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.
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Item Ships From: USA
Style: Grand Tour
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.
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Grand Tour Furniture
Materials
Giltwood
Grand Tour Bronze, Two-Tone Enamel & Pietra Dura Dressing Box or Humidor C. 1880
Located in Atlanta, GA
This exceptional Grand Tour dressing box or humidor, crafted in France circa 1880, epitomizes the luxurious design and meticulous craftsmanship of the late 19th century. Constructed ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Grand Tour Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Enamel
Grand Tour Model of the Eiffel Tower, Now as a Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Grand Tour model of the Eiffel Tower, now as a lamp, newly wired. The architectural model stands 30" high, 33" high to the top of the socket.
Category
Early 20th Century French Grand Tour Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
Large Specimen Marble Obelisks, Grand Tour Style
Located in El Monte, CA
A superb pair of specimen marble obelisks constructed from a variety of specimen marbles. The highly decorative and large scale pair complements traditional and contemporary interiors.
Category
20th Century Grand Tour Furniture
Materials
Marble
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.
Category
Early 20th Century French Grand Tour Furniture
Materials
Plaster
Antique Italian Grand Tour Bronze Hunting Putti Sculptures Statues Marble 1850
Located in Portland, OR
A very fine pair of Italian Grand Tour putti bronze statues on Breccia marble bases, circa 1850.
One of the nicest pairs of antique Grand Tour bronze putti we have had in a while, th...
Category
1850s Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture
Materials
Breccia Marble, Bronze
Grand Tour Italian Neoclassical Patinated Bronze Urn Warwick Vase
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Stunning Grand Tour neoclassical urn or cachepot having fancy decoration on the outside and gilded metal interior. 5.5 diameter 9" w handle to handle Opening is 3.75"
(Connie)
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Italian Grand Tour Style Patinated Bronze Lamp
Located in Bradenton, FL
An Italian Grand Tour style patinated metal vessel now mounted as an ancient looking lamp. Paw feet supporting three columns with lion head tops with rings in their mouths. The cente...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Grand Tour Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Italian Grand Tour Carved Yellow Alabaster Bookends
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Grand Tour Column Bookends in Yellow Carved Alabaster from Italy, circa 1960s
Bookends are marked with authentic period stickers "Hand Carved", "Archer ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Grand Tour Furniture
Materials
Alabaster
Diane De Gabies Silvered Grand Tour Bronze Sculpture by Gautier & Albinet
By Gautier A Paris
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A finely scaled model of the Diane de Gabies published by Gautier and Albinet.
With a wonderful distressed silvered surface throughout.
The Diane de Gabies is modeled after th...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Grand Tour Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Antique Grand Tour French Bronze Bust Trojan Greek General Ajax Table Lamp
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Grand Tour French Bronze Bust Trojan Greek General Ajax Table Lamp. Item features a stately patinated bronze bust depicting the famous Greek war general Ajax with some of the...
Category
Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Grand Tour Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Grand Tour Pencil Drawing "Remains of the Parthenon" Fine Carved Frame
Located in Atlanta, GA
Charles Lamson Swasey (American New Bedford Massachusetts, 1815-1888).
This wonderful grand tour graphite on paper drawing was done in December 1839 and depicts the remains of the ...
Category
19th Century American Antique Grand Tour Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paper
Monumental Marble Inlaid Obelisks, Grand Tour Style
Located in El Monte, CA
Unique monumental Italian 19th Century Grand Tour Style Specimen marble inlaid obelisks. Marble is precisely cut and inlaid into a fine two-tone...
Category
20th Century European Grand Tour Furniture
Materials
Marble
Three Italian Framed Watercolors of Scenes of Rome
Located in Essex, MA
Nicely framed and newly matted. The pantheon, forum and temple of Hercules Victor.
Category
1860s Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture
Materials
Other
Collection of Granite Samples, 19th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
The folio made of strong card stock opens to reveal 12 samples with each specimen described in French. Measures: Each Specimen 2 1/2” x 1 1/2”. Case closed. 5”x9” 1/2”.
Category
19th Century French Antique Grand Tour Furniture
Materials
Granite
19th Century Grand Tour Italian Corinthian Column Bronze Candle Holders, Pair
Located in Elkhart, IN
A gorgeous pair of grand tour neoclassical gilded bronze Corinthian column candlestick holders
Italy, circa Mid-19th Century
Measures: 5.5"W x 5.5"D x 12.13"H.
Very good ori...
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Grand Tour Marmo Rosso Model of the Tomb of Scipio, Italian, 19th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
The red marble sarchophagus mounted on a slate base. Removing the top reveals an empty well.
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture
Materials
Marble
Spécimen Marble Surtout De Table
Located in Spencertown, NY
The table stand with orange/red marble border enclosing 25 different marble samples on a black slate base and four gilt bronze feet.
Category
20th Century Italian Grand Tour Furniture
Materials
Marble
Travertine Stone Mediterrane Mid-Century Modern Obelisks Grand Your Style
By Raymor
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.
