Huge Capodimonte Porcelain Figural Piece.
by Edd
(NW Indiana, USA)
Size of Capodimonte Porcelain Figural Centerpiece
I recently came across this huge CAPODIMONTE porcelain figural piece. It depicts a gentleman and two ladies sitting on a sofa. The gentleman and one of the ladies are playing the violin.
This is a huge piece and it is 16 inches at it's widest point. The end of one of the violins is broken off. Other than that, This is in pretty good condition.
I scoured it for flea bites and other condition issues and have found none other than the broken violin.
My problem is trying to determine the age of this piece. I have looked around at other sites and what I have been seeing tells me that this could be from around the late 18th to early 19th century, which would make this around 150 to 200 years old.
There is a crown above an N stamped on the inside of the figure and it says CAPODIMONTE in capital letters.
As I have stated before this is a very large piece Measuring 16" wide x 15" tall x 8" deep.
I guess most people would ask where did I get this huge capodimonte figure and how much did I pay for it? Well I bought it at a church resale for a whopping $2.00.
If anyone can add any other information about it, I'd greatly appreciate the feedback.
Edd.