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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.

Find a collection of Grand Tour decorative objects, wall decorations, lighting and other furniture on 1stDibs.

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Style: Grand Tour
Handpainted Ikat Red Flames Iron Tray
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
The magic of the Ikat world reproduced by hand on this tray The details of the colors will enlighten your table.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Grand Tour Furniture

Materials

Iron

Vintage Grand Tour Gladiator and Horse Fiberglass Relief
Located in west palm beach, FL
A fantastic vintage Grand Tour fiberglass relief. A large molded gladiator medallion on a wrapped wood plinth. Large gilt rings on top. Acquired from...
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Mid-20th Century North American Grand Tour Furniture

Materials

Fiberglass, Wood

Early 20th Century Mahogany Plinth in the Form of a Classical-Style Column
Located in Dublin 8, IE
Early 20th century mahogany plinth in the form of a classical-style fluted column with carved Ionic scrolling and Corinthian foliate detail to the capital.
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Early 20th Century Italian Grand Tour Furniture

Materials

Mahogany

Grand Tour Manner Mahogany Obelisks, Pair
Located in New York, NY
Grand Tour manner pair of mahogany obelisks, raised on a chased silvered metal base. Tallest: 13" H x 2.75" W x 2.75" D. Provenance: Property from an Upper East Side townhouse. Deal...
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Late 20th Century Grand Tour Furniture

Materials

Silver

Falcon's Eye Semi Precious Stone Box with Hinged Lid
Located in New York, NY
Falcon's Eye semi precious stone box with hinged lid. Falcon's eye, AKA Blue Tiger's Eye, famed for its chatoyancy, is reminiscent of the 'eye...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Grand Tour Furniture

Materials

Stone, Brass

Grand Tour Bronze Jardiniere on Wrought Iron Stand
Located in New York, NY
Grand Tour bronze jardiniere with three lioness head form handles mounted upon a wrought iron stand with scrolling foliate design. Overall: 45" H x 14" diameter. Dealer: S138XX
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Early 19th Century Antique Grand Tour Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Grand Tour Style Scale Architectural Model of an Archway
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A handsomely made bronze scale architectural model of an arched gateway circa 1880. It is of Grand Tour style, ornamented with a decorative finial to the top depicting a pair of squi...
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Late 19th Century English Antique Grand Tour Furniture

Materials

Bronze

20th Century Grand Tour Style Painted Terracotta Wall Plate
Located in Elkhart, IN
A stunning Grand Tour style hand painted terracotta wall plate featuring a mediterranean scene Circa mid-20th century Measures: 9.25"W x .5"D...
Category

Mid-20th Century Grand Tour Furniture

Materials

Terracotta

Siena Marble Obelisk Pair
Located in Leeds, GB
A pair of obelisks made from Siena marble with black marble ball detail. In the style of those collected on The Grand Tour. Made in Italy in the first part of the 20th Century. A c...
Category

Early 20th Century Italian Grand Tour Furniture

Materials

Siena Marble

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...
Category

20th Century European Grand Tour Furniture

Materials

Marble

Italian Antique 19th Century Scagliola Circular Table Top
Located in London, GB
An Italian antique 19th century scagliola circular table top Italian, 19th century Measures: Height 1.5cm, diameter 90cm This superb piec...
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19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

Materials

Scagliola

Pair of Pompeian Style Patinated Bronze Candelabras
Located in Kastrup, DK
Pair of Italian Pompeian style candelabras crafted in patinated bronze. Five candle arms with detachable bobeches. Fluted column supported on a tripod base with animal's paws. Ita...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Italian Antique Scagliola Circular Centre Table Top
Located in London, GB
An Italian antique scagliola circular centre table top Italian, 19th century Height 1.5cm, diameter 90cm This delicately detailed circular tabl...
Category

