Baroque Religious Items
BAROQUE STYLE
The decadence of the Baroque style, in which ornate furnishings were layered against paneled walls, painted ceilings, stately chandeliers and, above all, gilding, expressed the power of the church and monarchy through design that celebrated excess. And its influence was omnipresent — antique Baroque furniture was created in the first design style that truly had a global impact.
Theatrical and lavish, Baroque was prevalent across Europe from the 17th to mid-18th century and spread around the world through colonialism, including in Asia, Africa and the Americas. While Baroque originated in Italy and achieved some of its most fantastic forms in the late-period Roman Baroque, it was adapted to meet the tastes and materials in each region. French Baroque furniture informed Louis XIV style and added drama to Versailles. In Spain, the Baroque movement influenced the elaborate Churrigueresque style in which architecture was dripping with ornamental details. In South German Baroque, furniture was made with bold geometric patterns.
Compared to Renaissance furniture, which was more subdued in its proportions, Baroque furniture was extravagant in all aspects, from its shape to its materials.
Allegorical and mythical figures were often sculpted in the wood, along with motifs like scrolling floral forms and acanthus leaves that gave the impression of tangles of dense foliage. Novel techniques and materials such as marquetry, gesso and lacquer — which were used with exotic woods and were employed by cabinetmakers such as André-Charles Boulle, Gerrit Jensen and James Moore — reflected the growth of international trade. Baroque furniture characteristics include a range of decorative elements — a single furnishing could feature everything from carved gilded wood to gilt bronze, lending chairs, mirrors, console tables and other pieces a sense of motion.
Find a collection of authentic antique Baroque tables, lighting, decorative objects and other furniture on 1stDibs.
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Style: Baroque
Engraved Copper Plate – 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Interesting and rare original 18th-century copper plate used for printing religious engravings. The plate is finely engraved with a burin, depicting sacred scenes typical of the devo...
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18th Century European Antique Baroque Religious Items
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Copper
Original Oil on Panel of St. Anthony of Padua , by Unidentified Artist
Located in Miami, FL
Original oil on panel of Saint offering the Child, by an unidentified artist.
--This painting represents St. Anthony of Padua. The scene is one that is often chosen to represent ...
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Mid-17th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Religious Items
Original Oil on Wood Panel of St. Anthony of Padua
Located in Miami, FL
Original oil on panel of Saint offering the Child, by an unidentified artist.
--This painting represents St. Anthony of Padua. The scene is one tha...
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Mid-17th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Religious Items
Materials
Wood, Paint
Gilt Bronze Plaque of Saint Sebastian — 17th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Gilt Bronze Plaque of Saint Sebastian — 17th Century
Exceptional gilt bronze devotional plaque, made in Spain according to 17th-century principles. This type of object, of intimate ...
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17th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Religious Items
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Bronze
16th Century Spanish Carved & Polychrome Painted Saint Anne with the Infant Mary
Located in Miami, FL
This sculpture represents Santa Ana (Saint Anne) with the infant Mary.
Verge
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16th Century European Antique Baroque Religious Items
Materials
Wood
Liturgical chalice in two-tone 800 solid silver with semiprecious stones
Located in VALENZA, IT
Liturgical chalice in two-tone 800 solid silver with semiprecious stones.
The body of the liturgical chalice is slightly hammered.
The conical stem was completely gilded and two frie...
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Late 20th Century Italian Baroque Religious Items
Materials
Silver
16th Century Spanish Carved & Polychrome Painted Saint Anne with the Infant Mary
Located in Miami, FL
This sculpture represents Santa Ana (Saint Anne) with the infant Mary.
Verge.
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16th Century European Antique Baroque Religious Items
Materials
Wood
18th-Century Dutch Silver Yom Kippur Belt Buckle with Biblical Motifs
Located in New York, NY
This rare and exquisite 18th-century silver belt buckle from the Netherlands was worn on Yom Kippur, secured with a cloth sash around the traditional kittel. It is a masterful exampl...
