24-PIECE ASSEMBLED CHINESE EXPORT TEA SERVICE AND SERVING DISHES,Qianlong Period, circa 1780. Comprising two crested drum shaped tea pots, helmet creamer, two tea cups, four saucers, one cover, two waste bowls, one soup plate, one plate, two shaped serving dishes, one basket (missing upright handle), three tea cups and one saucer, bough pot. With crested, monogrammed or basket decoration - Largest: 10 in. high. Estimate $600-700
Tea pots: Each with hairlines on the body, one with stapled handle Creamer: good condition except for a kiln chip on glaze on the mouth near the handle Two tea cups: each with hairline, one with glaze chipped on rim Four saucers: Three with chips on rim, two with hairline; one in good condition except for a hairline Cover: Good condition Two waste bowls: Good condition One soup plate: One chip on rim One plate: Good condition except for rubbing on cavetto Two shaped serving dishes: Porcelain in good condition; the footed dish has some enamel losses Basket: Missing upright handle 3 tea cups: 2 in good condition, the other "as is", saucer with some rubbing on the enamel Bought pot: Stapled in several places. Missing cover
