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...

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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

A Grand Tour bronze replica of the Warwick vase, later 19th…

Small Warwick Vase Replica with Bacchic Ornament

A Grand Tour bronze replica of the Warwick vase, later 19th century, the small size urn after the Roman original with Bacchic ornament and classical borders, height 13 cm, width 20 cm, diameter 14 cm

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, 13.5 cm high. Provenance…

An Italian Grand Tour pietra-dura bottle, black basalt inlaid…

Italian Pietra-Dura Bottle with Semi-Precious Stones Inlay

An Italian Grand Tour pietra-dura bottle, black basalt inlaid with semi-precious stones, the base with decorative floral motif, 19th century, 10.5 cm high, 8 cm wide

Grand Tour Roman style bronze offering bowl with serpent…

Roman Serpent Offering Bowl

Grand Tour Roman style bronze offering bowl with serpent decoration, Italian, late 18th early 19th century, 9.5 cm high, 16.5 cm wide

Late 19th century Italian Grand Tour cast iron occasional table,…

Italian Grand Tour Cast Iron Table

Late 19th century Italian Grand Tour cast iron occasional table, the dished circular top with allogorical scene to the centre, hanging chains below on leaf cast base and three legs with ball feet (chip to rim)

Late 19th century Italian Grand Tour 'Askos' bronze ewer after…

Italian Bronze Ewer from Herculaneum

Late 19th century Italian Grand Tour 'Askos' bronze ewer after the antique, the Roman original excavated at Herculaneum and in the National Archaeological Museum, Naples, 26 cm height

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, 39 cm high

A collection of framed Grand Tour style intaglios, comprising…

Grand Tour Intaglio Collection in Gilded Frame

A collection of framed Grand Tour style intaglios, comprising eleven oval plaster portraits, profiles and depictions of classical figures in a gilded frame, the largest intaglio 5 x 3.5 cm

Grand Tour antique Italian micro mosaic and hard stone panel…

Grand Tour antique Italian micro mosaic and hard stone panel adorned with classical cameo shell portraits, emblazoned 'Ricordo Venezia', 19th century, 8 x 12 cm

Two C1900 Italian Grand Tour micro mosaic photo frames, all…

Italian Grand Tour Micro Mosaic Floral Photo Frames

Two C1900 Italian Grand Tour micro mosaic photo frames, all floral decorated double hinged folding frame and single frame 8 x 13 cm, 6 cm height

Victorian Grand Tour branch red coral necklace

Victorian Red Coral Grand Tour Necklace

Victorian Grand Tour branch red coral necklace

Grand Tour micro mosaic floral framed miniature the miniature…

Grand Tour Floral Micro Mosaic Miniature on Ivory

Grand Tour micro mosaic floral framed miniature the miniature on ivory depicting a young woman in an interior, 11.5 x 9 cm overall

Romulus and Remus she-wolf Roman style Grand Tour bronze jug,…

Roman She-Wolf Bronze Jug, 18th/19th Century

Romulus and Remus she-wolf Roman style Grand Tour bronze jug, 18th/19th century, 10.5 cm high

A blue and gold Grand Tour style urn vase by Jaget Et Pinon,…

Blue and Gold Urn Vase by Jaget Et Pinon

A blue and gold Grand Tour style urn vase by Jaget Et Pinon, late 19th century, the urn vase with high set leafy handles, a turned short pedestal to a socle, and square base, with a matte brown border with leaf and berry designs in gilt, the body with…

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…

Victorian Grand Tour lava cameo bracelet

Victorian Lava Cameo Bracelet: Grand Tour Style

Victorian Grand Tour lava cameo bracelet

Victorian Grand Tour pietra dura photo frame, oval floral panel…

Victorian Pietra Dura Floral Photo Frame

Victorian Grand Tour pietra dura photo frame, oval floral panel inset with hardstones in gilt metal hinged frame

Two C1900 Italian Grand Tour micro mosaic photo frames, floral…

Italian Grand Tour Micro Mosaic Photo Frames - Floral Patterns

Two C1900 Italian Grand Tour micro mosaic photo frames, floral patterns of double horse shoe and circular 9 x 6 cm, 5.5 cm

Antique bronze Grand Tour kneeling slave figure Egyptian themed…

Antique Egyptian-themed Bronze Candlestick

Antique bronze Grand Tour kneeling slave figure Egyptian themed souvenir figure in form of candlestick or vase, circa 1800, height 15 cm

Grand tour Italian bronze of seated Hermes height 20 cm

Grand tour Italian bronze of seated Hermes height 20 cm

An Italian pietra dura inset photograph frame on stand, 19th…

An Italian pietra dura inset photograph frame on stand, 19th century, the oval and hinged gilt brass photo frame inset with a Grand Tour oval pietra dura panel decorated with floral spray, with easel stand. Height 21.5 cm, width 14 cm

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, 19 cm high

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, 44.5 cm high

Two Grand Tour perfume bottles, 19th century with pierced…

19th Century Grand Tour Perfume Bottles with Ormolu Collars

Two Grand Tour perfume bottles, 19th century with pierced ormolu collars and casing over red glass, one of square section form with a decorative hinged lid with a scene under glass of the arch of constantine, and the other of globular pedestal form with a…

Three antique Italian Grand Tour ceramic medallions, 19th…

Italian Grand Tour Ceramic Medallions, 19th Century

Three antique Italian Grand Tour ceramic medallions, 19th century, the largest 7.5 cm wide

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

19th century Grand Tour watercolour European landscape in…

Gilded Grand Tour Landscape

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