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Chinese Mill Stone, circa 1900
Chinese Mill Stone, circa 1900

Chinese Mill Stone, circa 1900

Located in Chicago, IL

This unusual stone pedestal is actually a late 19th-century cylindrical mill stone.

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Minimalist Side Tables

Materials

Limestone

Chinese Ribbed Mill Stone, c. 1900
Chinese Ribbed Mill Stone, c. 1900

Chinese Ribbed Mill Stone, c. 1900

Located in Chicago, IL

This unusual stone pedestal is actually a late 19th-century cylindrical mill stone.

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Minimalist Patio and Garden Furniture

Materials

Limestone

Chinese Ribbed Mill Stone, c. 1900
Chinese Ribbed Mill Stone, c. 1900

Chinese Ribbed Mill Stone, c. 1900

Located in Chicago, IL

This unusual stone pedestal is actually a late 19th-century cylindrical mill stone.

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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Organic Modern Patio and Garden Furniture

Materials

Limestone

Circa 1860 Granite Mill Stone or Trough Sink from Normandy, France
Circa 1860 Granite Mill Stone or Trough Sink from Normandy, France

Circa 1860 Granite Mill Stone or Trough Sink from Normandy, France

Located in Dallas, TX

Mill stones have been used for a several thousand years to grind grains, hence their other name: grind stone.

Category

Antique 1860s French Planters and Jardinieres

Materials

Stone, Granite

Antique Huge Garden Mill Stone, 19th Century
Antique Huge Garden Mill Stone, 19th Century

Antique Huge Garden Mill Stone, 19th Century

Located in South Burlington, VT

A good find comes this large 26 inch diameter, 5 inch thick round hand-carved mill stone from the 19th century or earlier period.

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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Limestone

Hand-Carved Antique Mill Stone Garden Sculpture, 18th Century Style
Hand-Carved Antique Mill Stone Garden Sculpture, 18th Century Style

Hand-Carved Antique Mill Stone Garden Sculpture, 18th Century Style

Located in Sheffield, MA

From Northeastern US, comes this large 57 inch diameter round hand-carved mill stone from the 18th century or earlier. Covered in wonderful moss and lichen giving this rare specimen...

Category

Antique 18th Century Country Garden Ornaments

Materials

Stone

Antique Hand-Carved Cash Coin Garden Mill Stone, 19th Century
Antique Hand-Carved Cash Coin Garden Mill Stone, 19th Century

Antique Hand-Carved Cash Coin Garden Mill Stone, 19th Century

Located in South Burlington, VT

This was likely originally a mill stone for grinding devices or grains. Hard to find this age and quality.

Category

Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Limestone

Contemporary Small Mill-Stone-on-Stand Sculpture
Contemporary Small Mill-Stone-on-Stand Sculpture

Contemporary Small Mill-Stone-on-Stand Sculpture

Located in Sheffield, MA

The vintage small millstone sculpture is attached by an iron rod to a stone brick-shaped base. The piece has a decidedly contemporary modern look that will make a wonderful statemen...

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Mid-20th Century American Organic Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Stone, Iron

"The Village Mill" Silver Gelatin Print by Charles Henry Miller, 1889
"The Village Mill" Silver Gelatin Print by Charles Henry Miller, 1889

"The Village Mill" Silver Gelatin Print by Charles Henry Miller, 1889

Located in Savannah, GA

Charles Henry Miller, National Academy painter-etcher renowned for Long Island landscapes, captures the mill's stone structure, timber accents, foliage, and solitary angler in fine p...

Category

Antique 1880s American Photography

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paper

Chinese Threshing Stone Drum, C. 1800
Chinese Threshing Stone Drum, C. 1800

Chinese Threshing Stone Drum, C. 1800

Located in Chicago, IL

This low stone pedestal is an early 19th-century mill stone or roller stone, used for threshing grain on a farm in China's Shanxi province.

Category

Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Stools

Materials

Limestone

Large 19th Century Limestone Composition Bust of Hercules
Large 19th Century Limestone Composition Bust of Hercules

Large 19th Century Limestone Composition Bust of Hercules

Located in Gloucestershire, GB

Mounted on a 19th Century Cotswold stone mill stone.  Bust measures 83cm tall x 66cm wide x 37cm deep.

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Antique 19th Century French Busts

Materials

Limestone

Fire Rock / Barbecue / Grill
Fire Rock / Barbecue / Grill

Fire Rock / Barbecue / Grill

Located in Haarlem, Noord-Holland

Originally used as a milling stone this French heavyweight was converted to a heat socking garden grill.

Category

Antique 19th Century French Architectural Elements

Materials

Limestone, Iron

Hand Carved Stone Milling Bowl, Square
Hand Carved Stone Milling Bowl, Square

Hand Carved Stone Milling Bowl, Square

Located in Dallas, TX

Hand carved stone milling bowl. This piece is a part of Brendan Bass’s one-of-a-kind collection, Le Monde.

Category

20th Century French Rustic Garden Ornaments

Materials

Stone

Large Antique Vintage Granite 30" Millstones or Grindstones 12" Thick
Large Antique Vintage Granite 30" Millstones or Grindstones 12" Thick

Large Antique Vintage Granite 30" Millstones or Grindstones 12" Thick

Located in Stamford, CT

Antique vintage Millstones or Mill stone used in gristmills, for grinding wheat or other grains.

