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LOT 113

Lot 113

Coalport Blue and Gilt Ground Dessert Service, c.1815

Coalport Blue and Gilt Ground Dessert Service, c.1815
Lot 113 Details
Coalport Blue and Gilt Ground Dessert Service, c.1815

richly painted with petal and kidney shaped panels in green, orange and yellow enamels and shades of blue on a gilt ground, comprising twenty-six pieces:
17 plates, diameter 8.5" — 21.7 cm.
2 lozenge shaped dishes
oval dish
oblong dish
footed comport
2 covered sauce tureens with stands

condition noted
painted pattern numbers 298 in gilt

Estimate $2,000-$3,000

Realised: $9,000
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

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Lot Report

Provenance:

The China Shop, Montreal, 1982

CONDITION DETAILS

One plate repaired, another has a star crack visible only on the back, a third has a small (good quality) restoration on the back of the rim, a fourth with tiny glaze chip at the edge of the rim; restoration at one corner of footed comport; star crack to base of one sauce tureen, hairline crack to one stand, the other stand and one cover repaired/restored; gilding worn in several areas throughout and retouched in places, notably finials and handles of sauce tureens, a few rims and at one end of one lozenge dish; accompanying the lot are collector’s original listing from 1982 and good custom-made lucite (acrylic) wall-mounted brackets for display of comport and covered sauce tureens with stands

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About Condition Ratings

  • 5 Stars: Excellent - No discernable damage, flaws or imperfections
  • 4 Stars: Very Good - Minor flaws or imperfections visible only under close inspection using specialised instruments or black light
  • 3 Stars: Good - Minor flaws visible upon inspection under standard lighting
  • 2 Stars: Fair - Exhibits flaws or damage that may draw the eye under standard lighting
  • 1 Star: Poor - Flaws or damage immediately apparent under standard lighting (examples: missing components, rips, broken glass, damaged surfaces, etc.)

Note: Condition ratings and condition details are the subjective opinions of our specialists and should be used as a guide only. Waddington’s uses due care when preparing condition details, however, our staff are not professional restorers or conservators. Condition details and reports are not warranties and each lot is sold “as is” in accordance with the buyer’s terms and conditions of sale. In all cases the prospective purchaser is responsible for inspecting the property themselves prior to placing a bid.