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 this piece acquired after its initial manufacture.
One elephant:
-There is one hairline crack extending from the mouth rim to the interior of the drip pan; two short horizontal hairline cracks to one side of the drip pan.
-There is an area of glaze imperfection to the exterior of the drip pan.
-The stick holder has been off and restuck.
-There are a few minor areas of touch-up.

The other elephant:
-There is a chip with an associated hairline crack to one side of the exterior of the drip pan.
-There is loss to the tip of the ornament on the nose.
-There are a few minor chips to the base.
-There are losses to the glaze on the base.