A CHINESE EXPORT PORCELAIN FAMILLE-ROSE PART DINNER SERVICE CIRCA 1765

each painted in underglaze-blue with an Oriental figure punting a sampan, comprising: an oval tureen, cover and stand, five graduated octagonal platters, twenty plates, six soup plates, a leaf-shaped sauceboat and an oval sauce tureen, cover and stand. 38 pieces.

In good condition except: Oval tureen, cover and stand:the knob on the cover has been off and glued back. One handle of the tureen has been broken off and restored back; the restoration is old and has flaked. The stand has an approximate 1/4-inch rim chip and a small slice chip to the rim. Five graduated octagonal platters: the smallest has a small rim chip, the 15-inch platter has an approximate 7 by 2 inch section broken at the rim and restored back. Twenty plates: each with several pinhead chips to the rim edge. One with a star crack to the center.Another with a riveted crack to the center. Three, each with an approximate 2-inch haircrack to the center. One with an extended fine haircrack running down the rim and across the base. Two plates are restored at the rim and center, covering multiple haircracks, Six soup plates: one has an approxiamte 2-inch haircrack running from the rim edge and a very small flat chip to the underside of the rim. Another with an approximate 1 -inch rim chip. One with s small chip to the footrim. One with a minuscule pinhead chip to the rim edge. Another with several small chips to the rim edge. Leaf-shaped sauceboat: has some glaze-chipping along the rim edges An oval sauce tureen, cover and stand: The cover has been broken into several places and cleanly glued back, the repairs showing as fine haircracks.
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.