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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
Lorenzo de Medici Marble Sculpture After Michelangelo
Located in New York, NY
Our antique (late 19th century) white marble Grand Tour sculpture of Lorenzo de Medici, Duke of Urbino (1492-1515). Sculpture 22 by 9 by 10 inches. The sculpture, carved from Carr...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Carrara Marble

C 19th Venetian Carved Gondolier Figure Candlestand
By Venetian School
Located in Dereham, GB
C 19th Venetian Carved Gondolier Figure Candlestand, With Polychrome Decoration Gondolier, Holding a paddle & Cornucopia shaped holder for Candle. Standing on part gondola The Se...
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1830s Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Pine

Antique 1920’s Grand Tour Italian Venice Majolica Vase
Located in New Orleans, LA
An antique, grand tour, Italian hand painted and transfer ware majolica handled vase with panels depicting Ancient Greek Society, handles in the shape of winged griffin's and grotesq...
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1920s Italian Vintage Grand Tour Furniture

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Majolica

Pair Of Antique Putto Bookends, Italian, Decor, Cherub, Grand Tour, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a pair of antique putto bookends. An Italian, plaster decorative cherub book rest in Grand Tour taste, dating to the early Victorian period, circ...
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1850s Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Plaster

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...
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Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Bronze

Italian marble dust Relief of Roman Emperor with Gilt Frame
Located in New York, NY
Circular Italian style marble dust relief plaque depicting a Roman emperor, possibly Nero, mounted in later carved laurel wreath gilt plaster frame meas...
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Early 2000s Unknown Grand Tour Furniture

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Marble

Grand Tour Statuary Marble Relief of a Roman Emperor
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A mid 18th century Grand Tour white statuary marble relief of a Roman emperor, possibly Augustus Caesar, presented on a custom-made steel stand as pictured. Deeply carved in relief,...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Statuary Marble, Steel

Pair of Giustiniani Egyptomania Pottery Plates with Gilt Borders
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A pair of Giustiniani Egyptomania pottery plates with gilt borders 19th century, impressed script Giustiniani, and other characters.
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19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Pottery

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 ...
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1960s Italian Vintage Grand Tour Furniture

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Alabaster

19th C Italian Diminutive Grand Tour Bronze Nude Athlete on Lapis, Lazuli Base
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th century Italian Diminutive Grand Tour Bronze Nude Athlete on Lapis -Lazuli Base Italy, Attributed Naples Foundry, circa 1875 This 19th-century Italian bronze sculpture, attribut...
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19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Lapis Lazuli, 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

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

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Wood

An Italian Grand Tour Porphyry and Sienna Marble Paperweight, late 19th century
Located in Spencertown, NY
The profile of Caesar in profile in high relief. The yellow marble base with stepped edges.
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19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Marble, Porphyry

19th Century French Grand Tour Style Eight Panel Painted Screen
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Fantastic monumental late 19th century French painted oil on canvas folding eight-panel screen. The large screen measures over 14 feet long and features neoclassical and grand tour t...
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19th Century French Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Canvas, Wood

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

Neoclassical Solid Marble Black, Brown and Gray Obelisk
Located in Elkhart, IN
A stunning neoclassical or Grand Tour style solid marble black, brown & gray obelisk Measures: 3.5"W x 3.5"D x 16"H. Very good original vintage condition.
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Late 20th Century Pakistani Grand Tour Furniture

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Marble

Italian Grand Tour Bronze Sculpture of The Dancing Satyr With Cymbals
Located in Bradenton, FL
19th Century Grand Tour Bronze Sculpture of The Dancing Satyr With Cymbals. Satyrs are roguish figures from ancient mythology known for their love of wine, music, and mischief. This ...
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19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Bronze

Antique Limestone Statue of The Uffizi Boar
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
After the antique, a finely modelled and weathered limestone garden ornament. This classical sculpture is generally thought to be based on the story of the slaying of the Calydoni...
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20th Century English Grand Tour Furniture

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Limestone

Grand Tour Bronze Thermometer of the Luxor Obelisk, Paris
Located in Stamford, CT
A bronze cast of the Luxor Obelsik, one side a thermometer. This was a popular Grad Tour souvenir in the late 19th century. Mounted on a polished black slate base. 8.5 inches high by 3.5 by 3.5 The Luxor Obelisk...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Bronze

Carved Alabaster Bookend Columns from Volterra in the Style of the Grand Tour
Located in Roma, IT
A pair of vintage bookends made in Italy, in Volterra to be precise, as attested by the adhesive label still present under the base. Dating back to around the mid-20th century, these...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Grand Tour Furniture

