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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.

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Style: Grand Tour
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...
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20th Century European Grand Tour Furniture

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Marble

Petite Antique Italian Grand Tour Style Bronze Figural Sculpture
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions- H: 6 1/2in W: 3 1/3in D: 3 1/4in This vintage Italian Grand Tour style bronze figural sculpture of a man on marble base is exceptional and was made with quality in mind!...
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20th Century Italian Grand Tour Furniture

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Marble, Bronze

Early 19th Century Empire Italian Marble Column
Located in Roma, IT
A beautiful, important column in black and white veined marble with a base and finial in pure white Carrara marble. The veins combine in a fascinating weave to form an elegant abstra...
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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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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 ...
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Mid-20th Century North American Grand Tour Furniture

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Stone, Concrete

Vintage Neo Classical Urn, Continental, Decorative Ornament, Grand Tour, C.1930
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage neo-classical urn. A Continental, Bakelite decorative ornament in Grand Tour taste, dating to the early 20th century, circa 1930. Striking forms, with serpentine f...
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1930s Italian Vintage Grand Tour Furniture

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Bakelite

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

Antique French Grand Tour Patinated Bronze Barbedienne Paris Warwick Vase
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Grand Tour Patinated Bronze Barbedienne Paris Warwick Vase. Circa Mid 19th Century. Measurements: 16" H x 18" W x 12" D. Weight approx. 60 lbs.
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Mid-19th Century Unknown Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Marble, Bronze

Grand Tour Style Greek Plaster Foot Sculpture
Located in Elkhart, IN
A gorgeous Grand Tour style cast plaster sculpture of an Ancient Greek or Roman foot Greece, Late 20th Century Measures: 7.88"W x 3.13"D x 4.5"H. Very good original vintage ...
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Late 20th Century Greek Grand Tour Furniture

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Plaster

Roman Bronze Oil Lamp With Theatrical Mask Handle
Located in Bradenton, FL
A rare Roman Grand Tour cast bronze oil lamp with a pear-shaped body leading to a curvaceous spout. Handle has a theatrical mask with expressive facial features and tight curly hair....
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19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Bronze

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

Framed Grand Tour Drawing of a Male Roman Bust
Located in Elkhart, IN
A gorgeous Italian Grand Tour framed drawing under glass of a Roman male bust statue Italy, Early 20th Century Pencil drawing on paper, with a newe...
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Early 20th Century Italian Grand Tour Furniture

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Glass, Wood, Paper

Large 19th Century Grand Tour Venus de Milo Marble Column
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Large 19th-century Grand Tour Venus de Milo Marble Column  France, circa 1880  A magnificent 19th-century Grand Tour Venus de Milo marble column from...
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19th Century French Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Marble, Bronze

Pair of Grand Tour Urns with Elephant Tripod Bases
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The beautiful marble on these vessels is worth the price of admission.
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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Marble, Bronze

Early 19th Century Bronze Mounted Figure
Located in Hudson, NY
Early 19th century mounted bronze 3/4 profile. Likely French but possibly English. Carved wooden backing custom just for this particular item. In the original frame and retaining an ...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Bronze

Pair of Serpentine Grand Tour Lions
Located in Cheshire, GB
Pair of serpentine Grand Tour lions.
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19th Century Unknown Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Serpentine

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

Antique Grand Tour Italian Capriccio Framed Oil on Board Paintings of a Landscap
Located in Elkhart, IN
A gorgeous pair of Grand Tour or Neoclassical style framed oil paintings of an Italian Capriccio landscape with ruins Italy, Early Century Oil on board, gilt frame Measures:...
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Early 20th Century Italian Grand Tour Furniture

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Wood, Giltwood, Paint

19th Century Statuary Marble Bust of the Braschi Antinous as Dionysus, Signed
Located in London, by appointment only
19th century statuary marble bust of the Braschi Antinous as Dionysus, Signed Puge 19th century statuary marble bust of Antinous as Dionysus, Sig...
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Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

Materials

Statuary Marble

Pair Of Italian Grand Tour Marble Obelisks
Located in Essex, MA
Typical form with different marbles.
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19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Marble

Hand-Painted Iron Tray - Persian
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
Bring artistic flair to your decor with our hand-painted iron tray, featuring a Persian inspired design. Perfect for adding color and character to coffee tables, shelves, or wall dis...
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21st Century and Contemporary Indian Grand Tour Furniture

