Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures
GRAND TOUR STYLE
For 18th-century young British noblemen, no education was complete without a year on the Grand Tour. Although it had no official route, the Grand Tour focused on places foundational to European art, literature and architecture, including sites in France, Germany, Switzerland and, most importantly, Italy. It was an opportunity not just to witness the roots of the classics they had studied but also to take some of it home. Grand Tour furniture was among the souvenirs.
Grand Tour furniture ranged from marble architectural models replicating ancient wonders to actual antiquities often taken illicitly, leaving a legacy of looting still being unraveled today. Other items reflected the artistic richness of the Renaissance cities and other destinations. In Italy, this included scagliola tables and pedestals mimicking marble as well as tabletops and wall panels embedded with pietra dura hard stone mosaics.
Furniture was also developed to display Grand Tour purchases in the owner’s home, presenting them as a cultivated and well-traveled person. Mahogany collector’s cabinets held objects like intaglio moldings of coins and seals while others had specialized drawers that framed pietra dura panels.
Many objects were specifically produced for Grand Tour collectors. Often accompanied by retinues on journeys lasting months or years, the elite travelers, the wealthiest of whom extended their trips to Egypt and the Holy Land, required artful personal mementos befitting the experience. For example, Grand Tour micromosaics — small artworks, most not more than two inches wide — arose from the entrepreneurial impulses of artisans who had trained in the Vatican’s workshops.
Grand Tour journeys would help inform a range of decorative styles such as neoclassical, Rococo and Adam style. (Architect and designer Robert Adam toured Italy and France for five years.) The Grand Tour flourished at a time of economic prosperity and political stability, but the French Revolution in 1789 brought it to an end. Yet as the tradition faded in popularity in England, the rising wealth of the United States led to an increase in tourism across the Atlantic and a similar passion for collecting to show one’s worldliness.
Find a collection of Grand Tour decorative objects, wall decorations, lighting and other furniture on 1stDibs.
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Style: Grand Tour
Italian 19th century Alabaster statue of the Temple of Vespasian
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A wonderful and most decorative Italian 19th century Grand Tour Period Alabaster statue of the Temple of Vespasian. This stunning ruin is are raised by a mottled square base below th...
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19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures
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Alabaster
Italian 19th century Bronze statue of The Discus Thrower
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome and high quality Italian 19th century Grand Tour Period patinated Bronze statue of The Discus Thrower, modeled after Myron. The impressively detailed Discobolus, which is ...
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19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
Grand Tour Bronze Statue Of Hippomene Throwing Golden Apples, Thiébaut Frères
Located in Lisbon, PT
Small french bronze sculpture of Hippomenes mid-race, casting golden apples to distract Atalanta — a rare Grand Tour piece by the legendary Thiébaut Frères foundry.
Titled “Hippomèn...
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Early 20th Century French Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures
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Marble, Bronze
$1,758 Sale Price
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French 19th century marble, Ormolu and Bronze statue of Napoleon
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome and high quality French 19th century Neo-Classical st. Grand Tour Period Vert de Patricia marble, Ormolu, and patinated Bronze statue of Napoleon. This most striking statu...
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19th Century French Antique Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures
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Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Bronze Statuette of Venus, 2nd Half 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Small dark patinated figure of Venus on round profiled plinth.
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Mid-19th Century European Antique Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
Grand Tour Style Large Bronze Model of the Farnese Hercules
Located in Montreal, QC
Grand Tour style large bronze model of the Farnese Hercules, after the antique. Early 20th century.
Set on a later ebonized wood base.
Overall height 68 in bronze height 48 in
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1950s Italian Vintage Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Narcissus, Italian grand tour bronze sculpture circa 1890
Located in Central England, GB
This superb Grand Tour Italian bronze study depicts Narcissus, who in Greek mythology was known for his fine looks and physique.
The story tells how he rejected the attention of oth...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
Bronze Sculpture of Spinario or Boy With A Thorn
Located in Montreal, QC
This bronze figure of Spinario also known as Boy with Thorn and Fedele is a classical figure. It is beautifully cast with very fine detailing and dates to the 19th century, circa 187...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
French 19th century Grand Tour Period Bronze statue of the Borghese Gladiator
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An impressive and large scale French 19th century Grand Tour Period patinated Bronze statue of the Borghese Gladiator. The handsome Gladiator is raised on a patinated Bronze rectangu...
