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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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Style: Grand Tour
Grand Tour Style Neolcassical Bronze Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Grand Tour style heavy bronze table lamp, column shaped on pedestal with lyre motif, atop a marble base on ornamental lions feet. 44.5" H x 8" W x 8" D.
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Early 20th Century Unknown Grand Tour Furniture

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Marble, Bronze

Italian 19th Century Neoclassical Marble Bowl on Pedestal or Tazza Centerpiece
Located in Firenze, IT
This Italian 19th century ( 1810- 1860 circa) antique neoclassical marble tazza or bowl on pedestal features round lines finished with a rolled edge both on top and on socle. This hi...
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19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Marble

Hand Painted Ikat Turquoise Flower Iron Tray
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
The magic of the Ikat world reproduced by hand on this tray The details of the colors will enlighten your table. Each piece is unique and created by talented artisans.
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Grand Tour Furniture

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Iron

"Two Fates" German Bronze Sculpture after the Antique Cast by R. Bellair
Located in Shippensburg, PA
GRAND TOUR POLYCHROMED BRONZE GROUP OF "TWO FATES" Foundry cachet verso for "R. Bellair & Co, Berlin, Friedrichstr.182" Item # 012JIP09L A good Grand Tour classical bronze group bas...
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20th Century German Grand Tour Furniture

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Bronze

Large Pair of Grand Tour Campana Bronze Urns, 19th Century
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very impressive pair of 19th century French, Grand Tour gilded ormolu and patinated bronze Campana Urns. Each with wonderful classical scenes of frolicking Bacchus Putti in bronze,...
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19th Century French Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Bronze, Ormolu

Pietra Dure Specimen Marble and Bronze Table
Located in London, by appointment only
A fine 19th century Pietra dure marble inlaid circular table containing 65 rare marbles and precious stones. Measures: 19 ins diameter 48cm 33.5 ins high 85cm This specimen marble table has a total of 64 unique samples of rare stones gathered from across Europe and deep into Africa, the Middle East and Russia. Stone inlay table; 1 - Brecha da Arrábida 2 - Breccia di Seravezza 3 - Giallo Tigrato 4 - Rosso Levanto 5 - Roman Baixas Breccia 6 - Cork Red Marble 7 - Giallo Antico 8 - Breccia Corallina Giallastra 9 - Yava Onyx 10 - Broccatellone 11 - Breccia di Settebasi, Semesanto 12 - Giallo di Siena 13 - Greek Antique Green / Patricis Green 14 - Braccia di stranezza 15 - Fior di Pesco 16 - Norwegian Rose Marble...
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Mid-19th Century European Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Porphyry, Marble, Bronze

Crackle Glaze Italian Pottery Urn Marked Made in Italy for Tutto Bene, 1830
Located in Ferndale, MI
Bulbous Italian pottery vase or urn. Signed made in Italy for Tutto Bene, 1830.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Grand Tour Furniture

Materials

Pottery

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

Italian Bronze Mortar and Pestle, Original Patina, Italy, Pharmacy or Herbalist
Located in Roma, IT
Antique bronze mortar. Handmade with pestle. Original patina Italian bronze mortar and pestle Measures: Pestle height 7.5 in.
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Mid-19th Century European Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Bronze

European Tour Bacchus Bronze Sculpture on Gilt and Rouge Royale Marble Base
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
European tour bacchus bronze sculpture on gilt and rouge Royale marble base from a palm beach estate Note the refinement of the fingers and...
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Late 19th Century European Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Marble, Bronze

Grand Tour Italian Bronze Vase with Trailing Vines, 19th Century
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An exceptional quality antique bronze vase applied in heavy relief with fruiting vines and with a handle applied to the side dating from the 19th century. Attributed to Grand Tour th...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Bronze

20th Century Grand Tour Pair of Italian Figurative Pen-Holders Desk Accessories
Located in Milan, IT
A set of two lovely Grand Tour hand-painted terracotta figurative pen-holders of Neapolitan origin, molded as a male and female foreign tourists caricatures, British characters. Bot...
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Early 20th Century Italian Grand Tour Furniture

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Terracotta

Italian Antique Grand Tour Bronze Riding Boot Match Holder
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A quality antique Italian Grand Tour bronze boot shaped vesta or match holder dating from 1900. Modeled as a riding boot with a spur strapped to the boot with the body of the boot ac...
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Early 1900s Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Bronze

Rare 19th Century Leblanc Freres Grand Tour Bronze Statue of the Arc De Triomph
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning and very rare early 19th century solid bronze with marble base Grand Tour model of the Arc De Triomph by the world renown French company of LeBlanc Freres...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Bronze

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...
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1920s German Vintage Grand Tour Furniture

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Terracotta

Antonius Specimen Marble Top
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
A circular specimen marble inlaid top with inlaid radiating centre and geometric designed outer border. Priced as size quoted below but can be made and quoted for separately to your ...
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2010s English Grand Tour Furniture

