Grand Tour Decorative Objects
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.
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Style: Grand Tour
Italian Grand Tour Bronze Sculpture Bust of Diana by Del Nerro Foundry
Located in Shippensburg, PA
GRAND TOUR
Italy, mid-19th century
Bust of the goddess Diana
Cast by Del Nero Foundry, Rome, crisp inscription to base of neck verso DEL NERO ROMA
Patinated bronze raised on a mottled pink marble...
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19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Bronze
PAIR OF ANTIQUE 1870 GRAND TOUR BRONZE MARBLE CLODION BACCHANALIA CASSOLETTEs
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this absolutely exquisite pair of 1870 Grand Tour Bronze, Gilt Bronze and Marble Bacchahalia Cassolettes after Cloudio
A very finely cast and finished pair of Napoleon III period vasiform urns, they are an exquisite sand-cast creation utilizing bronze and gilt bronze to create an extraordinary contrast between materials.
The body of the vase is rich in a dark-brown patina that positively glows around the bas-relief Bacchanalia scene of putto playing a tug-of-war type game, carrying wine glasses and bunches of grapes and one walking with a thrysus raised over his shoulder while roaring animal heads flank either end with polished bronze garlands of water-leaves and berries draped between.
The lids and necks are crafted of gilt bronze, which gives a cooler tone to the brilliant shine of the metal. The urns are raised over a shaped marble base and finished over a polished bronze rim affixed on the underside with slotted screws. After the models by Claude Michel Clodion.
For those of you that are unaware the “Grand Tour” was something educated young people did in the 18th and 19th century to learn and further educate themselves on other cultures, they would pick up small medium and large trinkets as memories of the journey which would sit in pride of place in their library or study as conversation pieces when friends and relatives would visit, they basically proved you were well educated, well travelled and a person of culture.
These pair are large, decorative and very important looking pieces of Italian Grand Tour art...
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1870s Italian Antique Grand Tour Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Rare Grand Tour Bronze Bust of Cicero After Massimiliano Soldani Benzi
Located in Montreal, QC
Rare grand Tour Patinated bronze bust of Cicero After Massimiliano Soldani Benzi. The original is in the collection of Liechtenstein Museum in Vienna. P...
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1850s Italian Antique Grand Tour Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Italian Grand Tour Bronze Bust of a Youth on Marble Pedestal
Located in Madrid, ES
A refined Italian Grand Tour bronze bust depicting an idealized classical youth, inspired by ancient Greco-Roman sculpture. The figure is finely cast with delicate facial features an...
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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Decorative Objects
Materials
Alabaster, Marble, Bronze
A Pair of 18th C. Italian Grand Tour Busts of Emperors Domitian and Nerva
Located in New York, NY
A Pair of Grand Tour Period 18th C. Italian Roman Busts of Emperors Domitian and Nerva. These busts depict the Roman Emperors Domitian and Nerva, and demonstrate finely cast and han...
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Late 18th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, 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 Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Bronze Busts of Rousseau and Voltaire
Located in London, GB
A pair of Antique busts of the French philosophers Rousseau and Voltaire. Unusually although from fairly standard portraits the busts appear to be English rather than French as they ...
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1820s English Antique Grand Tour Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
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 Decorative Objects
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 Decorative Objects
Materials
Alabaster
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 Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
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 Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Bronze
$3,840 Sale Price
20% Off
19th century bronze bust of the Greek Goddess Diana the Huntress, circa 1860
Located in Central England, GB
This superb Grand Tour bronze study portrays a bust of Diana of Versailles or Diana the Huntress, considered in Roman and Hellenistic mythology as goddess and patroness of countryside, nature, hunters, wildlife and childbirth. This fine example is French, circa 1860. It is raised onto a sophisticated base with a thin bronze foot with a turned black slate plinth and above there is a highly decorative cast...
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1860s French Antique Grand Tour Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Italian Neoclassical Terracotta Vase with Mythological Frieze, circa 1880–1920
Located in Lisse, NL
Rare and impressive work of sculptural art.
