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Grand Tour Wall Decorations

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
Italian Grand Tour Gouache of Mount Vesuvius Erupting at Night, Circa 1872
Italian Grand Tour Gouache of Mount Vesuvius Erupting at Night, Circa 1872

Italian Grand Tour Gouache of Mount Vesuvius Erupting at Night, Circa 1872

Located in Stamford, CT

Italian Grand Tour gouache of Mount Vesuvius erupting at night with a full moon over the Bay of Naples. In the original gilt wood frame. This is a very fine and large example of this...

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19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Wall Decorations

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Giltwood, Paper

19th Century Italian Grand Tour Set of Portrait Medals of The 12 Roman Emperors
19th Century Italian Grand Tour Set of Portrait Medals of The 12 Roman Emperors

19th Century Italian Grand Tour Set of Portrait Medals of The 12 Roman Emperors

Located in Stamford, CT

19th century Italian Grand Tour set of silvered bronze portrait medallions of The 12 Roman Emperors, Julius Caesar, Augustus, Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius Nero, Galba, Otho, Vitelliu...

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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Wall Decorations

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Bronze

Antique Set 17 Framed Grand Tour Giovanni Liberotti Intaglios 19th Century
Antique Set 17 Framed Grand Tour Giovanni Liberotti Intaglios 19th Century

Antique Set 17 Framed Grand Tour Giovanni Liberotti Intaglios 19th Century

Located in London, GB

An elegant giltwood frame enclosing seventeen Grand Tour Giovanni Liberotti intaglios dating from the early 19th Century.   The various round and oval shaped plaster intaglios featur...

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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Wall Decorations

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Plaster, Giltwood

Pair of Oil on Board Harbour Scenes Manner of Luigi Maria Galea
Pair of Oil on Board Harbour Scenes Manner of Luigi Maria Galea

Pair of Oil on Board Harbour Scenes Manner of Luigi Maria Galea

Located in Ottawa, Ontario

Manner Of Luigi Maria Galea (1847-1917) circa 1900 The Grand Harbour, Valetta, early morning; and The Grand Harbour, Valetta, at dusk signed illeg...

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Early 20th Century Italian Grand Tour Wall Decorations

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Paint

Relief medallion in plaster
Relief medallion in plaster

Relief medallion in plaster

Located in 'S-HERTOGENBOSCH, NL

Relief medallion in plaster by Antonio Canova (1757-1822). The depiction of this relief is 'living from the land'. (It can be hang up)

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1960s Italian Vintage Grand Tour Wall Decorations

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Plaster

Framed Group of Seven Italian Grand Tour Cast Plaster Intaglios, 19th Century
Framed Group of Seven Italian Grand Tour Cast Plaster Intaglios, 19th Century

Framed Group of Seven Italian Grand Tour Cast Plaster Intaglios, 19th Century

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Framed Group of Seven Italian Grand Tour Cast Plaster Intaglios, 19th Century This refined framed composition features a group of seven Italian Grand Tour intaglios, executed in cas...

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19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Wall Decorations

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Fabric, Plaster, Giltwood

Grand Tour. Pair of Neoclassical style reliefs, Italy, 1950s
Grand Tour. Pair of Neoclassical style reliefs, Italy, 1950s

Grand Tour. Pair of Neoclassical style reliefs, Italy, 1950s

Located in SANT ADRIÀ DE BESÒS, ES

Pair of Neoclassical and Grand Tour style reliefs depicting mythological scenes, Italy, 1950s. These medallions are made of molded bakelite, with a chrome-plated golden metal frame a...

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1950s Italian Vintage Grand Tour Wall Decorations

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Metal, Brass

Set of Grand Tour Venetian Capriccio Scenes in Manner of Guardi
Set of Grand Tour Venetian Capriccio Scenes in Manner of Guardi

Set of Grand Tour Venetian Capriccio Scenes in Manner of Guardi

Located in Nashville, TN

Unusual set of Venetian canal and landscape Scenes as capriccios in the style and manner of Guardi and as Grand Tour souvenirs . Colorful and highly decorative and of course present ...

