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Religious Items For Sale
Antique Judaical 19th Century Sterling Silver Large Mezuzah with Prayer
Located in Doha, QA
This is an extremely rare and largely decorated late 19th century (ca 1890-1910) sterling silver hand crafted Mezuzah. It’s 14 cm long and in the middle medallion there are masterful...
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Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Religious Items
Materials
Silver
Collection of Nine Silver Sacred Heart Ex Voto Monogramed Antique Italy, 1900s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A collection of nine cute petite religious Ex Voto. I do not know what it is made of, thin and light filigree silver or silver plated metal. Each is handmade, embossed and then welde...
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Early 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Religious Items
Materials
Silver Plate, Sheet Metal
Early XIX° Century Italian 800 Silver Liturgical Chatolic Chalice
Located in VALENZA, IT
XIX ° Century Italian silver Liturgical Chatolic Chalice.
The Chalice, smooth and very balanced in its shapes, is in Empire style and is characterized by the classic palmette design ...
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1810s Italian Empire Antique Religious Items
Materials
Silver
Beautiful Framed Silver Sacred Heart Ex Voto Monogramed, Antique European, 1910s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Framed and donated in the 1970s this vintage ex voto is a real beautiful collectible. I do not know what it is made of, thin and light filigree silver or si...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Religious Items
Materials
Silver Plate, Sheet Metal
Beautiful Framed Silver Sacred Heart Ex Voto Monogramed, Antique European, 1910s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Framed and donated in the 1970s this antique ex voto is a real beautiful collectible. I do not know what it is made of, thin and light filigree silver ...
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Early 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Religious Items
Materials
Silver Plate, Sheet Metal
Beautiful Framed Silver Sacred Heart Ex Voto Monogramed, Antique European, 1910s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Framed and donated in the 1970s this antique ex voto is a real beautiful collectible. I do not know what it is made of, thin and light filigree silver ...
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Early 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Religious Items
Materials
Silver Plate, Sheet Metal
Antique Chinese Hand Painted Elm Ancestral Shrine
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Chinese Hand Painted Elm Ancestral Shrine
This hand carved and crafted Antique Chinese Hand Painted Elm Ancestral Shrine is used to place fruits and flowers offerings, usua...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Religious Items
Materials
Elm, Paint
Glossy Red Mid-century European Ceramic Cross Vermillion with Black Edge
Located in Chicago, IL
This mid-century modern wall cross represents the confluence of spiritual symbolism and the era's artistic innovation. Handcrafted by a European studio pottery artist, the piece feat...
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1950s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Religious Items
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Oak Gothic Church Bible / Book Stand with Open Carved Text Laus Sit Deo
Located in Lisse, NL
Unique church or monastery bible stand with perfectly hand carved Laus Sit Deo text.
This beautifully hand carved Gothic bible stand dates from c...
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Late 19th Century Dutch Gothic Revival Antique Religious Items
Materials
Oak
Crucifix Cross Cloisonné Art Deco Enamel Mounted Holy Water French, circa 1920
Located in Mimizan, FR
Crucifix Cross Cloisonné Enamel Mounted Holy Water French circa 19Z0.
All mounted on brass.
Will hang on the wall.
In good vintage condition with only very minor signs of age.
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Religious Items
Materials
Onyx, Enamel
Italian 17 Century Marble Panel with Madonna and Child
Located in Buisson, FR
Wonderful 17 century marble panel with a Madonna and child. Gorgeous period piece with great patina.
Italy circa 1650. Weathered and small losses.
Measurement include the wooden pe...
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17th Century Italian Antique Religious Items
Materials
Marble
Antique Polish Solid Silver Eastern Orthodox Cross or Crucifix
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique Eastern orthodox silver crucifix.
In (what we believe to be) .800 polish silver.
The crucifix with a wood grain in front of a stylize...
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Late 19th Century Polish Antique Religious Items
Materials
Silver
Rare and Important Italian White Marble Bust Sculpture of Jesus Christ, C. 1850
Located in New York, NY
Rare and important Italian white marble bust sculpture of Jesus Christ, C. 1850.
A truly exceptionally carved marble relief of Holy Jesus Christ. ...
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19th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Religious Items
Materials
Marble
17th Spanish Sculpture in Carved Silver Gild Wood Saint Michel, Castilia
Located in Valladolid, ES
One of a kind Baroque Spanish St Michel sculpture. A museum piece !!
