LA CASTAGNARA, NAPLES, XVIII-XIXTH CENTURY Attributed to Lorenzo Mosca (Naples, 1721 ; ?) Polychrome terracotta head, glass eyes, upper and lower limbs in carved and polychrome wood; mannequin in wire and tow. Cloth dress. Holding lid of a pot for cooking roast chestnuts, complete with a three-footed metal container and a wicker container with chestnuts and small paper tiles Scuffs, minor defects, small tears in the skirt H 39.5 cm THE CHESTNUT MAKER, ATTRIBUTED TO LORENZO MOSCA, 18TH-19TH CENTURY, TOGETHER WITH THE POT AND THE BASKET; WEARS, MINOR DEFECTS, SKIRT WITH SMALL DAMAGES The piece is attributed to Lorenzo Mosca, son of Giuseppe, a crib maker. Lorenzo embarked on a career as a clerk in the Royal Secretariat of State for War and the Navy, but in 1775 he left the Bourbon administration to devote himself to the design and setting up of large nativity scenes as well as nativity scene sculpture. Although he did not have an official role as sculptor and modeller in the Royal Factory of Ferdinand IV, around which revolved the most important figures of artists later involved in the production of sculptures for the nativity scene, his documented works often denote a high plastic level.