A CHINESE EXPORT PORCELAIN BLUE AND WHITE MONOGRAMMED PART DINNER SERVICE CIRCA 1795

comprising:
a soup tureen, cover and stand,
a vegetable tureen and cover,
two sauce tureens and one cover,
an oval dish with pierced mazarine,
seventeen oval platters in sizes,
a square punch bowl,
seven soup plates,
sixteen dinner plates,
three side plates,
three sauce boats and two stands,
an oval salt. 60 pieces.

Soup Tureen – In good condition. Soup Tureen Cover – Very minor chips to rim edge. Soup Tureen Stand – Fritting to rim and 9 in. hairline crack running from rim edge. Vegetable Tureen – Fritting to rim and three hairline cracks running from rim edge approximately 2 in., 3/4 in., and 1/2 in. Vegetable Cover and Stand – In good condition. Sauce Tureens – One with missing handle. The other in good condition. Sauce Tureen Cover – Knop restored and fastened with screw. Oval dish with pierced mazarine – Dish has a T-shape crack approximately 5 ½ in. x 6 ¾ in. to the center. Chips and frits to the rim. Mazarine is in good condition. Seventeen oval dishes – Three have frits to the rim, four have chips to the rim and ten are in good condition. Square punch bowl – 1 1/2 in. x 1/2 in. chip to the rim. Seven soup plates – one has chips to the rim with 1/4 in. hairline crack running from the rim edge. One has chips to rim. Three have chips and frits to the rim. One has a 1 in. chip to rim with an associated 1/8 in. hairline crack. One has a restored break. Sixteen dinner plates – One has a T-shape hairline crack approximately 8 in. x 1 1/2 in. and frits to the rim edge. One has chips and two hairline cracks approximately 1 3/4 in. x 1 1/4 in. to the rim edge. One has chips, frits and four hairline cracks, each approximately 1/4 in. long to the rim edge. One has a T-shape hairline crack approximately 6 1/2 in. x 1 1/2 in. in the center and 2 in. x 3/4 in. sections missing from the rim. One has a 1 in. hairline crack in the center. One has a section broken and restuck approximately 3 3/4 in. x 1 1/4 in. and frits and chips to rim edge. One has a 6 in. hairline crack to the center and frits to the rim edge. One has a 4 in. x 2 in. section broken and restuck to the rim. Six have chips and frits to rim edge. One is in good condition. Three side plates – one has a minor chip. One has a T-shape hairline crack in the center approximately 3 1/2 in. x 2 1/2 in. and chips to the rim edge. One has small and large chips to the rim edge with an associated 1/2 in. hairline crack. Three sauceboats – One has a chip to the rim and fritting to the handle. One has a chip to the rim. One is in good condition. Two stands – In good condition. Oval Salt – 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.