Capodimonte Ewer Vase with Cherubs

This is a unique vintage Capodimonte  Ewer Vase w/Cherubs.  It is Hand Painted, Adorned with Fired 24 Karat Gold Paint.  It is approximately 7" Tall one small chip on bottom underneath not noticed and a little wear on gold rim as noted. ABOUT CAPODIMONTE Did you know that the word "Capodimonte" literally means "top of the mountain"? Well, the short version of the story is that in 1738, when Charles VII of Naples took as his bride Princess Maria Amelia Christina of Saxony, he received as a portion of a dowry, Meissen porcelain. As a connoisseur of art, Charles decided that such beauty should be produced in Italy and, thereafter, in 1743, he commissioned the Royal Manufactory of Porcelain on the grounds of the royal palace, which was perched on top of a hill and soon it became known as the “Capodimonte.”