Auction 63 · Lot 389
A realistically modeled young, bearded Jewish man with frock-coat, yarmulke, dagger and spats standing on floral base. Marked with underglaze blue ‘N’ beneath crown. Height: 3.75 inches.
- Estimate
- $4,000–$6,000
- Hammer price
- Not recorded
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
author
CAPO DI MONTE PORCELAIN JEWISH FIGURE.
Publication
‘Naples,’ 19th century
summary
Produced in the Neapolitan region of Italy, this rare depiction of a Jew is reminiscent of Shylock from Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice.
For another example of this figure, see Museum of Fine Art, Boston, Charles and Lynn Schusterman Collection (acquisition no. 2013.960).