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Early 20th Century Italian Grand Tour Wall Decorations

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Canvas, Giltwood

Italian Capriccio Landscape Painting with Classical Ruins in Shaped Gilt Frame
Italian Capriccio Landscape Painting with Classical Ruins in Shaped Gilt Frame

Italian Capriccio Landscape Painting with Classical Ruins in Shaped Gilt Frame

Located in Elkhart, IN

A distinctive Italian capriccio landscape, painted in oil on a shaped panel and presented in a softly worn giltwood frame. The composition draws from the Grand Tour tradition—romanti...

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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Wall Decorations

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Wood, Paint

Watercolor of St. Paul's Cathedral in London Sergio Manfredi, Italian
Watercolor of St. Paul's Cathedral in London Sergio Manfredi, Italian

Watercolor of St. Paul's Cathedral in London Sergio Manfredi, Italian

Located in Ottawa, Ontario

Watercolor A view of St. Paul's Cathedral in London- Sergio Manfredi (1932-?) Italian painter, Signed and dated "S. Manfredi 1958" lower left and inscribed "London St. Paul's Cathedr...

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1950s Italian Vintage Grand Tour Wall Decorations

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Paper

Vintage European Impressionist Oil Painting of Figures in Landscape, Signed
Vintage European Impressionist Oil Painting of Figures in Landscape, Signed

Vintage European Impressionist Oil Painting of Figures in Landscape, Signed

Located in Trenton, NJ

This vintage oil painting captures a tranquil outdoor moment, with small figures moving through a wooded landscape rendered in rich, textural brushwork. The scene emphasizes mood and...

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Mid-20th Century Grand Tour Wall Decorations

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Canvas, Wood

Antique Grand Tour Faux Book of Neoclassical Intaglios
Antique Grand Tour Faux Book of Neoclassical Intaglios

Antique Grand Tour Faux Book of Neoclassical Intaglios

Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire

An antique Grand Tour faux book of Neoclassical plaster intaglios. Dating to the early 19th century, this intriguing book encloses twenty-five classically themed Italian medallions...

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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Wall Decorations

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Plaster

Inlaid Antique Marble Specimens, late 19/early 20c
Inlaid Antique Marble Specimens, late 19/early 20c

Inlaid Antique Marble Specimens, late 19/early 20c

Located in Spencertown, NY

The white marble background with the inlaid title “MARMI EX ALTRE PIETRE ANTICHE” which includes small oval and rectangular marble and porphyry specimens.

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20th Century Italian Grand Tour Wall Decorations

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Marble, Porphyry

Set Of Six Neapolitan Framed Gouaches Of Vesuvius
Set Of Six Neapolitan Framed Gouaches Of Vesuvius

Set Of Six Neapolitan Framed Gouaches Of Vesuvius

Located in Essex, MA

Various scenes of Naples and the eruption of Vesuvius in ebonized frames. Each scene titled. Each hand painted in a gouache medium.

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1850s Italian Antique Grand Tour Wall Decorations

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Glass, Wood, Paper

Superb Quality Antique Micro-Mosaic Grand Tour Souvenir of a Visit to Rome
Superb Quality Antique Micro-Mosaic Grand Tour Souvenir of a Visit to Rome

Superb Quality Antique Micro-Mosaic Grand Tour Souvenir of a Visit to Rome

Located in Montreal, QC

Superb quality antique micro-mosaic Grand Tour Souvenir of a visit to Rome. set with seven panels, vignettes of Roman views in a shaped slate tablet. and in original frame. Part of a...

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19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Wall Decorations

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Marble, Slate

Set of Two Custom Framed 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Intaglios, circa 1820
Set of Two Custom Framed 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Intaglios, circa 1820

Set of Two Custom Framed 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Intaglios, circa 1820

Located in Pearland, TX

A superb pair of framed Grand Tour intaglios, circa 1820. These genuine plaster hand-carved intaglios are all gilt paper wrapped and numbered. They are custom framed on a gray linen ...

