Three military of the Coldstream Guard. CAPODIMONTE figures; Naples, ca.1920.

CAPODIMONTE figures; Naples, ca.1920.
"Three military men of the Coldstream Guard".
Glazed porcelain.
With seals on the base.
Measurements: 31 cm.alt.
Three soldiers of the Foot Guards regiment of the British Army, of Scottish origin. The ornamental sculptures, worked in round bulk, have been molded in porcelain and decorated with enamels.
Founded in 1743 during 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 was 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.