An impressive Italian neoclassical terracotta vase, dating from the late 19th to early 20th century, inspired by ancient Greek vase paint...
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Early 20th Century Italian Grand Tour Decorative Objects
Materials
Paint, Terracotta
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 Decorative Objects
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 Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Bronze
A Pair of Bronze Neoclassical Grand Tour Candelabras, Late 19th Century
Located in New York, NY
Grand Tour
Pair of Bronze Candelabras
Late 19th Century
DIMENSIONS
Height: 10.33 inches
Width: 4.75 inches
Depth: 4.75 inches
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We present to your attention a pair of stunning...
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1890s English Antique Grand Tour Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Antique Chased Silver Snuff Box Set with Fine Italian Micromosaic Plaque
Located in London, GB
The small rectangular silver snuff box, chased with foliage decorations and featuring a hinged back, is set with a detailed micromosaic plaque on top. The plaque depicts a rural land...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone, Silver
Attributed to Benedetto Boschetti, A superb Giallo Antico Tazza, circa 1820-1830
Located in Nice, Cote d
Azur
Attributed to Benedetto Boschetti, circa 1820-30.
A superb Giallo Antico Tazza. The bowl, of square section, features an everted rim adorned with a finely carved egg-and-dart motif,...
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1830s Italian Antique Grand Tour Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
Antique Grand Tour French Bronze Sculpture Male Female Figure Clodion Barbediene
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An exceptional example of a fine pair of chisel cast French Patinated Bronze Figures after Claude Michel Clodion (1738-1814) in very dark brown patination. Mid-19th Century. Firmly a...
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19th Century French Antique Grand Tour Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Pair of Ormolu, Onyx, Malachite
Hardstone
Oinochoe
Ewers, Circa 1870
Located in Brisbane, QLD
This pair of Grand Tour era ewers are in the 'oinochoe' shape and date to circa 1870. The pair are miniature in size and comprise of ormolu (gilt bronze), malachite, onyx and hardsto...
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19th Century European Antique Grand Tour Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone, Malachite, Onyx, Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Pair of Italian Candlesticks, Grand Tour, Early 19th Century
Located in Stockholm, SE
A large pair of candlesticks made of cast bronze and marble. Impressive design.
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Bronze
$2,995 Sale Price / set
30% Off
Fragment of a Bronze Arm: Mounted Green-Patinated Bronze Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Fragment of a Bronze Arm
Mounted Green-Patinated Bronze Sculpture
A Grand Tour–style early 20th-century fragment of a bronze arm, this evocative sculptural remnant captures a lifeli...
Category
Early 20th Century Grand Tour Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Antique Grand Tour Planter, Italian, Bronze, Bouquet Vase, Urn, Early Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique Grand Tour planter. An Italian, bronze decorative bouquet vase dating to the early Victorian period, circa 1850. A delightful piece of Grand Tour craftsmanship, ri...
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1850s Italian Antique Grand Tour Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Antique Display Urns, Italian, Bronze, Ewer, Grand Tour Decor, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a pair of antique display urns. An Italian, bronze decorative ewer in Grand Tour taste, dating to the Victorian period, circa 1860. A captivating duo offering the romance and artistry of the golden age of continental travel.
Substantial bronze form with lightly patinated amber-toned hues
Richly adorned with profuse relief cast figural decoration, showcasing fine Italian craftsmanship
Striking serpentine handles, each embellished with a mourning female figure in sculptural form
Flared rims host a small internal platform — ideal for tea lights or candles
Raised upon circular footers with ribbed sash detailing for added elegance
Dressed with protective leather covering to the base
Good weight in the hand at 5.685kg (12.53 lb)
Beautiful as mantel garniture, console decoration, or tabletop centrepieces
A refined pair of Victorian Italian Grand Tour ewers...
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1860s Italian Antique Grand Tour Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
19th C. Italian Grand Tour Carrara Marble Double-Handled Urn on Lion
s Paw Base
Located in New York, NY
A 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Hand-Carved and Hand-Polished Carrara Marble Double-Handled Urn on Lion's Paw Base. Intricately hand-carved with meticulous detail, the wide mouth ...
