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Religious Items For Sale
A Purim Grogger by Jacobs late 20th Century
Located in New York, NY
A Purim Grogger by Jacobs, made in the late 20th Century.
Grogger (noisemaker) is shaped in the figure of a red and blue clown with his arms and legs outstretched and connected to t...
Category
Late 20th Century Israeli Modern Religious Items
Materials
Metal
$1,200 Sale Price
27% Off
Early 20th Century Shabbat Table Cover from Jerusalem
Located in New York, NY
Folk Art Shabbat table cover, Jerusalem, circa 1900.
Embroidered at the four corners with the holy places for Jews in Israel, and with the wailing wall at the center.
The Hebrew rectangular text is a traditional song sung by Jews every Friday night upon returning home from synagogue prayer. It signals the arrival of the Jewish Sabbath, welcoming the angels who accompany a person home on the eve of the Sabbath.
The words to the song translate as follows:
Peace be with you, ministering angels, messengers of the Most High,
Messengers of the King of Kings, the Holy One, Blessed be He.
Come in peace, messengers of peace, messengers of the Most High,
Messengers of the King of Kings, the Holy One, Blessed be He.
Bless me with peace, messengers of peace, messengers of the Most High,
Messengers of the King of Kings, the Holy One, Blessed be He.
Go in peace, messengers of peace, messengers of the Most High,
Messengers of the King of Kings, the Holy One, Blessed be He.
The Hebrew text around the Wailing Wall scene...
Category
Early 20th Century Israeli Religious Items
Materials
Textile
$5,655 Sale Price
35% 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
Brutalist Handmade Christ made of steel and bronze details
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1970. We offer this Brutalist Handmade Christ made of steel and bronze details. Fantastic patina and great vintage conditions.
Category
1970s North American Brutalist Vintage Religious Items
Materials
Brass, Iron
Kneeler from 1600 in first patina
Located in Cesena, FC
Kneeler from the original 1600s, in cherry wood.
Kneeler from the 1600s in first patina, with twisted columns; table tops can be opened with original hardware.
Very nice shelf feet ...
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Religious Items
Materials
Cherry
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
Mid-18th Century English Silver Kiddush Cup
Located in New York, NY
Engraved in Hebrew “I will raise the cup of deliverance, and I shall invoke the Name of G-d” (Psalms 116:13). To signify where the beginning and end of this verse is, an eight-pointe...
Category
Mid-18th Century English Antique Religious Items
Materials
Silver
$5,760 Sale Price
20% Off
18th c. Spanish Santos
Located in Dallas, TX
Hand Carved Santos in original condition. Beautiful old Patina.
Category
16th Century Spanish Antique Religious Items
Materials
Wood
$6,127
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
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
17th Century European Justitia Wooden Sculpture Standing on Gold Gilded Pedestal
Located in Marbella, ES
17th century "Justitia" hand carved wooden painted sculpture standing on a gold gilded baroque pedestal. Missing pieces.
Dimensions: 67 cm tall with pedestal.
Category
17th Century European Antique Religious Items
Materials
Gold Leaf
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
Alms Box Decorative Wall-Mounted Element, Lacquered in Faux Marble
Located in Cesena, FC
Alms box
Decorative wall-mounted element, in lacquered poplar with faux marble finish, with carved cartouche concealing a drawer for 'alms.
Early 700' epo...
Category
Early 1700s Italian Antique Religious Items
Materials
Poplar
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
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
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
18th Century Spanish Santos
Located in Dallas, TX
Hand carved Santos in original condition. Beautiful old patina.
Category
16th Century Spanish Antique Religious Items
Materials
Wood
A Pair of Carved Wood, Mother of Pearl and Silver Atzei Chaim , Poland 1901
Located in New York, NY
A Beautiful Pair of Carved Wood, Mother of Pearl and Silver Atzei Chaim, made in Poland in 1901.
This Lovely Pair of Atzei Chaim is one of the relics with which Torah Scrolls were a...
Category
Early 1900s Polish Antique Religious Items
Materials
Silver
$6,000 Sale Price
20% 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
Early 20th Century North African Brass Hanukkah Lamp Menorah
Located in New York, NY
The hanging back-walled Hanukkah Lamp is made of brass and consists of a row of oil containers, a back and sides wall, and a hanger. A row of eight rectangular spouted oil containers is attached to the back and side walls. The pointed arch openwork back wall is flanked by two hand shaped (Hamsa) finials and is divided into two parts. The rectangular lower part is composed of a row of eight architectural arches in Islamic gate (Michreb) design. The triangular upper part bears a floral decoration. The side walls are composed of an Islamic arch...
Category
Early 20th Century Algerian Religious Items
Materials
Brass
$3,360 Sale Price
20% Off
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
$1,600 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century Wooden Recliner with Door and Drawer
Located in Marbella, ES
19th Century Wooden recliner with door and drawer.
Category
Late 20th Century Religious Items
Materials
Wood
A Metal Israeli Kotel Charity Container, 1910
Located in New York, NY
A Rare Metal Israeli Kotel charity container for Rabbi Meir Baal Haness from 1910 tied to Jewish religious and charitable traditions.