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19th Century French Antique Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
Pair of Magnificent Patinated Bronze Sculptures After Clodian
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A Pair of 19th Century Grand Tour bronzes after the original sculptor, Claude Michael Clodion. The male and female Satyr Bacchus themes with putti and the adult figures with an origi...
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1870s Antique Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Siena Marble, Bronze
European Classical Alabaster Figure of Diana
Located in Bradenton, FL
19th Century European Classical Alabaster Figure of Diana, a reinterpretation of the ancient Roman statue. This statue known for its graceful portraya...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
19th Century Bronze Group ‘Ariadne and the Panther’
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A good sized 19th Century Classical Grand Tour bronze group of Ariadne and the. Modelled with Ariadne reclining to the left while her head is looking to the same side, with her robe ...
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Early 19th Century German Antique Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Grand Tour Bronze Warrior Mounted on Marble Base 16 Inches Tall
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
19th Century Grand Tour Bronze Warrior Mounted on Marble Base
Used, Good condition, View all photos for the most accurate details on condition and appearance. Corner of Marble Base ...
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19th Century Antique Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Venus Pudica (Medici-type) - 18th century, Italy
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Monumental sculpture representing the Venus Pudica (Medici-type)
18th Century
Italian (Rome)
White marble
Based on a model from Antiquity, the Medici Venus, currently in the Uffizi ...
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Early 18th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Italian 19th century Bronze, Ormolu and marble Gladiator statue
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A unique and extremely decorative Italian 19th century Grand Tour Period patinated Bronze, Ormolu and marble statue of Gladiator. This wonderful statue is raised by a rectangular sha...
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19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Bronze Grand Tour Sculpture of Seated Hermes After the Antique
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A late 19th century Italian Grand Tour bronze of the ‘Seated Hermes’ after the antique, raised on a carved dove grey marble base.
Also known as ‘Resting Hermes’ or ‘Seated Mercury’,...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Metal, Bronze
Italian 19th Century Grand Tour Period Bronze Statue of the Borghese Gladiator
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An impressive and high quality Italian 19th century Grand Tour Period patinated bronze statue of the Borghese Gladiator. The statue is raised by a rectangular base where the handsome...
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19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Neapolitan Grand Tour Bronze Of Silenus After The Antique
Located in Essex, MA
A large version with vertigis patina realistic of the original one found at Pompeii. This identical figure is represented as the original at the National Museum in Naples Italy and a...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Grand Tour Mixed Media Grecian Figure
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This mixed media figure radiates power and mythic drama, depicting a winged male form mid-stride, gripping a lightning bolt in one hand and a coiled whip in the other. His muscular f...
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Late 20th Century American Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
A Continental 19th century Bronze and Marble statue of Perseus and Medusa
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An exceptional Continental 19th century Grand Tour Period patinated Bronze, Black Belgian, and Rosso Alicante marble statue of Perseus and Medusa. This handsome statue of Perseus hav...
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19th Century Unknown Antique Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Mid 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Sculpture
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Mid 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Sculpture
Unique piece purchased in France. Age appropriate wear, see detailed photos or message us with questions.
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19th Century French Antique Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Silver Plate, Bronze
$1,080 Sale Price
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A 19th century bronze figure of a Greek archer by Eugene Barillot C1870
Located in Central England, GB
This fine antique bronze study is by the highly acclaimed sculptor and artist Eugène Barillot (1841–1900).
It depicts an ancient Greek archer testing his bow. The bearded man is nak...
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Late 19th Century Antique Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Grand Tour Bronze Statue of Narcissus
Located in Stockton, NJ
A 19th century Grand Tour bronze statue of Narcissus. Foundry mark Sommer Napoli engraved on circular plinth. Includes original Victorian er...
