A CHINESE EXPORT PORCELAIN CRESTED BLUE AND WHITE PART DINNER SERVICE, QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY

KILLADOON HOUSE, PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT IRISH ESTATE

A CHINESE EXPORT PORCELAIN CRESTED BLUE AND WHITE PART DINNER SERVICE, QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY

painted with a scholar and attendant in a mountainous river landscape within a border of stylised flowers, a pair of tied branches reserved with a crest, comprising:
Two large octagonal meat dishes (50.5cm. wide);
another smaller (47cm. wide);
Two smaller (33cm. wide);
Eight shaped circular serving dishes (31cm. wide);
Thirty-one soup plates; and
Fifteen dinners plates

Condition Report:
This service in in country house condition with a few notable damages, wear and some slight damage. In detail:

Two largest meat dishes, both have scattered chipping to the rims, the slightly smaller example has a chip to the lower rim and some lesser scattered chips.
Two smallest serving dishes, both dishes crack, one is badly cracked and the sections have a slight gap and both are extensively stained.
8 circular shaped dishes - 1 cracked and chipped to rim. 4 with faint cracks, three in good order.
31 soup plates - 11 plates in reasonably good order (two of which has minute rim chips), 15 plates with faint cracks; 3 with breaks and rivets and 2 with sections of the rim missing.
15 plates - 6 in reasonable condition, 2 with rim chips, 4 with faint cracks, 1 with section of rim missing and 2 broken in two and repaired.

"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."

Provenance:
Probably supplied to Robert Clements, 1st Earl of Leitrim (1732-1804) shortly after being elevated to Earl in 1795