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Antique Millstone
Antique Millstone

Antique Millstone

Located in Scottsdale, AZ

Antique millstone Dimensions: approx - 48"diameter x 13"height Beautiful texture and patina.

Category

19th Century European Antique Millstones

Materials

Stone, Limestone

Chinese Full Moon Rice Millstone, c. 1900
Chinese Full Moon Rice Millstone, c. 1900

Chinese Full Moon Rice Millstone, c. 1900

Located in Chicago, IL

This large stone disc was originally used in a provincial Chinese home as a heavy millstone for grinding rice and other grains into flour and meal.

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Minimalist Antique Millstones

Materials

Granite

French 19th Century Millstone Cast Iron Pedestal Table
French 19th Century Millstone Cast Iron Pedestal Table

French 19th Century Millstone Cast Iron Pedestal Table

Located in London, GB

A 19th century cast iron pedestal table with earlier, circular millstone top. Heavily patinated with moss and lichen growth to the surface, with remnants of original paint and oxidis...

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19th Century French Antique Millstones

Materials

Stone, Iron

Gallo-RomanPuddingstone Millstone Sculpture from 2nd Century France
Gallo-RomanPuddingstone Millstone Sculpture from 2nd Century France

Gallo-RomanPuddingstone Millstone Sculpture from 2nd Century France

Located in London, GB

Carved from a mosaic-like rock, this striking sculpture is the lower grinding stone from a Gallo-Roman millstone - a powerful and aesthetic symbol of life two millennia ago.

Category

15th Century and Earlier French Classical Roman Antique Millstones

Materials

Stone

Decorative Element Made of a Millstone on a Steel Base
Decorative Element Made of a Millstone on a Steel Base

Decorative Element Made of a Millstone on a Steel Base

Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France

This very nice and decorative element consisting of a millstone on a steel base. This is a French work. Late 19th century.

Category

19th Century French Gothic Antique Millstones

Materials

Stone, Steel

Very Large Reclaimed Antique Stone Bowl - English Millstone Grit Sandstone
Very Large Reclaimed Antique Stone Bowl - English Millstone Grit Sandstone

Very Large Reclaimed Antique Stone Bowl - English Millstone Grit Sandstone

Located in Llanbrynmair, GB

Catalogue keywords Reclaimed stone bowl; antique stone vessel; English stone bowl; English sandstone bowl; UK reclaimed stone; wabi-sabi bowl; Wattscliffe sandstone; Millstone Grit; ...

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19th Century Organic Modern Antique Millstones

Materials

Stone, Sandstone

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

Mid-19th Century American Antique Millstones

Materials

Granite

Hand-Carved Millstone Coffee Table with Stone Top, Early 20th Century
Hand-Carved Millstone Coffee Table with Stone Top, Early 20th Century

Hand-Carved Millstone Coffee Table with Stone Top, Early 20th Century

Located in Los Angeles, CA

The Millstone Coffee Table features a hand-carved stone top set on an organic wood base, blending rustic texture with sculptural form.

Category

Early 20th Century European Antique Millstones

Materials

Stone

A boxwood netsuke depicting a toad on a circular stone millstone, signed Masanao
A boxwood netsuke depicting a toad on a circular stone millstone, signed Masanao

A boxwood netsuke depicting a toad on a circular stone millstone, signed Masanao

Located in Milano, IT

Boxwood netsuke depicting a toad climbing a circular stone millstone. The toad's wrinkled skin is meticulously engraved to create a realistic appearance.

Category

19th Century Japanese Japonisme Antique Millstones

Materials

Boxwood

Antique Chinese Furrowed Stone Basin, 19th Century
Antique Chinese Furrowed Stone Basin, 19th Century

Antique Chinese Furrowed Stone Basin, 19th Century

Located in Chicago, IL

A pattern of furrowed grooves decorates the exterior, a tactile, zig-zag pattern often seen on millstones and grinding tools. A single drainage hole has been drilled into the base, m...

