Italian Capodimonte Style Hand-Painted Porcelain Basket

This is a decorative ceramic centerpiece or handled basket, designed in the ornate Neo-Rococo style often associated with 20th-century Italian Capodimonte-style porcelain. The piece features a deep magenta or 'claret' glazed interior and exterior base, heavily accented with high-relief, scroll-work borders finished in metallic gilding. A prominent, ornate fixed handle arches over the top, decorated with small pastel-colored floral motifs. The central body features a hand-painted scenic cartouche depicting a group of classical figures in a pastoral landscape setting. The base is footed with matching gilded shell and scroll motifs. Materially, it appears to be a slip-cast earthenware or soft-paste porcelain. Regarding condition, there is visible wear to the gilding on high points and potential glaze crazing typical for its age. The craftsmanship displays moderate-to-high quality molded details, with polychrome floral accents. Though no maker's mark is visible in the photograph, the style, color palette, and figural scene are hallmarks of mid-20th century Italian imports (circa 1950s-1970s).