A PAIR OF KUTAHYA-STYLE POTTERY VASES Samson, France, late 19th century  Of deep cylindrical shape with an everted circular rim, resting on a short straight foot, the body painted in over-glaze red, black, yellow, green and blue, the decorative style clearly reminiscent of 18th-century Kutahya pottery with fish-scale pattern, stylised lotuses and palmettes, and lush vegetal sprouting, the base with maker's mark, 11.5cm high and 14.8cm diam. each.