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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Wall Decorations

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Linen, Plaster, Wood, Paper

Italian Grand Tour Micro Mosaic of a Spaniel After the Hunt
Italian Grand Tour Micro Mosaic of a Spaniel After the Hunt

Italian Grand Tour Micro Mosaic of a Spaniel After the Hunt

Located in Newark, England

FREE WORLDWIDE SHIPPING Italian Grand Tour micro mosaic depicting a spaniel resting after the hunt, after Antonio Aguatti and Gioacchino Barberi. Set into a carved oval panel of Lap...

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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Wall Decorations

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Ceramic, Glass, Wood

Antique Italian Pietra Dura Marble Inlay Plaque of Spaniard
Antique Italian Pietra Dura Marble Inlay Plaque of Spaniard

Antique Italian Pietra Dura Marble Inlay Plaque of Spaniard

Located in Swedesboro, NJ

Dimensions - (Frame) H: 16 1/2 in W: 11 1/2 in D: 1 in (Plaque) H: 12 1/4 in W: 7 1/4 in This exquisite Antique Italian Early 20th Century Pietra Dura Inlaid Marble Plaque is a stu...

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20th Century Italian Grand Tour Wall Decorations

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Lapis Lazuli, Malachite, Marble

19th Century Grand Tour Marble Scagliola Marble Table Top
19th Century Grand Tour Marble Scagliola Marble Table Top

19th Century Grand Tour Marble Scagliola Marble Table Top

Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire

A 19th century grand tour marble Scagliola marble table-top depicting the second temple of Hera in Paestum. Dated to circa 1820, one can imagine this large scale piece collected on ...

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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Wall Decorations

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Marble

Oil on Canvas, Orientalist Scene, Signed Louis Saphier
Oil on Canvas, Orientalist Scene, Signed Louis Saphier

Oil on Canvas, Orientalist Scene, Signed Louis Saphier

Located in Houston, TX

Oil on canvas, orientalist scene, signed Louis Saphier. This lovely painting was executed around 1920. Louis Saphier was active and lived in both New Yor...

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1920s Vintage Grand Tour Wall Decorations

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Canvas, Wood

Pair Carved and Polychromed Figural Venitian Wall Brackets
Pair Carved and Polychromed Figural Venitian Wall Brackets

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 Wall Decorations

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Wood

Pair of Framed Neo-Classical Carved Wood Bas Relief Plaques
Pair of Framed Neo-Classical Carved Wood Bas Relief Plaques

Pair of Framed Neo-Classical Carved Wood Bas Relief Plaques

Located in Hanover, MA

Pair of decorative bas-relief wall plaques in carved wood suggestive of bronze and featuring figures reminiscent of Greco-Roman art, set within a silver leafed wood frame. From an o...

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1950s Italian Vintage Grand Tour Wall Decorations

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Wood

Framed Engraving By Sir William Hamilton
Framed Engraving By Sir William Hamilton

Framed Engraving By Sir William Hamilton

Located in Essex, MA

Print size: 15 inches by 10 inches. Lord Hamiltons Ancient Vases. Number 94. Johann Tischbein, Naples , Italy. The scene depicts a scene from Greek Mythology, specifically one of the...

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Late 18th Century Antique Grand Tour Wall Decorations

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Giltwood, Paper

Grand Tour Style 20th Century Venetian Canal Oil Painting
Grand Tour Style 20th Century Venetian Canal Oil Painting

Grand Tour Style 20th Century Venetian Canal Oil Painting

Located in Queens, NY

Grand Tour-Style (20th Century) unframed canvas oil painting of a bright, aqua canal crowded with gondolas under passage in front of Doge's Palace with St Mark's Campanile just behind it, and the domes of the Punta della Dogana visible in the distance in the lower left corner. Painting unsigned, noted as coming from a 20th-Century studio that specialized in historic commercial reproduction paintings...

