130-PIECE THOMAS TILL & SON IRONSTONE PARTIAL DINNER SERVICE.Circa 1860s, "Shanghae" pattern, printed and imprinted marks. Including: 43 dinner plates, 17 luncheon plates, 13 salad plates, 17 large soup plates, twelve medium soup plates, four small soup plates, three graduated platters, four medium platters, small platter, meat carving insert, four small footed trays, two open sauce boats, two covered soup tureens with undertrays, three covered side dishes, two covered sauce dishes - 10 in. diam., dinner plate. Estimate $800-1,200
Overall condition is good. There is crazing throughout. Some pieces will have fleabites around the rims, stains and faint scratch marks from usage. Detailed report is as follows: Dinner plates: three have single hairline, one has large chip at the rim and a hairline, one has a small chip at the rim, one has several hairlines, three have single large chip to the rim. Soup plates: one has large chip at the rim. Luncheon plates: one has a chip at the rim. Smallest soup plates: one has a chip at the rim.
The well-and-tree platter has a hairline at the rim, one small rectangular platter has chip at the rim, one side dish handle has riveted repair to handle, one side dish has hairline cracks in the body, both open sauceboats have a chip at the spout, large tureen handle has riveted repair to the handle and a large chip at the rim.
