$2,607
Orange Sacred Bird and Butterfly Assembled Partial Porcelain Dinner Service, China, late 19th century, comprising sixteen soup plates, thirteen demitasse cups, nine saucers, and six oval platters, (imperfections), dia. 4 1/2-14 1/4 in. Soup plates- all with some minor gilt wear, six in good condition no chips, cracks, repairs, five with tiny to 1/3 in. rim chips, one with hairline, one broken with loose piece with evidence of earlier glue repair, two with old 1/2 in. rim reapairs, one with heavy enamel wear at center; Demitasse cups- three have interior rim borders, five in good condition, seven with rim chips, one with cracked handle; Saucers- eight in good condition, one with minor rim hairline; Oval platters- five have rim borders, one does not- two measure 14 1/4 in. dia.- both in good condition, two measure 12 5/8 in. dia.- both have areas of rim roughness, two measure 11 in. dia.- one has a tiny rim chip.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2008-02-17