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Alabaster

Vintage Boho Ceramic Bust of Marcus Aurelius
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Evoking the timeless allure of a Grand Tour souvenir, this handsome vintage bust captures the noble spirit of classical Roman sculpture. Meticulously cast in plaster or a fine cerami...
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Late 20th Century Italian Grand Tour Furniture

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Ceramic, Plaster, Wood

Antique Grand Tour Bronze Sculpture of the Crouching Venus after Giambologna
By Giambologna
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A very fine Grand Tour bronze sculpture. Modeled after the 'Crouching Venus' by Giambologna. Depicting Venus surprised at her bath with an overturned urn at her feet. Mounted o...
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19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Bronze

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

1960s Italian Grand Tour Style Leather & Burlwood Column Motif Pen Stand/Box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
1960s Italian Grand Tour Style Leather & Burlwood Column Motif Pen Stand/Box Italy, 1960s This Italian Grand Tour style pen stand/box from the 1960s i...
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20th Century Italian Grand Tour Furniture

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Leather, Burl

Incredible Rare 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Scagliola Center Table
Located in Richmond, VA
Incredible rare 19th century Italian Grand Tour scagliola center table. The classical inspired table features the Greek key decorated lintel top supported by a tryptich of monop...
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19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Scagliola

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

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Bronze

Pair of 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Tazze in Polychrome Marbles
Located in Kinderhook, NY
Pair of 19th century Italian 'grand tour' tazze or shallow urns of neoclassical form composed of ancient Roman marbles; the tazze having round giallo antico bowls and socles on squar...
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19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Marble

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...
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19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Slate

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

A Grand Tour Italian Specimen Marble Paperweight
Located in Spencertown, NY
The white ground inlaid with specimen marbles and porphyry with ridges on 2 sides
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Marble

Antique Italian Statuary Marble Sculpture of Dirce after Lorenzo Bartolini
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An antique Italian white statuary marble sculpture of Dirce after Lorenzo Bartolini (1777-1850). This beautiful marble is carved after one of Lorenzo Bartolini's most successful scu...
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Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Marble, Statuary Marble

19th C Grand Tour Painting on Porcelain View of Vatican/St. Peter's Basilica
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th century Grand Tour Painting on Porcelain View of Vatican/St. Peter's Basilica Italy, circa 1880s Standing in rectangular gilt bronze engraved frame with applied stylized flo...
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Late 19th Century Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Bronze

19th Centrury Italian Bronze Sculpture of a Vestal Virgin
Located in Dresden, DE
This 19th Century Italian Grand Tour sculpture depicts a Vestal Virgin, who were devoted priestesses of Vesta in ancient Rome, holding her water bowl. Vestals watched over the sacred...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Bronze

a Grand Tour Etruscan Cast Iron Painted Vase Urn
Located in Madrid, ES
A beautiful Gran Tour vase, of Etruscan inspiration in cast iron, decorated with geometric and vegetal drawings, both on the base and in other parts of the vase, it has two ring-shap...
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Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Iron

Grand Tour Plaster Figure Of The Dancing Faun
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
A 19th century Italian plaster figure of the dancing faun, patinated to look like bronze. Circa 1870
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19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Plaster

Imposing 19th-Century Gilt Sailor's Pricket with Mounted Natural Sea Fan- 62"H
Located in New York, NY
This striking and unusual piece showcases a large, natural sea fan meticulously mounted on an impressive 19th-century gilt sailor’s pricket, standing an impressive 62" tall. The pric...
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19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Coral

Grand Tour bust of a woman, Italy 19th century
Located in Greding, DE
Female bronze bust of a woman on a gilded foot, resting on a brown marble plinth with a black wooden base. Natural patina. Plinth 7 x 7 cm
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19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Marble, Bronze

Antique Grand Tour (Or Earlier) Chiseled Bronze Venetian Dolphin Sculpture
Located in Atlanta, GA
Italy, 19th century or earlier. We did find an example of this piece previously sold at auction that was said to be 16th or 17th century, however, we can not confirm that on our end. We are confident this is an old example and not a Maitland Smith reproduction. There is undesirable markings to under belly. This exquisite antique chiseled...
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19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Bronze

Grand Tour. Baroque style bronze table lamps, Italy, 1920s
Located in SANT ADRIÀ DE BESÒS, ES
Grand Tour style table lamps, Italy, early 20th century, set of 2. Bronze metal body in golden tones, slightly darkened. With a neoclassical and eclectic style, these lamps have a ce...
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Early 20th Century Italian Grand Tour Furniture

