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Late Victorian Religious Memorial Rosary Shadowbox
Located in New Orleans, LA
, placed within a smaller ornate brass frame. A rosary, draped around the inner framed photograph with
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Early 1900s American Late Victorian Antique Rosaries

Materials

Metal, Gold Plate, Brass

Antique Jerusalem Rosary Cross – 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Exquisite 19th-century rosary cross from Jerusalem, crafted from olive wood and adorned with
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1860s Antique Rosaries

Materials

Fruitwood

Antique Sloan & Co 14k Gold Rosary, 1908
By Sloan & Company
Located in Orlando, FL
" long • 7mm & 5.5mm beads • Dated MCMVIII (1908) A beautifully preserved early 20th-century rosary by
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Early 1900s American Victorian Antique Rosaries

Materials

14k Gold

Our Lady Of Rosary Madonna, German Lithograph
Located in Savannah, GA
An Our Lady Of Rosary lithograph, Germany, circa 1890s. A heavily distressed piece in period frame
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19th Century German Baroque Revival Antique Rosaries

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paper

Silver box for rosaries with palm-shaped engravings
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver box for rosaries with palm-shaped engravings. Metal: Silver. Origin: French
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19th Century European Antique Rosaries

Materials

Silver

Sciacca coral and silver rosary, Italy, circa 1870.
Located in Milan, IT
Sciacca coral and silver rosary. Mounted on a silver chain and six silver elements, in addition to
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Rosaries

Materials

Coral, Silver

Circular silver rosary box with guilloché and monogram on gold interior
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver box for rosaries, circular in shape with guilloche engravings surrounding a
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19th Century European Antique Rosaries

Materials

Silver

17th century French School "Virgin and Child (Virgin of the Rosary)"
Located in Madrid, ES
17th century French School "Virgin and Child (Virgin of the Rosary)" Oil on canvas (Fragment
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17th Century French Baroque Antique Rosaries

Materials

Paint

Madonna and Child with Rosary – Antique French Religious Print, c.1850
Located in Langweer, NL
Madonna and Child with Rosary – La Ste Vierge dite au Chapelet, circa 1850 This elegant 19th
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Rosaries

Materials

Paper

Devotional plaque, Virgin of the Rosary and Saints. Bronze. 17th-18th c.
Located in Madrid, ES
Devotional plaque, Virgin of the Rosary and Saints. Bronze. 17th-18th centuries. An oval
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18th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Rosaries

Materials

Bronze

Antique French Ormolu Casket Jewelry Box Sevres Urn Vase Religious Rosary Beads
By Cristalleries De Sevres
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Mother of Pearl Rosary Beads with decorative crucifix. Condition: Good allover possibly all items have
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Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Rosaries

Materials

Brass, Bronze, Ormolu

Japanese Edo Temple Shrine Buddhist Monk Juzu Prayer Beads Mala Rosary Necklace
Located in Studio City, CA
(perhaps Rosewood) Buddhist Juzu mala beads with customary larger "Guru" beads. These rosary-type prayer
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19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Rosaries

Materials

Wood

Silver box for rosary in circular shape with scrolls, flowers and angel figure
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver box for rosary in circular shape with scrolls, flowers and angel figure. Metal
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19th Century European Antique Rosaries

Materials

Silver

Antique Painting Our Lady of The Rosary After Bartolomé Murillo 19th Century
By Bartolomé Esteban Murillo
Located in London, GB
A large Spanish oil on canvas of Our Lady of The Rosary after Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, early
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Early 1800s Spanish Antique Rosaries

Materials

Canvas

Art Deco 14K White Gold Pearl and Diamond Cross Rosary Necklace
Located in Addison, TX
The necklace is 32" around, with a 6" drop Smallest pearls measure 3mm, with one large center pearl, 5mm wide. Weighing 8.04G Ships in a jewelry gift box.
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1920s Unknown Art Deco Antique Rosaries

Materials

Diamond, Pearl, White Gold

Late 19th Century French Carved Walnut Side Table, End Table, Nightstand
Located in Fayetteville, AR
supported by rosary bead turned legs that rest on finial feet. A rosary bead H-stretcher joins the legs
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Late 19th Century French Renaissance Antique Rosaries

Materials

Iron

Framed 19th Century Pastel - Portrait of a Nun
Located in Corsham, GB
A pastel portrait of a nun. She raises one hand to her head and holds a string of rosary beads in
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19th Century Antique Rosaries

Materials

Pastel

Paul Falconer Poole RA (1807-1879) - 1839 Watercolour, Holy Sister's Guidance
Located in Corsham, GB
A young woman holding a string of rosary beads kneels at the foot of a nun, who tenderly holds her
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Early 19th Century Antique Rosaries

Materials

Watercolor

18th Century Processional Painted Sunburst on a Baroque Silver Gilt Altar Vase
Located in Hastings, GB
Mother Mary presenting the rosary to Saint Dominic to one side and Ave Maria to the back, mounted in a
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Late 18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Rosaries