A-510-335
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Grand Tour Furniture
Materials
Travertine
Apollo and Diana Plaster Busts
Located in Savannah, GA
A pair of modern grand tour plaster busts depicting Apollo and Diana, circa 1940s.
5 ½ inches wide by 4 ¼ inches deep by 10 ½ inches tall
Good overall with some discoloration and ...
Category
1940s Unknown Vintage Grand Tour Furniture
Materials
Plaster
Pair Of Italian Grand Tour Marble Obelisks
Located in Essex, MA
Typical form with different marbles.
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture
Materials
Marble
A Large Vintage Pair of Grand Tour Style Marble Inlaid Obelisks, 1970
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Large Vintage Pair of Grand Tour Style Marble Inlaid Obelisks, 1970
Standing 52" tall, these pair of obelisks are in excellent condition.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Grand Tour Furniture
Materials
Marble
Bust in the Grand Tour Style of Greek God Dionysus
Located in Memphis, TN
An Exceptional Large grand Tour Style Hellenistic Bust Of Greek God Dionysus. Highly detailed classical bust made of cast marble aka “marble dust.” Replica of Greek classical sculpt...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Grand Tour Furniture
Materials
Marble
Large Italian Style Patinated Bronze Lamp
Located in Bradenton, FL
Large Italian style patinated metal vessel now mounted as an ancient looking lamp. Paw feet supporting three columns with lion head tops with rings in their mouths. The center in the...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Grand Tour Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Antique Grand Tour Patinated Bronze Dogs Seated on Sienna Marble Plinths
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful pair of 19th century antique grand tour patinated bronze dogs seated on siena marble plinths. Each dog is beautifully cast and hand-chiseled with meticulous craftsmanship...
Category
1880s Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture
Materials
Siena Marble, Bronze
Pair of Terracotta Lions, after Canova, 19th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
The pair of recumbent lions facing towards each other.
Category
19th Century English Antique Grand Tour Furniture
Materials
Terracotta
Bronze Bust of Caesar Augustus
Located in Essex, MA
Very heavy and beautifully cast with great patina.
Category
1880s Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Large Grand Tour Style Faux Porphyry and Gilt Bronze Obelisks
Located in New York, NY
A Pair of Spectacular and very Large Grand Tour Style gilt bronze mounted faux Porphyry obelisks. Each very large faux Porphyry Obelisk is of square section tapering form with a shar...
Category
20th Century Italian Grand Tour Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Murano 12 Arm Chandelier in Gold and Ruby Red
Located in Charleston, SC
An absolute stunning 12 arm chandelier in murano glass. The glass on the arms is a clear with gold flecks and beautiful red details. The body of the chandelier is gold. The cur...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Grand Tour Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
German Thieme Porcelain Figural Group
Located in Astoria, NY
German Thieme Porcelain Figural Group, late 19th century, depicting figures on and around a wine barrel celebrating the grape harvest, with grape vine and floral encrusting on a circ...
Category
Late 19th Century German Antique Grand Tour Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Italian Grand Tour Bronze Bust of Dante
Located in San Francisco, CA
An exceptional large antique Italian Grand Tour Bronze and bust of Dante Alighieri, mid to late 19th century circa 1880. This fine bronze is modeled as the 13th century Italian Poet,...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture
Materials
Bronze
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.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Grand Tour Furniture
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
19th Century Italian Micro Mosaic Grand Tour Paperweight The Doves Of Pliny
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th Century Italian micro mosaic Grand Tour paperweight - The Doves of Pliny.
Rome - Circa 1870.
Cartouche shaped black slate ground, inset...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture
Materials
Slate
Italian Grand Tour 19th C. Bronze Statue of Silenus Cradling Infant Dionysus
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Italian Grand Tour 19th Century Bronze Statue of Silenus Cradling the Infant Dionysus
Very fine bronze statue of Silenus and the infant Dionysus. This well cast figure of Silenus is...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze
19th Century Seated Cherub Bronze on Marble Base
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
19th Century Seated Cherub Bronze on Marble Base. Handsome piece for any desk, table or surface. Purchased in France on 15/2024. One leg on chair is broken. Price accordingly. Se...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Grand Tour Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Venetian Gilded And Painted Grotto Table
Located in Essex, MA
With a scallop shell top and naturalistic tree limb support with coral and oyster shell three part legs.
Category
1850s Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture
Materials
Giltwood
A Large and Fine 19th Century Italian Pietra Dura Still-Life Framed Panel
Located in New York, NY
A Large and Fine Quality 19th Century Italian Pietra Dura Still-Life Framed Panel. The panel is an inlaid pietra dura composition set within a giltwood frame. It features a polished ...
Category
1870s Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture
Materials
Marble
Italian Alabaster Obelisks - A Pair
Located in Savannah, GA
A pair of Italian alabaster obelisks, mid 20th century. With removable caps and drilled for lamp conversion.
larger: 5 inches wide by 20 inches tall
smaller: 4 ¼ inches wide by 14 ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Grand Tour Furniture
Materials
Alabaster
Italian 19th Century Grand Tour Period Bronze Statue of the Borghese Gladiator
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An impressive and high quality Italian 19th century Grand Tour Period patinated bronze statue of the Borghese Gladiator. The statue is raised by a rectangular base where the handsome...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Italian Grand Tour Etruscan Floor Lamp
Located in Essex, MA
Not currently fitted for electricity but can be. Just needs wiring which can be done .
