The Sir Bruno Welby Collection of Porcelain - 6th February 2025
Lot 1612
A Naples (Real Fabbrica Ferdinandea) inkwell, c.1780, the drum form well painted with a reclining
Estimate £400 - £600 | Hammer £403
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Description
A Naples (Real Fabbrica Ferdinandea) inkwell, c.1780, the drum form well painted with a reclining Classical figure and two others in a continuous landscape, the flared foot with a narrow lilac ribbon border on a gold ground, incised X mark, 5cm high.
The figures on this piece likely derive from wall paintings at Herculaneum or Pompeii, illustrated in 'Le Antichita di Ercolano Esposte', published between 1757 and 1792.