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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 micromosaicssmall 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
Grand Tour Gilt Temple Bone and Gilt Italian Antique 1890
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Gorgeous Grand Tour model of an oval temple we date to circa 1890 Such an elegant piece crafted from bone and silver plate Classic Corinthian columns support the silver plate pedimen...
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1890s Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Glass

18/19 C. Italian Grand Tour Fine Antique Mixed Marble and Scagliola Obelisk
Located in New York, NY
A Fantastic 18th/19th Century Italian Grand Tour Antique Mixed Marble and Scagliola Obelisk. This grand tour Italian mixed marble and scagliola obelisk mixes Egyptian architecture in...
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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Marble

Set of Four 19th Century Neopolitan Gouache Paintings
Located in Shipston-On-Stour, GB
A rare set of 4 exquisitely executed gouaches of Naples and surrounding area, showing unusual scenes of the bays of Amalfi, Sorrento, the golf of Baja (Sardinia) and Tempi Di Pesti ...
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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Paint

Pair 19th Century Painted Pine Corinthian Column Pedestals
Located in Dublin 8, IE
Pair 19th century painted pine Corinthian column pedestals in the classical Italian style with scrolling acanthus leaves and fluted detailing. The pair are finished in an off-white p...
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19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Pine

Large Pair of Grand Tour Campana Bronze Urns, 19th Century
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very impressive pair of 19th century French, Grand Tour gilded ormolu and patinated bronze Campana Urns. Each with wonderful classical scenes of frolicking Bacchus Putti in bronze,...
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19th Century French Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Bronze, Ormolu

French Bronze Grand Tour Style 'Atlas' Model of a Kinetic Armillary
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
French Bronze Grand Tour Style 'Atlas' Model of a Kinetic Armillary France, 20th Century, Unsigned This is a copy/ model of an Armillary, this not guaranteed to work, the five ring o...
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20th Century French Grand Tour Furniture

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Belgian Black Marble, Bronze

Antique plaster Bust of Cupid After Francois Duquesnoy (1597-1643)
Located in New York, NY
Antique Grand Tour plaster bust of a cherub after the original model by Francois Duquesnoy (1597-1643) dating from the early 20th century. Likely of Italian or French origin.
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Early 20th Century French Grand Tour Furniture

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Plaster

Large 19th Century Italian Marble Tazza
Located in Buisson, FR
Original and very rare marble tazza. Beautiful color. Italy, circa 1800-1850 Good condition but consistent with its high age a bit weathered. More pictures available on request.
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19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Marble

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 Furniture

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Bronze

Labradorite Semi Precious Stone Box with Hinged Lid
Located in New York, NY
Labradorite semiprecious stone box with hinged lid. Labradorite displays an iridescent optical effect (or schiller) known as labradorescence. La...
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21st Century and Contemporary Indian Grand Tour Furniture

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Stone, Brass

Italian Grand Tour Marble and Gilt Bronze Garniture Tazzas, a Pair
Located in Miami, FL
Italian Grand Tour Marble and Gilt Bronze Garniture Tazzas, a Pair Offered for sale is a pair of Grand Tour tazzas made of variegated marble and bronze accents. The tazzas are creat...
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Early 20th Century Italian Grand Tour Furniture

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Marble, Bronze

Grand Tour Italian Specimen Marble Pair of Lovely Obelisks
Located in Miami, FL
Grand Tour Italian Specimen Marble Pair of Lovely Obelisks Offered for sale is a wonderful pair of Italian grand tour period obelisks created from stacked marble pieces. The obelisk...
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Early 20th Century Italian Grand Tour Furniture

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Marble

Mid Century Art Deco Silver Bronze Sculpture Polar Bear by George Lavroff
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Superb Silvered patinated Bronze Polar Bear Sculpture by George Lavroff mounted on a solid black marble base, modelled in the Art Deco style. Circa 1930s. Condition: Perfect showroo...
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Early 20th Century French Grand Tour Furniture

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Marble, Bronze

19th Century Red Italian Jasper Marble Tazza Centerpiece Grand Tour Souvenir
Located in Antwerpen, BE
Embark on a journey through time with our exquisite 19th Century Red Italian Jasper Marble Tazza, a captivating centerpiece that serves as a cherished souvenir of the Grand Tour era....
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19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Marble

