Large Cup And Saucer Real Fabbrica Ferdinandea Naples 1790-1800 Porcelain

We offer for sale a rare and magnificent set consisting of a large cup, more precisely a bowl-shaped cup, with its matching saucer, produced by the prestigious Real Fabbrica Ferdinandea of Naples and dating to the Neoclassical period, circa 1790-1800; made of high-quality porcelain, its larger size compared to a standard coffee cup makes it suitable for tea or chocolate, further enhancing its appeal to collectors; the decoration features an elegant deep brown “caffè au lait” ground, on which refined scenes and ornamental details are finely hand-painted in white, creating a strong chromatic contrast, while the rim and handle are enriched with delicate pure gold highlights; both the cup and saucer are adorned with mythological scenes in the archaeological and Neoclassical taste fashionable in late 18th-century Naples, directly inspired by the discoveries of Herculaneum and Pompeii, making this ensemble an authentic and captivating witness to the artistic culture of its time.