Romantic Scene Centerpiece in Italian White Porcelain Giuseppe Cappe 1960s

Giuseppe Cappé Amorous Scene circa 1960, white and gold porcelain group with figures of two lovers, a gallant scene depicting a lady with a rose in her hand, sitting in the lover's lap, with her back against a tree trunk while he caresses her hair, in a rural setting. The porcelain centerpiece is in excellent condition. The composition rests on a mixtilinear oval base on the edge of which we find the inscribed signature Cappé referring to the coroplast Giuseppe Cappé born in Cittiglio (Va) in 1921 and died in Lomagna (Lc) in May 2008, dedicated his life to the creation and realization of porcelain works, appreciated throughout the world especially in the United States. Part of his works are now in many private collections and museums. Cappé is an artist who drew inspiration from the strands of the great Italian Baroque-Alexandrian popular tradition, of which the stuccos of Serpotta (Palermo), the productions of Capodimonte and the Neapolitan mangers are the typical and well-known examples. Cappé combines the Baroque root with the verist folk tradition and with the neoclassical one, adding to this an original commitment to humorous invention. Cappé's verism has already made history: it is recognizable and recognized, has reached the perfection of craft and the signature of invention in the field of creative high craftsmanship. Cappé trained as a sculptor under others, then began the activity of self-production of his sculptures from 1958. He created uninterruptedly throughout his life about 250 models and sculpture was for him the greatest reason for life, so much so that they merged. Height: 18.5 cm x Width: 19.6 cm x Depth: 16.5 cm