A brief history on Capodimonte

Capodimonte porcelain is the finest and most perfect grade of Italian
artistic pottery and one of the most appreciated handicrafts for its
craftsmanship and detailed qualities. The name Capodimonte (Top of the
hill) is mainly binded to the city of Naples and, particularly, to the
kingdom of Charles III of Bourbon who, in 1743, built on the hill near
to the royal palace, just called Capodimonte, a factory to produce
porcelain that can reach the glory of the best European factories,
first of all the Meissen factory. The production, firstly identified
with the Bourbon lily then, under Ferdinand IV with the famous crowned
N, ends near 1820. Part of the models and of the moulds is achieved by
Doccia (now Richard-Ginori) while the remains is lost.
In the period between the two World Wars, while the area surrounding
Naples maintains mainly the flower production, it?s around Milan that
the tradition bounds forward. In the fifties, the inspiration of famous
sculptors like Borsato, Cappe, Fabris, Maggione, Cazzola, Pezzato,
Scapinello, De Martino, and Merli sustains mainly the figurine
tradition. A trend develops also in Veneto, between the cities of
Vicenza and Bassano, cradle of Palladio and fertile ground of artists
and artisans. As heiress of a school that from over 200 years is
bringing to the world the taste and inventiveness of Italian porcelain.
Capodimonte Arte' is representing today an example of continuity,
search and innovation in the tradition, having melted the creative
Neapolitain fantasy together with the formal and chromatic originality
of Veneto.Reprinted with permission from: Luigi

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