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20th Century Grand Tour Wall Decorations

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Canvas

Architectural Etchings by Giovanni Piranesi, A Pair
Architectural Etchings by Giovanni Piranesi, A Pair

Architectural Etchings by Giovanni Piranesi, A Pair

Located in Bradenton, FL

Pair of Architectural Etchings by Giovanni Piranesi. One presents a grand panoramic view of St. Peter's Basilica, with Bernini's sweeping colonn...

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19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Wall Decorations

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Wood, Paper

Italian Grand Tour Pietra Dura Panel with Parrot, 19th Century
Italian Grand Tour Pietra Dura Panel with Parrot, 19th Century

Italian Grand Tour Pietra Dura Panel with Parrot, 19th Century

Located in New York, NY

his finely executed 19th-century Italian Grand Tour pietra dura panel depicts a vividly colored parrot perched on a branch, meticulously rendered in carefully selected hardstones and...

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19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Wall Decorations

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Stone

19th Century Italian Grand Tour Neapolitan Gouache Painting of the Bay of Naples
19th Century Italian Grand Tour Neapolitan Gouache Painting of the Bay of Naples

19th Century Italian Grand Tour Neapolitan Gouache Painting of the Bay of Naples

Located in Litchfield, CT

Antique 19th century Italian Grand Tour Neapolitan gouache of the Bay of Naples and Mount Vesuvius erupting at night. Exceptional detail in the moonlight with figures and boats in th...

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Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Wall Decorations

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Wood, Paper

Vintage Maitland Smith Neptune Brackets - A Pair
Vintage Maitland Smith Neptune Brackets - A Pair

Vintage Maitland Smith Neptune Brackets - A Pair

By Maitland Smith

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Maitland Smith is legendary for its ability to marry classical mythology with high-fashion interior design, and this pair of Neptune figural brackets is a quintessential example. Eac...

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Late 20th Century American Grand Tour Wall Decorations

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Resin, Wood

Vintage Boho Greek Urn Original Prints - Set of 2
Vintage Boho Greek Urn Original Prints - Set of 2

Vintage Boho Greek Urn Original Prints - Set of 2

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

These exquisite vintage prints celebrate classical antiquity, meticulously illustrating the iconic pottery of ancient Greece. Each work showcases a distinctive vessel—including tradi...

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Late 20th Century American Grand Tour Wall Decorations

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Other

Vintage Italian Scagliola Artisanal Pigmented Plaster Turtle Shell
Vintage Italian Scagliola Artisanal Pigmented Plaster Turtle Shell

Vintage Italian Scagliola Artisanal Pigmented Plaster Turtle Shell

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

This striking vintage Italian scagliola turtle shell is an exceptional example of traditional craftsmanship. Using the centuries-old scagliola technique—a meticulous process of hand-...

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Late 20th Century Italian Grand Tour Wall Decorations

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Plaster

Arch of Septimius Severus in Foro Boario Roman Engraving, c.1700
Arch of Septimius Severus in Foro Boario Roman Engraving, c.1700

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 Wall Decorations

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Glass, Wood, Paper

Mammoth Photograph of Notre Dame
Mammoth Photograph of Notre Dame

Mammoth Photograph of Notre Dame

Located in Rochester, NY

Grand tour 19th century photograph of Notre Dame Cathedral, late 19th century. Matted. Unframed.

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19th Century Antique Grand Tour Wall Decorations

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Paper

ANTIQUE GRAND TOUR MARCUS AURELIUS STATUE CORINTHIAN PiLLAR ROMAN OIL PAINTING
ANTIQUE GRAND TOUR MARCUS AURELIUS STATUE CORINTHIAN PiLLAR ROMAN OIL PAINTING

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 Wall Decorations

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Wood

Set of 6 Italian Grand Tour Caesar Plaques w/ Porphyry Cameo in Bronze Frames
Set of 6 Italian Grand Tour Caesar Plaques w/ Porphyry Cameo in Bronze Frames

Set of 6 Italian Grand Tour Caesar Plaques w/ Porphyry Cameo in Bronze Frames

Located in New York, NY

A Large Set of Six Italian Grand Tour Doré Bronze-Mounted Plaques of The Roman Ceasars with Porphyry Cameo and Green Marble backs. The set consists of six octagonal plaques, each fr...

