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A pair of Samson Armorial ginger jars, 19th century,

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A pair of Samson Armorial ginger jars, 19th century,

each of ovoid form, one with domed cover, enamelled in famille rose colours with a central armorial crest within elaborate mantling, flanked by flowering sprays and scrolling foliage, the shoulders and covers with iron-red diaper grounds reserved with blue-ground panels of stylised waves and gilt highlights, the rims with chain borders,
together with a Chinese Export porcelain reticulated potpourri vase and jar and cover,
probably Canton, Qing dynasty, of cylindrical form with slightly domed cover, the body pierced throughout with an intricate honeycomb trellis pattern reserved in bright yellow glaze, interspersed with shaped panels enamelled with floral sprays in famille rose colours, the cover similarly reticulated and surmounted by a green-ground knop applied with moulded flowers and trailing ribbon-tied garlands, the whole raised on a spreading foot with turquoise and iron-red vertical banding

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A pair of Samson Armorial ginger jars, 19th century,

Lot 0101

Estimate £100-£150

Mar 30, 2026, 2:13 PM EDT

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Mar 24, 2026 2:00 PM EDT

Stansted Mountfitchet, ESSEX, United Kingdom

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