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French 19th Century Demilune Louis XVI Style Enfilade
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
gilt bronze “rosary” trim. Two rectangular drawers in the center are separated by square, gilt bronze
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Rosaries
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Saint Cajetan, Polychromed Wood, Spain, 17th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
, fastened with a belt from which a rosary hangs, and has a necklace of thick links from which hangs a heart
Category
17th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Rosaries
Materials
Other
Antique Platinum, Edwardian era Seed Pearl
Diamond Cross Pendant Necklace
Located in Brighton, GB
Edwardian Cross Necklace
Platinum
Circa 1910
This exquisite Edwardian-era platinum rosary bead
Category
Early 20th Century European Edwardian Antique Rosaries
Materials
Diamond, Pearl, Platinum
Vanity
Located in Paris, IDF
chased gold sugar bowl, an iron box with bronze ornaments, a Christ, a Lourdes rosary; all well-arranged
Category
Late 19th Century French School Antique Rosaries
Materials
Oil
Memento Mori: Skull on Bible Sculpture by László Mattyasovszky Zsolnay
By Zsolnay
Located in Palm Beach, FL
clear, as this skull sits atop a bible and adjacent to a rosary. What sets this memento mori apart is
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1890s Hungarian Art Nouveau Antique Rosaries
Materials
Earthenware
Antique Victorian Stomps Burkhardt Quartersawn Oak Caned Rocker Rocking Chair
Located in Dayton, OH
’ chair with arms, always very regal looking with carvings,” said Grismer. “They made one for Holy Rosary
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Rosaries
Materials
Cane, Oak
"Travelers on a Country Path" by James Stark
By JAMES STARK (1794-1859)
Located in Wiscasset, ME
. He is buried in the Rosary Cemetery in Norwich.
Stark generally worked in oils, although his total
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Early 19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Rosaries
Materials
Paint
Travelers on a Country Path
Located in Wiscasett, ME
. He is buried in the Rosary Cemetery in Norwich. Stark generally worked in oils, although his total
Category
Early 19th Century Victorian Antique Rosaries
Materials
Oil
Memento Mori Skull on Bible
Located in Palm Beach, FL
skull sits atop a bible and adjacent to a rosary. What sets this memento mori apart is its rather
Category
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Rosaries
Materials
Porcelain, Glaze
17 th century Colonial O/Canvas"Virgen del Popolo" portrait, Virgin with child
Located in Valladolid, ES
differs from the canonical iconography is the rosary that the Virgin holds in her right hand.
Stylistic
Category
1690s American Colonial Antique Rosaries
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Gold and Pearls Devotional Pendant, 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
twelve stars") as well as Litanies Lauretanas prayed after the rosary and containing epithets of Mary
Category
18th Century European Neoclassical Antique Rosaries
Materials
Gold
Early 19th Century French School Vanitas Still Life Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in London, GB
Painting on Canvas.
The Old Master Vanitas Still Life Painting depicts a skull, book and rosary.
Oil on
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Early 19th Century French Gothic Antique Rosaries
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Giltwood, Paint
Large Meissen Splendour Clock with Jupiter Group by E.A. Leuteritz, circa 1860
By Ernst August Leuteritz, Meissen Porcelain
Located in Vienna, AT
with a rosary.
White porcelain dial, painted Roman numerals, bezel and hands made of brass, clockwork
Category
Late 19th Century German Rococo Antique Rosaries
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Oil Painting Venice by Antonio Ermolao Paoletti, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
venditore di pesce.
Among his many frescoes is the main altarpiece depicting the Madonna of the Rosary
Category
1890s Italian Antique Rosaries
Materials
Canvas
Japanese Antique Hyakumanben Buddhist Prayer Beads 1830s-1844s / Zen Wabisabi
Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP
ceremonial rosary used in Buddhist prayer services, where many monks and worshippers form a circle and pass
Category
1830s Japanese Edo Antique Rosaries
Materials
Straw, Wood
Guanyin. Enamelled porcelain. China, 19th century.