Category
1880s Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Theodore Alexander Bronze & Marble Column Lamp
Located in Savannah, GA
A Theodore Alexander grand tour style bronze and marble column lamp.
5 inches wide by 5 inches deep by 33 ½ inches tall; 20 ¾ inches tall to...
Category
Late 20th Century Grand Tour Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Italian Micromosaic and Specimen Marble Occasional Table
Located in Essex, MA
Circular top now cemented in a wrought iron base with scrolled legs. Top with central view of the Coliseum and surrounded by various hardstones including porphyry.
Category
1860s Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture
Materials
Marble
Mid-19th Century Grand Tour Bronze Statue of the Arc De Triomph
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Wonderful statue of the Arc De Triomph made of bronze and marble. It has so many details. It is in good vintage condition and reminds in its original patina. The marble has no chips ...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Grand Tour Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Grand Tour Mid 19th Century Neoclassical Marble Gueridon
Located in Essex, MA
Mid 19th century carved marble gueridon in the neoclassical taste. All marble. Carved throughout. Top carved in full classical style. Monopod lion legs , tripartate base. Wonderful t...
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture
Materials
Siena Marble, Statuary Marble
19th Century Grand Tour Greco-Roman Oil Lamp Form Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
Antique (late 19th century) continental Grand Tour style patinated and gilt bronze chandelier in the form of a Greek or Roman oil lamp depicting the figure of the Greek god, Helios, ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Grand Tour Furniture
Materials
Bronze
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: 6.25"W x 2.5"D x 2"H.
Very good original vintage condition.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Grand Tour Furniture
Materials
Plaster
Pair of Grand Tour Bronze Urn Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
A pair of Grand Tour-period bronze urns that have been mounted as lamps. The bronze urn adorned with low-relief images of classical figures and foliate designs. The bases made of squ...
Category
Early 1800s Antique Grand Tour Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze
19th Century French Grand Tour Patinated Iron Napoleon’s Tomb Inkwell
Located in Stamford, CT
A mid 19th century Grand Tour, French, Inkwell in the form of Napoleon’s tomb. The patinated black iron tomb with removable lid revealing a sand sifter a...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Grand Tour Furniture
Materials
Iron
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 Furniture
Materials
Marble
Pair of Grand Tour Bronze Two-Handled Pompeiian Cups circa 1875
Located in Shippensburg, PA
GRAND TOUR PAIR OF BRONZE IVY AND VINE BAS-RELIEF DECORATED TWO-HANDLED 'SCYPHUS' (OR 'SKYPHOS') CUPS ON BLACK MARBLE SOCLE AFTER ANTIQUITY
Cast by the fo...
Category
19th Century French Antique Grand Tour Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze
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 Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Mid 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Sculpture
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Mid 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Sculpture
Unique piece purchased in France. Age appropriate wear, see detailed photos or message us with questions.
Category
19th Century French Antique Grand Tour Furniture
Materials
Silver Plate, Bronze
Vintage Italian Grand Tour Bronze Bust of Julius Augustus Caesar
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Italian Grand Tour Bronze Bust of Julius Augustus Caesar
A beautiful bust raised on a marble plinth base with a brass crest to dress up any home. Realistically cast and mode...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Grand Tour Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Vintage Solid Marble Orbs Spheres Mounted on Bases, Matched Pair
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Solid Marble Orbs Spheres Mounted on Bases, Matched Pair
Offered for sale is a pair of solid marble orbs or speres mounted on stepped marble bases in the Grand Tour style.
Category
20th Century Grand Tour Furniture
Materials
Marble
Vintage Grand Tour Painted Concrete Hercules Pedestal- a Pair
Located in west palm beach, FL
Fantastic pair of vintage concrete Hercules statues. They are great alone or add a stone top for the chicest garden console ever. Acquired from a Palm ...
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Grand Tour Furniture
Materials
Stone, Concrete
A Pair of 18th C. Italian Grand Tour Busts of Emperors Domitian and Nerva
Located in New York, NY
A Pair of Grand Tour Period 18th C. Italian Roman Busts of Emperors Domitian and Nerva. These busts depict the Roman Emperors Domitian and Nerva, and demonstrate finely cast and han...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Pair of Italian 19th Century Grand Tour Period Imperial Porphyry Tazzas
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An extremely elegant pair of Italian 19th century Neo-Classical st. Grand Tour period Imperial Porphyry tazzas. Each tazza with wonderful proportions is...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture
Materials
Porphyry
Plaster Bust of Roman Emperor Augustus on Wood Pedestal
Located in Elkhart, IN
A gorgeous bust of Roman emperor Augustus.
USA, Circa mid-20th century
Plaster bust on wood pedestal base
Measures: 2.75"W x 2.75"D x 7.5"H.
Good original vintage condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Grand Tour Furniture
Materials
Plaster, Wood
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.