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Material: Gold
Antique 16th Century German (Augsburg) parcel-gilt Silver-Gold Chalice/Goblet
Located in Doha, QA
This is an absolutely exquisite rare Cooper-gilt ,silver-gold and three Sterling Silver angels Chalice originated from Augsburg (Germany ) in th...
Category
16th Century German Renaissance Antique Gold Religious Items
Materials
Gold, Silver, Copper
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.
Category
19th Century Russian Antique Gold Religious Items
Materials
Gold, Silver
Antique 16th Century Florentine carved Jesus Christ with Shroud in Glas Display
Located in Doha, QA
This is an absolutely outstanding and extremely expressive sculpture of Crucified Jesus Christ in carved polychrome wood, on the background of a 16th century Silk Florentine fine fab...
Category
16th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Gold Religious Items
Materials
Gold
Rare Antique Faceted Amethyst 14K Yellow Gold Rosary Channel Set Amethyst Cross
Located in New York, NY
Fine and rare antique faceted amethyst and 14K yellow gold rosary with a beautiful emerald cut channel set amethyst 14K yellow gold cross
19th Century
The cross composed of twelve sq...
Category
19th Century European Belle Époque Antique Gold Religious Items
Materials
Amethyst, Gold
Antique Hand Carved Gothic Church Panel of Feeding Pelican as Symbol of Christ
Located in Lisse, NL
Stunning religious wall panel in thick relief with strong hook for easy mounting.
For the collectors of stunning antique church relics we are also offering this marvelously hand carved pelican sculpture for wall mounting. The character ascribed to the pelican in this context is nearly as fabulous as that of the phœnix. From a clumsy, gluttonous, piscivorous water-bird, it was by the growth of legends transformed into a mystic emblem of Christ, whom Dante terms "Nostro Pelicano". St. Hieronymus gives the story of the pelican restoring its young ones destroyed by serpents as an illustration of the destruction of man by the old Serpent, and his salvation by the blood of Christ. The pelican in Christian art is an emblem of Jesus Christ, by "whose blood we are healed" and it is also a symbol of charity. Many early painters and carvers mistakenly represented it more similar to an eagle (much like in this antique church relic), and not as a natural pelican which is why most people today still are a bit confused at first when this stunning hand carved, symbolic bird is called a pelican.
This striking and all hand carved, symbolic panel was originally part of a church or monastery communion rail...
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Early 20th Century European Gothic Revival Gold Religious Items
Materials
Gold Leaf
18th Century Italian Gilded Tabernacle with a Hand-Carved Chalice Fragment
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian gilded and hand-carved tabernacle adorned with an 18th century Italian gilt chalice and Sabina Faye Braxton gaufrage fabric. This tabernacle once belonged in a h...
Category
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Gold Religious Items
Materials
Gold Leaf
Antique Gilt Bronze & Brass & Glass Gothic Sanctuary Lamp / Church Candle Light
Located in Lisse, NL
Stunning 19th century Gothic art pendant with shields and gilt scrolling patterns.
This late 1800s church relic truly has an aura of religiousness about it. This sanctuary pendant i...
Category
Late 19th Century European Gothic Revival Antique Gold Religious Items
Materials
Brass, Bronze, Gold Leaf
Antique German Enamel Silver Miniature Icon Virgin Mary St.Matthias Trier 1860
Located in Portland, OR
A fine antique German sterling silver & enamel miniature icon of the Virgin Mary, circa 1860.
The icon is a rendition of the so-called "Mattheiser Gnadenbild" ( Miraculous image) a p...
Category
1860s German Baroque Revival Antique Gold Religious Items
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel, Gold Leaf
Awesome Antique Bronze Gothic Revival 9 Light Chandelier with Phoenix Sculpture
Located in Lisse, NL
Handcrafted and truly impressive Neo-Gothic Church fixture that can also be used for candles.
Over the decades we have sold a number of very good antique bronze, Gothic light fixtures for both candles and electrical bulbs. However, we never offered one as high and with as many Gothic details as this hand-crafted chandelier. You will rarely come across a Gothic work of religious art that is more elaborate and with as many Gothic details as this fit-for-a-castle pendant...
