A GROUP OF CHINESE EXPORT FAMILLE-ROSE DINNER WARES CIRCA 1760

each piece painted with pagodas in a river landscape within underglaze-blue shaped borders, comprising: a 14¾-inch charger, twelve dinner plates and six soup plates.  Some minor restoration and fritting.  19 pieces.

All but three dinner plates have areas of fritting around their entire rims and all the plates have occasional small firing tears to the rim edge, which in many cases have been touched-up with a white paint-like substance. Additionally, one plate has a 1 1/4-in. haircrack to the rim and one has a minor 1/8-in. chip on the underside of the rim. Two plates have only several minor rim frits and one is free from fritting. Each of two soup plates has a very minor1/8-in. rim chip and the remainder have some extremely minor occasional pinhead flake/chips to the rim edges. The charger is in generally 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.