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17th/ 18th Century Italian Baroque Marble Holy Water Font or Stoup
Located in Buisson, FR
Beautiful Baroque marble holy water font or stoup,
Unique and original period piece. Italy, circa 1650-1750. Weathered condition.
Measures: H:10,5cm W:21,5cm D:19-26cm.
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17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Religious Items
Materials
Marble
Original Hand-Colored Antique Print of a Jesuit, 1845
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Jesuite'.
Print of a Jesuit. This print originates from 'Histoire et Costumes des Ordres Religieux'.
Artists and Engravers: Author: Abbé Tiron.
Condi...
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1840s Antique Religious Items
Materials
Paper
Detailed Map of the Holy Land, Showing the Travels of Christ & Apostles, ca.1650
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Het Beloofde Landt Canaan door wandelt van onsen Salichmaeker Jesu Christo neffens syne Apostelen.'
Detailed map of the Holy Land, showing the travels of Christ and the Apostles, including Paul's travel's at sea and numerous sailing vessels. Below bible scenes such as the nativity and crucifiction of Christ. An excellent example of a Duch Bible map...
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1650s Antique Religious Items
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Paper
Antique KPM Hand-Painted Porcelain Cabinet Plate Depicting the Biblical "Ruth"
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique hand-painted porcelain cabinet plate was made by the renowned KPM porcelain factory of Germany in approximately 1880. The center of the plate features a depiction of the...
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Late 19th Century German Neoclassical Revival Antique Religious Items
Materials
Porcelain
'World Chronicle', 1st Edition, by Schedel & Wolgemut, Nurnberg, 1493
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
'World Chronicle' 1st edition, by Schedel, Nurnberg, 1493
Original woodcut, one page with seven illustrations and Latin text
By Hartmann Schedel, originally published: July 12, 1493
Illustrator: Michael...
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15th Century and Earlier German Renaissance Antique Religious Items
Materials
Paper
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
Materials
Brass
Early 20th Century English Silver Hanukkah Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Standing Hanukkah lamp made in London, England, 1926. Stamped and marked with English silver hallmarks for 1926, London. In the center stands the “Lion of Judah,” a pair of recumbent lions raised on pedestals, carrying the Ten Commandments, topped with a Torah crown...
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1920s English Vintage Religious Items
Materials
Silver
Small 15th Century Illuminated Vellum Book Page, Handwriting
Located in Buisson, FR
Fabulous handwritten and illuminated book page.
Beautiful period piece with gorgeous faded colors and typical gilded Gothic initials,
France, 15th ce...
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15th Century and Earlier French Gothic Antique Religious Items
Materials
Parchment Paper
Mid-20th Century Ceramic Montserrat Virgin Memorabilia
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Mid-20th Century traditional Spanish 'Montserrat' virgin statue made of ceramic.
Made in Barcelona, Spain.
In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, pre...
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Early 20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Religious Items
Materials
Ceramic
15-16th Century Sandstone Standing Buddha Sculpture
Located in Kastrup, DK
400-500 years old hand carved sandstone sculpture of a standning Buddha flanked by a munk and a mythical animal.
Originates from pagoda / temple in Ara...
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16th Century Burmese Other Antique Religious Items
Materials
Sandstone
Plaster Traditional Figure, circa 1930
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Traditional religious plaster figure.
Made in traditional Catalan atelier, Spain, circa 1930.
In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a b...
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1930s Spanish Modern Vintage Religious Items
Materials
Plaster
Pair of Wrought Iron Gold Spanish Church Altar Gates
Located in Hastings, GB
A glorious pair of large, hand forged wrought iron Church Altar Gates, Spain circa 1900. These gates would have stood at the entrance to the altar in a chu...
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Early 1900s Spanish Baroque Antique Religious Items
Materials
Wrought Iron
Religious Antique Print of a Knight of the Order of Santiago, 1845
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Chevalier de l'Ordre de St. Jaques de l'Epee'. Print of a Knight of the Order of Santiago, Order of St. James of the Sword. This print originates from 'Histoire...
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19th Century Antique Religious Items
Materials
Paper
Antique Print of the Temple of Pythons, Ouidah, Benin, Africa, 1748
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Procession au Temple du Serpent - Ommegang naar den Tempel des Serpents'.
