Samson Porcelain Lamp in Chinese Style, 19th Century

Porcelain lamp by Samson in Chinese style, 19th century. Ginger jar vase with lid in porcelain by Samson in Chinese style from the 19th century, converted into a lamp. Polychrome decoration of birds, foliage, and branches in reserves on a yellow and green background. Ornamentation of gilded bronze such as laurel wreaths, heart shapes, and its original lampshade, in usable condition, topped with a gilded bronze pine cone. Louis XVI style, circa 1880. The "Manufacture of Porcelains, Faïences, and Terracotta" by Samson (four generations) is the finest example, in the field of fire arts, of the interest shown in the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century towards past styles, including the 18th century, the Middle Ages, and the Renaissance, as well as all exotic influences, from Spain to Saxony and China. With a very rich, varied, and excellent quality production, the Samsons were geniuses of imitation and the best reproducers of ancient pieces in ceramic art. Edmé Samson (1810-1891), a ceramic decorative painter established in 1845 at 7 rue Vendôme in Paris, purchased his blanks, that is to say, undecorated porcelain, from various Parisian manufacturers. His son Emile (1837-1913), who succeeded him, began reproducing ancient porcelain. Present at the 1863 Exhibition of Fine Arts Applied to Industry, Emile Samson was particularly noted for his porcelain imitating "Old Japan." He established a factory in 1864 in Montreuil-sous-Bois, near Paris, and achieved great success at the 1867 Universal Exhibition in Paris with his imitations of Saxony, China, and Japan, all deemed to be of very high quality.