A group of Dodie Thayer pottery lettuce ware part dinner service modern

en suite with the preceding lots, comprising: two large dinner plates, twenty-seven dinner plates, thirteen salad plates, two bread and butter plates, a trompe-l'oeil plate applied with sliced lemons, a circular serving dish, two double bowls, a triple-bowl, three bowls, four tureen stands in two sizes and a small tureen cover, impressed marks. 57 pieces.

Two large dinner plates: one has a small rim chip and the other has two small rim chips that have been glazed over and are therefore not disfiguring. Twenty-seven dinner plates: There are three plates, each with a tiny rimchip and another plate with two small rimchips. Thirteen salad plates: each with one or more small rim chips. Two bread and butter plates: each with several small rim chips. A trompe-l'oeil plate applied with sliced lemons: Two large pieces at the rim edge have been broken off and glued back on; there are a few associated glaze chips or small chips. A circular serving dish: one small chip to the underside of the dish, not visible from the exterior. Two double bowls: one with some very minor glaze abrasions; the other in good condition. A triple-bowl: good condition. Three bowls: each with some very minor chipping to the rim edges and one with a further small chip near the rim edge. Four tureen stands in two sizes: The larger one has two very small chips to the underside of the rimedge. One smaller size has several minuscule rimchips to the rim edge. The other are in good condition. A small tureen cover: with two small chips to the edge of the leaves forming the knop.
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