Description
Edmé Samson (1810-91) was a celebrated producer of porcelain and pottery. The ceramics firm Samson, Edmé et Cie was established in Paris in 1845 by Edmé Samson. He created a successful business of highly refined ceramics including works inspired by historical masterpieces kept in museums.
Samson ceramics in the Islamic style were acquired by major museums in the late 19th C., mostly after the Paris Exhibition of 1889 and the 'Les Arts musulmans' exhibition in 1893.
The Victoria and Albert Museum and the Sèvres Ceramics Museum house several examples.
Samson ceramics were sometimes signed using a variety of signatures, often stemming from a variation of the letter S. As with many other Iznik-style wares, this example bears the Arabic equivalent to the letter S.
Reference:
Sotheby's, London, April 26, 2023, for a smaller example with the same design. (link) The catalogue note here read: The present vase’s decoration follows the aesthetic that became fashionable in Iznik ceramics produced in the second half of the sixteenth century. A similar vase depicting birds, dogs and rabbits in what recalls a hunting scene, is in the Musée National de Céramique, Sèvres, inv.no. 1842 (published in Atasoy & Raby 1989, p.257, fig.542a), two others are in the British Museum (inv.no. 1878,1230.462 & 1878,1230.463) and three are in the Victoria & Albert Museum (inv.no. C.2004-1910, C.1992-1910 & 6784-1860).
Sotheby's, London, October 27, 2021, for a similar example. (link)
Lot 817
A Samson Iznik-style green-ground bottle vase with animals
France, 19th C.
H.: 41,7 cm
Hammer price incl. commission
€ 2.210
This lot was sold on 5 September 2026, 9 AM (CEST) and is no longer available
