£820
A John and William Ridgway (1814-1830) blue and white dinner service, printed with Rural Scenery pattern, comprising twelve 25 cm dinner plates, nine 25 cm bowls, eight 21 cm dessert plates and eleven 16 cm side plates, to/w two meat dishes, 53 x 39/42 x 32 cm (42)
Large meat dish has metal hanging rack attached which has caused rusting and marks left on dish
Chips and cracks on several pieces, various plates discoloured = see pictures
One repaired with staples
Large plates - 25 cm diam, 1 x hairline, chips to rim, 8 x very minor firing anomalies (small gaps in glaze); soup plates - 2 x hairline (one also has chip to rim), 1 chip to rim, 3 firing anomalies (as with large plates), dessert plates - 2 x hairline, 1 x stapled repair, 5 x firing anomalies (as above), side plates - 3 hairline, 1 chip to rim, 1 chip to underside of bowl, 1 restored chip, 4 firing anomalies as above, almost all pieces in lot show some light surface scratches and some degree of glaze crazing
Fees apply to the hammer price:
Room and Absentee Bids:
27.60% inc VAT*
Online and Autobids:
31.2% inc VAT*
