Grand Tour Wall Decorations
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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Item Ships From: USA
Style: Grand Tour
Framed Grand Tour Drawing of a Male Roman Bust
Located in Elkhart, IN
A gorgeous Italian Grand Tour framed drawing under glass of a Roman male bust statue
Italy, Early 20th Century
Pencil drawing on paper, with a newe...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Grand Tour Wall Decorations
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Framed European Intaglio Reproduction Sets, 3
Located in Astoria, NY
Group of Three Framed 19th Century European Plaster Intaglio Reproduction Sets, three intaglios in three ebonized frames, with Restoration Hardware label to reverse. Frame: 19" H x 1...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Grand Tour Wall Decorations
Materials
Plaster
$650 Sale Price / set
45% Off
Antique Italian Pietra Dura Marble Inlay Plaque of Spaniard
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions - (Frame) H: 16 1/2 in W: 11 1/2 in D: 1 in
(Plaque) H: 12 1/4 in W: 7 1/4 in
This exquisite Antique Italian Early 20th Century Pietra Dura Inlaid Marble Plaque is a stu...
Category
20th Century Italian Grand Tour Wall Decorations
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Malachite, Marble
Framed Engraving By Sir William Hamilton
Located in Essex, MA
Print size: 15 inches by 10 inches. Lord Hamiltons Ancient Vases. Number 94. Johann Tischbein, Naples , Italy. The scene depicts a scene from Greek Mythology, specifically one of the...
Category
Late 18th Century Antique Grand Tour Wall Decorations
Materials
Giltwood, Paper
Albertus Seba Pair Hand Colored Ornithological Bird Prints
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Exceptional pair of 18th century hand-colored engraving prints by Albertus Seba (Dutch 1665-1736). Each featuring woven paper mounted in gilt wood frames behind museum grade acrylic....
Category
18th Century Dutch Antique Grand Tour Wall Decorations
Materials
Acrylic, Giltwood, Paper
Oil on Canvas, Orientalist Scene, Signed Louis Saphier
Located in Houston, TX
Oil on canvas, orientalist scene, signed Louis Saphier.
This lovely painting was executed around 1920.
Louis Saphier was active and lived in both New Yor...
Category
1920s Vintage Grand Tour Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Antique Italian Micro Mosaic Miniature Portrait Painting Porcelain Guido Reni
By Guido Reni
Located in Portland, OR
A good antique Italian Grand Tour miniature hand-painted portrait on a porcelain plaque of Beatrice Cenci after the original by Guido Reni (1575-1642), the painting in a gilt brass micro mosaic frame...
Category
1890s Italian Antique Grand Tour Wall Decorations
Materials
Brass
Set of 6 Italian Grand Tour Caesar Plaques w/ Porphyry Cameo in Bronze Frames
Located in New York, NY
A Large Set of Six Italian Grand Tour Doré Bronze-Mounted Plaques of The Roman Ceasars with Porphyry Cameo and Green Marble backs. The set consists of six octagonal plaques, each fr...
Category
1870s Italian Antique Grand Tour Wall Decorations
Materials
Marble, Porphyry, Ormolu
Vintage Italian Capriccio Framed Oil on Canvas Painting of Landscape With Ruins
Located in Elkhart, IN
A gorgeous Grand Tour style framed oil painting of an Italian Capriccio landscape with ruins
Italy, Mid-20th Century
Oil on canvas, gilt frame
Measures: 9.5"W x 1"D x 9.5"H.
Exce...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Grand Tour Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood, Paint
Set of Two Custom Framed 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Intaglios, circa 1820
Located in Pearland, TX
A superb pair of framed Grand Tour intaglios, circa 1820. These genuine plaster hand-carved intaglios are all gilt paper wrapped and numbered. They are custom framed on a gray linen ...
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Wall Decorations
Materials
Linen, Plaster, Wood, Paper
$1,595 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Pair of Italian 19th Century Neapolitan Gouaches
Located in Bradenton, FL
An absolutely exquisite pair of Italian 19th century Neapolitan gouaches in 20th century giltwood frames. One depicts the volcano eruption of 1822 in Naples, the other is an affluent...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
$4,440 Sale Price / set
40% Off
19th Century Italian Grand Tour Set of Portrait Medals of The 12 Roman Emperors
Located in Stamford, CT
19th century Italian Grand Tour set of silvered bronze portrait medallions of The 12 Roman Emperors, Julius Caesar, Augustus, Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius
Nero, Galba, Otho, Vitelliu...
