AN EXTENSIVE WEDGWOOD CREAMWARE ARMORIAL PART DINNER SERVICE EARLY 19TH CENTURY

each piece painted in green with the crest of the Cecils of Burghley interrupting a continuous border of entwined stylized leaves, comprising: two vegetable dishes, divided liners and covers, three square vegetable dishes and covers, two oval shaped deep dishes, a circular scallop-edged dish, four square shaped dishes, two shell-shaped dishes, four oval shaped dishes, four small oval side dishes, a footed compote, four 18 1/4-inch oval platters, seven 16-inch oval platters, four 12 1/4-inch oval platters, four 10 1/4-inch oval platters, a 12-inch circular platter, four sauce tureens, covers and fixed stands, forty-three dinner plates, twelve soup plates, twenty side plates and a cover, impressed WEDGWOOD and various incised letters or shapes. 134 pieces.

The Property of the Rt. Hon. Grace, Countess of Lanesborough, sold, Sotheby's, New York, July 30, 1968 (Part)

Some occasional very minor scratches to the enamels. Vegetable dishes, dividing liners and covers: One dish with two small rim chips, one liner with an approximate 1-1/2-inch haircrack running down the rim, one cover with a tiny rimchip that has been overpainted. Other dish with some very minor discoloration to the interior and some minor scratches, the other cover with a miniscule chip to the rim. Three square vegetable dishes and covers: Two dishes appear to be in good condition. Another dish has been completely overpainted on one half, possibly covering forking haircracks, of which one curving end is apparent in the cavetto area. One cover appears to be in good condition, another has an approximate 1/2-inch haircrack, the third cover has been completely oversprayed, possible covering haircracks and the knob has been most likely broken off and restored back. Two oval shaped deep dishes: Both with some minor chipping along the rim edge. Otherwise in generally good condition. Circular scallop-edged dish: There is an approximate 3-inch haircrack running down the rim edge. Otherwise in generally good condition. Four square shaped dishes: One dish with an approximate 2-inch haircrack running down the rim edge. Other three dishes appear to be in generally good condition. Two shell-shaped dishes: One has a 1/4-inch rim chip on the underside. The other appears to be in generally good condition. Four oval shaped dishes: One dish appears to be in generally good condition. Two dishes have been oversprayed or overpainted covering haircracks. The fourth dish has been broken into 5 pieces and sturdily glued back. Four small oval side dishes: Two dishes are completely oversprayed and the other two each with riveted repairs covering breaks. A footed compote: has a 1/8-inch chip to the rim edge, otherwise in generally good condition. Four eighteen-and-a-quarter-inch oval platters: One with some minor discoloration and crazing to an approximate 7-inch long section along the rim and the cavetto area. The other three appears to be in generally good condition. Seven sixteen-inch oval platters: Five appears to be in generally good condition. One has some very minor flaking to the enamels at the rim edge. The last platter has some discoloration and crazing to the interior. Four twelve-and-a-quarter-inch oval platters: Three appear to be in generally good condition. One has been completely oversprayed, possibly covering forking haircracks. Four ten-and-a-quarter-inch oval platters: One with a very small rimchip. The others appear to be in generally good condition. Twelve-inch circular platter: witha miniscule rim chip. Four sauce tureens, covers and fixed stands: Three tureens with discoloration to the interiors. The one without the discoloration has an approximate 1-1/2-inch haircrack running down the rim of the stand towards the center and a small chip to the underside of the rim; the same tureen has some very minor chipping along the rim of the stand. The covers, each with some chipping to the knops; one cover with a 1/2-inch chip below the rim. Forty-three dinner plates: Twenty-seven plates are in generally good condition. Five plates each with a restored area at the rim, measuring approximately 1-2 inches, possibly covering rimchips or haircracks; one plate with four 1-inch long restored areas along the rim edge. Eight plates, each with one, two or three rimchips measuring up to 1/2-inch. One plate with an approximate 1-inch haircrack running down the rim edge and one plate with an approximate 5-inch area along the rim that has been broken and riveted back. Twelve soup plates: 9 plates are in generally good condition. One with a miniscule rimchip. One with an approximate 3-inch haircrack running horizontally in the cavetto area. One plate with a 4-inch long riveted crack on the rim. Twenty side plates: Two plates, each with an extended forking haircrack running down from the rim. 6 plates with one or more restored areas along the rim edge, possibly covering rim chips, of which one has some chipping along the rim. Ten plates with very small flat rim chips. Two appear to be in good shape. A cover: This cover is on its own. There are three sections each approximately 2 by 1 inches along the rim edge that are broken off. There is a 3-1/2 inch long haircrack running upwards from the rimedge towards the knob.
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.