Lawrences Auctioneers of Crewkerne
Lot 685
A large Meissen dinner service, each painted with sprays of flowers and individual flowers and insects, and with a New Brandenstein relief border to the rim. Comprising 4 lidded tureens with figural finials (two 34cms across, two 33cms across), pair of sauceboats, pair of large platters (50cms across), pair of large platters (46cms across), single platter (36cms across), 57 dinner plates (24cms diameter), and 20 bowls (23cms diameter). *CR Detailed condition reports for large services are not available, however obvious damages are - Tureen, figure finial and section around it has been broken and is loose, tureen lids with nibbles to the encrusted flowers. Platters (46cms across), both with small firing cracks to footrim from manufacture, otherwise the various platters seem generally fine. Sauceboats, seem fine Plates in mixed condition, 11 with chips to rim (and three also with chip to footrim), 13 with chips to footrim, one cracked, one with crack to base, minor nibbles in places and some wear to gilding in places. Bowls in mixed condition, three with chips to the rim (one large chip, one with various chips to footrim, four with chip to footrim, one with large section of the rim broken and repaired, some wear in places to the gilding and odd nibble in places.