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Wall Decorations
Materials
Bronze
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...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Wall Decorations
Materials
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.
Category
19th Century Antique Grand Tour Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
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.
Category
1860s Italian Antique Grand Tour Wall Decorations
Materials
Other
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...
Category
Early 20th Century American Grand Tour Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
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...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
$750 Sale Price
40% Off
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...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
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...
Also a profile of a Roman young man ($495); Medi...
Category
Late 20th Century British Grand Tour Wall Decorations
Early 1900s Bird Etchings by Lilian Marguerite Medland (1880-1955) - Set of 8
Located in Cookeville, TN
A beautifully assembled set of eight original bird etchings by British-born illustrator Lilian Marguerite Medland (1880-1955), each meticulously framed and matted. Created in the ear...
Category
Early 20th Century British Grand Tour Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood, Paper
Antique Italian Capriccio Framed Oil Painting of Landscape With Ruins
By Francesco Guardi
Located in Elkhart, IN
A gorgeous Neoclassical Grand Tour framed oil on board painting of an Italian Capriccio landscape view of a ruined temple on the sea shore and a boat on water.
Attributed to Frances...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Wall Decorations
Materials
Giltwood, Paint, Wood
Pair 18th or 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Gouaches Of Vesuvius, Bay of Naples
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of 18th or 19th century Neapolitan gouaches of Virgil's Tomb, one with a view of Mount Vesuvius and the Bay of Naples. This is a wonderful high quality pair of a rare subject. A...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Antique Early 1900s Oil on Panel of a Venetian Market Scene by M.S. Loresen (?)
Located in Centennial, CO
A beautiful and skillfully painted antique early 1900s oil paint on wood panel of a Venetian market scene. Signed in the lower left by M.S. Loresen (?). The scene includes buildings ...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Grand Tour Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood, Paint
Grand Tour Style Venetian Canal Scene in Ornate Gilt Wood Frame
Located in Trenton, NJ
This evocative European canal scene is presented in the tradition of Grand Tour decorative art, celebrating the romanticized architecture and atmospheric beauty that captivated trave...
Category
20th Century Grand Tour Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Henry Salt , Engravings Of Pagoda At Ramisseran , Ruins Of The Port
Located in Essex, MA
These prints are from a series twenty four views taken in the Cape , India,Ceylon , The Red Sea, Abyssinia and Egypt. Salt from England was a watercolorist and studied under Joseph F...
Category
1790s English Antique Grand Tour Wall Decorations
Materials
Glass, Giltwood, Burl, Paper
Antique Grand Tour Italian Capriccio Framed Oil on Board Painting of a Landscape
Located in Elkhart, IN
A gorgeous Grand Tour or Neoclassical style framed oil painting of an Italian Capriccio landscape with ruins
Italy, Late 19th Century
Oil on board, gilt frame
Measures: 10.25"W x ...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood, Paint
Italian Marble Profile Plaque of Roman Emperor Ceasar Vespasianus, Late 18th C
Located in North Miami, FL
This finely Late 18th Century (Grand Tour Period) modeled portrait relief plaque of the Roman Emperor Caesar Vespasian (9-79 AD) is carved from...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Wall Decorations
Materials
Marble, Carrara Marble
$10,800 Sale Price
20% Off
Large Antique Grand Tour Travel Photography Album by Bosetti, X., L.P. Et Al
Located in New York, NY
Large scale 17 inch by 14 inch 19th century Grand Tour photography album comprised of 92 photographs which include a number of rare images, many of which are signed.
53 photographs...
Category
19th Century European Antique Grand Tour Wall Decorations
Materials
Leather, Paper
Grand Tour
Old Master Drawing of a Seated Male Nude Antique Statue Torso
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
'Grand Tour' old master drawing of a seated male nude antique statue torso
Italy 18th century or older
Drawing (sight): 15" W x 20.75" H; Framed: 25.5" W x 32" H x 2" D.
An exquisite 'Grand Tour' Old Master drawing from Italy, dating back to the 18th century or even earlier. This captivating piece measures 32 inches high by 25.5 inches wide when framed.
