Anything displaying the Royal Coat of Arms of King Henry VIII (28^th June 1491 - 28^th January 1547) is very scarce, and particularly so when it appears on a piece of 19^th Century porcelain, so I am very pleased to offer this wonderful 19^th Century porcelain plate made by Edmé Samson (born in Paris, 1810), founder of the ceramics firm Samson, Edmé et Cie which he opened at 7, Rue Vendôme (later Rue Béranger) in Paris in 1845.

Edmé Samson became famous by producing high quality replicas of porcelain products made by the leading European porcelain and ceramics manufacturers, he also produced a fine range of replica 17^th & 18^th Century Chinese porcelain made for the export market, in particular their Armorial porcelain decorated with heraldic symbols.

This exceptional hand decorated 19^th Century 9 inch diameter plate made by Edmé Samson in the Chinese export style has a wonderful central depiction of King Henry VIII’s Tudor Royal Coat of Arms consisting of a quartered shield of 3 Lions Passant (dating back to Richard 1 – Richard the Lionheart) and 3 Fleurs-de-lys, supported on the left by a Lion Rampant, and on the right by a Tudor Red Dragon, below is King Henry VIII’s  Royal Motto (still used today) ‘Dieu et mon droit’ (translated from French) ‘God and my right’.

The plate’s hand painted design consists of a gold gilt scalloped rim with a linked Fleur-de-lys border, the body of the plate having under the glaze white raised scrolls and floral sprays, and is also profusely decorated with hand painted red, pink and lilac floral sprays.

This charming 19th Century plate with the scarce King Henry VIII Royal Coat of Arms is in exceptional undamaged condition, with no repairs, chips or cracks.

Over the coming days, I shall be listing many other rare and interesting historical items from my personal collection which I have collected over the past 40+ years, so please click on the ‘See other items’ tab/link on the top right of the listing to view the many other items I have listed.

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