FILIGREE ROSARY - RAFR.2600, RAFR.2610, RAFR.2620, RAFR.2630
FILIGREE ROSARIES
INSPIRED BY ANTIQUE FILIGREE ROSARY FROM THE 17 - 18 C
Inspired by the exquisite filigree rosaries from the middle 1600s on . When filigree, a very lacy metal openwork was first discovered by the jewelers and rosary makers in upper Bavaria and Austria, it became the basis for a new rosary called the Filigree Rosary. Beads and eventually reliquary crosses and medallions were designed using this technique. Embedded in the surface of these crosses were hand painted porcelain symbols including the crucified Christ and the Eucharist (cup and host). Some have wood set in the cross (sometimes mother of pearl was inserted into the wood.) Some were medallions instead of crosses and it was not unusual for these fat, lacy frames to carry metal 'coin like' images of Popes, kings and popular saints. Filigree rosaries in silver and gold with coral beads and other precious stones quickly became very popular in Europe and were coveted, especially by royalty and the wealthy. We have reproduced some of the favorites below:

CORAL   -   BLACK   -   WOOD
MOTHER of PEARL

WHAT IS A CREDOKREUZ?
 see credo cross on the antique coral filigree rosary below:
ANTIQUE FILIGREE
Prefer an old one? Antique Filigrees are still available and come up now and then on Ebay. Just make sure the seller is able to date correctly as is very hard to tell the old from the new from age to age from images. While in Germany, we also saw new ones from the Bavarian Forest in Oberammergau (2007) at GG. LANG SEL. ERBEN (Tel 008 22/1081, Fax 008 22 / 1060)

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HISTORY OF FILIGREE WORK
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POINTS OF

~ ANTIQUE FILIGREE ~

INSPIRATION

RARE 18c FACETED CORAL AVE BEADS MIXED WITH THE TRADITIONAL

SILVER FILIGREES - THE 'CREDOKREUZ' (Creed Cross) IS FOLLOWED BY A
FILIGREE 'RELIQUARY'  FOR MORE INFORMATION ON FILIGREES
VISIT THE ROSARY WORKSHOP MUSEUM.
(from a private collection - not for sale)

WHAT IS A CREDOKREUZ?
A CREDO (Creed) KREUZ (cross) is the little cross that sits above the large pendant cross or medallion on rosaries of the period. Once the Creed was repeated, a traditional prayer was said on this cross. The prayer asked for an 'increase of faith hope and love or charity.' (Early rosaries of this period did not carry the 3 Ave beads in the pendant but were added later.) Today, the Creed is said on the large crucifix at the bottom of the pendant and in our area, the prayer for an 'increase of faith, hope and love' still follows the Creed.
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... INSPIRED SCRIPTURE ...
12 At present we see indistinctly, as in a mirror, but then face to face. At present I know partially; then I shall know fully, as I am fully known. 13 So faith, hope, love remain, these three; but the greatest of these is love
NAB (1Corinthians 12:12-13)
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(You may order the filigree with or without this cross, in sterling or bronze. We prefer the all silver without the credo but that is a matter of choice.  Note that the filigree is much shorter than most rosaries.)

INSPIRED BY THE

~ NEW CORAL FILIGREE ~

ROSARY ABOVE

8mm AVE CORAL BEADS (NEW) ARE MIXED WITH NEW

 SILVER HANDMADE FILIGREE PATERS. INSPIRED BY THE ANTIQUE
FILIGREE ABOVE.
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CORAL WAS CONSIDERED A HEALING
STONE, THEREFORE WAS A VERY POPULAR

CHOICE FOR ROSARY MAKING.
16 in.

     PRICES SUBJECT TO CHANGE

TO ORDER
          

 

~ ANTIQUE MATTE BLACK ~

 

THE ANTIQUE (1930 -150s) MATTE BLACK BEADS (9mm) ARE FROM

GERMANY - NOTE SMALL 'CREDO CROSS (1850s) - AVAILABLE
ON ALL OF OUR FILIGREES
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 SILVER FILIGREES MIXED WITH BRONZE

FILIGREE CROSS USED HERE
18 in.

PRICES SUBJECT TO CHANGE

TO ORDER


 

~ EXOTIC WOOD ~

WE SEE WOOD USED IN THE FILIGREE FROM THE 1700s.

PROBABLY MORE POPULAR WITH MEN AS NOT QUITE SO ORNATE.
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THE SHORT LENGTH ALLOWS THESE ROSARIES A

SPECIAL PLACE FOR MANY. (CHERRY WOOD)
 17 in.

PRICES SUBJECT TO CHANGE

TO ORDER


 

~ MOTHER of PEARL ~

INSPIRED BY THE FAUX PEARLS AND PEARL FILIGREES

THIS MOTHER OF PEARL REMINDS US THAT MARY IS
THE MOTHER OF THE 'PEARL OF GREAT PRICE'
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SHOWN HERE WITH A BRONZE CROSS, THESE

BEADS ARE FACTED AND CARRY OPAQUE AND
TRANSLUCENCE WITH SUBTLE COLORS.
16 in.

PRICES SUBJECT TO CHANGE

TO ORDER

CONTEMPORARY FILIGREES
The filigrees are still being made but very hard to find. (Oberammergau - from Bavarian Forest) We had seen them in Augsburg a few years ago and the lady shopkeeper told us that the family had been making them for several hundred years. At that time, they had new ones hanging on the wall. A recent email from Robert Vester-Bendtsen (DK) gave us the thought of just ordering them from this company instead of making a similar one here.
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(We had the supplies sitting on the table  so when he wrote, we realized it was one of those 'God Moments'.)  I gave him the small amount of info I had re the shop and he was able to find it through the chamber of commerce. We emailed, and thank Irmgard Mailer (Devot. A. Anzmann, GmbH Maximlianstr. 50,  86150 Augsburg (DE) who told us that the filigree supplies were no longer available so were unable to make them any more. That was all we needed to continue a dedication filigree rosary using similar products. The beads we chose below are typical of the beads used in filigrees. We hope you are as excited as we are about our 'new' dedication filigree rosaries:

CORAL   -   BLACK   -   WOOD
MOTHER of PEARL
 
... INSPIRED SCRIPTURE ...
12 At present we see indistinctly, as in a mirror, but then face to face. At present I know partially; then I shall know fully, as I am fully known. 13 So faith, hope, love remain, these three; but the greatest of these is love
NAB (1Corinthians 12:12-13)