Pair of Grand Tour Bronze Two-Handled Pompeiian Cups circa 1875

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...

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 ...

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...

PAIR OF BAS-RELIEF MYTHOLOGICAL AMPHORA GARNITURES RAISED ON ROUGE MARBLE BASES Attributed to Ferdinand Levillain and Ferdinand Barbedienne unmarked executed circa 1880 Item # 604V...

A pair of Grand Tour Bronze and Siena Marble Tazza These well formed low urns with fluted bowl and shaped foot, each with two pairs of handles, standing on yellow Siena marble plinth...

A pair of Grand Tour bronze tazzas raised on stepped sienna marble plinths and mounted on sienna marble bases with bronze molding. Circa 1820, Italy.

A nice pair of mid-19th century Grand Tour tazze or marble and patinated bronze. 7½ h × 6 dia in each In very good condition and ready to display.

Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this absolutely exquisite pair of 1870 Grand Tour Bronze, Gilt Bronze and Marble Bacchahalia Cassolettes after Cloudio A very finely cast and finished pair of Napoleon III period vasiform urns, they are an exquisite sand-cast creation utilizing bronze and gilt bronze to create an extraordinary contrast between materials. The body of the vase is rich in a dark-brown patina that positively glows around the bas-relief Bacchanalia scene of putto playing a tug-of-war type game, carrying wine glasses and bunches of grapes and one walking with a thrysus raised over his shoulder while roaring animal heads flank either end with polished bronze garlands of water-leaves and berries draped between. The lids and necks are crafted of gilt bronze, which gives a cooler tone to the brilliant shine of the metal. The urns are raised over a shaped marble base and finished over a polished bronze rim affixed on the underside with slotted screws. After the models by Claude Michel Clodion. For those of you that are unaware the “Grand Tour” was something educated young people did in the 18th and 19th century to learn and further educate themselves on other cultures, they would pick up small medium and large trinkets as memories of the journey which would sit in pride of place in their library or study as conversation pieces when friends and relatives would visit, they basically proved you were well educated, well travelled and a person of culture. These pair are large, decorative and very important looking pieces of Italian Grand Tour art...