Anyone recognize This?

It's been a long time since I asked a question but I do now have a question. In working with liquidating an estate, I came across this item. For want of a better name, I call it a dresser jar.

I have posted pictures of it at:
http://members.aol.com/chandleraz/drsrjar.html

It had been packed away for between 40 and 60 years according to the heirs. To me it has a definite Art Nouveau look. I can't find the mark in any book that I have researched.

The gold 'blob' on the lid is rements of an oil cloth it was wrapped in. Can and would someone give me more information? Any leads to further identifcation would be most appreciated.

Marianne

'An X is an unknown quantity and a spert is a drip under pressure.'

How do you put more than one pic on a page at a time??

I forgot - looks like Capidimonte pottery

Michele (and anybody else),

I put a scan of the bottom up at http://members.aol.com/chandleraz/drsrjar.html

Someone suggested it was Capidimonte but it doesn't have the right mark.

Does anyone recognize the mark, now that you can see it?

Thanks again,

Marianne 'An X is an unknown quantity and a spert is a drip under pressure.'

Thanks Michele for looking and advising. I find it interesting but not something I would buy. It is a consignment. The consignor believes it is special, which equals high market value. It's very tough to have someone seperate emotion from value when an object has emotional appeal. In this case, the jar belonged to his grandmother and he remembers it on her dressing table. Those memories rest only within his mind (no one else has them) and someone else will see the jar for what it is, whatever that may mean to the individual.

If memories had a dollar value, I'd be a millionaire twice over.

The first 'i' should be an 'o', and you'll find it spelled as three words (Capo di Monte) or hyphenated. You'll also find it spelled incorrectly, most of the time.

Capo di Monte was first made in Naples, Italy, from 1743 to 1759. The factory moved to Spain, and operated there from 1771 to 1834. The molds were transferred back to an Italian firm, and Capo di Monte still in production there. The mark on Capo di Monte is an N with a crown, according to Kovels'.

There's also lots of production of Capo di Monte-style wares; I'm inclined to think that your piece is generic Italian 'in the style of', but I could be wrong.

Thanks, Gillam, I'll check that out too. I think you and Michelle are right. It's the style and the maker may never be located. But I will give a good try.