This chaplet was made using round 10mm Jasper beads
for the Hail Marys. I put on a tiny sacred heart Milagro medal made of
bronze.
Small Wooden Rondelle beads are used as spacers. These are sweetly
embraced by tiny Heishi style brass spacer beads. From Africa, I have
used 1 12mm brass ball bead, made by a tribe from Ghana for the Our
Father.
At this chaplets tail I used the old symbol of the early Christian’s
the fish. This fish is a casting of a fetish once used in the gold
trade as a weight on a scale. The cross is a recast of an antique Coptic
cross from Ethiopia 2 ¼ inches. Total length 13 inches
$80
Sunflower Chaplet
This delightful 10 bead chaplet is made 15 using
Autumn Jasper. The sunflowers are 18 x 16mm.
The crucifix including bail is 1 ¾” bronze open work
filigree and works so well with the open work blessed
Virgin medal (¾”) Total length 13 inches
$65
Chunk
Turquoise Chaplet
If you
like Turquoise, you will love the beauty of these six sided
thinly veiled 75 mm x 10 mm very high quality Turquoise beads.
The Crucifix is modern in design and stamped on the reverse side
, “Made in Italy”. Tailored in appearance and has been antiqued.
The tail
of this chaplet is adorned with a Sterling Silver two sided
design dove representing the Holy Spirit, the third part of the
Blessed trinity. This beautiful chaplet is 14 inches long
$80
Coffee Break Chaplet
Coffee is
an art form in Italy,
no one settles for a timid cup. Big,
bold, robust and expressive is the order of the day.
Much like
the lively brew from quality beans the same could be said
about these bella Coffee agate crack round beads. They are
NATURAL STONE with incredible character inside with
excellent luster, smooth as glass surface and high quality.
I designed this piece like the traditional Irish (penal)
chaplet.
This Irish style penal crucifix is a substantial 2 1/2
inches tall yet only 3/4 of an inch wide. They were made
this way to be concealed in the hand if need be , put up a
sleeve or hidden by a drop in a pocket.
I designed this one a tad longer, no need to hide anymore!
At the tail is a brass ring to slip it on your thumb to pray
your first decade. Then transfer your ring to your index
finger, pray the second decade and proceed this movement
until you have recited all five Mysteries. This requires a
bit of doing at first until your fingers get the feeling for it.
Or you
may decide you'd rather not use the ring like this and try
something different. .
The Irish
also used these rings as currency. Some strung them on a
cord and wore as a necklace, that is until you were among
the unfortunate set who were robbed for being proud
displaying your wealth fools that they were.
These
striking coffee crackle beads I double capped them with
vintage brass and in time and with daily use will once again
develop a splendid patina with a warm looking glow about
them.
The
length of this beautiful work is 15 inches
$80
Zebra Chaplet
Don't forget to pack along this great looking Zebra Bead Chaplet on your
next safari. These high quality Natural Jasper stones are 14mm
round with excellent luster ~ smooth to the touch
The crucifix
is a modern design made in Italy. It measures 2 inches and near your piece is a tiny miraculous medal.
Silver beads lie between the zebra beads.
This chaplet
measures 10 1/2 inches in length.
$75
Earth
Tone Jade Chaplet
The
wonderful earth tones on this pallet has a wide range
from well saturated greens, into light hue of purple,
into Ochoa with red, into olive then honey most with
great spider veining.
These
glossy well polished natural stones are jade. These are
14mm rectangular grade A and gorgeous to behold. And
such good harmony vibes from them.
This
chaplet is graced with a Coptic trinity cross hand cast
from solid BRONZE. (1.5 in.)
For the end or tail of this prayer
chaplet is a two sided dove representing the Holy
Spirit, which is the third
part of the Blessed Trinity. The trinity is also
represented by the three small dots at each end of the
cross.
The
length of this chaplet is 13.5 inches.
$75 SOLD
Gothic Jade Chaplet
This Chaplet is made with jade I found at a very small shop off
the beaten path in Chinatown here in San Francisco. These
Rondelle shaped beads are 10mm in size and are double capped in
vintage brass and have been cleaned up a bit but in a short time
and use will produce again a very nice patina.
The stones have a multi colored mix of earthy tones of greens
and rusty browns and honey hues within this pallet. Which are
nicely interceded with darkest brown/black 4mm saucer beads of
ebony
The cross is very Gothic vintage 1.5 inches. The finger ring is
brass from Ghana, Africa.
These were used two ways, as weights for a scale during the gold
trade and as currency as also an early Ireland did.
Within this one chaplet shows the culture of three lands.
Chaplet is 10 1/2 inches.
$70 SOLD
Brass Ball Trade Beads Chaplet
Do you enjoy African art,
Culture and History? You might find these facts interesting
Some of the earliest
Christians were know as The Copts living in Egypt. They designed many different Coptic Crosses.
They traveled to Ethiopia
bringing with them Christianity
along with their culture and art forms. After their
departure, the making of their crosses soon began. As is this recasting of
this style Coptic cross. This one is 2.1/4 inches.
Along side of it I added a
tiny sacred heart milago medal made of bronze. Out of Africa are
these 12mm brass ball beads made using the Lost Wax technique and made by a
tribe from Ghana for millennium. The tail of this prayer chaplet ends with a tail of a
fish which is the old symbol used in secrecy of the early Christians for one
another so they could mark locations of a meeting.
This fish is yours if you
catch it. it is an early casting of a fetish once used in the African gold trade
as a weight on a scale. This one however is not solid gold. It is brass. Still a
catch which is sure to please.