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1870s Italian Antique Grand Tour Wall Decorations

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Marble, Porphyry, Ormolu

Anthony Redmile Faux Marble Creature
Anthony Redmile Faux Marble Creature

Anthony Redmile Faux Marble Creature

By J. Antony Redmile

Located in Hanover, MA

Cast in marble resin so heavy and cold to the touch, this beast hangs on a wall or peers up at you from a table surface.

Also a profile of a Roman young man ($495); Medi...

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Late 20th Century British Grand Tour Wall Decorations

Italian painting, lake scene, 19th century
Italian painting, lake scene, 19th century

Italian painting, lake scene, 19th century

Located in VÉZELAY, FR

In the foreground, a lake surrounded by vegetation. On the left bank, several figures, some in a boat. In the background, a building that resembles a fortified castle, in a hilly lan...

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19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Wall Decorations

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Canvas, Wood, Paint

Vintage Print of Pauline Borghese Bonaparte as Venus Victrix
Vintage Print of Pauline Borghese Bonaparte as Venus Victrix

Vintage Print of Pauline Borghese Bonaparte as Venus Victrix

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

This monumental framed print captures the timeless beauty of Antonio Canova’s Neoclassical masterpiece, "Venere Vincitrice," depicting Pauline Borghese as Venus Victorious. Housed in...

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Late 20th Century Italian Grand Tour Wall Decorations

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Glass, Wood, Paper

Grand Tour Pen & Ink Wash Drawing Bearded Patriarch, After the Italian Baroque
Grand Tour Pen & Ink Wash Drawing Bearded Patriarch, After the Italian Baroque

Grand Tour Pen & Ink Wash Drawing Bearded Patriarch, After the Italian Baroque

Located in Atlanta, GA

A spirited 19th-century Continental pen and ink wash drawing on laid paper, depicting a bearded patriarchal figure, his robes sweeping in dynamic folds as he gestures commandingly to...

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19th Century British Antique Grand Tour Wall Decorations

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Wood, Paper

Early 19th Century Oil on Panel of Rome
Early 19th Century Oil on Panel of Rome

Early 19th Century Oil on Panel of Rome

Located in Shipston-On-Stour, GB

Italian School early 19th Century, View of Rome, with Bridge and the Castle St. Angelo and St Peter's Cathedral in the distance. Oil on board. In carved giltwood frame. Circa 1830 H...

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1830s Italian Antique Grand Tour Wall Decorations

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Paint

Two Bronze Grand Tour Framed Roundels
Two Bronze Grand Tour Framed Roundels

Two Bronze Grand Tour Framed Roundels

Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire

A pair of 19th century bronze Grand Tour framed roundels, one depicting Hercules battling the Nemean Lion and another similar plaque detailed with a classical youth pouring water for...

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Mid-19th Century French Antique Grand Tour Wall Decorations

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Porphyry, Metal, Bronze

Set of Six 19th Century Grand Tour Gouaches
Set of Six 19th Century Grand Tour Gouaches

Set of Six 19th Century Grand Tour Gouaches

Located in Shipston-On-Stour, GB

A rare of 6 mid C19th classical Grand Tour gouaches of unusual scenes depicting Naples, Pompéi and Vesuvius, with broad gold slips and ebonised reeded frames. Circa 1860 Largest 4 - ...

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1860s Italian Antique Grand Tour Wall Decorations

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Paint

Antique Italian Grand Tour Pietra Dura Marble Picture Cavalier Musketeer 1880
Antique Italian Grand Tour Pietra Dura Marble Picture Cavalier Musketeer 1880

Antique Italian Grand Tour Pietra Dura Marble Picture Cavalier Musketeer 1880

Located in Portland, OR

A fine antique Italian Pietra Dura Grand Tour marquetry stone picture panel, circa 1870. This very attractive plaque depicts a cavalier standing and taking a drink from a canteen, th...

