A Meissen composite part-dinner service, late 19th century

each painted with a bird on a branch within borders of sprigs of flowers and butterflies, comprising: two circular sauce tureens and covers, an oval serving dish, eleven soup plates, eleven dinner plates and another slightly larger and nine side plates, crossed swords marks in underglaze-blue, impressed numerals, together with a continental porcelain oval dish with imitation crossed swords mark

One sauce tureen is extensively damaged and repaired with some losses; Soup plates, six are in good condition, one cracked and riveted, three have a chip to foot rim, one has a rim chip; Dinner plates; five are in good condition, four with a minor foot rim chip, one with a rim chip, and one cracked from rim to centre; the slightly larger plate with a rim chip. Side plates, five are in good condition, four with a rim chip; The continental porcelain oval dish with four rim chips.
"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.
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