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Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Religious Items
Materials
Silver
17th Century Carved Wood Christ Figure from Navarra, Spain
Located in Madrid, ES
An evocative 17th-century carved wood depiction of Christ from the Navarra region of Spain.
This expressive sculpture captures the poignant moment of the crucifixion, with Christ’s ...
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17th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Religious Items
Materials
Wood
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 typ...
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Late 20th Century Portuguese Baroque Religious Items
Materials
Delft, Faience, Terracotta
19th Century Italian Bronze Altar Candlestick, Custom Shade, Now Electrified
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th Century Italian Bronze Altar Candlestick, Custom Shade, Now Electrified
A 19th-century Italian bronze altar candlestick is now elegantly transformed into a lamp with a custom shade and electrification. This finely cast piece features gilt angel heads and inset patinated vignettes of saints, resting on a triangular scroll-footed base.
Standing at an impressive 48 inches high with the shade, this lamp is a striking addition to any interior. The lamp measures 35 inches high to the top of the socket and 32 inches high to the top of the bobeche of the candlestick. The custom portrait shade adds to its charm, measuring 14 inches high, 11 inches wide, and 5 inches deep. The sturdy triangular base measures 11 inches deep, providing a solid foundation for this historic piece.
The lamp is composed of two items: the lamp base and the shade, both designed to complement each other beautifully. The bronze candlestick retains its original intricate detailing, highlighted by the gilt angel heads and saintly vignettes, while the custom shade adds a touch of contemporary functionality without compromising the antique's integrity.
This electrified 19th-century Italian bronze altar candlestick lamp...
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19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Religious Items
Materials
Bronze
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 ...
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Mid-18th Century European Antique Baroque Religious Items
Materials
Gold Plate, Copper
Hand Painted Baroque Cherub or Angel Portuguese Ceramic Tile
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 typ...
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Late 20th Century Portuguese Baroque Religious Items
Materials
Delft, Faience, Terracotta
18th Century Pastiglia Decorated Baroque Bible Box
Located in Hastings, GB
This truly exceptional 18th century bible box, formed as a book and profusely decorated in pastiglia throughout, in silver and gold gilt, at it's c...
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Early 18th Century German Antique Baroque Religious Items
Materials
Gesso, Pine
18th Century Italian Carved Santo Boy Sculpture Icon
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Large 18th century Italian carved Santo figural icon sculpture depicting a boy with arms raised dressed in a blue parcel-gilt outfit with boots. Heavily aged and distressed polychrom...
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18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Religious Items
Materials
Glass, Lacquer, Giltwood, Wood
Spanish Baroque estipite, Column Sculpture , carved and gilded wood
Located in Valladolid, ES
One of a kind carved and gilded wood sculptural work that was part of an outstanding Spanish altarpiece from the Baroque period, around the 17th and 18th centuries in the Andalusian ...
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1690s Spanish Antique Baroque Religious Items
Materials
Giltwood
18th Century Baroque Sanctuary Oil on Wood Panel, Spain
Located in Miami, FL
18th century sanctuary oil on panel
The Roman Sanctuary of the Felix father in Jativa, Valence, Spain.
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Late 18th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Religious Items
Materials
Wood
19th Century Giltwood Baroque Church Altar Vase
Located in Hastings, GB
A deep carved large giltwood altar vase, probably German, in the baroque style, but dating to the latter half of the 19th century. The vase is carved with a...
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1890s German Antique Baroque Religious Items
Materials
Wood
Early 19th Century Silver-Plated Putti On A Star-Shaped Lucite Base
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Early 19th Century silver plated putti on a modern star shaped Lucite base.
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Early 19th Century French Antique Baroque Religious Items
Materials
Silver
Gilded Bronze Processional Cross Top, 20th Century, after Earlier Models
Located in Madrid, ES
End of processional cross. Ormolu, 20th century.
