Armorial vase
Samson, Edme et Cie
Category
Ceramics
Date
1845
Materials
Ceramic
Place of origin
Paris
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Grantham House, Lincolnshire
NT 493321
Summary
A garniture of five by Samson consisting of three armorial vases with domed covers and gilt dog finials and two waisted spill vases with trumpet necks. Decorated in the famille rose palette with blanc sur blanc work and sprays of flowers in colours and bearing the motto 'Sola Virtus Invicta' below a crowned coat of arms supported by a lion and white palfrey rampant.
Makers and roles
Samson, Edme et Cie , manufacturer