The condition of lots can vary widely and the nature of the lots sold means that they are unlikely to be in a perfect condition. Lots are sold in the condition they are in at the time of sale.
General minor surface wear including some scattered minor flaking to the enamels and rubbing to the gilding and imperfections in the making such as minor kiln speckling and firing cracks, dimensions and further enumeration below:
A pair of circular sauce tureens, covers and stands-- 53⁄4 in. (14.6 cm.) high, 71⁄2 in. (19 in.) wide (the tureens), 71⁄4 in. (18.5 cm.) diameter, the stands; some scattered minor flaking to the enamels, each with crazing to the body and interior, one with heavier crazing and staining to the interior, the other with a repaired loss to the rim approx. 31⁄2 in. long and associated regilding, an associated hairline crack extending down the body, overpaint to the interior (now flaking) and one handle off and restuck
A shaped rectangular footed compote-- 4 in. (10.2 cm.) high, 101⁄2 in. (26.2 cm.) wide, 87⁄8 in. (22.5 cm.) deep; overall with scattered hairline cracks and stained crazing, particularly to the well
A pair of oval dishes-- 107⁄8 in. (27.6 cm.) wide, 71⁄2 in. (19.1 cm.) wide; one with a small hairline crack to the underside of the rim approx. 1 in. long
A pair of canted square dishes-- 87⁄8 in. (22.6 cm.) square; one with some minor crazing to the rim
Eighteen berry bowls-- 63⁄8 in. (16.2 cm.) diameter; scattered rubbing and flaking to the gilding on the rims, one with a hairline crack to the underside of the rim approx. 11⁄2 in. long
Twenty-six plates-- 91⁄2 in. (24.2 cm.) diameter; most in good condition, some scattered crazing and staining, one with a chip to the well and three with star-cracks to the underside
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