Print of the procession at the Temple of Pythons, Ouidah. This print originates from 'Historische beschryving der reizen, of Nieuwe en volkoome verzameling van de aller-waardigste en zeldsaamste Zee- en Landtogten' by P. de Hondt.
The Temple of Pythons is a site of historical and modern symbolism and spiritual practice in Ouidah, Benin. The snakes are a major totem for followers of Vodun, a religion practiced by groups of people within West and Central African nations such as Ghana, Togo, and Benin.
Vodun became somewhat widespread in southern regions of the New World as a result of the African diaspora. It became the inspiration for other religions such as Louisiana Voodoo and Haitian Vodou...
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18th Century Antique Religious Items
Materials
Paper
Antique Print of two Synagogues in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, c.1760
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'De Twee groote Synagogen der Hoogduitsche Jooden en het Oude-Zyds-Huiszitten-Aalmoesseniers-Huis van agteren, in 't verschiet'. Old print depicting two large large synagogues of German jews...
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18th Century Antique Religious Items
Materials
Paper
Modernist Stainless Steel & Brass Menorah by Shelly Turner for Alef Judaica
Located in San Diego, CA
Modernist chrome & brass menorah by Shelly Turner for Alef Judaica, circa 1990s. The menorah measures 9"W x 2"D x 4.5"H and is signed on the front side. I cannot make out the name; i...
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Late 20th Century American Modern Religious Items
Materials
Stainless Steel, Brass
Antique Print of a Monk of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre (Rome), 1845
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Religieux de l'Ordre du Saint-Sépulcre'. Print of a Monk of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre. This print originates from 'Histoire et Costumes des Ordres Religie...
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19th Century Antique Religious Items
Materials
Paper
Antique Print of Phineus, Son of Poseidon or Phoenix, 1733
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Phinée délivré des Harpyes (..)'. This print depicts Phineus delivered from the Harpies by Calais & Zethes. Phineas was said to be a son of Poseidon, or of Phoenix, and had the gift of prophecy. Zeus, angry that Phineas revealed too much of the plans of the gods, punished him by blinding him and setting him on an island with a buffet of food. However, he could eat none of it because the harpies, vicious, winged women, stole the food out of his hands right before he could eat. This continued until the arrival of Jason and the Argonauts...
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18th Century Antique Religious Items
Materials
Paper
Sadler and Green Creamware Large Masonic Black Printed Jug
By Sadler and Green
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A rare large creamware pottery jug Masonic printed with the London arms of the Antients or the Athol Grand Lodge attributed to Sadler and Green and datin...
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1790s English George III Antique Religious Items
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Creamware
Antique Print of Apollo and Diana Killing Niobe's Children with Arrows, 1733
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Les Enfans de Niobé Tués (..)'. This print depicts Apollo and Diana killing Niobe's Children with their arrows. In Greek mytholo...
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18th Century Antique Religious Items
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Paper
Antique Print of Monks of Fo in China 1749
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Pretres ou Moines de Fo - Priesters of Monniken van Fo'. Original antique print of Monks of Fo. This print originates from volume 9 of 'Historische Beschrijving...
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18th Century Antique Religious Items
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Paper
Antique Print of the Convent of Buddhist Monks in Myanmar or Siam, Asia, c.1730
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Couvent de Talapoins - Pierres en forme de Mitre - Parasols d'Honneur'. This plate shows a convent of the Buddhist Talapoins, mitre schaped stones found next to...
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18th Century Antique Religious Items
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Paper
Antique Print of a Chinese Pagoda and Chinese Deities, 1834
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Pagode pris de Sou-tchéou - Fou-hi - Divinité Chinoise'. Print of a Chinese pagoda and Chinese deities. This print originates from ...
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19th Century Antique Religious Items
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Paper
Original Antique Engraving of a Tonkin Temple in Asia 'Vietnam', 1739
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Tonkinsche Tempel'. Old print depicting a Tonkin/Vietnam temple. This print originates from 'Hedendaagsche Historie, of tegenwoordige staat van alle volkeren (....
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18th Century Antique Religious Items
Materials
Paper
Very Rare Antique Engraving of Christian Monastery Saint Jeremias in Egypt, 1673
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'S. Ieremias'. Old print of S. Jeremias, below a decorative cartouche with lettered key. This print originates the very rare travel book 'Hierusalemsche Reyse' b...
