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Grand Tour Furniture

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 micromosaicssmall 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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Item Ships From: USA
Style: Grand Tour
19th C. Italian Grand Tour Carved Marble Portrait Plaque of Caesar
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th Century Italian Grand Tour Carved Marble Portrait Plaque of Caesar Italy, Circa 1880s A fine example of 19th-century Italian Grand Tour, this masterwork carved marble portrai...
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19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Marble, Steel

Mammoth Photograph of Notre Dame
Located in Rochester, NY
Grand tour 19th century photograph of Notre Dame Cathedral, late 19th century. Matted. Unframed.
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19th Century Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Paper

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 Furniture

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Marble, Bronze

Italian Micromosaic and Specimen Marble Occasional Table
Located in Essex, MA
Circular top now cemented in a wrought iron base with scrolled legs. Top with central view of the Coliseum and surrounded by various hardstones including porphyry.
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1860s Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Marble

Pair of Antique Roman Porphyry, Grand Tour Period Hand-Carved Lidded Vases
Located in New York, NY
A very fine pair of antique roman porphyry, Grand Tour period hand carved lidded vases. These are a fabulous and quite decorative pair of porphyry lidde...
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1830s Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Porphyry

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 Furniture

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Marble, Bronze

Giustiniani Egyptomania Pottery Plate with Gilt Highlights, Urn
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Giustiniani Egyptomania Pottery plate with gilt highlights, and a central urn Neapolitan manufacture (Biagio Giustiniani & Sons) dated to 1830-1840, impressed script Giustiniani an...
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19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Pottery

Grand Tour Leather Cased Crystal Scent Bottle Set
Located in Philadelphia, PA
From the Grand Tour era, a set of two glass scent bottles in a fitted leather case with key, circa early 19th Century. The Grand Tour was a 17th to early 19th century custom of the ...
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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Brass

Italian Grand Tour Bronze Of Bacchus
Located in Essex, MA
Cast at Fonderia Sommer in Naples. These were known to be in bars and used as cigarette lighters. Standing Bacchus holding a snake. Foundry signature on base.
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Bronze

19th C Grand Tour Painting on Porcelain View of Vatican/St. Peter s Basilica
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th century Grand Tour Painting on Porcelain View of Vatican/St. Peter's Basilica Italy, circa 1880s Standing in rectangular gilt bronze engraved frame with applied stylized flo...
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Late 19th Century Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Bronze

Large 19th Century French Grand Tour Venus de Milo Marble Column
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Large 19th-century Grand Tour Venus de Milo Marble Column  France, circa 1880  A magnificent 19th-century Grand Tour Venus de Milo marble column from...
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19th Century French Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Marble, Bronze

19th Century Grand Tour Roman Bronze Oil Lamp with Dolphins and Lions
Located in Stamford, CT
19th century Grand Tour bronze oil lamp in the ancient Roman style with dolphin handles. The dolphin shown attacking an octopus on a rock. D...
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Late 19th Century English Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Bronze

Vintage Italian Grand Tour Bronze Bust of Julius Augustus Caesar
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Italian Grand Tour Bronze Bust of Julius Augustus Caesar A beautiful bust raised on a marble plinth base with a brass crest to dress up any home. Realistically cast and mode...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Grand Tour Furniture

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Marble, Bronze

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 Furniture

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Bronze

Three Italian Framed Watercolors of Scenes of Rome
Located in Essex, MA
Nicely framed and newly matted. The pantheon, forum and temple of Hercules Victor.
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1860s Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Other

19th Century Grand Tour Bronze Sculpture of Satyr With Infant Dionysus
Located in Bradenton, FL
Italian 19th century Grand Tour Bronze Figure of Satyr With Infant Dionysus. The Satyr, often associated with music, mischief, and sensual pleasure, is shown with one arm cradling Di...
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19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Bronze

Lorenzo de Medici Marble Sculpture After Michelangelo
Located in New York, NY
Our antique (late 19th century) white marble Grand Tour sculpture of Lorenzo de Medici, Duke of Urbino (1492-1515). Sculpture 22 by 9 by 10 inches. The sculpture, carved from Carr...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Carrara Marble

