A NAST PORCELAIN PART DINNER SERVICE CIRCA 1820

each piece painted with a continuous landscape around the gilt-edged rim, comprising: a sauce tureen, cover and fixed stand, two small oval platters, two shallow circular bowls, a shell shaped dish and thirty dinner plates, red-stencilled NAST à Paris mark. 37 pieces.

Sauce tureen and cover: There is a minuscule chip to the tip of the knob on the cover. Otherwise in generally good condition. Two small oval platters: There is some minor stacking wear to the gilding and enamels in the cavetto area. Two footed circular dishes: in generally good condition. Two shell-shaped dishes: There is some very minor stacking wear to the gilding and enamels in the cavetto area. Thirty dinner plates: Fourteen are in generally good condition. Six, each with a minor chip to the footrim. Four, each with a restored rimchip, involving some overpainting and regilding. One with two restored rimchips similar to the preceding. One plate with a very minor pinhead rimchip. One with a small minor chip to the rim. Another with a reglued rimchip. One with a 3/4 flat rim chip to the upper surface of the rim edge and another with a similar 1/2 chip.
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.