Lot 126: A Naples cabinet plate, circa 1835-40

Decorated in the workshop of Raffaele Giovine, with a Pompeian scene of Najade, the rim with extensive relief gilt scrollwork interspersed with blue rectangular cartouches with sea creatures, the back signed 'Giovine in Napoli' and titled 'Najade' in black, 23.5cm

Provenance:
An Italian private collection

For two closely comparable plates of the same date see Caròla-Perrotti 1990, cat. no. 257. After the Napoleonic occupation, the Real Fabbrica Ferdinandea ceased to exist, and porcelain was ordered from France to boost French export, often decorated in Naples. This porcelain plate was also imported from France, and decorated in Naples by the workshop of Raffalele Giovine.