Antique Lamps by Edme Samson of Paris
Porcelain, along with many of our day to day products, was discovered in China over a thousand years ago during the Tang dynasty. That is why, in fact, in the West, we call it “China”, because that’s where it came from!
The discovery of porcelain in Europe, however, did not occur until the early 18th century in the German Princely Electorate of Saxony. The demand became a flood and vast amounts began to be exported from China.
The wealthy classes sent orders for dinner services via ships’ captains, who, twelve months later, would collect the service from the southern Chinese trading port of Canton. Many of these services were decorated with the family coat of arms of wealthy patrons.
They were produced for coffee and tea sets as well as complete dinner services and were known as “armorial” services. Very few have survived, complete and in original condition. As pieces became lost and broken, so the demand for replacements developed.
Edmé Samson specialised in the reproduction of Chinese export style porcelain from the period when it was fashionable for aristocratic families to order their services and shapes from southern China.
Edmé Samson, born in Paris in 1810, established the porcelain company of Samson-Edmé et Cie in the 1830’s. Samson began his career by producing replacement pieces, but it soon became obvious that his skill at reproduction resulted in superb copies of the original.
By the middle of the 19th century Samson was producing porcelain in all shapes and styles in imitation of all the major European factories, as well as Japanese Imari and the famous Famille Rose and Famille Vert styles produced in China between 1720 and 1790. In the 19th century Samson porcelain was considered as copies only, but now, Samson copies are antique, being over 100 years old.
The Antique & Vintage Table Lamp Co specialise in antique table lamp lighting with an on-line range of over 100 unique, antique and vintage lamps on view.
Lamps are shipped ready wired for the U.S, the U.K and Australia.
You are invited to visit their web site at www.antiquelampshop.com
© The Antique & Vintage Table Lamp Co 2009
About the Author
Maurice Robertson, principal of The Antique and Vintage Table Lamp Co ,has had a lifetime’s association with antique porcelain and pottery,with his commercial experience spanning a period of 40 years,including as a valuer to the Australian Government’s Incentive to the Arts Scheme. His long experience with antique ceramics and glass also includes dealing with leading museums and numerous international private collections. He has extended his ceramics expertise into the quality table lamps seen on the company’s site, he is well known to local and international interior designers who have included many of his table lamps in their projects and has also supplied items of national interest to the official Sydney residence of the Australian Prime Minister.
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ANTIQUE HAND PAINTED JAPANESE IMARI BOWL–MEIJI PERIOD–12 3/8″ $149.99 |
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Vintage Japanese Imari Chawan/Rice Bowl Signed Taisho Period $35.00 |
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Antique Imari Scalloped Dish Japanese Meiji Period Irregular Oval ORCHIDS $49.95 |
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OCTAGONAL JAPANESE IMARI PLATE, MEJI PERIOD, IRON RED AND BLUE, SCALLOPED EDGE $125.00 |
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Antique Japanese imari bowl Meiji period perfect 10.75″ wide well painted $34.00 |
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3 Antique Chinese Imari Porcelain Bowl Kangxi Period 18th Century $39.99 |
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ANTIQUE JAPANESE IMARI RICE BOWL EDO PERIOD $159.99 |
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B653: Real Japanese OLD IMARI Blue-and-white plate in Edo period 1700s $20.00 |
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Stunning Edo Period Japanese Imari Decorated Dished plate circa 1840 1 of a pair $39.55 |
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Stunning Edo Period Japanese Imari Decorated Dished plate circa 1840 2 of a pair $39.55 |
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Beautiful 18th Century Edo Period Japanese Imari Dish $795.00 |
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19th Century Meiji Period Arita Imari Hirado Lotus Leaf Teapot $47.44 |
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19thCentury Meiji Period Imari Arita Foliated Rim Plate $47.44 |
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19thCentury Meiji Period Imari Arita Foliated Rim Plate $47.44 |
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19thCentury Meiji Period Imari Arita Foliated Rim Plate $47.44 |
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Large 19th Century Meiji Period Imari Arita Fruit Bowl $23.71 |
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19th Century Meiji Period Imari/Arita Plate $23.71 |
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Mid 20th Century Showa Period Imari Plate $23.71 |
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19th Century Meiji Period Arita Imari Hirado Lotus Leaf Teapot $47.44 |
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19th Century Meiji Period Arita Imari Ribbed Baluster Vase $47.44 |
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19th Century Meiji Period Arita Imari Nabeshima Blue & White Charger Dish $47.44 |
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19th Century Meiji Period Arita Imari Hirado Seto Blue & White Tea Cup $23.71 |
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19th Century Meiji Period Arita Imari Ribbed Lidded Baluster Vase $47.44 |
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TWO JAPANESE ANTIQUE IMARI DETAILED HAND DECORATED SAUCE BOWLS DISH MEIJI PERIOD $119.95 |
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6 Character Mark Meiji Period Imari Cabinet Plate $99.95 |
