The Sir Bruno Welby Collection of Porcelain - 6th February 2025
Lot 1616
A Naples coffee cup and saucer, c.1790, painted with examples of regional costume, the cup with
Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £151
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Description
A Naples coffee cup and saucer, c.1790, painted with examples of regional costume, the cup with 'donna di campagna', carrying a leafy branch, the saucer with a couple beside a wall, titled 'Di Piedimonte di Sessa', blue and impressed crowned N marks, a Naples teacup painted with a young shepherd reclining against a tree, with a wide leaf handle, and a miniature coffee cup simply decorated with flower sprays, crowned RF marks, 14cm max. (4)
The scenes on the cup and saucer were taken from the Servizio delle Vestiture and were largely based on gouaches by Saverio Della Gatta and Alessandro D'Anna, who were hired by Venuto to travel Italy and make a record of the various regional costumes. Other examples are illustrated by Angela Carola-Perrotti, La Porcellana della Real Fabbrica Ferdinandea, pp.381.