Has anyone heard of Settecento or capodimonte?

Question

I have gotten some antiques for grandmother and trying to find out something about them. Capodimonte lamp and water pitcher and a Settecento cobalt blue urn.

Answer 1

Hey Linda,

Yahoo! Search (below), has several sites that describe Settecento as "seven hundred" in Italian, and is the standard.

Settecento is the Italian word for seven hundred, and is the standard Italian term for the 18th century (not the 17th century, but the years beginning with 17). It is used in English mostly to refer to art-historical and architectural movements and styles of that period.

Capodimonte the finest quality 20th and 21st century Italian and Capodimonte porcelain and china figurines, flowers and statuettes on the world wide web. All products have been carefully selected from leading Italian porcelain manufacturers and are entirely handmade of pure porcelain. Their manufacture and decoration involve firing in special kilns at very high temperatures, and, in consequence, they are hollow and visually brilliant. As such their colours and texture ring out in time and space.

Answer 2

Used to see a lot of Capodimonte. They are quite well known in Europe. Italian factory. Some people collect them, but I think they were fashionable in the 'seventies. Haven't seen them for ages.