A Samson Iznik style porcelain candlestick France, circa 1880A Samson Iznik style porcelain candlestick France, circa 1880of bell shaped form with raised edge to drip tray, the waisted neck with torus moulding to centre and terminating in a waisted element, decorated in cobalt-blue on a white ground with bands of undulating floral vines, the shaft with curved vertical stripes 22.5 cm. highProvenanceSotheby's, Exotica, East meets West 1500-1900, 25 May 2005, lot 221.The present lot is a close replica of an Iznik candlestick in the British Museum dated to circa 1525 (1878,1230.522). The Samson factory was particularly active at producing copies of Iznik in the late 19th Century, and is known to have had direct contact with museums in London including the British Museum and the Victoria and Albert Museum, which placed numerous direct orders from the Parisian factory.