Capodimonte is a name associated with Italian porcelains, a trademark of which is for beautiful, lifelike florals among other lovely decorative pieces. Nuevo Capodimonte means "new Capodimonte", a re-issue of the type of beautiful ware for which the name has become famous. This paper-labelled item proclaims, "Savastano, made in Italy" and uses the Nuevo Capodimonte name along with the trademark Crown. Measures about
4" long and 3.5" tall, a cluster of three full-blown roses captured forever in porcelain. Two pin-head sized color losses on the deepest red rose leaf edges are the only damage that I can see. Meant to display on a table or in a cabinet. Likely produced in 1950-1960. ... [full description] |
