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A collection of eight Worcester Aesthetic coffee cans and saucers, a pair of Royal Doulton game bird decorated plates, a Minton five piece toilet set, terracotta transfer decorated, a set of five Mintons dessert plates and a pair of 19th Century turquoise glazed figurines of children reading and writing in the Sèvres style CONDITION REPORTS The Minton five piece toilet set - all pieces have build-up of dirt, accretions, surface scratches, areas where the terracotta pattern is faded or worn. Small chips to some pieces. The long soap dish has been broken in half at some stage and has been repaired back together by glue. The large wash bowl and jug has crazing on both pieces all over and numerous accretions and there is also a crack in the large wash bowl - see images for further details. The eight Worcester Aesthetic coffee cans and saucers all show areas of crazing, some wear on the gilt work, a build up of dirt and accretions. On one of the cups there is a crack next to the handle going down about a third of the coffee can. Two of the saucers have cracks, one of them has been repaired and glued back together in three parts - see images for further details. The Minton dessert plates all have light surface scratches. Some areas of wear to the gilt on one of the plates. The pair of Doulton gamebird plates - both have light surface scratches, a build up of dirt, accretions, wear and tear commensurate with age. Both have small chips to the edge. One of the plates has substantial crrazing both on the back and in the centre on the plate. The pair of turquoise glazed figurines - both have surface scratches and build up of dirt in areas. Some wear and fading of the giltwork. There is a build up of some brown coloured substance on the base of one of the figures and a chip to the underside of one of the toes on one of the figures. The book that the other figure is reading has completely come away from the figurine and also to the underside of the figure there is a large crack and repair along the backof the leg and around to the other legs which goes all the way round to the base of the figure - see images for further details.