Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures
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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Style: Grand Tour
Capitoline Venus Grand Tour Mid 19th century bronze
By Praxiteles 1
Located in Mobile, AL
This grand tour bronze sculpture depicts the version of Venus so important to the history of art and literature in the U.S. that the original was temporarily loaned to the National Gallery of Art from the Capital Museums in Rome in 2011. Mark Twain visited Rome and upon his return home in 1867 he published "The Capitoline Venus" and he described the work as the “most illustrious work of ancient art the world can boast of". (with credit to the National Gallery of Art catalog...
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Mid-19th Century European Antique Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
$1,080 Sale Price
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19th C. Italian Bronze Grand Tour Sculpture Nude Discuss Athlete, in Repose
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th C. Italian Bronze Grand Tour Sculpture Nude Discuss Athlete, in Repose
Attributed to the Naples Foundry, mid-19th century or older casting
A 19th-century Italian Grand Tour ...
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Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
A Figure of a 1st Century CE Roman ‘Narcissus’, 20th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Figure of a 1st Century CE Roman ‘Narcissus’, 20th Century
Description:
The contrapposto male figure modelled from the So-Called Narcissus uncovered in Pompeii in 1862. The youth...
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20th Century Italian Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures
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Plaster
Italian Grand Tour Bronze Statues of Greco-Roman Males, Set of Three
Located in Bradenton, FL
Grand Tour Bronze statues of three nude males from mythology, all in various poses. These small statues range in height from 5.5" to 5.75" and in width 2 to 2.5". These would have be...
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19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
Pair of 19th Century Grand Tour Hand-Carved Marble Sphinx Sculptures
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of 19th-Century Grand Tour Hand-Carved Marble Sphinx Sculptures on Plinth Bases
Description:
A finely carved and substantial pair of Grand Tour-era marble sphinx sculptures, ea...
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Late 19th Century European Antique Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures
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Marble
Hand Carved Antique Alabaster Sculpture / Statue of The Dying Gaul, Grand Tour
Located in Lisse, NL
Handcarved and remarkable work of art of the 'Dying Gaul’ or 'The Dying Galatian'.
If you are a collector of rare and good quality antiques then this rare and wonderfully hand carve...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures
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Alabaster
'Seated Hermes', a 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Bronze
Located in Chicago, IL
An extraordinary and wonderfully rendered 19th century Italian cast bronze depicting a seated Hermes, the Greek god of messengers, travelers, and merchan...
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19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
Large Grand Tour Sculpture Bronze Greco-Roman Uffizi Wrestlers Barbedienne
Located in Rochester, NY
Large Grand Tour circa 1860s patinated bronze of the Wrestlers. Rich fine dark brown patina. Marked "F. Barbedienne Fondeur." The Wrestlers also known as The Two Wrestlers, The Uffizi Wrestlers or The Pancrastinae...
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19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
Grand Tour Bronze Statue Of Dionysus
Located in Bradenton, FL
19th century Grand Tour bronze statue of the ancient Greek Dionysus. Dionysus also known as Bacchus, was the god of wine, fertility and festiv...
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19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
Vintage Italian Carrara Marble Sculpture of David
By Michelangelo
Located in Houston, TX
Stunning vintage Italian carved carrara marble sculpture or statue of David.
Offered is a good sized well executed marble figure of David as a youth, copied from the original by Mic...
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1940s Italian Vintage Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures
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Carrara Marble
Grand Tour Pompeii Bronze of Silenus, Greek God of Wine
Located in Stamford, CT
Superior quality large scale Italian Grand Tour bronze of the god Silenus after the Roman original excavated at Pompeii in 1864. This very fine cast shows the god holding aloft a coi...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
Antique Pair of French Bronze Marly Horses Sculptures by Cousteau 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a fine antique pair of French Grand Tour patinated-bronze sculptures of the Marly Horses, Circa 1850 in date and signed to one base.
The original Marly Horses were commissi...
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1850s French Antique Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Italian Grand Tour Classical Verdigris Bronze Sculpture of Narcissus
Located in Bradenton, FL
Italian Classical bronze sculpture of Narcissus with a verdigris patina, believed to by Chiurazzi, or a similar foundry, Naples, circa 1900.
Narcissus is shown nude except for a pai...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
French 19th century Grand Tour Period Bronze statue of the Borghese Gladiator
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An impressive and large scale French 19th century Grand Tour Period patinated Bronze statue of the Borghese Gladiator. The handsome Gladiator is raised on a patinated Bronze rectangu...