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1880s Italian Antique Grand Tour Wall Decorations

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Multi-gemstone, Marble, Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf

Camille Corot Follower 19th Century Italian Landscape
Camille Corot Follower 19th Century Italian Landscape

Camille Corot Follower 19th Century Italian Landscape

By Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot

Located in Roma, IT

Camille Corot Follower 19th Century Italian Landscape Beautiful oil on panel work by a very close artist Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot. It depicts, in his typical style, a suggestive ...

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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Wall Decorations

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Wood

Ecclesiastical 19th Century White Statuary Marble Portrait Roundel
Ecclesiastical 19th Century White Statuary Marble Portrait Roundel

Ecclesiastical 19th Century White Statuary Marble Portrait Roundel

Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire

A very finely worked antique white statuary marble roundel depicting a profile portrait of a Roman figure in religious dress. Originating from mid 19th century Italy, this large marb...

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Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Wall Decorations

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Marble, Statuary Marble

Antique Italian Marble Plaque of St. Helena
Antique Italian Marble Plaque of St. Helena

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 Wall Decorations

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Marble

Paestum Ruins Watercolor Painting, Signed, Gilt Wood Frame, Italian Circa 1900
Paestum Ruins Watercolor Painting, Signed, Gilt Wood Frame, Italian Circa 1900

Paestum Ruins Watercolor Painting, Signed, Gilt Wood Frame, Italian Circa 1900

By Vincenzo Loria

Located in Stamford, CT

Italian watercolor painting of the Paestum Ruins, circa 1900. By Vincenzo Loria, Italy 1850-1939, signed. Framed measures 17 inches x 24 inches, art measures 10 inches x 16 inches....

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Early 20th Century Italian Grand Tour Wall Decorations

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Paper, Giltwood

Regency Silk Embroidered Sampler Anjelica Kauffmann Engraving Shakespeare's Tomb
Regency Silk Embroidered Sampler Anjelica Kauffmann Engraving Shakespeare's Tomb

Regency Silk Embroidered Sampler Anjelica Kauffmann Engraving Shakespeare's Tomb

Located in Dublin, Ireland

Stylish Hand Embroidered Silk Thread Grand Tour Gilt Framed Sampler, early Nineteenth Century, after an example of a hand engraving by Anjelica Kauffmann Depicts an oval form view ...

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19th Century French Antique Grand Tour Wall Decorations

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Giltwood, Silk

Set of Four 19th Century Neopolitan Gouache Paintings
Set of Four 19th Century Neopolitan Gouache Paintings

Set of Four 19th Century Neopolitan Gouache Paintings

Located in Shipston-On-Stour, GB

A rare set of 4 exquisitely executed gouaches of Naples and surrounding area, showing unusual scenes of the bays of Amalfi, Sorrento, the golf of Baja (Sardinia) and Tempi Di Pesti ...

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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Wall Decorations

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Paint

Early 1900s Bird Etchings by Lilian Marguerite Medland (1880-1955) - Set of 8
Early 1900s Bird Etchings by Lilian Marguerite Medland (1880-1955) - Set of 8

Early 1900s Bird Etchings by Lilian Marguerite Medland (1880-1955) - Set of 8

Located in Cookeville, TN

A beautifully assembled set of eight original bird etchings by British-born illustrator Lilian Marguerite Medland (1880-1955), each meticulously framed and matted. Created in the ear...