This finely executed Grisaille chalk/pencil artwork measures 20.75 inches in height and 15 inches in width within its later neoclassical frame. The drawing skillfully captures the essence of a Roman antique-carved marble male torso...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Wall Decorations
Materials
Glass, Giltwood, Paper
$3,040 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair Carved and Polychromed Figural Venitian Wall Brackets
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
This fanciful pair of hand carved, gilded, and polychrome figural wall brackets were made in the 19th Century in Venice, Italy.
They feature fanc...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood
Antique Grand Tour Italian Capriccio Framed Oil on Board Paintings of a Landscap
Located in Elkhart, IN
A gorgeous pair of Grand Tour or Neoclassical style framed oil paintings of an Italian Capriccio landscape with ruins
Italy, Early Century
Oil on board, gilt frame
Measures:...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Grand Tour Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood, Giltwood, Paint
Pair of Monumental English Regency Framed Italian 18C Painted Tapestries
Located in Dallas, TX
PRESENTING an EXCEPTIONAL Pair of Monumental English Regency Framed Italian 18C Painted Tapestries/Paintings.
We are of the firm opinion, that these tapestries were made and hand-pa...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Wall Decorations
Materials
Burlap, Mahogany
$26,000 Sale Price / set
46% Off
Vintage Boho Italian Architectural Original Print
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This exceptional set of three vintage architectural prints captures the timeless precision of Italian Neoclassical design. Each work presents a detailed scholarly study, ranging from...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Grand Tour Wall Decorations
Materials
Other
Grand Tour Watercolor of Gothic Ruins, Attributed to Charles-Joseph Celle C.1813
Located in Atlanta, GA
A refined Grand Tour sheet recording a romantic Gothic ruin, **dated 1813** and attributed to the French draughtsman **Charles-Joseph Celle**. Executed in pen with grey wash and soft...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Grand Tour Wall Decorations
Materials
Giltwood, Paper
20th Century Grand Tour Style Painted Terracotta Wall Plate
Located in Elkhart, IN
A stunning Grand Tour style hand painted terracotta wall plate featuring a mediterranean scene
Circa mid-20th century
Measures: 9.25"W x .5"D...
Category
Mid-20th Century Grand Tour Wall Decorations
Materials
Terracotta
German Glazed Terracotta Monkey Tile by Karlshrue
Located in Houston, TX
German glazed terracotta monkey tile by Karlshrue.
German glazed terra cotta or Majolica monkey tile by Karlshrue, circa 1920. This gorgeous wall art depicts two monkeys on a tree br...
Category
1920s German Vintage Grand Tour Wall Decorations
Materials
Terracotta
Grand Tour Pen
Ink Wash Drawing Bearded Patriarch, After the Italian Baroque
Located in Atlanta, GA
A spirited 19th-century Continental pen and ink wash drawing on laid paper, depicting a bearded patriarchal figure, his robes sweeping in dynamic folds as he gestures commandingly to...
Category
19th Century British Antique Grand Tour Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood, Paper
Arch of Septimius Severus in Foro Boario Roman Engraving, c.1700
Located in Savannah, GA
An engraving of the Arch of Septimius Severus in Foro Boario, circa 1700.
sight: 14 ¼ by 13 ¾ inches
frame: 19 ½ by 19 inches
Category
Early 1700s Italian Antique Grand Tour Wall Decorations
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
1830 Watercolor and Gouache Painted Vignettes of Eastern Entertainers
Located in Savannah, GA
The caption of this charming pen and ink, watercolor and gouache vignette reads
"A troupe of Eastern Entertainers taken from diary of G. Copeland 1830."
Perhaps a rememberance from...
Category
1830s English Antique Grand Tour Wall Decorations
Materials
Silk, Glass, Paint, Paper
$440 Sale Price
42% Off
Camillo de Vito, View from Naples Pier, Gouache, c.1820s
Located in Savannah, GA
Camillo de Vito
(Italian, active 1794-1845)
Veduta del Molo di Napoli (view from the Naples pier), circa 1820s.
A gouache on paper depicting a sailin...
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Wall Decorations
Materials
Glass, Fruitwood, Paint, Paper
Grand Tour Pencil Drawing "Remains of the Parthenon" Fine Carved Frame
Located in Atlanta, GA
Charles Lamson Swasey (American New Bedford Massachusetts, 1815-1888).