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1820s Italian Antique Grand Tour Decorative Objects
Materials
Carrara Marble
Grand Tour Statuary Marble Relief of a Roman Emperor
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A mid 18th century Grand Tour white statuary marble relief of a Roman emperor, possibly Augustus Caesar, presented on a custom-made steel stand as pictured.
Deeply carved in relief,...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Decorative Objects
Materials
Statuary Marble, Steel
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 Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, 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 Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Silver Plate, Bronze
Hand-Carved Alabaster Sphinx, Grand Tour Style, Early 20th Century
Located in Glasgow, GB
A small yet evocative example of Grand Tour style, this hand-carved alabaster sphinx figurine reflects the fascination with ancient Egyptian forms tha...
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Early 20th Century Egyptian Grand Tour Decorative Objects
Materials
Alabaster
$296 Sale Price
20% Off
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 Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
$3,000 / set
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
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Petite Italian Grand Tour Souvenir Bronze Bust of Dante Alighieri
Located in Pearland, TX
A fine antique 19th Century petite Grand Tour souvenir bronze bust of Italian poet Dante Alighieri. This handsome bust is well cast with exquisite details and lovely original patina....
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19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Neoclassical Grand Tour Solid Marble Pink and Cream Obelisk
Located in Elkhart, IN
A stunning neoclassical Grand Tour style solid marble pink & cream obelisk
Late 20th Century
Measures: 2.88"W x 2.88"D x 9.75"H.
Good vintage condition. Minor surface wear expecte...
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Late 20th Century Mexican Grand Tour Decorative Objects
Materials
Onyx, Marble
Grand Tour Bronze Sarcophagus Form Box
Located in Stamford, CT
Unusual 19th century Italian Grand Tour bronze box in the form of a sarcophagus, circa 1880. Nice form, handsome desk-top accessory, great addition to any box collection.
5.5 inches...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Eugene Cornu, Large Marble and Ormolu Urn, 19th Century
By Eugène Cornu
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very impressive 19th century veined grey marble lidded urn with wonderful gilded ormolu classical mounts of mythical dragon like handles and masks, raised on a fluted ormolu collar...
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19th Century French Antique Grand Tour Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
19th Century Bronze Bust Of Ajax The Great by Chiurazzi
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A 19th century bronze bust of Ajax the great by Chiurazzi, Napoli after the antique.
Bearing the mark of the Chiurazzi foundry, and raised on a Breccia marble base, this high quali...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Breccia Marble, Metal
pair of Italian 19th century Alabaster and Verde Ranocchia marble busts
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A wonderful and small scaled pair of Italian 19th century Grand Tour Period Alabaster and Verde Ranocchia marble bust of Torquato Tasso and Michele Sanmicheli. These most decorative ...
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19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
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 Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
$960 Sale Price
20% Off
Neoclassical Grand Tour Italian Solid Marble Obelisk
Located in Elkhart, IN
A stunning neoclassical or Grand Tour solid marble green & brown obelisk
Italy, Late 19th Century
Measures: 3.18"W x 3.18"D x 11.5"H.
Very good original vintage condition. Minor s...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
MATCHiNG PAIR OF ANTIQUE ROMAN GRAND TOUR HERCULES GILT BRASS MARBLE BASE CUPS
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this stunning original pair of Circa 1880 hand made in Italy Grand Tour bronze Hercules cups with black marb...
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1880s Italian Antique Grand Tour Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Brass
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 Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
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.
Affordable fixed price Worldwide Store to door shipping offered by Seller.
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19th Century French Antique Grand Tour Decorative Objects
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 Decorative Objects
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 Decorative Objects
Materials
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 Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Pair of 20th Century Bronze Hawk Candlesticks
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Pair of 20th Century Bronze Hawk Candlesticks. Grand tour era. Beautiful shape and detail.
Category
1820s French Antique Grand Tour Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Bronze
$1,280 Sale Price / set
32% Off
19th Century Italian Micro Mosaic Grand Tour Paperweight The Doves Of Pliny
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th Century Italian micro mosaic Grand Tour paperweight - The Doves of Pliny.
