Daniel Frank Sedwick, LLC
Treasure Auction 28 17-19 Nov 2020
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Red-coral rosary with gilt silver filigree cross, 1700s to early 1800s, in Riker display box.43 grams, 16" long.This complete and intact rosary, probably German but found in Holland, typically contains five "decades" of ten smooth red-coral beads each, with a larger and ornately carved red-coral bead at each connection between decades, the antiphon (drop) containing two more of each kind of bead (hence a total of 52 smooth and six ornately carved), leading to a small cross and larger crucifix, the latter two items in gilt silver filigree (as are the decade-connectors, the gilding mostly worn away) with red crystal beads on the points (including in the quadrants of the crucifix). Catholic tradition states that red coral has healing powers.With photo-certificate.
Estimate: 200-300 USD
Red-coral rosary with gilt silver filigree cross, 1700s to early 1800s, in Riker display box.43 grams, 16" long.This complete and intact rosary, probably German but found in Holland, typically contains five "decades" of ten smooth red-coral beads each, with a larger and ornately carved red-coral bead at each connection between decades, the antiphon (drop) containing two more of each kind of bead (hence a total of 52 smooth and six ornately carved), leading to a small cross and larger crucifix, the latter two items in gilt silver filigree (as are the decade-connectors, the gilding mostly worn away) with red crystal beads on the points (including in the quadrants of the crucifix). Catholic tradition states that red coral has healing powers.With photo-certificate.
Estimate: 200-300 USD