hyssop. Bronze, 18th century. Swab made of bronze, forming the usual circular part, followed by a shaft decorated with moldings, which separate a tubular part from another with a b...
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18th Century European Neoclassical Antique Religious Items

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Bronze

Antique Religion Print of Joseph Sold into Slavery (1913)
Located in Langweer, NL
Large antique print of Joseph Sold into Slavery. Published by Mosella-Verlag, 1913. This print originates from a series titled 'Kathol. Schulbibelwerk von ...
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Early 20th Century Religious Items

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Paper

Early 20th Century Pair of Carved Tamarind Wood Buddha Candleholders
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
Early 20th century set of two hand carved tamarind wood laughing Buddha candleholders. Measures: Height 15" (38 cm).    
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Early 20th Century Chinese Religious Items

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Wood

Sculptural 18th Century Chalice with Calcite Crystals in Sphalerite on Lucite
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Sculptural 18th century Italian wood chalice decorated with calcite crystals in sphalerite on a Lucite base. The hand carved and painted chalice is from a...
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18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Religious Items

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Rock Crystal

AL Malaikah Vintage Iconic Masonic Shriner Burgundy Wool Fez Hat in Original Box
Located in North Hollywood, CA
AL Malaikah vintage Masonic Shriner iconic burgundy wool Fez hat with original box. Al Malaikah, legion of Honor vintage fez hat from the Los Angeles ...
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1970s American Moorish Vintage Religious Items

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Wool

Figurine of the Deity Green Tara, Tibet, 18th Century
Located in Chorzów, PL
Figurine of the deity Green Tara, Tibet, 18th century In Tibetan Buddhism, she is a female bodhisattva, the personification of mercy and empathy. G...
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1750s Tibetan Other Antique Religious Items

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Brass

Mid-19th Century Spanish Saint Painted Wooden Figurative Sculpture
Located in Marbella, ES
Mid-19th century Spanish painted polychrome figurative sculpture of a saint. Needs restoration.
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Mid-19th Century Spanish Antique Religious Items

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Wood

Frame with Vellum Painting, 17th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Carved and gilded frame with painting on vellum, "Virgin of the Rosary with Santo Domingo de Guzmán and Santa Catalina of Siena", 17th century. Registration in the back zone (Mr. Jos...
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17th Century European Baroque Antique Religious Items

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Leather, Wood, Paint

19th Century Needlepoint Tallit Bag, Jerualem
Located in New York, NY
An Intricate Jerusalem Textile, made in Jerusalem, 1886. Double-sided large pouch. Wool thread embroidered on cotton net. One side has a lion and stag holding flags reading “Jerusale...
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1880s Israeli Antique Religious Items

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Textile

Mid-18th Century Dutch Brass Hanukkah Lamp Menorah
Located in New York, NY
Handmade silver plated brass Hanukkah Lamp, the Netherlands, circa 1750. On four legs in bench form. Fronted with covered oil container, each oil section with hand wrought wick holder. Backplate hammered with reflective panel. Every item in Menorah Galleries...
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Mid-18th Century Dutch Antique Religious Items

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Brass

Indian 18th Century Islamic Bronze Flag
Located in London, GB
Indian 18th century Islamic bronze flag Indian, 18th century Measures: Height 54cm, width 20cm, depth 16cm This bronze flag, or alam, was produced ...
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18th Century Indian Antique Religious Items

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Bronze

19th Century Carved Indian Carnival God Figure, Polychrome Paint on Stand
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Interesting 19th century carved figure with polychrome decoration. Unique coloration and dance position with arm raised. Considerable losses consistent with age, but flaking seems ...
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19th Century Indian Primitive Antique Religious Items

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Wood, Paint

20th Century Italian Solid Silver Holy Water Stoup with Tap
Located in VALENZA, IT
Holy water stoup in 800 solid silver. Made entirely by hand, embossed and chiseled with leaves and pods motif. The lid is removable to allow water to ...
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1970s Italian Other Vintage Religious Items

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Silver

18th Century French Statue in Terracotta
Located in Dallas, TX
18th century French terracotta statue with Madonna and child.
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18th Century French Renaissance Antique Religious Items

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Terracotta

Mid-19th Century Spanish Saint Painted Wooden Figurative Sculpture
Located in Marbella, ES
Mid-19th century Spanish painted polychrome figurative sculpture of a saint.
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Mid-19th Century Spanish Antique Religious Items

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Wood

Travel Haltar
Located in San Cristobal de Las Casas, Chiapas
Travel altar with eight paintings depicting Saint Augustine, the Immaculate Virgin, Saint Anthony with a child, Saint Louis Gonzalez in Santo Domingo, the...
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17th Century Mexican American Colonial Antique Religious Items

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Wood

Early 18th Century, Italian Santos Figure
Located in Newport Beach, CA
Hand-painted, parcel-gilt, wood statue of the Virgin Mary mounted on a circa 1725, old-wood base.
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1720s Italian Antique Religious Items

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Paint, Wood

Antique 18th Century Gilt Gothic Art Carved Wood Angel Sculpture Candlestick
Located in Lisse, NL
Beautiful and sizeable Church altar candelabra in the form of a winged Angel. This hand-carved Church altar piece is carved out of wood and the gilt finishing gives this piece it's ...
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Mid-18th Century Dutch Gothic Antique Religious Items

