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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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Item Ships From: USA
Style: Grand Tour
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

Antique French Grand Tour Gilt Bronze Architectural Model Arc de Triomphe 1825
Located in Portland, OR
A fine early 19th century grand tour gilt bronze architectural model of the Arc de Triomphe, French, circa 1825. This very fine grand tour model of one of France's most celebrated monuments, having pediment with concealed hinged lid opening to a storage reservoir. The bronze having silver relief figural group plaques, the model is mounted on a black marble oval base, the model made by Leblanc Freres...
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1820s French Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Marble, Bronze

19th Century Italian Grand Tour Bronze of Atlas On A Stand With Turtle
Located in Stamford, CT
Italian Grand Tour bronze in the Renaissance style of Atlas on an elaborate tripod base ending in hoof feet. The Greek god Atlas is is depicted naked on top holding the world upon hi...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Bronze

An Italian Grand Tour Specimen Marble Paperweight, Late 19th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
The round paperweight framed in black marble, with porphyry and sienna marble and other marble specimens. The center in sienna marble with carved bea...
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1850s Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Belgian Black 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

Twenty Six Framed Engravings Of " Views of Ancient Buildings in Rome"
Located in Essex, MA
By Matthew Dubourg [British, active 1808-1838]. Complete set of 26 views of the remains of ancient buildings in Rome and its vicinity. Beautifully matted with giltwood frames. Ready ...
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1820s English Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Giltwood, Paper

Anglo Indian Grand Tour Miniature Taj Mahal Painting In Carved Rosewood Frame
Located in Atlanta, GA
Embark on a journey through time with this extraordinary antique Anglo-Indian Grand Tour Era Miniature Taj Mahal Painting, nestled within a beautifu...
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19th Century Indian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Enamel

pair of Italian 19th century Ormolu, Mahogany, and bronze statues/columns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome and finely detailed true pair of Italian 19th century Grand Tour period Ormolu, Mahogany, and patinated Bronze columns and statues. Each column is raised by a square Mahog...
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19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Bronze, Ormolu

19th century Grand Tour period Alabaster and Marble bust of Athena
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A wonderful and small scale Italian 19th century Grand Tour period Alabaster and Verde Ranocchia Marble bust of Athena Of Velletri. This most charming bust is raised on square Ranocc...
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19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Alabaster, Marble

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

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

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Marble

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

Vintage Grand Tour Relief Mirror
Located in west palm beach, FL
Journey through history with our Vintage Grand Tour Relief Mirror. American-crafted with intricate relief detailing, this mirror captures the essence of the grand tour era, blending ...
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Mid-20th Century American Grand Tour Furniture

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Mirror, Wood

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

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 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

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

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

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 or model of an armory; it is 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

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

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

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

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

Etruscan Revival Bronze Floor Lamp
Located in Essex, MA
Nicely cast with paw feet.
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Late 19th Century European 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Grand Tour Patinated Bronze Model of the Temple of Vesta, Italian, 19th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
The model, made as an inkwell and lacking it's cover.
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19th Century Italian 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

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

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

'Grand Tour' Old Master Drawing of a Seated Male Nude Antique Statue Torso
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
'Grand Tour' old master drawing of a seated male nude antique statue torso Italy 18th century or older Drawing (sight): 15" W x 20.75" H; Framed: 25.5" W x 32" H x 2" D. An exquisite 'Grand Tour' Old Master drawing from Italy, dating back to the 18th century or even earlier. This captivating piece measures 32 inches high by 25.5 inches wide when framed.  This finely executed Grisaille chalk/pencil artwork measures 20.75 inches in height and 15 inches in width within its later neoclassical frame. The drawing skillfully captures the essence of a Roman antique-carved marble male torso...
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18th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Glass, Giltwood, Paper

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

Grand Tour Style Stag Patinated Bronze Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Grand Tour Style Young Stag Patinated Bronze Sculpture, Circa 20th Century, on a black painted wood base. Overall: 13.75" H x 7.5" W x 4.5" D.
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20th Century Grand Tour Furniture

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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

New antique-style Romanesque pewter pitcher by Arte Italica - Made in Italy
Located in Leesburg, VA
A new all'antica Roman revival inspired high quality pitcher in the manner of 18th century productions. Each vintage-style piece produced by Arte Italica is a marriage of the highest...
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2010s Italian Grand Tour Furniture

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Pewter

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

Pair of Grand Tour Bronze Tazzas on Marble Plinths, Italy, Circa:1890
Located in Alexandria, VA
This pair of hand-cast bronze Edwardian tazzas on Sienna marble plinths were copied from Classical ancient Roman/Greek urns being excavated all over the former Roman Empire. The cast...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Marble, Bronze

Alabaster Column Lamps
Located in Savannah, GA
A pair of Italian alabaster table lamps, mid 20th century. Columnar-form with tapering fluted columns on round feet with ionic capitals, elevated by square plinths. 5 ½ inches wide ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Grand Tour Furniture

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Alabaster

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

Vintage Grand Tour Gladiator Original Oil on Canvas
Located in west palm beach, FL
Vintage grand tour painting depicting a gladiator holding a lions mouth open. A combination of soft browns and tans on canvas. Acquired from a Palm Beach estate.
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Mid-20th Century American Grand Tour Furniture

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Canvas, Wood, Paint

Anthony Redmile Profile Relief of Perseus
Located in Hanover, MA
Wall mounted profile in relief of Perseus in cast marble resin and fiberglass by Anthony Redmile (born 1940) of London circa 1990, after a bronze bas relief sculpture by Edmond Louis...
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1990s British Grand Tour Furniture

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Resin, Fiberglass

19th Century, French Grand Tour "4 Seasons" Bronze & Sienna Marble Urn Lamps
Located in Atlanta, GA
French, 19th century. A pair of good quality bronze urns decorated with playful cherub or putti. The putti figures each represent one of the four season graces after the original my...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Siena Marble, Bronze

Antique Neoclassical Grand Tour Giltwood Architectural Columns, a Pair
Located in Elkhart, IN
A stunning pair of Grand Tour or Neoclassical gilt wood architectural tabletop columns. Italy, Early 20th Century Measures: 5.13"W x 5.13"D x 18.75"H. Good vintage condition.
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Early 20th Century Italian Grand Tour Furniture

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Giltwood

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

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Paint, Giltwood, Canvas

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

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Canvas, Giltwood, Paint

Corpus by Alejandra Figueroa Sculpture Photograpy Book
Located in Seguin, TX
Corpus by Alejandra Figueroa. Published by Rizzoli, New York, 2004. A series of black-and-white photographs of statues from the world's greate...
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Early 2000s American Grand Tour Furniture

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Paper

Grand Tour Style Greek or Roman Plaster Foot Sculpture
Located in Elkhart, IN
A gorgeous Grand Tour style cast plaster sculpture of an Ancient Greek or Roman foot USA, Late 20th Century Measures: 10"W x 4.5"D x 6.5"H. Very good vintage condition.
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Late 20th Century American Grand Tour Furniture

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Plaster

Pair of Cabinet Size Roman Classical Urns or Vases
Located in Rochester, NY
Pair of Roman classical two handled urns. Patinated cast iron. Mid 19th century grand tour.
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19th Century European Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Iron

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 and Greek satyrs by Romans, or followe...
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19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Bronze

Italian Grand Tour Classical Verdigris Bronze Sculpture of Narcissus
Located in Bradenton, FL
Italian Classical bronze sculpture of Narcissus with a verdigris patina, believed to by Chiurazzi, or a similar foundry, Naples, circa 1900. Narcissus is shown nude except for a pai...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Bronze

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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