19th-century French Samson Porcelain Jewel Box – After Sèvres, C. 1850

An elegant and unusually large porcelain trinket box attributed to Samson, Paris, circa 1850. Finely decorated in the style of Louis XV period Sèvres, with rococo scrolls, hand-painted birds, ribbons, butterflies, and a fruit-filled urn on the lid. The gilt-metal mount is original and closes firmly. Interior is glazed white.

Underside bears Samson's distinctive mark — a blue pseudo-"A" monogram above "K".

Comparable boxes are held at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, and a related model is illustrated in G. de Bellaigue’s Les Samson (1980), plate 45 — a stylistically similar piece, though not identical to the present example.

Size: 5 cm tall, 12.5 cm long, 4.1 cm wide. Weight: 160 g.
Condition: Excellent with no restoration. Some minor gold wear to bezel and small metal-porcelain gap on one side. Opens and closes properly.

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