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Iron

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

Materials

Plaster

Antique Grand Tour Bronze Sculpture of Goddess Diana by Mercié 19th Century
Located in London, GB
An elegant French Grand Tour bronze figure of the Greek Goddess Diana by Marius-Jean-Antonin Mercié, French 1845 - 1916, dating from Circa 1880. The seated and robed Goddess Diana is holding a bow and arrows with her head downcast and raised on a circular plinth. Diana was originally considered to be a goddess of the wilderness and of the hunt, a central sport in both Roman and Greek culture. Early Roman inscriptions to Diana celebrated her primarily as a huntress and patron of hunters. Add a beautiful classical element to your home with this delightful bronze. Condition: In excellent condition with no dings, dents or signs of repair. Please see photos for confirmation. Dimensions in cm: Height 41 x Width 29 x Depth 19 Dimensions in inches: Height 1 foot, 4 inches x Width 11 inches x Depth 7 inches Mercié entered the École des Beaux-Arts, Paris, and studied under Alexandre Falguière and François Jouffroy, and in 1868 gained the Grand Prix de Rome at the age of 23. His first great popular successes were the David and Gloria Victis, which was shown and received the Medal of Honour of the Paris Salon. The bronze was subsequently placed in the Square Montholon. The bronze David...
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Early 1800s French Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Bronze

Antique Pietra Dura Plaque attributed to Giovanni Montelatici, Florence, c. 1910
By Giovani Montelatici
Located in London, GB
A beautiful quality antique pietra dura plaque of an elderly couple, possibly by Giovanni Montelatici, made in Florence, Italy c. 1910. The image in this piece is all made of pietra...
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Early 20th Century Italian Grand Tour Furniture

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Stone

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

A Finely Sculpted Grand Tour Model of The Temple of Vespasian, Italy 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

Old Paris, Grand Tour Greek Exekias Style Vase Now as a Lamp
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Old Paris, Grand Tour Greek Exekias style vase now as a Lamp Painted in the style Exekias , circa 540-530 BC, with a pale yellow background and black figures Measures: 24" high to ...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Porcelain

Face Wood Big Serving Tray Red
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
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 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

Arch of Septimius Severus in Foro Boario Roman Engraving, c.1700
Located in Savannah, GA
An engraving of the Arch of Septimius Severus in Foro Boario, circa 1700. sight: 14 ¼ by 13 ¾ inches frame: 19 ½ by 19 inches
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Early 1700s Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Glass, Wood, Paper

19th Century Venetian Carved and Polychrome Wood Figural Torcheres or Stands
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
This amazing pair of of beautifully carved wood Venetian figures on separate columnar stands feature fine original paintwork and gilding.
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Wood

Late 19th Century Grand Tour Italian Bronze Sculpture of Nude Venus Candlestick
Located in Lisse, NL
Elegant and highly stylish candlestick or table lamp. This handcrafted and heavy quality, bronze candle stick or table lamp from the 1890-1910 era is in very good condition. This ro...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Bronze

Antique Minton Parian-ware Sculpture of Ariadne & the Panther by John Bell
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An antique Minton parian-ware and porcelain sculpture of Ariandne and the panther modelled by John Bell (1811-1895). Dating to the mid 19th century, this sculpture depicts the Creta...
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Mid-19th Century English Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Ceramic, Porcelain

Large Pair of 19th Century Italian Bronzes of Creugas and Demoxenos
Located in Dallas, TX
A large and fine pair of 19th century Italian male nudes depicting the Greek boxers Creugas and Damoxenos. These bronzes have a wonderful old patina...
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Late 19th Century Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Bronze

18th Century India Bronze Hanging Oil Lamp
Located in Bradenton, FL
18th Century Sri Lankan hanging bronze oil lamp with Makara head spout. Solid bronze. Can be hung or used as a stand-alone decorating piece. Great piece to use with any decor. Dimen...
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18th Century Sri Lankan Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Bronze

Vintage Italian Capriccio Framed Oil on Canvas Painting of Landscape With Ruins
Located in Elkhart, IN
A gorgeous Grand Tour style framed oil painting of an Italian Capriccio landscape with ruins Italy, Mid-20th Century Oil on canvas, gilt frame Measures: 9.5"W x 1"D x 9.5"H. Exce...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Grand Tour Furniture