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18th CENTURY CHINESE VERTE IMARI PORCELAIN TEA BOWL AND SAUCER, KANGXI PERIOD $316.38 |
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ANTIQUE IMARI MEIJI PERIOD CHARGER 18 INCHES PLUS $33.00 |
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16″ perfect Imari charger, Meiji period, scalloped edge $500.00 |
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19th Century Meiji Period Arita Imari Foliated Rim Kiku Moulded Bowl Dish $47.44 |
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Fine 17th Century Kiangxi Period Chinese Clobbered Imari Tea Bowl & Saucer $158.18 |
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19th Century Meiji Period Arita Imari Fukagawa Koransha Vase Signed Koransha $63.26 |
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19th Century Meiji Period Arita Imari Blue & White Ship in Moon Light Plate Dish $47.44 |
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19th Century Meiji Period Arita Imari Blue & White Ship in Moon Light Plate Dish $47.44 |
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19th Century Meiji Period Arita Imari Scalloped Rim Dish Plate Signed Fuku $47.44 |
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19th Century Meiji Period Arita Imari Fukagawa Shimpo Hichozan Plate Dish $23.71 |
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19th Century Meiji Period Arita Imari Seto Blue & White Teapot Saki Pot $23.71 |
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19th Century Meiji Period Arita Imari Seto Blue & White Landscape Plate Dish $47.44 |
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19th Century Meiji Period Arita Imari Seto Blue & White Landscape Plate Dish $47.44 |
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19th Century Meiji Period Arita Imari 3 Friends Foliated Rim Plate Dish $23.71 |
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Beautiful Japanese Meiji Period Imari Bowl $295.00 |
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Fine Large Meiji Period Imari Charger / 23+ Inches $3,000.00 |
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Beautiful Japanese Meiji Period Imari Bowl $395.00 |
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Beautiful Japanese Meiji Period Imari Bowl $495.00 |
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19 Century Imari Bowl Meiji Period 1868-1912 Perfect condition $350.00 |
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19 Century Imari Charger Meiji Period 1868-1912 $175.00 |
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19th Century Meiji Period Imari/Arita Plate Signed #3 $23.71 |
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19th Century Meiji Period Imari/Arita/Seto Teapot $23.71 |
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JAPANESE IMARI VASE MEIJI PERIOD BEEN USED AS LAMP $475.00 |
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Fine EDO Ko-Imari Vase, Edo period gold glazed Japanese porcelain vase $500.00 |
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Antique Japanese Meiji Period c1800′s Imari/Satsuma Charger-Plate-Bowl $275.00 |
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Beauty of Prime Period Imari by Kazuo Seki, 1990 $117.90 |
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Amazing Imari Plate Meji Period japan japanese hand painted porcelain $699.00 |
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Pair of large Japanese Imari chargers Meiji period $1,600.00 |
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Antique Japanese Porcelain Imari Charger Meiji Period $1,300.00 |
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Meiji Period Japanese Imari Bowl $445.00 |
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Pair of Edo Period Shochikubai Imari Covered Dishes $249.99 |
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Antique Japanese Meiji Period Imari Dish ca: Late 1800s $79.99 |
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JAPANESE IMARI PORCELAIN BOWL, MEEJI PERIOD $250.00 |
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JAPANESE IMARI PORCELAIN BOWL, FROM THE MEEJI PERIOD $250.00 |
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JAPANESE IMARI PORCELAIN BOWL, MEEJI PERIOD $275.00 |
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20thCentury Taisho Period Imari Arita Seto Small Teapot $23.71 |
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19th Century Meiji Period Arita Imari Stem Cup Signed $23.71 |
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19th Century Meiji Period Japanese Ribbed Imari Vase $250.00 |
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GORGEOUS JAPANESE MEIJI PERIOD IMARI BOWL $199.95 |
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Antique Japanese Meiji Period Imari Charger Seascape Floral Bird Motif 16 -1/2″ $355.00 |
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Japanese Arita Imari Dish or Plate – Edo Period $135.00 |
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MEIJI PERIOD IMARI SMALL BOWL $89.99 |
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Meiji Period Imari Platter 12 1/2″ $350.00 |
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Meiji Period Imari Platter 14″ $350.00 |
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11 3/4″ Japanese Meiji Period Sometsuke Karakusa Imari Vase $59.99 |
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Custom MadeWood Table w/ Meiji Period Arita Imari Porcelain $99.99 |
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Antique Meiji Period Japanese Imari Porcelain Bowl $125.00 |
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A fine quality Chinese Imari plate made during Kangxi period (1662-1722) $1,574.09 |
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Wonderful Signed Japanese Imari Meiji Period Vase w/ Flowers & Animal $495.00 |
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Way of Imari, adventure of porcelain of the Edo period $105.00 |
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Imari Ko Imari Sometsuke Lidded Bowl, Chinese figures, Edo period $85.00 |