Rome - Circa 1870.
Cartouche shaped black slate ground, inset...
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19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Decorative Objects
Materials
Slate
An Italian Grand Tour Porphyry and Sienna Marble Paperweight, late 19th century
Located in Spencertown, NY
The profile of Caesar in profile in high relief.
The yellow marble base with stepped edges.
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Porphyry
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
Category
1880s French Antique Grand Tour Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
$1,604
19th century Grand Tour period Alabaster and Marble bust of Athena
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A wonderful and small scale Italian 19th century Grand Tour period Alabaster and Verde Ranocchia Marble bust of Athena Of Velletri. This most charming bust is raised on square Ranocc...
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19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Decorative Objects
Materials
Alabaster, Marble
Italian Grand Tour Style Classical Terracotta Urn Planter
Located in Elkhart, IN
A stunning Grand Tour style or Neoclassical style terracotta vase, urn, or planter with handles
Italy, Early-21st Century
Measures: 16"W x 12.5"D x 12"H.
Very good original condi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Grand Tour Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta
Mid-19th Century Faux Tortoiseshell and Ormolu Tabletop Vitrine, circa 1860
Located in London, GB
A 19th century French faux tortoiseshell tabletop vitrine with gilt bronze mounts, superb quality. With original key and original bevelled glass.
U...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Grand Tour Decorative Objects
Materials
Ormolu
Exceptional Large C19th Malachite Tazza
Located in Shipston-On-Stour, GB
A spectacular early C19th Russian malachite tazza/urn of good scale and elegant form. The circular shallow dish with silvered-bronze mounted rim of sty...
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1820s Russian Antique Grand Tour Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Silver Plate
Small Grand Tour Style Souvenir Of David On A Marble Plinth
Located in Kent, Dover
A Small Italian Grand Tour style souvenir of David on a marble plinth.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Grand Tour Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
Italian 18th C Grand Tour Roman Bronze Bust of a Horse, Specimen Marble Base
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Italian 18th C Grand Tour Roman Bronze Bust of a Horse, Specimen Marble Base
Italy, Later 18th Century
A Italian 18th Century Grand Tour Roman Bronze Bust of a Horse, displayed on ...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Bronze
$2,072 Sale Price
45% Off
Antique German Bronze Desk Set Inkstand Rosso Antico Marble Ormolu Burgstaller
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Stunning Chisel Cast Austrian or German Neo-Classical Ormolu and Rosso Antico Marble Ink Stand of Museum Quality and generous proportions, by George Josef Burgstaller, Late Nineteent...
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19th Century French Antique Grand Tour Decorative Objects
Materials
Siena Marble, Brass, Bronze
Antique French Regency Grand Tour Bronze Crystal Desk Set Inkstand Encrier 19Ct
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Stunning Heavy Gauge Chisel Cast French Grand Tour German Neo-Classical Bronze and Crystal Ink Stand of Museum Quality and generous proportions. First quarter of the Nineteenth Centu...
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19th Century French Antique Grand Tour Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass, Bronze
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 Decorative Objects
Materials
Carrara Marble, Siena Marble
Very large Grand Tour Italian bronze of Centaur teased by Eros after the Antique
Located in Sleepy Hollow, NY
A large cast bronze Italian 'Grand Tour' model of an Old centaur teased by Eros, after the ' Borghese centaur' a Roman copy (1st–2nd centuries AD) of a Greek original of the 2nd cent...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Grand Tour Marble After The Wrestlers
Located in Madrid, ES
Early 19th century Grand Tour marble sculpture depicting two nude wrestlers in dynamic combat, based on the celebrated ancient sculptural group The Wrestlers, The original, dating fr...
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
Grand Tour decorative objects for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Grand Tour decorative objects for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage decorative objects created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, more furniture and collectibles, building and garden elements and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, bronze and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Grand Tour decorative objects made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and France pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original decorative objects, popular names associated with this style include F. Barbedienne Foundry, Achille Collas, Ferdinand Barbedienne, and Borghese. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for decorative objects differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $175 and tops out at $108,390 while the average work can sell for $2,528.
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