Caption

Vase with a Lid, Samson, Edmé 1810–1891, porcelain, Chinese style, 19th century, France. Lid topped with a modeled lion figure. European-style decoration with plant motifs, stylized fo lion iconography, and coats of arms. Vessel height 29.8 cm, diameter 18.5 cm. Repossession provenance and Silesia noted., An ornate ceramic covered vessel on three curled legs with a small sculpted animal finial on the lid; the vessel is primarily white with extensive decorative painting in pink, purple, green, gold, and touches of blue, featuring floral motifs, scalloped medallion shapes, lattice-like pink banding, and gilded accents; the lid has matching floral decoration and the finial is painted pink with blue mane details and green highlights; the three legs are white with gold scrollwork and green leaf-like ornamentation; the surface shows embossed patterns and delicate painted sprays of flowers in pink, purple, and green against the white ground.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A22_032

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Rights managed

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75.7Mb (1.5Mb) / 14.7in x 20.0in / 4409 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Vase Lid Samson Edmé 1810–1891 porcelain Chinese style 19th century France Lid topped modeled lion figure European-style decoration plant motifs stylized fo lion iconography coats arms Vessel height 29.8 cm diameter 18.5 cm Repossession provenance Silesia noted ornate ceramic covered vessel three curled legs small sculpted animal finial lid primarily white extensive decorative painting pink purple green gold touches blue featuring floral motifs scalloped medallion shapes lattice- pink banding gilded accents matching floral decoration finial painted pink blue mane details green highlights three legs white gold scrollwork green leaf- ornamentation surface embossed patterns delicate painted sprays flowers white ground.