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
Pair, 19th Century French Grand Tour Gilt Equestrian Plaques - Signed Henry
Located in Atlanta, GA
This striking pair of 19th-century French Grand Tour gilt equestrian plaques, signed "Henry," exemplifies the grandeur and craftsmanship of the period. Each plaque is meticulously ca...
Category
19th Century French Antique Grand Tour Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Bust in the Grand Tour Style of Greek God Dionysus
Located in Memphis, TN
An Exceptional Large grand Tour Style Hellenistic Bust Of Greek God Dionysus. Highly detailed classical bust made of cast marble aka “marble dust.” Replica of Greek classical sculpt...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Grand Tour Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
Labradorite Semi Precious Stone Box with Hinged Lid
Located in New York, NY
Labradorite semiprecious stone box with hinged lid. Labradorite displays an iridescent optical effect (or schiller) known as labradorescence. La...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Grand Tour Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone, Brass
19th Century Italian Grand Tour Figure of
Faro
Carved in Black Basal
Located in Kastrup, DK
A very decorative 19th century Italian Grand Tour figure of 'Faro' carved in black basalt, mounted on a grey stone base.
Height: 30 cm.
Italy 19th century.
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Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone
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 Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
After The Roman Antique - Rock Crystal, Glass
Gold Flecking Grand Tour Pitcher
Located in Atlanta, GA
Likely European, 19th century or earlier.
This pitcher is incredibly unique and unusual. The interior has a cracked rock crystal surface, purple striations and gold flecking which a...
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19th Century British Antique Grand Tour Decorative Objects
Materials
Rock Crystal
Grand Tour Era, Mixed Specimen Marble
Gemstone Obelisk
Located in Atlanta, GA
Continental, 19th century.
A grand tour era (possibly Italian) obelisk constructed with a stepped black marble square base, a highly decorated mixed material stem which consists of ...
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19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Decorative Objects
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Malachite, Marble, Belgian Black Marble
19th Century Bronze sculpture of Diana of Gabii, Grand Tour
Located in Dresden, DE
Diane of Gabii is a sculpture of a woman richly adorned in drapery. The statue most likely represents goddess Artemis, the virgin goddess of hunting and the wild, and is attributed t...
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19th Century European Antique Grand Tour Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Neoclassical Grand Tour Solid Marble Brown and Gray Obelisk
Located in Elkhart, IN
A stunning neoclassical or Grand Tour style solid marble gray and brown obelisk
Measures: 2"W x 2"D x 8"H.
Very good original vintage condition.
Category
Late 20th Century Pakistani Grand Tour Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
Italian Bronze Neoclassical Grand Tour Bust
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A small Italian Grand Tour bust, circa 1780, depicting a patinated bronze gentleman in neoclassical dress upon a contrasting marble plinth. Onc...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Bronze
French 19th Century Grand Tour Period Bronze and Marble Urn
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome French 19th century Grand Tour period patinated bronze and Vert de Patricia marble urn. The urn is raised by a square Vert d...
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19th Century French Antique Grand Tour Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Italian Carrara Marble Bust of a Roman Patrician
Located in Essex, MA
Nicely carved bust of a Roman patrician. a 19th century copy of an ancient Roman image. Socle base.
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Decorative Objects
Materials
Carrara Marble
Wounded Amazone in Bronze, Grand Tour
Located in
S-HERTOGENBOSCH, NL
A small Grand Tour sculpture in Bronze of the ‘Wounded Amazone’, with a stamp of Fumière et Cie, circa 1880.
Category
1880s French Antique Grand Tour Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Pair of 19th Century Bronze Candelabra Of Greco-Roman Design
Located in Kent, Dover
A pair of English XIX Century, three branch bronze candelabra of Greco-Roman design. With masks and hung with chains.
Category
1810s English Antique Grand Tour Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Antique Bronze Trim, Clock And Urns, 19th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Clock set composed of 3 pieces, a clock and 2 urns, in bronze with a gold and silver patina, on a black and red marble base.
Inspired by neo-Greek, this set presents numerous refere...
Category
19th Century French Antique Grand Tour Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Large Pair Verdigris Finished Cast Metal Figural Planters after Clodion
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This impressive pair of large cast metal figural planters is designed in the manner of the celebrated French sculptor Claude Michel, known as Clodion. Each planter is masterfully det...
