Samson Enamel Wine Labels

摘要

Samson began his career by making service and set piece replacements in the late 1830s (Ref. 1, pg. 39). In 1845 he opened the ceramics firm Samson, Edme et Cie at 7, Rue Vendome (later Rue Beranger) in Paris, with the intention of supplying reproductions of ceramics on display in museums and private collections (Ref. 2, pg. 39). The factory was moved to Montreuil, Seine-Saint-Denis in 1864 by Samson's son, Emile Samson (1837-1913). The firm either drew inspiration from other factories, or directly copied their pieces.