Bigwood Fine Art Auctioneers
Lot 172
AN EXTENSIVE ROYAL DOULTON BELMONT PATTERN TEA & DINNER SERVICE with numerous varied size plates, serving items, cups, etc.Condition report: Some have gilt backstamps, some brown, the seconds are chipped to centre of four ‘D’s’. Two-handled soup bowls, one badly cracked, three others cracked. Oval tureen & cover – good condition. Two-handled circular serving plate – scratches & gilt loss. 34cm meat dish – scratches & gilt wear. Four 40.5cm meat dishes – scratches & gilt wear to all, one badly cracked. Teacups – seconds x 4 one with crack in the foot. Pair of sauce boats – gilt wear, one has chips to foot rim, some gilt wear to the bases. Milk jug & Sugar bowl - both condition okay. Three serving dishes – one x gilding gone dark – can’t see crack but sounds a little dead, each have some gilt wear and scratches. Saucers – 9 seconds gilt wear to nearly all. Dessert plates 20.5cm in diameter seconds 15, overall gilt wear. Dessert bowls 1 second, good condition. Side plates – gilt wear to 3, 4 very worn. Four plates 22.7cm in diameter – each has gilt wear & some scratches. Dinner plates 26.7cm in diameter – minor gilt wear – particularly the plain inner line scratches to the base of plates, second 1, one has a mistake a line on the border, one has damage to the gilding to the edge, one with rim chip.
