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Grand Tour Bronze Ewer

Italian Grand Tour Onyx and Bronze Ewer
Located in Essex, MA
Brown and white banded onyx, with bronze details, animal feet and a horned figure holding a bunch
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Antique Late 19th Century European Grand Tour More Furniture and Collect...

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Other

Antique Oil Ewer, Italian, Bronze, Grand Tour Serving Jug, Victorian, circa 1850
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique oil ewer. An Italian, bronze Grand Tour serving jug on stand with Renaissance
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Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Grand Tour Pitchers

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Bronze

Grand Tour Bronze Figural Ewer and Stand, after the Roman Antique
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Grand Tour bronze figural ewer and stand, after the Roman Antique The ewer alone measures 8" x 5
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Vases

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Bronze

Pair of Roman Grand Tour Bronze & Ormolu Serpent Motif Vases/ Ewers/Urns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of Roman Grand Tour Bronze and Ormolu Serpent Motif Vases/ Ewers/Urns  Italy, circa 1880s A
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Garniture

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Marble, Ormolu, Bronze

Pair 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Grand Tour Bronze and Rouge Marble Ewers
Located in New York, NY
Pair of 19th century patinated bronze ewers of the finest quality in the Roman or Greco-Roman style
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Revival Vases

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Marble, Bronze

Pair of Grand Tour 19th Century Bronze Putti Figures on Marble Bases, C 1860
Located in Central England, GB
This small pair of fine Italian Grand Tour bronze figures are of classical putti naked apart from a
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Antique 1860s Italian Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

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Busto di Ippocrate scolpito su marmo bianco di Carrara
By Laboratorio Todini
Located in Tarquinia, IT
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1990s Italian Classical Greek Busts

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Marble

19th Century Oil Painting of Reclining Spaniels in Interior Signed by Armfield
By Edward Armfield
Located in Atlanta, GA
This 19th century oil painting, framed in a rectangular giltwood molded and carved frame, depicts two reclining spaniels in an interior. Resting in front of the fireplace, both dogs ...
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Antique 19th Century English Paintings

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Paint, Giltwood

19th Century Italian Bronze Statue of Jesus Christ
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Huge cast bronze sculpture of a cross with Christ. The after work and modeling is of high-quality for a figure of this size, as displayed by the chiseling of the hairs and the hamme...
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Statues

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Bronze

Antique Large Bronze of Pan Dancing Musee de Naple, 1870s
Located in London, GB
This is a large French Grand Tour bronze sculpture of Pan the Roman fertility God of the forest issued by the "Musee de Naple" , circa 1870 in date. The sculpture features Pan danc...
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Antique 1870s French Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Louis XVI Style Trumeau Panel with Trompe L'oeil Mirror Panel
Located in Nashville, TN
Possibly late 18th century but most likely 19th century painted arched painted panel. Either a panel intended for a trumeau or to be inset into wall boiserie as a trumeau. The upper ...
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Antique 1830s French Louis XVI Paintings

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Canvas, Paint

Classical Grand Tour Bronze Statue of Narcissus Mounted as a Lamp
Located in Rochester, NY
Grand Tour 19th century bronze sculpture of Narcissus after the original found in 1862 at Pompeii. When first found in Pompeii it was identified as Narcissus. Years later it was iden...
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Early 20th Century Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

19th Century Marine Oil-on-Canvas Painting by Paul Seignon (1820-1890).
Located in NICE, FR
A small 19th-century marine oil-on-canvas painting depicting two ships navigating the waves of the deep sea on a rather tranquil day. It has been restored with complete re-lining. It...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Paintings

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Canvas

Torso femminile scolpito su marmo bianco Carrara -made in Italy
By Laboratorio Todini
Located in Tarquinia, IT
Scultura, Torso femminile, arte classica, arte greca, Torso, marmo bianco Carrara, scultura classica, torso antico, torso venere Torso femminile scolpito su bellissimo marmo bianco d...
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Early 2000s European Greco Roman Busts

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Carrara Marble

Greco Roman Bronze Tabletop Head Sculpture
Located in Yonkers, NY
A lost wax cast bronze bust sculpture of a Roman Emperor, possibly Antoninus Pius on custom base. Elevate your space with the timeless elegance of this lost wax cast bronze bust scul...
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21st Century and Contemporary Busts

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Bronze

19th-century hand-painted watercolour miniature portrait of Napoleon I
Located in Braintree, GB
Antique 19th-century mahogany wood-framed hand-painted watercolour miniature portrait of Napoleon I. The miniature depicts a Napoleon I portrait turning his face to the right. The b...
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Antique 1830s European Paintings

