A gilt-bronze-mounted Samson porcelain garniture de cheminée, Paris 19th century, the mounts in early Louis XV style

comprising a pair of large vases and a smaller vase, each with a cover mounted with a berried foliate finial and painted with baskets of flowers and butterflies below panels of diaper and ruyi, one probably later mounted

COMPARATIVE LITERATURE
Florence Slitine Samson génie de l'imitation, Charles Massin 2002, p.8

In overall good condition. One cover restored. The smaller vase with gilding of a slightly more orange tone. One large vase with restorations in cover and vase and the smaller with some crating to the gloss and restorations in the cover.
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This garniture is from the celebrated Samson factory. It is interesting to note that there is an identical vase visible in a photograph of the salle d'expositions at 7 rue Béranger (see Fig 1), where the business was established during the later years of the nineteenth century.
The family business, which became celebrated throughout the world was established in 1845 by Edme Samson (1810-1891). After an association with Maison Levy, the firm took the name Samson fils Ainé, when Edme went into partnership with his son Emile (1837-1913).
It was during this period that they were at rue Béranger. The firm made copies of Sevres porcelain, as well as many other factories, including Chelsea. They also produced 'Chinese' porcelain, in particular copies of armorial export porcelain and example of famille verte and famille rose, like the present example. They exhibited widely and had stands at both the 1867 and 1878 International Exhibitions in Paris. The firm finally ceased trading as recently as 1982.