Plateau oval à décor topographique napolitain, Real Fabbrica Ferdinandea, circa 1790

A Naples, Real Fabbrica Ferdinandea, oval topographical tray, circa 1790

Painted with a view of Palermo harbour, title in red at the bottom of the rim 'Il Porto di Palermo e Monte Pellecrino', enclosed by a band of gilt floral motifs between gilt bands and a band of dots around the gilt-edged rim, 33.6cm across, incised S (restored chip to edge of rim)
Footnotes:
Provenance
Italian Private Collection

A very similar tray decorated with a view of Naples is illustrated by A. Caròla-Perrotti, Le Porcellane dei Borbone di Napoli, Capodimonte e Real Fabbrica Ferdinandea, 1743-1806 (1986), plate LXXX.

There is an restored approx. 6cm haircrack to the rim at approx 7 o'clock (just to the left of the title) that goes 2cm into the scene between the two figures. There is old overpainting to both sides over the haircrack covering a larger area.
There is another, shorter (4cm) restored haircrack to the rim on the left edge of the tray (at 9 o'clock) (that does not continue into the scene) with similar old (discoloured) retouching to the gilding on the rim and some overpainting.
There is some minor narrow wear to the edge of the gilt rim (mostly along the bottom).
There are typical scattere faint surface scuffs to the top of the tray (mostly visible only in raking light).
Otherwise in good condition.