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Late 19th Century French Gothic Revival Antique Gold Religious Items
Materials
Gold, Bronze
Antique 16th Century German (Augsburg) parcel-gilt Silver-Gold Chalice/Goblet
Located in Doha, QA
This is an absolutely exquisite rare Cooper-gilt ,silver-gold and three Sterling Silver angels Chalice originated from Augsburg (Germany ) in th...
Category
16th Century German Renaissance Antique Gold Religious Items
Materials
Gold, Silver, Copper
18th Century Italian Cross with Kyanite, Calcite Crystals, and Baroque Pearls
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian crucifix with gold-plated kyanite, calcite crystals in matrix, and baroque pearls. The crucifix is originally from a church in Liguria. It is hand-carved and pai...
Category
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Gold Religious Items
Materials
Rock Crystal, Gold Plate, Gold Leaf
Antique 16th Century Florentine carved Jesus Christ with Shroud in Glas Display
Located in Doha, QA
This is an absolutely outstanding and extremely expressive sculpture of Crucified Jesus Christ in carved polychrome wood, on the background of a 16th century Silk Florentine fine fab...
Category
16th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Gold Religious Items
Materials
Gold
Framed Late 15th Century Illuminated Book of Hours Manuscript
Located in Houston, TX
Framed late 15th century illuminated Book of Hours manuscript circa 1500, France. Gouache, ink gold wash and gold burnishing on vellum. Framed within large decorative matt. In very g...
Category
16th Century French Medieval Antique Gold Religious Items
Materials
Gold Leaf
Renaissance Rock Crystal and Gold Agnus Dei
Located in New Orleans, LA
Rock Crystal and Gold Agnus Dei
Late 16th, early 17th century
Case made in Milan
Agnus Dei in wax from the Vatican
Among the most significant religious artifacts of the Renaissance, the Agnus Dei medallion exemplifies the height of Catholic devotional culture. Believed to hold sacramental blessings and even miraculous power, these sacred wax objects were crafted from the melted remains of the Paschal candle used in Rome and personally blessed by the Pope. Their rarity was compounded by their fragility—few survived intact, making them among the most coveted religious items of their time.
This extraordinary example, dating from the late 16th to early 17th century, defied the odds of survival. Encased in its original rock crystal and gold setting, among the most luxurious materials available when it was made, the wax itself features subtle yet remarkably preserved imprints—an almost impossible feat given its delicate nature. It is the only known example outside of a museum, with possibly two others in institutional collections.
Made for a patron of exceptional wealth, this late Renaissance masterpiece marries religious significance with extraordinary craftsmanship. The oval rock crystal frame encases the wax Agnus Dei, encircled by exquisite gold mounting with black enamel detailing and twisted gold cord. Rock crystal caryatids shaped as dog heads with gold collars transition into female busts that curve into scrolls, resting on teardrop elements adorned with vibrant enamel. Two elegant gold scrolls wrap around back-to-back dog muzzles at the top, crowned by an enamel-decorated knob and suspension ring—creating a devotional object of unparalleled artistic refinement.
The fragile composition of Agnus Dei medallions meant that most were easily damaged—cracking, collecting dirt or crumbling over time. Their pristine whiteness held such sacred significance that in 1572, Pope Gregory XIII issued a Papal Bull...
Category
Early 17th Century Italian Antique Gold Religious Items
Materials
Rock Crystal, Gold
18th Century Baroque Style Baptismal Charger in Brass
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
An 18th century baptismal plate in brass with beveled flower decoration to celebrate the birth of the infant or perhaps as in French is called "Plat a offrandes", which means "Plate ...
Category
Mid-18th Century European Baroque Antique Gold Religious Items
Materials
Gold Plate, Copper
19th Century French Leather Bound and Gilt Book of The Virgin Mary
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a shelf or a library with this beautiful antique red book named "La Sainte Vierge"; crafted in Paris, France, circa 1877, the religious book dep...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Gold Religious Items
Materials
Gold Leaf
Antique Illustration of the Feet of Lord Rama, 'Sri Ram Prada Yatra'
Located in Soquel, CA
Finely detailed illustration of the feet of Lord Rama. The feet are labeled with illustrative symbols, including a lotus flower, shells, and crescent moons. There are a total of 17 s...
