Bruno Merli
Bruno Merli
Bruno Merli was a celebrated Italian sculptor and master craftsman of Capodimonte porcelain, a key figure at the Capodimonte “King’s” factory near Naples, where he crafted a diverse range of finely detailed figurines and statuettes.
Merli’s signature works include lifelike genre scenes like “The Card Game”, also known as the cheats. Depicting mischievous street children playing a card game with astonishing realism, every glance and hand gesture conveys movement and character.
Merli’s sculptures also ventured into historical and portrait subjects, bumbling tramps, Napoleonic pairs, and busts like Queen Mother reflecting a broad narrative range conveyed through finely painted and occasionally gilded porcelain.
Avid Student by Bruno Merli
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Height : 21cm
Width : 31cm
Depth : 16cm
Can be viewed in our Blackpool showroom. Open 7 days a week.
£295
Good Hearted Tramp by Bruno Merli
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Catalogue Number : PK79
Height : 23cm
Width : 23cm
Depth : 18cm
Can be viewed in our Blackpool showroom. Open 7 days a week.
£375
Napoleon at the pass of St.Bernard 1812 by Bruno Merli
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Height : 34cm
Width : 23cm
Depth : 14cm
Can be viewed in our Blackpool showroom. Open 7 days a week.
£375
The Queen Mother by Bruno Merli
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This great lady lived almost 102 years. Born a commoner during the last years of Queen Victoria, she married for love the second son of George V never expecting to be Queen. She fortified her husband and the nation during the blitz on London as the Queen consort and last Empress of India. Widowed early, she spent half of her life as Queen Mother and became the most popular Royal of all time. This bust is a tribute by Italy's leading portrait sculptor, Bruno Merli.
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Height : 15cm
Width : 10cm
£125