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19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Antique Grand Tour Alabaster Statue of Diana di Gabii
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An antique Grand Tour alabaster statue of Diana di Gabbi, after the antique. Dating to circa 1890, this expertly hand-carved sculpture is in excellent ...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster
19th Centrury Italian Bronze Sculpture of a Vestal Virgin
Located in Dresden, DE
This 19th Century Italian Grand Tour sculpture depicts a Vestal Virgin, who were devoted priestesses of Vesta in ancient Rome, holding her water bowl. Vestals watched over the sacred...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Unfinished Marble Sphinx Sculpture in the Grand Tour Style
Located in Madrid, ES
This marble sphinx sculpture is executed in the Grand Tour style, reflecting the European fascination with ancient Egyptian and classical antiquity that flourished during the 18th an...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
19th Century Pair of Bronze Egyptian Revival Sphinx
Located in Dublin 8, IE
19th century pair of bronze Egyptian Revival sphinx figures in reclining poses seated on solid wooden rectangular plinth bases. A well-detailed...
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19th Century European Antique Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Antique Grand Tour Style Alabaster Bust of Greek God
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An antique Grand Tour style alabaster bust of a classical Grecian figure.
Dating to the late 19th century, the hand carved figure thought to be Chronos, Greek God of Time, is compli...
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Late 19th Century English Antique Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster
Atelier De Moulages Plaster Cast of Marsyas – Grand Tour Sculpture
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Acquire a rare piece of art history with this monumental mid-19th century life-size plaster cast of Marsyas, produced by the renowned Brussels Atelier de Moulages. Bearing the offici...
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Mid-19th Century Belgian Antique Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Mid-19th Century Grand Tour Bronze Statue of the Arc De Triomph
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Wonderful statue of the Arc De Triomph made of bronze and marble. It has so many details. It is in good vintage condition and reminds in its original patina. The marble has no chips ...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures
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Marble, Bronze
$3,840 Sale Price
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Antique Italian Statuary Marble Sculpture of Dirce after Lorenzo Bartolini
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An antique Italian white statuary marble sculpture of Dirce after Lorenzo Bartolini (1777-1850).
This beautiful marble is carved after one of Lorenzo Bartolini's most successful scu...
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Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Statuary Marble
Small Bronze Sculpture of the Discobolus of Myron After the Antique
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A small patinated bronze sculpture of the Discobolus of Myron, after the antique.
Dating to circa 1880, the statue depicts a male figure in a classic poised pose as if ready to thro...
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Late 19th Century English Antique Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Italian Grand Tour Period Bronze, Ormolu and Marble Gladiator statue
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A unique and extremely decorative Italian 19th century Grand Tour Period patinated Bronze, Ormolu and Rouge Griotte marble statue of a Gladiator. This wonderful statue is raised by a...
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19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Italian Grand Tour Bronze Model Of Dancing Faun Of Pompeii
Located in Bradenton, FL
Italian classical bronze sculpture of the Dancing Faun of Pompeii. Fauns were an example of spirits of untamed woodland, often connected to Pan...
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19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Silvered Bronze Athénienne Jardinière by Ferdinand Barbedienne
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
A French silvered-bronze athénienne by Ferdinand Barbedienne, Paris, last quarter 19th century with a revolving liner, the frieze applied with bucrania suspending ribbon-tied berried laurel swags above a border of bellflowers on a stippled ground above three seated female sphinxes issuing stylised foliage and scrolls on lion monopodia cast with the mask of Hercules, scrolling foliage and anthemions joined by stretchers, raised on a concave-sided triform marble base on a further thin silvered-bronze base, inscribed to the tripod base 'F. BARBEDIENNE'
Measures: 103.3cm. high, 41.5cm. diameter; 3ft. 4 3/8 in, 1ft. 4 1/4.
This impressive athénienne is a key reminder of the longevity of a particular model and design’s success from Antiquity through to the 19th century and up until this day. Typically known as the ‘Trépied du Temple d’Isis’, this athénienne is designed after the Roman antique originally found at Pompeii and now at the Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples (fig.1). From being for example an inspiration for the baptismal font of Napoléon’s son in 1811, this model was the inspiration to many highly skilled makers throughout the 19thcentury such as the Manfredini brothers from Milan and of course the Parisian well-established bronze founder Ferdinand Barbedienne who executed the present example.