19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

Materials

Scagliola

19th Century Italian Grand Tour Photograph of the Roman Forum
Located in Stamford, CT
A large-scale photogravure of The Forum in Rome, in original faux grain painted frame. Showing the impressive ruins of the Temple of Saturn in cent...
Category

Late 19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

Materials

Wood, Paper

Vintage Italian Carrara Marble Sculpture of David
By Michelangelo
Located in Houston, TX
Stunning vintage Italian carved carrara marble sculpture or statue of David. Offered is a good sized well executed marble figure of David as a youth, copied from the original by Mic...
Category

1940s Italian Vintage Grand Tour Furniture

Materials

Carrara Marble

Pair of Porphyry and Yellow Marble Columns, 19th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
The grand tour porphyry columns with yellow marble Corinthian capitals and bases on black slate and gray Brescia ogee formed squares. Measures: height: 16” base: 3 1/4” square.
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19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

Materials

Marble, Porphyry

Grand Tour Terracotta Kylix Tazza
Located in Newport Beach, CA
This Grand Tour terracotta drinking cup (kylix) is a later example of the elaborately painted vessels used during symposia in ancient Greece. The...
Category

Late 19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

Materials

Terracotta, Paint

Grand Tour Terracotta Krater Shaped Vase
Located in Newport Beach, CA
Hand painted, krater shaped, Grand Tour terracotta vase featuring figures and horses. This piece dates late 19th, early 20th century.
Category

Late 19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

Materials

Terracotta, Paint

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

Materials

Marble

19th Century Bronze Apothecary Mortar & Pestle, Circa 1800
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
The cup shaped cast body decorated with incised ring-turned detail, rising from a waisted & stepped circular foot, together with its original pestle. Combined weight, 3.75 lbs.  
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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Very Fine, Large Italian Pietra Dura Marquetry Panels
Located in London, GB
A pair of very fine, large Italian Pietra Dura marquetry panels Italian, 19th century Measures: Panels: height 64cm, width 53cm, depth 2cm Frames: height 88cm, width 77cm, depth 6cm Comprising black marble panels of oval form, set with semi precious stones, these exceptional panels are inlaid to depict a bouquet of flowers in antique vases...
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19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

Materials

Marble

19th Century Pair of Bronze Egyptian Revival Sphinx
Located in Dublin 8, IE
19th century pair of bronze Egyptian Revival sphinx figures in reclining poses seated on solid wooden rectangular plinth bases. A well-detailed...
Category

19th Century European Antique Grand Tour Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Rare 19th Century Grand Tour Marble Top Table on Giltwood Base
Located in London, GB
A superb Specimen marble centre table The Top attributed to Alfonso Cavamelli of Rome Inspired by the Roman mosaics discovered at the ...
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19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

Materials

Malachite, Marble, Porphyry

An Italian Specimen Marble Paperweight
Located in Spencertown, NY
The square paperweight with specimen marbles inset in yellow marble ground.
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

Materials

Marble

19th Century Grand Tour Photo Of The Roman Colosseum
Located in Stamford, CT
Fantastic large scale 19th century Grand Tour image of the Roman Colosseum in the original oak frame, with the original glass! At over 5.5 feet wide this is an impressive piece. Quite rare to find one this large still intact. The image was so large it had to be created from three equal sections which meld beautifully into one oversized picture of this timeless landmark, symbol of ancient Rome. It brings the viewer right there, in all it's faded glory...
Category

Late 19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

Materials

Oak, Paper

Grand Tour Bronze Bust of Homer
Located in Essex, MA
From the J. Chiurazzi foundry in Naples. Homer with nice rich patina on a Siena marble socle. Foundry medallion on back of base.
Category

