A PAIR OF FRENCH ORMOLU-MOUNTED MEISSEN ALLEGORICAL GROUPS

A CAPODIMONTE SPIRIT-BARREL AND COVER

CIRCA 1750 -1755

Details

A CAPODIMONTE SPIRIT-BARREL AND COVER
CIRCA 1750 -1755
Modelled with a central barrel, each end with Bacchic vignettes, the cover formed as two embracing putti, one holding a cup, on a base with further Bacchic vignettes and applied with vine, damages and restoration
14 3/8 in. (36.5 cm.) high

Brought to you by

Victoria von Westenholz

Check the condition report or get in touch for additional information about this

vvonwestenholz@christies.com +44 (0)20 7389 2343

If you wish to view the condition report of this lot, please sign in to your account.

View condition report

Lot Essay

Complete Capodimonte spirit-barrels are extremely rare. Another example (supported by two satyrs on a stepped base) sold Christie's London, 24 March 1969, lot 168, is illustrated by Francesco Stazzi, Capodimonte, Milan, 1972, p. 331, no. 143, and at the time it was thought to be the only complete example in existence. For another example of the two putti forming the cover of the present lot, see Elena Romano, La Porcellana di Capodimonte, Naples, 1959, p. 50, fig. 5.

More from A View from the Spanish Steps - The Collection of Maria Angiolillo

View All