The Temple of Isis was a Roman temple dedicated to the Egyptian goddess Isis and was among one of the first discoveries during the excavation of Pompeii in 1764. Certainly considered as one of the most elegant examples of antique tripods, the existence of this model was then popularized to the rest of Europe via prints, one of the first being by Giovanni Battista Piranesi in 1779. This type of tripod was also popularised by an engraving in C. Percier and P. Fontaine’s, Receuil de Décorations Intérieures of 1801. Interestingly, there is also a watercolour now in the Musée Carnavalet, Paris, showing this type of tripod displayed at the 1801 Exposition des Produits de L’Industrie in the Louvre.
The passion for Greek and Roman Art in the 19th century.
The discovery of Pompeii and Herculaneum around the middle of the 18th century gave rise to a new passion for Antiquity and the excavated masterpieces renewed the repertoire of fine and decorative arts and served as models for Neoclassicism. Members of the aristocracy as well as connoisseurs, particularly in England, completed their education by undertaking a ‘Grand Tour’ of Italy and often fell victim to the recently unearthed Greek and Roman artefacts...
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19th Century French Antique Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Silver Plate, Bronze
Grand Tour Bronze Figure Of Bacchus
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
A 19th century Italian grand tour bronze figure of Bacchus with a goat over his shoulders
Circa 1890
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Grand Tour Bronze Figurines of Boy and Girl
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Grand Tour bronze sculptures depicting playful boy and girl. Apparently unsigned and each in good condition.
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$3,000 / set
Antique Religious Grand Tour Plaque Last Supper Painting Alabaster Champleve
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Stunning Example of a Religious Grand Tour heavy gauge wall hanging or free-standing Patinated Bronze Cast Rectangular Hand Painted Porcelain Plaque of generous proportions and Continental origin possible France, depicting a classical scene of the Last Supper, after Leonardo da Vinci. Last quarter of the Nineteenth Century.
Beautifully mounted on to a rectangular light green Alabaster or Onyx plaque with highly ornate Champleve enamel detailing in colours, which is mounted on to a polished brass backing.
Condition: Good condition with nice patination and no losses, no imperfections anywhere, backing support is very sturdy.
Beautiful and quite unusual religious offering, wonderful gift.
Height: (entire as image one) 8" (20cm). Width: (at base) 10.75” (27cm).
Location: Dublin City, Ireland.
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19th Century French Antique Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Antique Grand Tour Bronze Sculpture of Goddess Diana by Mercié 19th Century
Located in London, GB
An elegant French Grand Tour bronze figure of the Greek Goddess Diana by Marius-Jean-Antonin Mercié, French 1845 - 1916, dating from Circa 1880.
The seated and robed Goddess Diana is holding a bow and arrows with her head downcast and raised on a circular plinth.
Diana was originally considered to be a goddess of the wilderness and of the hunt, a central sport in both Roman and Greek culture. Early Roman inscriptions to Diana celebrated her primarily as a huntress and patron of hunters.
Add a beautiful classical element to your home with this delightful bronze.
Condition:
In excellent condition with no dings, dents or signs of repair. Please see photos for confirmation.
Dimensions in cm:
Height 41 x Width 29 x Depth 19
Dimensions in inches:
Height 1 foot, 4 inches x Width 11 inches x Depth 7 inches
Mercié entered the École des Beaux-Arts, Paris, and studied under Alexandre Falguière and François Jouffroy, and in 1868 gained the Grand Prix de Rome at the age of 23. His first great popular successes were the David and Gloria Victis, which was shown and received the Medal of Honour of the Paris Salon. The bronze was subsequently placed in the Square Montholon.
The bronze David...
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Early 1800s French Antique Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
French 19th century Bronze and Marble Arc de Triomphe statue/box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An extremely decorative French 19th century Grand Tour Period patinated Bronze and black Belgian marble Arc de Triomphe statue/box, signed LeBlanc Frères, Paris. This wonderfully dec...
