Grand Tour Furniture
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
Antique Grand Tour Italian Bronze Figure of Spinario The Boy with Thorn
Located in Newark, England
SPINARIO BOY WITH THORN
From our Bronze Sculpture collection, we are pleased to offer this Italian Bronze Figure of Spinario also known as Boy with Thorn and Fedele. The Bronze sculpture is beautifully cast raised upon a black marble base with white specs modelled as The Boy With The Thorn after the antique. The figure depicts a boy with long draped hair seated trying to pick a thorn from his foot. The figure would have been available to purchase by young scholars during their partake in the grand tour around Europe. The Italian Bronze Figure of Spinario, the boy with thorn dates to the second half to the 19th century circa 1870.
SPINARIO – BOY WITH THORN
is a story originally cast as the Roman bronze statue known as Fedele, or Spinario. The statue portrays a young boy sitting and concentrating on removing a thorn from his foot. This imagery has resonated with audiences for centuries and has been interpreted in various ways depending on the context in which it is presented. The statue is thought to have been created in the Hellenistic or Roman period, symbolising naturalism and human introspection. Since the original many copies have been made, in the early Renaissance, it was celebrated through being one of the first Roman sculptures to be copied. There are bronze reductions by Severo da Ravenna...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Grand Tour Furietti Centaur Bronze Sculpture On Marble Base
Located in Bradenton, FL
19th Century Grand Tour Furietti Old Centaur Bronze Statue Sculpture. Furietti, an Italian sculpture, was known for his skill in creating works that bl...
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Italian Giltwood Frame
Located in Roma, IT
Beautiful golden wood frame central Italy
Gold plating with zecchino gold
Period first half of the nineteenth century
Internal imensions cm 22 x 17.5
This artwork, never befor...
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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture
Materials
Wood
Set Carved Italian Figural Torchieres in Elaborate Turkish Orientalist Costumes
Located in Nashville, TN
Carved figural figures in elaborate and colorful orientalist garb , typical Turkish representation ( Turkey the beginning of the orient ) ,possibly of Venetian origin.
Popularized...
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Early 20th Century Italian Grand Tour Furniture
Materials
Wood
Grand Tour Bronze Sculpture Of Narcissus Italian 19th Century
Located in Bradenton, FL
19th Century Grand Tour Bronze Sculpture of Narcissus. Narcissus is shown in a moment of self-reflection, standing in a contemplative pose. His idealized form highlights his youthful...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Bust Grand Tour Ajax in Patinated Bronze and Marble Column Base
Located in Madrid, ES
A 19th century patinated bronze depicting the hero Ajax or Menelaus, king of Sparta, mounted on a column-shaped base of grey veined marble, a classic souvenir of the Grand Tour
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Set of 50 Grand Tour Bronze Medallions of Roman Emperors & Wives
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A set of 50 Grand Tour style patinated bronze medallions of Roman Emperors and their wives, typically seen on coins of the time.
A collection of this size is unusual and an exceptio...
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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Italian Specimen Marble Top Wrought Iron Round Table
Located in Forney, TX
A visually striking wrought iron table topped with a magnificent 19th century Italian Grand Tour pietra dura style circular specimen top. Inlaid with 99 rare and exotic highly polished marble and precious hardstone samples arranged in a symmetrical pattern to the center, it's sure to become a focal point of any space!
Dimensions: (approx)
30.5" High, 26.5" Diameter
As attractive as it is functional, having the ideal size and proportions for a variety of different uses in today's contemporary interiors, including as an accent table, industrial modern bistro table...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture
Materials
Marble, Wrought Iron
19th Century Grand Tour Marble Nude Torso Sculpture Life Size
Located in New York, NY
19th century grand tour marble nude torso sculpture
An antique marble torso sculpture, depicting the torso of a Dancing Faun. This remnant of a...
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19th Century Unknown Antique Grand Tour Furniture
Materials
Marble
19th C. Italian Grand Tour Bronze of the Gladiator, After the Roman Antique
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th-century Italian Grand Tour Bronze of the Gladiator, After the Roman Antique
Attributed to the Naples Foundry, late 19th century
This fine 19th-century Italian Grand Tour bronze...
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19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Set of Two Custom Framed 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Intaglios, circa 1820
Located in Pearland, TX
A superb pair of framed Grand Tour intaglios, circa 1820. These genuine plaster hand-carved intaglios are all gilt paper wrapped and numbered. They are custom framed on a gray linen ...
