SAMSON (Paris) Porcelain round plate with gold decoration in the center of a rosette, the wing underlined by a frieze of garlands and putti in porcelain cookie on a gold background. Stencilled Dagoty on the reverse. Empire style, circa 1900. Diameter: 24.8 cm. Wear and tear. This plate model is referenced in the Samson archives as "Assiette D. Cookie with gold Empire base". Bibliography Florence SLITINE, Samson génie de l'imitation, éditions Massin, Paris, 2002 (a similar plate illustrated on page 131). Expert : Mr Morgan BLAISE.