Category
1950s Unknown Vintage Grand Tour Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
French Grand Tour Patinated Bronze Animalier Mounted Thermometer
Located in London, GB
A fine and unusual French antique Grand Tour table thermometer in patinated bronze. Set upon a naturalistic trefoil shaped patinated bronze base with...
Category
1840s French Antique Grand Tour Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Framed Specimen Marbles, Italian, circa 1880
Located in Spencertown, NY
A Collection of 25 Samples with in a Verde Antico Border, with Wooden Frame, Italian, late 19th Century. Each Specimen 2 1/2” x 1 3/4”
Category
1880s Italian Antique Grand Tour Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Porphyry
Bronze Sculpture of the Borghese Warrior
Located in Miami, FL
Bronze sculpture after the Borghese Warrior of which the original life-sized statue is in the Louvre. Placed on a marble plate. Comes with a wood and ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Grand Tour Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Grand Tour Inlaid Marble Specimen Paperweight, Early 20th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
The center made up of blue marble veneers, yellow marble and green marble with each section banded by Carrara marble.
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Grand Tour Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
Bronze figure of a Satyr
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Bronze Grand Tour figure of a Satyr with a wine skin, originally part of a fountain, a finely modeled, mounted on a stone plinth. 19th Century.
Category
19th Century Unknown Antique Grand Tour Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone, Bronze
$3,480
An Italian Specimen Marble Paperweight
Located in Spencertown, NY
The square paperweight with specimen marbles inset in yellow marble ground.
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
19th Century (mid) Italian Grand Tour Sculpture Atlas Holding The Earth
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
19th Century (mid) Italian Grand Tour Sculpture Atlas Holding The Earth
Beautiful piece purchased in France. Age appropriate wear, see detailed photos or message us with questions.
Category
19th Century French Antique Grand Tour Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Early 20th Century Grand Tour Style Bronze Figure Throwing a Rock
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An early 20th century bronze figure of a nude man throwing a rock, marked 1905 to the base along with a monogram of the letters ‘S’ and ‘W’. Mounted on a contrasting white marble pli...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Grand Tour Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Metal, Bronze
1890 Steel Engraving Greco Roman Scene by Bernard Picture Co. New York Borghese
By Borghese
Located in Miami, FL
1890 Framed steel engraving Greco Roman scene by Bernard Picture Co. New York, New York.
Marked Borghese on the reverse.
O-506-335
Category
19th Century American Antique Grand Tour Decorative Objects
Materials
Steel
Borghese 1890 Steel Engraving Greco Roman Scene Bernard Picture Co. New York
By Borghese
Located in Miami, FL
Framed 1890 Steel Engraving Greco Roman scene sand clock by Bernard Picture Co. New York, New York.
Marked Borghese on the reverse.
O-505-335
Category
19th Century American Antique Grand Tour Decorative Objects
Materials
Steel
Large Hand Carved Haematite-Jasper Bowl
Located in New York, NY
This exquisite hand-carved and polished stone bowl showcases a striking natural pattern of alternating bands of hematite (silver) and jasper (red),...
Category
2010s Indian Grand Tour Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone
Large French Grand Tour Period Bronze Sculpture Recumbent Lion
Located in Montreal, QC
Grand Tour period bronze sculpture of lion resting on a rosso levanto marble base. France: circa 1850.
Category
1860s French Antique Grand Tour Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Grand Tour Bronze Bust Of Seneca
Located in Essex, MA
Bust of Seneca likely made in the Naples area of Italy. Now seated on a faux porphyry base. Loss of a section of bronze at base of neck.
Category
1870s Italian Antique Grand Tour Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Grand Tour Bronze Scultpure of a Faun
Located in Dresden, DE
Faun of Roman Mythology. This energetically dancing faun is out of Bronze and is based on an antique model. Known for their "goat-like features", they were seen as half-human, half-a...
