Grand Tour Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
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.
to
13
31
11
1
22
9
12
4
2
2
2
1
13,841
5,533
5,438
3,263
2,875
2,854
1,828
1,085
592
587
582
538
522
376
263
235
142
68
19
13
9
7
7
25
18
31
20
6
6
6
43
32
43
11
6
2
1
1
Style: Grand Tour
12 Coral Colored Marble Service Plates by Villeroy & Boch
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
12 coral colored marble service plates by Villeroy & Boch, each one realistically decorated to look like marble. Marked Villeroy & Boch 'Luxembourg'.
Category
Early 2000s German Grand Tour Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Red-Figure Black-Ground Vases, 1810-1850, Italy, Terracotta, Grand Tour
Located in Epfach, DE
19th Century Pair of Red-Figure Black-Ground Vases, 1810-1850, Italy – Grand Tour Terracotta
This exquisite pair of Italian red-figure black-ground vases, dating from circa 1810-185...
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Terracotta
Snake Red Wood Serving Tray
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
This tray is made out of birchwood and is a different and original option for home serving trays.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Romanian Grand Tour Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Wood
Snake Blue Wood Serving Tray
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
This tray is made out of birchwood and is a different and original option for home serving trays.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Romanian Grand Tour Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Wood
Hand-Painted Iron Tray - Persian Blue
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
Bring artistic flair to your decor with our hand-painted iron tray, featuring a striking Persian inspired design. Perfect for adding color and character to coffee tables, shelves, or...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Grand Tour Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Iron
Italian 19th Century Neoclassical Marble Bowl on Pedestal or Tazza Centerpiece
Located in Firenze, IT
This Italian 19th century ( 1810- 1860 circa) antique neoclassical marble tazza or bowl on pedestal features round lines finished with a rolled edge both on top and on socle. This hi...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Marble
Italian Bronze Mortar and Pestle, Original Patina, Italy, Pharmacy or Herbalist
Located in Roma, IT
Antique bronze mortar. Handmade with pestle. Original patina
Italian bronze mortar and pestle
Measures: Pestle height 7.5 in.
Category
Mid-19th Century European Antique Grand Tour Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Bronze
Museum Mounted Grand Tour Inca or Sipan Silver Official Necklace
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Museum mounted grand tour Inca or Sipan silver necklace, a 20th century copy of an original neckpiece worn by an "Oficia"l of Inca or Sipan decent. Unmarked. Removable from the stand...
Category
20th Century Central American Grand Tour Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Metal, Silver
Grand Tour Marble and Bronze Tazza Urn Centrepiece
Located in Newark, England
Bronze Cast Stem
From our Decorative collection we are pleased to offer this Grand Tour Sarrancolin Marble Tazza Urn. The Grand Tour Tazza Urn of typical form composed from Sarranco...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Grand Tour Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Marble, Bronze
19th Century Grand Tour Antique Handmade Bronze Mortar with Pestle
Located in Roma, IT
19th-century grand tour antique handmade bronze mortar with pestle. This fantastic piece has an original patina.
The pestle is 9.05 inc high wit...
Category
Mid-19th Century European Antique Grand Tour Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Bronze
Small Antique Round Grand Tour Specimen Marble Table Top
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique Grand Tour table top.
In black slate with specimen marble inlay to the top.
With specimen including porphry, lapis, malachite, and marbles that we think are verde alpi green marble, lace agate, multicolor onyx, marble rosso levanto, jasper, breccia medicea marble, salome marble, rosso asiago, among others.
Perfect as the top of a small side table or for contempoary use as a large trivet, cheese board, or serving tray.
Simply a wonderful Grand Tour specimen...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Grand Tour Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Marble
English Grand Tour Black Marble Pedestal 2-Handled Centerpiece/Tazza, 1800s
Located in New York, NY
A Beautiful and Quite Large 19th century English Grand Tour Period Black Belgian Marble Pedestal stand Two-Handled Centerpiece/Tazza. This hand carved and hand-polished marble tazza ...
Category
1840s Italian Antique Grand Tour Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Belgian Black Marble
Hand-Painted Ikat Iron Tray - Black Floral
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
Bring artistic flair to your decor with our hand-painted iron tray, featuring a striking Ikat design. Perfect for adding color and character to coffee tables, shelves, or wall displa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Grand Tour Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Iron
Early Worcester Flight & Barr Yellow Porcelain Cup
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
An early Worcester Flight & Barr bright yellow beaker with gilding and a finely painted sepia scene of a landscape. The scene, possibly painted by John Pennington, shows two figures ...
Category
Early 1800s English Antique Grand Tour Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Hand-Painted Iron Tray - Persian
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
Bring artistic flair to your decor with our hand-painted iron tray, featuring a Persian inspired design. Perfect for adding color and character to coffee tables, shelves, or wall dis...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Grand Tour Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Iron
Églomisé Verdigris Marble Table Box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Églomisé Verdigris marble table box, with bevelled edges and 9" x 6" x 2" velvet interior.
