Lot 1113
  • 1113

AN EXTENSIVE ASSEMBLED MASON'S AND DAVENPORT IRONSTONE PART SERVICE, CIRCA 1815-25 |

Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
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Description

each piece printed and painted in Chinese style with a long-tailed bird among peonies and other flowering plants, comprising: fifty-three 10 3/8-inch dinner plates, thirty-five 10 3/8-inch shallow dinner plates, thirty-five 9 5/8-inch plates, twenty-five 9 5/8-inch soup plates, twelve 9 3/16-inch soup plates, ten 8 ¼-inch soup plates, twelve 8-inch shallow plates, twenty-eight 9 1/8-inch dessert plates, twenty-one 8 5/8-inch dessert plates, thirteen 8 1/8-inch dessert plates, eighteen 8-inch dessert plates, thirty-three 7-inch plates, a 20 ¾-inch oval platter, a 20 ¼-inch oval meat platter, an 18-inch oval platter, a 16 ½-inch oval platter, two 13 ¾-inch oval platters, nine graduated oval platters in three sizes, two 13-inch octagonal platters, two 10 ¼-inch octagonal platters, a circular footed soup tureen, cover and stand, a hexagonal footed soup tureen and cover, an oval soup tureen and cover, two rectangular vegetable dishes and covers, a square vegetable dish and cover, an oval vegetable dish and cover, two hexagonal vegetable dishes, covers and one stand, three rectangular deep dishes, three oval deep dishes with lion mask handles, a footed deep circular bowl, a shell-shaped dish, a lozenge-shaped dish, an oval dish with pierced rim, a rectangular shaped dish, a small hexagonal dish, four oval sauce tureens, covers and stands, two footed sauce tureens with upright handles and covers, a sauceboat and stand, a pair of large beaker vases, a pair of vases and covers with scroll handles and a garniture of three octagonal-section baluster vases and covers, various printed or impressed factory marks. Together with two pierced wooden bases, 376 pieces

Condition

In good condition except: 10 3/8-inch dinner plates: One with a small restored flat chip to the underside of the rim. Two, each with a short haircrack running from the rim edge, one which with an additional small restored flat chip to the underside of the rim. Seven plates, each with minor discoloration and crazing. One with a small flat chip to the underside of the rim. Another with a riveted break. Two, each with a restored break at the rim. 10 3/8-inch shallow dinner plates: three plates, each cleanly broken into several pieces. 9 5/8-inch plates: one cleanly broken in half. 9 1/8-inch dessert plates: two each with a haircrack and flat chip to the underside of the rim; four plates each with discoloration and crazing; one with an extensive haircrack running down from the rim edge. 8 5/8-inch dessert plates: one with discoloration and star cracks. 8 1/8-inch dessert plates: 2 each with haircracks to the rim. 8-inch dessert plates: One with several restored rim chips. 7-inch plates: One broken into 3 pieces and glued back. One with haircracks to the cavetto area. 16 ½-inch oval platter: with two long haircracks running down the rim. 13-inch octagonal platters: one with minor discoloration. Circular footed soup tureen, cover and stand: Cover has been broken and restored back. Oval soup tureen and cover: the tureen with a haircrack to one side and base. Rectangular vegetable dishes and covers: One cover with a short haircrack near the handle. Square vegetable dish and cover: Short haircrack to cover, an extensive haircrack running along the base of the tureen and another running down from the rim edge. Hexagonal vegetable dishes, covers and one stand: One dish with a haircrack to the rim; the stand broken into several pieces and glued back. Rectangular deep dishes: one with an extensive haircrack to base. Footed deep circular bowl: Broken into several pieces and glued back. Oval sauce tureens, covers and stands: one with a crack to the cover. Beaker vases: both restored, covering haircracks. Garniture of octagonal-section vases: one with an extensive haircrack to one side and some discoloration to the b
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.