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The Grand Tour of Europe was a cultural tradition that was popular among wealthy young men in the 19th century. The Grand Tour was a rite of passage for many young men of the British and European aristocracy and upper classes, who would travel to various parts of Europe to broaden their education, refine their cultural tastes, and experience new cultures and customs.

The Grand Tour typically involved visiting a number of European cities, including Paris, Venice, Florence, Rome, and Athens, and it often lasted for several months or even years. During this time, the travelers would visit museums, galleries, and other cultural institutions, and they would also participate in local customs and traditions, such as attending concerts and operas.

The Grand Tour was considered an essential part of a young man's education, as it provided exposure to a wide range of cultural, artistic, and historical influences that were more... not available in their home country. It was also seen as a way to refine one's tastes and to develop a more sophisticated appreciation of the arts and culture.

It was common for travellers who went on the tour bring back a variety of souvenirs to commemorate their experiences. Paintings, sculptures, and other works of art that were encountered by the travellers on their travels were common souvenirs. These artworks were often purchased from local artists and artisans, and they were considered to be an important part of a traveller's cultural education.

As well, the Grand Tour was an opportunity to study the art, architecture, and history of ancient civilizations, and many travellers purchased antiquities and other artifacts during their travels. These artifacts were often displayed in the traveller's home as a testament to their cultural knowledge and appreciation of the past.

In addition to cultural pursuits, the Grand Tour was also an opportunity for young men to expand their social networks, to establish new business relationships, and to form lasting personal connections with people from other parts of Europe.

Overall, the Grand Tour of Europe was an important cultural tradition that helped to shape the tastes and attitudes of British and European society in the 19th century, and it remains an important part of the cultural heritage of this region today. less...

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Victorian Grand Tour Italian pink coral bead necklace matching…
Victorian Italian Coral Jewelry Set

Victorian Grand Tour Italian pink coral bead necklace matching bracelet, pendant earrings and pendant of large single coral framed with seed and half pearls

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Antique French Grand Tour enamelled thermometer, with bronze…
French Grand Tour Enamelled Thermometer with Bronze Child Finial

Antique French Grand Tour enamelled thermometer, with bronze head of a child in a helmet finial and green alabaster stepped base, 7.48 in. high

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Victorian Grand Tour branch red coral necklace
Victorian Red Coral Grand Tour Necklace

Victorian Grand Tour branch red coral necklace

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Victorian Grand Tour lava cameo bracelet
Victorian Lava Cameo Bracelet: Grand Tour Style

Victorian Grand Tour lava cameo bracelet

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Victorian 18ct Grand Tour Petra dura brooch Ins '10 $1,800
Victorian Grand Tour Brooch with Petra Dura in 18ct Gold

Victorian 18ct Grand Tour Petra dura brooch Ins '10 $1,800

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19th century Italian school, Grand Tour, View of mount Vesuvius,…
Italian Grand Tour: Vesuvius View

19th century Italian school, Grand Tour, View of mount Vesuvius, gouache on paper, framed, 2.95 in. x 4.33 in. Provenance: collection of George and Adisa Pompei, Sydney

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19th century Posillipo school, Grand Tour View of Smoking…
Smoking Vesuvius View

19th century Posillipo school, Grand Tour View of Smoking Vesuvius, gouache on paper, original bird's eye maple frame, 22.05 in. x 29.53 in. (incl. Frame). Provenance: Warwick Oakman Antiques, Hobart. Collection of George and Adisa Pompei, Sydney

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A small rouge marble column, in the grand tour style, 19th…
19th Century Rouge Marble Grand Tour Column

A small rouge marble column, in the grand tour style, 19th century, 17.52 in. high

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A pair of painted similuated malachite obelisks, in the grand…
Simulated Malachite Obelisks - Grand Tour Style (9 words)

A pair of painted similuated malachite obelisks, in the grand tour style, 15.35 in. high

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A Grand Tour bronze figure of Narcissus, 19th century, the…
19th Century Narcissus Bronze Figure

