A Wedgwood pearlware shell-form part dessert service third quarter 19th century

comprising: three serving dishes and nine plates, impressed WEDGWOOD and date letters S or V. 12 pieces.

Shell-shaped dishes: One with an approximate 2-in. haircrack running down from rim and a second 3-in. (approximately) haircrack running horizontally above the footrim where the first crack ends; the same dish has a 1/4-in rim chip and a second pinhead rim chip. The second dish has a minor 1/2-in chip to the footrim. The third is in generally good condition. Plates: two each with an approximate 3/4-in. chip to the footrim; one with a fine haircrack to the rim; one with two small chips to the underside of the rim; one with a 3/4-in. chip to the rim and a 1/2-in chip to the footrim; one with a small flat chip to the upper edge of the rim; one with a small chip to the underside of the rim.
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