1800s Antique Med 'Miraculous' Coiledwire-Loop Cream Glass Beads Rosary-in Brass

Description: This is circa mid to late 1800's antique cream glass rosary made entirely with brass metal. It has been a durable rosary due to the method by which it was made. It has been made and connected with coiled-wire brass metal to enclosed the loops that connected each decade and the first part of this antique rosary. This method seem to be associated with a German origin as described by other sellers. In many much bigger antique rosaries that have survived today, it is the same method that have been used, usually made with brass or bronze metal, which is perceived to be much older than those made of steel and the more expensive sterling silver metal or gold. This rosary shows signs of age and use but is very much intact. This item has also been cleaned to ensure that it is ready for your use. Having said that, I have been very careful to leave these items in their original condition, and simply to help these items to be more useful, and to prevent any possible deterioration so that the next generations can still enjoy them. Please study the details of this old treasure: Crucifix: this antique rosary is characterised with a moulded or cast brass crucifix. There seem to be some hand engraving on the top of the cross. It is attached to the whole rosary by a wide loop that is also protected by coiled wire around it. Size: 32mm x 17mm Loops: This antique rosary was meant to last a long time. It will also need a special skill to make these method of making a loop. The entire loop is made of brass wire. Some metal parts have oxidised but this rosary is in perfect working condition. The metal parts have been conditioned to prevent any further oxidisation. This is an antique piece and its patina took more than a hundred years to be acquired. Center Medal: this rosary was made with a devotion to the Miraculous Medal. The image is a bit faded, but it says: 'O Marie Concue Sans Peche P. P. N. (O Mary Conceived Without Sin, Pray For Us). The reverse side shows the symbols of the Miraculous Medal as seen by Saint Catherine Laboure following her apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary. For those who are not familiar, it can be easily seen online. Beads: this rosary came from Canada. The beads are made of porcelain paste. The colour is cream or near-ivory colour. The beads have the 'equatorial' band that is identified with Prosser beads. The English Prosser brothers invented a machine and sold the patent for it that made porcelain buttons, but that machine will only make one button at a time. A French man called Jean-Felix Bapterosses bought the patent for this machine, improved the machine that would make 500 porcelain buttons at a time and also made beads. One of the familiar beads we see today are what is called 'Prosser' beads particularly identified because of it equatorial band. It is argued that the Prossers did not make any beads or buttons but the Bapterosses family became the first producers of porcelain buttons, beads and consequently mosaic tiles in Braire, France. These beads were made for exports in Europe and for Africa. This beads 'story' is a long story but there is now a museum in Braire, France to signify the contribution of the Bapterosses in the history of beads making, as opposed to the popular belief that these beads only came from Czechoslovakia, Germany or even Venice. These type of beads were mainly made in France from the 1860s to the 1870s but because of economic depression some workers shifted to Czechoslovakia. And yet the Bapterosses continued making Prosser beads and started an international business alliance amongst producers in France and other countries in Europe. They also made strategic marketing programs that we call as 'global' trade today. This rosary could have been imported from France and ended up in Canada. Most collectors do not realised the story behind these beads but they are surely to be identified as having produced from 1860s to at least before the end of the 19th century. These type of rosaries are surely one of the oldest rosaries we see today. Size: Pater beads: 6mm; Mater beads: 5mm Length: 46cm or slightly over 18 inches.59 beads I will give a 10 % discount for a purchase of 3 different listings on buttons and fashion accessories. This promo is cancelled when another promo is on. If you have a particular requirement as to style, colour, use, size and others, please do not hesitate to let me know. For a quick search on buttons, please type in the ‘search’ box ANY OF THE FOLLOWING WORDS BEFORE THE WORD ‘button’ or ‘buttons’: coat, jacket, cardigan, blouse, dress, shirt, craft, collectible, haute couture, high fashion, metal, button in card, unisex, Mother of Pearl or MOP, corozo, tagua, vegetable ivory, assorted or replacement. For sizes of buttons: Up to 20mm-Small size; 21mm to 30mm-Medium size; 31m to 40mm-Big size; 41mm to 50mm-Huge size. Kindly ask if you want more or less of the listed buttons. To get an idea of the size of the rosary, kindly be guided by the following: Small: up to 15 inches long; Medium: 16 to 19 inches long; Large: 20 to 25 inches long; Huge: over 25 inches long. The rosary’s length is measured laid flat on table as if hanging on a nail. All jewelry are cleaned and will be cleaned again for you before sending. Note that the 10 cents coin featured in the listings is 23mm or 2.3 cm in size. Since my promo is out of the normal system of ebay selling and to get your 10% discount, the easiest way to avail of it is to pay the full price, then I will refund your discount including excess postage. Alternatively, you can email me for EACH ITEM you want BEFORE purchase so I can edit the prices with the corresponding discount and combine postage but you may risk missing out on the item in case somebody buys the item ahead of you. Many thanks for your understanding! TERMS AND CONDITIONS: Please pay within 3 days of purchase. Purchased item will be mailed after payment is cleared. Payment is via Paypal only. Non-payment after 3 days will mean change of mind and I reserve the right to relist item. Most of the items I sell are antique or vintage items. They have traits and traces consistent with time, use and age. Remember too that items are magnified in pictures. Please consider these characteristics before you decide to buy. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to send an email. I will be most glad to answer any enquiry. I give enormous time to research, organise, describe, take pictures and give as much details to buyers. Please read descriptions carefully before making your purchase. Pictures are part of the description. Please examine them carefully before making your purchase. Refund of item is possible only if item received is NOT according to description. There is NO refund nor exchange for change of mind or for buyer’s remorse on purchased item. I do not give refund for items that arrived damaged. I take a great deal of effort in packaging items to be sent and what happens to item while in transit is out of my control. In the event of a refund as deemed necessary by ebay, item has to be sent back to me within 7 working days. This store offers the cheapest possible postage to deliver your item. Due to Covid, cheaper international postage offered before is no longer possible and postage had increased dramatically. For your benefit, I always combine postage. Any excess postage will be refunded. A proof of mail and postage is happily submitted upon request. Most buyers are honest and so far, all items purchased in this store have all been received locally and overseas. Rosaries will be mailed via registered mail with tracking and signature only. Please note that there is no pick-up of items but only delivery through the post. Your custom is very important to me. Please let me know if there has been any error, misunderstanding or problem in this transaction. We will try to work out something to solve any problem. With due respect and consideration to everyone, we can build a lasting selling/buying relationship. Best of all, please buy with confidence. Many of the items I am selling now are part of my collection for decades. They represent my lifetime’s collection. The majority of them are a one-off piece and if there are duplicates, it would be in small number. I have now decided to part with and share them to those who would love them as much as I did.

Price: 265 AUD

Location: Perth, WA

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