A Mottahedeh "Tobacco Leaf" porcelain dinner service
Late 20th/early 21st century
Each marked: Mottahedeh / Vista Alegre / Portugal; further marked: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Comprising 8 dinner plates (10.75"), 8 salad plates (8.75"), 8 flat cups (3.125") with saucers (5.75"), 2 vegetable serving bowls (8"), and 1 large oval serving platter (17.325" W x 14.125" D), 35 pieces

Other Notes: Larger items stamped with text about the pattern: "Reproduction of the tobacco leaf pattern commonly found on China trade porcelain in the second half of the XVIII century."

Each overall good condition with shelf wear, scattered minor scuffs, and inherent firing flaws commensurate with age. Serving platter with a 1.75" x 1.25" area of splattered black staining. Condition reports are offered as a courtesy and are typically published in Moran's catalogue or can be made available upon request. The absence of a condition report does not imply that an item is free from defects or restoration, nor does a reference to particular defects imply the absence of others. Buyers are responsible for determining to their own satisfaction the true nature and condition of any lot prior to bidding. Though buyers are not legally required to inspect lots prior to purchase, failure to do so may constitute a waiver of complaint that an item was not delivered in a condition equal to the existent condition at the auction.