Porcelain Sculpture ''The Farnese Bull'' - porcelain sculpture after an ancient marble sculpture group, formerly owned by the noble family Farnese (found in the Caracalla Baths in Rome in 1545, now in the Archaeological Museum in Naples), painted in Capodimonte style, noticable deviations from the marbel original, the dynamic pyramidal composition shows the punishment of Dirce, who for her cruelty to Antiope was tied to the horns of a bull by Antiope's sons (Dirce's stepsons) and trampled to death, this dramatic scene takes place on a greened craggy base with moulded miniature animals and hounds, all placed on a square parcel gilt pedestal, base mark ''N'' under crown in underglaze blue, restored chip to one pedestal edge otherwise very good condition, H. c.30,5cm, pedestal meassures: c.17x17cm