Category

Mid-19th Century Chinese Rustic Antique Millstones

Materials

Limestone

Vintage Carved Limestone Side Table, Sculptural Design, Italy, 36”
Vintage Carved Limestone Side Table, Sculptural Design, Italy, 36”

Vintage Carved Limestone Side Table, Sculptural Design, Italy, 36”

Located in Wainscott, NY

The heavily pitted, weathered surface reads almost coral-like in texture, with the kind of deep, soft erosion that suggests genuine age and long exposure - likely two salvaged archit...

Category

Mid-19th Century Italian Primitive Antique Millstones

Materials

Limestone

17th Century Netherlandish Portrait of Gentleman with Ruff c.1620
17th Century Netherlandish Portrait of Gentleman with Ruff c.1620

17th Century Netherlandish Portrait of Gentleman with Ruff c.1620

Located in Stockholm, SE

Such collars, often referred to as millstone ruffs, were prominent in the Northern and Southern Netherlands between circa 1610 and 1630, and functioned as markers of status and cultu...

Category

1620s Old Masters Antique Millstones

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

1612 Portrait of a man with two Gnadenpfennigs, likely Wilhelm Daser (1566-1639)
1612 Portrait of a man with two Gnadenpfennigs, likely Wilhelm Daser (1566-1639)

1612 Portrait of a man with two Gnadenpfennigs, likely Wilhelm Daser (1566-1639)

Located in UTRECHT, UT

Including frame: 17.0 x 19.5 cm Portrait three-quarter facing, dressed in black with millstone collar. Around the neck and also around the waist a gnadenpfennig with portrait, prob...

Category

1610s German Other Antique Millstones

Materials

Copper

Wooden Arcaic Wheel as Modern Sculpture
Wooden Arcaic Wheel as Modern Sculpture

Wooden Arcaic Wheel as Modern Sculpture

Located in Alessandria, Piemonte

Millstone archaic wooden wheel as modern sculpture : perfect in a bright house, even outdoors, exposed to the sun's rays.

Category

Early 19th Century Indian Archaistic Antique Millstones

Materials

Wood

Selbu Regional Dress – Norwegian Folk Attire with Stone Quarry Scene, c.1860
Selbu Regional Dress – Norwegian Folk Attire with Stone Quarry Scene, c.1860

Selbu Regional Dress – Norwegian Folk Attire with Stone Quarry Scene, c.1860

Located in Langweer, NL

The print features two men standing in front of large circular millstones, suggesting a setting near a stone quarry or grinding mill, while a woman sits nearby smoking a clay pipe, a...

Category

1860s German Antique Millstones

Materials

Paper

Early 20th Century Round Indian Traditional Carved Grinder or Chakki Table
Early 20th Century Round Indian Traditional Carved Grinder or Chakki Table

Early 20th Century Round Indian Traditional Carved Grinder or Chakki Table

Located in Casteren, NL

It originates in Rajasthan India and it would hold a grain millstone. The table can be used as an occasional table or a low-level coffee table.

Category

Early 20th Century Indian Antique Millstones

Materials

Iron

Milling Shed pottery with Green Glaze, Eastern Han Dynasty
Milling Shed pottery with Green Glaze, Eastern Han Dynasty

Milling Shed pottery with Green Glaze, Eastern Han Dynasty

Located in seoul, KR

Made from the standard orange earthenware body of Han green glazed tomb models, this miniature milling station features a circular millstone and a foot-operated mortar and pestle gra...

Category

15th Century and Earlier Hong Kong Han Antique Millstones

Materials

Earthenware, Pottery

Saint Florian
Saint Florian

Saint Florian

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

In the crypt of the abbey church a stone millstone is preserved, which is said to have been used for the martyrdom of St Florian.

Category

15th Century and Earlier German Gothic Antique Millstones

Materials

Wood

Ingenious Destruction: Fire Ship Design of the Eighty Years' War, 1632
Ingenious Destruction: Fire Ship Design of the Eighty Years' War, 1632

Ingenious Destruction: Fire Ship Design of the Eighty Years' War, 1632

Located in Langweer, NL

Ceiling of the turret made of iron, marble balls, and chains, and millstones arranged. F. Square stones preferred to be used for the walls of the turret.