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19th Century French Antique Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
19th Century Seated Cherub Bronze on Marble Base
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
19th Century Seated Cherub Bronze on Marble Base. Handsome piece for any desk, table or surface. Purchased in France on 15/2024. One leg on chair is broken. Price accordingly. Se...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$960 Sale Price
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Grand Tour Style Bronze Model of St. Peter
s Throne Chair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Grand Tour-Style Bronze Model of St. Peter's Throne Chair
Italy, 20th century
This unique bronze souvenir stands 7.5 inches high and is a finely cast...
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20th Century Italian Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
$848 Sale Price
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Italian Grand Tour Marble Plaques with Roman Motifs
Located in Newark, England
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From our Decorative collection, we are pleased to present this elegant pair of Italian Grand Tour Marble Plaques, dating to the mid-19th century, circa 1860....
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures
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Carrara Marble, Siena Marble
Pair, Grand Tour Style Ceaser Augustus
Roman Soldier Bronze
Marble Figures
Located in Atlanta, GA
This striking pair of bronze figures, rendered in the Grand Tour style, represents Caesar Augustus and a Roman soldier, embodying the classical ideals and grandeur of ancient Rome. E...
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20th Century Italian Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Bronze sculpture "The dancing faun of Pompeii", Italy, 20th century
Located in Eskilstuna, SE
Great sculpture after the antique "The danicing faun of Pompeii".
Made in bronze with beautiful details.
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Early 20th Century Italian Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Grand Tour Style Greek or Roman Plaster Foot Sculpture
Located in Elkhart, IN
A gorgeous Grand Tour style cast plaster sculpture of an Ancient Greek or Roman foot
USA, Late 20th Century
Measures: 10"W x 4.5"D x 6.5"H.
Very good vintage condition.
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Late 20th Century American Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Italian Grand Tour Bronze Censer with Birds
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very fine antique Italian attributed grand tour bronze lidded censer applied with birds dating from around 1860. The censer stands raised on a square ba...
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1860s Italian Antique Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Chiurazzi Bronze Sculpture of the The Neapolitan Fisherman after the Antique
Located in Stockholm, SE
This superbly worked bronze sculpture with a beautiful patina by the Neapolitan foundry Fonderia Chiurazzi is a full-scale (1:1) replica of the original now preserved in the Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli.
The male figure is clad in a short tunic and cap, his head turned slightly to the right, both arms outstretched, his left hand holding a small basket. He is seated on a rocky outcrop adorned with shells, and between his legs runs a small fountain head in the form of a Bacchus mask. Measuring 55 cm in height, the sculpture demonstrates refined workmanship and a rich, natural patina. It is unusual to find the basket with the sculpture.
During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Chiurazzi produced type of bronzes in various sizes and finishes, but this particular casting is of notably high quality for its type and bears the foundry’s impressed mark Fonderia Chiurazzi.
The original Roman bronze fountain figure, commonly known as The Neapolitan Fisherman, was uncovered in 1823 during archaeological excavations at Pompeii, within the Casa della Fontana Piccola (House of the Little Fountain). This find formed part of a richly decorated mosaic fountain ensemble surrounded by four statuettes, among them a seated angler wearing an exomis (tunic) and holding a fishing rod and basket, an image that perfectly captures a moment of relaxed domestic life in a Roman household.
The original layout of the fountain and its sculptures can be seen in Giuseppe Abbate’s illustration, Mosaic Fountain Sculptures in the House of the Small Fountain, Pompeii, published by the Nicolini brothers in 1854. Abbate’s illustration provides a valuable visual record of how the fountain originally appeared, showing the arrangement of the fisherman, the sister bronze Cupid with Goose, the mosaic basin, and its decorative motifs.
Artist Luigi Bazzani also vividly captured Pompeii’s domestic elegance in his watercolor paintings. One shows another similar fountain scene, depicting how such spaces may have looked during Pompeii’s flourishing years, with richly ornamented walls, bright mosaics, and sculptural fountains glimmering in sunlight. Another watercolor by Bazzani, painted in 1919, directly portrays the Neapolitan Fisherman in situ at Pompeii.
Scholars trace the fisherman’s prototype back to a Hellenistic original of the late 3rd century BCE. Hellenistic sculptural models continued to influence Roman art well into the first centuries CE.
