A Canton porcelain famille verte dinner service, first half 19th century

comprising: a large two-handled oval tureen and cover, 38 cm. wide; a pair of small two-handled oval tureens and covers; a low oval tureen and cover; an extra tureen; a rectangular tureen and cover; two oval pierced baskets and stands in sizes, the largest stand: 28 cm. wide; a pedestal bowl; a pedestal dish; a two-handled bowl and cover; a two-handled cup and cover; an oval dish and drainer, 42.5 cm. wide; five oval dishes in sizes; a pair of small oval dishes; a small circular dish; three oval shallow bowls; seven deep plates; forty-two plates; twenty-two small plates; assembled with three cups and five saucers, in sizes; chips and damages (113)

Paleis Soestdijk, Paleis Noordeinde

Overall some rubbing to the gilding and some wear to the enamels from use. The majority of items with rim chips and (hairline)cracks to the borders (a detailed overview is available on request). Losses or repairs include: -One of the two small tureens with a handle lacking. -The smallest basket with one handle lacking (remains of an old metal repair). The large basket with one handle lacking (currently with a damaged plaster replacement). -The upper border of the pedestal bowl with a loss (ca. 3 cm. wide). -The two-handled cup with a part of one handle lacking (ca. 2.3 cm. long). -One oval dish, 32.3 cm. wide, broken through the middle and restuck (with two rivets). -One of the pair of small oval dishes (stands for the small tureens) broken in two with an old riveted repair. -The small circular dish (17.2 cm. diam) with a small restuck border fragment and loss (ca. 2.5 cm. wide). -One dinner plate with a loss to the border. The Palace Soestdijk inventory number of this service is 4-961.
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