Lot 164
- 164
An extensive Berlin porcelain breakfast service, made for Roberto I, Duke of Parma circa 1880
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 GBP
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Description
- porcelain
each piece with spiral osier-moulded rim, gilt with a badge of three fleurs de lys below the ducal coronet, comprising 123 pieces, augmented with a plain white dinner service of the same moulded pattern comprising 186 pieces.
The breakfast service comprising:
14 coffee cups
6 tea cups
7 breakfast cups
1 butter dish and cover
12 custard cups and covers
5 egg cups
2 jam pots and covers
1 honey pot and cover
2 small sauce pots and covers
3 teapots and covers in sizes
1 coffee pot and cover
3 hot milk jug and covers in sizes
1 soup tureen and cover
1 footed dish and cover
2 double-lipped sauce boats
1 sugar caster
4 oval salt cellars
4 two-bowl salt cellars centred by a putto
22 small skillets and 16 covers
2 sauce tureens and covers
3 sugar bowls and covers in sizes
2 oval serving dishes in sizes (46cm & 61cm)
2 footed sweetmeat dishes
24 condiment and jam dishes (12 oval, 6 deep circular, 6 small circular dishes)
8 soup plates
1 dinner plate
augmented with a dinner service comprising:
A three-piece centrepiece
2 shell salt cellars shaped
16 small side dishes
30 dinner plates
56 dessert plates
3 double-lipped sauceboats in sizes
3 teapots in sizes
9 coffee pots in sizes and 7 covers
1 cream jug and cover
3 hot milk jugs and covers in sizes
8 saucers
1 oval footed sweetmeat dish
2 tazze
10 circular serving dishes in sizes
5 deep circular serving dish in sizes
12 oval serving dishes in sizes
6 square serving dishes in sizes
The breakfast service comprising:
14 coffee cups
6 tea cups
7 breakfast cups
1 butter dish and cover
12 custard cups and covers
5 egg cups
2 jam pots and covers
1 honey pot and cover
2 small sauce pots and covers
3 teapots and covers in sizes
1 coffee pot and cover
3 hot milk jug and covers in sizes
1 soup tureen and cover
1 footed dish and cover
2 double-lipped sauce boats
1 sugar caster
4 oval salt cellars
4 two-bowl salt cellars centred by a putto
22 small skillets and 16 covers
2 sauce tureens and covers
3 sugar bowls and covers in sizes
2 oval serving dishes in sizes (46cm & 61cm)
2 footed sweetmeat dishes
24 condiment and jam dishes (12 oval, 6 deep circular, 6 small circular dishes)
8 soup plates
1 dinner plate
augmented with a dinner service comprising:
A three-piece centrepiece
2 shell salt cellars shaped
16 small side dishes
30 dinner plates
56 dessert plates
3 double-lipped sauceboats in sizes
3 teapots in sizes
9 coffee pots in sizes and 7 covers
1 cream jug and cover
3 hot milk jugs and covers in sizes
8 saucers
1 oval footed sweetmeat dish
2 tazze
10 circular serving dishes in sizes
5 deep circular serving dish in sizes
12 oval serving dishes in sizes
6 square serving dishes in sizes
Condition
some losses to finials, some chips
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."