Regarding the rosette sign from the territories (or former territories) of Poland, here are a few examples from the “Folkart in Poland” (Sztuka Ludowa w Polsce) by Kazimierz Mokłowski from 1903. For other examples you can see here. Of course, if you really want to see rosettes, check out Romania – the place is full of them.
Violin from Bilgoraj
On the left we have the Bilgoraj violin. On the right another string instrument – the so-called Lithuanian klawec from East Prussia
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Chest from Ivano-Frankivsk (Stanisławów)
Pomeranian Chairs
These chairs’ rosettes are not the usual hexapetal rosettes but they are quite similar so I also include them.
Jabłonowo Prayer Stand
This is from a bóżnica – a Jewish temple. Note that the symbol is, of course, also represented in other Jewish art such as the Magdala Stone.
Ivano-Frankivsk (Stanisławów) Table
Another Table
(more contemporary)
Podhale Spoon Holder
These are so-called łyżniki – spoon racks. If you look closely, you will see the same hexapetal rosette.
Sosrębs From Little Poland (Bogusza near Grybów in the Nowy Sącz Area) and Great Poland (Gniezno Area)
A sosręb is a beam holding up a roof. It was common in Poland to carve images of the rosette in such beams. Below you have examples from Bogusza (near Grybów in the Nowy Sącz area), Gniezno (from the local collegiate church!) and from Kłecko (near Gniezno).
The final example is from Kniahynyn (Knihin) in the Ivano-Frankivsk (Stanisławów) area. Though this sosręb does not feature a rosette – rather a type of a cross made up of triangles.
The Gniezno sosręb is from 1750. The Kłecko sosręb is from 1733. The Knihinin sosręb is from 1886.
Lviv (Lwów/Lemberg) Sosrębs
This sosręb dates to 1669,
And this sosręb dates to 1690.
Huculsko or Huculszczyzna
This sosręb is from Huculsko or Huculszczyzna – today’s Ukrainian Гуцу́льщина. The text also describes other examples from other places in Poland (e.g., Pomerania).
Here are a few rings from Moszyński’s Suavic Folk Culture – the one on the right features a similar rosette motif:
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