A selection of Naples-style con basso relievo istoriato porcelain

A selection of Naples-style con basso relievo istoriato porcelain, circa 1900, comprising: a gilt-metal mounted casket and hinged cover, gilt crowned 'N' mark, 17cm high, 22cm wide, 16cm deep; and three further items of Naples-style porcelain, comprising: a bowl, 25cm diameter and two tankards, 18cm & 23cm high, all with crowned 'N' mark
Provenance: Property of Hermione, the late Countess of Ranfurly (1913-2001) and thence by descent.
The Countess of Ranfurly (1913-2001) came to public attention with the publication of the first volume of her diaries To War With Whitaker 1939-45 (Heinemann 1994) in which she details her trials and tribulations following her husband, a lieutenant in the yeomanry regiment, the Sherwood Rangers through the North African campaigns with his valet Whitaker. After the war and with a house to fill she assembled a notable collection of mid 19th century Staffordshire figures, many of which were photographed for Commander Gordon-Pugh's seminal work on the subject.