Located in Madrid, ES
rosary) resting on the knee of the same side. Note also the necklace and the diadem that adorns the
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19th Century Chinese Other Antique Rosaries
Materials
Porcelain
The Madonna
Child, early 1700
s Italian Old Master oil painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
(died in 1764), painted the main altarpiece of the Madonna of the Rosary and St Dominic for the church
Category
Early 18th Century Old Masters Antique Rosaries
Materials
Canvas, Oil
16th Century Giovanni Laurentini Saint Francis Praying Oil on Canvas White
Located in Sanremo, IT
piece of still life consisting of skull, rosary, voluminous prayer book and Franciscan cord with
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16th Century Italian School Antique Rosaries
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Colonial Baroque Gold Altarpiece, Painting Virgin of Candelaria
By Colonial Furniture Company
Located in Valladolid, ES
the same way, as the mother of her son whom she carries in her arms, and with a rosary.
The Virgin
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1780s Central American Baroque Antique Rosaries
Materials
Gold Leaf
Colonial Spanish oil on canvas " Saint Rose of Lima"
By Colonial Furniture Company
Located in Valladolid, ES
women of the city at the Church of Our Lady of the Rosary to pray for the salvation of the city. She
Category
1780s Peruvian Baroque Antique Rosaries
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Rare James Gillray ‘He Steers His Flight" Etching, Aquatint
Watercolor, 1810
Located in Kingston, NY
tosses aside a cardinal’s hat, rosary, and mitre, and he dons a papal tiara. Among the witnesses to the
Category
Early 19th Century Antique Rosaries
Materials
Paper
Antique Painting Grape and Melon Eaters After Bartolome
Murillo 18th C
Located in London, GB
confraternities in Sevilla (Seville) and Andalusia.
Among Murillo’s earliest works is the Virgin of the Rosary
Category
1780s Spanish Antique Rosaries
Materials
Canvas
French Carved and Polychromed Walnut Chest, Louis XII
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
used by the hermits to cast away the demons in the desert and a large-beads rosary. He carries the tau
Category
16th Century French Gothic Antique Rosaries
Materials
Walnut
Autumn in Versailles - painting by Paul César Helleu an Impressionist Painter
By Paul César Helleu
Located in PARIS, FR
foliage has parted, like the rosary beads of a musky abbot, the dead pearls of a favourite necklace
Category
1890s Impressionist Antique Rosaries
Materials
Oil
Antique Rosary Bloodstone and Silver European
Located in Northampton, MA
Hailing from the 1880s-1890s is this unusual and beautiful rosary from Europe —France, probably
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Rosaries
Materials
Agate, Silver
Antique 19th century carved hardwood rosary
Located in Bilzen, BE
A rosary complete made from hardwood in the 19th century
each ball is decorated with turned cirkels
Category
19th Century French Folk Art Antique Rosaries
Materials
Wood
19th Antique Silver Rosary with Two Religious Scenes
Located in Miami, FL
19th antique silver rosary with two religious scenes.