The artistic imprint shows the typical Castilian traces in the conception and interpretation of the subject. This allows us to frame the attribution to a close circle of the stela left by Gregorio Fernández (1576-1636) in the very recognized Castilian circle.
The artist responsible for the creation of this magnificent carving has undoubtedly been trained in the footsteps of Fernández in the Castilian Baroque context. He powerfully remembers the Archangel San Miguel preserved in the reliquary of the Church of San Miguel de Valladolid; belonging to the first third of the seventeenth century.
Both carvings show great parallels in the spatial conception, in the configuration of the cloths...
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1680s Albanian Baroque Antique Religious Items
Materials
Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
Metal Patinated Ceramic Jesus Christ Memorabilia Figure, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Jesus Christ metal patinated ceramic statue.
Made Spain, circa 1950.
In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful patina.
Signed by M...
Category
1950s Spanish Modern Vintage Religious Items
Materials
Metal
18th Century French Carved Walnut Oratoire Prayer Kneeler Cabinet from Burgundy
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant antique fruit wood "Prie-Dieu" prayer kneeler was crafted in the wine region of Burgundy, France, circa 1780. The prayer chair with arched top over a stepped cornice, is dressed with a back panel decorated with a blessed crucifix. The cabinet features a slant front Bible stand with raised stop; lifting the top, it reveals inside storage usually used for bibles, rosaries, missals or other biblical items...
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Late 18th Century French Louis XIV Antique Religious Items
Materials
Bronze
Large 18th Century Wood Carved Statue of "Saint Francis of Assisi"
Located in Kastrup, DK
Rare and large 18th century carved religious figure that resembles St. Francis.
159 cm / 62.5 inch tall. Carved in one piece of Balayong wood....
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Mid-18th Century Philippine Baroque Antique Religious Items
Materials
Wood
Rare and Important Italian Alabaster Bust Sculpture of Jesus Christ, C. 1860
Located in New York, NY
A rare and important Italian alabaster bust sculpture of Jesus Christ, C. 1860
A modeled bust of Holy Christ wearing a crown of thorns, excep...
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19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Religious Items
Materials
Alabaster
Print of Basilica of Santa Margherita Near Tuscan Town of Cortona, Italy, c.1800
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Veduta della Chiesa di S. Magherita'.
View of the Basilica of Santa Margherita, a Neo-gothic style, Roman Catholic church, located just outside the Tuscan t...
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Early 1800s Antique Religious Items
Materials
Paper
Very Old Original Antique Engraving of a Print of the Triumph of Venus, 1608
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Proh quanta potentatia regni est Venus'. Print of the Triumph of Venus. This print originates from 'Amorum Emblemata', this work includes engravings of Cupids encountering the various trials of Love. The emblematic illustrations include verses in Latin, Dutch and French.
Artists and Engravers: Otto van Veen...
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Early 1600s Antique Religious Items
Materials
Paper
Rare Early 19th Century French Vampire Stone Boss Fragment
Located in London, GB
Rare early 19th century stone boss
We are proud to offer one of the most unusual examples of a European hand carved stone boss. In the form of a vampire / grotesque. The paint is c...
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1820s French Gothic Antique Religious Items
Materials
Stone
Memento Mori Bronze Statue of a Human Skull
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Beautiful detailed bronze cast of a human skull. Can serve as table statue on a metal stand or as a paper weight.
Category
1990s American Religious Items
Materials
Bronze
Original Antique Print of Rama and Hanuman fighting Ravana, 1672
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print, untitled.
This original antique print shows Rama and Hanuman fighting Ravana. Rama and Lakshmana shooting arrows at Ravana, while Hanuman jumps him from the air. D...
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1670s Antique Religious Items
Materials
Paper
18th Century Italian Baroque Reliquary
Located in Buisson, FR
Beautiful and detailed reliquary holder with its original gilding,
Italy, circa 1750. Weathered and small losses.
Category
18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Religious Items
Materials
Wood
Old Engraving of Eleazer Killing a War Elephant, Title in Six Languages, 1728
Located in Langweer, NL
Description: Antique print, titled: 'Eleazer's Bold Enterprize (…).' - This plate shows Eleazer killing a war elephant as was described in 1 Maccabees 6:42-47. The title of this prin...
