A SAMUEL ALCOCK PART DINNER AND COFFEE SERVICE CIRCA 1840

each piece painted with a floral spray within a blue, yellow and gilt border, comprising: twenty-four dinner plates, twenty-four soup plates, twenty-four salad plates, fifteen coffee cups and twenty saucers, the dinner wares with painted pattern number 2/5747, the coffee wares with painted pattern number 9065. Some minor chips and wear to enamels. 107 pieces.

One dinner plate has a ¼-inch deep chip and a re-glued chip on the foot rim. One soup has a deep 4-inch chip on the foot rim. Another soup plate has a deep 3-inch chip on the foot rim. One teacup has a 1¼-inch haircrack running from the rim into the bowl and a very fine ¼-inch haircrack on the handle. Another teacup has a lateral 2½-inch haricrack running along the rim on the left side of the handle. One sacuer has a tiny chip on the edge of the rim. One saucer has a ½-inch haircrack running from the rim into the cavetto. Another saucer has a ¾-inch haircrack running from the rim into the cavetto. There are some light knife scratches to the enamels on the surfaces of the plates. Othewise the service is in good condition.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.

A coffee cup, pattern number 7345, of the same shape as the cups in the present lot and attributed to Samuel Alcock, is illustrated by Michael Berthoud, An Anthology of British Cups, p. 132, pl. 790.  An Alcock teapot with very similar decoration is illustrated by Geoffrey Godden, Staffordshire Porcelain, p. 313, pl. 476.