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Wood

Terriers Ratting Barn Interior Victorian English Dog Oil Painting framed
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Terriers Ratting by Frank Cassell (British late 19th century) oil painting on canvas, framed framed: 18 x 23 inches canvas: 12 x 16 inches provenance: private collection, England co...
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19th Century Victorian Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Flower Oil-on-Canvas Painting by Eugène Henri Cauchois, 19th Century.
By Eugene Henri Cauchois
Located in NICE, FR
We present you with this wondertful oil on canvas still life painting depicting a bouquet of countryside flowers by Eugène Henri Cauchois (1850-1911). It is composed of flowers, incl...
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Paintings

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Canvas

French 1890s Oil on Canvas Painting Featuring Playing Kittens in Giltwood Frame
By Laroche
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French oil on canvas animal painting signed Laroche from the late 19th century with giltwood frame. This French oil on canvas painting features two lovely kittens playing with a st...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Paintings

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Canvas, Paint

Print depicting table 2 from Atlas F.A. Brockhaus in Leipzig 1869-1875
Located in Milan, IT
Print depicting plate No. 2 from engraving on steel plate and taken from the Illustrated Atlas published by F.A. Brockhaus, in Leipzig 1869-1875 the iconographic encyclopedia of th...
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Antique 19th Century Nautical Objects

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Paper

19th Century English Dog Portrait Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
An English late 19th century portrait painting of a dog. Expressive detailed face, beautifully painted. Oil paint on a heavy wood panel. Shows some old craquelure to the varnish. ...
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Antique Late 19th Century English Paintings

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Wood

Grand Tour Bronze and Marble Sculpture of the 'Seated Hermes' or Mercury
By Fonderia Chiurazzi
Located in Kinderhook, NY
A large and exceptional late 19th century Italian Grand Tour sculpture of the ‘Seated Hermes’ attributed to the Chiurazzi Foundry, Naples, Italy. The solid lost-wax cast bronze figur...
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Figurative Sculptures

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Marble, Bronze

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Grand Tour Ewer
Located in Markham, ON
Byzantine Style Patinated Bronze Ewer by Chiurazzi / De Angelis Foundry, Naples. Illustrated in
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Early 20th Century Italian Decorative Objects

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Bronze

Italian Grand Tour Bronze Askos Ewer after the Roman Antique Original
Located in Stamford, CT
A very fine 19th century Italian Grand Tour bronze ‘Askos’ after the Roman antique original
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Urns

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Bronze

Antique Pair French Bronze Ormolu Ewers Vases Manner of Claude Michel Clodion
By Claude Michel Clodion
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Fine Identical Pair French Heavy Gauge Ormolu & Bronze Ewers of medium proportions and of
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Antique 19th Century French Grand Tour Urns

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Bronze, Ormolu

Fine Pair of French Bronze Ormolu Ewers Manner of Claude Michel Clodion
By Claude Michel Clodion
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Fine identical pair of French heavy gauge ormolu & bronze ewers of large size proportions and of
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Antique 19th Century French Grand Tour Urns

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Bronze, Ormolu

Italian Grand Tour Bronze Ewer from Herculaneum
Located in Stamford, CT
A finely cast 19th century Italian Grand Tour bronze ‘Askos’ ewer after the antique Roman original
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Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Grand Tour Urns

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Bronze

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A Close Look at grand-tour Furniture

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.

Finding the Right Decorative Objects for You

Every time you move into a house or an apartment — or endeavor to refresh the home you’ve lived in for years — life for that space begins anew. The right home accent, be it the simple placement of a decorative bowl on a shelf or a ceramic vase for fresh flowers, can transform an area from drab to spectacular. But with so many materials and items to choose from, it’s easy to get lost in the process. The key to styling with decorative objects is to work toward making a happy home that best reflects your personal style. 

Ceramics are a versatile addition to any home. If you’ve amassed an assortment of functional pottery over the years, think of your mugs and salad bowls as decorative objects, ideal for displaying in a glass cabinet. Vintage ceramic serveware can pop along white open shelving in your dining area, while large stoneware pitchers paired with woven baskets or quilts in an open cupboard can introduce a rustic farmhouse-style element to your den.

Translucent decorative boxes or bowls made of an acrylic plastic called Lucite — a game changer in furniture that’s easy to clean and lasts long — are modern accents that are neutral enough to dress up a coffee table or desktop without cluttering it. If you’re showcasing pieces from the past, a vintage jewelry box for displaying your treasures can spark conversation. Where is the jewelry box from? Is there a story behind it?

Abstract sculptures or an antique vessel for your home library can draw attention to your book collection and add narrative charm to the most appropriate of corners. There’s more than one way to style your bookcases, and decorative objects add a provocative dynamic. “I love magnifying glasses,” says Alex Assouline, global vice president of luxury publisher Assouline, of adding one’s cherished objects to a home library. “They are both useful and decorative. Objects really elevate libraries and can also make them more personal.”

To help with personalizing your space and truly making it your own, find an extraordinary collection of decorative objects on 1stDibs.