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。

This colourful and intricately modelled 'nef' is in overall very good and ready to place condition having recently benefited from a professional cleaning.
The gilding with some wear and rubbing to the high points throughout. The silver with some small areas of tarnish.
The enamel finely decorated, with some surface marks and scratches consistent with age and handling. There are some small flaked areas of loss to the enamel, such as to the corners of the sails where they meet the ropes and to a small section at the bow of the ship. With some minor losses, such as to several ropes securing the sails. The base of one rope ladder with a small break.
Several flags to the top of the masts off but retained. The masts wobble slightly.
The mermaid with losses to her coral crown.
Presents extremely well.