What are pair grand tour bronzes?

They are nineteenth-century miniature sculptures and decorative objects modelled after ancient Roman and Greek antiquities, collected during European travels. Travellers bought them as portable souvenirs to display in home libraries and drawing rooms.

How were they used historically?

They served as decorative displays on mantelpieces, bookshelves, and tables, demonstrating the owner's classical education and cultured background. Architectural models and decorative urns also functioned as bookends or visual centerpieces in period interiors.

How do I live with them?

Place them on stable surfaces away from direct moisture and handle them by their solid structural parts rather than fragile extremities. Dust them gently with a dry, soft cloth to preserve the chemical patination and prevent buildup in recessed details.

How do I tell periods apart?

Nineteenth-century pieces often display nineteenth-century casting techniques, patination styles, and specific revival aesthetics like Egyptian or Renaissance Revival. Earlier Regency examples tend to feature crisp ormolu mounts and classical Greco-Roman designs, while later Victorian versions frequently incorporate varied coloured marbles.

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These pair grand tour bronzes bring home the classical sculpture and architecture of Italy, collected by travellers on the nineteenth-century Grand Tour.

Antique Pair Bronze Semi-nude Classical Ladies Sculptures / Bookends 19th Cent

19th century

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Antique Pair Bronze Semi-nude Classical Ladies Sculptures / Bookends 19th Cent

From Regent Antiques

£2,350

3+ MONTHS AGO

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A Pair Bronze Sculptures by Francisque- Joseph-duret

19th century

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A Pair Bronze Sculptures by Francisque- Joseph-duret

From Devonshire Antiques

£2,450

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sculptures

19th century

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Large Pair of 19th Century Bronze Marly Horses, After Coustou

From Patrick Moorhead Antiques

£3,800

3+ MONTHS AGO

sculptures

1900 - 1920

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C20th Pair Marble Obelisks

From Gary Wright Antiques Ltd

£4,250

3+ MONTHS AGO

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Antique Pair Bronze Semi-nude Classical Ladies Sculptures / Bookends 19th Cent

A Pair Bronze Sculptures by Francisque- Joseph-duret

Large Pair of 19th Century Bronze Marly Horses, After Coustou

C20th Pair Marble Obelisks

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