19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

Materials

Siena Marble, Bronze

19th Century Grand Tour Italian Corinthian Column Bronze Candle Holders, Pair
Located in Elkhart, IN
A gorgeous pair of grand tour neoclassical gilded bronze Corinthian column candlestick holders Italy, circa Mid-19th Century Measures: 5.5"W x 5.5"D x 12.13"H. Very good ori...
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Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Large Square Bookmatched Malachite Box with Removable Lid Made in India
Located in New York, NY
The malachite for this box was sourced from the Congo, where the finest quality of this mineral is currently found. The malachite for this box was sent to India where the stone was c...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Grand Tour Furniture

Materials

Malachite, Marble

19th Century Italian Pietra Dura Hardstone and Giltwood Table
Located in London, GB
An Italian Pietra Dura top occasional table Constructed in carved gilt wood, having an unusual pietra dura inlaid rectangular platform; the table's legs terminating in scrolls, wi...
Category

19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

Materials

Marble, Carrara Marble, Porphyry, Onyx

Grand Tour Terracotta Amphora Vase
Located in Newport Beach, CA
A Grand tour version of an ancient Greek amphora jar. Painted terracotta with figures and horses. The two-handled storage jar held oil, wine, mil...
Category

Late 19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

Materials

Terracotta, Paint

Italian Grand Tour Antique Bronze Sculpture, Bust of Julius Caesar
Located in Shippensburg, PA
GRAND TOUR Italian, 19th century Bust of Julius Caesar Patinated and pigmented sand-cast bronze over Violet Breche marble socle unsigned Item # 212WHZ09P A finely cast and beau...
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19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Antique Grand Tour French Bronze Sculpture Male Female Figure Clodion Barbediene
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An exceptional example of a fine pair of chisel cast French Patinated Bronze Figures after Claude Michel Clodion (1738-1814) in very dark brown patination. Mid-19th Century. Firmly a...
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19th Century French Antique Grand Tour Furniture

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Vintage Blue White Porcelain Delf Style Italian Fisherman Wall Art Charger Plate
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage blue white Porcelain Delf style Italian fisherman wall art charger plate. Item features central fisherman design, scalloped edge, holes for wall ha...
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Grand Tour Furniture

Materials

Porcelain

Mid-19th Century Faux Tortoiseshell and Ormolu Tabletop Vitrine, circa 1860
Located in London, GB
A 19th century French faux tortoiseshell tabletop vitrine with gilt bronze mounts, superb quality. With original key and original bevelled glass. U...
Category

Mid-19th Century French Antique Grand Tour Furniture

Materials

Ormolu

Pair of Italian 19th Century Neapolitan Gouaches
Located in Bradenton, FL
An absolutely exquisite pair of Italian 19th century Neapolitan gouaches in 20th century giltwood frames. One depicts the volcano eruption of 1822 in Naples, the other is an affluent...
Category

19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

Materials

Paint

Rare Austin Production Sculpture Claw Foot Bowl/Jardiniere
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
RARE AUSTIN PRODUCTION SCULPTURE CLAW BOWL / JARDINIERE Impressed mark Rafael S. Austin Sculpture, 1997. Shaped as a roman Krater raised on four claw footed base, plaster body with moulded laurel leaf band...
Category

Late 20th Century Mexican Grand Tour Furniture

Materials

Plaster

Italian Neoclassical 19th Century Black-Ground Terracotta Vase
Located in Rome, IT
Elegant Italian 19th century neoclassical black painted terracotta vase after the original Roman marble vase. Bordered center body decorated with styl...
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19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

Materials

Terracotta

Fondamenta Zen Canal Venice Italy Etching
Located in Seguin, TX
Fondamenta Zen Venice Italy by Frances St. Clair Miller etching on paper. Signed, numbered 36/150 and titled in pencil in lower margin. Unframed, image size 23"L x 18"H.
Category

Late 20th Century Unknown Grand Tour Furniture

Materials

Paper

Bronze and Gilt Warwick Vase Lamp on Portoro Marble Basis, by Barbadienne, 1860
Located in Rome, IT
Large gilted bronze 'Warwick' vase lamp by Barbedienne, Paris circa 1860 mounted on a portoro marble pedestal. fine and original patina led lamp 4w 230V measures: 35 X 23 cm, Hei...
Category