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 Furniture

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Porcelain

Pair of Ormolu, Onyx, Malachite & Hardstone 'Oinochoe' Ewers, Circa 1870
Located in Brisbane, QLD
This pair of Grand Tour era ewers are in the 'oinochoe' shape and date to circa 1870. The pair are miniature in size and comprise of ormolu (gilt bronze), malachite, onyx and hardsto...
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19th Century European Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Stone, Malachite, Onyx, Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

Antique French Grand Tour Bronze Statue Hippocampus Seahorse Desk Ornament 1820
Located in Portland, OR
A fine antique French Grand Tour cast bronze hippocampus, seahorse statue desk ornament, circa 1820. This wonderful bronze is cast by the lost wax method (cire perdue), it depicts a ...
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1820s French Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Bronze

Pair Rouge Marble ‘Grand Tour’ Models of Ruins Celebrating the Corinthian Order
Located in New York, NY
A Large and Incredible Pair of Rouge Marble ‘Grand Tour’ Models of Ruins Celebrating the Corinthian Order, Most Probably Attributed To The Workshop Of Benedetto Boschetti. The fist ...
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1860s Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Marble

Grand Tour Cinerarium - 18th century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Grand Tour Cinerarium Limestone, inlaid with ancient fragments of Franco-Italian 18th Century and Roman, 3rd Century AD Provenance: Private Collection UK Private Collection France, ...
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18th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Limestone, Marble

MATCHiNG PAIR OF ANTIQUE ROMAN GRAND TOUR HERCULES GILT BRASS MARBLE BASE CUPS
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this stunning original pair of Circa 1880 hand made in Italy Grand Tour bronze Hercules cups with black marb...
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1880s Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Marble, Brass

19th Century Grand Tour Bronze Figure of a Young Man as Dionysos or Narcissus
Located in Atlanta, GA
Italian, late 19th century. A 'Grand Tour' patinated bronze figure of a young man, representing Dionysos (Bacchus), previously thought to be Narcissus. Good quality with heavy pat...
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19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Bronze

HEAVY ANTIQUE SiGNED GRAND TOUR BRONZE STATUE OF THE FOUR HORSES OF SAINT MARKS
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this stunning original Circa 1880 hand made in Italy Grand Tour bronze of the Horses of Saint Marks This i...
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1880s Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Bronze

Italian Grand Tour Era Bronze "The Dying Gaul" Sculpture
Located in Atlanta, GA
Italian, After the Antiquity. A Grand Tour Era bronze sculpture of "The Dying Gaul" - heavily patinated. Also known as "The Dying Gallia", "The Dying Galatian" or "The Dying Gladi...
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19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Bronze

19th Century Italian Bronze Grand Tour Tazza with Medusa
Located in Baambrugge, NL
Italian bronze Grand Tour Tazza dish with Medusa. This Tazza or Compote from the 19th century is made entirely of bronze and is characterized by elegant handles and a central cartouc...
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19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Bronze

Bronze Figure of Male Youth
Located in Newport Beach, CA
A verdigris bronze figure of a young male mounted on a marble plinth. in Grand Tour style.
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Early 20th Century Italian Grand Tour Furniture

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Marble, Bronze

19th Century Grand Tour Bronze Sculpture “Callipygian Venus” of Antiquity
Located in Shippensburg, PA
GRAND TOUR MODEL AFTER ANTIQUITY Naples, Italy (19th Century) "The Callipygian Venus" Sand-cast and patinated bronze signed foundry mark in the base "Fonderia Artistica Sommer Nap...
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19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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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 polish...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Marble, Wrought Iron

Porcelain 'Raphael' Miniature 'Grand Tour' Plaque in Carved Gilt Frame
Located in Brisbane, QLD
An exceptional Grand Tour souvenir in the form of a painted miniature copy of Raphael's famed self portrait, rendered on porcelain and framed in an elaborately carved and gilded timb...
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19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Porcelain, Giltwood

19th C. Italian Grand Tour Micro-Mosaic "Doves of Pliny" Box After Antiquity
By Vatican Mosaic Studio
Located in Atlanta, GA
Italian, likely Circa 1880. This beautiful box has an exceptional Grand Tour Micro-mosaic plaque depicting the Capitoline Doves or Doves of Pliny after the Roman antiquity. Also by ...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Slate, Bronze

