A selection of Worcester printed wares,, circa 1770-1775

all printed in underglaze-blue with a variety of patterns including the Pinecone pattern, comprising: 12 breakfast cups and saucers, 2 teabowls and saucers, a teapot and cover, a sucrier and cover, 1 sparrow beak milk jug, two fruit bowls, 2 small oval tureens, covers and stands, 1 small sucrier bowl, 1 small bowl, 1 pierced strainer and stand, 1 large tureen and cover, 1 chestnut basket, cover and stand, and four later Booths Worcester saucers, blue crescent marks, together with a pair of Worcester baskets, 18.5cm. & 19cm. diam., and a large Worcester mask jug, 29cm. high, some damages

1 breakfast cup saucer is cracked, the sucrier cover is missing a petal of the flower finial, there is a flat chip to the underside edge of the cover's rim, to one tureen stand there is a chip to one of the branch handles, the sucrier bowl is lacking it's cover, the large tureen has a chip to each shell handle, the chestnut basket stand has scattered chips to leaves and flowers and a restored leaf, the cover has a restored branch and two restored leaves. one of the pair of baskets; one basket: a petal of an applied flowerhead is missing.
"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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."