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.
Overall good order, some scattered minor use wear including areas of rubbing and loss to the gilding and enamels, dimensions and further enumeration below:
Fourteen dinner plates-- 103⁄4 in. (27.4 cm.) diameter; one with a hairline crack extending from the rim approx. 6 in. long
Nine teacups and eleven saucers-- 21⁄4 in. (5.7 cm.) high, 3 in. (7.7 cm.) wide (the teacups), 45⁄8 in. (11.8 cm.) diameter (the saucers); one teacup with hairline cracks to both ends of the handle where it meets the body, four teacups with hairline cracks emanating from the rim, one with a large associated chip to the rim and one with an associated repaired chip to the rim; one saucer with a several small chips to the rim, one saucer a replacement with a slightly different form and some stacking wear at the cavetto
Together with twelve cups and fourteen saucers painted with flowering gilt vines on cobalt-blue ground bands-- 23⁄8 in. (6 cm.) high, 31⁄8 in. (8 cm.) wide (the teacups), 43⁄4 in. (12 cm.) diameter (the saucers)
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