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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture
Materials
Linen, Plaster, Wood, Paper
Pair Antique Grand Tour French Empire Pate-sur-Pate Jasperware Ormolu Urns Lamps
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An Exceptionally Stylish Pair of Grand Tour French Pate-sur-Pate Jasperware and Ormolu mounted French Urns of Museum quality and of French origin, now converted to a Pair of Electric...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Grand Tour Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
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 Furniture
Materials
Alabaster
Vintage Italian Grand Tour Empire Style Specimen Marble Center Table
Located in Forney, TX
A stunning vintage Italian Empire Grand Tour style specimen marble 'pietra dura' table.
Topped with a spectacular exhibition quality round specimen marble slab, featuring a large va...
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Mid-20th Century Grand Tour Furniture
Materials
Marble, Siena Marble, Griotte Marble, Stone, Carrara Marble, Belgian Bla...
Baker Furniture Company Italian Style Hand Painted Serpentine Chest of Drawers
Located in West Chester, PA
Vintage Baker Furniture Company Italian Style Serpentine Low Dresser featuring three spacious drawers with faux keyholes and original hand painted finishes. Signed inside drawer. The...
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Late 20th Century American Grand Tour Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paint
Exceptional Big 73cm Natural Alabaster Table Lamps Column Italy 20th Century
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
*Compare the size of the glass of water in the photo with the size of the lamp to understand its dimensions.
Excelent conditions, like new
These alabaster lamp are of excellent qua...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Grand Tour Furniture
Materials
Alabaster
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 Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze
19th Century Italian Gilded Wood Frame
Located in Roma, IT
Beautiful gilded wooden mecha frame from the first half of the 19th century Central Italy Period c. 1830
Interior dimensions cm 43.5 x 25
This artwork, never before on the market...
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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture
Materials
Wood
Italian Grand Tour Bronze Model Of Dancing Faun Of Pompeii
Located in Bradenton, FL
Italian classical bronze sculpture of the Dancing Faun of Pompeii. Fauns were an example of spirits of untamed woodland, often connected to Pan...
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19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Grand Tour "Dancing Faun" of Pompeii Bronze Statue
Located in Bradenton, FL
Late 19th Century Bronze Statue, "Dancing Faun" of Pompeii. The 'Dancing Faun' is a mythological creature associated with nature and revelry made of bronze with brown patina. This wa...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Early 19th Century Bronze French Grand Tour Urns (Pair)
Located in Louisville, KY
This pair of early 19th century Grand Tour Period bronze gilt volute krater urns on stone bases are absolutely breathtaking. The base is a heavy black slate with etched Neo-classic f...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Grand Tour Furniture
Materials
Stone, Slate, Bronze
Grand Tour Specimen Marbles Plaque, Italy, circa 1850
Located in Kinderhook, NY
Italian Grand Tour marble specimen plaque in original silver-giltwood frame consisting of 20 different rare and ancient marbles, including Porphyry and Jasper, inlaid into a black an...
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Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture
Materials
Marble
Grand Tour Bronze Bust of Homer, Italy, Circa:1890
Located in Alexandria, VA
This solid (except for the pedestal) hand-cast bronze is of the 8th Century BCE Greek poet, author of the Iliad & the Odyssey. Although there are no images from life of Homer, busts ...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture
Materials
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 Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Vintage Italian Capriccio Framed Oil on Canvas Painting of Landscape With Ruins
Located in Elkhart, IN
A gorgeous Grand Tour style framed oil painting of an Italian Capriccio landscape with ruins
Italy, Mid-20th Century
Oil on canvas, gilt frame
Measures: 9.5"W x 1"D x 9.5"H.
Exce...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Grand Tour Furniture
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood, Paint
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'.
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Early 2000s German Grand Tour Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
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...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture
Materials
Bronze
20th Century Grand Tour Style Painted Terracotta Wall Plate
Located in Elkhart, IN
A stunning Grand Tour style hand painted terracotta wall plate featuring a mediterranean scene
Circa mid-20th century
Measures: 9.25"W x .5"D...
Category
Mid-20th Century Grand Tour Furniture
Materials
Terracotta
Grand Tour 19th Century Marble Bust of Antinous as Hermes by Filli Pugi
Located in Shippensburg, PA
FILLI PUGI
Italian, fl. 19th century
Bust of the Capitoline Antinous after Antiquity
Carved Carrara Marble signed verso “Filli Pugi Firenze” executed circa late 19th century
Ite...
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19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture
Materials
Carrara Marble
Pair Of Impressive Medici Lions In Staffordshire Pottery Antique Style
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
An impressive pair of Medici Lions fashioned after the style of Staffordshire Pottery of the late 1800's
Capable of making a splendid decorative statement
Circa 1960's
Height 4.75 in...
