Filippo Tagliolini Lot n° 8

Ritratto profilo di Ferdinando IV di Borbone Wedgwood cameo with biscuit portrait profile depicting a young effigy of Ferdinand IV of Bourbon cm 7,5 - The extraordinary and extremely rare object is the work of the modeler Filippo Tagliolini active in the Royal Ferdinandea Factory since 1780 at the express request of the Sovereign. We like to hypothesize, due to the refinement of execution, that it is itself a tribute by Tagliolini to Ferdinando as gratitude and proof of his sculptural skills. Interesting is the choice of the wedgwood technique imported from English fashion which was then used very little in Neapolitan production, despite its extreme effectiveness and elegance. Two other examples of wedgwood cameos from the Real Fabbrica Ferdinandea, depicting Ferdinand IV and Maria Carolina, but of a more mature age, are preserved in the collections of the Correale Museum of Sorrento.