A SAMSON CHINESE STYLE BLEU SOUFFLE GROUND LIDDED GINGER JAR AND A CHINESE EXPORT BLUE/WHITE LIDDED TUREEN, 19TH/20TH CENTURY, the French blue souffle and polychrome decorated parcel gilt porcelain jar with onion form finial on a bell shaped lid with Arabesque flowering landscape reserves, above a short neck and sloping shoulders with fan form reserves centering a painted landscape, a courting scene, and a man gazing at fish in a pond from his window, interspersed by gilt floral sprays and rock with flower reserves, verso a Samson?"Edme et Cie,"?overglaze red partial mark, height: 15", diameter: 8"; together with a Chinese Export Canton blue and white porcelain "Willow and Pagoda" porcelain tureen, the lid centering a feather form finial surrounded by sprigs of flowers issued from unfurling scrolls with floral lattice enclosed by fish egg, scale, and double blue ring motifs within a serpentine rim, over a conforming tapering oval tureen painted with an arched foot bridge, pagodas, tall willows, and ancient pines rising from the hillside embankments of a wide river, flanked by rabbit mask modeled handles and raised on a conforming flaring foot with blue repeating foliate pattern, height: 8 1/2", width: 14", depth: 9".

The vase with some minor expected surface wear, worn gilding and enamel, and a small chip on foot; the tureen with minor expected wear, surface buildup, but overall in good to very good condition, wear commensurate with age and use. Simpson Galleries strongly encourages in-person inspection of items by the bidder. Statements by Simpson Galleries regarding the condition of objects are for guidance only and should not be relied upon as statements of fact and do not constitute a representation, warranty, or assumption of liability by Simpson Galleries. All lots offered are sold "AS IS."