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1720s Antique Religious Items
Materials
Paper
Large Nepalese Gilt Bronze Stupa, 16th/17th Century, Nepal
Located in Austin, TX
A spectacular large Nepalese stupa, of cast and repousse gilt bronze or copper alloy, 16th/17th century, Nepal.
The magnificent stupa of traditional form, featuring a stylized lotus base supporting a large dome. A square structure, called a harmika, sits upon the dome. Each side of the harmika featuring engraved Buddha Eyes, also called Wisdom Eyes. Torana rise above each of the four sides.
A tall spire, known as a yasti, rises from the squareharmika. Attached to the yasti are a set of thirteen graduated discs, known as chatras, giving the spire a tapered form. The chatras represent Bhumi, or the foundations that support the path to enlightenment.
The spire is topped by another stylized lotus platform with a rising square pillar topped...
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17th Century Nepalese Antique Religious Items
Materials
Rock Crystal, Bronze, Copper
Late 18th Century Ukrainian Silver Spice Tower
Located in New York, NY
Handmade silver and silver filigree spice tower, Ukraine, Lemberg (Lvov), circa 1780.
On solid square base. Made entirely of hand spun filigree. With four small flags decorating main...
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Late 18th Century Ukrainian Antique Religious Items
Materials
Silver
18th Century Spanish Carved Stone Relief with Date and Religious Inscriptions
Located in Marbella, ES
18thy century Spanish carved stone relief with date and religious inscriptions.
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Mid-18th Century European Antique Religious Items
Materials
Stone
20th Century "The Last Supper" Metal Relief
Located in Miami, FL
"The Last Supper" metal relief.
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Early 20th Century European Neoclassical Religious Items
Materials
Metal
18th Century German Silver Hanukkah Lamp Menorah by Rötger 'Rudiger' Herfurth
Located in New York, NY
Decorated with Rococo cartouche enclosing a Menorah, the center tooled in a checker pattern by crowned double-headed eagle, supported by four rampant lions, has servant light.
Made i...
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Mid-18th Century German Antique Religious Items
Materials
Silver
19th Century Italian Gilded Holy Water Font with Putti Angel Saints and Shell
Located in Milan, IT
From Italy a stunning gilt bronze holy water font dating back to the first half of 19th century. An ormolu group sculpture depicting an unusual ...
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Mid-19th Century European Neoclassical Antique Religious Items
Materials
Bronze
Late 19th Century Russian Empire Silver Spice Tower
Located in New York, NY
Handmade silver spice tower, Minsk, Russian Empire, 1878.
Beautifully engraved with eagle, ox, and lion amongst foliage, the spice box has a hinged door shaped as a bird, resting on...
Category
1870s Russian Antique Religious Items
Materials
Silver
Pair of Sterling Silver Tefillin Boxes, Birmingham, England, 1935
Located in New York, NY
Handmade sterling silver Tefillin boxes, Birmingham, England, 1935.
Square boxes with hinged bases that open and close.
Hebrew inscription on the top of the boxes: Shin Yud = Shell Yad, Shin Resh = Shel Rosh.
Marked on the sides with English silver hallmarks...
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1930s English Vintage Religious Items
Materials
Silver
16th Century Germanic Parcel-Gilt Silver Filigree Spice Container
Located in New York, NY
Ball shaped, separating into two halves, the central detachable band chased with a crown flanked by Hebrew blessing of spices on a zig-zag ground, between applied ropework bands, on ...
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16th Century German Renaissance Antique Religious Items
Materials
Silver
Rare Antique & Stylish Gothic Revival Brass Lantern with Cathedral Glass Windows
Located in Lisse, NL
All handcrafted, hexagonal bronze and brass Gothic light fixture.
If you are a collector of rare and ancient looking Gothic antiques then this go...
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Mid-19th Century European Gothic Revival Antique Religious Items
Materials
Bronze, Brass
Late 19th Century German Silver Havdalah Candleholder
Located in New York, NY
Silver candle holder for the Havdalah service, Germany, circa 1890.
On round domed decorated base with three silver lions flaking at the candle side supports.
The three candle side s...
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Late 19th Century German Antique Religious Items
Materials
Silver
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
Materials
Giltwood
18th Century Habsburg Empire Parcel-Gilt Silver Filigree Spice Tower
Located in New York, NY
Silver filigree spice tower, Lemberg, Habsburg Empire, circa 1770.