Category

1630s Antique Millstones

Materials

Paper

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19th Century Millstone on a stand
19th Century Millstone on a stand

19th Century Millstone on a stand

Unavailable

H 24 in W 20 in D 6 in

19th Century Millstone on a stand

Located in Hudson, NY

Archaic millstone, used to grind grains into a flour consistency.

Category

Late 19th Century Indian Antique Millstones

Materials

Granite

Fabulous Carved 19th Century Granite Millstones on Stand
Fabulous Carved 19th Century Granite Millstones on Stand

Fabulous Carved 19th Century Granite Millstones on Stand

Located in Cardiff, CA

Millstones were originally used in the process of grinding wheat, corn, grains or olives.

Category

19th Century Chinese Industrial Antique Millstones

Materials

Granite

Fantastic 19th Century Carved Stone Millstone Spheres on Stand
Fantastic 19th Century Carved Stone Millstone Spheres on Stand

Fantastic 19th Century Carved Stone Millstone Spheres on Stand

Located in Cardiff, CA

These one of a kind antique small millstones are carved stone spheres and add the perfect industrial piece to the decor puzzle.

Category

19th Century French Industrial Antique Millstones

Materials

Stone

19th Century Round Stone Table
19th Century Round Stone Table

19th Century Round Stone Table

Unavailable

H 34 in Dm 51.5 in

19th Century Round Stone Table

Located in Alella, ES

The thick circular millstone top joined with two wrought iron decks raised on round rough-hewn base.

Category

Late 19th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Millstones

Materials

Stone

Millstone Table
Millstone Table

Millstone Table

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H 18 in Dm 25 in

Millstone Table

Located in Atlanta, GA

A grinding stone from a mill with a custom made base.

Category

19th Century Antique Millstones

Materials

Metal

Two Millstones on Iron Bases
Two Millstones on Iron Bases

Two Millstones on Iron Bases

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H 20.5 in W 16.5 in D 4.75 in

Two Millstones on Iron Bases

Located in East Hampton, NY

Two slightly different grinding stones on iron bases. Left: 16.5" W x 4.75" D x 20.5" H. Right: 16.75" W x 5.5" D x 19.5" H.

Category

19th Century Antique Millstones

Late 19th Century Millstone Mounted Sculpture
Late 19th Century Millstone Mounted Sculpture

Late 19th Century Millstone Mounted Sculpture

Located in Pittsburgh, PA

This late 19th century mill or grinding stone mounted sculpture features a beautiful aged patina, mounted atop a steel structure stand. Wear is consistent with age and use. See pho...

Category

Late 19th Century American Antique Millstones

Materials

Stone, Steel

Castilian millstone in granite and iron sculpture foot
Castilian millstone in granite and iron sculpture foot

Castilian millstone in granite and iron sculpture foot

By Soft Baroque

Located in Valladolid, ES

One of a kind traditional Castilian millstone, wheel, or millstone, circular in shape , forming a unique, singular, and impressive sculpture.

Category

1790s Spanish Baroque Antique Millstones

Materials

Granite, Iron

19th Century Millstone Table Lamp with Lovely Weathering
19th Century Millstone Table Lamp with Lovely Weathering

19th Century Millstone Table Lamp with Lovely Weathering

Located in Atlanta, GA

A single custom table lamp from a section of 19th century millstone. This single table lamp has been custom fashioned from a cut section of a 19th century millstone, mounted with it'...

Category

19th Century Antique Millstones

Materials

Stone, Metal

19th Century Nicely Weathered Cream Colored Millstone Table Lamp
19th Century Nicely Weathered Cream Colored Millstone Table Lamp

19th Century Nicely Weathered Cream Colored Millstone Table Lamp

Located in Atlanta, GA

A single custom table lamp from a section of 19th century millstone. This single table lamp has been custom fashioned from a cut section of a 19th century millstone, mounted with it'...

Category

19th Century Antique Millstones

Materials

Stone, Metal

Custom Single Table Lamp from a 19th Century Grinding Millstone
Custom Single Table Lamp from a 19th Century Grinding Millstone

Custom Single Table Lamp from a 19th Century Grinding Millstone

Located in Atlanta, GA

A single custom table lamp from a section of 19th century millstone. This single table lamp has been custom fashioned from a cut section of a 19th century millstone, mounted with it'...

