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Religious Items For Sale
Plaster Virgin Traditional Figure, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, ES
Traditional religious plaster figure of a virgin. Made in traditional Catalan atelier in Olot, Spain, circa 1950. In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use...
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1950s Spanish Modern Vintage Religious Items

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Plaster

Plaster Virgin Traditional Figure, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, ES
Traditional religious plaster figure of a virgin. Made in traditional Catalan atelier in Olot, Spain, circa 1950. In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and...
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1950s Spanish Modern Vintage Religious Items

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Plaster

18th/19th Century Carved Painted Limewood Christ Child Altar Figure Sculpture
Located in Forney, TX
A superb antique European hand-carved and painted limewood Santo altar figure. Born in Europe in the late 18th / early 19th century, most likely Naples, Italy, the wooden sculpture...
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Early 19th Century European Baroque Antique Religious Items

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Wood, Paint

19th Century Russian Gold And Silver Jesus Icon In Nutwood Case
Located in Vienna, AT
19th century Russian icon painting Jesus Christ with finely detailed, hand-hammered silver and gold in a case of nutwood. Beautiful condition.
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19th Century Russian Antique Religious Items

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Gold, Silver

Carved Fruitwood Plaque of Virgin and Child Madonna, after Donatello Sculpture
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Carved Fruitwood Plaque of Virgin and Child Madonna, after Donatello Sculpture . A Large Beautiful 18th/19th Century Carved Relief Fruitwood partially gilt of “ MADONNA AND CHILD” , ...
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18th Century Italian Antique Religious Items

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Wood, Giltwood

18th Century Spanish Silver Holy Water Font, Baroque Style with Gilt Virgin Mary
Located in Madrid, ES
This highly decorative silver holy water font or stoup, is stamped with hallmarks placing its manufacture in Aspiazu, Bilbao, Spain during the l...
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Late 18th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Religious Items

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Silver

18th/19th Century Carved Painted Limewood Christ Child Altar Figure Sculpture
Located in Forney, TX
A superb antique European hand-carved and painted limewood Santo altar figure. Born in Europe in the late 18th / early 19th century, most likely Naples, Italy, the wooden sculpture...
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Early 19th Century European Baroque Antique Religious Items

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Wood, Paint

Stunning Victorian Lighting Gothic Brass & Mouth Blown Art Glass Pendant Lantern
Located in Lisse, NL
Graceful and all handcrafted antique light fixture. This early Arts & Crafts era pendant has an aesthetic beauty that you don't find anymore in this day and age. It has the most pleasing to the eye shape and amber color and the handcrafted brass has a marvelous patina. In images 2 and 3 you can see that this unique light fixture started its life as (and still is) a candle lantern. Because of the Gothic quatrefoil details this may have been a sanctuary lamp at the entrance of a church or monastery. The beautifully patinated brass is all hand-crafted, but the unique art glass shade with its unique hand-etched, flowery patterns and amazing color is what makes this antique truly special. Have you also noticed the 'stand-alone' etched oak branches with acorns? They symbolize growth and unlimited potential since an acorn can grow into a huge oak tree that, by itself, can seed an entire forest. Both with the light switched on and off you could not wish for a more stylish, European antique fixture. It is of the kind that you certainly don't find anymore in this day and age. This ideal hallway or bedroom pendant light...
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Early 20th Century European Gothic Revival Religious Items

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Brass

19th Century Two Large Venetian Gilt Wrought Iron Church Decorative Wall Sconces
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
Two extraordinary decorative wall sconces, Venice, Italy, mid-19th century. Finely handcrafted of wrought iron, gilded and masterful attention to detail decorated with floral motifs....
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Mid-19th Century Italian Arts and Crafts Antique Religious Items

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Wrought Iron

French Gothic Revival Style Pierced Metal Crown, Europe, Late 20th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
Gothic Revival style pierced metal crown (likely an Eastern Orthodox wedding crown) - Gothic tracery including fleur-de-lis, quatrefoil, crosses and a...
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Late 20th Century European Gothic Revival Religious Items

