AN IZNIK-STYLE SAMSON POTTERY JUGFrance, late 19th centuryOf pyriform shape, resting on a gently splayed foot, rising to a tall everted neck, with a sinuous handle to the side, painted in blue, green, red and black on a white ground, the decoration imitating the 17th-century Ottoman Iznik pottery jugs with bands of hyacinths mixed with red tulips on both the body and neck, fretwork designs on the handle, rim and foot, 22.2cm high.