An extensive Chinese export porcelain dinner service, Qing, late 18th/early 19th century, each painted with a watery landscape with a fisherman in a boat before buildings, mountains and trees, within diaper and pendant borders and barbed rims, consisting of two large meat plates, 47cm dia, two oval dishes, 39cm dia, two lidded tureens, 27.3cm dia, a large tureen and cover, 30.5cm (excluding handles), thirty eight plates, 24cm dia, sixteen soup dishes, 24.4cm dia, a deep sided square bowl, 23.7cm dia, a small tureen, 14.7cm dia (excluding handles) and five graduated oval plates 19.5cm - 35cm dia

This has remained with the same family since the early 1800's, the vendor's great, great grandfather was stationed in India and received this service as a wedding present, thence by descent.

Condition Report

Some marks to glaze on the two meat plates, the two oval plates, the large tureen, the small tureen, the graduated oval plates and on the soup dishes.

The two lidded tureens and the deep-sided square bowl have some minor spots and would both benefit from a clean.

Twenty three plates have hairline-cracks accross the wells, some extending to the rims, with evidence of repair (see pictures), the rest with minor marks.