CIRCA 1805, IRON-RED SPODE MARK, PATTERN NO. 2423

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A SPODE PART SERVICE
Circa 1805, iron-red Spode mark, pattern no. 2423
In the Sèvres style and based on a Chelsea prototype of circa 1760, painted with fancy birds perched on crossed branches above a band of orchid-pink and gilt peacock feathers, gilt dentil rim, comprising:
A shaped oval footed compote with branch handles, 13½ in. (34.3 cm.) long overall
Two circular footed cream-bowls, covers and stands with gilt butterfly handles, 6 5/8 in. (16.8 cm.) diam., the stands
A deep shaped rectangular dish with branch handles, 11½ in. (29.2 cm.) long overall
Three paneled oval dishes, 10¼ in. (26.6 cm.) long
A shell-shape dish, 9 7/8 in. (25 cm.) wide
Fourteen dessert plates, 8¼ in. (21 cm.) diam.

Together with
Two Chelsea similarly decorated chocolate cups and covers, circa 1760, gold anchor marks, the prototypes on which the Spode design is based (29)

Lot Essay

See Leonard Whiter, Spode, A History of the Family, Factory and Wares from 1733 to 1833, London, 1970, fig. 195 for a plate in this pattern and pp. 102-103, no. 141 for the form of the tureens described as "Round, Fly-Handled, Cream Bowl and Stand. One size."

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