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Metal

Antique Print of a Jesuit Missionary in China, 1845
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Jesuite Missionnaire a la Chine'. Print of a Jesuit Missionary in China. This print originates from 'Histoire et Costumes des Ordres Religieux'. Artists and ...
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19th Century Antique Religious Items

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Paper

18th Century Italian Carved Giltwood Church Torchère Converted to Floor Lamp
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
Tall giltwood church torchère with deep foliate carvings, Italy late 18th century. This piece is finely hand carved in precise detail with deep foliate carvings decorated with acanth...
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Late 18th Century Italian Louis XVI Antique Religious Items

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Silk, Giltwood

Antique Spanish Colonial Hispano-Philippine Carved Polychrome Santo Altar Figure
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce Spanish Colonial Hispano-Philippine hand carved santo altar figure sculpture. circa 1810 Handmade by Spanish settlers / colonists in the Philippines, late 18th / early 19th...
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Early 19th Century Philippine Spanish Colonial Antique Religious Items

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Wood, Paint

18th Century Spanish Colonial Church Altar Table now Sideboard Server
Located in Forney, TX
A magnificent rustic Spanish Colonial antique, circa 1725, church altar with remarkable patina and detailing. Hand-crafted in the first half of the 18th century, most likely commissioned by the Spanish Empire for use in a Colonial religious Mission, now fashioned with later antique elements and repurposed for use as a sideboard. The scarce Baroque period ecclesiastical architectural church altar presents with a raised gallery shelf back topped with a single board, over a massive, thick pine plank wooden slab top, featuring impressive rich patina, rustic charm and antique character. Mounted over the distinctive architectural trapezoid shaped molded base with rich hand carved and polychrome painted decoration, including the sophisticated original Italian / European inspired trompe-l'œil marbleizing finish, which was a variety of faux painting techniques used only by highly skilled artisans to create the distinctive and varied patterns of marble, in an effort to reproduce the colors, veining and luster of real marble or other building materials. Rising on solid supports enhanced with recessed paneling, smooth rounded corners and edge work and stepped molded trim. Beautiful, nicely aged patina over the whole, highly desirable heavily worn, naturally distressed, chippy paint craquelure finish that has been stabilized to minimize further loss, that does not detect from the aesthetics or functionality, but only adds to the overall elegant warmth and rich historical depth, that can only be acquired over three centuries. Very strong, sturdy, stable. Delivered cleaned, hand waxed, luminous polished French patina finish, ready for immediate use, and many more years of generational enjoyment. Dimensions: (approx) 37.25" High, 62" Wide, 27" Deep The large size, and substantial proportions, make this excellent for a variety of different uses, including as a distinctive buffet table or server, credenza, oversized console, farmhouse kitchen...
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18th Century Central American Baroque Antique Religious Items

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Wood, Pine, Paint

17th Century English Carved Oak Corbel “the Green Man”
Located in Vero Beach, FL
17th Century English carved oak corbel “The Green Man”. Rare antique decorative architectural ornament of the enigmatic Green Man. Images and carvings ca...
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17th Century English Renaissance Antique Religious Items

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Oak

Modern Industrial Menorah in White Oakwood and Steel
Located in Birmingham, AL
Display this modern industrial menorah in white oakwood and steel to celebrate eight days of Hanukkah miracles. Made with solid urban wood, so it's ...
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2010s American Organic Modern Religious Items

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Steel

17th/18th Century Baroque Period Carved Polychrome Santo Altar Statue
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce Baroque period Spanish or Italian hand carved polychrome painted wood Santo sculpture with inset colored glass eyes, original white robe garb and later wood rosary. Intrica...
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Early 18th Century European Baroque Antique Religious Items

