Sale 5526
London, South Kensington
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10 October 2014
Price realised
GBP 4,375
Estimate
A LARGE IZNIK-STYLE SAMSON PORCELAIN CHARGER WITH SAMSON MARK, FRANCE, LATE 19TH CENTURY On short straight foot, the polychrome painted decoration with swaying tulips rising from a tuft of grass, the sloping scalloped rim with wave-and-rock pattern, on white ground, the base with maker's marks, with suspension wiring, very good condition 16 1/8in. (41cm.)
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Another Samson dish from the same series sold at Christie's South Kensington, 11 April 2014, lot 449.
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