1860s French Antique Grand Tour Furniture

Materials

Carrara Marble, Bronze

19th Century Italian Grand Tour Bronze Bust of the Roman God Jupiter
Located in Stamford, CT
19th century Italian bronze bust of Jupiter on integral socle base, sits on a polished marble plinth. Nice chocolate patina. Inscribed 'Giove' on the rear. 7.5 inches high 3 wide 2.5 deep ( 5.25 high without base) Jupiter, also called Jove, Giove, the chief ancient Roman and Italian god. Like Zeus, the Greek god, Jupiter was a sky god. One of his most ancient epithets is Lucetius (“Light-Bringer”). Throughout Italy he was worshiped on the summits of hills. At Rome itself on the Capitoline Hill was his oldest temple; Jupiter gained a new force and meaning at the close of the early Roman...
Category

Late 19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Grand Tour Manner Red Jasper Marble Obelisk
Located in New York, NY
Grand Tour Manner Italian polished red jasper marble obelisk, apparently unsigned. 12.25" H x 2.75" W x 2.75" D. Dealer: S138XX.
Category

Mid-20th Century Grand Tour Furniture

Materials

Marble

Blue Indian Lapis Lazuli Lidded Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning blue lapis lidded box with hinge. The interior is wood. A lovely decorative piece for any table or desk, ready to hold everything from keys to love letters! ... or the candy...
Category

20th Century Indian Grand Tour Furniture

Materials

Lapis Lazuli

19th Century, Antique Sicilian Brass Knocker
Located in Catania, Sicilia
Antique Sicilian brass knocker from the end of the 19th century, ideal size for gates and large doors.
Category

Late 19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

Materials

Brass

Vintage Boho Grand Tour Relief Pedestal
Located in west palm beach, FL
A really fabulous vintage case concrete table pedestal. A beautiful relief with a Grand Tour design. A parade of characters in various costume. Acquired from a Palm Beach estate.
Category

Mid-20th Century North American Grand Tour Furniture

Materials

Concrete

Grand Tour Marble Bust Psyche Of Capua
Located in Newark, England
Fine marble bust on pedestal after the antique. The bust sculpted as the goddess Psyche Of Capua presented as a nude female with a draped partial robe ...
Category

19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

Materials

Carrara Marble

Pink Marble Obelisk in the Style of the Grand Tour
Located in London, GB
A Large Marble Obelisk from Italy in the style of the Grand Tour collectibles. This piece would look perfect in your wunderkammer collection or set on y...
Category

20th Century Italian Grand Tour Furniture

Materials

Stone, Marble

Neoclassical Bronze Covered Urns on Marble, Pair
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Neoclassical Grand Tour patinated bronze covered tazza urns cast with floral decoration to bowls on bases with Greek Key borders, the pierced lids with ivy motif and surmount...
Category

Mid-20th Century Grand Tour Furniture

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Collection of Granite Samples, 19th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
The folio made of strong card stock opens to reveal 12 samples with each specimen described in French. Measures: Each Specimen 2 1/2” x 1 1/2”. Case closed. 5”x9” 1/2”.
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19th Century French Antique Grand Tour Furniture

Materials

Granite

Italian Grand Tour Style Carved Marble Stone Ruins Sculpture, Early 20th Century
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Italian grand tour style carved marble stone ruins sculpture Additional information: Materials: marble Color: white Art Subjects: Architecture Period: Early 20th Century Styl...
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Early 20th Century Grand Tour Furniture

Materials

Marble

Italian White Terracotta Bust of the Roman Emperor, Caesar Augustus, Octavian
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Italian White Terracotta bust of the Roman Emperor, Caesar Augustus, Octavian Italy, 1900s, Can be used indoors or outdoors. A well execututed, large scale bust...
Category

