Figure
Samson, Edme et Cie
Category
Ceramics
Date
1870 - 1900
Materials
Hard paste porcelain
Measurements
220 mm (H)
Place of origin
Paris
Order this imageCollection
Greenway, Devon
NT 118830
Summary
Ferguson 'Figure, one of four, hard-paste porcelain, from a set of four putti emblematic of the elements, each on a square base with canted corners, factory mark in blue, Samson, France, c 1880.
Provenance
F.A.Miller purchased the set from J.O.Donoghue in May 1881 2 sets of figures 'Comedy' and 'Elements' for £11.0.0. Numerous Ashfield accounts listing dresden figures, Crown Derby Figures. Autobiography 'Grannie brought her collection of Dresden and Capo di Monte to Ashfield and cupboards were full of it.' Introduced to the Property by Agatha Christie Mallowan. Inventory taken just before the house was requisitioned by the American Navy 1942p 66.
Marks and inscriptions
Factory mark in blue
Makers and roles
Samson, Edme et Cie , potter