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of eftablillied probity and reputation, who 

 may be interefted in cau ling them to be well 

 executed upon tlie fpot, 13 e fides this, there 

 is another inconvenience in thefe commif- 

 fioned works. Being all made according to 

 new models, in which it is difficult to fuc- 

 ceed, if they have even a few imperfeffions, 

 they are rcjetfted by the Europeans, who 

 will purchaie nothing but what is thorough^ 

 ly finiflied. They remain therefore in the 

 hands of the manufa(3:urcrs, who not being 

 able to difpofc of them to the Chinefe, be- 

 caufc they are not agreeable to their tafte, 

 lay upon the pieces they fell an additional 

 price, in. order to make up for the lofs they 

 fuftain by thole which are returned. 



Nothing is more certain than that the 

 difncuhy of imitating models fent from 

 Europe, is one of thofe caufes which aug- 

 ment the price of porcelain when ordered j 

 for wc mufl: not believe that the workmen 



can 