Materials

Iron

Sacred Heart with Halo, Medium Size, 19th-Century Style
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
with its halo and crown, finely detailed. Please note that antique-style rosaries shown in some
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19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Rosaries

Materials

Plaster

Crowned Virgin Mary, Medium Size, 19th-Century Style
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
statue comes with its crown and halo, finely detailed. Please note that antique-style rosaries shown in
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19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Rosaries

Materials

Plaster

17th Century Italian Religious Painting Credited to Luciano Borzone
Located in Roma, IT
fine and elegant strokes, the Madonna holding the baby Jesus in her arms and the Holy Rosary in her
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Mid-17th Century Baroque Antique Rosaries

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique French Oval Mirror, Painted Wood-effect Decor Elm Burl, circa 1920
Located in Paris, FR
, as well as gold beads and rosaries around the glass mirror. Frame width: 3.5 cm / 1.37 in. Modern
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1920s French Antique Rosaries

Materials

Mirror, Wood

Virgin of Miraflores in polychrome maguey wood with Child and copper crown, 18th
Located in Madrid, ES
rosary in her right hand. It retains delicate polychromy with floral motifs and brocaded garments
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18th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Rosaries

Materials

Silver

Silver Skull Pendant. Probably Italian, 18th–19th century.
Located in London, GB
, particularly rosaries, where they functioned as tactile reminders of death and salvation. The weight and
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19th Century Antique Rosaries

Antique French Mirror, Wood & Marquetry, Carved Louis XVI-style Knot, circa 1900
Located in Paris, FR
wooden knot in the Louis XVI style, stained wooden frame with pearl and rosary decoration around the
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Early 1900s French Louis XVI Antique Rosaries

Materials

Mirror, Wood

Spanish Virgin of Sorrows in Polychrome Wood with Silver Crown, 19th Century
By Spanish Manufactory
Located in Madrid, ES
antique lace, a handkerchief, and a rosary. The piece is crowned with an original 19th-century silver
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19th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Rosaries

Materials

Silver

Mid-19th Century Religious Still Life Oil on canvas.
Located in TEYJAT, FR
. The composition includes a Bible, candle, rosary, egg timer, feather, and goblet, each meticulously
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Late 19th Century French Antique Rosaries

Materials

Canvas, Paint

French 18th Century Religious Statue of the Virgin Mary on a cloud
Located in Meulebeke, BE
representing Our Lady of the Rosary, standing on a cloud. This statue is a devotional object within the
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18th Century French Baroque Antique Rosaries

Materials

Oak

Set of 6 Paintings Attributed to the Cusco School, 18th–19th Centuries
By Central School of Arts & Crafts
Located in Madrid, ES
Michael the Archangel, Saint Barbara, an arquebusier, the Assumption, and the Virgin of the Rosary, with
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19th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Rosaries

Materials

Paint

Baroque Virgin and Child with Peruvian Silver Crown, Spain, 18th Century
By Spanish Manufactory
Located in Madrid, ES
carries the Child Jesus in her left arm, who holds a rosary, while she extends her right hand in a gesture
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18th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Rosaries

Materials

Silver

Bronze Skull Finial from the Base of a Crucifix. French or German, 17th century.
Located in London, GB
on a rosary. The skull motif was a powerful emblem of memento mori and vanitas, reminding the
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17th Century Antique Rosaries

Late 17th–Early 18th Century Italian Carved Walnut Bust of Madonna Addolorata
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
rosary or small reliquary ornament. Busts of this scale were typically displayed on private altars
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18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Rosaries

Materials

Walnut

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Mirror
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
, the glass protected by a low, beaded chapelet (rosary) trim. At the lower corners are ornately carved
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Rosaries

Materials

Gold

Frederick III Cranach Rohrich Paint Oil on table 19th Century Flemish Portrait
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
-length while holding a precious rosary. The prince appears richly dressed, with a gold brocade suit, a
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19th Century Old Masters Antique Rosaries

Materials

Oil

St. Aloysius Gonzaga, German Devotional Chromolithograph, ca.1900
Located in Langweer, NL
symbols of sanctity and purity: lilies, rosary beads, devotional books, and the deep red cloth of an altar
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Early 20th Century German Antique Rosaries

Materials

Paper

Domed mirror with carved and gilded patina cymatium, France
Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)
floral and leaf motifs. The frame, with rounded upper corners, is decorated internally with rosary bead
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19th Century French Antique Rosaries

Materials

Mirror, Poplar

Antique Japanese Ink Painting of Hotei by Kita Busei, Edo Period, c. 1820-1850
Located in TORQUAY, AU
Sack and Rosary Period: Late Edo Period, c. 1820-1850 Medium: Ink and light colour on silk Frame
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Early 18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Rosaries

Materials

Silk, Teak

Virgin in the Garden, 17th-19th Century
Located in North Miami, FL
snake with an apple in its mouth. Late 19th century Spanish solid gold and Ivory Rosary. The
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17th Century Russian Antique Rosaries

