拍品的状况可能存在极大差异，而由于其性质使然，拍品难以处于完美无瑕的状态。拍品均以拍卖时的状况出售。

We have sought to record changes in the condition of these pieces acquired after their initial manufacture.
The first:
- There is a nick to sage’s coat.
- There are minute nicks to the interior mouth rim.
- There is no spoon.

The second:
- There is a short horizontal crack across one handle extending to the neck.
- There are minute nicks to the interior and exterior mouth rim.
- There is one crack across the base that issues two cracks that join and curve around one side.
- There is no spoon.

The third:
- There is a minute nick to the inner mouth rim.
- There are a few scratches to the top of the mouth.
- The foot is slightly uneven with a few minute nicks to the outer foot rim.
- There is a metal spoon.

The fourth:
- There are nicks and wear to the inner mouth rim.
- There is polishing to the foot rim.
- There is no spoon.