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17th Century Antique Religious Items
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Paper
Antique Hand-Colored Print of a Persian Priest, 1843
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique costume print titled 'Pretre Persan ou Mollah'. Original antique print of a Persian Priest. This print originates from 'Moeurs, usages et costumes de tous les peuples du mond...
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19th Century Antique Religious Items
Materials
Paper
Antique Print of a Chinese Tomb Pagoda in China, C.1875
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'China - Una Pagoda Sepulcro'. Antique print depicting a Chinese tomb pagoda. Source unknown, to be determined.
Artists and Engrav...
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19th Century Antique Religious Items
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Paper
French Original Cased Pair Silver Baptismal Oil Containers
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very fine and scarce French pair silver Baptismal oil containers in its original leather fitted travelling case dating from 1850. The two cylindrical shaped oil containers are conjoined and both have tight fitting covers mounted with crosses. The oil containers have engraved initials OC and SC probably denoting oil and incense which would have been used in the baptismal ceremony. The identical lids too are similarly marked to ensure that these are not mixed up. The containers appear to have a slightly gilded finish to the interior and the oil containers are engraved to the bases and date 1850. They come in their original leather case with a small brass hook...
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1850s French Napoleon III Antique Religious Items
Materials
Silver
Antique French Onyx and Cloisonne' Ename Holy Water Font Stoop 19thC
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful large antique onyx, cloisonne' enamel decorated wall hanging holy water stoop, Circa 1880 in date.
The shaped marble surround is mounted on a gilt ormolu base...
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1880s French Antique Religious Items
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Onyx, Marble, Ormolu
Plaster Church Traditional Artwork, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Traditional religious plaster wall artwork of a church.
Made in traditional Catalan atelier in Olot, Spain, circa 1950.
In original conditio...
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1950s Spanish Modern Vintage Religious Items
Materials
Plaster
Pair of 18th Century Temple Elephants Carved in Sandstone from Burma
Located in Kastrup, DK
Pair of rare 18th century temple elephants carved in sandstone with chalk and leftovers of gold leaf.
Chalking is used as a surface to bind gold leaf. Originally fully covered with g...
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18th Century Burmese Other Antique Religious Items
Materials
Sandstone
Plaster Cross Traditional Artwork, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Traditional religious plaster wall artwork of a cross.
Made in traditional Catalan atelier in Olot, Spain, circa 1950.
Olot has a long tradi...
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1950s Spanish Modern Vintage Religious Items
Materials
Plaster
Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver St. Paul's Church Collector's Spoon
Located in Miami Beach, FL
An early 20th century Tiffany & Co. souvenir spoon for St. Paul's Church. There is a finely detailed depiction of Manhattan's St Paul's Church on handled and the back has additional ...
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Early 20th Century American Religious Items
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Sterling Silver
Antique Print of the Urselen Monastery in Amsterdam, c.1760
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 't Urselen Klooster in 1596 tot 't Spinhuis herbouwt'. This print depicts the Urselen monastery in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. This print originates from 'Amster...
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18th Century Antique Religious Items
Materials
Paper
Porcelain Easter Egg, Russia End of 19th Century
Located in Milan, IT
A painted porcelain Easter egg, depicting dahlia flowers on one side, while the cyrillic inscription: Risen Christ on the other side, on a white backgroun...
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1890s Russian Antique Religious Items
Materials
Porcelain
Plaster Virgin Traditional Figure, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
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
Materials
Plaster
Antique Print of the Tomb of Morfontaine by Laborde, 1808
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Tombeau dans le petit Parc de Morfontaine'. View of the tomb in the little park of Morfontaine. This print originates from 'Description des nouveaux jardins de ...
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19th Century Antique Religious Items
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Paper
Original Hand-Colored Antique Print of a Carthusian Nun, 1845
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Religieuse Chartreuse'. Print of a Carthusian Nun. This print originates from 'Histoire et Costumes des Ordres Religieux'.
The Carthusians, also known as the...
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1840s Antique Religious Items
Materials
Paper
Antique Print of the Ipatievsky Monastery in Russia, 1841
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Das Hipathius Kloster'. View of the Ipatievsky Monastery in Russia. Originates from 'Meyers Universum'.
Artists and Engravers: Joseph Meyer (May 9, 1796 - Jun...
