Decorative Arts & Design

July 1015, 2021
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LOT 273

Lot 273

Grainger Worcester Pink Ground and Gilt Dinner Service, mid-19th century

Grainger Worcester Pink Ground and Gilt Dinner Service, mid-19th century
Lot 273 Details
Grainger Worcester Pink Ground and Gilt Dinner Service, mid-19th century

comprising eighty-two pieces: 27 dinner plates, 10 luncheon plates, 10 side plates, 12 soup plates, 8 large soup plates, 2 covered vegetable tureens, covered soup tureen on stand, 2 covered sauce tureens on stands, and 7 various graduated oval platters
minor restoration
largest platter length 20.5 in — 52 cm
impressed SP / GGW and diamond PODR marks for 1850, painted pattern numbers 381 in gilt

Estimate $400-$600

Realised: $4,200
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

Lot Report

Provenance:

Estate of Colonel William Eric and Doris Phillips, Toronto
By descent to the present Private Collection, Ontario

CONDITION DETAILS

1 sauce tureen with a handle restored and some small rim chips; small chips to the rims of 1 dinner plate and 1 luncheon plate; 3 side plates with rim chips and one with a crack to the centre; 2 soup plates with minor chips under the rims; some wear to gilding, especially around the rims of the vegetable tureens; otherwise substantially in good condition

LOT 273
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  • 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.)

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