Category

19th Century European Antique Millstones

Materials

Stone

Pair of 18th Century French Millstones on Custom Wall Mounts
Pair of 18th Century French Millstones on Custom Wall Mounts

Pair of 18th Century French Millstones on Custom Wall Mounts

Located in Chicago, IL

A stunning pair of 18th century French millstones carved from pink granite and each with a rough, well-worn surface, originally used to crush course grains.

Category

19th Century French Primitive Antique Millstones

Materials

Granite

Pair of 18th Century French Millstones on Custom Wall Mounts
Pair of 18th Century French Millstones on Custom Wall Mounts

Pair of 18th Century French Millstones on Custom Wall Mounts

Located in Chicago, IL

A stunning pair of 18th century French millstones carved from granite and each with curved grooves carved into the surface which were originally used to crush course grains.

Category

18th Century French Primitive Antique Millstones

Materials

Granite

Bronze Devotional Plaque, St Vincent of Saragossa or Martyr, 19th Century
Bronze Devotional Plaque, St Vincent of Saragossa or Martyr, 19th Century

Bronze Devotional Plaque, St Vincent of Saragossa or Martyr, 19th Century

Located in Madrid, ES

Oval bronze plate with a circular element at the top and a frame to enhance the relief of its interior, which shows a young man, dressed as a priest, with the Palm of Matirio, a blad...

Category

19th Century European Neoclassical Antique Millstones

Materials

Bronze

Set of two Marble Cylindrical side tables, France 19th century
Set of two Marble Cylindrical side tables, France 19th century

Set of two Marble Cylindrical side tables, France 19th century

Located in Rotterdam, ZH

The stones where originally used as millstones for the extraction of olive oil and gained a wonderful patina due to their history.

Category

19th Century French Mid-Century Modern Antique Millstones

Materials

Marble

Early 20th Century, Chinese Fruitwood Gear Heart
Early 20th Century, Chinese Fruitwood Gear Heart

Early 20th Century, Chinese Fruitwood Gear Heart

Located in Chicago, IL

Each slot once secured a peg of a large water wheel, which harnessed river currents to draw a millstone across grain harvests. A rich patina cloaks the expressive grain of the fruitw...

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Millstones

Materials

Fruitwood

Reclaimed Chinese Gear Heart Stool, c. 1850
Reclaimed Chinese Gear Heart Stool, c. 1850

Reclaimed Chinese Gear Heart Stool, c. 1850

Located in Chicago, IL

Each slot once secured a peg of a large water wheel, which harnessed river currents to draw a millstone across grain harvests. A century of use has cloaked the wood's raw texture in ...

Category

Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Millstones

Materials

Elm

Monumental Chinese Burl Wood Chair
Monumental Chinese Burl Wood Chair

Monumental Chinese Burl Wood Chair

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H 28 in W 35 in D 31 in

Monumental Chinese Burl Wood Chair

Located in Chicago, IL

We've set this exquisite burl wood chair on a Qing-dynasty millstone to balance the wood's organic form and elevate the seat height to 14.5".

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Millstones

Materials

Limestone

1920's Large Antique Round Tribal Grinder Teak Table India
1920's Large Antique Round Tribal Grinder Teak Table India

1920's Large Antique Round Tribal Grinder Teak Table India

Located in Moreno Valley, CA

It originates in Rajasthan India and it would hold a grain millstone. The table can be used as an occasional table or a low-level coffee table.

Category

Early 20th Century Indian Moorish Antique Millstones

Materials

Teak

Large Antique Grinder Tribal Teak Hand Carved Wood Chakki Table India 1920'
Large Antique Grinder Tribal Teak Hand Carved Wood Chakki Table India 1920'

Large Antique Grinder Tribal Teak Hand Carved Wood Chakki Table India 1920'

Located in Moreno Valley, CA

It originates in Rajasthan India and it would hold a grain millstone. The table can be used as an occasional table or a low-level coffee table.

