Roman Souvenir

Precious marble and gemstone paperweight, souvenir of the Grand Tour, Rome, 19th century. Made of white Carrara marble with geometric inlays of porphyry, antique yellow marble, and l...

Oil lamp in bronze. Follow Roman models prized as souvenirs passenger nineteenth century Italy

Front of the box with hand painted 'souvenir' and roman numeral labelled book ends.   Box currently has no key, but it does have a feature where the bottom of the box slides back and...

Tourists of the Grand Tour returned from Italy with the newly rediscovered Greco-Roman souvenirs. The candlesticks emphasize academic art.

The column of Marcus Aurelius (Italian: Colonna di MarCo Aurelio) is a Roman victory column located in Colonna Square in Rome.

A 19th century Italian Grand Tour souvenir marble bust - Psyche of Padua after the classical antiquity with nicely aged color patina and very finely carved delicate facial features. ...

This joyful bronze is one of the most famous of the classical figures. He was the god of wine, no wonder he is joyful. I have had several examples of this statue, and without a doubt...

Pair of large consoles of Corinthian capital form, probably inspired by The Grand Tour souvenirs of the Roman Forum. Strong presence due to size and design but well formed, deeply ca...

Rome, circa 1860 Dimensions: H: 27 in / 69 cm The temples of Vespasian and Castor & Pollux are among the most popular subjects for Roman Grand Tour souvenirs, however it is the...

This terracotta model of the Apollo of Bellevedere was made towards the end of the 19th century as a grand tour souvenir after a roman sculpture dating to the 2nd century A.C., origi...

Temple of Hercules Victor (Temple of Vesta), Rome, circa 1870 Grand Tour Souvenir. This 4 1/2" tall, cast bronze, with a stone base, replica of this ancient Roman landmark, was am...

A very charming 19th century Grand Tour alabaster bust of classical male in the roman taste. Measure: Height excluding socle 20cm.  

Interestingly, the leading makers of Roman architectural souvenirs in the first part of the 19th century were a pair of Prussian emigres - Wilhelm Hopfgarten and Ludwig Jollage.

The fashion, which appeared at the beginning of the 19th century, of traveling to ancient Roman sites and bringing back souvenirs from them, gave birth in southern Italy to a very di...

His works are among those on display in the Victoria & Albert Museum in London as part of the collection of Sir Gilbert, whose collection is also housed in one of my friend, Jeanette...

This captivating 19th-century bronze sculpture of Narcissus is a remarkable Grand Tour souvenir, inspired by the ancient find in Pompeii, Italy, excavated in 1862.

Temple of Vespasian, Rome, circa 1890 Grand Tour souvenir. This 7" tall, late 19th century, carved Italian alabaster architectural model of the Temple of Vespasian in Rome's Forum...

What in the 19th century would become a flourishing trade in souvenir Roman architectural models, began, almost accidentally with replicas of just a few subjects turned out by foundr...

A true period Grand Tour Period piece. 18 K gold finest micro-mosaic made of colored glass, so-called tesserae Size 4.5 cm in diameter Weight 15.8 g Stamped on the C-catch with Ro...

Carved of colorful Italian alabaster, this 8 - 1/2" tall, late 19th century, architectural model of the temple of Vespasian in Rome's Forum continues a Roman tradition of stone souve...

Carved of colorful Italian alabaster, this 10 1/2" tall, late 19th century, architectural model of the temple of Vespasian in Rome's forum continues a Roman tradition of stone souv...