Category
Late 20th Century Grand Tour Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Velvet, Glass
Hand Wood Big Serving Tray
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
Hands means protection, sheltering and coziness
This tray is made out of Birchwood and is a different and original option for home serving trays.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Romanian Grand Tour Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Wood
Hand-Painted Ikat Iron Tray - Floral
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
Bring artistic flair to your decor with our hand-painted iron tray, featuring a striking Ikat design. Perfect for adding color and character to coffee tables, shelves, or wall displa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Grand Tour Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Iron
Vintage Blue White Porcelain Delf Style Italian Fisherman Wall Art Charger Plate
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage blue white Porcelain Delf style Italian fisherman wall art charger plate. Item features central fisherman design, scalloped edge, holes for wall ha...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Grand Tour Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Face Wood Big Serving Tray Red
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
This tray is made out of birchwood and is a different and original option for home serving trays.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Romanian Grand Tour Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Wood
A Carved Breccia Marble Tazza, Italian, 19th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
The Tazza with a raised floral carving in the center of the cup with gadrooned decoration around the cup with tapering stem and half fluting. Ending in small square base. Minute chip...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Marble
Pair of 1820s Italian Touring Sterling Silver Candelabras
Located in North Miami, FL
Exquisite Pair of 1820s Italian Touring (Grand Tour) Sterling Silver Candelabras
Crafted by skilled artisans, these magnificent candelabras hailing from 1820s Italy are a testament ...
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Sterling Silver
1970s Arthur Court Forged Aluminum Chargers, Set of 12
By Arthur Court
Located in Miami, FL
Offered is a set of twelve forged aluminum chargers / underplates / chop plates embellished with elephants on each of the four corners designed by Arthur Court in the mid to late 197...
Category
1970s Unknown Vintage Grand Tour Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Aluminum
Giustiniani Egyptomania Pottery Plate with Gilt Highlights, Swan Left
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Giustiniani Egyptomania pottery plate with gilt highlights, and a central left facing swan
Neapolitan manufacture (Biagio Giustiniani & Sons) dated to 1830-1840, impressed script G.
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Pottery
Tiffany & Co, Broadway, Sterling Variation Lincoln "Etruscan" Tea Pot / Jug
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Tiffany & Co., Broadway, Sterling Variation Lincoln "Etruscan" Tea Pot/Jug An exceptional Tiffany & Co. sterling silver teapot/jug, made in the Etruscan style at the famed 550 Broadway location. This rare piece, weighing 20.5 ounces of silver, exemplifies the refined craftsmanship and historical significance associated with Tiffany’s mid-19th-century creations.
Standing 9.5 inches high, 7.5 inches wide, and 4.5 inches deep, the teapot features a beautifully engraved helmet-style lid, a masked spout, and an intricate Etruscan frieze, reflecting classical elegance and meticulous detail. This design is a variation of the iconic Etruscan pattern, famously linked to the Tiffany sterling ewer...
Category
Mid-19th Century American Antique Grand Tour Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Sterling Silver
Large Pair Of Antique Drinking Cups, Italian Bronze Grand Tour Goblet, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a large pair of antique drinking cups. An Italian, bronze over marble decorative goblet in Grand Tour taste, dating to the Victorian period, circa 1850.
Fine example of reli...
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Tiffany & Co., Broadway Sterling, Variation of the Lincoln "Etruscan" Pattern
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Tiffany & Co., English sterling 550 Broadway, Variation of the "Etruscan" pattern with engraved helmet lid, masked spout and Etruscan frieze. 20.5 ounces of silver.
Similar design to the Tiffany Sterling Ewer...
Category
Mid-19th Century American Antique Grand Tour Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Sterling Silver
Giustiniani Egyptomania Pottery Plate with Gilt Highlights, Urn
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Giustiniani Egyptomania Pottery plate with gilt highlights, and a central urn
Neapolitan manufacture (Biagio Giustiniani & Sons) dated to 1830-1840, impressed script Giustiniani an...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Pottery
Giustiniani Egyptomania Pottery Plate with Gilt Highlights, Swan Right
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Giustiniani Egyptomania pottery plate with gilt highlights, and a central right facing swan
Neapolitan manufacture (Biagio Giustiniani & Sons) dated to 1830-1840, impressed script G.
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Pottery
Italian Grand Tour Micro Mosaic Spaniel After the Hunt
Located in Newark, England
Mounted in an Oval Ebonised Frame
From our collectables we are delighted to offer this Italian Grand Tour Micro Mosaic Spaniel ‘After the Hunt’ after Antonio Aguatti and Gioacchino ...
