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Mamluk-Style Pottery Vase by Edmé Samson, Paris (19th Century).

Identification Number: 642
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Description

This fine and rare Mamluk-style underglaze-painted pottery vase by Edmé Samson, Montreuil, Paris, dating to the second half of the 19th century.

Designed in the Mamluk revival aesthetic admired in 19th-century Europe, the vase features a tapering form decorated in cobalt blue and black underglaze on a white ground, with floral and arabesque motifs, composite palmettes, lions in roundels, and Arabic calligraphic cartouches inspired by Mamluk Islamic art.

The underside bears the Kutahya-style Samson mark, confirming production by the noted Samson workshop.

Dimensions

Dimensions:
• Height: 30 cm
• Width (maximum): 24 cm
• Mouth: 12 cm
• Base: 11 cm

Condition

Condition
Excellent condition overall. Minor kiln-related white paste residue on one side, inherent to the original firing process.

Provence

The European Art Market

References

Reference
For comparable Samson works inspired by Islamic, Ottoman Iznik and Kutahya ceramics and for discussion of Samson’s revival of Islamic designs, see:
Samson, Génie de l’Imitation, by Florence Slitine, preface by Tamara Préaud (Director of Archives, Sèvres National Museum), Massin, 2002, ISBN 2-7072-0424-2 — see pp. 76–77 for related marks and examples.

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