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19th Century French Antique Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
Large Bronze Grand Tour Centaur Signed Fernando De Luca
Located in Bradenton, FL
19th Century Fernando De Luca, After Furietti, Bronze Centaur Sculpture is a fine example of the Grand Tour tradition. Furietti, an Italian sculptor, was known for his skill in creat...
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19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
Large Italian Grand Tour Bronze Sculpture "Dying Galata" /Dying Gaul, C. 1875
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Large Italian Grand Tour Bronze Sculpture "Dying Galata"/Dying Gaul, C. 1875, Attributed to Naples Foundry
A remarkable large Italian Grand Tour bronze sculpture titled "Dying Galata" or "Dying Gaul," dating circa 1875 and attributed to the renowned Naples Foundry. This exquisite piece, an expertly cast bronze, retains its original black-brown patina and boasts a substantial size, standing 12 inches high, 26.5 inches wide, and 13.5 inches deep. It is a distinguished example of the iconic Grand Tour sculptures, which were popular souvenirs for affluent travelers during the 19th century.
The sculpture is a faithful rendition of the ancient Roman marble statue "The Dying Gaul," also known as "The Dying Galatian" or "The Dying Gladiator." The original marble, now housed in the Capitoline Museums in Rome, is a Roman copy of a lost Greek bronze sculpture...
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19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
Large Neoclassical Antique French Bronze, Education of Achilles, Francois Rude
By Francois Rude
Located in New York, NY
Large, exceptional quality bronze sculpture depicting The Education of Achilles by the Centaur Chiron, after the model by Francois Rude.
Ear...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Pair Vintage Musical Figural Sculptors Male Book Ends Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Stylish Pair of Grand Tour style Figural Bookends Holders depicting two sculptural male views of Music Composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Standing in p...
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Mid-20th Century British Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Italian Turn of the Century Grand Tour Period Black Belgian marble obelisk
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome and most decorative Italian Turn of the Century Grand Tour Period Black Belgian marble obelisk. This wonderful statue is modeled after Cleopatra's Needles, two obelisks or...
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19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures
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Belgian Black Marble
Grand Tour Italian Antique Bronze Sculpture of Narcissus by Giorgio Sommer
By Giorgio Sommer
Located in Shippensburg, PA
GRAND TOUR
Italy, late 19th century
"Narcissus"
Patinated bronze cast by the Giorgio Sommer foundry in Italy, original ink stamp to underside cast circa 1890-1910
stock ref. 406...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
Antique French Grand Tour Bronze Statue Sculpture Napoleon Column Vendome 1860
Located in Portland, OR
A very good antique French patinated bronze Grand Tour model of the Column de Vendome, Paris, circa 1860.
A fine cast bronze model of the famous Paris monument...
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1860s French Antique Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
19th Century Grand Tour Bronze Sculpture of Satyr With Infant Dionysus
Located in Bradenton, FL
Italian 19th century Grand Tour Bronze Figure of Satyr With Infant Dionysus. The Satyr, often associated with music, mischief, and sensual pleasure, is shown with one arm cradling Di...
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19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
Grand Tour Bronze and Marble Sculpture of the 'Seated Hermes' or Mercury
Located in Kinderhook, NY
A large and exceptional late 19th century Italian Grand Tour sculpture of the ‘Seated Hermes’ attributed to the Chiurazzi Foundry, Naples, Italy. The sol...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures
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Marble, Bronze
19th Century Grand Tour Bronze Sculpture Mercury
Located in Madrid, ES
Bronze sculpture of the god Mercury
Representation of the god Mercury standing on Aeolus, the god of the wind (according to Gianbologna), on a marble base from which a fluted column ...
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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures
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Marble, Brass, Bronze
Large Pair of 19th Century Italian Bronzes of Creugas and Demoxenos
Located in Dallas, TX
A large and fine pair of 19th century Italian male nudes depicting the Greek boxers Creugas and Damoxenos. These bronzes have a wonderful old patina...
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Late 19th Century Antique Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
19th century grand tour bronze classical male figurative sculpture
Located in Allentown, PA
This is a 19th century classical male sculpture in bronze. This is a sculpture that would have been purchased on your grand tour of Europe. This male figure has a classical pose with...
