Skip to main content
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 20

20th Century Grand Tour Pair of Italian Figurative Pen-Holders Desk Accessories

$590.73per set
£442.79per set
€500per set
CA$811.56per set
A$906.03per set
CHF 474.74per set
MX$11,090.67per set
NOK 6,029.26per set
SEK 5,684.83per set
DKK 3,806.18per set

About the Item

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. Both polychrome painted earthenware figures are funny Italian desk accessories perfect for a writing desk and show the pen-holder on the back. Made for Grand Tour tourists in Naples, they are in good condition, material and finish are original of the period of the early 20th century and thus shows wear consistent with age and use, with minor chips. Italian origin. Height 15.5 cm Width 7 cm Depth 6 cm. This artwork is shipped from Italy. Under existing legislation, any artwork in Italy created over 70 years ago requires a governative license for export called Belle Arti. The shipping may require additional 2-3 handling weeks to require and get the license according to the final destination of the artwork.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 6.3 in (16 cm)Width: 2.76 in (7 cm)Depth: 2.37 in (6 cm)
  • Sold As:
    Set of 2
  • Style:
    Grand Tour (In the Style Of)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1900
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use.
  • Seller Location:
    Milano, IT
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: 1331stDibs: LU2160324124482

More From This Seller

View All
Pair of Italian Sculptures 1950s Grotesque Figures of Quasimodo and Rigoltetto
Located in Milano, MI
Pair of Grotesque Caricature figurines of the first half of 20th century. One figurine depicting Rigoletto, the deformed jester from the famous Verdi opera...
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Other Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Plaster

Figure di Contadini Porcellana Italiana Cappe 1960s Allegoria dell Abbondanza
By Giuseppe Cappé
Located in Milano, MI
Coppia di Figure in Porcellana Policroma di Giuseppe Cappè raffiguranti Contadina e Contadino risalenti agli Anni 60 raffiguranti l’allegoria dell’abbondanza, due personaggi astanti ...
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Neoclassical Revival Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Pair Of Children Italian Terracotta Sculptures Late 1800s
Located in Milano, MI
Pair Of Terracotta Children Late 1800s fragments probably part of a larger sculptural group, perhaps a fountain. These are busts of a child with his arm raised and an intimidated lit...
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Italian Romantic Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Iron

17th Century Italian Baroque Sculptures Pair of Angels with Cornucopia
Located in Milano, MI
A pair of antique Italian angels carrying a cornucopia, two exclusive Baroque polychrome hand painted and hand carved giltwood armorial sculptures dating back to late 17th century and coming from an private villa of Siena, a Tuscan city in Central Italy. This pair of hand carved, painted and gilded Cembran pinewood figurative sculptures represent two standing angels...
Category

Antique Late 17th Century Italian Baroque Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Pine

Coppia di Ragazze con Cappello Figure Italiane in Biscuit XX Secolo
Located in Milano, MI
Coppia di Sculture italiane in Porcellana Biscuit raffiguranti due figure femminili con le vesti al vento, due giovani ragazze intente a trattenere il cappello, in una giornata ven...
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Romantic Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Angels on Carved Base from the 1700s
Located in Milano, MI
Pair of Carved Wood Putti on Carved Base from the 1700s are two naked cherubs covered only by their golden loincloths; apparently two heralding angels without wings, they stand on ti...
Category

Antique 18th Century Italian Baroque Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Pine

You May Also Like

Pair of Antique Painted Tole Figures
Located in New York, NY
A pair of circa 1900 Northern Italian alpine tole figures with original painted finish and patina. Measurements: Height: 15" Width: 6.25" Depth: 3...
Category

Antique Early 1900s Italian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Unusual pair of antique Victorian spelter figures
Located in Ipswich, GB
Unusual pair of antique Victorian spelter figures depicting two males in traditional moorish robes and headdresses standing on ornate square ...
Category

Antique 19th Century Victorian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Spelter

Pair of 18th Century Italian Polychrome Candle Figures
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautifully carved and painted. Nice patina. From a beautiful house in Santa Barbara. They do hold candles on a spike.
Category

Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Neoclassical Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Giltwood, Paint

Spectacular Pair of Large Antique Quality Polychromed Plaster Moorish Figures
Located in Suffolk, GB
Spectacular pair of large antique quality orientalist polychromed plaster Arabesque or Moorish figures depicting two males in traditional moorish robes and headdress with artfully s...
Category

Early 20th Century English Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Other

Pair of Early 20th Century Spanish Painted Terracotta Figurines
Located in Dallas, TX
These antique terracotta figurines were created in Spain, circa 1920. Each figure depicts a finely crafted bust sculpture of a man and a woman, both holding amphora-style vessels on ...
Category

Early 20th Century French Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Terracotta

Pair of 18th Century Continental Figural Carved Polychrome & Gilt Candle Holders
Located in Milford, NH
A finely carved polychrome pair of wooden figural candle holders with gilt highlights, Continental in origin, dating to the 18th century. Very goo...
Category

Antique 18th Century European Candle Lamps

Materials

Wood