19th C. Grand Tour Bronze Apollo Belvedere After Leochares, Votive or Oil Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Grand Tour Bronze Apollo Belvedere After Leochares, Votive, or Oil Lamp Italy, circa late 19th century  A fine example of classical antiquit...
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19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Bronze

Italian Grand Tour Classical Verdigris Bronze Sculpture of Narcissus
Located in Bradenton, FL
Italian Classical bronze sculpture of Narcissus with a verdigris patina, believed to by Chiurazzi, or a similar foundry, Naples, circa 1900. Narcissus is shown nude except for a pai...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Bronze

Venetian Gilded And Painted Grotto Table
Located in Essex, MA
With a scallop shell top and naturalistic tree limb support with coral and oyster shell three part legs.
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1850s Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Giltwood

Pair of 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Tazze in Polychrome Marbles
Located in Kinderhook, NY
Pair of 19th century Italian 'grand tour' tazze or shallow urns of neoclassical form composed of ancient Roman marbles; the tazze having round giallo antico bowls and socles on squar...
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19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Marble

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 Furniture

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Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

Large Pair of 19th Century Italian Bronzes of Creugas and Demoxenos
Located in Dallas, TX
A large and fine pair of 19th century Italian male nudes depicting the Greek boxers Creugas and Damoxenos. These bronzes have a wonderful old patina...
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Late 19th Century Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Bronze

Pair Rouge Marble ‘Grand Tour’ Models of Ruins Celebrating the Corinthian Order
Located in New York, NY
A Large and Incredible Pair of Rouge Marble ‘Grand Tour’ Models of Ruins Celebrating the Corinthian Order, Most Probably Attributed To The Workshop Of Benedetto Boschetti. The fist ...
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1860s Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Marble

19th Century Greek Grand Tour Terracotta Aryballos (Oil Flask)
Located in Bradenton, FL
19th Century Greek Grand Tour Terracotta aryballos (oil flask) decorated with Grecian figures in red and black. Dimensions: Measures 8.5" tall x...
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Late 19th Century Greek Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Terracotta

Antique French Grand Tour Patinated Bronze Barbedienne Paris Warwick Vase
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Grand Tour Patinated Bronze Barbedienne Paris Warwick Vase. Circa Mid 19th Century. Measurements: 16" H x 18" W x 12" D. Weight approx. 60 lbs.
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Mid-19th Century Unknown Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Marble, Bronze

Marquetry Three Drawer Stand with Breccia Stone Top
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Three drawer stand with working key pulls having intricate abstract motif on front and striking dimensional cubic design on side panels. The stand with cantered corners with full ver...
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19th Century Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Breccia Marble

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 Furniture

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Bronze

Giustiniani Egyptomania Pottery Plate with Gilt Highlights, Swan Left
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Giustiniani Egyptomania pottery plate with gilt highlights, and a central left facing swan Neapolitan manufacture (Biagio Giustiniani & Sons) dated to 1830-1840, impressed script G.
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19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Pottery

Pair Of Italian Scagliola Faux Porphyry Pedestals
Located in Essex, MA
Assembled pair, in columnar form with ebonized capitals and bases. Faux porphyry inspired by Egyptian artifacts brought to ancient Rome.  Dimensions not identical.
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1850s Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Plaster, Wood

Antique Handmade Faience Italian Bread Basket
Located in New Orleans, LA
An outstanding, hand painted, handmade pottery, bread holder created in Naples, Italy circa 1920s having intricate colorful applied swags of flowers around the boat shaped rim above a floral painted lattice work below. Superb attention to detail and selection of it's colors of spring green, blue, rose, yellow and lavender. The workmanship is absolutely stunning to behold and would make a beautiful centerpiece for your dining table, sideboard or in your cabinet. Put a floral frog...
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1920s Italian Vintage Grand Tour Furniture

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Majolica

Antique 1920’s Grand Tour Italian Venice Majolica Vase
Located in New Orleans, LA
An antique, grand tour, Italian hand painted and transfer ware majolica handled vase with panels depicting Ancient Greek Society, handles in the shape of winged griffin's and grotesq...
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1920s Italian Vintage Grand Tour Furniture