A Pair of ‘Grand Tour’ Models of Ruins Celebrating the Corinthian Order
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Large Pair of Giallo Antico Marble ‘Grand Tour’ Models of Ruins Celebrating the Corinthian Order, Attributed To The Workshop Of Benedetto Boschetti. The Temple of Castor and Pollu...
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19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Marble

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 Furniture

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Marble

Pair of Giltwood Architectural Corinthian Columns in Grand Tour Style
Located in Nashville, TN
A nicely carved pair of 19th century Grand Tour period giltwood souvenirs of fluted columns with Corinthian capitals.Now mounted on contemporary acrylic bases with a back channel for...
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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Giltwood

Signed Italian Period Painting Neapolitan Landscape
Located in Roma, IT
Beautiful and exciting tempera painting by the great artist of the Posillipo School Girolamo Gianni. It depicts a striking view of the Gulf of Naples with Vesuvius and Castel Sant'El...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Wood, Paper

Pair of mid 20th century carved solid wood lions
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Pair of mid 20th century carved solid wood lions circa 1950. Here we offer a fine pair of decorative carved lions for the ultimate installation piece.  Heavily carved out of solid w...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Grand Tour Furniture

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Hardwood

A Near Pair of Venetian 19th Century Blue Lapis Lazuli and Marble Obelisks
Located in London, GB
A Near Pair of Lapis Lazuli Obelisks Veneered with the rare and semi-precious deep blue lapis admired for its intense colour, each obelisk with Carrara marble bases and moulding. Pr...
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19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Lapis Lazuli, Carrara Marble

Pair of Large Neoclassical Urns
Located in New York, NY
Pair of large neoclassical urns. Grand tour patinated copper craters after the antique with swan-form handles from Naples. Italy, early 19th century. Dimension: 24.5" H x 15" D X 1...
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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Copper

Italian Neoclassical Bronze Floor Lamp with Paw Feet
Located in Stamford, CT
Beautifully cast Italian neoclassical style bronze floor lamp modeled after an original excavated at Pompeii or Herculaneum. With acanthus leaf decoration above and below the reeded ...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Bronze

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

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Bronze

Antique Bronze Etruscan Candelabrum 19th Century
Located in London, GB
An exquisitely cast and patinated bronze 'Etruscan' candelabrum in the Grand Tour taste. France or Italy, mid- to late 19th century. Why we like it We love the finest quality of cas...
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19th Century French Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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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

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Belgian Black Marble, Bronze

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 or The Pancrastinae...
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19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Bronze

Bronze Bust on Marble Base
Located in New York, NY
A substantial bronze bust on marble base, circa early-20th century, Europe. Bronze bust has a verdigris finish attached to a cylindrical Carrara marble column plinth base. A great de...
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Mid-20th Century European Grand Tour Furniture

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Marble, Carrara Marble, Bronze

Pair of Antique French Garden Cast Iron Half Round Urn Form Fluted Wall Planters
Located in St. Louis, MO
Pair of unusual early 20th century antique French cast iron half round demilune wall mounted urn form wall planters. Having traces of blue paint, e...
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1920s French Vintage Grand Tour Furniture

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Metal

Italian 19th Century Neoclassical Style Ormolu and Marble Columns w/ Orb Finials
Located in Savannah, GA
This outstanding and high quality pair of Italian 19th century Neo-Classical style Grand Tour period columns feature embossed gilded ormolu and orb finials atop. They are raised by ...
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1820s Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Marble, Brass, Ormolu

19th Century Grand Tour Bronze Stag Form Rhyton Cup
Located in New York, NY
Our antique Grand Tour period rhyton cup in the form of a deer head has a fine verdigris patina and stands 10 inches tall. Apparently unsigned.
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Bronze

Venus and Cupid Bronze After Henri Emile Adrien Trodoux Bronze Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Antique (19th century) patinated bronze sculpture, Amour Desarme (Love Disarmed) after the original model by Henri Emile Adrien Trodoux (1815-1881), depicting the Roman goddess, Venu...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Bronze