Category
20th Century European Grand Tour Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Imposing 19th-Century Gilt Sailor
s Pricket with Mounted Natural Sea Fan- 62"H
Located in New York, NY
This striking and unusual piece showcases a large, natural sea fan meticulously mounted on an impressive 19th-century gilt sailor’s pricket, standing an impressive 62" tall. The pric...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Decorative Objects
Materials
Coral
19th Century Grand Tour Influenced Mantel Clock
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very impressive 19th century French Sienna marble and bronze mounted Grand Tour influenced mantel clock, having an arched top, mythical gods...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Grand Tour Decorative Objects
Materials
Siena Marble, Bronze
Italian Grand Tour Bronze Bust of Caesar
Located in Essex, MA
Bronze bust on yellow marble socle.
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Italian 19th C. Grand Tour Terracotta of a "Fauno Danzante Con Cimbali" ca. 1860
Located in CH
Italian Grand Tour Terracotta of a “Fauno Danzante con Cimbali”
Circa 1860
This finely modeled 19th-century terracotta sculpture depicts a dancing faun (satyr) in exuberant motion, ...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta
Grand Tour Bronze Bust of Seneca
Located in Essex, MA
Modeled after the original found at Pompeii.
Category
1880s Italian Antique Grand Tour Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Grand Tour Influenced Gilded Ormolu Ink Well, Stamped, Barbedienne
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A good quality late 19th century French gilded Ormolu Gran Tour influenced gilded Ormolu ink well, having classing motifs and Roman Centurion bust embo...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Grand Tour Decorative Objects
Materials
Ormolu
pair of Italian 18th century Grand Tour Period Ormolu and marble statues
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome and large scale pair of Italian 18th century Grand Tour Period Ormolu, Black Belgian and Rouge Griotte marble busts. Each wonderful bust is raised on square Ormolu base pl...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Pair of 18th Century Rococo Bronze Urns. Signed by Clodion
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
19th Century (early) Pair French Bronze Urns. Beautiful pair purchased in France. Age appropriate wear, see detailed video
photos or message us with questions.
Category
19th Century French Antique Grand Tour Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
19th Century French Pair Bronze
Sienna Urns
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
19th Century French Pair Bronze & Sienna Urns. Beautiful pair purchased in France. Age appropriate wear, see detailed photos or message us with questions.
Category
19th Century European Antique Grand Tour Decorative Objects
Materials
Siena Marble, Bronze
$2,750 / set
Pair of 19th Century
1850s
Grand Tour Italian Carved Multi-Marble Busts
Located in North Miami, FL
A pair 19th century (1850s) (Grand Tour) Italian carved multi-marble busts of Augustus of Prima Porta and Julius Cesar. These extremely fine an...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Carrara Marble
$39,600 Sale Price / set
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19th Century Grand Tour Sculpture of a Putto with Horn and Deer
Located in Dresden, DE
19th Century Grand Tour
Putto with Horn and Deer
Bronze
6242 g
40 x 23 x 15 cm
Category
Mid-19th Century European Antique Grand Tour Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Marmo Gialo and Bronze Stamp Box, 19th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
Italian Grand Tour stamp box, 19th century.
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Decorative Objects
Materials
Siena Marble
French 19th Century Neoclassical Black Marble Baluster Vase
Located in Berlin, DE
French 19th century neoclassical black marble baluster vase
Impressive neoclassical tall baluster-shaped vase made of polished black marble, showin...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Grand Tour Decorative Objects
Materials
Belgian Black Marble
Large Antique Plaster Sculptors Model of Mercury
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A large antique painted plaster sculptors model or machete of Mercury. Dating to circa 1900, the sculpture depicts Roman God Mercury seated on a rock in a patinated plaster finish.
In Neoclassical style, this French sculpture is an impressive size displaying expertly hand-carved craftsmanship.
An exceptional decorative antique for properties looking to appreciate Neoclassical style and Roman mythology.
Mercury
Mercury is the Roman god of shopkeepers and merchants, travellers and transporters of goods, and thieves and tricksters.
He is commonly identified with the Greek Hermes...
Category
Early 20th Century French Grand Tour Decorative Objects
Materials
Plaster, Paint
Selection of Specimen Marble and Stone Spheres
Located in London, London
Specimen marble spheres
Different stones
Sizes are 15cm, 13cm, 10cm and 8cm diameter
Age unknown
Category
20th Century Grand Tour Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
$2,317 / set
Italian Silver Gilt Grand Tour Pompeian Classical Piping Faun Bell
Located in New York, NY
Italian silver gilt grand-tour bell, ca 1920. Figural handle in form of piping faun with puffed out cheeks and hoofed and hirsute hindquarters. Based on Greek statuette excavated in ...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Grand Tour Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver
Orange-Brown Banded Jasper Point
Located in New York, NY
Unusual orange and brown banded jasper point from Madagascar.