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Late 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Rosaries
Materials
Silver
Silver and gold filigree rosary, onyx beads, 19th century
Located in VALLADOLID, ES
Silver and Gold Filigree Rosary, Onyx Beads, 19th century
Precious and delicate 19th century rosary
Category
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Rosaries
Materials
Onyx, Gold, Silver
Antique French carved bone rosary bead necklace, Cross pendant, Stanhope
Located in NEWARK, GB
An attractive antique French carved bovine bone rosary bead necklace with a carved bone Cross
Category
19th Century French Victorian Antique Rosaries
Materials
Brass
Vintage Allemagne Repousse Silver Plate Bible Case
Mother of Pearl Rosary
Located in Dayton, OH
Mid to early 20th century German / French silver plate rosary holder case and necklace. Shaped
Category
Early 20th Century Antique Rosaries
Materials
Metal
Japanese Temple Shrine Buddhist Monk Juzu Prayer Beads Mala Rosary Necklace
Located in Studio City, CA
rosary-type prayer bead necklaces were often used by Buddhist monks in temple rituals and worn by Samurai
Category
19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Rosaries
Materials
Wood
Antique Print of a Gold Rosary and Crucifix by Gibb, 1890
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique print titled 'Gold Rosary and Crucifix of Mary Queen of Scots'. Chromolithographic plate
Category
19th Century Antique Rosaries
Materials
Paper
French Roman Missal, Notebook and Coins/Rosary Purse Set Dated 1878
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
note pad and a purse used for coins or rosary beads presented in its original leather bound gilt edged
Category
Late 19th Century French Renaissance Antique Rosaries
Materials
Silver
Japanese Temple Buddhist Monk Samurai Juzu Prayer Beads Mala Rosary Necklace
Located in Studio City, CA
hand-crafted natural wood (perhaps Rosewood) Buddhist Juzu mala beads. These rosary-type large prayer
Category
Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Rosaries
Materials
Wood
Antique Catholic Rosary on a Crucifix Stand / Holder 1910s or Older, Germany
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This antique Crucifix stand is probably made for display your rosary, it was found like this with
Category
1920s German Antique Rosaries
Materials
Metal
Japanese Temple Shrine Buddhist Monk Juzu Prayer Wood Beads Mala Rosary Necklace
Located in Studio City, CA
(Since there are four square beads, the denomination is probably Tendai or Nichiren sect). These rosary
Category
19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Rosaries
Materials
Wood
Japanese Edo Temple Shrine Buddhist Monk Juzu Prayer Beads Mala Rosary Necklace
Located in Studio City, CA
rosary-type prayer bead necklaces were often used by Buddhist monks in temple rituals and worn by Samurai
Category
18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Rosaries
Materials
Wood
Large Antique 18K Gold Seed Pearl Etched Bead Enamel Rosary Cross Chain Necklace
Located in Montclair, NJ
This substantial antique rosary was crafted from solid 18k yellow gold and features absolutely
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1880s Victorian Antique Rosaries
Materials
Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Memento Mori Skull with Rosary on Bible Zsolnay, Art Nouveau c. 1900
By Miklos Zsolnay
Located in Chicago, IL
Recalling the Dutch vanitas still life works of the 17th century, this arrangement reminds the viewer of life's impermanence and the certainty of death, all while emphasizing the imp...
Category
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Rosaries
Materials
Ceramic
Antique French Louis XIII Armchair in Solid Walnut, Original Upholstery, 17th C
Located in Odense, DK
as rosary beads intertwined with cubes.
This charming chair still presents its original needle
Category
17th Century French Louis XIII Antique Rosaries
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
Antique French Louis XIII Armchair in Solid Walnut, Original Upholstery, 17th C
Located in Odense, DK
as rosary beads intertwined with cubes.
This charming chair still presents its original needle
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17th Century French Louis XIII Antique Rosaries
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
Antique Yellow Gold Enamel Pocket Watch
Located in Napoli, NA
praying with a rosary around her hand surrounded by an elaborately engraved, ornate black and blue enamel
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Rosaries
Materials
18k Gold, Enamel
Tripod Gueridon Table with Folding Top 19th Century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
the edge, its tripod base has a rosary. This elegant little piece of furniture is ideal for making a
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Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Rosaries
Materials
Wood
Antique Catholic Reliquary Box Crucifix Pendant with Relics of Saint Catherine
Located in Nuernberg, DE
. Its 2" high (with hanger) in size, that making it easily worn. You can easily hang it on a rosary or
Category
1920s Italian Antique Rosaries
Materials
Metal
Spanish Colonial Cuzco School Madonna Virgin Mary Painting
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Remarkable Spanish colonial late 18th/early 19th-century painting of Lady of the Rosary, Madonna
Category
19th Century Peruvian Spanish Colonial Antique Rosaries
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Jardiniere Napoleon III Late 19th Century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
spiral is inspired by Louis 13 style and, on the part that can be opened, there is a horizontal rosary
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Late 19th Century Napoleon III Antique Rosaries
Materials
Wood
Mid-18th Century French Louis XIV Carved Walnut Oratory Cabinet from Lyon
Located in Dallas, TX
; lifting the top, it reveals inside storage usually reserved for bibles, rosaries, missals or other
Category
Mid-18th Century French Louis XIV Antique Rosaries
Materials
Walnut
Japanese antique stone god/1800s/Japanese Buddha statue/garden ornament
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
, but Fukurokuju holds a rosary in his left hand and a cane in his right.
