拍品的状况可能存在极大差异，而由于其性质使然，拍品难以处于完美无瑕的状态。拍品均以拍卖时的状况出售。

We have sought to record changes in the condition of these pieces acquired after their initial manufacture.

Cover 1:
An approx. 4 cm. long vertical hairline (mostly visible inside).
A few other short hairlines.
A few scattered flat nicks (to rims and surface).

Sifter 1:
An old chip to the foot rim.
A nick to the mouth rim (behind the silver mount).
A 3.5 cm. long star-crackle inside (not going through).
A paper label with a handwritten inscription reading '230'.

Cover 2:
A few small nicks to the raised edges.
A few short hairlines.
A very small area of extensive wear to the upper section.
The silver finial is loose.

Sifter 2:
A 4 cm. long hairline crack going down from the mouth rim, associated with an approx. 1.5 cm. long horizontal crackle only visible inside. .
A nick under the foot rim.
A paper label with a handwritten inscription reading '230'.

All:
The mouth rims possibly polished to fit the mounts.
Some fritting to the edges and rims.
Some scattered burst bubbles/glaze nicks and firing spots.
General age-related surface wear, scratches and firing faults as can be expected.