Roman Corporate Gifts for Offices, Law Firms and Award Ceremonies
A company gift has a harder job than a personal one. It has to work for people you know only by job title, look like a decision rather than a leftover budget line, and come out of the wrapping well in front of colleagues. This is what we would tell an office, a law firm or an event organiser walking into the shop at Via Cavour 280 in Rome, a five-minute walk from the Colosseum. Every piece below is a modern reproduction sold as exactly that, at the current site price.
Why a Roman piece works as a corporate gift
Three reasons, none of them romantic. First, a bust or a statue has somewhere to go — desk, bookshelf, reception counter — so it does not end up in a drawer with the branded pens. Second, Rome is neutral ground: a lawyer in Milan, an engineer in Munich and a client in Boston all recognise Caesar, Augustus and the scales of justice without explanation. Third, each piece is what its page says it is. The six busts and statues are bronze-effect resin made in Italy; the helmet is a steel replica; the chess set has hand-painted pieces on a faux leather board. Sentences you can say out loud when you hand them over. They are not antiques or one-off art but catalogue reproductions, so the same piece can be supplied more than once.
Who it is for: law firm, office, award ceremony, conference in Rome
Four typical situations.
- Law firms and notaries. The Lady Justice Iustitia statue (€125) — scales, sword and blindfold in bronze-style resin — is the natural choice for a lawyer's office. It suits a partner's retirement or a client fresh from a win (see our guide for lawyers).
- Offices and management. The Julius Caesar Bust (€109), about 19 cm high, sits on a desk without taking it over, and everyone recognises it at a glance. The Emperor Augustus statue (€149), after the Prima Porta original in the Vatican Museums, is the step up for a director or founder.
- Awards and end-of-year ceremonies. The Nike of Samothrace (€149) is the winged Victory of the Louvre: it means what a trophy means without looking like one. The Fortuna statue (€110), blindfolded and holding the cornucopia, suits a sales team or a new venture.
- Conferences and delegations in Rome. The Roman centurion helmet (€80), a steel replica with red crest and display stand, is the most Roman object on the shelf and the most photogenic.
The choice by price band
Prices as shown on each piece's page (more in our guide by price).
- Under €100: the centurion helmet with steel stand (€80).
- Around €100: the Julius Caesar bust (€109) and the Fortuna (€110) — the two we would suggest when the list is long.
- €125–€165: Iustitia (€125), Augustus (€149), Nike (€149) and Michelangelo's David (€165), for a client who is more Florence than Rome.
- The important gift: the Romans vs Egyptians chess set (€280), for the single person who gets something different.
Mixing bands is normal — the chess set for the chairman, Caesar for the team.
What to say when you hand it over
A gift works better with two true sentences to go with it.
- Julius Caesar. Conqueror of Gaul, crossed the Rubicon, master of Rome, killed on the Ides of March in 44 BC. His name outlived him as a title: Kaiser and Tsar both descend from it.
- Augustus. Caesar's adopted heir: he won at Actium, put an end to a hundred years of civil war and ruled forty-one years. August is named after him.
- Iustitia. Rome's goddess of justice held scales and sword; European artists added the blindfold in the late fifteenth century, and the three became the emblem of every courtroom.
- Nike of Samothrace. A marble Victory of the second century BC, landing on a prow. Found on Samothrace in 1863 without head or arms, she now crowns the Louvre's main staircase.
- Fortuna. The goddess of luck, eyes covered because she does not choose whom she favours. Her cornucopia is the horn of Amalthea, the goat that nursed the infant Jupiter.
- David. Over five metres of marble, cut by a twenty-six-year-old Michelangelo from a block two sculptors had abandoned; it stood in Piazza della Signoria until 1873.
- Centurion helmet. Vegetius writes that centurions wore their crests crosswise so that their men could recognise them; on our helmet the crest runs from front to back.
- Chess set. Rome and Egypt did meet — Caesar and Cleopatra, then Actium in 31 BC. Chess came centuries later, so the set is a modern tribute (see our chess set guide).
How to order in quantity
A small company order is bought like any other: in the shop at Via Cavour 280 or online through our Etsy boutique. For anything larger, or to check the shelf first, write to imperivmart91@gmail.com or call +39 324 094 4805 (or +39 392 381 5117) with piece, quantity and deadline. If you are in Rome, come and see the pieces: we are open every day from 10:00 to 20:00, four minutes from the Colosseo metro (line B).
Shipping is free within Italy (5 working days), and for other countries the cost is shown on Etsy before you pay. Every parcel is tracked, and orders leave in 1–2 working days. Gift wrapping, engraving and quantity terms are not standard services and we do not list them. If you need particular packaging, ask when you write and we will tell you honestly what is possible.
Common questions
Can you supply ten or twenty of the same piece?
They are catalogue pieces, so in principle yes — but we keep the stock of a shop, not of a warehouse. Write with piece, quantity and deadline and we tell you what we can supply and by when, with no obligation on your side.
Do you offer quantity discounts, engraving or gift wrapping?
None of these are listed on the site, so we do not promise them here.
Can we see the pieces before ordering for the company?
Yes, and we recommend it: every piece in this guide is in the shop, so you can judge weight and finish before deciding. In store we take cards, contactless, Apple Pay and Google Pay.
How is a company order shipped?
Like any other order: tracked, to one address per order. If the batch needs to reach more than one address, say so when you write.
Every piece in this guide lives in the boutique at Via Cavour 280, a five-minute walk from the Colosseum — visit us, or buy it online on Etsy.
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