£150
A 19th century ceramic tea service hand-gilded and decorated in enamels with various floral sprays comprising:
a teapot and cover;
a two-handled sugar bowl and cover;
a cream jug;
a slop bowl;
2 cake plates (26 cm wide) and
10 cups and saucers.
Condition Report: Two cake plates - gilding and enamelling is good and of fine quality. Only minor surface scratching, some pinhead-sized brown blemishes to undersides, both in good order.
The slop bowl - similarly good gilding and enamelling but a 6cm hairline running from the inside of the circular foot visible from the underside.
Two-handled sucrier - badly hair lined in a circular pattern to the inside, also showing to the outside. Gilding and decoration is good. Handles appear OK and there is a chip to the top.
Saucers - kiln grit to the underside, minor scratching visible at close quarters, generally gilding and enamelling. One saucer noted with a hairline, another with minor spotting, 6th saucer no problems, 7th same. All saucers dirty and dusty. One saucer with gilt rubbing.
Cream jug - good order overall, small chip to top edge.
Teapot - 4cm hairline emanating from the inside of the lip into the main body. Handle has the thumbpiece broken away and there is a chip to the underside of the teapot lip. The spout is damaged. Underside looks OK
Ten cups - 7 appear good, one has a hairline crack and two have chips to rim.
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