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A PAIR OF CAPODIMONTE (CARLO III) PORCELAIN ALTAR CANDLESTICKS
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A PAIR OF CAPODIMONTE (CARLO III) PORCELAIN ALTAR CANDLESTICKS

CIRCA 1750-55

Closed19 May 2021

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A PAIR OF CAPODIMONTE (CARLO III) PORCELAIN ALTAR CANDLESTICKS
CIRCA 1750-55
Modelled by Guiseppe Gricci and Gaetano Fumo, each in four parts, of triangular section, moulded with foliate shells and strapwork on three scroll feet, the lower sections painted by Giovanni Caselli in puce camaïeu with scenes from the Life of Christ, the sections above with putti holding devices
19 ¼ in. (48.9 cm.) and 19 3/8 in. (49.2 cm.) high

Specialist note

For some undecorated examples, together with a Crucifix, in the Museo di Capodimonte in Naples see Angela Caròla-Perrotti, Exhibition Catalogue, Le Porcellane dei Borbone di Napoli, Capodimonte e Real Fabbrica Ferdinandea 1743-1806, Naples, Museo Archeologico Nazionale, December 1986 - April 1987, Naples, 1986, p. 259, no. 200.