Bowl
Emile Samson
Category
Ceramics
Date
1837 - 1913
Materials
ceramic
Measurements
405 mm (H)650 mm (Diameter)
Place of origin
Montreuil
Order this imageCollection
Polesden Lacey, Surrey
NT 1245566.2
Summary
One of a pair of Samson goldfish bowls made in France, copying the Chinese Qianlong style citerns of the 1750s. Samson was the most famous copyist of the Edwardian period. This type of ‘famille rose’ decoration was often copied by the firm. The rims of the bowls are decorated with peonies and phoenixes. There are also carved masked shaped handles on the shoulders. The bowls sit on their original Edwardian giltwood stands with lions paw feet
Provenance
Date of acquisition not recorded, but originally at 16 Charles Street, Mayfair, Mrs Greville's London home, and bequeathed by Margaret McEwan, The Hon. Mrs Ronald Greville (1863-1942) with Polesden Lacey, to the National Trust, in memory of her father, William McEwan (1827-1913) in 1942. This item found on the probate inventory record for Charles Street chattels at Polesden Lacey, found in the Dining Room, page 16.
Makers and roles
Emile Samson , maker