Pair Of Porcelain Salt Cellars For A Man And A Woman—samson, In The Meissen Style—19th Century

A beautiful pair of double salt cellars in polychrome porcelain, depicting a young man and a young woman in 18th-century costumes, each seated between two small baskets serving as salt cellars.

The figures, rendered in the spirit of Meissen’s Rococo pieces, feature rich polychrome decoration: clothing adorned with small flowers, delicately highlighted skin tones, colorful hats, and small bouquets of flowers held in their hands. The four baskets are decorated with polychrome floral bouquets, accented with gold fillets.

The set rests on undulating terraces with rocaille decoration, accented with gold, characteristic of the Neo-Louis XV style that was highly popular in the 19th century.

Beneath each piece is a blue underglaze mark, deliberately reminiscent of the crossed swords of Meissen. Given its design, its underglaze application, and the very nature of these adaptations of Saxon models, this mark appears to us to be closely related to the productions of the Samson manufactory in Paris, famous in the 19th century for its high-quality porcelain executed in the style of the great European manufactories of the 18th century.

These salt cellars indeed replicate a well-known design from the Meissen manufactory, depicting gallant figures arranged between two baskets.

Repairs on the woman’s head and arm.
19th-century period.
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