Late 19th Century Religious Items

Late 19th century hand-carved Santos with inset glass eyes and original gesso paint surface. On custom museum display stand. Base measures 6" x 6".

This silver plaque commemorates the marriage of James Smith Jr to Kate R. Nugent that took place at St Patrick's Cathedral on Wednesday May 13 1874 what follows on is marriages of ot...

19th century Italian alabaster Gothic revival virgin and child.

20th century child Jesus with Royal globe with Elizabethan frame.

This fantastic mother-of-pearl icon was made in Jerusalem at the end of the 19th century, and is beautifully carved with mother-of-pearl and set with abalon...

Confronting and painful to look at, antique corpus of Christ. It would be idiotic to say that this antique sculpture of Christ is pleasing to the eye, ...

Unique and impressive, Gothic style chair from the late 1800s. This rare and solid oak Gothic Revival church chair has a beautiful patination and it is as stabile as the day it was...

An 1870s Italian Historicist reproduction of a Baroque oil lamp in gilt bronze with winged mermaids and grotesques. Possibly made as a Grand Tour copy of an original lamp from the ch...

This fine enamel plaque is notable both for its large size and the exquisite contrast produced between the rich, blue enamel backdrop against the grey foreground, created using the g...

Antique Polychromed and Mirrored Relic of St. Barbara Presenting an antique polychromed and mirrored relic of St. Barbara, bearing the mark of seasoned craftsmanship and ornate detailing. Retaining a distressed patina, the painted and polychromed relief...

A most impressive and exceptionally fine hand carved, black lacquered & gilded Shan style buddha. Shown wearing a finely carved & richly detailed mon...

Nice Swiss antique hand-carved walnut crucifix. Measures: 25.5 inches height.

This temple relief was purchased from a late 19th century upstate NY garden. This lovely Buddhist carving is in an as found state taken directly from the...

Stylish and glorious Gothic church candle pendant with a great look and feel. The amount of work that went into making this Gothic chandelier is almost unimaginable in this day and age. Before you can start to cast the individual pieces (and there are many in this chandelier), you have to first carve them out of wood or some other type of hard material. That alone will take days if not weeks. From all the handcrafted parts that, together, will make this chandelier, you must then make molds. All the molds must then be filled with liquid bronze. After that, all the surplus material from the castings must be removed and all pieces must be finished and gilt individually. Finally all pieces must be fitted together by drilling small holes and using small nuts and bolts (in those days also handcrafted). After reading this, you will understand why they don't make 'em like this anymore. It would simply cost a fortune. The number of Gothic elements in this antique candle chandelier, combined with their beautiful shapes and patina make this church relic an absolute joy to own and look at. Obviously the guilding has faded over the years, but that is part of the character and the look and feel of this great antique. This Gothic revival church chandelier is in excellent and original condition and it is definitely ready for immediate usage. This is no large chandelier, but it will look great wherever you decide to have it. Especially with the candles burning in the evening, the look and feel of this antique is second to none. Thanks to the original and also perfect condition 'Gothic crown...

PLACIDE-BENOIT-MARIE POUSSIELGUE-RUSAND (Paris 1824-1889 Paris) Chalice Placide Poussielgue-Rusand (1824-1889), was a gold & silversmith in Paris. He is known mainly for his litur...

This beautiful and intricate crucifix was created in France circa 1880. Coming from a small catholic chapel in France and built of brass, the cross stands on three small curved acant...

A fine antique Eastern orthodox silver crucifix. In (what we believe to be) .800 polish silver. The crucifix with a wood grain in front of a stylize...

Large size sculpture and an impressive religious work of art. Looking at Christ suffering like this, the crucifix (in our view) is a symbol of what 'telling people the truth' can le...

A rare enamel, gold and rock crystal figure of Emperor Maximilian I by Reinhold Vasters, Aachen, In the Renaissance style, circa 1870. The g...