Fine Late C19th French Porcelain Imari Pattern 5-Piece Garniture by Samson , Paris .

Fine late C19th French porcelain Imari pattern 5-piece ‘garniture de cheminee’ by Samson , Paris .

In the late C17th / early C18th Japanese Genroku period (1688-1704) Arita style , comprising 3 bulbous vases each with dome covers and ‘Shishi’ guardian lion-dog finials ,together with a pair of en-suite ‘beaker’ or sleeve vases of flared form . Richly decorated in the colours of the Imari palette , with vivid cobalt blue , iron-red , gold and white decoration.

The vases all with free-flowing panels of chrysanthemum and peony floral decoration interspersed with cartouches of mythical beasts and exotic birds .

The firm of Samson. Edme et Cie was in founded in Paris in 1845 and the firm produced high quality copies of rare Japanese , Chinese and European ceramics to supply the demands of the considerable collectors market for fine china during this period .

Highly decorative and impressive garniture of vases with fine quality painting and decoration . In excellent condition with only a minor chip to the rim of one covered vase, and a small hairline crack to one sleeve vase .

NB * similar garnitures of Samson ‘Japanese Imari’ porcelain sold Christie’s Amsterdam 13/10/1998 Sale No. 2388 Lot No 35 £34,596 and New York 21/11/2011 Sale No. 2641 Lot No 1053 $27500.

H (covered vase) 22” full

W 12”

D 12”

H (beaker) 14”

France c.1870

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