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19th Century Antique Religious Items
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Paper
Original Rare Map of the Holy Land Showing the Twelve Tribes of Israel's, 1782
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Carte des Douze Tribus D'Israel (..).'
Map of the Holy Land showing the twelve tribes of Israel's. Tribes are all named...
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1780s Antique Religious Items
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Paper
18th Century Italian Sunburst Religious Artifact
Located in Atlanta, GA
A wonderful 18th century Italian sunburst religious artifact resting in its stone base.
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18th Century Italian Antique Religious Items
Materials
Stone, Iron
Antique Print of the Interior of a Chinese Temple, 1748
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Interieur d'un Temple d'Idoles tiré du Nieuhof'. View of the interior of a Chinese temple. This print originates from Prevost's 'Histoire Generale des Voyages'....
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18th Century Antique 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
Staffordshire Georgian Two Pearlware Religious Printed Childs Plates with Verse
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Two fine English Georgian, probably Staffordshire, child’s pearlware plates decorated with religious scenes and verse dating from the early 19th century. The finely potted plates are of octagonal shape both with relief molded fruit and floral designs to the rim, one hand painted and other simply glazed rim but with a pink lustre edge. Due to the edge patterning being the same we believe the plates to have originated from the same pottery. Both plates have printed religious scenes to the center with printed prayers, possibly as teaching aids for children. One has a scene of Christ rising from the dead with a prayer reading ‘Behold him rising from the grave. Behold him raised on high. He pleads his merit there to save Transgressor doom’d to die.’ The scene shows soldiers, some sleeping around the entrance to the tomb. The second plate shows a child reading...
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Early 19th Century English George III Antique Religious Items
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Pottery
Hospitaler of the Order of the Holy Ghost, Roman Catholic Order, 1845
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Hospitalier du Saint-Esprit'.
Print of a Hospitaler of the Order of the Holy Ghost, Hospitallers of the Holy Spirit, Roman Catholic order. This print origin...
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1840s Antique Religious Items
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Paper
Plaster Jesus Traditional Figure, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Traditional religious plaster figure of a young Jesus with a fish.
Made in traditional Catalan atelier in Olot, Spain, circa 1950.
In original condit...
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1950s Spanish Modern Vintage Religious Items
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Plaster
Old Engraving Depicting the Buddhist Festival of Souls 'Obon' in Japan, 1758
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print religion titled 'La Fête des Ames - 't Feest der Zielen'.
Old print depicting the Buddhist festival of souls (Obon). This print originates from 'Histoire générale des Voyages' by A. Prévost.
Obon (??) or just Bon (?) is a Japanese Buddhist custom to honor the spirits of one's ancestors. This Buddhist–Confucian custom has evolved into a family reunion holiday during which people return to ancestral family places and visit and clean their ancestors' graves when the spirits of ancestors are supposed to revisit the household altars. It has been celebrated in Japan for more than 500 years and traditionally includes a dance, known as Bon Odori.
The festival of Obon lasts for three days; however, its starting date varies within different regions of Japan. When the lunar calendar was changed to the Gregorian calendar at the beginning of the Meiji era, the localities in Japan responded differently, which resulted in three different times of Obon. Shichigatsu Bon (Bon in July) is based on the solar calendar and is celebrated around the 15th of July in eastern Japan (Kanto region such as Tokyo, Yokohama and the Tohoku region), coinciding with Chugen. Hachigatsu Bon (Bon in August), based on the lunar calendar, is celebrated around the 15th of August and is the most commonly celebrated time. Kyu Bon (Old Bon) is celebrated on the 15th day of the ninth month of the lunar calendar, and so differs each year, which appears between August 8 and September 7. One exception was in 2008 and 2019, when the solar and lunar calendar matched so Hachigatsu Bon and Kyu Bon were celebrated on the same day. Kyu Bon is celebrated in areas such as the northern part of the Kanto region, Chugoku region, Shikoku, and Okinawa Prefecture. These three festival days are not listed as public holidays, but it is customary for people to be given leave. (Source: Wikipedia)
Artists and Engravers: Jan van Schley, Dutch engraver.
Condition: Very good, please study image carefully.
Date: 1758
Overall size: 20.5 x 27 cm.
Image size: 13 x 20 cm.
