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。

Restoration to his hat. Small areas of chipping, losses and restoration to applied leaves and flowers. Minor wear and occasional tiny flake to gilding and enamels. Minor firing flaw to his cheek. Overall, occasional small surface abrasion, tiny chip or scratch.

An XRF (X-Ray Fluorescence) test was carried out by The Centre for Archaeological and Forensic Analysis at Cranfield University, confirming that the enamels on this object are consistent with the published data for enamels on other Meissen porcelain dating from the first half of the 18th century.