Capodimonte & Naples Porcelain Gallery ...

To trace the history of Naples Porcelain you have to look at the origin of Capodimonte Porcelain.

The masterpieces of the Royal Factory of Capodimonte are astonishing in their demonstration of Italian skill and craftsmanship.

In little more than half a century the Royal Factory at Capodimonte produced the finest porcelain and ceramic dinner ware and ornaments in its own superb, unique and complete style.

In particular the Bisquit which does not redden with age (unlike those of Saxony and Sèvres) and the miniatures, which are beautifully modelled and of superb detail; and which are said to be the rarest and most prized of all European Porcelain.

The father of Capodimonte porcelain is considered to be Charles of Bourbon (1716-1788) son of Philip V of Spain and his second wife, the Italian, Elizabeth Farnese.

Charles was coronated King of Naples and Sicily on August 3rd. 1734 in Palermo Cathedral becoming Charles VII (1738-1759).

Examples of Capodimonte & Naples Porcelain

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Naples Porcelain Real Fabrica Vases

Pair of Naples Porcelain Real Fabrica Vases (Brochetta) c1775

Crowned RF marks in iron-red

With rococo moulded leaf decoration picked out in green

The use of rococo ornament was short lived at Real Fabbrica factory before they embraced neo-classicism. 15.5cm high - c1775

Capodimonte scent bottle

Capodimonte gold and enamel-mounted scent–bottle and stopper - Circa 1755

Painted with a half-length portrait of Prince Charles Stuart, Bonnie Prince Charlie, in armour wearing the sash and star of the Garter and the green sash of the order of the Thistle.

Probably painted by Giovanni Sigismondo Fischer after Louis-Gabriel Blanchet.

The gold and enamel mounts are by a London goldsmith.

Possibly the only example of porcelain from the Royal Bourbon factory of Capodimonte in Naples with an English or Jacobite connection.

Naples Porcelain Real Fabbrica

A Naples ‘Real Fabbrica Ferdinandea’ biscuit porcelain group of Bacco ed Amore By Filippo Tagliolini - Circa 1796

The group derives from an antique sculpture in the Farnese collection restored by Albacini

A Naples ‘Real Fabbrica Ferdinandea’ biscuit porcelain group of Bacco ed Amore By Filippo Tagliolini c. 1796 - 21 inches (53.5 cm) high