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The Orkin Collection

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September 30, 2021 at 3:30 pm ET

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LOT 749

Lot 749

Bloor Derby Apple Green and Gilt Ground Dinner Service, c.1820

Bloor Derby Apple Green and Gilt Ground Dinner Service, c.1820
Lot 749 Details
Bloor Derby Apple Green and Gilt Ground Dinner Service, c.1820

comprising one hundred pieces: 22 dinner plates, 29 luncheon plates, 12 soup plates, 12 side plates, 8 lozenge shaped serving dishes, 2 shell shaped serving dishes, 2 rectangular serving dishes, 2 comports, 4 oval platters, 4 covered sauce tureens (2 with stands), and a covered soup tureen
some condition noted
soup tureen width 14.2 in — 36 cm
printed marks in red

Estimate $400-$600

Realised: $1,680
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

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Lot Report

Provenance:

Estate of Lois Orkin, Toronto

CONDITION DETAILS

Rectangular serving dishes appear to be missing covers; 11 dinner, 3 luncheon, 5 soup, and 4 side plates bearing minor chips or hairline cracks (1 of the 11 dinner plates has a more substantial rim chip); 2 lozenge shaped dishes with minor cracks; soup tureen with a hairline crack to the base; 3 oval platters with minor chips and cracks; 1 sauce tureen stand with a staple repair, 1 sauce tureen cover with a minor crack, and 1 sauce tureen handle has been re-stuck; some pronounced discolouration and crazing throughout (1 soup plate especially); some wear to gilding; otherwise substantially in good condition

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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.