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Antique Grand Tour Souvenir Tole Tray Depicting Roman Ruins, Custom Stand

Creator: Grand Tour
Offered by: Robert James Walsh & Company

Description
This toleware tray depicts a rare Grand Tour scene. Two tourists in period attire take in the sites among the ruins of the Forum in Rome, with the Seven Hills of Rome in the distance. The Pontypool, Welsh tin tray is hand-stenciled and hand-painted. It rests on a new, high-quality custom-made painted stand. The tray can be easily removed from the stand with thumb-holes in the base, so that the tray can be hung on a wall, or actually used as a tray, or - as shown here - as a table where one can hide magazines and papers underneath the tray when company arrives. The tray has been preserved and protected with beeswax and carnauba wax polish.

This is a perfect piece for anyone who collects Grand Tour Souvenirs, or who decorates with Classical elements.

More Information

Documentation:	Signed
Origin:	Wales
Period:	19th Century
Materials:	Painted Welsh tin, painted wood stand
Condition:	Good. Normal antique wear with signs of use. It has been polished with natural wax for protection. The stand is new.
Creation Date:	1835
Styles / Movements:	Classical, Empire, Victorian
Dealer Reference #:	A203-5-SS/MCR
Incollect Reference #:	480774

Dimensions

W.	27.25 in;	H.	21.25 in;	D.	20.75 in;
W.	69.22 cm;	H.	53.98 cm;	D.	52.71 cm;

Message from Seller:

Robert James Walsh & Company is a thirty-year-old Vermont business dealing in antiques, art, and modernism. Robert Walsh, owner, is also an Accredited Member of Appraisers Association of America, as well as a respected consultant. We have participated in many international trade shows in the US and Canada.