Spode China

About Spode China

Josiah Spode opened a small factory in England in 1780, and experimented until he created the formula for fine bone china, the perfect, durable white ceramic that everyone was seeking. Spode has continued making china ever since, though the name has changed a few times as the company changed hands.


Interviews & Articles

An Interview With Howard Coutts, Ceramics Curator Of The Bowes Museum

I’m the curator of the ceramics bit of the Bowes Museum. It’s a big museum with 30 galleries of which thr… [more]

An Interview With Fiesta Dinnerware Collector Heidi Kellner

I started as a collector and I’m a web designer, so I thought I would design a website from my passion. I t… [more]



Best of the Web (“Hall of Fame”)

Gotheborg.com

Gotheborg.com

Jan-Erik Nilsson's extensive reference on antique Chinese porcelain. Jam-packed with information (e.g. on porcelain… [read review or visit site]

Ohio River Pottery

Ohio River Pottery

Mark Gonzalez's fantastic American Dinnerware site features a comprehensive index of potteries along the upper Ohio… [read review or visit site]

Watt Pottery On Line

Watt Pottery On Line

Dedicated to Watt Pottery collectors everywhere, this site features an extensive database on Watt creations includi… [read review or visit site]

Worcester Porcelain Museum

Worcester Porcelain Museum

The museum with the world's largest collection of Worcester porcelain is a good starting point for beginning collec… [read review or visit site]

The Restaurant Ware Collectors Network

The Restaurant Ware Collectors Network

Don't miss this collaborative reference guide to china and dinnerware used in public, commercial venues. The site c… [read review or visit site]

Thepotteries.org

Thepotteries.org

Steve Birks' super deep site is a tribute to a bygone era, chronicling how a pottery center of excellence (they did… [read review or visit site]

The Bowes Museum: Ceramics

The Bowes Museum: Ceramics

This gallery showcases 2,130 of the 5,000 items in the museum's ceramics collection dating from 1500-1900. Include… [read review or visit site]

Ceramics at The V&A

Ceramics at The V&A

A great reference on ceramics from the Victoria and Albert Museum. Learn about different ceramics techniques and st… [read review or visit site]

Gardiner Museum

Gardiner Museum

This website boasts hundreds of beautiful ceramics items with detailed descriptions. Start browsing here, and keep … [read review or visit site]

The Art of Asia

The Art of Asia

This microsite from the Minneapolis Institute of Arts features objects from the Institute’s permanent collection,… [read review or visit site]