Category

Early 20th Century Indian Moorish Antique Millstones

Materials

Wood

Japanese Antique Primitive Chair 1860s-1920s / Side Chair Wabi Sabi
Japanese Antique Primitive Chair 1860s-1920s / Side Chair Wabi Sabi

Japanese Antique Primitive Chair 1860s-1920s / Side Chair Wabi Sabi

Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP

Originally used as a threshing mortar, it is a very rare piece that has been improved and made into a chair. The millstone itself is estimated to be from the Meiji and Taisho periods...

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Primitive Antique Millstones

Materials

Wood

Portrait of a Lady with Cartwheel Ruff, Dutch Golden Age, Antique Oil Painting
Portrait of a Lady with Cartwheel Ruff, Dutch Golden Age, Antique Oil Painting

Portrait of a Lady with Cartwheel Ruff, Dutch Golden Age, Antique Oil Painting

Located in London, GB

This type of wide ruff collar, framing her superbly modelled head, was of a type that started small but received an increasing diameter until it finally looked like a millstone, ofte...

Category

17th Century Old Masters Antique Millstones

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Red Sunset - 19th Century French Oil, Haystack on Landscape at Sunset by H Duhem
Red Sunset - 19th Century French Oil, Haystack on Landscape at Sunset by H Duhem

Red Sunset - 19th Century French Oil, Haystack on Landscape at Sunset by H Duhem

By Henri Duhem

Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire

Post-Impressionist, his works express the latent poetry of things, through simple themes: flocks of sheep, riversides and canals, mills, snow landscapes, millstones and fieldwork, wi...

Category

1920s Impressionist Antique Millstones

Materials

Oil, Panel

Saint-Jean-Lespinasse - 19th Century Oil, French Village Landscape by H Duhem
Saint-Jean-Lespinasse - 19th Century Oil, French Village Landscape by H Duhem

Saint-Jean-Lespinasse - 19th Century Oil, French Village Landscape by H Duhem

By Henri Duhem

Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire

Post-Impressionist, his works express the latent poetry of things, through simple themes: flocks of sheep, riversides and canals, mills, snow landscapes, millstones and fieldwork, wi...

Category

1920s Impressionist Antique Millstones

Materials

Oil, Panel

Feux d'artifice - 19th Century Watercolor, Elegant Figures at Fireworks by Duhem
Feux d'artifice - 19th Century Watercolor, Elegant Figures at Fireworks by Duhem

Feux d'artifice - 19th Century Watercolor, Elegant Figures at Fireworks by Duhem

By Henri Duhem

Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire

Post-Impressionist, his works express the latent poetry of things, through simple themes: flocks of sheep, riversides and canals, mills, snow landscapes, millstones and fieldwork, wi...

Category

Early 20th Century Impressionist Antique Millstones

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Belandre au Soleil - Matin de Givre - Impressionist Oil, Landscape by H Duhem
Belandre au Soleil - Matin de Givre - Impressionist Oil, Landscape by H Duhem

Belandre au Soleil - Matin de Givre - Impressionist Oil, Landscape by H Duhem

By Henri Duhem

Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire

Post-Impressionist, his works express the latent poetry of things, through simple themes: flocks of sheep, riversides and canals, mills, snow landscapes, millstones and fieldwork, wi...

Category

Early 20th Century Impressionist Antique Millstones

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Fishing boat at sunset - Impressionist Watercolour, Boat in Riverscape - H Duhem
Fishing boat at sunset - Impressionist Watercolour, Boat in Riverscape - H Duhem

Fishing boat at sunset - Impressionist Watercolour, Boat in Riverscape - H Duhem

By Henri Duhem

Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire

Post-Impressionist, his works express the latent poetry of things, through simple themes: flocks of sheep, riversides and canals, mills, snow landscapes, millstones and fieldwork, wi...

Category

Early 20th Century Impressionist Antique Millstones

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

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Antique Millstones For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of antique millstones is available at 1stDibs. Each of these unique antique millstones was constructed with extraordinary care, often using stone, metal and granite. There are all kinds of antique millstones available, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. Antique millstones are generally popular furniture pieces, but Industrial and Folk Art styles are often sought at 1stDibs.

How Much are Antique Millstones?

The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $1,550, while they’re typically $375 on the low end and $16,500 highest priced.