The Fonderia Chiurazzi was established in Naples in 1870 by Gennaro Chiurazzi, a pupil of sculptor Pietro Masulli, who had pioneered the use of the lost-wax casting technique for accurate reproductions of classical bronzes.
After Italian unification (1861), the Naples Archaeological Museum, formerly the Royal Bourbon Museum, began issuing permits to selected workshops to reproduce its vast collections from Pompeii, Herculaneum, and Stabiae. Chiurazzi excelled in this field, combining industrial precision with hand-tooled artistry to produce faithful, museum-quality casts.
By the turn of the 20th century, Chiurazzi bronzes...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
19th Century French Bronze Figure of the Seated Lorenzo De Medici
Located in Shipston-On-Stour, GB
19th Century French bronze figure of the seated Lorenzo De Medici, Duke of Urbino. Modelled in Roman armour he is sat deep in thought, he was given the nickname The Thoughtful One). ...
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1880s French Antique Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Italian Grand Tour Bronze of Atlas On A Stand With Turtle
Located in Stamford, CT
Italian Grand Tour bronze in the Renaissance style of Atlas on an elaborate tripod base ending in hoof feet. The Greek god Atlas is is depicted naked on top holding the world upon hi...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pair Of Impressive Medici Lions In Staffordshire Pottery Antique Style
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
An impressive pair of Medici Lions fashioned after the style of Staffordshire Pottery of the late 1800's
Capable of making a splendid decorative statement
Circa 1960's
Height 4.75 in...
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Mid-20th Century English Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Antique plaster Bust of Cupid After Francois Duquesnoy (1597-1643)
Located in New York, NY
Antique Grand Tour plaster bust of a cherub after the original model by Francois Duquesnoy (1597-1643) dating from the early 20th century. Likely of Italian or French origin.
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Early 20th Century French Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Diana of Gabii in bronze
Located in
S-HERTOGENBOSCH, NL
Diana of Gabii in bronze on a basic in marble.
Beautiful patina, Cast by Fumiére & Cie, Paris
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1880s French Antique Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$1,608
Grand Tour Style Greek or Roman Plaster Foot Sculpture
Located in Elkhart, IN
A gorgeous Grand Tour style cast plaster sculpture of an Ancient Greek or Roman foot
Turkey, Early 21st Century
Measures: 11.13"W x 4.88"D x 4.13"H.
Very good condition.
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21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Diane De Gabies Silvered Grand Tour Bronze Sculpture by Gautier
Albinet
By Gautier A Paris
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A finely scaled model of the Diane de Gabies published by Gautier and Albinet.
With a wonderful distressed silvered surface throughout.
The Diane de Gabies is modeled after th...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Grand Tour Bronze Statue Of Atalanta, Thiébaut Freres
Located in Lisbon, PT
Small french bronze sculpture of the mythological huntress Atalanta, cast by the iconic Thiébaut Frères foundry during its final years as “Thiébaut Frères, Fumière et Cie” (1920–1926...
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20th Century French Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
$1,758 Sale Price
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19th Century Alabaster Figure Of The Spinario (Boy with Thorn)
Located in Dublin, IE
A well-executed alabaster figure of a nude boy seated on a rocky base, leaning forward intently as he removes a thorn from his foot. The carving demonstrates fine anatomical detailin...
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19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Alabaster
Antique Italian Grand Tour Bronze Hunting Putti Sculptures Statues Marble 1850
Located in Portland, OR
A very fine pair of Italian Grand Tour putti bronze statues on Breccia marble bases, circa 1850.
One of the nicest pairs of antique Grand Tour bronze putti we have had in a while, th...
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1850s Italian Antique Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Breccia Marble, Bronze
Late 19th Century Grand Tour Italian Bronze Sculpture of Nude Venus Candlestick
Located in Lisse, NL
Elegant and highly stylish candlestick or table lamp.
This handcrafted and heavy quality, bronze candle stick or table lamp from the 1890-1910 era is in very good condition. This ro...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
French Bronze Mounted Figure Circa 1800 Neoclassical Style
Located in Hudson, NY
Circa 1800 mounted bronze 3/4 profile. Likely French but possibly English. Carved wooden backing custom just for this particular item. In the original frame and retaining an old if n...
Category
Early 1800s French Antique Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
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