A PARIS PORCELAIN PART DINNER SERVICE 19TH CENTURY

each piece painted with gilt-edged bird medallions interrupting a border of intertwined ribbons and garlands, comprising: forty dinner plates, twenty-six soup plates, four deep circular lobed dishes, five lozenge-shaped dishes, two shell-shaped dishes and one sauceboat, cover and fixed stand, printed factory mark MANUFRE de M GR le Duc d'angouleme a Paris, gilt decorator's mark D. 79 pieces.

Dinner plates- Some occasional wear to gilding. Three with two areas of restoration and regilding around the rim measuring up to 1.5 inches, possibly covering hairline crack/s or chip/s; five with areas of restoration around the rim of the plates measuring from 0.5 inches to 3 inches possibly covering break/s or chip/s; two with 3/4 of the rim area regilt and restored. Soup plates- one with a 2-inch restored hairline crack extending from the rim towards the bottom of the plate; five with approximately 0.5 to 2 inch restored areas around the rim, possibly covering crack/s or chip/s; one of them has the overall surface restored and repainted, the restoration is concealing the exact cause/s of restoration; another has half of its surface restored and repainted. Circular lobed dishes- two has continuous regilding around the edges possibly covering the wear to gilding; the other two has wear to gilding around the lobed edges. Lozenge-shaped dishes- two has restoration and regilding to two corners, possibly covering creak/s or chip/s. Sauceboat- has a restired 2-inch break to the rim; the two ends of the fixed stand are regilt probably covering break/s or chip/s; there is an extended swirlig hairline crack on the fixed stand.
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.