Category
19th Century Indian Other Antique Gold Religious Items
Materials
Gold Leaf
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.
Category
19th Century Russian Antique Gold Religious Items
Materials
Gold, Silver
Madonna Carved Wood Sculpture Gold Leaf and Polychrome, Spain, Mid-18th Century
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
A wood sculpture wonderfully carved depiction of the Virgin Mary with Jesus Child gilded with gold leaf and polychrome painted, Spain, mid-18th century...
Category
Mid-18th Century Spanish Antique Gold Religious Items
Materials
Gold Leaf
Large Catholic Altar or Procession Cross - Crucifix in Gilt Bronze
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A gilded bronze alloy early 20th century Processional Cross. On the obverse a central Corpus Christi in raw bronze and arms extended wearing a loincloth. Hidden yet partially exposed...
Category
Early 20th Century European Gothic Revival Gold Religious Items
Materials
Gold Plate, Bronze
Large Himalayan Inlaid Bronze Vajra with Wrathful Faces, 15th-16th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A large and unusual Himalayan bronze and mixed metal nine prong vajra featuring wrathful faces. In the style of the Tangut (Western Xia) Kingdom (1038 to 1227), but probably later, most likely 15th-16th century.
The body of the vajra crafted from a copper alloy, with five wrathful faces on either side and gold and silver inlays to the center. The prongs crafted of iron, with each side having eight prongs arcing outwards around a central prong before coming back to a copper alloy point.
The vajra is meditational tool...
Category
16th Century Mongolian Antique Gold Religious Items
Materials
Iron, Gold, Silver, Bronze
18th Century Italian Tabernacle Door Fragment
Located in San Angelo, TX
18th Century Italian Tabernacle Door Fragment. Unique piece that can go anywhere. Perfect for a sculpture on the wall in a hallway or niche.
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Gold Religious Items
Materials
Gold Leaf
Italian Liturgical Pax Brede Or Osculatorium From The 16th Century
Located in AMSTERDAM, NH
Italy
16th century
A liturgical Pax Brede or Osculatorium. The carved wooden board “Kiss of Peace” representing Christ as a man of sorrows. The pax has the shape of an ancient templ...
Category
16th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Gold Religious Items
Materials
Gold Leaf
Baroque Liturgical Vessel, Open Ciborium, Sanctuary Lamp, Aspersoria
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Antique baroque church liturgical vessel, open Ciborium, sanctuary lamp, Aspersoria.
Late 18th century Italian Baroque open Ciborium, Sanctuary lamp ...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Gold Religious Items
Materials
Gold Plate, Silver Plate, Brass
Early 20th Century Argentinian Silver and Gold Torah Crown
Located in New York, NY
Silver and gold Torah crown, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1925.
On silver base decorated with a small gold Stars of David. The lower ribs decorated with applie...
Category
1920s Argentine Vintage Gold Religious Items
Materials
Silver, Gold
18thC Italian baptismal font
Located in Livorno, IT
Magnificent 18thC Italian baptismal font.
Circular tank also lacquered in a soft color.
Lid blue-lacquered inside and white-lacquered outside with beautiful gilt hand carvings.
Main ...
Category
Mid-18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Gold Religious Items
Materials
Gold Leaf
Russian Imperial Porcelain Easter Egg 19th century Rising Christ
Located in Sweden, SE
A rare and highly collectible Easter egg covered with exquisite miniature painting and gilding, created at the Imperial Porcelain Manufactory during the reign of Alexander II. The r...
Category
Late 19th Century Russian Empire Antique Gold Religious Items
Materials
Gold
Very Large Persian Pierced Steel Islamic Standard Damascened with Gold
Located in London, GB
Very large Persian pierced steel Islamic standard damascened with gold
Persian, 19th century
Measures: Height 82cm, width 44cm, depth 10cm
This fine processional standard (known...
Category
19th Century Persian Islamic Antique Gold Religious Items
Materials
Gold, Steel
A rare triple container for Holy Oils, Italy late 19th century.
