Set of 2 bowls and 1 creamer in famille rose porcelain, China or Samson, Qing dynasty: 2 bowls decorated with landscapes, scrolls of flowers and friezes of geometric motifs, 1 creamer decorated with scrolls of flowers, diam. 14 cm (bowls), h. 13 cm (creamer) Provenance: Bemberg collection A set of 2 famille rose porcelain bowls and 1 creamer, China or Samson, Qing dynasty, 14 cm diameter (bowls), 13 cm diameter (creamer) Provenance: Bemberg collection General surface wear Some firing imperfections Wear to glazes and gilding Some surface scratches Firing cracks Few chips Some missing glazes Old labels under 2 of the bases: Art d'autrefois, garanti ancien, 90, rue du Bac, Paris VIIe . Remains of label on the last base Overall wear to the surfaces Some firing imperfections Wear to the enamels and gilding Some surface scratches Firing cracks A few chips Some lacks to the enamels Old labels under 2 of the bases: 'Art d'autrefois, garanti ancien, 90, rue du Bac, Paris VIIe'. Label remains on the last base Bemberg Collection "The Bembergs, a family straddling two continents with an international vision, share all the hallmarks and codes of the high society to which they belong body and soul: education, refinement, a diversity of interests, the importance attached to alliances and family networks and an undeniable business sense that does not prevent them from having a real taste for culture and beautiful things. Tristan Gaston-Breton, Les Bemberg de 1927 à 2013 , 2014, ed. El Viso, Madrid, p.151 The Bemberg family is a family of great Argentine industrialists of German origin, whose members have distinguished themselves as company founders, politicians, diplomats, artists and collectors. The family established itself in Argentina in 1852 under the impetus of Otto Bemberg (1827-1895), who divided his time between Argentina and Paris, where he was appointed consul in 1862. Under his leadership, the family set up the Quilmes brewery in 1890, which went on to produce the country's most popular beer. Other members of the family distinguished themselves in the arts or music, such as Maria Luisa Bemberg (1922-1995), a director and committed feminist who made a name for herself in the world of Argentine cinema and opened it up to women. First cousin of the father of the current owners of the items in this catalogue, Georges Bemberg (1915-2011), was also an illustrious member of the family. A Harvard graduate and man of letters, he was introduced to art by his uncles and acquired a gouache by Picasso in his twenties. His love of art and his need to surround himself with beautiful things led him to become one of the great collectors of the twentieth century. He amassed works from the fifteenth to the twentieth century, including works by Cranach, Veronese, Tiepolo, Vigée Le Brun, Bonnard, Degas, Matisse, Modigliani and Monet, all of which have been brought together in his foundation, now housed in the Hôtel d'Assézat in Toulouse, one of the city's most famous monuments. His masterpieces were also presented at the Fondation de l'Hermitage in Lausanne in 2021.