A CHINESE EXPORT 'QUAKER FARMER' SAUCER DISH AND TEABOWL AND SAUCER CIRCA 1810

each piece painted in sepia.

Saucer dish: This piece has been broken in half and put back together with a museum type repair. There is a small amount of painted in loss along the line of the break. There is also a half inch haircrack to the rim at 7 o'clock. Saucer: Good condition with just very slight rubbing to the enamels. Teabowl: This piece has two adjacent haircracks, each approximately 1 in. long running down from the rim through the cow.
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.

For a discussion of this pattern see the note to lot 95.

It is interesting to note the quite wide variations in the execution of this 'standard' pattern across the nine pieces included in this sale. Variations occur both in detail of the pattern and in the quality of the execution, with pieces of the present type, in sepia, being the most boldly and sketchily executed. The present service is the only one known without gilt borders or details, and was traditionally thought to have belonged to Mary Hollingsworth, her original order of grisaille wares with a gilt border apparently being deemed too fancy for her plain Quaker tastes, although there appears to be no evidence to support this theory.