Large Warwick Vase in Bronze, Grand Tour

Stunning Grand Tour neoclassical urn or cachepot having fancy decoration on the outside and gilded metal interior. 5.5 diameter 9" w handle to handle Opening is 3.75" (Connie)

Grand Tour bronze model of the "Warwick Vase" on pedestal, complete with a 7" diameter x 6" deep removable liner. Beautiful rich original patin...

A Grand tour version of an ancient Greek amphora jar. Painted terracotta with figures and horses. The two-handled storage jar held oil, wine, mil...

Hand painted, krater shaped, Grand Tour terracotta vase featuring figures and horses. This piece dates late 19th, early 20th century.

A decorative pair of Grand Tour bronze-patinated urns of ancient Greek 'volute krater' form,  Italy, 19th century. Why we like them We love the decorative look of these urns, evoking the Grand Tour travels of the 19th century. Perfect for lamp conversion. Design This shape was introduced in the late 6th century B.C. and was favoured by significant artists who worked in terracotta and in bronze. The earliest example in bronze belongs to the late 5th century B.C. and was found in a tomb in Agrigento. A characteristic of volute-krater handles is the fine articulation of the volute itself and of the lower terminals where they rested on the shoulder of the vase. Here, as in most metal examples, they assume the form of swans' heads. A pair of handles of this design is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Chiurazzi, De Angelis and Sommer where the main Neapolitan foundries that catered for the needs and tastes of the grand-tourists throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries. They produced a wide range of fine quality objects, often using the museum casts...

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...