Cortese

The collection you see in the catalogue is the work of Germano Cortese (1927–2012). He sculpted every model: the poses, the faces, the folds, the turn of a head.

Not one of these works exists by another sculptor’s hand — there is no one else to have them from.

Capodimonte is a school, not a label. The Royal Manufactory near Naples opened in 1743, and ever since, its manner has been known by porcelain lace, by a flower gathered petal after petal, by faces painted with a brush of a few hairs.

Cortese works in that tradition.

Every figurine is made to order. The time depends on the piece: complexity decides everything, so it is confirmed for the particular model.

Glaze or bisque — the choice is yours; we do both.