An extensive assembled Tournai and Loosdrecht blue and white part dinner and dessert service circa 1775

each piece painted in underglaze-blue à la mouche with flower sprays, with scroll- and basketweave molded borders, comprising:  three 16-inch circular platters, a 17-inch oval platter, a 13-inch oval platter, a square shaped dish, a double-lipped sauceboat, five 11 1/4-inch plates, a 10 1/2-inch plate, forty-one 9 1/2-inch shallow plates, an 8 3/4-inch shallow plate and ninety-seven 9 1/2-inch plates;  with scroll-molded borders, comprising: a circular soup tureen and cover, a 13 1/4-inch circular platter, two small oval dishes, two 11 1/2-inch plates, twenty 10-inch plates, nineteen 9 1/2-inch plates, two 9-inch plates, seven 9 1/4-inch shallow plates and two soup plates; and with plain borders, comprising: two 11 1/4-inch plates, twenty-seven 9 1/4-inch plates, five soup plates and six dessert plates, some with crossed swords star marks, Amstel  M. O. D. or M. O. D in underglaze-blue, various incised or script letters and numerals. 249 pieces.

All with some occasional, minor scratching to the enamels, consistent with use. Otherwise, in good condition, EXCEPT: With scroll- and basketweave molded borders: 16-inch circular platters: One has a 1-inch rim chip. 13-inch oval platter: There is an extended haircrack running down the rim and across the center of the platter. Square shaped dish: Extensively restored and entirely oversprayed, possibly covering break/s; there is also a restored 1-inch rim chip. Double-lipped sauceboat: The interior center is restored, possibly covering a haircrack running across the center. 10 1/2-inch plate: There are two 1/2-inch rim chips. 9 1/2-inch shallow plates: One with several small chips to the footrim. Two with some minor speckling. One with a 1/4-inch flat chip to the rim edge. Two, each with a 1/4-inch flat chip to the underside of the rim. Another with two approximate 1/8-inch rim chips and a 1/4-inch flat chip to the underside of the rim. 9 1/2-inch plates: One has an approximate 2-inch haircrack running down the rim; one has extended restoration to the center, possibly covering a haircrack. One with a starcrack to the center and a further small rim chip and two small chips to the underside of the rim. Twenty-seven plates, each with one chip of varying sizes to the rim or underside of the rim,; eighteen plates, each with few rim chips of varying sizes; five, each with one or two rim chips and a chip to the footrim. one is completely oversprayed, possibly covering chips or haircracks; one has been broken into two and glued back; another with an extended haircrack running down the rim to the midpoint of the center and a chip to the footrim; another with a starcrack to the center, a 1 1/2-inch haircrack running down the rim and two rim chips; another with a haircrack running across the base and a further tiny rim chip. Finally, one with restoration to the center of the plate, possibly covering a haircrack. With scroll-molded borders: Circular soup tureen and cover: The handle of the cover has been broken off and restored back; the handle is also completely restored, possibly covering a break. Small oval dishes: one with two small chips to the footrim. 10-inch plates: Two plates, each with a small chip to the underside of the rim; one with a 1-inch flat chip to the underside of the rim; one has a 1-inch chip to footrim and appears to have been re-glazed re-fired. 9 1/2-inch plates: Two plates, each with a chip to the footrim; two each with a small chip to the rim and one has an approximate 3 by 1/2 inch misfired area at the rim with some speckling. 9-inch plates: one with a 1/4-inch flat chip to the rim. 9 1/4-inch shallow plates: one with several chips to the footrim; one with two 1/2-inch rim chips. and with plain borders: 9 1/4-inch plates: three plates, each with an approximate 1/4-inch rim chip; two plates, each with a 1/4-inch rim chip, one of which also has a1/4-inch flat chip to the rim; one with a small chip to the footrim and another with a small chip to the footrim and a further 1/4-inch flat chip to the underside of the rim. Soup plates: Please note that one of these plates has a scroll-molded rim, not a plain rim.
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.
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