Pair of Giallo Antico Marble Grand Tour Models

19th century

Sold by Kendall House Antiques Ltd.

Description

Italian, Circa 1850. After the Antique. The Temple of Castor and Pollux, and the Temple of Vespasian and Titus.

Each on a Nero marble plinth.

Provenance: A UK Private Collection.

36cm high, and 36.5cm high

Grand Tour: In 1670, Richard Lassels published his The Voyage of Italy, the first tourists’ guide to that destination, and the first to describe the journey as a “Grand Tour”. By the middle of the eighteenth century, there was a variety of works available to Grand Tourists in Italy – including marble and bronze antiquities, Renaissance sculpture and paintings. The fine pair of marble models we have for sale here exemplify the high-quality souvenirs sought after by the wealthy/aristocratic gentleman on his Grand Tour in the mid-19th century.

Physical Dimensions

Height

36.5cm (14.37")

Declaration

Kendall House Antiques Ltd. has dated this piece to the 1850s.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA1072554

Dealers Internal Reference

24523

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Description

Italian, Circa 1850. After the Antique. The Temple of Castor and Pollux, and the Temple of Vespasian and Titus.

Each on a Nero marble plinth.

Provenance: A UK Private Collection.

36cm high, and 36.5cm high

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Grand Tour: In 1670, Richard Lassels published his The Voyage of Italy, the first tourists’ guide to that destination, and the first to describe the journey as a “Grand Tour”.

Kendall House Antiques Ltd.

By the middle of the eighteenth century, there was a variety of works available to Grand Tourists in Italy – including marble and bronze antiquities, Renaissance sculpture and paintings. The fine pair of marble models we have for sale here exemplify the high-quality souvenirs sought after by the wealthy/aristocratic gentleman on his Grand Tour in the mid-19th century.

Physical Dimensions

Height

36.5cm (14.37")

Date of Manufacture

Kendall House Antiques Ltd. has dated this piece to the 1850s.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Ref

SA1072554

Dealers Internal Ref

24523

About the Dealer

Kendall House Antiques Ltd.