Rabbi Meir Baal Haness, also known as Rabbi M...
Category
1910s Israeli Vintage Religious Items
Materials
Metal
$2,000 Sale Price
20% Off
A Woman's Cloak, Uzbekistan, Late 19th century
Located in New York, NY
A Luxurious Woman's Cloak made in Uzbekistan in the Late 19th century
This garment, known as a chyrpy or faranji, is a traditional overgarment worn in public by women in Central Asi...
Category
Late 19th Century Uzbek Antique Religious Items
Materials
Cotton, Silk
$5,200 Sale Price
20% 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
An Olivewood Dreidel, Jerusalem Circa 1920
Located in New York, NY
An Olivewood Dreidel made for the Kollel Shomrei HaChomot in Jerusalem Circa 1920.
Kollel Shomrei HaChomot is a financial charity institute set up to support the community of Hungar...
Category
1920s Israeli Vintage Religious Items
Materials
Wood, Olive
$1,120 Sale Price / item
20% Off
A Tin Charity Container, Belgium Early 20th Century
Located in New York, NY
A tin charity container for Kollel Shomrei HaChomot in Belgium from the early 20th century was used to collect donations for this religious institution comprising several schools, an...
Category
Early 20th Century Belgian Religious Items
Materials
Tin
$1,200 Sale Price
20% Off
An Olivewood Dreidel, Jerusalem Circa 1950
Located in New York, NY
A Lovely Olivewood Dreidel made in Jerusalem Circa 1950.
Dreidel is made classically; it is carved almost entirely of olivewood with an applied cylindrical handle at the center of t...
Category
1950s Israeli Vintage Religious Items
Materials
Wood, Olive
$1,040 Sale Price
20% Off
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 Iron Shabbat Candle Holder by David Palombo
Located in New York, NY
Iron Shabbat candle holder crafted in brutalist style by David Palombo. Made for two candles, each of the holders is decorated with petals-like s...
Category
Mid-20th Century Israeli Brutalist Religious Items
Materials
Iron
$1,400 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-18th Century Italian Bronze Hanukkah Lamp Menorah
Located in New York, NY
Rare bronze Hanukkah lamp Menorah, Italy, circa 1750.
On round decorated base with baluster shape stem.
The upper portion constructed with eight semicircle arms support eight oil f...
Category
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Religious Items
Materials
Bronze
$5,338 Sale Price
29% Off
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
$636 Sale Price
48% Off
Late 20th Century American Studio Craft Carved Wood Menorah by, Charlie B. Cobb
Located in Englewood, NJ
A Late 20th century American studio craft carved wood and brass menorah by, Charles B. Cobb decorated with nine brass sleeves set into the carved organic wood formed menorah. The men...
Category
Late 20th Century American Organic Modern Religious Items
Materials
Wood
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
A Pair of Carved Olivewood, Bone and Mother of Pearl Atzei Chaim Jerusalem 1913
Located in New York, NY
A Stunning Pair of Carved Olivewood, Bone, and Mother of Pearl Atzei Chaim made in Jerusalem in 1913.
Atzei Chaim are made of beautifully hand-carved olivewood and inlaid mother of ...
Category
1910s Israeli Vintage Religious Items
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood, Olive
$7,600 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-20th Century Israeli Brass and Iron Memorial Candle by David Palombo
Located in New York, NY
Pierced brass cylinder and iron base form this beautiful Memorial candle, crafted in brutalist style by David Palombo. Reminiscent of the Pillar of Fire, which provides a scared elem...
Category
Mid-20th Century Israeli Brutalist Religious Items
Materials
Brass, Iron
$1,560 Sale Price
20% Off
17th Century Emaille de Limoges Plaquette, Depicting Maria Magdalena
Located in Esbeek, NL
Emaille de Limoges Plaquette, frame bronze with emaille.
Depicting Maria Magdalena,
17th century or earlier.
Category
Early 17th Century French Antique Religious Items
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
Arthur Secunda Acrylic Sculpture Title "Life" Signed, Numbered, 12/20
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful sculpture celebrating " Life" by the well known artist Arthur Second. This piece has a dedication under base as shown .Is signed and numbe...
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Religious Items
Materials
Acrylic
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
Antique Hand-Painted Wooden Angel & Harp Sculpture, 19th Century Religious Art
Located in Mortsel, BE
This exquisite antique hand-painted wooden sculpture of an angel playing a harp is a stunning example of 19th-century religious art. The angel is beautifully detailed, with a serene ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Unknown Antique Religious Items
Materials
Wood
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
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
20th Century Israeli Defense Forces Brass Hanukkah Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A brass Hanukkah lamp made by Israeli Defense soldiers features nine bullet and shell cartridges in form of candleholders. The bullet cartridges are screwed onto a shell cartridge, i...
