{"id":343600,"date":"2020-06-30T14:54:58","date_gmt":"2020-06-30T18:54:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/?p=343600"},"modified":"2024-12-17T15:14:59","modified_gmt":"2024-12-17T20:14:59","slug":"collecting-capodimonte-porcelain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/collecting-capodimonte-porcelain\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Identify Real Capodimonte Porcelain"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"950\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/12441963_master-950x950.jpeg\" alt=\"Pair of porcelain Capodimonte putti figures, mid-20th century\" class=\"wp-image-343743\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/12441963_master-950x950.jpeg 950w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/12441963_master-350x350.jpeg 350w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/12441963_master-120x120.jpeg 120w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/12441963_master-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/12441963_master-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/12441963_master-933x933.jpeg 933w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/12441963_master-216x216.jpeg 216w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/12441963_master.jpeg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/decorative-objects\/sculptures\/figurative-sculptures\/pair-of-porcelain-capodimonte-cherubs-20th-century-polychrome-putti-figures\/id-f_12441963\/\">Pair of porcelain Capodimonte putti figures, mid-20th century<\/a>, offered by Flowermountain<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Elaborate flowers are synonymous with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/capodimonte\/furniture\/\">Capodimonte porcelain<\/a>. Why? Was it because King Charles VII of Naples, who founded the manufactory in 1743, was allergic to the blossoms growing in his garden and wanted a hypoallergenic version? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Or did the perfect blossoms result from royal competition? After all, by the 18th century, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/dining-entertaining\/porcelain\/origin\/chinese\/\">China<\/a>\u2019s long-held monopoly on (ahem) china had finally been broken. And several leading courts of Europe had begun developing their own <a aria-label=\"undefined (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/material\/porcelain\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">porcelain<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a aria-label=\"undefined (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/art\/paintings\/portrait-paintings\/school-francois-boucher-18th-century-portrait-miniature-after-bouchers-portrait-madame-de-pompadour\/id-a_2321361\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Madame de Pompadour<\/a>, chief mistress of <a aria-label=\"undefined (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/style\/louis-xv\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Louis XV<\/a> of France, is said to have commissioned <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/manufacture-nationale-de-sevres\/furniture\/\">S\u00e8vres<\/a> to create an entire indoor garden of porcelain botanicals. Surely, Charles would not want to be outdone by the French.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/wall-decorations\/decorative-art\/pair-of-italian-capodimonte-painted-porcelain-plaques\/id-f_18084691\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"776\" height=\"529\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/MayfairPlaques-19thCentury.png\" alt=\"Pair of Italian Capodimonte painted porcelain plaques, 19th century\" class=\"wp-image-343694\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/MayfairPlaques-19thCentury.png 776w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/MayfairPlaques-19thCentury-513x350.png 513w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/MayfairPlaques-19thCentury-120x82.png 120w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/MayfairPlaques-19thCentury-768x524.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 776px) 100vw, 776px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/wall-decorations\/decorative-art\/pair-of-italian-capodimonte-painted-porcelain-plaques\/id-f_18084691\/\">Pair of Italian Capodimonte painted porcelain plaques, 19th century<\/a>, offered by Mayfair Gallery<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If success is measured by lasting name recognition, Capodimonte would seem to be in the same league <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/sevres-porcelain\/\">as such makers<\/a> as <a aria-label=\"undefined (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/meissen-porcelain\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Meissen<\/a>, S\u00e8vres and <a aria-label=\"undefined (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/wedgwood\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wedgwood<\/a>. The Real Fabbrica (&#8220;royal factory&#8221;) di Capodimonte, however, hasn\u2019t produced porcelain since the early 19th century, when Charles\u2019s son Ferdinand sold it. Although secondary manufacturers have built upon the aesthetic and kept the name alive, some connoisseurs of the royal product feel these pieces should be labeled \u201cin the style of&#8221; Capodimonte.