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Gesso, Wood, Paint

Antique Spanish Colonial Santo Religious Altar Figure
Located in Forney, TX
An exceptional example of Spanish Colonial style, born in Mexico in the 19th century, this large hand carved and painted santo religious folk art altar f...
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19th Century Mexican Spanish Colonial Antique Religious Items

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Glass, Art Glass, Wood, Paint

Antique Crucifix Cross Cast Iron Garden Architectural Chapel Church Cemetery #2
Located in Tyler, TX
TALL Antique French Cast Iron Cross Crucifix~~Chapel Church Garden Architectural Yard Cemetery Prayer Room Wall Hanging~~c. 1890s Fab...
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Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Religious Items

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Iron

A Rare and Exquisite Silver, Enameled Chalice by Jules Wièse and Froment-Meurice
Located in New York, NY
A Rare and Exquisite French Silver and Enameled Two-Compartment Chalice Cup by Jules Wièse for François-Désiré Froment-Meurice, circa 1850 This exceptional 19th-century chalice cup,...
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19th Century French Antique Religious Items

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Silver, Enamel

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

Fine 19th Century French Marquetry Prayer Kneeler (Prie-dieu)
Located in Austin, TX
French prayer kneeler (prie-dieu), 19thc., of carved marquetry case, having hinge top opening to velvet lined interior, over two drawers, all abo...
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19th Century French Antique Religious Items

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Wood

Spanish 17/ 18th Century Hand Carved Group of Baroque Winged Angel Heads
Located in Buisson, FR
Beautiful Hand carved group of winged angelheads. Wonderful traces of paint are visible and the wood has a gorgeous natural patina due to its high age Spain, circa 1650-1750 Weathere...
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17th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Religious Items

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Wood

French 17th Century Baptismal Font
Located in Atlanta, GA
A very beautiful 17th century Baptismal Font from the South of France beautifully carved from marble. Minimalist lines give this piece a calming feel. Wil...
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17th Century French Antique Religious Items

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Marble

Large 19th Century Processional Sunburst with Crown
Located in Hastings, GB
An incredible processional sunburst/cross, wooden rays emanate from the central image of the Virgin Mary set behind glass, topped with a metal crown and cross. The sunburst is set wi...
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19th Century French Antique Religious Items

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Metal

Mid-20th Century Israeli Mezuzah
Located in New York, NY
Early Israeli Mezuzah on velvet mounting with ornate silvered body, and with gilded top and base. Decorated with colored glass and with gilded bell hangin...
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1940s Israeli Vintage Religious Items

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Brass

18th Century French Fire-Gilded Bronze Electried Church Chandelier
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
A very fine, large fire-gilded bronze church chandelier in Louis XVI style, France, late 18th century. This wonderful piece is finely elaborate in precise detail decorated with elega...
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Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Religious Items

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Bronze

Arts & Crafts Edwardian Hand-Crafted Patinated Copper Lidded Communion Chalice
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very stylish Arts & Crafts with Gothic elements Edwardian hand crafted patinated copper lidded communion chalice dating from the early 20th Century...
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Early 1900s British Arts and Crafts Antique Religious Items

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Copper

Antique Print of Serapis, a Graeco-Egyptian Deity, c.1700
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print religion titled 'Serapis een vermaarde Godheyd der Egiptenaaren'. Antique print of Serapis, a Greek/Egyptian god. This print originates from 'M...
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18th Century Antique Religious Items

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Paper

Russian 19th Century Silver Icon of Christ Pantocrator
Located in London, GB
Russian 19th century silver icon of Christ Pantocrator Moscow, 1883 Height 50cm, width 41.5cm, depth 3cm The piece, steeped in Russian Orthodox tradition, portrays Christ Pantocrator, a term synonymous with the 'Ruler of All'. Christ Pantocrator icons...
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1880s Russian Antique Religious Items

