CIRCA 1750-65, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS MARKS TO SOME PIECES, BLUE CROSSED SWORDS AND DOT MARKS TO OTHER PIECES, VARIOUS PRESSNUMMERN AND INCISED LETTERS AND NUMERALS

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.

A two-handled shaped oval tray (blue crossed swords and dot mark, incised H) 17¹⁄₄ in. (43.5 cm.) wide - very slight chipping to footrim.
A hot-chocolate-pot and cover (blue crossed swords and dot mark) 5⁷⁄₈ in. (14.9 cm.) high - two minute chips to the cover flange and a restored chip to flange. Finial petals broken and restored with some minute chipping.
A small teapot (blue crossed swords and dot mark) 3¹⁄₂ in. (9 cm.) high - cover lacking, small stained hairline cracks to underside of cover. Break and loss to finial stem, chipping to finial petals. The pot with spout and handle broken and restored with spray and some repainting and regilding.
A milk-jug (blue crossed swords mark) 4¹⁄₈ in. (10.4 cm.) high - minute chipping to feet and small restored and regilt chip to spout.
A sugar-bowl and cover (blue crossed swords mark) 3⁵⁄₈ in. (9.2 cm.) high - Cover with finial broken and restored with overpainting. Some kiln spitting. Gilding to rim completely worn.
A small teaspoon - wear and flaking to gilding to bowl.
Two teacups and two saucers (blue crossed swords and dot marks, incised 3s to cups and 5 to saucer) -- one teacup with two minute footrim chips, the other with minute footrim chipping. Both saucers with flaking to gilt rim, one with short glazed hairline crack from rim, the other with slight footrim chipping and kiln spitting.
Two coffee-cups and two saucers (blue crossed swords marks, pressnummer 52 to one saucer) - One cup with two restored rim chips and flaking to gilt rims. One saucer with slight footrim chipping.

Overall, some flaking and wear to gilding, particularly at rims. Slight surface scratching and wear to enamels. Some kiln spitting. Generally in good decorative order and of very smart appearance.

For further information on this lot, please contact the Sale Coordinator, Carmel Shayle on cshayle@christies.com.