Category
2010s Malagasy Grand Tour Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone
Rare Original Early 19th Century Roman Grand Tour Rosso Antico Marble Lion Bath
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this incredibly rare original early 19th century Roman Grand Tour Rosso Antico marble bath with Lion head detailing
This bath is stunning, I hav...
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
Grant Tour 19th Century Bronze Statue of Silenus Cradling the Infant Dionysus
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality 19th Century Grand Tour bronze statue of Silenus cradling the infant Dionysus after the antique;
Marble.
Roman copy of 1st-2nd cent. CE after a bronze Greek original of ca 300...
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Pair of Italian Bronze Grand Tour Urns
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
19th Century Pair of Italian Bronze Grand Tour Urns
Beautiful pair purchased in France. Age appropriate wear, see detailed photos or message us with questions.
Category
19th Century French Antique Grand Tour Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
$3,100 / item
A French 19th century Grand Tour Period Onyx and Ormolu Warwick vases
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A wonderful and high quality French 19th century Grand Tour Period Onyx and Ormolu Warwick vases. This striking pair of urns are raised by a square cream colored Onyx bases with cut ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Grand Tour Decorative Objects
Materials
Onyx, Ormolu
Italian 19th Century Grand Tour Period Patinated Bronze of a Roman Athlete
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome Italian 19th century Grand Tour period patinated bronze of a Roman athlete. The bronze is raised by a rectangular mottled edge black Belgian marble base below a thick rect...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Bronze
A Fine Grand Tour Bronze Bust of a Greek Philosopher, After Mathurin Moreau
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
This finely modelled Hellenistic style bronze portrait bust appears to be that of the Greek philosopher Chrysippus of Soli - regarded by scholars as the 2nd founder of the School of ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Grand Tour Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Grand Tour Style Carved Alabaster Bookends Formed as Classical Ruins
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A very good pair of architectural inspired 'Grand Tour' style columnar alabaster bookends, both carved in the form of fluted columns, raised on stepped bases. Dimensions noted are th...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Grand Tour Decorative Objects
Materials
Alabaster
Pair of Antique French Porcelain Cherub Sculptures
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A fine pair of antique French porcelain cherub sculptures attributed to E. Quinter.
Likely created in the Société Céramique de Charenton workshop, n...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Grand Tour Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Vintage Grand Tour Plaster Bust of Man - a Pair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A fabulous pair of vintage plaster busts. A handsome man with an even more handsome beard. Done in the grand tour style. Painted a bright white. A...
Category
Mid-20th Century Grand Tour Decorative Objects
Materials
Plaster, Paint
$1,450 / set
Mid 18th Century Micromosaic Plaque
Located in London, GB
A fine quality mid 19th century oval Micro-mosaic Plaque depicting St Peter’s Square Rome, enclosed in unusual black slate marble frame decorated with shells, scrolls & wolves.
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
Circa 1870-1880 Pair French Grand Tour Bronze Female Busts
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Circa 1870-1880 Pair French Grand Tour Bronze Female Busts
Beautiful pair purchased in France. Age appropriate wear, see detailed photos or message us with questions.
Category
19th Century French Antique Grand Tour Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Antique Italian Grand Tour Sculpture of Lion of Lucerne
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An antique Italian Grand Tour sculpture after the Lion of Lucerne.
Dating to circa 1830, this period model is thought to have been made as a souvenir or a sample of the work by scul...
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Decorative Objects
Materials
Alabaster
Bronze and Gilt Warwick Vase Lamp on Portoro Marble Basis, by Barbadienne, 1860
Located in Rome, IT
Large gilted bronze 'Warwick' vase lamp by Barbedienne, Paris circa 1860 mounted on a portoro marble pedestal.
fine and original patina
led lamp 4w 230V
measures: 35 X 23 cm, Hei...
Category
1860s French Antique Grand Tour Decorative Objects
Materials
Carrara Marble, Bronze
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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