It's rare.
It's a cute figure
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19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Rosaries
Materials
Stone
Antique French Provincial Louis XV Style Carved Walnut Prie Dieu
Located in New Orleans, LA
, early 20th century. The slant lid top opening to storage for your rosary's with later red fabric. The
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Early 1900s French Louis XV Antique Rosaries
Materials
Iron
Early 19th Century French Louis XIV Carved Walnut Prie-Dieu Prayer Kneeler
Located in Dallas, TX
hatch, dot and floral motifs; raising the top, it reveals inside storage for bibles, rosaries, missals
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Early 19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Rosaries
Materials
Walnut
A Set of Four European-Inspired Wooden Columns
Located in Chicago, IL
leaves, pomegranate flowers symbolizing fertility and prosperity, and a mala or rosary symbolizing the
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Late 19th Century Indian Antique Rosaries
Materials
Teak
A French Edwardian Tulle Embroidered Evening Dress Circa 1900
Located in Toulon, FR
rosary skirt with recall on the wrists, elegantly draped in white tulle and covered with a long train
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Early 1900s French Antique Rosaries
19th Century French Napoleon III Carved Mahogany and Velvet Prayer Chair
Located in Dallas, TX
, church missals, rosaries or other religious items. The wide slant kneeler base and elbow rest top are
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Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Rosaries
Materials
Mahogany, Velvet
19th Century French Louis Philippe Carved Walnut and Velvet Prayer Chair
Located in Dallas, TX
sheet, rosary or other religious accessories. The prayer bench is in excellent condition with a rich
Category
Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Rosaries
Materials
Velvet, Walnut
Silver-Mounted Amber Heart-Shaped Pendant. Germany, 17th century
Located in London, GB
, was frequently worked into amulets, devotional pendants, and rosary beads. The combination of amber
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17th Century German Antique Rosaries
Buddha Amitabha in gilded and lacquered wood, East Asia, late 19th century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Buddhist mala—a prayer rosary with finely carved beads, a symbol of meditation, wisdom, and the recitation
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Late 19th Century Asian Antique Rosaries
Materials
Wood
Cuzco School Painting, Virgin of Pomata
Located in Greenwich, CT
surrounding her halo rays, he holding an orb, she holding the infant in one hand along with a rosary and
Category
1760s Peruvian Spanish Colonial Antique Rosaries
Materials
Paint
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Antique Rosaries For Sale on 1stDibs
Find an expansive variety of antique rosaries available on 1stDibs. Frequently made of Gold, Silver and 18k Gold, these items were constructed with great care. Our collection, which features older pieces for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century, has proven very popular over the years. Our collection of antique rosaries includes designs that are universally popular, but Victorian and Art Deco styles, specifically, are sought with frequency. Browse our collection of 3 Pearl versions today to add the perfect touch to your look. A selection of bead and pear cut can be found today on these pages. When shopping our range of antique rosaries, you’ll find that there are less available pieces for men today than there are for women.
How Much are Antique Rosaries?
Prices for antique rosaries start at $182 and top out at $32,500 with these more-furniture-collectibles, on average, selling for $1,750.
Questions About Antique Rosaries
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 18, 2024To know if a rosary is antique, check its beads. The beads on modern rosaries are largely made of wood, glass or inexpensive plastic, and they’re likely linked by a chain or a cord. Old rosary beads were frequently strung on silk or another type of thread.
Hundreds of years ago, some rosaries, such as those produced during the 16th century for example, were made by goldsmiths. The era of mass production for these prayer beads began to take shape during the 15th century, and this development allowed for rosaries to be made of materials such as lead, glass, bone and wood. Online resources suggest that if the rosary’s crucifix and center medal are not made of the same material, it’s likely that a component of your rosary has been replaced over the years.
In order to properly determine the age of your rosary, experts recommend working with an antiques dealer or other type of professional in the collectibles realm.
Over time, 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. Find rosaries today on 1stDibs.
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