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Early 20th Century British Grand Tour Wall Decorations

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Wood, Paper

Antique Religious Grand Tour Plaque Last Supper Painting Alabaster Champleve
Antique Religious Grand Tour Plaque Last Supper Painting Alabaster Champleve

Antique Religious Grand Tour Plaque Last Supper Painting Alabaster Champleve

Located in Dublin, Ireland

Stunning Example of a Religious Grand Tour heavy gauge wall hanging or free-standing Patinated Bronze Cast Rectangular Hand Painted Porcelain Plaque of generous proportions and Continental origin possible France, depicting a classical scene of the Last Supper, after Leonardo da Vinci. Last quarter of the Nineteenth Century. Beautifully mounted on to a rectangular light green Alabaster or Onyx plaque with highly ornate Champleve enamel detailing in colours, which is mounted on to a polished brass backing. Condition: Good condition with nice patination and no losses, no imperfections anywhere, backing support is very sturdy. Beautiful and quite unusual religious offering, wonderful gift. Height: (entire as image one) 8" (20cm). Width: (at base) 10.75” (27cm). Location: Dublin City, Ireland. Affordable fixed price Worldwide Store to door shipping offered by Seller. Please take time to scroll down below and click "View All From Seller" or favorite our Shop PATRICK HOWARD ANTIQUES...

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19th Century French Antique Grand Tour Wall Decorations

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Bronze, Ormolu

Pair 18th or 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Gouaches Of Vesuvius, Bay of Naples
Pair 18th or 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Gouaches Of Vesuvius, Bay of Naples

Pair 18th or 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Gouaches Of Vesuvius, Bay of Naples

Located in Stamford, CT

Pair of 18th or 19th century Neapolitan gouaches of Virgil's Tomb, one with a view of Mount Vesuvius and the Bay of Naples. This is a wonderful high quality pair of a rare subject. A...

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Late 18th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Wall Decorations

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Paper

Pair of Italian Capriccio Landscape Paintings of Classical Ruins in Gilt Frames
Pair of Italian Capriccio Landscape Paintings of Classical Ruins in Gilt Frames

Pair of Italian Capriccio Landscape Paintings of Classical Ruins in Gilt Frames

Located in Elkhart, IN

A distinctive pair of Italian capriccio landscapes, painted in oil on shaped panels and presented in softly worn giltwood frames. The compositions draw from the Grand Tour tradition—...

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Early 20th Century Italian Grand Tour Wall Decorations

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Wood, Giltwood, Paint

A Fine Early 19th C. Grand Tour Portrait by Friedrich Moosbrugger, Dated 1827
A Fine Early 19th C. Grand Tour Portrait by Friedrich Moosbrugger, Dated 1827

A Fine Early 19th C. Grand Tour Portrait by Friedrich Moosbrugger, Dated 1827

By Friedrich Moosbrugger

Located in Ottawa, Ontario

A finely executed & extremely charming 19th century portrait of young Italian woman, probably that of Vittoria Caldoni. Vittoria Caldoni was an Italian woman from Albano most favoured as a sitter by several of the German artists working in Italy at this time. Oil on canvas, signed and dated 1827 bottom right, re-lined and set within a carved and ebonized frame. Canvas dimensions, 23.75” H x 18” W. Framed dimensions, 27.25" high x 21.75" wide x 2" deep. Artist Bio: Friedrich Moosbrugger (1804 - 1830) was a German genre...

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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Wall Decorations

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Canvas, Wood

ANTIQUE ORIGINAL GRAN TOUR PARIS 1829 VOL 5 PL.35 PRINT OF CLEOPATRA's NEEDLE
ANTIQUE ORIGINAL GRAN TOUR PARIS 1829 VOL 5 PL.35 PRINT OF CLEOPATRA's NEEDLE

ANTIQUE ORIGINAL GRAN TOUR PARIS 1829 VOL 5 PL.35 PRINT OF CLEOPATRA's NEEDLE

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this stunning original French Gran Tour D'APRES JACQUES-MARIE LE PERE Elevations of Two Sides of the Obelisk...

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1820s French Antique Grand Tour Wall Decorations

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Paper

'Grand Tour' Old Master Drawing of a Seated Male Nude Antique Statue Torso
'Grand Tour' Old Master Drawing of a Seated Male Nude Antique Statue Torso

'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 Wall Decorations

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Glass, Giltwood, Paper

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