Lot Essay
Two other ewers from the same series, each marked Samson, sold at Christie's King Street, 10 April 2014, lot 237 and Christie's South Kensington, 09 October 2015, lot 445.
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SAMSON, FRANCE, LATE 19TH CENTURY
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A KUTAHYA-STYLE POTTERY EWER
SAMSON, FRANCE, LATE 19TH CENTURY
The flattened body rising from an oval foot to a waisted and ringed neck, the flaring rim with hinged bulbous lid, the blue, green and red painted decoration on white ground with a drop-shaped medallion to each side , one with a pavilion flanked with floral sprays, the other with a figure holding a sword, the serpentine spout with a rising floral garland, the handle with repeating red cintamani patterns on blue background, the neck with geometric motifs, unmarked
14in. (35.5cm.) high
SAMSON, FRANCE, LATE 19TH CENTURY
The flattened body rising from an oval foot to a waisted and ringed neck, the flaring rim with hinged bulbous lid, the blue, green and red painted decoration on white ground with a drop-shaped medallion to each side , one with a pavilion flanked with floral sprays, the other with a figure holding a sword, the serpentine spout with a rising floral garland, the handle with repeating red cintamani patterns on blue background, the neck with geometric motifs, unmarked
14in. (35.5cm.) high