A CAPODIMONTE (CARLO III) HEXAFOIL DISH

BLUE FLEUR-DE-LYS MARK, GIOVANNI CASELLI

细节

A CAPODIMONTE (CARLO III) HEXAFOIL DISH
Blue fleur-de-lys mark, Giovanni Caselli
Painted in colours with a Dutch ship anchored off the Naples sea-front at sunset, the foreground with fisherman and the border with a lavender and gilt ribbon interspersed with fruit, flowers, insects and reeded gilt rim
15¾in. (39.1cm.) diameter

来源

G. Dreyfus, Esq.; Sotheby's & Co., London, 23 May 1967, lot 71
The Property of Mrs. M.A. Stevens; Christie's, London, 30 June 1975, lot 56

拍品专文

Cf. Francesco Stazzi, Capodimonte, pl. 48

The Dutch ship probably refers to a specific visit to Naples in the 1740's.