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。

White scent bottle: The mounts tarnished. Some hairline cracking to enamel. The raised gilt areas slightly dirty and worn. Bruising and losses to the foot. The underside with remains of a blue-bordered paper label inscribed '...o 242.'.
Blue scent bottle: The mounts tarnished. The white raised areas slightly dirty. Hairline cracking and one firing crack running down from one corner of the 'shoulder' area. Minute chipping, notably to the corners of the foot.
The pink box with raised lid: The mounts tarnished and the gilding rubbed. Extensive hairline cracking visible to the interior of the lid and base, and some discoloured restoration of the same. Cracking and losses to the lower edge and to the sides, as well as some overpainting and restoration.
The flower box: extensive cracking, restorations and overpainting. The mounts tarnished. The inside and underside discoloured yellow where previously restored. Chips and losses.
The Earl Howe box: The mounts tarnished. Hairline cracking to the lid and some minute flaking. The mirror to the underside of the lid cracked and with minor foxing/loss of silvering. The hinge slightly rusty. The underside worn at the edges.