Lamparas de capodimonte and Painted Adorned with Fired 24 Karat Gold Paint
$2,000
Posted over 4 years ago in Placentia, CA
Condition: Used (normal wear)
Listed in categories: Collectibles & Art - Collectibles
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Did you know that the word "Capodimonte" literally means "top of the mountain"? Well, the short version of the story is that in 1738, when Charles VII of Naples took as his bride Princess Maria Amelia Christina of Saxony, I received as a portion of a dowry, Meissen porcelain. As a connoisseur of art, Charles decided that such beauty should be produced in Italy and, thereafter, in 1743, he commissioned the Royal Manufactory of Porcelain on the grounds of the royal palace, which was perched on top of a hill and soon it became known a the “Capodimonte
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