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Silver

Blue Hand Painted Baroque Cherub or Angel Portuguese Ceramic Tile or Azulejo
Located in Coimbra, PT
Gorgeous blue hand painted Baroque cherub or angel 18th century style Portuguese ceramic tile/azulejo The tile painted in cobalt blue over white in typical 18th century Portugal set ...
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Late 20th Century Portuguese Baroque Religious Items

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Delft, Faience, Terracotta

13th Century Period Wood Carved Polychrome Sculpture of Corpus Christi
Located in Vero Beach, FL
13th Century Period Wood Carved Polychrome Sculpture of Corpus Christi Rare and beautiful sculpture of Corpus Christi. The artwork, probably German, is carved from hardwood. This f...
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15th Century and Earlier Unknown Medieval Antique Religious Items

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Hardwood, Paint

Cabinet of Curiosities Shelve Sculptural Wall Artwork, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, ES
Cabinet of curiosities of plaster figures and pieces in a wooden wall stand. Made in traditional Catalan atelier in Olot, Spain, circa 1950. Olot has a long tradition in the pr...
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1950s Spanish Modern Vintage Religious Items

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Plaster, Wood

Set of Judaica Silver Rimonim 'Torah Finials'
Located in London, GB
Set of Judaica silver Rimonim (Torah finials) Middle-Eastern, c.1800 Pair: height 46cm, diameter 8cm Single: height 24cm, diameter 17cm Weight approx...
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Early 19th Century Israeli Antique Religious Items

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Silver

Museum Quality Arts & Crafts Oak Crucifix w Stylished Bronze Sculpture of Christ
Located in Lisse, NL
Unique Arts & Crafts / Jugendstil table or altar crucifix and a wonderful work of religious art. For us the most powerful statement will always be 'the truth will set you free'. It ...
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Early 20th Century European Jugendstil Religious Items

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Bronze

Old Print of Aztec deities Vitzliputsli, Tlaloch or Tescalipuca, Mexico, 1723
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Vitzliputsli (..)'. Old print of the Aztec deities Vitzliputsli, Tlaloch or Tescalipuca. Also depicted are Mexican priests. Originates from 'Ceremonies et coutu...
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1720s Antique Religious Items

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Paper

Antique Russian Wall Relief, Icon in Bronze, 19th Century
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Small yet heavy wall relief - Russian icon in cast bronze. It depicts a seated Virgin Mary holding a very young Jesus and an Angel holding a crucifix. It w...
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19th Century Russian Victorian Antique Religious Items

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Bronze

Antique Religion Print of the Seven Sacraments, Penance '1913'
Located in Langweer, NL
Large antique print of the seven sacraments. Published by Mosella-Verlag, 1913. This print originates from a series titled 'Kathol. Schulbibelwerk von Dr. Ecker'.
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Early 20th Century Religious Items

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Paper

Original Antique Map of Canaan, Armenia, Syria, Mesopotamia and Arabia, 1709
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Descriptio Paradisi et Terrae Canaan'. Original antique map of Canaan, Armenia, Syria, Mesopotamia and Arabia. It displays the Middle East from the eastern Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf...
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Early 1700s Antique Religious Items

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Paper

French Art Deco Bronze Virgin Holy Water Font by PONCET, 1920
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco Virgin holy water font by PONCET, France, ca.1920. Madonna - Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes. Bronze, marble and glass. Height : 11"(28cm), Width : 7.1"(18cm), Depth : 1.9"(4.8...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Religious Items

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Marble, Bronze

French 18th Century Small Marble Head Of A Madonna
Located in Buisson, FR
Beautiful hand carved marble head of a Madonna. Unique period piece with a beautiful weathered patina. France, circa 1750. Weathered Measurements include the wooden base.
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18th Century French Antique Religious Items

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Marble

Original Mexican Retablo "Exvotos" Oil on Tin
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
We offer this original Mexican ex voto of San Lazaro saint. Guanajuato México 1958. Damos gracias a San Lazaro por el alivio de mis piernas. Esperanza Rodriguez y Jesus Amezquita. ...
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1940s Mexican Folk Art Vintage Religious Items

