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Naples collection

1600 – 1800

Console Table

Artist: Spanish (or Neapolitan) manufacturing
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These consoles form a pair and resemble decorative furniture from the Spanish royal palace of El Prado, outside Madrid. Their gold, green, pink, and white colours and refined carving are reminiscent of the porcelain produced by the famous Capodimonte porcelain factory built up in Naples by Charles of Bourbon (1716–1788). In 1759, when he became king of Spain as Charles III, he brought the best craftsmen from Naples with him to build the Buen Retiro porcelain factory in Madrid, influencing contemporary furnishing and design.

Details

Artist
Spanish (or Neapolitan) manufacturing
Title
Console Table
Date
About 1750-70
Medium
Painted, gilded wood, with green-granite top
Dimensions
Both: H: 87.5 cm
Reference
: CVCSC:0233.1.1.S and CVCSC:0233.1.2.S/ CVCSC:0233.2.1.S and CVCSC:0233.2.2.S
Collection
Naples
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