AN EXTENSIVE MEISSEN ORNITHOLOGICAL PART DINNER SERVICE LATE 19TH CENTURY

each piece painted with a bird perched upon a branch and various insects within an ozier-molded border, comprising: six oval footed vegetable dishes and covers, two nineteen-inch oval platters, two seventeen-inch oval platters, two fifteen-and-a-quarter-inch oval platters, two thirteen-and-five-eights-inch oval platters, an eleven-and-five-eights-inch oval platter, four circular compotes, four circular dishes, three leaf-shaped dishes, a circular small tureen, cover and two stands, two double-lipped sauceboats and fixed stands, a small circular bowl, seventy-two dinner plates, twenty-two soup plates, twenty-five side plates, six tea cups, six coffee cups, ten saucers, and a footed milk jug, crossed swords in underglaze-blue, various incised and impressed numerals.  Together with twelve similar Herend crescent-shaped salad dishes, 20th century, printed factory marks. 193 pieces.

Oval footed vegetable dishes and covers: All covers with very small occasional chips to the tips of the applied leaves. Two dishes, each with a tiny chip to the edge of the handle. Another dish with a half-inch chip below the rim of the dish and a very small chip to the edge of the handle. One 19-inch platter with an extended hairline crack running all the way down from the rim edge to the bottom. One 17-inch platter with a restored border covering an area of approximately 2 inches. One circular compote with an approximate 1 1/2-inch hairline crack running down from the rim towards the bottom. Circular dishes: Two dishes, each with an approximate 2-inch hairline crack running down from the rim edge towards the bottom. One extensively restored, making it difficult to determine the exact nature of the damage. The restoration is very well done and it is very difficult to tell that the piece is restored. Teacups: Two cups with an approximate 1 1/2-inch restored area at the rim, possibly covering rim chip/s. One cup with a very small bruise chip to the rim edge. Saucers: Two saucers with 1-1/2-inch hairline crack running down from the rim edge. One saucer broken into two and glued back. Milkjug has small chips to the tips of its four feet. Double-lipped sauceboats and fixed stands: Both have restoration to the tips of one lip. Dinner plates: Approximately 33 plates have one or more small chips to the foot rim, not evident externally. One plate is restored on the bottom, possibly covering a crack or a hairline crack; the restoration shows as it has turned a bit yellow. Soup plates: Approximately 9 plates have one or several chips to the foot rim. One is restored at the border, covering an area of approximately 2 inches, possibly covering a rim chip.
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.