Located in Milan, IT
A rare triple container for Holy Oils: the Oil of the Catechumens ("Oleum Catechumenorum" or "Oleum Sanctorum"), the Oil of the Sick ("Oleum Infirmorum") and the Holy Chrism ("Sacrum Chrisma"). Unscrewable container, made of white metal with golden crosses...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Gold Religious Items
Materials
Metal, Gold
Russian 14kt Gold Tablet Amulet, Diamond and Black Stone, early 20th Century
Located in New York, NY
This remarkable double-sided amulet, crafted from 14kt yellow gold, stands as a masterwork of Russian goldsmithing from the early 20th century.
The amulet’s tablet-shaped body is ho...
Category
Early 20th Century Russian Gold Religious Items
Materials
Gold
Antique American Gold Amulet, Dated May 5, 1914
Located in New York, NY
This exceptional small, circular amulet, crafted in rich American gold, exudes a timeless elegance. Designed to be worn close to the heart, it features a polished ring at the top for...
Category
Early 20th Century American Gold Religious Items
Materials
Gold
19th Century Silver and Gold Monstrance with Travel Case
Located in Ross, CA
A silver and gold monstrance with travel case (c. 1890). Also known as an ostensorium, this vessel was used as a reliquary for display in the private r...
Category
Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Gold Religious Items
Materials
Gold Plate, Silver, Bronze
Rare Indian Gold, Ruby and Turquoise Sarpech Turban Ornament
Located in London, GB
Rare Indian gold, ruby and turquoise Sarpech turban ornament
Indian, 19th Century
Sarpech: height 12cm, width 14cm, depth 0.5cm
Case: height 19cm, width 20cm, depth 4cm
Similar to works in the Royal Collection, this beautiful ornament is a nineteenth century Indian Sarpech. Crafted from gold, rubies, and turquoises, it is intended as a piece to adorn the front of a turban, although often these fine items of religious jewellery find themselves other purposes.
The two side panels towards the base are mounted on hinges, and share a similar design to the central element, with a single ruby in the centre surrounded by rings of turquoise. The long neck of the piece arcs to the left, finishing with a large round and more prominent ruby, like the eye in a bird's head. With a similar appearance to that of a sword hilt...
Category
19th Century Indian Antique Gold Religious Items
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Gold
Devotional Pendant, Oil on Aventurine, Gold, Enamel, Spain, 17th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Devotional pendant or reliquary. Oil painting on aventurine, enamel, gold. Spain, 17th century.
Medallion or devotional pendant or reliquary made of aventurine or aventurine with an octagonal shape and faceted fronts, enhanced with a series of enamels combining black and gold, which protect two oil paintings with a Catholic Christian religious theme, located one on each side of the piece. Protected, you can see a very particular Virgin with Child for being inspired by the Icon of the Madonna del Popolo (Rome, Italy), and a simplified Martyrdom of San Lorenzo (the saint, the grill and an angel with a crown and the palm corresponding to the subject). The edges of the piece have been protected with simple metal elements.
The painting of San Lorenzo follows a common composition in the Spanish school, and would recall works such as the painting of the main altar of the Church of San Lorenzo de Huesca, for example, but also others such as the engraving by Marcantonio Raimondi (executed around 1527) in some details. The so-called icon of the Madonna del Popolo was well known for being considered as made by Saint Luke, and was brought to the church of the same denomination by Gregory IX from the Sancta Sanctorum of the Lateran Palace after a flood caused a terrible plague in the city and through a solemn procession with the image of Santa Maria del Popolo.
Regarding the material of the piece, a certain type of glass and a type of quartz (which can be green or reddish-brown, and usually has tiny elements of yellow mica that give it golden reflections) is known as aventurine or aventurine. In the first case, it is known that “aventurine” or “stellaria” appears mentioned in the Murano workshops for the first time during the first quarter of the 17th century, in reference to a very complicated production paste (it is said that the name comes from of this circumstance, that is, that its creation was due to luck or luck) that imitates the effects of that stone (from India and Russia at that time) thanks to the inclusion of copper particles, and that it was used as if out of stone (cut) given the complexity of its use in blowing (practically impossible). And, dealing with this material, it is necessary to mention “The Nativity” by Pietro da Cortona, dated around 1656, which is kept in the El Prado...
Category
17th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Gold Religious Items
Materials
Gold, Enamel, Other
Pair of Antique Reliquaries
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of gold gilt Roman reliquaries from the 1800s.