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Late 19th Century German Antique Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Large Signed 19th Century Grand Tour Bronze Statue of Narcissus
Located in Bradenton, FL
Large 19th Century Grand Tour bronze sculpture of Narcissus after the original found in 1862 at Pompeii. Signed "Bucciano Napoli". When first found in Pompeii it was identified as Na...
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19th Century Antique Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
19th Century Italian Grand Tour Antique Bronze Sculpture of “Narcissus”
Located in Shippensburg, PA
RAND TOUR
Italy, late 19th century
"Narcissus"
Patinated bronze cast by the Michele Amodio foundry of Naples, signed to base cast third quarter of 19th century
Item # 406SKN07W
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19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Grand Tour Marble Arm Fragment
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
Carved Marble Grand Tour Fragment of Left Arm. Well carved left arm fragment, fist clasping, from a larger statue now mounted to Black marble tablet to make a large Desk paper weight...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures
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Marble
Grand Tour Bronze Sculpture of Spinario the Thorn Picker
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A grand tour bronze sculpture of Spinario.
Measures: Height: circa 8 1/4 in.
Items purchased from David Sterner Antiques must delight you....
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Early 20th Century Italian Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Italian Grand Tour Bronze Sculpture of The Dancing Satyr With Cymbals
Located in Bradenton, FL
19th Century Grand Tour Bronze Sculpture of The Dancing Satyr With Cymbals. Satyrs are roguish figures from ancient mythology known for their love of wine, music, and mischief. This ...
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19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
Antique Italian Neoclassical Stoneware Statue of Bacchus
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An antique Italian Neoclassical buff stoneware statue of Resting Satyr, after the antique.
Dating circa 1880, this French sculpture is of a small scale in a desirable neutral tone...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures
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Stoneware
19th Century (Mid) Italian Grand Tour Bronze Sculpture Mercury Hermes
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
19th Century (Mid) Italian Grand Tour Bronze Sculpture Mercury Hermes
Italian Grand Tour Bronze Sculpture Mercury Hermes
Beautiful piece purchased in France.
Age appropriate wear, s...
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19th Century European Antique Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Bronze Sculpture of Spinario or Boy With A Thorn
Located in Montreal, QC
This bronze figure of Spinario also known as Boy with Thorn and Fedele is a classical figure. It is beautifully cast with very fine detailing and dates to the 19th century, circa 187...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Grand Tour Bronze Sculpture Giuliano de Medici after the Antique, 19th century
Located in Shippensburg, PA
AFTER MICHELANGELO OF ANTIQUITY
Grand Tour Model of Giuliano de Medici from the Medici Chapel in Florence
Patinated sand-cast bronze numbered on the back corner "5505", otherwise u...
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Early 20th Century European Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Lorenzo de Medici Marble Sculpture After Michelangelo
Located in New York, NY
Our antique (late 19th century) white marble Grand Tour sculpture of Lorenzo de Medici, Duke of Urbino (1492-1515). Sculpture 22 by 9 by 10 inches.
The sculpture, carved from Carr...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures
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Carrara Marble
Antique Large Bronze of Pan Dancing Musee de Naple, 1870s
Located in London, GB
This is a large French Grand Tour bronze sculpture of Pan the Roman fertility God of the forest issued by the "Musee de Naple" , circa 1870 in date.
The sculpture features Pan danc...
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1870s French Antique Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
Grand Tour Marble Sculpture Statue Bust of Venus de Milo after the Antique
Located in Shippensburg, PA
GRAND TOUR MODEL OF VENUS DE MILO AFTER ANTIQUITY
Italian a late 19th to early 20th century copy of the original of Antiquity carved from a single block of Carrara marble unsigne...
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19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures
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Carrara Marble
Antique French Grand Tour Bronze Desk Statue Sculpture Napoleon Column Vendome
Located in Portland, OR
A very good antique French bronze & marble Grand Tour model of the Column de Vendome, Paris, circa 1860.
A fine cast bronze model of the fa...
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1860s French Antique Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures
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Marble, Bronze
Italian 19th century Bronze statue of The Discus Thrower
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome and high quality Italian 19th century Grand Tour Period patinated Bronze statue of The Discus Thrower, modeled after Myron. The impressively detailed Discobolus, which is ...
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19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Grand Tour Style Greek or Roman Plaster Foot Sculpture
Located in Elkhart, IN
A gorgeous Grand Tour style cast plaster sculpture of an Ancient Greek or Roman foot
USA, Late 20th Century
Measures: 6.25"W x 2.5"D x 2"H.
Very good original vintage condition.