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Metal, Bronze

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...
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19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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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

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Metal, Bronze

French 19th Century Mahogany Card Table, Crimson Baize Surface & Brass Inlay
Located in London, GB
This beautiful card, or games table was made in France in the mid 19th century. Please have a look at all out photographs for a closer look at the gorgeous mahogany with brass inla...
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19th Century French Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Brass

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.
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1860s Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Marble

Large Carved Giallo Antico Grand Tour Model of the Temple of Castor and Pollux
Located in London, GB
An unusually large carved Giallo Antico grand tour model of the temple of Caster and Pollux of impressive scale the fragmented architrave and cornice in the Corinthian order...
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Mid-19th Century Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Marble

German Glazed Terracotta Monkey Tile by Karlshrue
Located in Houston, TX
German glazed terracotta monkey tile by Karlshrue. German glazed terra cotta or Majolica monkey tile by Karlshrue, circa 1920. This gorgeous wall art depicts two monkeys on a tree br...
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1920s German Vintage Grand Tour Furniture

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Terracotta

A Fine Pair of Early 20th Century Silver Plated Townley Vases, Circa 1920
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A fine pair of early 20th century silver plated Townley Vases, after the antique. Both vases of ovoid form with volute handles, decorated overall with a Bacchanalian themed bas-relie...
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Early 20th Century English Grand Tour Furniture

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Silver Plate

Pair of 19th Century Gouache Naples Scene Paintings
Located in New York, NY
A pair of large scale Neapolitan “Grand Tour”gouaches depicting the Bay of Naples and Mount Vesuvius having wooden frames with a marbleized finish. circa 1850.
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1850s European Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Paint, Canvas

Italian Grand Tour Antique Bronze Sculpture, Bust of Julius Caesar
Located in Shippensburg, PA
A finely cast and beautifully patinated bust of Julius Caesar, it likely originates from Rome circa the third quarter of the 19th century and rests over its original violet breché ma...
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19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Marble, Bronze

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.
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1970s Italian Vintage Grand Tour Furniture

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Marble

Pair Carved and Polychromed Figural Venitian Wall Brackets
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
This fanciful pair of hand carved, gilded, and polychrome figural wall brackets were made in the 19th Century in Venice, Italy. They feature fanc...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Wood

Studio of Pompeo Batoni, “Madonna of the Annunciation– Mid-18th Century Italian
Located in Seaford, GB
Country HouseAn exceptional mid-18th-century oil painting from the Studio of Pompeo Batoni (1708–1787), presenting a revered composition: The Madonna of the Annunciation. This rema...
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Mid-17th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Canvas

Italian Grand Tour Red Marble Model of Trajan’s Column
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An Italian Grand Tour rosso antico red marble model of Trajan’s Column, circa 1840. Once a Grand Tour souvenir acquired by an adventurer exploring Europe, this decorative model colu...
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Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Marble, Bronze

Early 20th Century Sculpture Plaster Bust of Platon
Located in Madrid, ES
An academy bust in plaster representing a Greek philosopher, possibly Platon, the bust has a high quality of execution and is slightly patinated.
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Mid-20th Century Spanish Grand Tour Furniture

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Plaster

Antique Grand Tour Marble Campagna Pedestal Urn
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An antique early 19th century marble campagna pedestal urn in the Grand Tour manner. This urns gadrooned body is topped with a striking flared rim supported on a beautifully smooth ...
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Early 19th Century English Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Marble, Serpentine

Hand Wood Big Serving Tray
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
Hands means protection, sheltering and coziness This tray is made out of Birchwood and is a different and original option for home serving trays.     
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21st Century and Contemporary Romanian Grand Tour Furniture

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Wood

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...
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Late 19th Century Unknown 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

Pair of Terracotta Lions, after Canova, 19th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
The pair of recumbent lions facing towards each other.
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19th Century English Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Terracotta

Antique Giallo Antico Marble Grand Tour Column of Phocas
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An antique Grand Tour marble and bronze sculpture of Phocas. Surmounted by a bronze figure, inscribed with latin to the pedestal, and set on a stepped levanto marble base, this anti...
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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Marble

Giustiniani Egyptomania Pottery Plate with Anubis
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Giustiniani Egyptomania pottery plate with Anubis and gilt highlights Neapolitan manufacture (Biagio Giustiniani & Sons) dated to 1830-1840, impressed s...
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19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Pottery

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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