1911 Baedekers Guide to Switzerland
Located in Seguin, TX
Baedeker's Switzerland. Handbook for travelers by Karl Baedeker. Published by Baedeker, Leipzig, 1911. Since the 1830's Baedeker set the standard for authoritative pocket guidebooks ...
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Late 19th Century German Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Paper

19th C. Grand Tour Bronze Apollo Belvedere After Leochares, Votive or Oil Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Grand Tour Bronze Apollo Belvedere After Leochares, Votive, or Oil Lamp Italy, circa late 19th century  A fine example of classical antiquity is this exquisite Grand Tour bronze sc...
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19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Bronze

A Finely Sculpted Grand Tour Style Model of The Temple of Vespasian, Circa 1900
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
The large & finely sculpted alabaster structure showing a trio of fluted columns terminating to finely carved Corinthian capitals, supporting an entablature with a carved frieze illu...
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Early 20th Century Italian Grand Tour Furniture

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Alabaster

19th Century Petite Italian Grand Tour Souvenir Bronze Bust of Dante Alighieri
Located in Pearland, TX
A fine antique 19th Century petite Grand Tour souvenir bronze bust of Italian poet Dante Alighieri. This handsome bust is well cast with exquisite details and lovely original patina....
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19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Bronze

Carved Giltwood Grand Tour Style Military Wall Trophy
Located in Nashville, TN
Presents very well with crisp and well defined carving . A Giltwood wall carved trophy. The banners tilt out , with center helmet and shield .Of military inspiration against back...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Grand Tour Furniture

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Giltwood

Travertine Stone Mediterrane Mid-Century Modern Obelisks Grand Your Style
Located in Miami, FL
1980s Italian Beige Travertine Stone Obelisk in the Style of Grand Tour. Look great as display and also very useful as bookends. Handcrafted and Parts of Label at the base.
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1980s Italian Vintage Grand Tour Furniture

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Travertine

Set Six 19th Century Grand Tour Bronze Portraits Carved Marble Frame
Located in Madrid, ES
Excellent set of six profile portraits in bas-relief with bronze cameo as a souvenir from the Italian 'Grand Tour' of the late 18th century of Greek and Roman personalities, those re...
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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Belgian Black Marble, Breccia Marble, Bronze

Large Grand Tour Bronze Model of the Place Vendôme, With Napoleon
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Large Grand Tour Bronze Model of the Place Vendôme, With Napoleon France, circa 1870s This exceptional Grand Tour bronze model of the Place Vendôme, dating back to the 1870s in France, is a magnificent tribute to history and artistry. Standing at an impressive height of 26 inches and mounted on a 6.75-inch square Belgian Black Marble base with a bronze fence...
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19th Century French Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Belgian Black Marble, Bronze

Pair of Roman Grand Tour Bronze & Ormolu Serpent Motif Vases/ Ewers/Urns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of Roman Grand Tour Bronze and Ormolu Serpent Motif Vases/ Ewers/Urns  Italy, circa 1880s A beautiful pair of Roman Grand Tour Bronze and Ormolu Serpent Motif Vases, Ewers, and...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Marble, Ormolu, Bronze

Baedeker's Germany Travel Guides 1897 & 1914 - a Pair
Located in Seguin, TX
Baedeker's Northern, 1897 and Southern Germany, 1914. Handbook for travelers by Karl Baedeker. Published by Baedeker, Leipzig, 1897/1914. Since the 1830's Baedeker set the standard ...
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Late 19th Century German Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Paper

19th Century, Grand Tour Bronze Sphinx Statue on Sienna Marble Base
Located in Atlanta, GA
French or Italian, circa late 19th century. An antique Grand Tour era bronze sculpture of an Egyptian sphinx in the Egyptian revival taste. Mounted to the original sienna marble bas...
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19th Century French Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Siena Marble, Bronze

Onyx Obelisks Grand Tour Style Italy Bookend Home Accents Room Accessoire
Located in Miami, FL
This is a tall vibrant Onyx Obelisks or Bookend with natural details and sleek splendor lines. Attributed to Raymor and made in Italy circa late 1970s. Note the natural banded patter...
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1970s Italian Vintage Grand Tour Furniture

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Onyx

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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