THE SMITH CRESTED PART DINNER SERVICE, COPELANDS FOR THOMAS GOODE & CO., EARLY 20TH CENTURY |

printed with the Smith crest in blue within a blue and gilt rim, comprising two sauce tureens one with cover and one stand; a soup tureen and cover, cracked; a twin handled bowl; a pair of vegetable dishes and covers, one repaired; twelve soup plates; fifty-three dinner plates, and a further fourteen dinner plates with damage; eleven crest-shaped salad dishes, one cracked across

Soup tureen and cover Three large cracks to cover and two cracks to tureen Two vegetable tureens and covers Both covers in good order, both tureens cracked Sauce tureens, a cover and stand Good order Four soup plates with rim chips, three soup plates cracked, two with chipping to foot rims Two crescent plates cracked Six dinner plates cracked, four plates chipped One centre bowl slightly stained One domed cover spare, cracked
"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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."

LITERATURE
Inventory of the Property of Guy O. Smith at Shottesbrooke Park, 1928, vol. I, 'Store Cupboard, China / Blue and gold bordered and crested Copeland Dinner Service [etc.]