This wonderful grand tour graphite on paper drawing was done in December 1839 and depicts the remains of the ...
Category
19th Century American Antique Grand Tour Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood, Paper
$1,036 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Boho Italian Architectural Pediment Drawings Original Print- Set of 2
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This sophisticated pair of vintage architectural prints celebrates the timeless precision of Italian Neoclassical design. Each work illustrates a detailed scholarly study of ornate w...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Grand Tour Wall Decorations
Materials
Faux Bamboo, Paper
Vintage Boho Greek Urn Original Prints - Set of 2
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
These exquisite vintage prints celebrate classical antiquity, meticulously illustrating the iconic pottery of ancient Greece. Each work showcases a distinctive vessel—including tradi...
Category
Late 20th Century American Grand Tour Wall Decorations
Materials
Other
Vintage Boho Bust of Man Original Prints - Set of 6
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This sophisticated set of six vintage prints is a masterful celebration of Neoclassical design and classical antiquity. Each work illustrates a pair of distinguished busts, capturing...
Category
Late 20th Century American Grand Tour Wall Decorations
Materials
Other
Vintage Boho Architectural Original Print
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This exquisite vintage architectural print is a masterful celebration of Neoclassical design, capturing the timeless precision of Italian classical molding studies. Rendered with fin...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Grand Tour Wall Decorations
Materials
Other
Italian Grand Tour Pietra Dura Panel with Parrot, 19th Century
Located in New York, NY
his finely executed 19th-century Italian Grand Tour pietra dura panel depicts a vividly colored parrot perched on a branch, meticulously rendered in carefully selected hardstones and...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Wall Decorations
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 Wall Decorations
Materials
Bronze
$2,240 Sale Price
30% Off
Views of Erupting Volcano, Gouache on Paper, late 19th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
The pair of gouaches with views of a volcanic eruption during the day and the night
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Grand Tour Style 20th Century Venetian Canal Oil Painting
Located in Queens, NY
Grand Tour-Style (20th Century) unframed canvas oil painting of a bright, aqua canal crowded with gondolas under passage in front of Doge's Palace with St Mark's Campanile just behind it, and the domes of the Punta della Dogana visible in the distance in the lower left corner. Painting unsigned, noted as coming from a 20th-Century studio that specialized in historic commercial reproduction paintings...
Category
20th Century Grand Tour Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
Late 19th Century Romantic Still Life of Flowers
Fruit, Grand Tour Period
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Romantic still life of flowers and fruit from the late Victorian Grand Tour Period. Although unsigned, this oil on original canvas has two intriguing "R" insignias, on the gold chate...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Grand Tour Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
$700 Sale Price
41% Off
M.L. Monteith, Signed Modern Oil on Panel, Scene from Verdi
s Opera "Othello"
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A dramatic and colorful Oil on Board in a custom Gilt wood frame. Figures on a monumental staircase. Signed lower right, labelled and dedicated on verso. In a fine gilt frame.
Panel ...
Category
20th Century Grand Tour Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood
Italian Gouache Depicting a View of Posillipo from Naples, 19th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
The brightly colored gouache with fine details in foreground.
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Wall Decorations
Materials
Gouache
$7,600 Sale Price
20% Off
Bay of Naples Gouache Seascape with Vesuvius Erupting, 1906
Located in Nantucket, MA
Antique Bay of Naples Gouache Seascape with Vesuvius Erupting, 1906, a fine gouache on paper seascape with the panoramic Bay of Naples stretching wide, wit...
Category
Early 1900s Italian Antique Grand Tour Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Vintage Grand Tour Gladiator and Horse Fiberglass Relief
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A fantastic vintage Grand Tour fiberglass relief. A large molded gladiator medallion on a wrapped wood plinth. Large gilt rings on top. Acquired from...
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Grand Tour Wall Decorations
Materials
Fiberglass, Wood
Grand Tour wall decorations for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Grand Tour wall decorations for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the Late 20th Century, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage wall decorations created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include wall decorations, more furniture and collectibles, decorative objects and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with paper, wood and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Grand Tour wall decorations made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and United Kingdom pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original wall decorations, popular names associated with this style include F. Barbedienne Foundry, Majolica Manufactory of Karlsruhe, and zuber. 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 wall decorations 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 $26,000 while the average work can sell for $1,606.
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