Category

Antique Mid-19th Century American Architectural Elements

Materials

Granite

Three-Stone Mill Wheels as Modern Table Sculptures, Sold Singly
Three-Stone Mill Wheels as Modern Table Sculptures, Sold Singly

Three-Stone Mill Wheels as Modern Table Sculptures, Sold Singly

Located in Sheffield, MA

The stone mill wheels are attached to wire stands with iron bases lined underneath with padding.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Mounted Objects

Materials

Stone, Iron, Wire

Antique Print of an Hand Mill of Cologn Stone, 1758
Antique Print of an Hand Mill of Cologn Stone, 1758

Antique Print of an Hand Mill of Cologn Stone, 1758

Located in Langweer, NL

Antique print titled 'The Hand mill of Cologn stone'. Print of an hand mill. This print originates from 'The Universal Magazine of Knowledge and Pleasure'.

Category

Antique 18th Century Prints

Materials

Paper

Stone mill ruins and bell-cote in a mountain valley - English School, 19th Cent.
Stone mill ruins and bell-cote in a mountain valley - English School, 19th Cent.

Stone mill ruins and bell-cote in a mountain valley - English School, 19th Cent.

Located in Middletown, NY

A Grand Tour image of the Alps. English School, 19th century c1850. Graphite and wash in sepia and brown ink on two sheets of heavyweight wove paper, 10 1/4 x 7 inches, (260 x 178 mm...

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Mid-19th Century English School Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Handmade Paper, Graphite

Early Neolithic Capsian Culture Cylindrical Rubbing Mill Pestle on Stand
Early Neolithic Capsian Culture Cylindrical Rubbing Mill Pestle on Stand

Early Neolithic Capsian Culture Cylindrical Rubbing Mill Pestle on Stand

Located in Ottawa, CA

Beautiful cylindrical rubbing mill pestle from the hunter-gatherer Capsian culture of early Neolithic Northern Africa (9000 - 5400 BCE) showing deep signs of millennia of usage and l...

Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Algerian Archaistic Natural Specimens

Materials

Stone

Avondale Sideboard by Darryl Carter for Baker Milling Road Collection
Avondale Sideboard by Darryl Carter for Baker Milling Road Collection

Avondale Sideboard by Darryl Carter for Baker Milling Road Collection

By Baker Furniture Company

Located in Hong Kong, HK

A sophisticated blend of materials, this sideboard features a clean-lined wood frame topped with a white-veined yellow marble surface. It is accented by gold-finished lion's head har...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Georgian Cabinets

Materials

Stone, Steel

Small lively port
Small lively port

Small lively port

Located in Genève, GE

On the left, a windmill dominates the scene, symbolizing the link between land and sea. The mill's stone and wood construction, enhanced by the soft light, adds a rustic, authentic t...

Category

20th Century Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Mid 19th Century Watercolour, An Overshot Mill
Mid 19th Century Watercolour, An Overshot Mill

Mid 19th Century Watercolour, An Overshot Mill

Located in Corsham, GB

This accomplished watercolour study depicts an old stone water mill on the verge of a woodland river.

Category

Mid-19th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Tacchini Mill Marble & Wood Table by Monica Förster
Tacchini Mill Marble & Wood Table by Monica Förster

Tacchini Mill Marble & Wood Table by Monica Förster

By Monica Förster, Tacchini

Located in New York, NY

Monica Förster revisits the classic coffee tables with central support by creating a breaking point in the traditionally flat and smooth surface of the wooden top, which almost seems...

Category

2010s Italian Tables

Materials

Marble

French school Luminous Landscape with water mill, oil painting Signed
French school Luminous Landscape with water mill, oil painting Signed

French school Luminous Landscape with water mill, oil painting Signed

Located in Zofingen, AG

⭐Subject Matter⭐ The central subject is a stone water mill, a motif beloved by Romantic painters for its symbolic resonance, the mill represents the harmony between human industry a...

Category

1940s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gesso, Oil, Stretcher Bars, Canvas

French Autumn Landscape Oil Painting of Riverside Mill with Reflections
French Autumn Landscape Oil Painting of Riverside Mill with Reflections

French Autumn Landscape Oil Painting of Riverside Mill with Reflections

By Fanch Lel

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

The trees shimmer in yellow and amber tones, contrasted against deep forest greens and the cool grey of the stone mill. Delicate reflections ripple along the water, and the layered f...

Category

20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

1987 Watercolour of Bucks Mills North Devon with Fishing Boats, Cliffs and Shore
1987 Watercolour of Bucks Mills North Devon with Fishing Boats, Cliffs and Shore

1987 Watercolour of Bucks Mills North Devon with Fishing Boats, Cliffs and Shore

By Anthony Herbert

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Known for its dramatic cliffs, pebble beach and characterful stone slipway, Bucks Mills has remained largely untouched by modern tourism — a rare and special subject for collectors o...

Category

20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Hackers Falls original framed and signed photograph by Roman Crescimanno
Hackers Falls original framed and signed photograph by Roman Crescimanno

Hackers Falls original framed and signed photograph by Roman Crescimanno

By Roman Crescimanno

Located in Dallas, TX

The glistening water reflects the soft autumn sunlight, enhancing the contrast between the vibrant foliage, the dark stone of the mill, and the flowing white of the falls.

Category

2010s American Realist Landscape Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

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Milling Stone For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic milling stone available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of stone, limestone and iron, every milling stone was constructed with great care. Find 35 options for an antique or vintage milling stone now, or shop our selection of 1 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect milling stone — we have versions that date back to the 15th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. A milling stone made by Qing designers — as well as those associated with Folk Art — is very popular.

How Much is a Milling Stone?

A milling stone can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $1,915, while the lowest priced sells for $312 and the highest can go for as much as $31,816.