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Mid-20th Century English Grand Tour Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
19th Century Finely Carved Wooden Wall Panel with Sphinx, Dolphins & Scrollwork
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This exceptional masterpiece of the 19th Century showcases remarkable craftsmanship with finest detailing. The carved wooden wall panel shows a composition featuring a central mythol...
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1880s French Antique Grand Tour Furniture
Materials
Wood
Early 19th Century French Gold Box with Enamel and Miniature Portrait
Located in Dallas, TX
PRESENTING A STUNNING Early 19C French Gold Box with Enamel and Miniature Portrait.
Box made with brass but has been plated with 18ct Gold with beau...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Grand Tour Furniture
Materials
Gold, Enamel
Large Grand Tour Sculpture Bronze Greco-Roman Uffizi Wrestlers Barbedienne
Located in Rochester, NY
Grand tour circa 1860s bronze of the Wrestlers. Rich fine dark brown patina. Marked "F. Barbedienne Fondeur." The Wrestlers also known as The Two Wrestlers, The Uffizi Wrestlers...
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Mid-19th Century Antique Grand Tour Furniture
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Grand Tour Ancient Egyptian Style Alabaster Storage Jar
Located in Stamford, CT
19th century hand carved alabaster storage jar in the ancient Egyptian Late Dynastic style, with tapering neck topped by a wide everted rim. Great evocative decorative piece for the ...
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Late 19th Century Egyptian Antique Grand Tour Furniture
Materials
Alabaster
Antique French Porcelain Jacob Petite Desk Set Inkstand Provenance Ava Gardner
By Jacob Petit
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Stunning French Lavish Gilt Porcelain Ink Stand of Museum Quality and generous proportions, made by renowned French porcelain maker Jacob Petit. Last quarter of the Nineteenth Centur...
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19th Century French Antique Grand Tour Furniture
Materials
Brass
Y. Gianni, Italian the Gulf of Naples, 19th Century
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
Y. Gianni (Italian) The Gulf of Naples, 19th Century. A beautiful signed "Y. Gianni" gouche on paper, framed and matted with description & name on matti...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture
Materials
Paper
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...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Grand Tour Furniture
Materials
Carrara Marble
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 Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Italian 19th Century Neapolitan Gouaches
Located in Bradenton, FL
An absolutely exquisite pair of Italian 19th century Neapolitan gouaches in 20th century giltwood frames. One depicts the volcano eruption of 1822 in Naples, the other is an affluent...
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19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture
Materials
Paint
Antique Cabinet-Sized Grand Tour Alabaster Leaning Tower of Pisa Sculpture
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine cabinet sized alabaster sculpture.
In the form of the Leaning Tower of Pisa atop a circular plinth.
Simply a wonderful Grand Tour style classic!
Date:
20th Century
Overa...
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20th Century Grand Tour Furniture
Materials
Alabaster
18th Century Italian Grand Tour Pair Of Classical Busts Apollo Belvedere & Diana
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Elegant Pair The Italian 19th Century Grand Tour Classical Greek God And Goddess Apollo And Diana Decorative Alabaster Busts For A Wonderful Library Desk
Depicting Apollo Belvedere ...
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18th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture
Materials
Marble
Pair, Grand Tour Neoclassical Bronze & Marble Mounted Blue John Specimen Columns
Located in Atlanta, GA
English, 19th century.
An exceptional and rare pair of Grand Tour period Neoclassical columns. Each column has a stepped bronze and white marble plinth and base that is separated b...
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19th Century British Antique Grand Tour Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Marquetry Three Drawer Stand with Breccia Stone Top
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Three drawer stand with working key pulls having intricate abstract motif on front and striking dimensional cubic design on side panels. The stand with cantered corners with full ver...
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19th Century Antique Grand Tour Furniture
Materials
Breccia Marble
Grand Tour Bust of Augustus
Located in Greenwich, CT
Italian 19th century bronze bust of Augustus Ceasar, finely detailed and well patinated, standing on turned ebonized wood and marble socle plinth base.
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Antique Old Paris Opaline & Scenic Glass Grand Tour Era Newel Post Finial
Located in Atlanta, GA
French, late 19th to early 20th century.
An antique Grand Tour era newel post finial in blue opaline with a hand painted scenic view to the top and exterior. The bottom has a bronze...
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19th Century French Antique Grand Tour Furniture
Materials
Belgian Black Marble, Bronze
Italian Grand Tour Carved Marble Bust Of Woman
Located in Bradenton, FL
Classical 19th century hand-carved Italian Neoclassic Grand Tour marble female bust. Bust features intricately carved young woman's head and neck, wearing delicate drapery across déc...
