Capodimonte Porcelain Sculpture “pig Breeder” Signed Mollica

Important polychrome porcelain sculpture from the Capodimonte manufacture depicting an elderly pig breeder feeding three piglets, accompanied by a goose and finely modeled rural details.

The piece is signed Mollica on the base and bears the traditional blue crowned “N” mark associated with Capodimonte production, the renowned Neapolitan manufacture celebrated for its lively narrative and genre scenes.
This composition stands out for the expressive caricatural face, dynamic posture, and the remarkable attention to detail: the animals, vegetables, barrel, and garments are carefully sculpted and hand-painted with vivid polychrome decoration.

This type of figurative group was mainly produced during the second half of the 20th century and represents one of the most decorative expressions of the Capodimonte tradition, highly appreciated by collectors of Italian porcelain.