Lot 32: A Group of Polished Hardstone Eggs and Assorted Ceramic Tableware
A mixed assemblage comprising a group of polished hardstone eggs together with stacked ceramic serving dishes. The eggs are carved and polished in assorted mineral stones, including banded onyx, mottled cream and peach alabaster or marble, and olive-grey hardstone. The ceramic wares consist of a square earthenware serving dish with a relief-moulded scroll and scalloped rim, transfer-printed with a polychrome fruit and floral garland border on a pale yellow reserve with gilded accents, set atop a stack of tableware comprising a blue and white transfer-printed plate in a chinoiserie design, a pale green glazed plate, and banded earthenware platters with concentric green, cream, and ochre rings. No maker backstamps or printed marks are visible on the upper surfaces.
Condition report:
Rubbing and loss to the gilt accents and rims on the square fruit dish and blue and white plate. Crazing visible across the glazed surfaces of the banded lower plates. Natural mineral inclusions, fine surface pitting, and minor abrasions to the hardstone eggs. Undersides are unexamined.
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