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]



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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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Fabulous Antique Spode Imari Pattern Serving Platter$177.88 Ends Monday 6 bids 9 watchers
Spode Tower Pink Mini Divided Veggie Bowl~super Rare$159.37 Ends in 17 hours 3 bids 14 watchers
5 Pc Place Setting Spode China Stafford Flowers Y8519$142.50 Ends Wednesday 5 bids 10 watchers
Vintage Spode Indian Tree Oblong Fish? Platter 19 1/4"$124.99 Ends in 20 hours 1 bid 1 watcher
C1920 Copeland Spode's Tower Pink Butter Dish Estate!$112.28 Ends in 18 hours 12 bids 16 watchers
8 Spode Christmas Tree 10 5/8" Dinner Plates England$103.79 Ends Monday 27 bids 13 watchers
4 Spode China Stafford Flowers Rimmed Soup Bowls Y8519$102.50 Ends Wednesday 4 bids 6 watchers
New Spode Stafford White 3 Piece Lot$101.01 Ends in 21 hours 8 bids
Copeland Spode Flow Blue Tower Covered Soup Tureen 13"$100.97 Ends in 19 hours 3 bids 10 watchers
Spode Tower Pink Scallop Large Fruit Bowl~rare Piece$96.00 Ends in 16 hours 3 bids 8 watchers
Spode Sheffield Sugar Box & Creamer Set England$92.95 Ends Friday 1 bid 1 watcher
Spode Imari Urn Shaped Vase Cobalt Beading 1807$89.88 Ends Monday 7 bids 8 watchers
Antique Spode Porcelain Vases Red Gold Quality! 18/19th$86.01 Ends Friday 6 bids 14 watchers
Vtg Copeland Spode Blue Italian Lidded Tureen - Oval Mk$84.71 Ends Tuesday 9 bids 18 watchers
Set Of 8 Spode Copeland Greek Brown Salad Plates *nice*$81.01 Ends Wednesday 16 bids 9 watchers
20 Pc. Spode Mayflower 8772-service For Four$78.00 Ends in 21 hours 9 bids 9 watchers
New Spode Sheffield 5 Piece Place Setting Buy it Now$77.00 Ends in 21 hours 16 bids 8 watchers
Spode Blue Clipper Platter$75.01 Ends Thursday 3 bids 6 watchers
New Spode Stafford Flowers 3 Piece Lot$63.99 Ends in 21 hours 11 bids 6 watchers
Vintage Spode Christmas Tree Large Soup Tureen$53.00 Ends Wednesday 11 bids 20 watchers
C1920 Copeland Spode's Tower Pink Teapot Tea Pot Estate$53.00 Ends in 18 hours 11 bids 17 watchers
Vintage Copeland Spode Italian Blue & White Tea Pot!$51.49 Ends Monday 20 bids 33 watchers
Spode Sumatra 3 Section Dish Retired Mint England$51.45 Ends Sunday 1 bid 1 watcher
Spode Cookie Jar & Lid, Christmas Rose Pattern$51.00 Ends Monday 4 bids 11 watchers
Spode Billingsley Rose Rimmed Soup Bowls - 3$51.00 Ends in 17 hours 2 bids 2 watchers
Spode Copeland Rose Briar Vintage 5 Cup Coffee Pot$51.00 Ends in 20 hours 4 bids 5 watchers
New Lot Spode Christmas Tree China Plates/cups/saucers$51.00 Ends Monday 8 bids 10 watchers
Rare Copeland Spode Patricia Late No. 596271 Teapot$50.99 Ends Wednesday 5 bids 6 watchers
Palissy Game-spode Woodland Tureen~covered Vegetable$49.98 Ends Thursday 1 bid 3 watchers
Spode Blue Italian Heavy Tiled Wooden Tray Rare $49.81 Ends Tuesday 1 bid 2 watchers
4 Dinner Plates Spode Christmas Tree Unused Green Trim$46.00 Ends in 20 hours 12 bids 10 watchers
Spode Copeland Rosalie Oval Vegetable Serving Bowl Lot$42.88 Ends Thursday 5 bids 1 watcher
Spode Christmas Tree China 4 Dinner Plates Green Band$40.50 Ends Wednesday 4 bids 7 watchers
Spode Christmas Tree Cups And Saucers$40.00 Ends in 11 hours 1 bid 1 watcher
Spode England Christmas Tree Gravy Boat And Plate$39.99 Ends Monday 1 bid 8 watchers
6 Copeland Spode Flow Blue Tower Dinner Plates 11" Old$39.99 Ends in 19 hours 1 bid 4 watchers
Older Copeland Spode Flow Blue Tower Turkey Platter 15"$39.99 Ends in 19 hours 1 bid 7 watchers
Copeland Spode India Indian Tree Cookie Plate Square$39.85 Ends Tuesday 1 bid 8 watchers
Lot 7 Spode Christmas Tree - Candle Holders-coasters ++$39.00 Ends in 20 hours 8 bids 5 watchers
6 Vintage Copeland Spode Italian 9 Inch Plates 1920's$36.54 Ends in 13 hours 1 bid 6 watchers
Rectangular Spode Christmas Tree Turkey Platter 17 1/4"$36.05 Ends Wednesday 12 bids 9 watchers
Huge Spode's Tower Copeland England Blue Cup ~ Nr$35.75 Ends in 17 hours 5 bids 8 watchers
Brand New Spode Sheffield White Rimmed Soup Bowl 9"$35.00 Ends Monday 1 bid 1 watcher
Copeland Spode Green Leaf Stafford Plate(s) Gold Tatman$35.00 Ends in 18 hours 10 bids 13 watchers
Vintage Copeland Spode Italian Blue White Large Tea Pot$34.88 Ends Friday 9 bids 10 watchers
Vintage Copeland Spode Italian Blue & White Coffee Pot!$33.22 Ends Monday 18 bids 26 watchers
Spode Christmas Tree Cereal Bowl 6.5" Set/4$32.84 Ends Sunday 5 bids 11 watchers
Spode Bluebird Trio C 1960s$32.13 Ends in 3 hours 1 bid 4 watchers
Spode Woodland Table Dish-mallard - Nib$32.00 Ends Monday 6 bids 5 watchers

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Townshend Auction Gallery
Antiques and Arts Weekly, November 6th

some good antiqu toys, artwork (including some of Francis Coburns paintings), selection of fine china and crystal, rare Van Briggle and other pottery,...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

'Victuals' shows taste of an era
Centre Daily Times, October 30th

One table setting features blue and white Spode earthenware in the Tower pattern from the mid-1800s; another depicts a typical tavern table set with pewter...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

Tepper Galleries
Antiques and Arts Weekly, October 23rd

Spode, Minton, Staffordshire, and Royal Worcester dinner and dessert sets; other fine porcelains and pottery; sterling, Georgian, Russian, and Continental...Read more

Images breaking mould of industrial stereotypes
Stoke & Staffordshire, October 23rd

SPODE, Burleigh, the Enson Works in Longton and The Leopard in Burslem are just some the venues featured in a series of 40 dramatic photographs in a new...Read more

Direct from Market: Tabletop
Gifts & Decorative Accessories, October 16th

The Portmeirion Group is relaunching its Spode Stafford White and Stafford Flowers bone china dinnerware collections accented in 22-kt. gold...Read more

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