Materials

Marble

Italian Grand Tour Giallo Di Siena Oil Lamp, circa 19th C. Boschetti
Located in New York, NY
An Italian carved Grand Tour Giallo di Siena oil lamp. Beautifully carved with leaf detailing and rounded bronze handle, set above marble base with ros...
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19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Siena Marble

19th Century Grand Tour' Giltwood and Micromosaic Centre Table with Roman Scenes
Located in London, GB
A Grand Tour Centre Table The Top Attributed to Cesare Roccheggiani The carved gilt wood base in the manner of George Smith having four monopedia supports, each depicting leopards heads atop, with paw feet below, and conjoined by an incurved stretcher base having carved stiff leaf decoration, and raised on castors; the circular platform of marmoro nero, with a stylised Greek Key border within double Malachite reserves; the central micromosaic roundel depicts The Vatican from St Peter's Square, surrounded by eight separate roundels of The Pantheon of the Gods; the smallest of Rome's seven hills, the Capitoline; The Mauseoleum of Hadrian on the Tiber; The Roman Forum, with the remnants of the Temple of Vespasian; The Colosseum; the Temple of Vesta; The Arch of Titus, and the Tomb of Cecilia Metella. English / Italian, Circa 1875 The attribution to Cesare Roccheggiani is supported by Jeanette Hanisee Gabriel, former curator of the Gilbert Collection and Honorary Curator for the Gilbert Collection at the Victoria & Albert Museum. Provenance: From a Noble family, the 6th Earl of Macclesfield (1811-1896) then by descent. The base is similar in design to designs published by George Smith's A Collection of Designs for Household Furniture and Interior Decoration, 1808. The taste for monopedia supports was of fashion, in the Regency period and models of such were displayed in the 1851 Great Exhibition. The Macclesfield coat of arms depicts a shield with a central chevron and three leopard's faces. Views of Roman monuments was the most popular theme used by mosaicists in Rome in the beginning of the 19th century, supplying the flow of wealthy Grand tourists from Northern Europe. From small gold boxes...
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19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Malachite

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.
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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Marble, Bronze

Grand Tour Model
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
A fine Grand Tour design copy of the temple of Poseidon. The temple made in carved wood and specialist paint finished. The Temple is fixed to a 19th century wooden base which in turn...
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2010s British Grand Tour Furniture

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Mahogany

Antique French Giltwood Figural Cathedral Floor Lamps, a Pair
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Antique French giltwood figural Cathedral floor lamps - a pair.
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19th Century French Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Marble

19th Century Italian Grand Tour Steel Lidded Sarcophagus Box
Located in Stamford, CT
Rare 19th century Italian Grand Tour steel sarcophagus form box, circa 1880. Nice form, handsome desk-top accessory, great addition to any box collection. It is unusual to find this ...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Steel

Alexandra Specimen Marble
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
The Alexandra. A circular specimen marble inlaid top with radiating specimen inlays bordered with an inlaid Greek key. This top can be made to any s...
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2010s English Grand Tour Furniture

Materials

Marble

19th Century Grand Tour Micro Mosaic Tablet with Roman Views
Located in Kastrup, DK
19th century Micro Mosaic tablet with five oval panels with Roman views, approx. 1860-1880. Very fine tesserae and small briquettes of semi-precious stone...
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19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Stone, Marble

Orange-Brown Banded Jasper Point
Located in New York, NY
Unusual orange and brown banded jasper point from Madagascar.
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2010s Malagasy Grand Tour Furniture

Materials

Stone

Pair of Terracotta Lions, after Canova, 19th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
The pair of recumbent lions facing towards each other.
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19th Century English Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Terracotta

Grand Tour Souviner / Patinated Bronze Sculpture of Sophocles 'Greek Tragedian'
Located in Dallas, TX
Grand Tour Souviner / patinated bronze sculpture of Greek Tragedian (playwright) Sophocles (479 BC-406 BC).
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19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Bronze

Grand Tour Patinated Bronze Model of the Temple of Vesta, Italian, 19th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
The model, made as an inkwell and lacking it's cover.
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19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Bronze

Pair of Breccia Medicea Marble and Bronze Obelisks, "Crabs", Limited Edition 2018
Located in Rome, IT
Pair of Italian marble and bronze obelisks Crabs -Grand Tour collection- produced by Lorenzo Ciompi, 2018. Designed, produced and executed directly in exclusivity for Compendio Gall...
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2010s Italian Grand Tour Furniture

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Breccia Marble, Bronze

A Sculpture of Hercules
Located in New Haven, CT
This is a beautiful copy of the Farnese Hercules executed in the Grand Tour Period made of albaster - it stands on a custom-made rare white marble pedestal with black veins. The Fa...
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1860s Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Alabaster

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 Furniture

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Bronze

Grand Tour Bronze Figural Ewer and Stand, after the Roman Antique
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Grand Tour bronze figural ewer and stand, after the Roman Antique The ewer alone measures 8" x 5" x 5" The base measures 4" D x 1" H.
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Bronze

