Lot 652
  • 652

A large Herend dinner service, 20th century

Estimate
3,500 - 5,000 GBP
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Description

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decorated in the Meissen style with two birds perched on a branch surrounded by butterflies and moths within an Alt-ozier moulded rim edged in gold, factory mark in blue enamel, impressed HEREND mark, impressed numerals, comprising: 13 coffee cups, 12 teacups, 2 small cups and saucers, 46 saucers and small stands, 16 two handled ecuelles and covers, 29 small plates, 30 large plates, 2 teapots and covers, 1 coffee pot and cover, 1 milk jug, 1 small coffee pot and cover, 1 small cream jug, 1 small cream boat, 1 small sugar bowl on fixed stand and cover, 2 further sugar bowls and covers, 2 sauce boats, 1 double-lipped sauceboat, 12 small dishes, 4 tureens and covers of varying sizes, 1 large oval stand, a pair of smaller oval stands, 2 circular bowls, 1 small tray with branch handles, a slop bowl and a further bowl, 1 globular shaped jug and stand, 2 circular stands, 2 salts, 1 spoon rest, 1 square shaped basket stand, 1 rectangular stand, 1 small covered cheese stand, 1 pierced oval basket, 1 small pierced circular basket, 1 peach-shaped sucrier and cover, 1 four-sectioned server, 1 pickle dish, 1 small eight-sided pot, 1 thimble shaped miniature vase and a pierced pot-pourri, together with a Nymphenburg coffee service, late 19th/early 20th century, painted in puce monochrome with sprays of flowers, 1 coffee pot and cover, 1 milk jug, 12 cups and 13 saucers, unlillustrated

Condition

The majority of this service is in good condition. 1 coffee cup is cracked and 1 tureen has a chip to the rim,
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