Sebastian Kuhn
Department Director
Lot 53
A large Naples, Poulard Prad, cup and saucer with a portrait of King Ferdinando IV, circa 1815
Amended
14 June 2017, 14:00 BST
London, New Bond StreetSold for £3,750 inc. premium
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Nette Megens
Head of Department, Director
Sophie von der Goltz
Head of Sale
A large Naples, Poulard Prad, cup and saucer with a portrait of King Ferdinando IV, circa 1815
The King shown in profile to sinister wearing his full regalia, including the Order of the Golden Fleece, the oval miniature in a gilt frame, the inside of the cup gilt, both cup and saucer decorated with an elaborate gilt scrollwork pattern which is repeated on the gilt interior base of the cup (some rubbing to saucer) (2)
Footnotes
Provenance:
Italian Private Collection
Literature:
A. Caròla-Perrotti, Le Porcellane Napoletane dell'Ottocento 1807-1860, no.41
When Ferdinand IV was reinstalled as King of Naples and the two Sicilies in 1815, the depiction of his portrait on porcelain was immediately resumed. A famous vase in the Capodimonte Museum is signed Gennaro Cioffi; another plaque with the same profile portrait is signed Francesco de Caro (see Literature, nos. 40 and 41).
Saleroom notices
Please note there is a well-restored chip to the rim of the cup.
