Majello was an Italian factory producing Capodimonte porcelain.
History
In 1867, Alfonso Majello, awarded "Knight of Labour", founded the Majello factory that continued the tradition of producing Capodimonte porcelain started in 1743 with the Royal Factory of Capodimonte founded by king Charles VII.[1] The tradition continues thanks to the sculptor Lucio Majello and his sons.
Manufacture
The artist will trace the sketch of the object that he wants to realize. The first phase is to make a chalk model on a lathe. The sculptor will then chisel and carve the details of the object. The chalk model is put into porcelain liquid form.
Next comes the floral decoration of petals and leaves.
The signature is added to give a guarantee of authenticity to the buyer. Next the object is cooked to 1250 grades that lasts a minimum of eight and a maximum of 12 hours from which the biscuit object is obtained.. Decorators paint the object with a brush. Once decorated there is a second cooking of eight hours at 750 grades to fix the colour.