Resting on four gilded ball-and-claw feet, this tall tower (13.5 inches in height), is one of a group of similarly...
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Mid-18th Century Ukrainian Antique Religious Items
Materials
Silver
19th Century North African Calligraphy Leaves, Set of Five, Double Sided
Located in Stamford, CT
Five leaves from a North African manuscript, probably on law or religion, 19th century.
These are really cool, even the damaged edging adds something, making them unique abstract ...
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Mid-19th Century Egyptian Islamic Antique Religious Items
Materials
Paper
Pair of 18th Century Italian Altar Ornaments in Gold Silver Mecca Giltwood
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful pair of carved Italian church altar palm holders in mecca silver leaf from the last quarter of the 18th century and in the Luise XVI manner. Each palm holders measures 13.38 inches high 12 inches wide and 6 inches deep. They are gilded with the antique technique of "Mecca". A 17th century gilding technique of coloring the actual silver leaf with a gold varnish (Mecca) that makes it appear as gold leaf. As they were used in a church altar, the backs were never seen. Therefore, they are only gilded on the front. The use of these objects took place in the ecclesiastical sphere. These were sacred objects placed on the altars. Due to their beautiful craftsmanship and beauty, these palm holders are collected and used as decorative objects. Since ancient times the palm tree was a symbol of victory. With the spread of Christianity, the Church adopted the victory symbol of the palm frond as an attribution of the martyrs and the triumph of Jesus Christ over death. Additionally, the olive tree also appears in early Christian art...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Louis XVI Antique Religious Items
Materials
Wood
Pair of Large 18th Century Italian Carved Wood and Parcel-Gilt Altar Ornaments
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful pair of carved Italian church altar ornaments in gilt mecca silver leaf from the last quarter of the 18th century and in the Luise XVI...
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Early 18th Century Italian Louis XV Antique Religious Items
Materials
Wood
Pair of 18th Century Italian Church Altar Giltwood Palm Frond Holders
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful pair of Italian parcel-gilt palm frond holders form the last quarter of the 18th century and in the Louise XVI manner. Each palm holders measures: 14.17 inches high, 14.56 inches wide and 7.87 inches deep. As they were used in a church altar, the backs were never seen. Therefore, they are only gilded on the front. The use of these objects took place in the ecclesiastical sphere. These were sacred objects placed on the altars. Due to their beautiful craftsmanship and beauty, these palm holders are collected and used as decorative objects. Since ancient times the palm tree was a symbol of victory. With the spread of Christianity, the Church adopted the victory symbol of the palm frond as an attribution of the martyrs and the triumph of Jesus Christ over death. Additionally, the olive tree also appears in early Christian art...
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Late 18th Century Italian Louis XVI Antique Religious Items
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
Post World War II Green Gazed Earthenware Passover Seder Plate
Located in New York, NY
Green glazed earthenware Passover Seder plate made by Jewish DPs in the Föhrenwald displaced persons camp.
Decorated on the rim of the plate is a ...
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1940s German Vintage Religious Items
Materials
Ceramic
18th Century Spanish Andalusian Giltwood St Joseph with the Infant Sculpture
Located in Marbella, ES
18th century Spanish Andalusian giltwood painted St. Joseph with Baby Jesus figure sculpture.
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18th Century Spanish Antique Religious Items
Materials
Wood
Antique, Large and Hand-Carved French Wall Crucifix / Jesus Christ on the Cross
Located in Lisse, NL
Large size sculpture and an impressive religious work of art.
Looking at Christ suffering like this, the crucifix (in our view) is a symbol of what 'telling people the truth' can le...
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Late 19th Century French Gothic Antique Religious Items
Materials
Wood
Enamel Gold and Rock Crystal Figure of Emperor Maximilian I by Reinhold Vasters
Located in New York, NY
A rare enamel, gold and rock crystal figure of Emperor Maximilian I by Reinhold Vasters, Aachen,
In the Renaissance style, circa 1870.
The g...
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Late 19th Century German Renaissance Antique Religious Items
Materials
Rock Crystal, Gold, Enamel
Italian 17th Century Santos Sculpture in Wood
Located in Atlanta, GA
Italian 17h century sculpture of a Santos in carved wood - resting on his steel display stand, circa 1680.
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17th Century Italian Antique Religious Items
Materials
Wood
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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