A Grand Tour bronze figure of Narcissus, 19th century, the standing nude wearing a wreath, in a contrapposto pose, 13.39 in. high

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A Grand Tour framed giltwood Devotional icon, after Fra…
Fra Angelico Devotional Icon in Giltwood Frame

A Grand Tour framed giltwood Devotional icon, after Fra Angelico, 26.38 in. x 8.27 in. (including frame)

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A pair of Regency Grand Tour bronze and marble busts, early…
Regency Grand Tour Bronze Busts of Roman Emperors

A pair of Regency Grand Tour bronze and marble busts, early 19th century, busts of Roman emperors Tiberio and Domiziano with inscribed names, waisted integral socles and raised on rosso antico marble bases. Height 12.60 in.

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A pair of Grand Tour bronzes of Hercules, one with the infant…
Grand Tour Bronzes: Hercules & Telephos, Discus Thrower

A pair of Grand Tour bronzes of Hercules, one with the infant Telephos, the other The Discus Thrower, on marble plinths. 19th century, 8.27 in. high

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A pair Grand Tour bronze figures on circular rouge marble…
Grand Tour Bronze Figures on Rouge Marble Plinths

A pair Grand Tour bronze figures on circular rouge marble plinths,19th century, 9.06 in. high

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A pair of bronze Grand Tour figures of sleeping nymphs, rouge…
Bronze Sleeping Nymphs on Rouge Marble Bases, 19th Century

A pair of bronze Grand Tour figures of sleeping nymphs, rouge marble bases. 19th century, 5.12 in. high

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Pair of antique French Gustave Michael Pillig, Grand Tour well…
French Antique Marble Lion Pair on Bases

Pair of antique French Gustave Michael Pillig, Grand Tour well carved recumbent marble lions, on black marble bases, approx 5.51 in. high, 9.45 in. long, 3.15 in. deep & the other slightly smaller (2)

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A pair of Italian bronze grand tour figured rhyta, 19th century,…
Italian Bronze Grand Tour Figured Rhyta, 19th Century

A pair of Italian bronze grand tour figured rhyta, 19th century, 8.66 in. high

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A Grand Tour style architectural model of the Battistero Pisa,…
Grand Tour Battistero Pisa Marble Model

A Grand Tour style architectural model of the Battistero Pisa, carved, incised and pierced marble, (losses throughout), 7.48 in. high

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A set of forty six Grand Tour plaster intaglios of Domini…
Grand Tour Plaster Intaglios in Simulated Book Case

A set of forty six Grand Tour plaster intaglios of Domini Illustri, Italian, 19th century within a hinged wooden simulated book case, 3.94 in. high, 14.96 in. wide, 10.63 in. deep

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An Italian 19th century micro-mosaic oval panel, depicting a…
19th Century Italian Micro-Mosaic Oval Panel

An Italian 19th century micro-mosaic oval panel, depicting a classical Grand Tour building within green agate line border on a slate ground, 6.50 in. wide

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Four box framed Collections of Grand Tour style composite…
Grand Tour Intaglio Collection

Four box framed Collections of Grand Tour style composite Intaglios 14.17 in. x 9.45 in.

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A Grand Tour ivory miniature, after Titian 'Amor Sacro E Amor…
Ivory Miniature: Sacred & Profane Love (after Titian)

A Grand Tour ivory miniature, after Titian 'Amor Sacro E Amor Profano'. Sacred and Profane love, unsigned, mounted with gilt bronze frame and velvet mount, 3.94 in. x 9.65 in.

