A COALPORT 'UNION' PATTERN PART DESSERT SERVICE 1820-1830

comprising: a lozenge-shaped fruit compote, four square dishes, four shell-shaped dishes, four lozenge-shaped dishes, twenty-four dessert plates. Together with an English porcelain part dessert service, circa 1850, each piece painted in the center with fruit, comprising: four dessert plates and a tazza. 42 pieces.

Union Service, all in generally good conditon except: -One square dish is broken diagonally in 2 pieces and restored. -One lozenge-shaped dish has a haircrack running across its width within the footrim; another has a pinhead rim chip. -The compote has a very minor small patch of discoloration. -Two plates each have a 1/4 in. chip to the underside of the rim; one plate is discolored and has a 2 1/2 in. haircrack to the rim and a second fine 3 in. haircrack to the center; one plate has a small patch of discoloration and a 1/4 in. footrim chip; one plate has a 1 in. haircrack issuing from a firing tear on the rim; three plates have some patches of discoloration to the center. Fruit Service: Some occasional very minor wear to gilding around the cavettos of the plates; two have scratch marks across the fruit in the center.
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.