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Metal

19th Century English Leather Bound Family Bible with Brass Mounts and Clasps
Located in Dallas, TX
This beautiful antique Holy Book was printed in England circa 1870. The impressive Victorian family Bible, titled "The National Comprehensive Family Bible", was edited by Rev. John E...
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Late 19th Century English Antique Religious Items

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Brass

Antique French Carved Walnut "Prie Dieu" or Prayer Chair, Circa 1880.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Carved Walnut "Prie Dieu" or Prayer Chair, Circa 1880.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Religious Items

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Walnut

Cabinet of Curiosities Sculptural Artwork on a Wooden Niche, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, ES
Cabinet of curiosities of plaster figures and pieces in a wooden drawer. Made in traditional Catalan atelier in Olot, Spain, circa 1950. Olot has a long tradition in the produc...
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1950s Spanish Modern Vintage Religious Items

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Plaster, Wood

CROSS OF CARAVACA 17th CENTURY
Located in Madrid, ES
CROSS OF CARAVACA XVII CENTURY BEAUTIFUL CARAVACA CROSS FROM THE 17TH CENTURY IN BRONZE. MEASURES: 12.5X5.5 CM. IN GOOD CONDITION good condition
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17th Century Italian Gothic Antique Religious Items

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Bronze

17th Century Thai Bronze Bust Of The Buddha
Located in Stamford, CT
A Thai bronze head of the Buddha. Sukothai period, late 16th-early 17th century. His face with serene expression, arched eyebrows above incised eyes a...
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Early 17th Century Thai Other Antique Religious Items

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Bronze

Rene Mercier Unique Piece - Christmas Mother & Child Sculpture, 1920
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Hand-made unique piece. Beautiful French Art Deco mother & child statue by René MERCIER, France, 1920s. Wood. Hand carved.. Height : 16.1"(41cm), width : 9"(23cm), depth : 9.8"(25cm)...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Religious Items

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Wood

Grand Carved Wooden Niche – Italian Baroque, 18th Century
Located in PARIS, FR
A magnificent example of 18th-century Italian Baroque craftsmanship, this grand polychrome and gilded wooden niche embodies the opulence and theatricality of the period. At its cente...
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Early 18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Religious Items

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Wood

19th Century Spanish Colonial Religious Folk Art Santo Altar Figure
Located in Forney, TX
An antique Spanish Colonial period hand carved and painted santo church altar figure. Born in Mexico in the first half of the 19th century, the religious...
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19th Century Mexican Folk Art Antique Religious Items

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Wood, Paint

Antique 17th Century Limoge Signed Plaque Of A Madonna Praying
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 17th Century French painted porcelain wall hanging plaque portraying the Madonna in prayer against a radiant sunburst backdrop. Intricately painted with foliate patterns ador...
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17th Century French Other Antique Religious Items

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Porcelain

Antique Gothic Revival Stained and Glass Window Hanger Panel with Young Christ
Located in Lisse, NL
One of a kind, 19th century leaded and stained glass panel. This incredibly well made glass window frame depicting a beautifully hand painted angel is another one of our recent great finds. The serenity and innocence that this child Jesus radiates reveils the quality of the workmanship of the artisan who created this work of religious art. This unique and highly decorative antique fragment...
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Late 19th Century European Gothic Revival Antique Religious Items

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Lead

French Nun of the Order of Feuillantines, a Catholic Congregation, 1845
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Religieuse Feuillantine'. Print of a Nun of the order of Feuillantines, Congregation of Our Lady of the Feuillants, Cistercian. This print originates from 'Histoire et Costumes des Ordres Religieux'. The Feuillants were a Catholic congregation originating in the 1570s as a reform group within the Cistercians in its namesake Les Feuillants Abbey in France, which declared itself an independent order. In 1630 it separated into a French branch (the Congregation of Our Lady of the Feuillants) and an Italian branch...
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1840s Antique Religious Items

