Fine Late C19th ‘Japanese Imari’ Style 5 Piece Porcelain ‘Garniture De Cheminee’ of Early C18th Design by Samson of Paris .

Fine late C19th ‘Japanese Imari’ style 5-piece porcelain ‘garniture de cheminee’ of early C18th design by Samson of Paris .

In the late C17th / early C18th Genroku era , Edo period style , comprising a set a 3 baluster tapering ovoid vases with dome-top covers and a pair of ‘beaker’ or sleeve vases of flared form . The domed lids each surmounted with a mythical guardian lion-dog or Komainu .

Richly decorated in the traditional Imari palette of the Arita kilns , with vivid colbalt blues , iron-reds and white with gilded highlights . The vases all with free-flowing cartouches and vignettes of floral designs with chrysanthemum and peony blooms, the necks of the lidded vases with butterfly or moth motifs .

The French ceramics firm of ‘Edme Samson et Cie’ was founded in Paris in 1845, and produced high quality copies of rare and important Japanese , Chinese and European porcelain wares to supply the demand amongst collectors for examples of fine china and porcelain .

Highly decorative and impressive garniture of five vases with fine quality painting and decoration .

*NB similar examples of garnitures of Samson ‘Japanese Imari’ porcelain vases sold Christie’s Amsterdam 12/10/98 Sale No. 2388 Lot No. 35 £34,596 and 21/11/21 New York Sale No.2641 Lot No. 1053 $27,500.

In excellent original condition with only one small chip to neck of one covered vase .

H (covered vases) 22.5”

W 12”

D 12”

H ( sleeve vases) 14”

W 5”

D 5”

France c.1870

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