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21st Century and Contemporary American Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
$476 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Grand Tour Bronze Sculpture of the Crouching Venus after Giambologna
By Giambologna
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A very fine Grand Tour bronze sculpture.
Modeled after the 'Crouching Venus' by Giambologna.
Depicting Venus surprised at her bath with an overturned urn at her feet. Mounted o...
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19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
Antique Religious Grand Tour Plaque Last Supper Painting Alabaster Champleve
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Stunning Example of a Religious Grand Tour heavy gauge wall hanging or free-standing Patinated Bronze Cast Rectangular Hand Painted Porcelain Plaque of generous proportions and Continental origin possible France, depicting a classical scene of the Last Supper, after Leonardo da Vinci. Last quarter of the Nineteenth Century.
Beautifully mounted on to a rectangular light green Alabaster or Onyx plaque with highly ornate Champleve enamel detailing in colours, which is mounted on to a polished brass backing.
Condition: Good condition with nice patination and no losses, no imperfections anywhere, backing support is very sturdy.
Beautiful and quite unusual religious offering, wonderful gift.
Height: (entire as image one) 8" (20cm). Width: (at base) 10.75” (27cm).
Location: Dublin City, Ireland.
Affordable fixed price Worldwide Store to door shipping offered by Seller.
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19th Century French Antique Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Vintage Grand Tour Mixed Media Grecian Figure
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This mixed media figure radiates power and mythic drama, depicting a winged male form mid-stride, gripping a lightning bolt in one hand and a coiled whip in the other. His muscular f...
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Late 20th Century American Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
$476 Sale Price
20% Off
A 19th century bronze figure of a Greek archer by Eugene Barillot C1870
Located in Central England, GB
This fine antique bronze study is by the highly acclaimed sculptor and artist Eugène Barillot (1841–1900).
It depicts an ancient Greek archer testing his bow. The bearded man is nak...
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Late 19th Century Antique Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Mid-19th Century Grand Tour Bronze Figurative Sculpture 'The Dying Gaul', Italy
Located in North Miami, FL
Mid-19th Century Grand Tour Bronze Figurative Sculpture 'The Dying Gaul', Italy
By: unknown
Material: bronze, copper, metal
Technique: cast, molded, polished, metalwork, patinated
D...
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1850s Italian Antique Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Bronze, Copper
19th Century Bronze Group ‘Ariadne and the Panther’
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A good sized 19th Century Classical Grand Tour bronze group of Ariadne and the. Modelled with Ariadne reclining to the left while her head is looking to the same side, with her robe ...
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Early 19th Century German Antique Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures
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Bronze
19th C Italian Diminutive Grand Tour Bronze Nude Athlete on Lapis, Lazuli Base
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th century Italian Diminutive Grand Tour Bronze Nude Athlete on Lapis -Lazuli Base
Italy, Attributed Naples Foundry, circa 1875
This 19th-century Italian bronze sculpture, attribut...
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19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Bronze
$476 Sale Price / set
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19th Century Grand Tour Style Bisque Porcelain Rhyton Form Vase
Located in Forney, TX
A striking antique European Grand Tour style bisque porcelain rhyton form vase, circa 1875
Continental, most likely German, late 19th century, exceptionally executed sculptural form...
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Late 19th Century European Antique Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures
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Porcelain
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 Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Silvered Bronze Athénienne Jardinière by Ferdinand Barbedienne
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
A French silvered-bronze athénienne by Ferdinand Barbedienne, Paris, last quarter 19th century with a revolving liner, the frieze applied with bucrania suspending ribbon-tied berried laurel swags above a border of bellflowers on a stippled ground above three seated female sphinxes issuing stylised foliage and scrolls on lion monopodia cast with the mask of Hercules, scrolling foliage and anthemions joined by stretchers, raised on a concave-sided triform marble base on a further thin silvered-bronze base, inscribed to the tripod base 'F. BARBEDIENNE'
Measures: 103.3cm. high, 41.5cm. diameter; 3ft. 4 3/8 in, 1ft. 4 1/4.
This impressive athénienne is a key reminder of the longevity of a particular model and design’s success from Antiquity through to the 19th century and up until this day. Typically known as the ‘Trépied du Temple d’Isis’, this athénienne is designed after the Roman antique originally found at Pompeii and now at the Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples (fig.1). From being for example an inspiration for the baptismal font of Napoléon’s son in 1811, this model was the inspiration to many highly skilled makers throughout the 19thcentury such as the Manfredini brothers from Milan and of course the Parisian well-established bronze founder Ferdinand Barbedienne who executed the present example.