Pair of 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Bronze Oil Lamps on Marble Bases
Located in Stamford, CT
Fantastic pair of Roman bronze tripod stands, each with three removable hanging oil lamps, each of those a different type, with a lid in the form of an animal, a rat, a hawk and a swan. The detail on these is incredible, not an exact pair, one has stags heads the other goats heads, one a figure of Mercury, the other of young Dionysus...
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19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Griotte Marble, Slate, Bronze

Cabinet Size Bronze Sculpture of Venus de Milo after Ron Liod Sauvage
By Ron Sauvage
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine Venus de Milo bronze after Sauvage. In an diminutive size that is perfect for the desk, mantel or vitrine. Simply a wonderful little...
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20th Century French Grand Tour Furniture

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Bronze

Tiffany & Co., Broadway Sterling, Variation of the Lincoln "Etruscan" Pattern
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Tiffany & Co., English sterling 550 Broadway, Variation of the "Etruscan" pattern with engraved helmet lid, masked spout and Etruscan frieze. 20.5 ounces of silver. Similar design to the Tiffany Sterling Ewer...
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Mid-19th Century American Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Sterling Silver

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...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Ormolu

19th Century Tomb of the Scipios Grand Tour Souvenir
Located in New Orleans, LA
This incredible Grand Tour inkwell relic takes the form of the ancient Tomb of the Scipios, a family of Roman war heroes and generals. Beautifully carved ent...
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19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Siena Marble

Specimen Marble-Topped Table, Grand Tour
Located in Montreal, QC
This is a rare and superb survival. Not merely do we have this intricately inlaid parquetry top, resplendent with various coloured marbles, but we even have the original walnut cente...
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Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Marble

Bankes Obelisk, England, Ashford Black Marble, First Half of the 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
So-called Bankes obelisk made of black marble ("Ashford Black"), after the obelisk of Philae, which William John Bankes acquired shortly afterwards after...
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Early 19th Century English Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Marble

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

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...
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1840s French Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Bronze

19th Century Granite Stone Grand Tour Style Decorative Vase
Located in New York, NY
19th century granite stone Grand Tour style decorative vase. Granite is a very hard igneous rock that has a very pleasing granular decoration. Th...
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Late 19th Century American Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Granite

Bronze Plaque of Napoleon Crossing the Alps after the Painting by David
Located in London, GB
Bronze plaque in high relief of Napoleon crossing the Alps after the famous painting by Jacques-Louis David (30 August 1748-29 December 1825...
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Early 1800s French Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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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 Furniture

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Bronze

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...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Belgian Black Marble

Large Grand Tour Bronze Model of the Colleoni Monument by Verrochi
Located in New York, NY
A Large Italian 19th century Grand Tour bronze model of The Colleoni Monument by Verrochi, on a granite base.
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1880s Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Granite, Bronze

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...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Siena Marble, Bronze

19th Century Grand Tour Lion Attacking a Horse Miniature Bronze Sculpture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine 19th century Grand Tour miniature model of the Lion Attacking a Horse sculpture. Modeled after the ancient Roman version found on Capitoline Hill. Sized as a paperweight...
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19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Marble, Slate, Bronze

Pair of Giustiniani Egyptomania Pottery Plates with Gilt Borders
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A pair of Giustiniani Egyptomania pottery plates with gilt borders 19th century, impressed script Giustiniani, and other characters.
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19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Pottery

Nero Specimen Marble Top
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
The Nero. A rectangular specimen marble inlaid top with geometric panels enclosed by a linked inlaid geometric panelled border. Priced as shown and to the given dimensions. Can be...
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2010s English Grand Tour Furniture

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Marble

Cast Bronze Dante Alighieri Grand Tour Bust Sculpture Statue on Marble
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Italian cast bronze bust of Dante Alighieri on marble plinth. Item features: Fine bronze casting, beautiful patina, remarkable details, on bevelled edge marble plinth, circa ...
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1890s Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Marble, Bronze

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

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

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Pottery

Grand Tour Marble Sculpture of the Melossian Hound
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This stylish and handsome piece dates to the "Grand Tour" period of Europe and is titled the "Melossian Hound" of ancient Greece, Albania, and is carve...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Marble

Y. Gianni, Italian the Gulf of Naples, 19th Century
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
Y. Gianni (Italian) The Gulf of Naples, 19th Century. A beautiful signed "Y. Gianni" gouche on paper, framed and matted with description & name on matti...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Paper

Pair of Grand Tour Bronzes of Atalanta and Hippomenes
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This set of two late 19th Century F. Barbedienne bronzes were acquired from a Palm Beach estate. FYI Atalanta, the Greek Goddess of Running, is one of the lesser-known gods worth kn...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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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

Bronze Sculpture of Atalanta by the F. Barbedienne Foundry
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This beautiful 19th century grand-tour piece of the goddess Atalanta was created by the Ferdinand Barbedienne foundry in Italy. The piece is hallmarked with F. Bernedienne Fondeur on...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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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.

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