CAPODIMONTE PORCELAIN LEMON BASKET WITH FLORAL DECORATION - ITALIAN CIRCA 1880-1920A CHARMING DECORATIVE BASKET MODELLED IN THE CAPODIMONTE TRADITION, FEATURING A WOVEN BASKETWEAVE BODY IN CREAM-COLOURED HARD-PASTE PORCELAIN WITH APPLIED THREE-DIMENSIONAL PORCELAIN LEMONS AND DELICATE HAND-PAINTED FLORAL SPRAYS. THE BASKET EXHIBITS THE CHARACTERISTIC ITALIAN CRAFTSMANSHIP OF THE PERIOD, WITH METICULOUS ATTENTION TO NATURALISTIC DETAIL IN BOTH FORM AND DECORATION.IDENTIFICATION AND ATTRIBUTION:- MAKER: CAPODIMONTE, NAPLES- MARK: IMPRESSED CROWN AND N TO BASE, CONSISTENT WITH CAPODIMONTE FACTORY PRODUCTION- PERIOD: LATE 19TH TO EARLY 20TH CENTURY, CIRCA 1880-1920- CONSTRUCTION: HAND-MODELLED AND APPLIED PORCELAIN ELEMENTSSPECIFICATIONS:- PRIMARY MATERIAL: HARD-PASTE PORCELAIN- DECORATION: HAND-PAINTED ENAMEL FLOWERS WITH APPLIED PORCELAIN LEAVES AND FRUIT- HEIGHT: 24 CM- WIDTH: 27 CM- DEPTH: 21 CMCONDITION: GOOD OVERALL CONDITION CONSISTENT WITH AGE. THE BASKETWEAVE BODY IS INTACT WITH TWO CHIPS OR CRACKS. APPLIED PORCELAIN LEMONS AND FLORAL ELEMENTS ARE SECURELY ATTACHED. HAND-PAINTED ENAMEL DECORATION SHOWS MINOR WEAR TO GILDING ON THE FLOWER CENTRES, WHICH IS TYPICAL FOR PIECES OF THIS AGE AND USE. SURFACE PATINA IS CONSISTENT WITH GENUINE AGE. NO RESTORATION DETECTED.DESCRIPTION: THIS DECORATIVE BASKET EXEMPLIFIES THE REFINED TASTE OF LATE VICTORIAN AND EDWARDIAN INTERIOR DESIGN. THE NATURALISTIC MODELLING OF THE LEMONS, RENDERED IN PALE YELLOW PORCELAIN WITH SUBTLE SURFACE TEXTURE, DEMONSTRATES THE SKILLED CRAFTSMANSHIP OF CAPODIMONTE ARTISANS. THE APPLIED PORCELAIN FLOWERS, FEATURING WHITE PETALS WITH HAND-PAINTED ORANGE-BROWN STAMENS AND GREEN LEAVES, PROVIDE ELEGANT BOTANICAL DETAIL. THE WOVEN BASKETWEAVE PATTERN TO THE BODY IS FINELY EXECUTED WITH IMPRESSED DETAIL, AND THE BASE SHOWS THE CHARACTERISTIC FIRING MARKS AND IMPRESSED FACTORY MARK OF AUTHENTIC CAPODIMONTE PRODUCTION. THE PIECE WOULD HAVE SERVED AS A DECORATIVE ORNAMENT FOR A DRAWING ROOM OR CABINET DISPLAY, REFLECTING THE PERIOD'S APPRECIATION FOR NATURALISTIC PORCELAIN SCULPTURE AND CONTINENTAL CRAFTSMANSHIP. Item Size: Height: 24cm, Width: 27cm, Depth: 21cm, Weight: 3Kg Condition: Good - Refer To Images TOORMINA 993598+1
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