However, if you can’t make the trip to our London premises, then rest assured that we are more than willing to ship our lovely collections of historic impressions to almost any destination worldwide – please contact us for a shipping quotation. We would really love to see you at our North London showrooms where you can see this and other fine examples of Grand Tour intaglios in all their splendour. The back compartment of the scholar book features the bust-length profiles of the first twelve Roman Emperors, the Twelve Caesars (‘Dodici Cesari’): Julius Caesar, Augustus, Tiberius, Gaius, Claudius, Nero, Galba, Otho, Vitellius, Vespasian, Titus, and Domitian.Īdd a classical and cultural dimension to your home with this captivating selection of historic intaglios. Antique Intaglio - Plaster Intaglio - Classical Portrait - Grand Tour Intaglio - Cardinal Richelieu Portrait - French Souvenir JellyMould (502) 15.31 Antique 14k Georgian Bloodstone Intaglio Wax Seal Fob, Family Crest Shield Pendant TheEdenCollective (1,526) 750.00 FREE shipping Carnelian fox intaglio set in 14k gold AesopGems (18) 675. The front compartment of the scholar book features twelve bust-length profiles of the greats of the Italian Renaissance (‘Uomini Illustri’): Ludovico Ariosto, Petrarch, Torquato Tasso, Dante Alighieri, Giovanni Boccaccio, Machiavelli, Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, Titian, Michelangelo Buonarroti, Correggio and Galileo Galilei. All the impressions are mounted on an elegant blue background. Each intaglio has an exquisite gilt gadrooned border and is numbered in black ink. The twenty-four intaglios are oval-shaped. This impressive set of intaglios was carefully made in Italy by Bartolomeo Paoletti and Pietro Figlio, in their workshop in Piazza di Spagna, Rome. The primary value of the Grand Tour, it was believed, lay in the exposure to the cultural legacy of classical antiquity and the Renaissance as well as the aristocratic and fashionably polite society of the European continent. It served as an educational rite of passage. The custom flourished from about 1660 until the advent of large-scale rail transit in the 1840s and was associated with a standard itinerary. The Grand Tour was the traditional trip of Europe undertaken by mainly upper-class European young men of means. They were also collected as souvenirs from European Grand Tours in the first half of the 19th century. In particular, they were also used as markers for land. The depressed designs depicting ancient scenes and figures from Greece and Italy. The original 19th century intaglios were also made from wood or stone. These carvings or cuttings are moulded out of white plaster, marble dust or wax. Today, we are very pleased to be able to show you this absolutely stunning collection of twenty-four magnificent framed plaster Grand Tour intaglios, wonderfully arranged in two panels of a scholar’s book, circa 1820 in date. NOTE There are no additional taxes or customs charges arising from shipping to EU countries.It isn’t very often that we dedicate a whole blog post to a single item, but on this occasion, we thought we’d make an exception. However, if you wish to add insurance etc. Packaging is carried out to the highest standards. Otherwise, postage and packaging is supplied at the best possible rate to the UK and the rest of the World. Depending on the item, It may be possible to arrange despatch from within the United Kingdom. We can provide free shipping to the UK on most smaller items. Preferred method of payment is by bank transfer (UK faster payment or to our €Euro account) which incurs no additional costs or charges. Historical and classical figures featured include the writer Dante, Emperor Marcus Aurelius and the Greek philosopher Demosthenes. In good condition, very slight spots on some of the casts. Accompanied in the original wooden case, by a handwritten "catalogo" description in Italian of each intaglio. A set of twenty (each numbered in ink) plaster intaglios, circa 1890.
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