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371
c. 1850
carved marble, cast bronze 3½ h × 8¼ w × 4¼ d in (9 × 21 × 11 cm)
carved marble, cast bronze 3½ h × 8¼ w × 4¼ d in (9 × 21 × 11 cm)
estimate: $3,000–5,000
result: $1,875
Beginning in the mid-17th century, wealthy young British men, upon graduating from university, would take 'Grand Tours' around Europe, for months or years at a time, to cultivate worldliness and a wider cultural appreciation. On these tours, souvenirs and decorative arts were collected to be displayed in their homes and tell of their great and many travels.