What are grand tour statuettes?

Grand tour statuettes are small-scale souvenir sculptures collected by travellers in Europe during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. They miniaturise famous classical, Renaissance and neoclassical monuments. These pieces allowed collectors to display representations of celebrated museum sculptures within domestic studies and libraries.

How were they used historically?

Travellers purchased these sculptures as physical records of their educational journeys across Italy and France. They functioned as tabletop decoration and conversational focal points in grand homes. Over time, they evolved into sought-after decorative objects that signaled cultural literacy and an appreciation of classical art.

How should I clean bronze figures?

Bronze statuettes require minimal intervention, generally needing only gentle dusting with a soft, dry brush. Avoid water, oils and chemical polishes that can strip original patination. Preserving the stable surface skin protects the historic finish developed over generations of handling and exposure.

How do I identify the subject?

Subjects typically derive from Greek and Roman mythology, such as Narcissus, Mercury or dancing fauns, alongside Renaissance masterpieces. Many figures replicate specific statues housed in Italian museums and galleries. Inscriptions on the bronze or the mounting base often name the subject or the ancient sculptor who inspired the work.

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Grand tour statuettes bring home classical antiquity and Renaissance masterpieces, offering miniature bronze and marble souvenirs shaped by European travel.

19th century

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Bronze Sculpture by Michele Amodio

From Devonshire Antiques

£2,200

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Late C18th /Early C19th Italian Carved Gilt-wood Swan .

18th century

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Late C18th /Early C19th Italian Carved Gilt-wood Swan .

From M Lees and Sons

£2,400

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17th century

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After Giambologna (1529-1608). A 17th Century Bronze Pacing Bull

From Spitalfields House

£1,950

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19th century

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Bronze Figure Venus De Milo

From Devonshire Antiques

£3,500

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19th century

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Bronze Sculpture of an Ancient Scholar

From Devonshire Antiques

£950

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Fine Bronze Figure of a Roman Orator Probably Julius Cesar by Mathurin Moreau.

19th century

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Fine Bronze Figure of a Roman Orator Probably Julius Cesar by Mathurin Moreau.

From Loveday Antiques

£3,800

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19th century

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Pair of Late C19th Italian Bronze ‘Grand Tour’ Souvenir Sculptures, After the Antique , on Marble Bases .

From M Lees and Sons

£800

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19th century

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Antique19th Century Italian Bronze Study of a Young Couple, Circa 1870

From Robert Belcher Antiques

£475

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Grand Tour Bronze Figure. The Dancing Faun of Pompeii

19th century

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Grand Tour Bronze Figure. The Dancing Faun of Pompeii

From Kendall House Antiques Ltd.

£1,500

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19th century

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A Pair of Late 19th Century Italian Green Serpentine Marble Models of the Dogs of Alcibiades

From Macintosh Antiques

£680

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The listings on this page span the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries, featuring bronze, marble, alabaster, and fossil marble materials.

19th century

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19th Century Gilt Egyptian Shabti on Marble Plinth

From The Old Cinema

£750

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C19th Gilded Bronze Classical 'Grand Tour' Souvenir After the Antique , of Athena Promachos .

19th century

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C19th Gilded Bronze Classical 'Grand Tour' Souvenir After the Antique , of Athena Promachos .

From M Lees and Sons

£750

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Bronze Sculpture of Roman Gladiator by Eden Antony Paul Noel

19th century

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Bronze Sculpture of Roman Gladiator by Eden Antony Paul Noel

From Devonshire Antiques

£1,800

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19th century

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Small Sleeping Chubby Cherub Bronze

From Gerard Robinson Fine Art and Antiques

£385

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19th century

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19th Century Grand Tour Bronze of an Athlete

From Treehouse Antiques

£265

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19th century

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19th Century Bronze Group ‘Ariadne and the Panther’

From Jake Wright Antiques Ltd.

£2,300

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Grand Tour Statuettes

Bronze Sculpture by Michele Amodio

Late C18th /Early C19th Italian Carved Gilt-wood Swan .

After Giambologna (1529-1608). A 17th Century Bronze Pacing Bull

Bronze Figure Venus De Milo

Bronze Sculpture of an Ancient Scholar

Fine Bronze Figure of a Roman Orator Probably Julius Cesar by Mathurin Moreau.

Pair of Late C19th Italian Bronze ‘Grand Tour’ Souvenir Sculptures, After the Antique , on Marble Bases .

Antique19th Century Italian Bronze Study of a Young Couple, Circa 1870

Grand Tour Bronze Figure. The Dancing Faun of Pompeii

A Pair of Late 19th Century Italian Green Serpentine Marble Models of the Dogs of Alcibiades

19th Century Gilt Egyptian Shabti on Marble Plinth

C19th Gilded Bronze Classical 'Grand Tour' Souvenir After the Antique , of Athena Promachos .

Bronze Sculpture of Roman Gladiator by Eden Antony Paul Noel

Small Sleeping Chubby Cherub Bronze

19th Century Grand Tour Bronze of an Athlete

19th Century Bronze Group ‘Ariadne and the Panther’

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