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Majolica

Bronze Sculpture of Antikythera Youth
Located in Bradenton, FL
The original Anitkythera Youth, also know as The Ephebe, was discovered in a shipwreck in 1900 off the Greek island of Antikythera, dating back to 340 B.C., and now resides in the Na...
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19th Century Greek Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Bronze

Pair of Italian Grand Tour Carved Yellow Alabaster Bookends
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Grand Tour Column Bookends in Yellow Carved Alabaster from Italy, circa 1960s Bookends are marked with authentic period stickers "Hand Carved", "Archer ...
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1960s Italian Vintage Grand Tour Furniture

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Alabaster

Collection of Six (6) Grand Tour Bronze Marble Busts of Roman Emperors
Located in New York, NY
Collection of six (6) antique (19th century) Grand Tour busts of Roman emperors in patinated bronze with gilt bronze mounts and white marble pedestals, each measuring from 8 to 8 1/4...
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19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Marble, 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 Furniture

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Siena Marble, Bronze

Tour Period patinated Bronze statue of The Discus Thrower, modeled after Myron
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 Furniture

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Bronze

Neoclassical Grand Tour Solid Marble Pink and Cream Obelisks, a Pair
Located in Elkhart, IN
A stunning pair of neoclassical Grand Tour style solid marble pink & cream obelisks Late 20th Century Measures: Large: 2.88"W x 2.88"D x 9.75"H. Small: 2.88"W x 2.88"D x 7.75"H. ...
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Late 20th Century Mexican Grand Tour Furniture

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Onyx, Marble

Vintage Boho Obelisk Engravings - Set of 2
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This sophisticated set of two vintage engravings celebrates the grandiosity of Neoclassical architecture, focusing on the iconic obelisk form. Each plate features a series of majesti...
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Early 20th Century American Grand Tour Furniture

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Paper

Incredible Rare 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Scagliola Center Table
Located in Richmond, VA
Incredible rare 19th century Italian Grand Tour scagliola center table. The classical inspired table features the Greek key decorated lintel top supported by a tryptich of monop...
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19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Scagliola

A Grand Tour Italian Specimen Marble Paperweight
Located in Spencertown, NY
The white ground inlaid with specimen marbles and porphyry with ridges on 2 sides
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Marble

Three Marble Vases and a Sarcophagus, Etching by G.B. Piranesi
Located in Bradenton, FL
The central vase is carved with a priest and worshippers sacrificing the suovetaurilia (a boar, a ram and a bull), and is placed on a sarcophagus guarded by winged sphinxes. The left...
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18th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Paper

Neoclassical Grand Tour Solid Marble Yellow and Black Obelisk
Located in Elkhart, IN
A stunning neoclassical or Grand Tour style solid marble yellow, gray, and black obelisk Measures: 1.5"W x 1.5"D x 5.25"H. Very good original vintage condition.
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Late 20th Century Pakistani Grand Tour Furniture

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Marble

Italian Grand Tour Style, Pietra Dura Leather Humidor Or Vanity Box
Located in Atlanta, GA
This exceptional humidor or vanity box is a masterwork of craftsmanship, designed in the exquisite style of the Italian Grand Tour, a period of cultural exploration and refinement th...
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Early 20th Century Italian Grand Tour Furniture

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Agate, Malachite, Onyx, Marble, Slate

Italian Grand Tour White Marble Bust of Augustus Caesar
Located in Bradenton, FL
19th century Italian Grand Tour white marble bust of Augustus Caesar. Bust sits on a round white marble pedestal base. Augustus was Julius Caesar's great-nephew, and the first Roman ...
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19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Marble

Apollo and Diana Plaster Busts
Located in Savannah, GA
A pair of modern grand tour plaster busts depicting Apollo and Diana, circa 1940s. 5 ½ inches wide by 4 ¼ inches deep by 10 ½ inches tall Good overall with some discoloration and ...
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1940s Unknown Vintage Grand Tour Furniture

