An extensive Fürstenberg Service circa 1780

painted with a central laurel garland entwined with a puce ribbon, comprising:
oval soup tureen and cover,
vegetable tureen and cover,
two sauceboats and stands,
five oval dishes in sizes,
six circular dishes in sizes,
fourteen soup plates,
thirty four plates,
three bowls,
four saucer dishes in sizes
(chips and some wear)

Overall some wear to the gilding soup tureen and cover- shallow chips to edges of each handle Vegetable tureen and cover- chip and nicks to rim of cover sauceboats and stands- good condition five oval dishes- good condition six circular dishes- one with some wear to enamels and small chip to rim fourteen soup plates-three with chips to rims, some chips to footrism thirty four plates- eighteen in good condition, sixteen with rim chips, one badly worn, some chips to footrims bowls- one with chips to footrim saucer dishes- good condition
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