Gothic Wall Decorations
GOTHIC STYLE
The Gothic Revival movement (also called Victorian Gothic or Neo-Gothic) emerged in Britain in the 1740s, and reached its height in the late-19th century. The style is characterized by such decorative flourishes as pointed arches, floral details, finials, heraldic motifs and linenfold carving. The movement was rooted in religious and social conservatism. Its proponents, who included Charles Barry and A.W.N. Pugin, the architects of London’s Houses of Parliament (designed in 1840), believed that the art and architecture of the Middle Ages were authentically spiritual and inherently moral.
In the United States, the Gothic Revival movement shaped both public buildings and private houses. Numerous American schools were built in the early-19th century in a style now called Collegiate Gothic. Many builders and craftsmen were inspired by Andrew Jackson Downing’s widely read 1850 book Architecture for Country Houses, which posited that a family’s home should exemplify their values — and that the Gothic Revival style was particularly well-suited to scholars and clergymen. Furniture with detailing that mirrored that of Gothic Revival buildings appeared in the same period. Such pieces typically feature dark, intricately carved wood, and upholstery in velvet or leather.
Much like the castle or cathedral that inspired it, a Gothic Revival chair makes a bold design statement. And while you probably don’t have to cross a moat or raise a portcullis to get through your front door, a Gothic Revival piece might make a statement that your home is indeed your castle.
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Style: Gothic
Set of 3 Antique Ecclesiastical Panels
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A set of 3 antique Ecclesiastical style panels. These tracery panels of Pugin style make for decorative wall art or, once glazed, elaborate windows in a period property or modern hom...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Antique Gothic Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood, Pine
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...
Category
15th Century and Earlier French Antique Gothic Wall Decorations
Materials
Parchment Paper
Set of 3 Antique Ecclesiastical Diagonal Panels
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A set of 3 antique Ecclesiastical style carved panels in diagonal form. These tracery panels of Pugin style make for decorative wall art or, once glazed, elaborate windows in a perio...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Antique Gothic Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood, Pine
Set of 5 Antique Ecclesiastical Carved Panels
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A set of 5 antique Ecclesiastical style carved panels. These tracery panels of Pugin style make for decorative wall art or, once glazed, elaborate windows in a period property or mod...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Antique Gothic Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood, Pine
Bobyrug’s Wonderful Vintage French hand printed Tapestry, « bestiaire »
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Introduce timeless charm into your space with this exquisite wool and linen tapestry from the renowned Robert Four manufacture in Aubusson, France. A vintage replica of a 15th-centur...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Gothic Wall Decorations
Materials
Cotton, Wool
Original Antique Print of a 13th Century Illumination, circa 1900
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful print of a 13th century illumination.
Chromolithograph
Published circa 1900
Unframed.
The measurement is the paper size
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Gothic Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
St. Jerome Religious Painting, circa 19th Century
Located in London, GB
Late 19th century painting of St. Jerome with halo and skull.
A well painted canvas in original gilt frame generally in good condition.
Some losses to the frame and small nic...
Category
19th Century British Antique Gothic Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
IMPORTANT TRIPTIC FLORENTINE SCHOOL (Italy) 16th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
IMPORTANT TRIPTIC
FLORENTINE SCHOOL (Italy) 16th Century
Oil on wood, representing the Eternal Father, Our Lady with Baby Jesus, Saint Bernadino of Siena, San León, Saint Stephen an...
Category
16th Century Italian Antique Gothic Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
Set of Three Vintage Paintings with People in Rococo Costumes
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Set of Three Vintage Paintings with People in Rococo Costumes
A set of three paintings depicting two noble ladies and a noble man in Rococo costumes. Handpainted with enamel paint o...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Gothic Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood
Original Antique Print of a 13th Century Illumination, circa 1900
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful print of a 13th century illuminated miniature initial from a psalter
Chromolithograph
Published circa 1900
Unframed.
The measureme...
