‘The Monument’ (c.1800) English School Oil Painting of The Ailesbury Column

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...

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...

A large sandstone obelisk stood on a shaped base. Dating to circa 1870, this monumental sculpture is an impressive decorative design piece with characterful weathering. With a t...

A decorative metal obelisk for a garden or courtyard. Cast in iron at the beginning of the 19th century, this garden obelisk has stood the test of time for more than 200 years. It has a weathered appearance that can only be created by years of exposure to the elements. Standing on a natural stone plinth, this cast iron garden obelisk makes a beautiful feature in a garden, its tall openwork frame and decorative finial bringing elegance to any outdoor setting. Alternatively, this cast iron obelisk...

French neoclassical Architectural landscape, oil on canvas In the manner of the Grand Tour, exceptionnal, glowing painting. Beautiful size, scale and quality of the subject an...

"The Monument" W H Toms, scup (engraver) Plate size; 13.75 X 8.25 Frame size: 23.5 X 18 The print is hand colored, and framed with museum grade mat and carved frame.

By Hans Jacob Maurer, signed and dated J.B Maurer, 1780. Stylistically, this painting is reminiscent of the plein air and fete champetre movements of the French, 18th century court p...

19th century, oil on canvas, Italian View of the forum Boario of Rome The fine painting represents the Piazza della Bocca della Verità, located in the Ripa district, in the area of the Foro Boario, the oldest market in Rome (Italy). On the right is described the Roman Temple of about 100 B.C. wrongly called of Vesta, circular Corinthian monopter with cell of white marble ashlar and twenty fluted columns. From the 12th century it was reused as a church dedicated to Santo Stefano delle carrozze, then, in the 18th century, in Santa Maria del Sole. On the right you can see the fountain called "dei tritoni" which was built in 1717 on a design by architect Carlo Bizzaccheri. The fountain has a star-shaped bathtub, in honour of the commissioner, the Pope Clement XI...