The Sir Bruno Welby Collection of Porcelain - 6th February 2025
Lot 1614
A Naples coffee can, c.1790-95, painted with figure before the fountain of Santa Sofia at Benevento,
Estimate £150 - £250 | Hammer £126
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Description
A Naples coffee can, c.1790-95, painted with figure before the fountain of Santa Sofia at Benevento, flanked by vertical leaf bands and claret panels with berried swags in carved relief, with an angular handle, 6cm high.
The scene is taken from Jean Claude Richard de Saint-Non's, 'Voyage Pittoresque ou description des Royaumes de Naples et de Sicile', published in 1785.