An English porcelain hunting-subject part dinner service circa 1835

comprising: a footed urn-form sauce tureen, cover and stand, three shaped square dishes, four lozenge-shaped dishes, two shell-shaped dishes and fourteen dinner plates. 26 pieces.

All with some minor wear to the gilding along the rim edges. Footed urn-form sauce tureen, cover and stand: in good condition. Three shaped square dishes: One with a 2-inch haircrack running down from one corner at the rim. Others in good condition. Four lozenge-shaped dishes: One with a 1 1/2-inch haircrack running down from one corner at the rim. Others in good condition. Two shell-shaped dishes: One with an 1-inch restored chip to the rim edge. The other with a 2-inch haircrack running down the rim, curving sideways and continuing in two directions for another inch. Fourteen dinner plates: One with a 2-inch haircrack running down the rim; others are in good condition.
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