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19th French Century Signed Samson Porcelain

$931.75
£705.82
€800
CA$1,290.82
A$1,447.74
CHF 758.16
MX$17,591.44
NOK 9,627.34
SEK 9,127.40
DKK 6,091.01

About the Item

19th French Century Signed Samson Porcelain Beautiful and rare hand-decorated porcelain bowl from the famous Edmé Samson manufacture (b Paris, 1810; d Paris, 1891). Displays the original company mark twice. It consists of two pendant pieces the cup and its tray both of unparalleled elegance. This beautiful design object is completely decorated with floral motifs and embellished with a fantastic pure gold profile. This artwork, never before on the market, comes from an important French private collection Every item of our Gallery, upon request, is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity issued by Sabrina Egidi official Expert in Italian furniture for the Chamber of Commerce of Rome and for the Rome Civil Courts. Edmé Samson (b Paris, 1810; d Paris, 1891), founder of the porcelain firm Samson, Edmé et Cie (commonly known as Samson Ceramics), was a famous copyist (and perhaps forger) of porcelain and pottery. The firm produced high-quality copies or imitations of earlier styles of porcelain, mainly 18th-century European and Chinese and Japanese porcelain, but also earlier styles such as Italian maiolica. Samson began his career by making service and set piece replacements in the late 1830s. In 1845 he opened the ceramics firm Samson, Edmé et Cie at 7, Rue Vendôme (later Rue Béranger) in Paris, with the intention of supplying reproductions of ceramics on display in museums and private collections. The factory was moved to Montreuil, Seine-Saint-Denis in 1871 by Samson’s son, Emile Samson (1837–1913). The firm either drew inspiration from other factories, or directly copied their pieces. 18th-century designs from the factories of Meissen, Sèvres, Chelsea, Worcester and Derby were among the reproductions Samson, Edmé et Cie produced, among designs copied from the other major European factories. During the 19th century, the collectors' market for antique fine china was considerable, and Samson’s firm produced ceramics in faience and maiolica types of Italian pottery, Persian style dishes, Hispano-Moresque pottery (a blending of Islamic and European motifs, produced during the 13th to 15th centuries), plates in the FitzHugh pattern, as well as plates in the manner associated with Bernard Palissy. Also produced by the Samson firm were the early Qing dynasty famille rose and famille verte Chinese porcelains and the so-called "Imari wares", named for the Japanese port where a type of richly decorated porcelain made at Arita was shipped. The firm exhibited at the International Exposition (1867) and the Exposition Universelle (1889).
  • Creator:
    Edmé Samson (Artist)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 4.73 in (12 cm)Diameter: 8.27 in (21 cm)
  • Style:
    Neoclassical (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1830 ca.
  • Condition:
  • Seller Location:
    Roma, IT
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU4827245034832

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