拍品的狀況可能存在極大差異，而由於其性質使然，拍品難以處於完美無瑕的狀態。拍品均以拍賣時的狀況出售。

We have sought to record changes in the condition of this piece acquired after its initial manufacture.
One group (with ormolu mounts):
- The birds have been restored with each one missing a leg and one with a shallow chip to one side of the head
- The lion and the rock beneath his hind legs have been been over-sprayed with restoration to the left hind leg and ears
- Some expected small chips to the applied flowers and foliage
- The removable tail of the lion is missing
- Some firing cracks to the body
The other group:
- Some expected small chips with associated areas of touch-up to some of the animals appendages (ears, horns, tongues, tails, snouts etc.)
- Small losses to the qilin's horns and to the antennae of the crayfish at the reverse
- Some firing cracks to the body, which are visible on the underside