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Wood

18th Century German Pewter Purim Plate
Located in New York, NY
Pewter Purim dish, Germany, late 18th century. The outer rim has wriggle-work engraving stating “and of sending portions one to another and gifts to the poor” (Esther 9:22). Interspersed between some of the words are depictions of foliage and flowers. Large decorative star in which the very center has three interlocking fish. This dish was used for the custom of sending gifts of food to friends or neighbors during Purim. In Central Europe, nuts and candied or dried fruit were the usual treats extended. The astrological symbol of the month of Adar, in which Purim falls out on, are fish, which is why that is featured in the center. 18th century pewter Purim dishes are much more scarce than 18th century pewter Passover...
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Mid-18th Century German Antique Religious Items

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Pewter

Exceptional 17th Century Carved Wooden Statue of Saint Micheal
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Exceptional 17th century carved wooden statue of Saint Micheal, European probably from a church or rectory. Naturally patinated and ori...
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17th Century European Baroque Antique Religious Items

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Hardwood

Early 19th Century Polish Brass Hanukkah Lamp Menorah
Located in New York, NY
Brass Hanukkah lamp Menorah, Poland, circa 1810. Cast in Bench form, on four feet. The backplate is cast and pierced featuring scrollwork. This lamp was made by the technique known as "sand casting". This process begins with a wooden mold that was carved out to create negative space, which in turn is used to make the inverse form or shape to be used for the casting of metal. The mold is pressed into fine sand mixed with clay, then removed, and molten brass poured into the impression. When a mold wears out, a casting from that mold is often used as the mold for the next generation. Those later lamps...
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Early 19th Century Polish Antique Religious Items

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Brass

Antique Italian Hand Painted Religious Porcelain Panel with Carved Wood Frame
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique hand painted porcelain panel is unsigned but was done in Italy in circa 1890 in the Roccoco style. The hand painted porcelain disc of La Madonna della Sedia, after Rafae...
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Late 19th Century Italian Rococo Revival Antique Religious Items

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Porcelain, Wood

Unusual 20th Century Kachina "style" Doll of a Navajo Figure with Large Hands
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Painted cottonwood Kachina "style" doll depicting a Navajo, circa 1940s. It is in good condition, with bright color. Kachina dolls were usually created to teach Hopi children the var...
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1940s American Native American Vintage Religious Items

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Wood

Very Rare 19th Century Italian Trompe L'oeil Panels
Located in London, GB
19th century Italian trompe l'oeil panels We are proud to offer a spectacular pair of highly decorative 19th century Italian trompe l'oeil panels, each depicting an architectural b...
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1850s Italian Early Victorian Antique Religious Items

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Wrought Iron

19th Century Libyan Wooden Torah Finials
Located in New York, NY
Pair of wooden Torah finials, Libya, 19th century. Hand carved and decorated with red, green and gold paint. Fine and rare example of wooden Torah orna...
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Mid-19th Century Libyan Antique Religious Items

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Giltwood

Impressive Gothic Revival Sizable Antique French Gilt Bronze Chimera Candlestick
Located in Lisse, NL
Stunning 19th century bronze and brass church altar candle holder. This rare and decorative Gothic Style candlestick is both a joy to look at and practical to use. This altar piece has a tripod base of sculpted, gilt bronze chimeras...
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Late 19th Century French Gothic Revival Antique Religious Items

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Brass, Bronze

18th Century Italian Carved Santo Boy Sculpture Icon
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Large 18th century Italian carved Santo figural icon sculpture depicting a boy with arms raised dressed in a blue parcel-gilt outfit with boots. Heavily aged and distressed polychrom...
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18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Religious Items

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Wood, Glass, Giltwood, Lacquer

Antique Religious Print 'No. 3' Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary circa 1840
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled ‘Histoire Sainte, Nouveau Testament, Visitation de la Sainte Vierge.’ This plate shows a scene from the New Testament; The Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary...
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Mid-19th Century Antique Religious Items

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Paper

15th Century Spanish Gothic Virgin and Child Polychrome Wooden Sculpture
Located in Marbella, ES
15th century Spanish Gothic Virgin and child polychrome figurative wooden sculpture.
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15th Century and Earlier Antique Religious Items

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Wood

17th Century Tuscany Metal Wood Tabernacle in Antonio da Sangallo Style, Italy
By Antonio da Sangallo il Giovane
Located in Sofia, BG
Beautiful authentic Italian metal and wood portable tabernacle in style of Antonio da Sangallo the Younger. A civil and military architect, Antonio da Sangallo the Younger was tr...
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1690s Italian Renaissance Antique Religious Items

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Metal

18th Century Spanish Pair of Giltwood Cherubs
Located in Marbella, ES
18th century Spanish pair of giltwood cherubs.
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18th Century Spanish Antique Religious Items

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Gold

Christ Crown of Thorns Medallion Limoges Porcelaine, French, circa 1930
Located in Labrit, Landes
Medallion Limoges Porcelaine, Christ Crown of Thorns, French, circa 1930 Signed Charles et Serpaut This kind of Porcelaine is called "porcelaine biscuit" Very good condition. ...
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Mid-20th Century French Belle Époque Religious Items

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Bronze

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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