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Religious Items For Sale
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An Olivewood Dreidel, Jerusalem Circa 1950
Located in New York, NY
A Lovely Olivewood Dreidel made in Jerusalem Circa 1950.
This special Olivewood dreidel is simply designed yet so aesthetically pleasing to behold and spin. The Dreidel is made enti...
Category
1950s Israeli Vintage Religious Items
Materials
Wood, Olive
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
Handcrafted Sterling Silver Kiddush Cup and Plate Set Signed Israel, 1980
Located in New York, NY
A stunning example of handcrafted Judaica, this sterling silver Kiddush cup and matching base were made in Israel in 1980 and are both signed by the artisan. Elegantly designed and r...
Category
Late 20th Century Israeli Modern Religious Items
Materials
Silver
Mid-20th Century Israeli Brutalist Iron Hanukkah Lamp by David Palombo
Located in New York, NY
A uniquely shaped Hanukkah lamp crafted in a brutalist style by David Palombo. Impressively massive, this Hanukkah lamp intimates playful motives, both animalistic and anatomical in ...
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Mid-20th Century Israeli Brutalist Religious Items
Materials
Iron
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...
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Mid-20th Century Israeli Brutalist Religious Items
Materials
Brass, Iron
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...
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1910s Israeli Vintage Religious Items
Materials
Metal
Israeli Silver Hanukkah Lamp by Arie Ofir, 1985
Located in New York, NY
Israeli silver hanukkah lamp by Arie Ofir features nine balls supported by a zig zag base. The stunning silver Hanukkah lamp is for use with oil and candle w...
Category
Late 20th Century Israeli Religious Items
Materials
Silver
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
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
A Turkish Or-A'Haïm National Israelite Hospital Charity Container, Circa 1930
Located in New York, NY
A charity container for the Turkish Or-A'Haïm National Israelite Hospital from circa 1930 is a historically significant artifact reflecting efforts to support healthcare and charitab...
Category
1930s Turkish Vintage Religious Items
Materials
Tin
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
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
18th Century Wooden Torah Pointer from Alsace
Located in New York, NY
Rare Alsace carved wooden Torah Pointer (YAD), 18th century.
The body of the pointer is engraved in its first part with a decoration of palmettes and stripes. It then continues with...
Category
Early 18th Century German Antique Religious Items
Materials
Walnut
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
Mid-20th Century Syrian Silver and Gold Mezuzah Case
Located in New York, NY
Handmade silver and gold mezuzah case. Made in a Damascened technique, the case is inlaid with silver and gold, to create a beautiful, primitively crafted...
Category
Mid-20th Century Syrian Islamic Religious Items
Materials
Gold, Silver
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
An Olivewood Etrog Container Jerusalem 20th Century
Located in New York, NY
A Very Rare Olivewood Etrog Container Hand Carved in Jerusalem Israel in the 20th Century.
This Etrog container hand hand-carved in Jerusalem is beautifully designed on all sides pi...
Category
Late 20th Century Israeli Religious Items
Materials
Wood, Olive
A Hungarian Tin Charity Container late 19th Century
Located in New York, NY
A Rare Hungarian Tin Charity Container made in the late 19th Century.
Charity box has a latched cover at the top and a plaque informing the people who donate to the box which organ...
Category
Late 19th Century Hungarian Antique Religious Items
Materials
Tin
Late 20th Century Silver Mezuzah Case by Shuki Freiman
Located in New York, NY
Late 20th century silver Mezuzah case handmade by the artist Shuki Freiman. The base of the mezuzah case is adorned with floral engraving throughout, while the cylinder is decorated ...
Category
Late 20th Century Israeli Modern Religious Items
Materials
Silver
A Wood, Silver and Mother of Pearl Torah Pointer, New York 1990. Judaica
Located in New York, NY
A Decorative Wood, Silver, and Mother of Pearl Torah Pointer made in Brooklyn New York, in 1990.
Judaic Torah pointers are most commonly found to be made with silver or some sort of...
Category
Late 20th Century American Religious Items
Materials
Silver
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
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
Mid-20th Century Israeli Silver Kiddush Goblet by Hans Ettlinger
Located in New York, NY
Modern sterling silver Kiddush goblet designed by Hans Ettlinger.
Hand hammered in Jerusalem, Israel, circa 1950.
Stem embossed with...
Category
Mid-20th Century Religious Items
Materials
Silver
Early 20th Century Bezalel Jerusalem Shabbat Tray
Located in New York, NY
Early 20th century Bezalel Jerusalem wooden tray inlaid with Jerusalem stone and mother of pearl.
The large tray is carved with the Seven Species on its...
Category
Early 20th Century Israeli Folk Art Religious Items
Materials
Marble
Early 18th Century Dutch Tin-Glazed Earthenware Passover Plate
Located in New York, NY
18th century tin-glazed earthenware Passover plate, Delft, the Netherlands.
Decorated with a foliate design in light blue, the Hebrew word "Pesach" (Pas...
Category
Early 18th Century Dutch Antique Religious Items
Materials
Earthenware
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
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 ...
Category
18th Century Indian Antique Religious Items
Materials
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Israeli Shabbat Candle Holder by David Palombo
Located in New York, NY
Shabbat candle holder crafted in brutalist style by David Palombo. Made for two candles, this uniquely shaped holder appears to be almost anthrop...
Category
Mid-20th Century Israeli Brutalist Religious Items
Materials
Iron
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
Mid-20th Century Israeli Brass Hanukkah Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Cast brass made in Israel, circa 1950. Cast brass with green patina overlay. Jar in the middle depicts stylized patterns with gilded accents between two olive branches.
Marked on the bottom "Made in Israel".
The Hanukkah lamp commemorates the number of days that the Temple lantern...
Category
Mid-20th Century Israeli Religious Items
Materials
Brass
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
Mid-20th Century Israeli Brutalist Iron Candlesticks by David Palombo
Located in New York, NY
Hand forged, iron Shabbat candlesticks in the style known as "Brutalism," David Palombo, Jerusalem, Israel, circa 1955.
David Palombo (1920-1966) was a sculptor and painter born ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Israeli Brutalist Religious Items
Materials
Iron
Mid-19th Century French Silver Torah Finials 'Rimmonim'
Located in New York, NY
Handmade silver Torah finials, chased, pierced, engraved, and cast, France, circa 1860.
The finials are constructed with large open-work decorated ball ...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Religious Items
Materials
Silver
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
Chad Gadya, Terracotta Passover Scene by Ze'ev Raban, Bezalel School Jerusalem
Located in New York, NY
Ze’ev Raban plaster -plaque made in Bezalel School, Jerusalem
This image is of the “father who bought the goat for two zuzim”. Designed by Ze’ev Raban, made circa 1915-1920. Signed w...
Category
Early 20th Century Israeli Religious Items
Materials
Terracotta
Early 20th Century Silver Charoset Dish for Passover by Felix Horovitz
By Felix Horovitz
Located in New York, NY
Silver Charoset dish, Felix Horovitz, Frankfurt Am Main, Germany, circa 1905.
The oval small dish is decorated with vine and grapes, the base is decorated with Stars of David and sma...
Category
Early 1900s German 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.