. Marked on the neck of each mount with French standard and maker's marks and English import marks. One neck further stamped 'Boucheron Paris-Londres' and with engraved inventory number '1370'. The marks are generally clear. There is overall some surface scratching to both the mounts and the porcelain. There is one more obvious scratch to the porcelain body, below one of the birds. This has resulted in a small loss to the gilding and the paint on the wing of the bird. . There is some wear to the gilding on the mounts which is very pale. The gilding to the porcelain is good with only some very minor wear.

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Regarding Pictures, Prints and Works on Paper, works are not examined out of the frame, unless specifically stated. Tennants Auctioneers do not cover damage to gilded wood or plaster picture frames, or to picture frame glass whilst the item is in our possession.

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