posted on January 25, 2002 05:52:54 PM new
In olden times (mid to late 1700s) the crowned N device was associated with Capodimonte (Naples). Widely imitated and copied even 150 years ago in Germany and elsewhere, today any piece with a crowned N mark must be considered suspect.
Yours is a contemporary piece, most likely produced in Japan, possibly shipped from the factory with a glued-on paper label.
posted on January 25, 2002 06:14:58 PM new
Obviously your piece is not marked with a glued on paper label-however I do not believe it is original Capodimonte either. I am a Capo collector and the Capo mark is rather precise. A true Capo has a very well defined crown-the N is much straighter and the Capodimonte name or the horse should be on the piece. This does look like an outlaw piece because of the shading. Capo does not normally have the darker shading on their pieces. This is only my opinion but as a collector of more than 100 pieces of Capo I feel this is not a true piece of Capo. Sorry!!