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Grand tour small scale Renaissance balcony section, approx 40…
Small Renaissance Balcony Section for Grand Tour Display

Grand tour small scale Renaissance balcony section, approx 15.75 in. long, 9.84 in. high, 6.30 in. deep

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19th century photo album. Mixture of Grand Tour Italian images,…
Grand Tour, Indian Portraits, and English Family Life Album

19th century photo album. Mixture of Grand Tour Italian images, Indian portraits, & English family life (carriages & posed family groups.) thin paper albumen corner pasted to both sides of a leaf. Some water damage to initial pages. Albumen photographs 16

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19th century early Grand Tour oil on board possible Swiss lake…
Swiss Grand Tour: Lakeside Reflections

19th century early Grand Tour oil on board possible Swiss lake scene

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19th century Grand Tour watercolour European landscape in…
Gilded Grand Tour Landscape

19th century Grand Tour watercolour European landscape in ornate gilt frame

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A collection of Grand Tour style busts including a marble bust…
Grand Tour Bust Collection

A collection of Grand Tour style busts including a marble bust of a bearded male, (losses); a composite bust of Julius Caesar; and a cast metal bust of a centurion, the tallest 11.02 in. high. Provenance: Estate of the late Ian David Cooper, Victoria.

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Two cased collections of Grand Tour style plaster intaglios…
Grand Tour Plaster Intaglios Collection

Two cased collections of Grand Tour style plaster intaglios comprising ninety nine intaglios, housed in 'Book' form boxes, together with numbered lists of the motifs represented, each box 12.60 in. wide. Provenance: Estate of the late Ian David Cooper,…

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A collection of Grand Tour style items including a miniature…
Grand Tour Style Collection from Ian Cooper Estate

A collection of Grand Tour style items including a miniature replica of a Greek amphora, a lidded box with Greek red painting motifs, an earthenware model of a foot wearing a sandal and a bisque porcelain cameo of a man, the vase, 5.31 in. high.…

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An interesting glass 'Grand Tour' comport, 19th century, an…
Grand Tour Glass Comport with Parisian Monuments

An interesting glass 'Grand Tour' comport, 19th century, an antique souvenir piece comprising a series of glass roundels with transfers of Paris monuments set within brass frames, surrounding a central panel of the church of the Magdalene, raised upon four

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A grand tour style gilt metal mounted blue glass scent bottle,…
Blue Glass Scent Bottle with Architectural Scenes

A grand tour style gilt metal mounted blue glass scent bottle, inset with rondelles of lithographic architectural scenes, 8.27 in. high

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Italian school grand tour architectural scene watercolour, 26 x…
Italian Architectural Grand Tour Watercolour

Italian school grand tour architectural scene watercolour, 10.24 in. x 18.50 in.

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A bronze Grand Tour model of a three-legged torchere, Italian,…
19th Century Italian Bronze Three-Legged Torchere Model

A bronze Grand Tour model of a three-legged torchere, Italian, 19th century

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A fine pair of grand tour bronze candelabra, French, 19th…
Classical French Bronze Candelabra with Bird Finials

A fine pair of grand tour bronze candelabra, French, 19th century, with classical figures, bird finials and multiple candle branches. 29.13 in. high

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A grand tour bronze and marble statue of Marcus Aurelius,…
Marcus Aurelius Grand Tour Statue

A grand tour bronze and marble statue of Marcus Aurelius, Italian, 19th century 23.62 in. high, 12.60 in. wide

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A Grand Tour architectural model of the Battistero Pisa, circa…
Grand Tour Battistero Pisa Architectural Model, 1890

A Grand Tour architectural model of the Battistero Pisa, circa 1890, carved, incised and pierced, marble losses. 13.19 in. high

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Italian school, Portrait of an Australian Child, circa 1920,…
Australian Child Portrait from Italian Grand Tour

Italian school, Portrait of an Australian Child, circa 1920, unsigned, oil on canvas., 26.77 in. x 19.69 in. Provenance: Painted in Italy during a grand tour and sold by descendants

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Large antique Grand Tour patinated bronze of a young Hercules,…
Patinated Bronze Young Hercules, 70cm

Large antique Grand Tour patinated bronze of a young Hercules, marked Reduction Mecanique A. Collas Brevete, 27.56 in. high

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Gustave Michael Pillig a fine pair of Grand Tour marble…
French 19th Century Grand Tour Marble Lions Pair

Gustave Michael Pillig a fine pair of Grand Tour marble recumbent lions, French 19th century 5.12 in. x 9.45 in.

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