The Temple of Isis was a Roman temple dedicated to the Egyptian goddess Isis and was among one of the first discoveries during the excavation of Pompeii in 1764. Certainly considered as one of the most elegant examples of antique tripods, the existence of this model was then popularized to the rest of Europe via prints, one of the first being by Giovanni Battista Piranesi in 1779. This type of tripod was also popularised by an engraving in C. Percier and P. Fontaine’s, Receuil de Décorations Intérieures of 1801. Interestingly, there is also a watercolour now in the Musée Carnavalet, Paris, showing this type of tripod displayed at the 1801 Exposition des Produits de L’Industrie in the Louvre.
The passion for Greek and Roman Art in the 19th century.
The discovery of Pompeii and Herculaneum around the middle of the 18th century gave rise to a new passion for Antiquity and the excavated masterpieces renewed the repertoire of fine and decorative arts and served as models for Neoclassicism. Members of the aristocracy as well as connoisseurs, particularly in England, completed their education by undertaking a ‘Grand Tour’ of Italy and often fell victim to the recently unearthed Greek and Roman artefacts...
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19th Century French Antique Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures
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Marble, Silver Plate, Bronze
Italian Grand Tour Bronze Of Bacchus
Located in Essex, MA
Cast at Fonderia Sommer in Naples. These were known to be in bars and used as cigarette lighters. Standing Bacchus holding a snake. Foundry signature on base.
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Bronze Grand Tour Sculpture of Seated Hermes After the Antique
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A late 19th century Italian Grand Tour bronze of the ‘Seated Hermes’ after the antique, raised on a carved dove grey marble base.
Also known as ‘Resting Hermes’ or ‘Seated Mercury’,...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Metal, Bronze
Collection of Six (6) Grand Tour Bronze Marble Busts of Roman Emperors
Located in New York, NY
Collection of six (6) antique (19th century) Grand Tour busts of Roman emperors in patinated bronze with gilt bronze mounts and white marble pedestals, each measuring from 8 to 8 1/4...
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19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Venus Pudica (Medici-type) - 18th century, Italy
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Monumental sculpture representing the Venus Pudica (Medici-type)
18th Century
Italian (Rome)
White marble
Based on a model from Antiquity, the Medici Venus, currently in the Uffizi ...
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Early 18th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Grand Tour Style Greek or Roman Plaster Foot Sculpture
Located in Elkhart, IN
A gorgeous Grand Tour style cast plaster sculpture of an Ancient Greek or Roman foot
Turkey, Early 21st Century
Measures: 11.13"W x 4.88"D x 4.13"H.
Very good condition.
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21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
$796 Sale Price
20% Off
Grand Tour Style Large Bronze Model of the Farnese Hercules
Located in Montreal, QC
Grand Tour style large bronze model of the Farnese Hercules, after the antique. Early 20th century.
Set on a later ebonized wood base.
Overall height 68 in bronze height 48 in
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1950s Italian Vintage Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Italian marble dust Relief of Roman Emperor with Gilt Frame
Located in New York, NY
Circular Italian style marble dust relief plaque depicting a Roman emperor, possibly Nero, mounted in later carved laurel wreath gilt plaster frame meas...
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Early 2000s Unknown Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
19th Century Grand Tour Bronze Statue of Narcissus
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality Grand Tour patinated bronze figure of Narcissus, dating from the last quarter of the 19th century.
Narcissus was a hunter in Greek mythology and he was distinguished for his beauty.
This well patinated bronze classical figure...
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19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Bronze Statuette of Venus, 2nd Half 19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Small dark patinated figure of Venus on round profiled plinth.
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Mid-19th Century European Antique Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Grand Tour figurative sculptures for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Grand Tour figurative sculptures 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 figurative sculptures created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, more furniture and collectibles, lighting and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, bronze and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Grand Tour figurative sculptures 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 figurative sculptures, popular names associated with this style include F. Barbedienne Foundry, Ferdinand Barbedienne, Gautier A Paris, and Hippolyte Heizler. 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 figurative sculptures differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $175 and tops out at $61,321 while the average work can sell for $2,833.
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Ariadne Bronze
Art Deco Guerbe
Artist Figure Wood
Artist Lay Figure
Austrian Erotic Bronze
Aztec Sculpture
Basalt Sculpture Of Wedgwood