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Plaster

Italian Turn of the Century Grand Tour Period Black Belgian marble obelisk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome and most decorative Italian Turn of the Century Grand Tour Period Black Belgian marble obelisk. This wonderful statue is modeled after Cleopatra's Needles, two obelisks or...
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19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Belgian Black Marble

pair of Italian 19th century Grand Tour Period Giltwood and Wood plaques
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A wonderfully decorative pair of Italian 19th century Neo-Classical st. Grand Tour Period Giltwood and Exotic Wood plaques. Each highly detailed inlaid panel is based on frescoes fro...
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19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Wood, Giltwood

Bronze Bust of Menelaus, Italian Grand Tour
Located in Bradenton, FL
Italian Grand Tour Bronze Bust of Menelaus on a stepped wooden plinth. Menelaus was the legendary King of Sparta from Greek mythology. This sculpture depicts the bearded warrior wear...
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19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Bronze

Pair of Grand Tour Bronze Urn Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
A pair of Grand Tour-period bronze urns that have been mounted as lamps. The bronze urn adorned with low-relief images of classical figures and foliate designs. The bases made of squ...
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Early 1800s Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Marble, Bronze

Monumental Marble Inlaid Obelisks, Grand Tour Style
Located in El Monte, CA
Unique monumental Italian 19th Century Grand Tour Style Specimen marble inlaid obelisks. Marble is precisely cut and inlaid into a fine two-tone...
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20th Century European Grand Tour Furniture

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Marble

Pair, 19th Century Grand Tour Gilt Bronze White Marble Candelabras
Located in Atlanta, GA
Italian or French, early 19th century. A fantastic pair of 19th century Grand Tour gilt bronze candelabras in the neoclassical taste. The beautiful cast grape vines...
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19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Marble, Bronze

Pair Maitland Smith Pyramid Grand Tour Tessellated Wood Brass Claw Feet Obelisk
Located in Miami, FL
A pair of Maitland Smith Neoclassical tessellated Wood and Brass Claw Feet Obelisk. In good vintage condition with some wear to the tessellated Wood. Pyramid Core measures: 5 x 5 x 2...
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1960s American Vintage Grand Tour Furniture

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Brass

A Carved Breccia Marble Tazza, Italian, 19th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
The Tazza with a raised floral carving in the center of the cup with gadrooned decoration around the cup with tapering stem and half fluting. Ending in small square base. Minute chip...
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19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Marble

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 Furniture

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Alabaster

Vintage Boho Painted Grand Tour Cabinet
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Infuse your space with eclectic charm through this vintage boho painted Grand Tour cabinet. Adorned with artistic, hand-painted details, this piece brings together old-world craftsma...
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Mid-20th Century American Grand Tour Furniture

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Wood, Paint

Anthony Redmile Faux Marble Creature
Located in Hanover, MA
Cast in marble resin so heavy and cold to the touch, this beast hangs on a wall or peers up at you from a table surface.

Also a profile of a Roman young man ($495); Medi...
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Late 20th Century British Grand Tour Furniture

Pair of Rock Crystal Obelisks and Sphere
Located in Hanover, MA
Beautiful grouping of clear rock crystal quarts pair of obelisks and a sphere.
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1950s Brazilian Vintage Grand Tour Furniture

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Rock Crystal

Early Worcester Flight Barr Yellow Porcelain Cup
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
An early Worcester Flight & Barr bright yellow beaker with gilding and a finely painted sepia scene of a landscape. The scene, possibly painted by John Pennington, shows two figures ...
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Early 1800s English Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Porcelain

Italian Grand Tour Antique Bronze Sculpture, Bust of Julius Caesar
Located in Shippensburg, PA
A finely cast and beautifully patinated bust of Julius Caesar, it likely originates from Rome circa the third quarter of the 19th century and rests over its original violet breché ma...
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19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Marble, Bronze

Grand Tour furniture for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Grand Tour furniture 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 furniture created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, more furniture and collectibles, wall decorations and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, stone and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Grand Tour furniture 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 furniture, popular names associated with this style include Bertrando Di Renzo, Giustiniani, F. Barbedienne Foundry, and Ferdinand Barbedienne. 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 furniture differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $45 and tops out at $365,566 while the average work can sell for $2,501.