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。

Overall structurally sound and ready to be placed.
Some marks, nicks, scratches, losses and repairs as to be expected with age and use.
Electrified as stated, Christie's does not guarantee the working order of electrical items and the electronics should be tested by a qualified technician before use.
Some rubbing and scuffing to the painted surfaces overall, probably mostly intentional.
Various shrinkage cracks throughout. Some shrinkage cracks to the reverse which have been stabilised.
Some ripples and variations to some of the glass panes.
Due to the painted surface it is difficult to distinguish between the old and the new elements, it is possible that the doors have been reused from an eighteenth century bookcase.