Lot Details
Lot 303
Charles Gwathmey and Robert Siegel for Swid Powell Assembled Porcelain Tuxedo
Pattern Partial Dinner Service
Circa 1985
Comprising thirteen dinner plates, thirteen rim soup bowls, six tea cups, thirteen coffee cups, twenty-three coffee mugs, tea mug, five demitasse cups, footed coffee pot, creamer, footed creamer, two covered sugar bowls, three oval vegetable serving bowls, two oval platters, covered two-handled tureen and a covered footed jam pot. Length of largest 16 5/8 inches; Together with a Sasaki Metropolitan Black Pattern Porcelain Partial Coffee Service. Comprising thirteen cups and an open sugar bowl.
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Additional Notes & Condition Report
The updated information is as follows: approximately nine of the dinner plates have varying degrees of stain discoloration to their centers; there are uniform, allover scratch marks to the plate centers, however, they appear to be more like polishing marks rather than knife or utensil marks; diameter of dinner plate 10 5/8 inches
ORIGINAL CONDITION REPORT: (Below):
Tuxedo Service:
Each piece appears to be in generally good, undamaged condition, with the following noteworthy exceptions: approximately two of the dinner plates have a manufacturing flaw to their foot rings (on the underside); one of the coffee cups has a flake chip loss and is damaged; some of the pieces are marked Made in Japan, others are marked Made in Thailand, and others do not indicate country of manufacture.
Metropolitan Black Service:
Each piece appears to be in generally good condition.
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