A PARIS PORCELAIN ORNITHOLOGICAL PART DINNER SERVICE CIRCA 1820

each piece painted with a named bird in its natural habitat within a gray-ground border decorated with beribboned trophies around the rim, comprising: two soup tureens, covers and stands, four sauce tureens, covers and fixed stands, six circular dishes, ninety-six dinner plates and nineteen soup plates without bird subjects, EMS monogram in black enamel. 135 pieces.

All with occasional minor wear and rubbing to the enamel, except: Sauce tureens, covers and fixed stands: One cover with an extended crack running from below the knop to the rim edge. Another sauce tureen with the container part broken into two and glued back. Dinner plates: Eight with hairline cracks ranging, from 1 -3 inches, running from the rim edge towards the bottom; three with rim chips ranging from 1/4 inches to 2 inches, three with minor foot rim chips, not evident from the exterior. One plate broken into multiple pieces and restored back; the restoration is old and flaking. Soup plates: Three with hairline cracks, measuring up to 4 inches, either running down from the rim edge or running across the base.
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.