20th Century Ironic Bust of an Elderly Man with a Pipe by Giuseppe Cappè for Capodimonte, Italy, 1950s

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A polychrome hard-paste porcelain sculpture depicting the bust of an elderly man with a pipe, scarf … Read more Description of the item:
A polychrome hard-paste porcelain sculpture depicting the bust of an elderly man with a pipe, scarf and hat, entirely hand-decorated and glazed in a third firing, signed by the artist, with ‘callé’ stamped on the ceramic body behind the base, and beneath the base with a crowned ‘N’, the mark of the Capodimonte manufactory by Giuseppe Cappè. This fabulous sculpture is rather large and heavy, crafted from porcelain of the very highest quality and in perfect condition. Its main appeal lies precisely in the caricatured style in which the little old man is portrayed, with a very large nose, protruding ears, two distinct bags under his eyes and a gently melancholic expression.

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Giuseppe Cappé is one of the most important figures in the Italian porcelain scene of the 1960s. Born in 1921, he trained at the Ipa and King porcelain factory in Capodimonte and, in 1959, opened the factory “ Cappè Porcellane Artistiche”, where he produced numerous designs across two distinct styles: a classical style featuring subjects drawn from Greek mythology, predominantly in white porcelain with details in pure gold; and a second style featuring entirely original modern subjects in his own distinctive style, tending towards realism yet with a slightly ironic, almost caricatural touch, though always with a hint of tenderness and melancholy. This piece has an attribution mark,
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