Early 20th Century Italian Grand Tour Furniture

Materials

Terracotta

Santa Maria Assunta Venice Italy Etching
Located in Seguin, TX
I Gesuiti by Frances St. Clair Miller etching on paper. The church of Santa Maria Assunta in Venice Italy. Signed, numbered 10/120 and titled in pencil in lower margin. Unframed, ima...
Category

Late 20th Century Unknown Grand Tour Furniture

Materials

Paper

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...
Category

Late 19th Century Antique Grand Tour Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Antique 1880's Frith Photographs London England - Set of 4
Located in Seguin, TX
Circa 1880's Frances Frith (1822-1898) set of 4 London England photographs. From a Grand Tour album of photographs published by Frith. Double sided albumen photos. Queen Victoria,...
Category

Late 19th Century English Antique Grand Tour Furniture

Materials

Paper

19th Century French Grand Tour Iron Model of the Arc de Triomphe
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th century French grand tour iron model of the Arc de Triomphe, in two parts, the fine cast iron model of the Arc de Triomphe with a mirrored top. Raised on a oval ebonized wood and metal chain link fenced base Model of Arc de Triomphe...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Grand Tour Furniture

Materials

Metal, Iron

Spécimen Marble Surtout De Table
Located in Spencertown, NY
The table stand with orange/red marble border enclosing 25 different marble samples on a black slate base and four gilt bronze feet.
Category

20th Century Italian Grand Tour Furniture

Materials

Marble

Large Plaster Bust of Hercules
Located in Bagshot, GB
A 21st Century very charming and large verdigris plaster portrait bust of "Hercules" the demigod mortal son of Zeus. Bust is solid and mounted on circular socle base. Very decorat...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary British Grand Tour Furniture

Materials

Plaster, Paint

Pair of Bernard De Montfaucon Paris 1719 L'antiquite Original Grand Tour Prints
By Bernard de Montfaucaon
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely pair of original copper plate prints dating to 1719 by Bernard De Montfauucon of Paris. Dom Bernard de Montfaucon, O.S.B. (French: [d? m?~fok?~]; 13 January 1655 – 21 December 1741) was a French Benedictine monk of the Congregation of Saint Maur. He was an astute scholar who founded the discipline of palaeography, as well as being an editor of works of the Fathers of the Church. He is regarded as one of the founders of the modern discipline of archaeology Montfaucon was born on 13 January 1655 in the Castle of Soulatgé, a small village in the southern town of Corbières, then in the ancient Province of Languedoc, now in the modern Department of Aude. Other sources claimed his birth date is in 16 January, the most accepted date. After one year he was moved to the Castle of Roquetaillade, residence of his family. When he was seven, he was sent to Limoux, to the college run by the Fathers of Christian Doctrine Montfaucon served in the French army as a volunteer and participated in the Franco-Dutch War of 1673. He was a captain of grenadiers and made two campaigns under the command of Marshall Turenne, participated in the Battle of Herbsthausen and fell ill in Saverne in Alsace. Because of his infectious illness he made a vow to Our Lady of Marceille to give one hundred livres to her sanctuary in Limoux and to become a monk, if he was able to return to his country as a result of her intervention. After the death of Montfaucon's father at the Château de Roquetaillade, in 1675 he entered the novitiate of the Benedictine monastery of Bream in Toulouse. There he learned several ancient languages: Greek, Hebrew, Chaldean, Syriac, and Coptic. In 1687 Montfaucon was called to the Abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Prés and he started to work on an edition of the works of the Greek Church...
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1710s French Antique Grand Tour Furniture

Materials

Wood, Paper

Italian Grand Tour Style Signed Landscape
Located in Roma, IT
Important watercolor painting representing a beautiful view of Rome with the Tiber, Castel Sant'Angelo and the dome of St. Peter's in the background. A typical work in the vein of t...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Grand Tour Furniture

Materials

Wood, Paper

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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