each painted in the center with a pink flower bouquet within a gilt-edged band entwined with a trailing blue cornflower branch and a further gilt band entwined with a laurel wreath; all within a border richly decorated with similar meandering floral branches and gilt wreaths, interlaced L's or script Sèvres marks in underglaze-blue, painter's marks for Étienne-Gabriel Girard or Pierre-Jean-Baptiste Vandé.

Overall some very minor and occasional rubbing to the gilding. One plate has a very small restored flat chip to the rim edge. Another plate has two very small restored flat chips to the rim edge. One plate has some firing-related speckling to the center of the plate, only visible from the back of the plate, One plate has an approximate 1/2-inch restored flat chip to the underside of the plate and another 1/2-inch restored area at the rim. One plate has two pinhead chips at the rim edge and two short areas withrestoration at the rim edge, possibly covering small chipping or loss of gilding. One plate with seven tiny restored rim chips and another pinhead chip to the rim. One plate with an approximate 1/2-inch restored rim chip.
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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.