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe real deal,\u201d says David Sterner, of <a aria-label=\"undefined (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/dealers\/david-sterner-antiques-llc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">David Sterner Antiques<\/a>, in Philadelphia, \u201cthe fantastic stuff that\u2019s over-the-top beautiful, is nearly nonexistent on the market. A lot of it is in museums or private collections.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s because the timeline of royal  Capodimonte porcelain is decidedly brief. From beginning to end, its manufacture lasted approximately 75 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-luminous-vivid-amber-color has-css-opacity has-luminous-vivid-amber-background-color has-background\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"the-story-of-capodimonte\">The Story of Capodimonte<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"950\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/FlowermoutainChandelier-950x950.jpg\" alt=\"Capodimonte porcelain five-light chandelier, mid-20th century\" class=\"wp-image-343701\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/FlowermoutainChandelier-950x950.jpg 950w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/FlowermoutainChandelier-350x350.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/FlowermoutainChandelier-120x120.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/FlowermoutainChandelier-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/FlowermoutainChandelier-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/FlowermoutainChandelier-933x933.jpg 933w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/FlowermoutainChandelier-216x216.jpg 216w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/FlowermoutainChandelier.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/lighting\/chandeliers-pendant-lights\/capodimonte-porcelain-five-lights-chandelier-putti-floral-patterns\/id-f_11998081\/\">Capodimonte porcelain five-light chandelier, mid-20th century<\/a>, offered by Flowermountain<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Charles VII began experimenting with porcelain around 1738, the year he married Maria Amalia of Saxony. No coincidence there. His new bride was the granddaughter of Augustus the Strong, Elector of Saxony and founder of Meissen, the first European hard-paste porcelain manufactory. Her dowry included 17 Meissen table services. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Struck by porcelain fever, Charles built a dedicated facility on top of a hill (<em>capo di monte<\/em>) overlooking Naples. He financed expeditions to search for the right clay. He hired chemists and artisans to experiment. His earliest successes were small white <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/capodimonte\/furniture\/decorative-objects\/boxes\/snuff-boxes\/\">snuffboxes<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/capodimonte\/furniture\/decorative-objects\/vases-vessels\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">vases<\/a>, although efforts soon progressed to full sets of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/capodimonte\/furniture\/dining-entertaining\/\">tableware<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/creators\/capodimonte\/furniture\/decorative-objects\/\">decorative objects<\/a> and stylized <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/buy\/capodimonte-figurine\/\">figurines<\/a> of peasants and theatrical personalities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"777\" height=\"599\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/SternerSnuffBox-2.png\" alt=\"Capodimonte porcelain table snuff box, early 20th century\" class=\"wp-image-343699\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/SternerSnuffBox-2.png 777w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/SternerSnuffBox-2-454x350.png 454w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/SternerSnuffBox-2-120x93.png 120w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/SternerSnuffBox-2-768x592.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 777px) 100vw, 777px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/dining-entertaining\/porcelain\/antique-capodimonte-porcelain-table-snuff-dresser-box\/id-f_11054313\/\">Capodimonte porcelain table snuff box, early 20th century<\/a>, offered by David Sterner Antiques<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In 1759, Charles succeeded to the throne of Spain. He moved the manufactory with him \u2014 including 40 workers and 4 tons of clay \u2014 and continued operations in Madrid. Twelve years later, his son Ferdinand IV, who inherited the throne of Naples, built a new factory there that became known for distinctly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/style\/rococo\/\">rococo<\/a> designs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Napoleonic wars interrupted production, and around 1807, oversight of the royal factories was transferred to a franchisee named Giovanni Poulard-Prad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-luminous-vivid-amber-color has-css-opacity has-luminous-vivid-amber-background-color has-background\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"assessing-the-value\">Assessing the Value<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/decorative-objects\/boxes\/decorative-boxes\/capodimonte-porcelain-box\/id-f_4097633\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"679\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/BiscayeLiddedBox-950x679.jpg\" alt=\"Pair of Italian Capodimonte painted porcelain plaques, 19th century\" class=\"wp-image-343691\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/BiscayeLiddedBox-950x679.jpg 950w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/BiscayeLiddedBox-490x350.jpg 490w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/BiscayeLiddedBox-120x86.