Good quality example of a mid 19th century Grand Tour patinated bronze architectual model of The Temple of Hercules Victor (often incorrectly referred to as the Temple of Vesta) in Rome on a lovely Sienna marble base. A favourite of the Grand Tour these were often adapted as inkwells, like in this example with its original clear glass liner which are often missing. Rome, circa 1850.Based in London, we are dealers in fine decorative antiques from the 18th and 19th centuries. We specialise in this era of enlightenment, neoclassicism and the Grand Tour, with its far reaching influence on style and taste in Britain, Continental Europe and beyond: elegance in the age of Napoleon. Our extensive stock covers all aspects of this period and decorative antiques influenced by the period. We constantly source new, beautiful items and upload to our site regularly. We are first and foremost antique collectors with over thirty years of experience; we only buy what we love and we hope you will too...