A Naples Real Fabbrica Ferdinandea porcelain topographical tea and coffee service, circa 1790-1800
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September 26, 12:38 PM GMT
Estimate
2,000 - 2,500 EUR
Lot Details
Description
each piece painted with titled views of Naples and its surroundings, within gilt laurel borders, comprising:
a coffeepot and cover with Veduta de fossi nella strada di Turia and Strada di Poggio R.le e Chiesa della Madonna del Pianto,
a teapot and cover with Palazzo della ferreria, a poggio Reale. and Strada che conduce, a i ponti Rossi,
a sugar bowl and cover with bird finial, with Palazzo del Vasto, Strada e Chiesa di S. M. in Porto and Chiesa di S. Giuseppe a Chiaja
six cups and saucers with views of Capella dell'Eremita, alla salita di Capo di Chino, Costiera di Pozzuoli, Ved:ta del Serraglio, e Chiesa di S: Antonio, Molino della Ferriera, a Poggio Reale, Calata del Sopporto di Posillipo, Palazzo della Reggina Giovana a poggio Reale, Ved:ta di Porta Capuana, Ved:ta di Mirabello a poggio Reale, Calata dal Casale di Posilipo, Ved:ta del Lazzaretto di Nisita, Chiesa di Piedigrotta, and Ved:ta di S. Leonardo a Chiaja
crowned N marks in underglaze-blue, iron-red titles
(18)
Coffeepot 18,5 cm, 7 1/4 in. high
The simple, refined forms of the pieces in this tea and coffee service reflect Domenico Venuti's engagement with the new neo-classical style which had swept through Europe in the last decades of the 18th century. Director of the Real Fabbrica Ferdinandea factory from 1779, he focused on developing shapes and decoration that were totally opposed to the old rococo style, often finding inspiration for his designs in archaeological finds from the region and antiquities in the Royal Collections. The landscape scenes were often taken from engravings in the Illustrations de Voyages pittoresques de Naples et de Sicile of 1781 to 1786, by Abbé de Saint Non. However, in addition to these well-known images, some scenes were probably taken from life, by the travelling painters Berotti and Santucci who journeyed across the Kingdom to while working on scenes for the ‘Servizio delle Vestiture del Regno’.
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