Capodimonte porcelain is a style of porcelain developed in the early 18th century in Italy. It consists of a white body, say a vase, that is covered with roses. Each rose is created petal by petal by hand. The ceramicist forms the petal with her fingers, then uses a small pallet knife to move the petal from her fingers to the ceramic body. The roses are built from the outside in, so the last part applied is a little swirl in the center of each rose that represents the petals yet to uncurl. In addition, there may be ribbons of porcelain laid on the base, with some sections looped to provide three dimensional decoration. And there are putti, baby cupids, wings optional, and usually with a modesty cloth. These play on the cornices of a table clock, or chase each other around the stem of a tall compote.
In most cases the porcelain used to create these adornments is colored so that the roses are red, pink or yellow when fired, but when more detail is needed, enamel paints are used to provide them, A final low-temperature firing sets the paints. The result is a tumultuous display of roses, ribbons and putti covering the original porcelain shape. These mat be as small as a basket the size of a child’s fist, or as large as a long-case (grandfather) clock. Your is the choice: small or large, many roses or many-many roses, other flowers, putti or not.
Capodimonte is a style of porcelain, and not from a single porcelain factory. It popularity has been such that many factories have produced this style of porcelain over the past three hundred years, and many did not used trademarks. So the best guide for buying this style of porcelain is to buy what you like. If you are serious about collecting Capodimonte, you need to get some references books and work with an antiques or china dealer or two to build your collection.
The Porcelain Collectibles Guide has more information about Capodimonte and other kinds of porcelain.