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Gothic Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Set of Six Vintage Paintings with Minstrel Scenes from the Manesse Song Manuscri
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Set of Six Vintage Paintings with Minstrel Scenes from the Manesse Song Manuscript
A set of six paintings depicting minstrel scenes from the mane...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Gothic Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood
Antique Gothic Oak & Brass Communion Shelf 19thC
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Gothic Oak and Scrolled Brass Communion Shelf 19thC
Measures- 35.5''H x 24.25''W x 15.25''D
Category
19th Century Antique Gothic Wall Decorations
Materials
Brass
Set of Three Vintage Paintings with People in Rococo Costumes
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Set of Three Vintage Paintings with People in Rococo Costumes
A set of three paintings depicting two noble ladies and a noble man in Rococo costumes. Handpainted in Germany ca. 1950...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Gothic Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood
Pair of Gilt Frame Gothic Angels
Located in Dallas, TX
Two gilt framed Gothic Angels framed and painted in the style of Fra Angelico - hand-carved in Italy in 1890. These are in excellent condition with littl...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Gothic Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood
Original Antique Print of a 13th Century Limoges Enamel Casket, France, C.1860
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful print of a 13th century Limoges enamel casket
Lithograph
Published by A.Morel, Paris, France. circa 1860
Unframed.
...
Category
1860s English Antique Gothic Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Wall Hanging Arts and Crafts Copper Breast Plate Shield with Cross Swords
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Wall hanging Arts and Crafts copper breast plate shield with cross swords
A Large Decorative wall piece the copper is hand beaten and has a Cross with Crown over
The swords are ...
Category
1920s Vintage Gothic Wall Decorations
Materials
Copper
Gothic Style Huge Triptych Shadow Box/Display Of Orthodox Church Silver Icons
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a Gothic style huge triptych shadow box/display of an Orthodox Church silver icons. The triptych is a large ogee shaped arc closed display made of heavy wood and glass. When you open the doors, it features some icons painted on wood and covered by an embossed and chased silver oklads with some gilt areas. They are framed by some red velvet. In the center, there are two icons who represent St.Paul and St.Peter; above them is the Almighty God...
Category
Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Gothic Wall Decorations
Materials
Silver
Oil on Board Halloween feature "Midnight in the Church Cemetery"
Located in Ferndale, MI
Midnight in the Church Cemetery, Illegible Signature dated 1938.
Oil on board in original stepped Art Deco frame.
Category
1930s American Vintage Gothic Wall Decorations
Materials
Masonite
16th Century French Gothic Carved Oak Architectural Fragment
Located in Stamford, CT
Early 16th century carved oak fragment of Gothic tracery likely from a choir screen or other decorative element from the interior of a cathedral or chapel. Very fine organic carving ...
Category
16th Century French Antique Gothic Wall Decorations
Materials
Oak
English Gothic Style Holy Water Bronze Faucet Oak Wall Plaques
Located in New York, NY
2 English Gothic Revival style (19th Century) bronze faucets mounted on oak wall plaque. (PRICED EACH).
Category
19th Century Antique Gothic Wall Decorations
Materials
Bronze
Victorian Carved Oak Wall Hanging Display Cabinet
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Victorian carved oak wall hanging display cabinet
This is a very large piece, it has 2 individual cupboards in the one piece.
The c...
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique Gothic Wall Decorations
Materials
Oak
19th Century German Painted Porcelain Platter in Repoussé Pewter Frame
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a man's office with this large, hand painted porcelain plate; crafted in Germany, circa 1880 and round in shape, the painted ceramic platter depicts the portrait of a man dressed in ornate period clothing. The antique wall plate...
Category
Late 19th Century German Antique Gothic Wall Decorations
Materials
Pewter
19th Century Pair of Wooden Wall Chandeliers
Located in Esbeek, NL
Wall chandeliers in Gothic style.
Category
19th Century French Antique Gothic Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood
Wood Wall Hanging of Maesta Madonna and Christ Child after Cimabue, Italy
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A fabulous pentagon wood wall hanging of the Madonna and child from Italy. This piece is created from wood, and has an applied print of Maesta, (Madonna enthroned with the Christ child by Cimabue) The edges feature a gold embossed design. The back includes metal hanging hardware.
Cimabue, also known as Cenni di Pepo...
Category
20th Century Italian Gothic Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood, Paper
Period Gothic Oak Trunk or Chest Façade from Picardie France, circa 1550
Located in Dallas, TX
Often when centuries-old trunks did not survive the passage of time, 19th-century menuisiers (French woodworkers) would salvage the surviving wood and carve new furniture such as desks and similar trunks. The facade was typically the most ornate section of these antique trunks, making intact frontages highly valued antiques. Hand-carved from oak in Picardie, France, circa 1550, this period Gothic architectural is a beautiful example of an antique trunk facade that was not incorporated into a more recent furnishing. Picardie is a former administrative region in northern France that is home to many Gothic cathedrals. The Amiens Cathedral (mid-13th century) is the largest standing cathedral in Europe and is truly a masterpiece of Gothic architecture.
