Five Samson Paris Porcelain Eagle Dessert Plates, 19th century

Colorful and festive dinner plates each decorated with an imperial Russian double headed eagle in the center, enclosing a deep blue shield of St. George Slaying the Dragon, the symbol of Moscow, Russia's ancient capital. The outer border features crests of waves enhanced with cobalt blue bands and a rouge de der outer rim. This design has more to it however, as it recalls the Chinese export service...

A heavy silver box with canted corners, the hinged cover in the style of an ancient traditional woodcut featuring a Chinese traveling figure or salesman w...

An elegant French silver tabatière or snuff box, overall decorated with guilloché or engine-turned panels, in a regular wavy pattern creating the illusion of movement. In fine condit...

In the Russian style, a large circular brass serving plate with everted rim, of overall hand hammered design, the center applied with a Russian double headed Romanov eagle holding or...

A rare French silver nielloed snuff box featuring a mythological hunting scene on the cover within a finely detailed wooded landscape, a hound barking up a tree is being restrained b...

Of typical form in the Russian imperial style, a classic samovar set tooled in brass comprising a miniature brass samovar, drip bowl and tray. The samovar ...

Presenting a gorgeous French 19th century Samson Paris Porcelain Trinket Box probably by Edme Samson. Marked on the base with “Made in France” and unmistakably in the style and manner of Samson. The lid features hand painted floral bouquets on an ivory porcelain background with gold edging, surrounded by a sky blue lid with gold web or crackling effect.. The lid is hinged and the lid and base are edged in floral gilt metal mounts with Fleur De Lis clasp. It sits on 4 gilt metal or ormolu feet. The sides are likewise hand decorated. This wonderful antique hand painted box is just bursting with History. Inspired by Edme Samson of Samson & Co., Paris. we believe (based upon the markings and natural aging) that it was made between 1880– 1890 in France and was meant to resemble an antique of a much earlier period. It is very similar to Sevres pieces with it’s color, decoration and design. Samson specialized in reproducing antiques from the 1600 and 1700s. One of his most interesting works was his Heraldic or Armorial pieces. With this medium sized box, he was not only copying the larger porcelain caskets or coffin boxes...

Late 19th century perfume bottle and opium flacon crafted of porcelain and multicolored enamels, with gilt and chiseled bronze pierced moun...

A 19th century polychrome porcelain tureen, white and pink background, floral motifs and gilded handles. 'Samson, Edmé et Cie' mark on the base in the Rococo revivalist style of th...

A very ornate pair of Samson Paris porcelain vases, entirely hand-painted in Cantonese chinoiserie fashion, heavily gilded, circa 1880.

This mock Chinese export ware armorial plate was made by Samson of Paris in the period 1890-1910. It is decorated to the centre with, what purports to ...

Rare and beautiful hand painted porcelain, marked for "Denuelle" The plate depicts a bell flower in the center with a flower wreath on the border delicately painted with vibrant colo...