Capodimonte Porcelain Sculpture Cherub With Dove

CAPODIMONTE PORCELAIN GROUP Cherub with Doves, early 20th century, signed W. MEYER. Cherub in white enameled porcelain from Italy from the famous Capodimonte brand. The cherub is collecting a letter from a Dove. Symbolic representation of love with a beautiful balance and harmony of volumes. Precision and subtlety of details. The roses are subtly sculpted, the shapes and volumes are highlighted by very studied features and curves. Base length: 28 cm Height: 25 cm Depth: 14 cm Stamped Capodimonte Porcelain and signed W.Meyer. This sculpture is in good condition, no missing parts. Delivery in France and Europe. The factory opened its doors in Naples in 1743 under the aegis of Charles de Bourbon, King of Naples and future Charles III of Spain. With his wife, Queen Maria Amalia, they established the Royal Manufactory of Capodimonte adjoining the Palace of Capodimonte, the former royal summer residence. At that time, the chemist Livio Ottavio Schepers improved the composition of the soft paste and, above all, the Tuscan sculptor Giuseppe Gricci, great creator of the plastic models of Capodimonte, and the painter of the court of Parma, Giovanni Caselli, appointed director of the painting gallery of the porcelain factory1, created large-scale works of art, the most important of which is the boudoir of Queen Maria Amalia entirely decorated with porcelain, from the walls to the lamps. The factory benefited indirectly from the marriage of Charles with Maria Amalia Walburga, daughter of Frederick Augustus III of Saxony, grandson of the founder of the Meissen factory, thanks to the prestigious Saxon porcelains that she received as wedding gifts1. The factory began operations in 1743, in a building in the park of Capodimonte, after long experiments in premises adjoining the royal palace of Naples. The soft, kaolin-free paste of Capodimonte contributed greatly to the success of the production, despite the difficulties caused by the difficult-to-control absorption of pictorial decorations on the enamel and the impossibility of modeling small details in a highly fusible paste. Giovanni Caselli used the brush-tip painting technique typical of miniaturists to achieve a "under-glass" painting effect.2 When Charles of Bourbon ascended the throne of Spain, he had the factory located in the Capodimonte Palace demolished and transferred it to Spain with his artists and their equipment. A new production is born at the Royal Porcelain Factory of Buen Retiro located in Madrid. (Wikipedia) Price: 350 € Artist: Capodimonte Period: 20th century Style: Napoleon III Condition: Good condition Material: Porcelain Length: 27 cm Width: 14 cm Height: 26 cm Reference (ID): 1525166 Availability: In stock Antiquites Giono Antique patinated furniture and art objects from the 19th and early 20th centuries 13 rue grande Manosque 04100, France 0607743657 Email CONTACT THE ANTIQUITE DEALER ADD THIS OBJECT TO YOUR SELECTION FOLLOW THIS ANTIQUITE DEALER SEE THIS ANTIQUITE DEALER'S GALLERY PRINT SHEET