Once a year, Arcadia Auction House in Rome organises an exclusive auction of Neapolitan crib art from the 18th and 19th centuries. The careful selection of figurines, animals, decorations and compositions, always faithful to reality, makes the Neapolitan nativity auctions a reference point for enthusiasts and collectors of this ancient art, appreciated today all over the world.
Realizzate interamente a mano, le figurine che proponiamo nella vendita all’asta ben rappresentano i maestri e le botteghe artigiane che, con la loro arte, rappresentano la magia del presepe napoletano. L’arte presepiale napoletana settecentesca nasce dall’unione tra il sacro e il profano; l’immagine del presepe tradizionale formato da madre, padre, bambino, bue e asinello si arricchisce di accessori, decorazioni, elementi che valorizzano l’estetica complessiva delle scenografia e sconcertano come la presenza di animali esotici.
It is the scenographic aspect that sets Arcadia's proposal apart; the figurines, decorations and elements that make up the nativity scenes differ from any traditional Neapolitan nativity scene. The auction catalogues of nativity art are collections of ceramic objects that make up different sets of the Neapolitan nativity scene, including animals and feathered animals, baskets overflowing with fruit, vegetables and market stalls, musical instruments, characters with detailed silk clothes, plates and food, wonderful winged angels, peasants, boys and children, innkeepers and commoners, sleeping characters and much more.
How did Neapolitan crib art originate?
In the 18th century, Naples used to receive international delegations who presented the Bourbons with extraordinary gifts that were then imitated for their beauty in the artistic figures made by the nativity workshops. In addition to offering a unique insight into the society of the city of Naples in the 18th century, the Campania artists and masters of the workshops that made the figures of the cribs were able to give vent to their creativity, leaving us evidence of the customs of the time, but also of the human peculiarities of those times thanks to the creation of figurines such as the hunchback and the dinoccolato.
Would you like to have a valuation for Neapolitan nativity figurines in your possession? The experts at Arcadia Casa d'Aste offer free, no-obligation appraisals for your crib artwork.
Request Evaluation
Realizzate interamente a mano, le figurine che proponiamo nella vendita all’asta ben rappresentano i maestri e le botteghe artigiane che, con la loro arte, rappresentano la magia del presepe napoletano. L’arte presepiale napoletana settecentesca nasce dall’unione tra il sacro e il profano; l’immagine del presepe tradizionale formato da madre, padre, bambino, bue e asinello si arricchisce di accessori, decorazioni, elementi che valorizzano l’estetica complessiva delle scenografia e sconcertano come la presenza di animali esotici.
It is the scenographic aspect that sets Arcadia's proposal apart; the figurines, decorations and elements that make up the nativity scenes differ from any traditional Neapolitan nativity scene. The auction catalogues of nativity art are collections of ceramic objects that make up different sets of the Neapolitan nativity scene, including animals and feathered animals, baskets overflowing with fruit, vegetables and market stalls, musical instruments, characters with detailed silk clothes, plates and food, wonderful winged angels, peasants, boys and children, innkeepers and commoners, sleeping characters and much more.
How did Neapolitan crib art originate?
In the 18th century, Naples used to receive international delegations who presented the Bourbons with extraordinary gifts that were then imitated for their beauty in the artistic figures made by the nativity workshops. In addition to offering a unique insight into the society of the city of Naples in the 18th century, the Campania artists and masters of the workshops that made the figures of the cribs were able to give vent to their creativity, leaving us evidence of the customs of the time, but also of the human peculiarities of those times thanks to the creation of figurines such as the hunchback and the dinoccolato.
Would you like to have a valuation for Neapolitan nativity figurines in your possession? The experts at Arcadia Casa d'Aste offer free, no-obligation appraisals for your crib artwork.
Contacts
