Lot 507 , A Copeland Imari ho-ho bird pattern tea set

A Copeland Imari ho-ho bird pattern tea set

A Copeland Imari ho-ho bird pattern tea set,
£100-150

Condition:
Eight cups - one with two cracks downward from neckrim, one handle rivet-reattached, one cup badly cracked and chipped at neckrim; eight saucers - one glue-repaired in many sections, one rivet-repaired full-width; two side plates; teapot crazed and interior discoloured, tip of spout with later silver mount perhaps concealing damage; sugar bowl one handle rivet-re-attached, two hairline cracks at neckrim; milk jug and sugar bowl good. All pieces have wear to the gilding, with some discolouration to the glaze, especially the inside of teapot. One saucer is heavily cracked, another is cracked in half with staple restoration, two cups have chipped and cracked rims, one cup has a cracked and stapled handle. The teapot spout has a replacement metal tip.

Sold for £65