"Escena galante". CAPODIMONTE. Naples, end of XIX century. Biscuit. With signature of the manufacture of Carpié (in the Italian city of Nova) and marks on the back. Wooden stand. In good condition. Measurements: 45 x 39 x 25 cm. + 5 x 40 x 28 cm. pedestal. Ornamental sculptural group made in biscuit, representing a couple of young lovers exchanging tender glances and accompanied by little love. The delicate turn of the legs and the sweetness of the faces, together with the flamboyant draping of the garments, testify to the quality of the biscuit. Founded in 1743 under the reign of Charles VII of Naples, the future Charles III of Spain, the Royal Porcelain Factory of Capodimonte was born with the aim of emulating the great factory of Meissen, whose patron had been Augustus the Strong, grandfather of Queen Maria Amalia of Saxony. It was, after the Saxon factory, one of the first in Europe to use real porcelain, with kaolin, fired at a temperature varying between 700 and 800º, with a second, higher firing, between 1,400 and 1,500º. His production was very extensive, although he was especially noted for his sculptures, both round and in relief, decorating all types of objects.