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Paper

19th Century Italian Oil Painting "Madonna of the Harpies" Aft Andrea Del Sarto
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a living room, library or study with this important antique painting. Created in Italy circa 1850, and set in the original carved gilt wood frame, the hand painted canvas titled "Madonna of the Harpies", depicts the Virgin Mary holding her Child, our Lord, Jesus Christ; She is flanked by Saint John the Evangelist, and either Saint Francis or Saint Bonaventure. The large religious painting...
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Mid-19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Religious Items

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Canvas, Giltwood

Large German Hutschenreuther Hand Painted Porcelain Plaque Head of Christ
Located in Vero Beach, FL
This is a superb portrait of Christ. It is hand painted in extraordinary quality with polychrome enamel on an oval porcelain plaque after the original painting -Head of Christ...
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Early 20th Century German Renaissance Revival Religious Items

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Velvet, Porcelain

Stylish Early 1900s Art Deco Bronze Wall Plaque of Jesus Christ by S. Norga
Located in Lisse, NL
Beautifully handcrafted and meaningful religious plaque. This heavy and high quality bronze wall plaque depicts Christ with a realistic crown of thorns and a stylized Art Deco halo ...
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Early 20th Century Belgian Art Deco Religious Items

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Bronze

Neo-Gothic Religious Triptych of “Mary of Perpetual Help”
Located in Meulebeke, BE
Belgium / 1890 / Religious Triptych / wood, paper, glass / Neo-Gothic / Antique very old framed icon print under glass, patina handgeschilderde panelen op de zijkant Fabulous Late ...
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Late 19th Century Belgian Gothic Revival Antique Religious Items

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Glass, Wood, Paper

Russian traditional icon “The Twelve great feasts”, 19th century
Located in Meulebeke, BE
Russia / 19th century / Religious Icon / oak / Baroque / Antique A Russian Feastday icon in tempera on panel from the estate of a collector. Hand painted in the 19th century. The ...
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19th Century Russian Baroque Antique Religious Items

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Wood

17thC faux marble altar
Located in Livorno, IT
Wooden altar of late 17thC richly decorated. Polychrome faux marble lacquer, embellished with carvings depicting putti with typical aesthetic characteristics of 17th-century Baroque....
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Late 17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Religious Items

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Wood, Hardwood, Walnut

19th Century French Brass & Champleve Cross with Holy Water Font on White Marble
Located in Dallas, TX
Enhance a devotional space with this colorful antique French holy water font, crafted circa 1880. Set against a white marble cross-shaped base, the centerpiece features a champlevé e...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Religious Items

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Multi-gemstone, Marble, Brass

Antique 1894 Sterling Silver Judaica Mezuzah
Located in Doha, QA
This is a very rare sterling silver Judaical Mezuzah which was found in Vienna, Austria and survived WW2 among other historical Religious Judaical items ...
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Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Religious Items

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Sterling Silver

Embossed copper plate set in gilt wood frame, early 19th century circa 1820
Located in GRENOBLE, FR
Early 19th century fine copper work picturing Jesus Christ talking to children, illustrating famous "let the little children come to me" biblical recommandation. Restauration product...
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Early 19th Century French Restauration Antique Religious Items

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Copper

20th Century French Painted and Gilt Statue of Jesus Christ, Sacred Heart
Located in Miami, FL
This beautiful statue of Christ was crafted in Spain, circa 1900. The statue features the religious figure standing in a traditional seating pose a...
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20th Century Spanish Baroque Religious Items

18th Century Italian Antique Oil on Canvas Painting Saint Francesco Saverio
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Beautiful antique Italian oil painting on canvas. Excellent pictorial quality great attention to detail. Italian school of the 18th century. Not signed. A beautiful religious painting Saint Francesco...
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1750s Italian Antique Religious Items

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Canvas

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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