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/BiscayeLiddedBox-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/BiscayeLiddedBox.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The factory mark on a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/decorative-objects\/boxes\/decorative-boxes\/capodimonte-porcelain-box\/id-f_4097633\/\">Capodimonte porcelain box, ca. 1920<\/a>, offered by Biscaye Fr\u00e8res<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Beginning in the mid-18th century, porcelain made by Charles&#8217;s factory was stamped with a fleur-de-lis, usually in underglaze blue. Pieces from Ferdinand&#8217;s were stamped with a Neapolitan N topped by a crown. When secondary manufacturers began production, they retained this mark, in multiple variations. The value of these later 19th- and 20th-century pieces is determined by the quality, not the mark.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/dining-entertaining\/porcelain\/large-antique-capodimonte-porcelain-plaque-naiad-water-nymph\/id-f_4025473\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"492\" height=\"776\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/SternerNymph.png\" alt=\"Capodimonte porcelain plaque of water nymph, late 19th century\" class=\"wp-image-343692\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/SternerNymph.png 492w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/SternerNymph-222x350.png 222w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/SternerNymph-76x120.png 76w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 492px) 100vw, 492px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/dining-entertaining\/porcelain\/large-antique-capodimonte-porcelain-plaque-naiad-water-nymph\/id-f_4025473\/\">Capodimonte porcelain plaque depicting a water nymph, late 19th century<\/a>, offered by David Sterner Antiques<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u201cForm matters,\u201d says Sterner. \u201cIt\u2019s the quality of the cast and the decoration that influence value.\u201d Look for attention to detail in the painting, he adds, such as edges that are \u201ccrisp and well defined.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Capodimonte porcelain is an acquired taste. \u201cYou either like it, or you think it\u2019s ugly,\u201d says Frank Bloemberg, of <a aria-label=\"undefined (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/dealers\/flowermountain\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Flowermountain<\/a>, in Antwerp, who admits the more lavish designs can come off as \u201ckitsch.\u201d Still, he says, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/dining-entertaining\/ceramics\/origin\/italian\/\">Italian ceramics<\/a> are often beautiful, and so different from those of other countries.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/decorative-objects\/vases-vessels\/urns\/white-nautical-pot-de-creme-cup\/id-f_17127372\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"604\" height=\"674\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/BiscayePotdeCreme.png\" alt=\"White Nautical Pot de Creme Cup, late 19th century\" class=\"wp-image-343690\" style=\"width:580px;height:647px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/BiscayePotdeCreme.png 604w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/BiscayePotdeCreme-314x350.png 314w, https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/wp-content\/uploads\/BiscayePotdeCreme-108x120.png 108w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/furniture\/decorative-objects\/vases-vessels\/urns\/white-nautical-pot-de-creme-cup\/id-f_17127372\/\">White nautical pot de cr\u00e8me cup, late 19th century<\/a>, offered by Biscaye Fr\u00e8res<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI have been fascinated with porcelain for the longest time,\u201d says David Biscaye, of New York City architecture and design house <a aria-label=\"undefined (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/dealers\/biscaye-freres\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Biscaye Fr\u00e8res<\/a>. \u201cI use it in every one of my projects. But to me, modern porcelain is dead-looking. The old stuff just has character.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Biscaye\u2019s taste in Capodimonte is very specific: He collects only white porcelain from the early factories. He believes it has the most range. \u201cWhite can be placed in historical or modern settings. 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Why? Was it because King Charles VII of Naples, who founded the manufactory in 1743, was allergic to the blossoms growing in his garden and wanted a hypoallergenic version? Or did the perfect blossoms result from royal competition? 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