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。

Good overall condition.
The illustrations published on the website catalogue are accurate.
There are the inevitable minor dents, marks, scratches and rubbing consistent with age and use.
Vases: tarnishing and verdigris traces. An ormolu base of one vase associated.
One handle is slightly wobbly.
Candlesticks: the leaves are slightly loose.
One with a glued leaf to the base underneath.

Porcelain: Viewed without dismantling the bronzes.
The deers: Good overall condition with few minute nicks to the extremities.
One vase with a small chip to the mouth rim and a vertical hairline invisible inside the vase.
The other vase with a short hairline going down from the mouth rim.
Both with areas of wear, scratches, minute surface nicks.