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Wood
An Antique Italian Emerald Hand Blown Glass and Silver Decanter and Four Glasses
Located in New Orleans, LA
A charming 1920's Italian hand blown glass and silver decanter and four glasses in a lovely shades of emerald green and having designs of silver with silver rims. The ground stopper ...
Category
1920s Italian Vintage Grand Tour Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Silver
Antique Handmade Faience Italian Bread Basket
Located in New Orleans, LA
An outstanding, hand painted, handmade pottery, bread holder created in Naples, Italy circa 1920s having intricate colorful applied swags of flowers around the boat shaped rim above a floral painted lattice work below. Superb attention to detail and selection of it's colors of spring green, blue, rose, yellow and lavender. The workmanship is absolutely stunning to behold and would make a beautiful centerpiece for your dining table, sideboard or in your cabinet. Put a floral frog...
Category
1920s Italian Vintage Grand Tour Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Majolica
Pair of Giustiniani Egyptomania Pottery Plates with Gilt Borders
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A pair of Giustiniani Egyptomania pottery plates with gilt borders
19th century, impressed script Giustiniani, and other characters.
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Pottery
Italian 19th century Grand Tour Period Bronze, Ormolu and Marble centerpiece
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A delightful and most decorative Italian 19th century Grand Tour Period Neo-Greek st. patinated Bronze, Ormolu and Marble centerpiece tazza. This elegant tazza is raised by four lion...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Giustiniani Egyptomania Pottery Plate with Anubis
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Giustiniani Egyptomania pottery plate with Anubis and gilt highlights
Neapolitan manufacture (Biagio Giustiniani & Sons) dated to 1830-1840, impressed s...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Pottery
Giustiniani Egyptian Motif Pottery Plate with Gilt Highlights, Rodent
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Giustiniani Egyptomania Pottery plate with gilt highlights, and a central Rodent
Neapolitan manufacture (Biagio Giustiniani & Sons) dated to 1830-1840
19th century, impressed scrip...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Pottery
Pair of Antique English Grand Tour Portrait Plaques "Hera & Rhodus"
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of antique English grand tour portrait 12" Plaques, "Hera & Rhodus". Both by Hancock A Son, Worcester with remnants of exhibition labels, in l...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Grand Tour Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Composition
Hand-Painted Ikat Iron Tray - Red Flames
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
Bring artistic flair to your decor with our hand-painted iron tray, featuring a striking Ikat design. Perfect for adding color and character to coffee tables, shelves, or wall displa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Grand Tour Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Iron
Hand-Painted Ikat Iron Tray - Turquoise Flower
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
Bring artistic flair to your decor with our hand-painted iron tray, featuring a striking floral Ikat design. Perfect for adding color and character to coffee tables, shelves, or wall...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Grand Tour Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Iron
Face Wood Big Serving Tray blue
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
This tray is made out of Birchwood and is a different and original option for home serving trays.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Romanian Grand Tour Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Wood
Crackle Glaze Italian Pottery Urn Marked Made in Italy for Tutto Bene, 1830
Located in Ferndale, MI
Bulbous Italian pottery vase or urn. Signed made in Italy for Tutto Bene, 1830.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Grand Tour Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Pottery
Grand Tour Bronze and Alabaster Tazza, Italian, Late 19th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
An exuberant alabaster bowl affixed to a rams head bronze stand with paw feet, standing on a circular base of wrapped sheafs of wheat, Italy, circa 1880.
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Alabaster, Bronze
Italian Silver Gilt Grand Tour Pompeian Classical Piping Faun Bell
Located in New York, NY
Italian silver gilt grand-tour bell, ca 1920. Figural handle in form of piping faun with puffed out cheeks and hoofed and hirsute hindquarters. Based on Greek statuette excavated in ...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Grand Tour Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Silver
Grand Tour serveware, ceramics, silver and glass for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Grand Tour serveware, ceramics, silver and glass 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 serveware, ceramics, silver and glass created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, decorative objects, more furniture and collectibles and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, ceramic and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Grand Tour serveware, ceramics, silver and glass made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and England pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, popular names associated with this style include Bertrando Di Renzo, Giustiniani, Hancock & Son, and Tiffany & Co.. 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 serveware, ceramics, silver and glass differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $64 and tops out at $32,500 while the average work can sell for $720.
Recently Viewed
View AllMore Ways To Browse
Bellarmine Stoneware Jugs
Wine Barrel Head
1960 Lenox
Acapulco Villeroy
Aluminium Bowl Bruce Fox
American Belleek
Antique Gazing Ball
Antique Hat Pin Holders
Antique Ridgeway Plates
Antique Wood Sifter
Antlers Edwardian
Arni Form
Arno Malinowski For Royal Copenhagen
Art Nouveau Biscuit Barrel
Arthur Court Pewter
Ashtray Jade
Asprey Backgammon
Bauer Pottery California