Latin cross with straight arms with decoration of tongues between moldings on both fronts, rays at the intersection of the arms, an...
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20th Century Spanish Baroque Religious Items
Materials
Bronze
18th Century Wooden Santos Jesus Sculpture Relic Vintage Antique Glass Eyes
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Interesting 18th Santos figure with glass eyes, but without hands or feet, this piece was part of a large installation. Appears all original with he...
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Late 18th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Religious Items
Materials
Wood
Pair of Late 18th Century Gold Wood and Gesso Baroque Altar Vases
Located in Hastings, GB
A pair of late 18th Century German baroque altar vases, in carved and gilded wood, small areas of gilt loss and patina as to be expected given their age. These would have been displa...
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1780s German Antique Baroque Religious Items
Materials
Wood
Large Antique Italian Church Carved Gilt Polychrome Tabernacle Altar Niche
Located in Forney, TX
A magnificent large rare and most impressive Italian baldachin tabernacle altar niche / altarpiece. circa 1800
Exquisitely hand-crafted in Italy in the early 19th century, this extr...
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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Religious Items
Materials
Enamel
Italian 19th Century Painted and Gilded Wooden Reliquary with Angel Face
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian 19th century painted reliquary. This reliquary features a gilded and carved angel face on the door. The sides are flanked with and lions faces with ring pulls. The general...
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19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Religious Items
Materials
Wood
18th Century White and Gold Baroque Stand
Located in Hastings, GB
A superb baroque stand, crafted from wood (possibly Oak) with painted design in gilt, dating to the 18th century, German, these would originally have displayed the statues of the sai...
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1760s German Antique Baroque Religious Items
Materials
Wood
JESUS CHRIST CRUCIFIED OUR LADY OF Sorrows 17th Cent. Indo-Portuguese Sculpture
Located in Madrid, ES
JESUS CHRIST CRUCIFIED OUR LADY OF Sorrows
17th Century
Indo-Portuguese Sculptures
in ivor...
Cross in rosewood wood with gilding. Plaque "INRI", and "...
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17th Century Portuguese Antique Baroque Religious Items
Materials
Wood
Early 17th Century Sculpture
Located in Copenhagen, K
Amazing Baroque sculpture of a woman wearing a crown in original paint. Her hands are missing. Colors are untouched, recently cleaned off from a thick dark coating, I have images fro...
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Early 17th Century French Antique Baroque Religious Items
Materials
Oak
18th Century French Carved Giltwood & Polychrome "Mother and Child" with Base
Located in Dallas, TX
Place this beautiful gilt statue with base in a living room or bedroom. Hand carved circa 1780, this elegant two-piece antique sculpture was found in a chapel in Southern France and ...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Baroque Religious Items
Materials
Giltwood
Exceptional 17th Century Carved Wooden Statue of Saint Micheal
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Exceptional 17th century carved wooden statue of Saint Micheal, European probably from a church or rectory. Naturally patinated and ori...
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17th Century European Antique Baroque Religious Items
Materials
Hardwood
Large Baroque Carved and Gilt Wood Angels, Italian 18th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
An exceptional and rare pair of carved and gilt hard wood angels. Each is about 2 feet high with incredible detail and presence. Original gilding with excellent original patina. Ital...
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Early 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Religious Items
Materials
Walnut
Crown or Crest, Pinewood, 17th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Top or top made of pine wood carved in color with a human bust in the center, located by grabbing two scrolls and thus creating an axis of symmetry for the...
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17th Century European Antique Baroque Religious Items
Materials
Pine
Baroque religious items for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Baroque religious items for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the Late 20th Century, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage religious items created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include more furniture and collectibles, wall decorations, asian art and furniture and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, canvas and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Baroque religious items made in a specific country, there are Europe, Spain, and Italy pieces for sale on 1stDibs. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for religious items differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $108 and tops out at $737,181 while the average work can sell for $2,750.