23 Portrait Neo Classical Grand Tour Intaglios Medallions Coins Tasses European Cameos

£45.95

35 Grand tour Intaglios.
 
These are taken from originals Intaglios and include some portrait ones.
These would look great split into sets and framed.
 
 
All come plain white and are a great set to own.
I also have boxed framed lighted intaglios that look great around the home available.

Description

These 23 Grand tour Portraits intaglios are taken from originals Intaglios and include some portrait ones and are made from high quality plaster with fine detail.
19th Century Plaster Intaglios – these are small cameo souvenirs brought by travellers on Grand Tours, often featuring Neo Classical portraits of gods, goddesses or famous people (like Dante)
Grand Tour Italian plaster intaglios, early 19th century. These are very fine examples, with minute details,
Add a classical element to your home with these lovely intaglios.

Intaglios were originally used as seals. These carvings or cuttings are moulded out of white plaster, marble dust or wax. The original 19th century intaglios were also made from wood or stone. The depressed designs depicting ancient scenes and figures from Greece and Italy. In particular, they were also used as markers for land. They were also collected as souvenirs from European Grand Tours in the first half of the 19th century.

The Grand Tour was the traditional trip of Europe undertaken by mainly upper-class European young men of means. The custom flourished from about 1660 until the advent of large-scale rail transit in the 1840s and was associated with a standard itinerary. It served as an educational rite of passage.

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.

 
All come plain white and are a great set to own.
We also have lighted box framed intaglios that look great around the home available and are battery operated so no mains power is required.
We ship worldwide and the cost is £24.00 outside of UK,  that is tracked and signed for and tracking information will be provided via e mail, any questions please contact us at mail@plastercraftinteriors.co.uk.

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2 Sets of 9, Set of 9

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