Bidspirit auction | A PAIR OF SAMSON PORCELAIN,

A PAIR OF SAMSON PORCELAIN, PARIS, 19TH CEN. VASES WITH SILVER BASES BY CARTIER - A pair of crackle glazed pottery bottle vases by Edmé Samson featuring teal blue lobed cartouches in the Ottoman Kutahya style, parcel gilt decorations, and silver mounts by Emile Puiforcat for Cartier. Footnote: 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. Dimensions: L: 8 7/8 in., (22.5 cm.) Please make all inquiries before bidding. All lots are sold ”as-is”, refer to our T&C. Helios Auctions does not ship in-house. A list of recommended shippers will be provided. Condition: Very good.