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<p>[QUOTE="Brian Warshaw, post: 9950196, member: 16674"]About four weeks ago I bought this lovely porcelain tea set made by Thomas Forester & Sons Ltd for a mere €10:</p><p><br /></p><p>6-off Cups</p><p>11-off Saucers</p><p>9-off Side plates</p><p><br /></p><p>According to the Mark suggests they were made between 1912 and 1925. The gilding on cup handles is slightly worn, otherwise the pieces are generally free of excessive signs of use.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]499624[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]499628[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]499625[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]499626[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>The only damage is to two cups, although I think they were caused by stress during the manufacturing process. The first one is 1.5cm crack that is behind the varnish, and only appears within the bowl, and hasn't progressed through to outside surface.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]499642[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>The other is a ring-crack round the handle. This too, is underneath the varnish and there are no signs of a repair.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]499643[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]499644[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Lovely though they are I propose selling them as six sets of three items.</p><p><br /></p><p>How do I explain those cracks, blemishes, etc. Thanks for your experiences with this type of problem.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Brian Warshaw, post: 9950196, member: 16674"]About four weeks ago I bought this lovely porcelain tea set made by Thomas Forester & Sons Ltd for a mere €10: 6-off Cups 11-off Saucers 9-off Side plates According to the Mark suggests they were made between 1912 and 1925. The gilding on cup handles is slightly worn, otherwise the pieces are generally free of excessive signs of use. [ATTACH=full]499624[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]499628[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]499625[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]499626[/ATTACH] The only damage is to two cups, although I think they were caused by stress during the manufacturing process. The first one is 1.5cm crack that is behind the varnish, and only appears within the bowl, and hasn't progressed through to outside surface. [ATTACH=full]499642[/ATTACH] The other is a ring-crack round the handle. This too, is underneath the varnish and there are no signs of a repair. [ATTACH=full]499643[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]499644[/ATTACH] Lovely though they are I propose selling them as six sets of three items. How do I explain those cracks, blemishes, etc. Thanks for your experiences with this type of problem.[/QUOTE]
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