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Gold Religious Items
Materials
Gold
Devotional Pendant, Gold, Enamel, 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Mary Magdalene and John the Baptist.
Possibly mallorquin. One of the glasses is fractured. Oval pendant ornamented in its outline by turned gold loops and small metallic pearls. On ...
Category
18th Century European Neoclassical Antique Gold Religious Items
Materials
Gold, Enamel, Other
Mid-20th Century English 9 Ct Gold Small Globe Masonic Ball Pendant, 1950s
Located in Delft, NL
Mid-20th century English 9 ct gold small globe Masonic ball pendant, 1950s
An English cross Masonic globe ball pendant. The pendant globe ball ...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Gold Religious Items
Materials
Gold
18th Sacred Reliquary with Chalice and Consecrated Host in a Carved Gilt Frame
Located in Marbella, ES
An antique religious reliquary with a symbolic representation of the Eucharist, featuring a golden chalice with a consecrated host at the top, ad...
Category
18th Century Spanish Antique Gold Religious Items
Materials
Coral, Gold
Antique Giltwood Buddha Statue Southeast Asia
Located in Atlanta, GA
A delicately carved wood Buddha in an upright standing posture with a double Abhaya mudra. The statue displays a gilt surface with beautiful patina and some minor wear. The face was ...
Category
19th Century Thai Other Antique Gold Religious Items
Materials
Gold Leaf
Circa 1880 French Gothic Style Baldachin or Statuary Niche
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1880 French Gothic style Baldachin or Statuary Niche. Derived from canopies for processions, the term has come to signify all such coverings, most famously the Bernini high alt...
Category
1880s French Gothic Revival Antique Gold Religious Items
Materials
Gold Leaf
Japanese Antique Gilt Wood Amitabha Buddha on Loctus Throne Statue
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese carved wood Amitabha (Amida) Buddha statue with residual gold leafed surface circa 19th century (late Edo period). The buddha is seated in the padmasana position on an elevated double lotus throne, under a small lotus halo canopy. His right hand is held in abhaya mudra which means fearlessness in Sanskrit. The mudra symbolizes protection, peace, and fearless. His left hand gently resting on his thigh. Dressed in a flowing robe with open chest, the statue showcases a classic iconography found prominently in Japanese Buddhism art during Edo to Meiji period, characterized by the double lotus throne and a particularly serene meditative facial expression, highlighted by inset gemstones...
Category
19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Gold Religious Items
Materials
Gold Leaf
18th Century Spanish Pair of Giltwood Cherubs
Located in Marbella, ES
18th century Spanish pair of giltwood cherubs.
Category
18th Century Spanish Antique Gold Religious Items
Materials
Gold
Spanish Carving of Saint John the Evangelist, School of Juan de Ancheta
Located in Valladolid, ES
Outstanding Spanish carving of San Juanito, 16th century, school of Juan de Ancheta.
Juan de Ancheta (1533 - November 30, 1588) was a Spanish sculptor in the Romanesque style. His w...
Category
16th Century Spanish Renaissance Antique Gold Religious Items
Materials
Gold
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...
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Mid-20th Century Syrian Islamic Gold Religious Items
Materials
Gold, Silver
Gesso & Gold Leaf Chandelier
Located in Round Top, TX
The best gesso and gold leaf chandelier with putti. Bought in Buenos Aires. Great patina.
Category
1930s French Vintage Gold Religious Items
Materials
Gold Leaf
17th Century European Justitia Wooden Sculpture Standing on Gold Gilded Pedestal
Located in Marbella, ES
17th century "Justitia" hand carved wooden painted sculpture standing on a gold gilded baroque pedestal. Missing pieces.
Dimensions: 67 cm tall with pedestal.
Category
17th Century European Antique Gold Religious Items
Materials
Gold Leaf
Late 18th/ Early 19th Century Wood Statue of a Bishop
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Antique, hand-carved and gilded statue of Bishop with original paint.
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Gold Religious Items
Materials
Gold
19th Century Carved Wood Santos with Gilt Decoration
Located in Buchanan, MI
19th century carved wood Santos with gilt decoration.
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Gold Religious Items
Materials
Gold Leaf
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...
Category
Late 19th Century German Renaissance Antique Gold Religious Items
Materials
Rock Crystal, Gold, Enamel
