A large 'Centrepiece’, polychrome porcelain ‘The Three Graces, Daughters of Zeus’, probably by Samson. 19th C. (L:56 x H:88 cm)
A large 'Centrepiece’, polychrome porcelain ‘The Three Graces, Daughters of Zeus’, probably by Samson. 19th century.
A large room centrepiece depicting the Three Graces, daughters of Zeus, underneath a large bowl.
Polychrome porcelain, after a model by Germain Pilon (c. 1525–1590),
The bowl is decorated with six female heads, eagle heads and Rococo-style elements.
The stem is depicted with three Graces, daughters of Zeus, dressed in pink, turquoise and yellow.
The base is finished with lions and a hand-painted floral design; the whole stands on three lions’ paws.
The underside of the foot bears Meissen marks, but Edmé Samson probably made it in Paris.
In the style of examples from
France, 19th century.
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