Category
Late 20th Century Israeli Religious Items
Materials
Brass
$2,600 Sale Price
20% Off
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 “Jerusalem” in Hebrew, which flank a crowned Ten Commandments. Titled in Hebrew “Swift as a deer, strong as a lion” (Ethics of the Fathers 5:20). “Jerusalem” is seen in large lettering, atop a pair of birds and flowers. Top scene of the reverse side is titled “Mount of Olives”, amongst a plethora of olive trees, and a cluster of buildings is titled “Chulda the Prophetess”, (where her and others tombs reside). Main scene is titled “The Western Wall”, which features the wall and outer structures with turrets and Cyprus trees. The Hebrew date of “1886” is revealed on the bottom corners. This delicate textile, incredibly vibrant in color after 130 years of being created, is a masterful, exceedingly rare work of art produced in Jerusalem by an unknown woman --- likely quite young, a teenager --- as a gift to an unknown individual. Too complex to be a “tourist trinket”, as we know of one other similarly-made textile that is in the collection of the Israel Museum, and is dated 1876: see the book “Jewish Folk Art: From Biblical Days to Modern Times”, page 122. A clue to where perhaps this was made is in the depiction of the lion and stag holding flags, as they are identical to those featured on the crest of Moses Montefiore. In the 19th century, Montefiore gave enormous sums of money to purchase land for Jewish settlements and establish schools in Palestine. This textile most likely hailed from a school for girls funded by Montefiore, and was made as either a gift for Montefiore himself, or another wealthy donor. As to the actual purpose of this textile, since it is in the form of a large pouch, its intended purpose might have been to hold a tallit (prayer...
Category
1880s Israeli Antique Religious Items
Materials
Textile
$23,592 Sale Price
21% Off
18th Century German Silver Festival Kiddush Goblet
Located in New York, NY
Silver Kiddush Goblet, Hieronymus Mittnacht, Augsburg, Germany, 1763-1765.
Classic style tulip-form bowl with chased scalloped design motif with facete...
Category
1760s German Antique Religious Items
Materials
Silver
$6,800 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-20th Century Israeli Silver Kiddush Goblet by Moshe Smilovici
Located in New York, NY
Hand-hammered silver Kiddush goblet, Moshe Smilovici, Tel Aviv, Israel, circa 1950.
On round base engraved with leaves and tall stem. Upper wine section is engraved with the temple ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Israeli Religious Items
Materials
Silver
$980 Sale Price
20% Off
Early 20th Century Indian Brass Shabbat Hanging Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Brass Shabbat lamp, India, early 20th century.
A circular Shabbat lamp, with seven spaces for hanging small oil cups. The lamp is suspended with three rod...
Category
Early 20th Century Indian Religious Items
Materials
Brass
$8,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Early 20th Century French Silver Schnapps Cup
Located in New York, NY
Sterling silver Zionist Schnapps cup, France, circa 1920.
This shot cup is decorated with a Star of David enclosed in a wreath with a bow, and the word “Zion” in Hebrew. Marked with...
Category
Early 20th Century French Religious Items
Materials
Silver
$1,080 Sale Price
20% Off
Late 18th Century Earthenware Hanukkah Lamp, Djerba, Tunisia
Located in New York, NY
A rare, late 18th century earthenware Hanukkah lamp from Djerba, Tunisia. Rectangular in shape, the Hanukkah lamp is supported by two legs. The oil fonts take the form of eight small recesses, with pinched edges on one side for wicks. Apparently, a servant light (now missing) was placed in the upper part of the lamp.
This is a particularly rare and early specimen. In all likelihood, this model – undocumented in the literature – represents a missing link between the stone lamps used in North Africa and the more familiar earthenware lamps of Tunisia, which are generally glazed in a greenish hue (in similar fashion to the present lamp). But in the latter group, the oil fonts are elevated, that is, supported on top of small columns, and are similar in design to ancient earthenware...
Category
Late 18th Century Tunisian Primitive Antique Religious Items
Materials
Earthenware
$1,560 Sale Price
83% Off
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
Set of Six Large Brass Candleholders and a Crucifix, France, Early 20th Century
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Set of six large brass and tôle peinte candlesticks from a church, plus a crucifix.
Dimensions provided below are for the candlesticks.
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Religious Items
Materials
Metal
Statuette of the Virgin, South German circa 1600
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Statuette of the Virgin
South-German, circa 1600
sculpted wood
circa 1600
(right arm restored)
52 cm
Category
17th Century German Renaissance Antique Religious Items
Materials
Wood
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
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...
Category
Mid-18th Century Dutch Antique Religious Items
Materials
Brass
$6,216 Sale Price
20% Off
18th Century Continental Polychrome Terracotta Sculpture of the Kneeling Virgin
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A 17th-18th century continental painted terracotta sculpture of a kneeling Virgin in the manner of Angolo di Poli. This exquisite terracotta sculpture features a poignant depiction of the Virgin Mary. The red and blue clothes...
Category
Early 18th Century European Antique Religious Items
Materials
Terracotta
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
18th Century Oval Carved Wood Framed Bishop Portrait
Located in Ross, CA
Oval carved wood portrait of Casimir-Frédéric de Rathsamhausen-Wibolsheim (1698-1786). Known as Dom Léger, he was a Catholic cardinal at the Abbey of Murbarch in France's Rhine valley...
Category
Late 18th Century French French Provincial Antique Religious Items
Materials
Plaster, Wood
$2,520 Sale Price
20% Off
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
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.