This handsomely framed collection of 29 large antique Grand Tour intaglios bears the label of a member of the British Antique Dealers Association. The intaglios date from the 1800's, and they are mounted on an original indenture document! The shadow-box frame is custom made, with hand inscribed decoration on the corners. There is glass on the front, protecting the intaglios. Overall, the frame size is 19"x19" The condition is good, with some signs of age & wear. "Grand Tour" intaglios were usually made of plaster, and were souvenirs of that European tour. Grand Tour Intaglios - (with a raised surface) and Moulds/Impressions (with a concave, reverse image) were popular in the late 1700's and early 1800's as an inexpensive way to display a reproduction of European classical sculptures and ancient coins. Most are wrapped in paper on the edges because they were often displayed and collected in book form.

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