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Canvas, Giltwood, Paint

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

Theodoric the Great Grand Tour Bronze, After Peter Vischer the Elder (1460-1529)
Located in Atlanta, GA
After Peter Vischer The Elder (1460-1529), Theodoric The Great, King of the Ostrogoths. Continental Bronze Figure of Gothic King Theodoric as a knight in armor after the artist Pete...
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Early 20th Century Italian Grand Tour Furniture

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Marble, Bronze

A Fine & Large 19th Century Grand Tour Serpentine Marble Socle, Italy Circa 1800
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
An impressively large mottled 'verde prato' serpentine socle of turned columnar form, rising from a stepped base to a flattened plateau above a cavetto-shaped edge. In relation to it...
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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Marble, Serpentine

Pair of Diminutive Italian Grand Tour Style Models of Two Sandaled Right Feet
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of Diminutive Italian Grand Tour Style Models of Two Sandaled Right Feet Italy, Circa 1960s A delightful and charming pair of diminutive Italian Grand Tour style models of two ...
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20th Century Italian Grand Tour Furniture

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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 Lover's Folio, Italian Walnut, Decorative, Grand Tour, Sleeve, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique lover's folio. An Italian, walnut and fruitwood decorative Grand Tour sleeve, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1900. Deli...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Walnut

Grand Tour Cinerarium - 18th century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
18th century Grand Tour Cinerarium Limestone, inlaid with Roman marble fragments and fresco's Annotation of finding spot indistinctively written on the fragments ("forum trajan","for...
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18th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Limestone, Marble

Antique Statuary Marble Bust of Diana
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An antique white statuary marble bust of Diana, ex Dunkirk Manor, Stroud, England. Dating to circa 1850, this Italian sculpture is of an impressive life size scale mounted on a circ...
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Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Marble, Statuary Marble

Pair of Italian Grand Tour Style Carrara Marble Table Lamps
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions: H: 29 1/4in W: 4 3/4in D: 4 3/4in Shade Dimension: W: 16 1/4in D: 14in This Pair of Italian Grand Tour Style Carrara Marble Table Lamps are truly made if the highest ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Grand Tour Furniture

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Marble, Carrara Marble, Brass

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.
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21st Century and Contemporary American Grand Tour Furniture

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Plaster

19th Century Bronze Sculpture, Venus Callipyge, Grand Tour, Sommer Napoli
By Fonderia Sommer Napoli
Located in Stockholm, SE
A fine and rare Neapolitan Grand Tour bronze of the Venus Callipyge, after the original in National Archeological Museum of Naples. Signed Sommer, Napoli. An erotic bronze, the name ...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Marble, Bronze

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...
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1850s Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Breccia Marble, Bronze

Antique 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Siena Marble Model of a Sarcophagus
Located in New York, NY
A Magnificent Antique 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Siena Marble Model of a Sarcophagus on a Rouge Marble Base. This piece is modeled in the manner of Benedetto Boschetti, featuri...
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Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Marble, Siena Marble

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

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

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Marble, Bronze

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...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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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.
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19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Marble

Antique Italian Marble Plaque of St. Helena
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A well-carved, early 20th century antique Italian marble plaque of the elegant St. Helena, after a sandstone relief by 15th century Italian sculptor, Desiderio da Settignano (1429-14...
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Early 20th Century Italian Grand Tour Furniture

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Marble

Bay of Naples Gouache Seascape with Vesuvius Erupting, 1906
Located in Nantucket, MA
Antique Bay of Naples Gouache Seascape with Vesuvius Erupting, 1906, a fine gouache on paper seascape with the panoramic Bay of Naples stretching wide, wit...
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Early 1900s Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Paper

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.
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Early 20th Century French Grand Tour Furniture

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Wrought Iron

Grand Tour Style Silver Leaf Intaglio Trumeau Mirror
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Grand Tour style silver leaf Intaglio Trumeau mirror, tall and sleek with silver leaf frame. The top section (15"w x 9" h ) has three neoclassical plaster medallions...
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20th Century Italian Grand Tour Furniture

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Wood, Mirror, Plaster

ANTIQUE GRAND TOUR MARCUS AURELIUS STATUE CORINTHIAN PiLLAR ROMAN OIL PAINTING
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this stunning original circa 1860-1880 Italian Grand Tour Oil on Board painting of Roman Temple Ruins with a...
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1860s Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

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Wood

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

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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