Lot Details & Additional Photographs
(72) pieces, second half of the 19th century, unmarked, including: a teapot with domed cover (8 1/4 in.) (old shallow chip to rim); (5) plates (9 3/4 in. diameter) (one with repaired break); (5) rimmed soup bowls (2 x 9 in. diameter) (one with rim chip); (1) plate (8 1/4 in.); (12) bread plates, monogrammed to underside (6 1/4 in.) (one with hairline); (12) coffee cups with monograms to underside (one with hairline, one with rim chip, one with glaze imperfection); (11) saucers with monograms to underside (4 1/4 in.) (two with minor rim chips); an oval dish with flower and butterfly motif incorporating Chinese longevity symbols (10 1/2 x 8 in.); a sugar bowl with cover and matching cream pitcher, each with gilt monogram to underside; (6) assorted cups and saucers (teacup with hairline); (4) spoons; and (12) individual sauce dishes with monograms to underside (six with rim chips).
From the Collection of the late John Ferguson, Chesterfield, Virginia Many with minor rim fritting and wear to enamel and gilt decoration commensurate with age and some use.