We also offer thousands of antique prints covering fields of interest as diverse as architecture, natural history, religion, ethnology and many more. Antique prints have long been appreciated for both their aesthetic and investment value. They were the product of engraved, etched or lithographed plates. These plates were handmade out of wood or metal, which required an incredible level of skill, patience and craftsmanship. Whether you have a house with Victorian furniture or more contemporary decor an old engraving...
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1750s Antique Religious Items
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Solomon's Temple, the Holy of Holies, Showing the Ark of the Covenant, c.1780
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique religion print titled 'Het Heilige der Heilige binnen den Tempel van Salomon'.
This print depicts Solomon's Temple, the Holy of Holies, showing the Ark of the Covenant...
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1780s Antique Religious Items
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Paper
Old Vatican Frescoes; Separation of Land from Sea & The Creation of Eve, ca.1780
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print religion titled 'Producant Aquae Reptile Animae Viventis (..)'.
This print depicts the seperation of Land from Sea and the Creation of Eve. Originates from 'Frescoes in the Sistine Chapel'.
The Sistine Chapel is a chapel in the Apostolic Palace, in Vatican City and the official residence of the pope. Originally known as the Cappella Magna ('Great Chapel'), the chapel takes its name from Pope Sixtus IV, who had it built between 1473 and 1481. Since that time, the chapel has served as a place of both religious and functionary papal activity. Today, it is the site of the papal conclave, the process by which a new pope is selected. The fame of the Sistine Chapel lies mainly in the frescoes that decorate the interior, most particularly the Sistine Chapel ceiling and The Last Judgment...
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1780s Antique Religious Items
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Paper
16-17th Century Burmese Carved Sandstone Sculpture of Cow
Located in Kastrup, DK
400-500 old Burmese sandstone "Holy Cow" sculpture with beautifully detailed carvings. Very decorative with natural patina.
Mounted on a base of light sandst...
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16th Century Burmese Folk Art Antique Religious Items
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Sandstone
Map of the Holy Land Divided into 12 Tribes, the Travels of Jesus Christ, 1700
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Het Heylige Land verdeeld in de Twaalf Stammen Israels (..)'.
Decorative and detailed map of the Holy Land divided into 12 Tribes, sh...
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Early 1700s Antique Religious Items
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Paper
Statue of the Olympian Deity of Apollo with Python, 1660
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print, titled: 'Apollo Pytonem iaculans in Hortis Vaticanis.'
Statue of Apollo with Python. Apollo is one of the Olympian deities in classical Greek and Roman religion and mythology.
From the 1660 Dutch edition of 'Icones et Segmenta Nobil. Signorum et Statuarum quae Romae extant' by Francois Perrier...
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1660s Antique Religious Items
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Paper
Old Print Showing the Facade of Basilica Di San Petronio in Bologna, Italy, 1783
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Io Andrea Paladio laudo il presente disegno'.
Old print showing the facade of Basilica di San Petronio in Bologna. This print originates from 'Le fabbriche ...
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1780s Antique Religious Items
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Paper
Antique Hand-Colored Print of an Armenian Monk, 1845
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Moine Arménien' or Armenian Monk.
The nowadays Mekhitarists or Mechitarists are a monastic order of the Armenian Catholic Church founded in 1700 by Abbot Mek...
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1840s Antique Religious Items
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Paper
Antique Map of Israel Filled with Biblical Scenes, Published in 1748
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map Holy Land titled 'Het beloofde landt Canaan doorwandelt van onsen Saligmaker Jesu Christo neffens zyne Apostelen'.
Antique map of Israel ...
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1740s Antique Religious Items
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Paper
Antique Religion Print of Six Roman Catholic Habits, Rituals, Ceremonies, 1723
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique religion print depicting six Roman Catholic habits, rituals and ceremonies.
Procession with holy oil, benediction of same, the Bishop's hand...
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1720s Antique Religious Items
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Paper
Original Antique Engraving of A Jewish Priest, 1709
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'La Representation du Grand Pontise'.
Old print depicting a Jewish Priest. This print originates from 'Introduction à l'écriture sainte, où l'on traite tout ...
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Early 1700s Antique Religious Items
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Paper
Antique Map of the Holy Land Described in the Old and New Testament, ca.1660
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Geographiae Sacrae ex Veteri et Novo Testamento Desumptae Tabula Prima quae Totius Orbis Partes Continet.'
Map of the lands described in the Old and New Testame...
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1660s Antique Religious Items
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Paper
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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