Set of Grand Tour Empire Bronze Tazza and a Coffer on Sienna Marble Bases

The box a trinket or bon-bon box , adorned with bronze lid and Apollo in his sunburst adorned chariot , the sides with griffins , floral urns . Most likely and expensive gift or souvenir at the time of creation it is in original unaltered , unrestored condition . Quite a little gem. 6 inches long x 2 inches tall x 3.25 deep (front to back ) France circa 1810 In legend, the ancient Greek deity...

With faux and real distress, faked and real cracks, crevices, nicks ,dings etc. Tuscan, a Roman style with Doric influence. Simple entablature with no fluting to the shaft. Well de...

A nicely carved pair of 19th century Grand Tour period giltwood souvenirs of fluted columns with Corinthian capitals.Now mounted on contemporary acrylic bases with a back channel for...

Presents very well with crisp and well defined carving . A Giltwood wall carved trophy. The banners tilt out , with center helmet and shield .Of military inspiration against back...

Richly cast and gilded bronze floral and foliate bronze mounts with rose blooms / buds for candle holder .Now wired as a lamp . Crack to marble dome repaired (see photo 4 ) . very de...

An unusual pair of large romantic capriccio landscapes, inspiration of French School ( Fragonard , Boucher, , Hubert Robert etc ) .of large scale depicting genre scenes , frolicking ...

A pair of Grand Tour bronze tazzas raised on stepped sienna marble plinths and mounted on sienna marble bases with bronze molding. Circa 1820, Italy.

A pair of early 19th century Italian Grand Tour patinated bronze and sienna marble tazzas. A very nice and large pair of an unusual model having no side handles or side fixture decor...

A decorative pair of Grand Tour bronze-patinated urns of ancient Greek 'volute krater' form,  Italy, 19th century. Why we like them We love the decorative look of these urns, evoking the Grand Tour travels of the 19th century. Perfect for lamp conversion. Design This shape was introduced in the late 6th century B.C. and was favoured by significant artists who worked in terracotta and in bronze. The earliest example in bronze belongs to the late 5th century B.C. and was found in a tomb in Agrigento. A characteristic of volute-krater handles is the fine articulation of the volute itself and of the lower terminals where they rested on the shoulder of the vase. Here, as in most metal examples, they assume the form of swans' heads. A pair of handles of this design is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Chiurazzi, De Angelis and Sommer where the main Neapolitan foundries that catered for the needs and tastes of the grand-tourists throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries. They produced a wide range of fine quality objects, often using the museum casts...

A pair of gilt bronze Grand Tour urns mounted on marble bases.

Grand tour bronzes of fighting men set on Sienna marble bases of very good colour. The two warriors in full armour and looking like medieval or renaissance soldiers are in a fighting stance both carrying shields and one carrying a mace and the other a battle axe...

A fine pair of Italian Grand Tour patinated bronze gladiators. One with his dagger drawn, the other about to draw his. Both in plumed helmets. Superb ...