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。

Overall in good order and appearance, ready to use. As stated in the cataloguing, the sofa has been re-gilt. There are very minor scattered small chips, nicks, and losses to the gilding throughout, commensurate with use. Typical old repairs which are well-disguised. The upholstery with minor marks, light staining and overall minor signs of wear and fading, as to be expected. The sofa is currently fitted underneath with metal cross-braces; a feature added in the Victorian era when chairs were upholstered with springs. As stated, the rails were not fully examined beneath the upholstery but the visible portions are consistent with 18th century manufacture.