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19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture
Materials
Marble
19th Century Pair of Grand Tour Socrates and Septimio Severo Busts
Located in Madrid, ES
Pair of Italian busts from the Grand Tour, representing the Greek philosopher Socrates and the Emperor Septimius Severus, sculpted in bronze, with a chiseled bronze base and marble c...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Zuber Six Panel Wallpaper Screen The Hunting Landscape
By zuber
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Magnificent 19th century six panel wallpaper screen by Zuber and Cie. The screen features six hand blocked wallpaper panels from "Le Paysage a Chasses" o...
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19th Century French Antique Grand Tour Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paper
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 Furniture
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Greek Grand Tour Pottery Jug
Located in Bradenton, FL
Small 19th century Greek Grand Tour terracotta pottery jug or vase. Neoclassical Style. Hand painted with picture of two Greek warriors.
Dimens...
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Late 19th Century Greek Antique Grand Tour Furniture
Materials
Terracotta
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...
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Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture
Materials
Terracotta
19th Century Bronze Statuette of Achilles After the Antique
Located in Vero Beach, FL
19th Century Bronze Statuette of Achilles After the Antique
This 19th century bronze statuette of Achilles the Greek hero of the Trojan war is pictured in an attack pose with shield...
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19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture
Materials
Siena Marble, Bronze
'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 Furniture
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 Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Bronze Sculpture of Antikythera Youth
Located in Bradenton, FL
The original Anitkythera Youth, also know as The Ephebe, was discovered in a shipwreck in 1900 off the Greek island of Antikythera, dating back to 340 B.C., and now resides in the Na...
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19th Century Greek Antique Grand Tour Furniture
Materials
Bronze
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 Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Pair 18th or 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Gouaches Of Vesuvius, Bay of Naples
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of 18th or 19th century Neapolitan gouaches of Virgil's Tomb, one with a view of Mount Vesuvius and the Bay of Naples. This is a wonderful high quality pair of a rare subject. A...
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Late 18th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture
Materials
Paper
Antique Grand Tour Micro Mosaic Jewelry Box by Cesare Roccheggiani, Rome c. 1875
By Cesare Roccheggiani
Located in London, GB
A highly attractive and rare floral Grand Tour micromosaic jewelry or trinket box made by Cesare Roccheggiani in Rome, Italy, c. 1875.
This is a beautifully detailed micro-mosaic box. The panel in the lid depicts a lush bouquet of spring flowers, including roses, forget-me-nots, daffodils, buttercups and crocus, amongst others. These are described in brightly coloured stone micromosaic inlaid into a black surround, lending the piece wonderful contrast.
The more common subjects for similar micro mosaic boxes are architectural views of Rome; floral examples such as this are much harder to find.
The panel is mounted in a box gilded in 24 carat gold. Another distinctive feature is the granulated finish around the lid and to the underside of the box: it is most unusual and lends the piece a lovely texture.
A hand-painted champlevé enamel frieze wraps around the central body of the gilt metal box, depicting scrolling turquoise vines blooming with red berries along with blue, green and yellow vine leaves.
The interior is lined in the original silk and in very good original condition. The maker’s name ‘C. ROCCHEGGIANI ROMA’ is emblazoned in gold to the interior of the lid beneath the motif of a cross surmounted by a crown. The lining of both the lid and body are bordered with a ropetwist detail. The lid closes with hooked clasp, and the hinge is in good condition.
Cesare Roccheggiani was one of the most successful mosaicists in the late 19th century in Rome. He probably worked in Michelangelo Barberi’s workshop, and was in all likelihood related to Lorenzo Roccheggiani, a late eighteenth-century master mosaicist at the Vatican whose work included the altarpiece, Crucifixion of St. Peter after Guido Reni, and Nicolo Roccheggiani who worked on the Achilles Shield tabletop commissioned by Napoleon Bonaparte, and later gifted to Charles X of France, now in the collection of the Louvre.
Cesare Roccheggiani opened his premises on Via Condotti in Rome in 1874, and ran a production workshop including mosaicists, goldsmiths and other craftsmen. He was renowned as a source for fine quality Grand Tour mosaics...
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Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture
Materials
Stone, Metal
Grand Tour furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Grand Tour furniture 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 furniture created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, more furniture and collectibles, wall decorations and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, stone and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Grand Tour furniture 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 furniture, popular names associated with this style include Bertrando Di Renzo, Giustiniani, F. Barbedienne Foundry, and Ferdinand Barbedienne. 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 furniture differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $45 and tops out at $365,566 while the average work can sell for $2,501.
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