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...

An Italian Grand Tour rosso antico red marble model of Trajan’s Column, circa 1840. Once a Grand Tour souvenir acquired by an adventurer exploring Europe, this decorative model colu...

Circle of Guglielmo Della Porta (Porlezza, 1515 circa – Rome 1577) CRISTO MORTO, Italy, mid 16th Century Gilt bronze 54 x 48 cm 21 1/4 x 19 in Provenance: M. Barbagli Private Collec...

A vintage king size oak tester or four poster bed in the Renaissance style. Hand carved with Adam & Eve carvings in the headboard, figurative sculptures in the bedposts, three carve...

This is breathtaking! It is an early 19th century bronze volute krater by Benedetto Boschetti, a Roman artisan. It is marked. The marble base is 4.5” square. It is a stunning example...

Large-scale 19th century English display cabinet executed in the Chinoiserie tradition. Constructed in carved mahogany and conceived as a tripartite architectural façade, each glazed...

A magnificent large rare and most impressive Italian baldachin tabernacle altar niche / altarpiece. circa 1800 Exquisitely hand-crafted in Italy in the early 19th century, this extr...

A rare of 6 mid C19th classical Grand Tour gouaches of unusual scenes depicting Naples, Pompéi and Vesuvius, with broad gold slips and ebonised reeded frames. Circa 1860 Largest 4 - ...

A light-brown, antique German model of an Egyptian temple made of handcrafted, partly painted Mahogany and Walnut, in good condition. The inside of the detailed décor piece is compos...

Hermes head sculpture. Greek Bust representing Hermes. Hermes is an Olympian deity, the God of Speed, in ancient Greek religion and mythology. Sculpted white marble with a metal base...

A white, antique Belgian architectural model made of hand crafted plaster of Paris, in good condition. It depicts the Frederik's Church in Copenhagen, Denmark. The main entrance of t...

Bronze male sculpture signed. Fonderia Giorgio Sommer Calabritto Napoli Thomas, sculptor, lived and worked in the Naples area, and especially on Capri, from 1889 to 1906. Given this ...

This miniature cast bronze architectural model of the Trajan Column dates to the 19th century to commemorate one of the Grand Tours of Europe. There is no foundry mark noted, but thi...