Materials

Gold, Gold Leaf

Italian Regional Costumes – Peasants of Rome and Abruzzo, Femme d’Ischia, c.1845
Located in Langweer, NL
compassionate gesture, holding a rosary—an emblem of faith and charity central to Italian popular devotion. To
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1840s French Antique Rosaries

Materials

Paper

Orders of Knights, Antique Hand-Colored Print of Medieval Orders c.1880
Located in Langweer, NL
accessories such as staves, rosaries, and ceremonial crosses. The restrained color palette enhances the solemn
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1880s German Antique Rosaries

Materials

Paper

18th Century Processional Painted Sunburst on a Baroque Silver Gilt Altar Vase
Located in Hastings, GB
Mother Mary presenting the rosary to Saint Dominic to one side and Ave Maria to the back, mounted in a
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Late 18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Rosaries

Materials

Iron

A Pair of Indian Wooden Columns with Brackets
Located in Chicago, IL
, acanthus, and rosary, symbolizing wisdom, grace, love, fertility, and the passage of time. The Corinthian
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Early 1900s Indian Antique Rosaries

Materials

Teak

A Pair of Indian Wooden Columns with Brackets
A Pair of Indian Wooden Columns with Brackets
$5,600 Sale Price / set
34% Off
18th Century French Louis XV Carved Walnut “Oratory” Two-Door Cabinet from Lyon
Located in Dallas, TX
compartment for storing rosaries, devotional items, or religious volumes. Below, a single paneled door with
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Late 18th Century French Louis XV Antique Rosaries

Materials

Walnut

Entrance to The Holy Sepulchre – Title Vignette
By David Roberts
Located in London, GB
festivals, with sellers of crucifixes, rosaries, carved shells, bracelets, and other matters of the same
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1840s Realist Antique Rosaries

Materials

Laid Paper, Lithograph

Amazing "Our Lady of Sorrows" attributed to Salzillo 18th-century
By Francisco Salzillo
Located in Madrid, ES
sensibility of the Murcian master. She wears antique textiles with lace, accompanied by rosaries in silver and
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18th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Rosaries

Materials

Silver

Spanish Colonial Saint Aloysius Gonzaga (San Luis Gonzaga), Possibly C. 1760
Located in Atlanta, GA
depicted in the black-and-white clerical attire of a Jesuit novice, sometimes with a rosary as a sign of
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18th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Antique Rosaries

Materials

Canvas, Paint

Dutch Baroque Portrait of Theologian Johannes Wachtelaar – Utrecht, c.1653
Located in Langweer, NL
incense pots, rosaries, books, angels’ heads, and Latin inscriptions. These symbolic elements evoke
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Mid-17th Century Dutch Antique Rosaries

Materials

Paper

Small Antique French Mirror In Carved Blackened Wood, circa 1870
Located in Paris, FR
blackened fir wood, decorated with rais-de-coeur, and pearl rosaries in trio. Frame width: 3 cm / 1.18 in
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1870s French Napoleon III Antique Rosaries

Materials

Glass, Wood

Paris Porcelain Fire Gilt & Painted Medieval Tableau Scene Urn C. 1815-1830
Located in Atlanta, GA
—holds a rosary. The architecture and statuary in the background suggest a ruined Gothic chapel
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Early 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Rosaries

Materials

Porcelain

17th Century Italian Religious Painting Credited to Giovanni Battista Salvi
By Giovanni Battista Salvi da Sassoferrato
Located in Roma, IT
lost. This, the Virgin of the Rosary, is perhaps Salvi’s best-known and most celebrated work. The
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Late 17th Century Baroque Antique Rosaries

Materials

Copper

A GILT-METAL MOUNTED SNUFF BOX Circa 1750, probably Mennecy
Located in Spencertown, NY
hand supporting his bald head, the other holding a rosary and with a crutch at his side, the interior
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Mid-18th Century French Rococo Antique Rosaries

Materials

Metal

Craved and Gilded Santo 17th Century
Located in Toronto, CA
draped robes with a long rosary draped over one arm, and both hands are joined together in prayer. Of
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17th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Antique Rosaries

Materials

Wood

Portrait of a monk, Spanish school 18th century
Located in Valby, 84
of the time. The composition is further enriched by subtle details such as the rosary draped over the
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18th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Rosaries

Materials

Canvas, Paint

Costume Print: Woman at Devotion, Near Florence, 1820s Hand-Colored Engraving
Located in Langweer, NL
ribbon. She clasps a rosary in her hands as she kneels in prayer, her expression one of quiet reverence
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1830s Antique Rosaries

Materials

Paper

Late 19th Century Portrait of a Nun, Italian Artist
Located in Beachwood, OH
Saint Bassianus of Lodi, with side panels of Saint Eurosia and Our Lady of the Rosary. Some of his best
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Late 19th Century Antique Rosaries

Materials

Oil

Antique Buddhist Avalokiteshvara Figure, Asian, Bronze Deity, Icon, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
sitting deity On display, the crystal rosary, the utpala flower, the five-jewelled crown and the wish
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Late 19th Century Asian Late Victorian Antique Rosaries

Materials

Bronze

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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, 2024
    To 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.