Our trunk frontage has five vertically oriented inset panels embellished with various forms of Gothic tracery, including high-arching niches...
Category
16th Century French Antique Gothic Wall Decorations
Materials
Metal, Iron
Unique Fine Table Altar Crucifix with Bronze Sculptures of Christ, Mary and John
Located in Lisse, NL
Large and exceptional work of religious art.
If you are a collector of truly exceptional church artefacts then this early 20th century altar piece could be perfect for you. With church related antiques as one of our specialties we know that you will rarely find a better quality altar crucifix...
Category
Early 20th Century Belgian Gothic Wall Decorations
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Austrian Wien Cobalt Hand Painted Plaque Entitled The Winter
Located in Boston, MA
This is a beautifully painted cobalt Austrian porcelain plaque entitled "Der Winter" (The Winter) on the back. The painting on this plaque is of two beautiful women who are scantily clad in white flowing dresses during the winter. On the top of the hill is another beautiful lady in a deep winter...
Category
1910s Austrian Vintage Gothic Wall Decorations
Materials
Porcelain
Early 1900s Marked Art Deco Period Bronze Relief Wall Plaque Depicting the Pieta
Located in Lisse, NL
Heavy and finest quality, religious bronze wall plaque.
This intense, bronze wall plaque depicts the Virgin Mary grieving over the body of Jesus Christ after the crucifixion. The h...
Category
Early 20th Century European Gothic Wall Decorations
Materials
Bronze
Impressive and Large Bronze Wall Plaque of a Suffering Christ by Sylvain Norga
Located in Lisse, NL
Rare and sizeable Art Deco religious plaque.
Stunning sculpture / plaque by one of the greats when it comes to religious art. This sizeable, heavy and detailed plaque depicts Jesus...
Category
Early 20th Century Belgian Gothic Wall Decorations
Materials
Bronze
Heart Stopping Gothic Giltwood and Bas Relief Wall Art Found Object
Located in Hopewell, NJ
An incredible eye catching piece of wall art mined from a 19th century French church. The wall sculpture is a Gothic shape having carved giltwood and beautifully painted bas relief a...
Category
19th Century French Antique Gothic Wall Decorations
Materials
Giltwood
Vintage Winslow Health Hygiene Series Medical Scientific Insect Wall Chart Print
Located in Oakville, CT
Vintage, Winslow Health and Hygiene scientific insect series medical wall print, chart. "Edited by C.E.A Winslow Dr. P.H. Copy Right 1929. For explanation see manual. Published by De...
Category
20th Century American Gothic Wall Decorations
Materials
Metal
Pair of Early 20th Century French Oval Hand Painted Ceramic Wall Platters
Located in Dallas, TX
Bring the architectural highlights of France into your home with this pair of colorful, antique decorative earthenware wall platters. Crafted in high relief, circa 1920, the decorati...
Category
Early 20th Century French Gothic Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware
Bohemian Oil Painting of Carlsbad by Bernatova
By Jindra Bernatova
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Beautiful oil on board painting of Carlsbad or Karlovy vary in western Bohemia. Depicts a Baroque statue from 1716 and a Gothic castle in the background f...
Category
20th Century Czech Gothic Wall Decorations
Materials
Leather, Canvas, Wood, Paint
Important 16th Century Italian School "Christ" Oil on Table
Located in Madrid, ES
Important 16th century Italian School.
"Christ"
Oil on the table.
Measures: width 34 - height 42cm.
Good conditions.
A study of the present table has not yet been done for this reas...
Category
16th Century Italian Antique Gothic Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
A Large Antique Russian Icon Depicting the Transfiguration of Jesus Christ
By Mikhail Nesterov 1
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Large Antique Russian brass Icon "The Transfiguration of Jesus Christ" attributed to Mikhail Nesterov (1862-1942), within a gilt wood frame.
...
Category
19th Century Russian Antique Gothic Wall Decorations
Materials
Brass
Gothic wall decorations for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Gothic wall decorations for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 20th Century, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage wall decorations created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include wall decorations and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with paper, wood and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Gothic wall decorations made in a specific country, there are Europe, 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 wall decorations differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $550 and tops out at $550 while the average work can sell for $550.
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