CIRCA 1750, BLUE FLEUR DE LYS MARKS

The naturalistic insects painted on this cup and saucer are after the prints by Joris Hoefnagel, 'Insects Diversae Insectarum Volatilium' published in 1630. For a full discussion of lepidopteral decoration on Capodimonte porcelain, see Angela Caròla-Perrotti et al., Le Porcellane dei Borbone di Napoli, Capodimonte e Real Fabbrica Ferdinandea, 1743-1806, Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples, Exhibition Catalogue, 1986, pp. 140-141 and p. 143 for two engravings of insects. Also see col. pl. XXIX for a service with similar borders, of which this lot perhaps forms a part. A part service with this decoration was sold Bonhams, London, 2 July 2019, lot 133.