Ferdinandea Scenic Sugar Dish

This is a rare sugar dish and its lid made in Naples , Real Fabbrica Ferdinandea in about 1790. The Capodimonte factory existed near Naples from 1743 until 1759. It had little to do with the Naples factory which was founded by Ferdinand IV in 1771 and was around until 1806 when the French occupied it and after that the molds, etc. were sold all over the place. The sugar pot is made of soft paste porcelain and is hand painted with two superb scenes of ruins in Italy both of which are labeled underneath. One is the Anfiteatro di Pozzuoli aka the Flavian Amphitheater in Pozzuoli and the other is the Tempio di Serapide a Pozzuoli aka the Macellum of Pozzuoli which was a market building during Roman times. When first excavated during the 18th century it was misidentified as the Temple of Serapis hence the title on this sugar dish which is kind of neat. The scenes are of superb quality! The sides of the dish have ring handles with a bit of gold trim by them that matches that of the lid. More gold trim around the scenes and the edges as shown. The lid has a nice gold trim and gilded finial. The set is in perfect condition with a bit of wear to the gilding and a factory flaw to the inside as shown. The sugar dish is marked with a version of their under glaze blue N under a crown often used by other makers but originally used by Naples as is the case on this set. The piece and its lid are 5 inches tall and 4.125 inches in diameter. Please email me for more information or other pictures.