A large KPM Berlin porcelain service second half 19th century

the gilt rims lobed and moulded in slight relief with foliage and shell motif, heightened in blue, comprising: circa 130 dinner plates, thirty-four soup plates, four soup tureens with covers, seven sauceboats, four various spoons, two shallow bowls, eight circular serving dishes, eleven larger serving dishes, nine oval serving dishes, ten larger oval serving dishes, minor chips

In overall good condition with some minor wear to the gilt rims, minor light surface scratching and wear to the glaze. Some items with smaller and larger rim chips, few with hairline cracks. One spoon broken (pieces available). One handle to cover of tureen with small damage. One tureen with larger hairline cracks to the inside bottom.
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