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.
Wear and rubbing to the gilding and enamels, particularly to the gilding and lustre to the cover trellis to the cover, and to the upper border, to the trellis and lower parts of the figures to the box at the high point of the curved form and to the section underneath as well as to the underside. Mount slightly adapted with some losses to gilding. Interior of over regilt, some patches of loss. Interior of box also regilt with some flaking and scratching.
An XRF (X-Ray Fluorescence) test was carried out by The Centre for Archaeological and Forensic Analysis at Cranfield University, confirming that the enamels on this object are consistent with the published data for enamels on other Meissen porcelain dating to the second half of the 18th century, although it is possible that they could date to circa 1735-40.
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