This highly decorative late 19th century French porcelain vase was made by the Samson factory of Paris. They produced decorative wares often copying earlier styles and manufacturers. This fine example is in the 18th century Chinese style. It has a narrow raised foot with a bulbous body and a tall slender flared neck. The whole is incised with vertical graduating segments which are then beautifully hand painted throughout with delicate floral panels in rich enamels which run continually around its perimeter separated with decorative bands in green, brown and gold highlighted and detailed with black and white enamel. The vase is finished with a plain gilt rim. There is a character mark on the underside this is a fake mark one of many used by this factory to add interest or confuse the collector.Circa 1890 in very good condition no repairs or restoration.Robert Belcher Antiques was established in 1984 and is a high-quality retailer of interesting, rare antiques and decorative objects. After forty years of shop keeping and maintaining beautiful showrooms, which have been regularly open six days a week, Robert and Wendy have now taken a slightly different approach to their business. Having sold their retail premises, the antique business is now fully online. The picture framing service has ceased to operate because of moving online. You can contact Robert and Wendy by email or telephone to discuss items from their extensive catalogue of attractive pieces and make purchases. Customers can rest assured that the long-established dealership is continuing to run in an exceedingly professional way, selling genuine and high-quality items which are guaranteed to please the most discerning collector, decorator or homeowner. All items will be personally hand packaged to a high standard. Small items are extensively wrapped using the best materials and are often double boxed. Items are then shipped with DHL or Royal Mail fully insured and often with next day de...