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Mayflower By Spode 127 Pieces Bone China Buy it Now$960.00 Ends Saturday 2 bids 3 watchers
Rare Made In England Spode Christmas China $600.00 Ends in 15 hours 9 bids 3 watchers
Spode Stafford Flowers Large Sauce Boat & Stand Y8519$525.00 Ends Monday 1 bid 2 watchers
Spode Christmas China 5-pc Settings Total Of 8 Sets.$202.00 Ends in 21 hours 13 bids 10 watchers
Spode Christmas Tree China Dinnerware Set Of 62 Pcs. Nr$201.50 Ends Monday 9 bids 25 watchers
Spode Woodland Covered Vegetable Dish England$199.95 Ends Sunday 1 bid 2 watchers
Spode Lancaster Cobalt (white) 4 Piece Place Setting$199.95 Ends Monday 1 bid 2 watchers
Spode Lancaster Cobalt (white) 4 Piece Place Setting$199.95 Ends Monday 1 bid 2 watchers
Copeland Spode Tower Bread Tray Or Vegetable Unusual$175.00 Ends in 18 mins 1 bid 5 watchers
Spode Stafford Flowers 16oz Jug Y8519 Nice Shape$175.00 Ends Monday 2 bids 2 watchers
Copeland Spode Pink Tower Syrup Jug With Lid$162.50 Ends in 33 mins 6 bids 11 watchers
Pair Of Early 19th Century Spode Two Handled Vases$157.90 Ends Tuesday 6 bids 18 watchers
Spode Stafford Flowers 11" Closed Handled Cake Plate$125.00 Ends Monday 1 bid 6 watchers
Spode Y8063 Fleur De Lys Gold Coffee Pot$124.66 Ends Sunday 1 bid 2 watchers
Spode Y8063 Fleur De Lys Gold Coffee Can & Saucer X 6$124.64 Ends Sunday 7 bids 3 watchers
Vintage Copeland Spode India Tree Pattern Tea Pot Nr$122.50 Ends Monday 11 bids 18 watchers
Spode Blue Italian Huge Dairy Jug 42cups 17.5pt 10ltr $109.00 Ends Sunday 1 bid 2 watchers
8pc Vintage Copeland Spode India Tree Dinner Plate/s Nr$102.50 Ends Monday 5 bids 29 watchers
Spode Stafford Flowers Coffee Pot 6 Cup Bone China $99.99 Ends Sunday 1 bid 2 watchers
Large Copeland Spode Herring The Hunt Bowl Retired Htf$99.99 Ends Tuesday 1 bid 2 watchers
Copeland Spode Pink Tower Divided Vegetable$99.95 Ends in 9 mins 1 bid 7 watchers
Spode "queen's Bird" 4 Rimmed Soup Bowls$90.00 Ends Tuesday 1 bid 1 watcher
Vtg Spode Nemon Porcelain Churchill Bust 1st Edition$82.00 Ends in 19 hours 3 bids 6 watchers
Spode Christmas Tree Dinner Plates - Set Of 8 - Vgc!!$81.00 Ends Sunday 12 bids 5 watchers
C1820 Pair Beaded Floral Spode Porcelain Cabinet Vases$76.00 Ends Friday 2 bids 40 watchers
Vintage Spode India/indian Tree Covered Butter Dish$75.00 Ends Wednesday 1 bid 5 watchers
Spode Woodland North American Fish Dinner Plate - Set O$69.95 Ends Thursday 1 bid 2 watchers
Spode Woodland Hunting Dogs-golden Retriever Plates 4$67.00 Ends in 22 hours 4 bids 4 watchers
Spode Cheese Dome Part Of 88 Pieces Of Spode On Sale$66.48 Ends Wednesday 1 bid 5 watchers
Spode, Christmas Tree Covered Sugar & Creamer Set$65.99 Ends Monday 1 bid 1 watcher
Spode Buttercup 10pc China Assortment$65.99 Ends Sunday 4 bids 1 watcher
Spode Woodland Pheasant 14" Platter$64.51 Ends in 16 hours 10 bids 16 watchers
8pc Vintage Copeland Spode India Tree Soup Bowl/s Nr$63.50 Ends Monday 10 bids 22 watchers
Spode Stafford Flowers Dinner Plate & Soup Bowl$62.89 Ends Tuesday 6 bids 4 watchers
Spode Pink Tower Teapot Part 88 Pieces For Sale$59.84 Ends Wednesday 5 bids 2 watchers
Copeland Spode Trade Winds White Diamond Liner Tankard$56.00 Ends Sunday 3 bids 6 watchers
Spode Woodland Hunting Dogs-pinter Salad Plates S/4 Nwt$53.01 Ends in 21 hours 3 bids 2 watchers
16 Piece Set Spode Christmas Tree Dinnerware S3324$51.59 Ends Saturday 7 bids 17 watchers
Spode Christmas Tree Gravy Sauce Boat & Stand Nib Nr$51.05 Ends Monday 3 bids 10 watchers
Spode Copeland Indian Tree Tea Pot$50.00 Ends Sunday 8 bids 9 watchers
Spode's Camilla Copeland England Blue 12 1/4" Platter$50.00 Ends in 19 hours 7 bids 10 watchers
Spode Christmas Tree 11 Piece Children's Tea Set - Exc$49.99 Ends Sunday 1 bid 29 watchers
Two Square Gilded Spode Plates - 11" X 9 1/2"$49.99 Ends Saturday 1 bid 3 watchers
Spode China Teapot Tea Pot -savoy Billingsley Rose$46.81 Ends in 21 hours 1 bid 2 watchers
Spode Christmas Tree Coffe Pot Exc. Cond. No Reserve $46.00 Ends in 18 hours 2 bids 3 watchers
Copeland Spode's Italian Large Vegetable Tureen $43.21 Ends Sunday 10 bids 30 watchers
Spode Christmas Tree 20pc Set Stainless Flatware$42.00 Ends Monday 10 bids 16 watchers
Spode Christmas Tree Pattern Coffee Pot$42.00 Ends Tuesday 5 bids 2 watchers
Spode Pink Tower Coffee Pot Part 88 Pieces For Sale$41.55 Ends Wednesday 1 bid 1 watcher
Lot 13 Spode Christmas Tree Ornaments Porcelain Holiday$41.00 Ends in 19 hours 16 bids 14 watchers
Set Of 4 Spode Christmas Tree Tankard Mugs$41.00 Ends Sunday 6 bids 12 watchers

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The Australian, November 20th

There are many fine examples here, the direct ancestors of the handsome Wedgwood and Spode tea services that our grandmothers kept for their more formal...Read more

Harlowe-Powell Auction Ltd
Antiques and Arts Weekly, November 19th

Very Unusual 19th C Continental Variegated Hardstone Vessel with dangles of seed pearls and coral beads; Copeland Spode "Greek" Plates;...Read more

Stoke-on-Trent: Britain's first green city
guardian.co.uk, November 18th

Once-great names such as Wedgwood, Royal Doulton, Minton and Spode are no longer what they were, if they exist at all; vast rows of kilns have disappeared,...Read more

Plan to attend historical society's Christmas tea and house tours
Spring Valley Tribune, November 17th

Watch for the Rosebud Chintz cup and saucer by Spode/Copeland, a recent gift to the society collection. A devoted Laura Ingalls Wilder fan, Sharon Schaller,...Read more

Collectors on the Right Track with Railroadiana
Cape May County Herald, November 17th

That's saying something, because the competition was some of the finest European firms like Spode, Minton, Grindley and Haviland...Read more

Council eyes £5m Spode factory site rebirth
Stoke & Staffordshire, November 5th

The proposals for the purchase of the Spode site will be put to the council's cabinet for a final decision later this month. Pottery giant Spode went into...Read more

Lee H. Joseph Antiques
Antiques and the Arts Online, November 3rd

Motto ware; 5 Dorchester pottery mugs, 1953; Amphora bust of a woman and more. Asian Items: fine carved jade sensor on custom base; framed Japanese colored...Read more

Interior design notebook: The British Ceramics Biennial
Telegraph.co.uk, October 29th

In the past five years some of the region's most famous companies have run into trouble, including Wedgwood, Royal Worcester, Spode and Royal Doulton...Read more

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