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.


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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 three or four… [more]

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The Restaurant Ware Collectors Network

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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]

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The Art of Asia

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37 Pieces Of Late 19th Century Copeland Spode Porcelain$187.70 Ends Thursday 1 bid 6 watchers
Spode Billingsley Rose China For Eight 8 Gorgeous 45 Pc$175.00 Ends Tuesday 1 bid 4 watchers
Spode Tradewinds/trade Winds Rust Platter 14 X 10 1/2$105.90 Ends Tuesday 13 bids 5 watchers
Spode Ambassador Cobalt & Gold 75 Pc English China Set Buy it Now$99.99 Ends Sunday 1 bid 4 watchers
Spode Stafford Flowers 2-qt Covered Oval Casserole$95.00 Ends in 22 hours 1 bid 2 watchers
Vintage Spode "chinese Rose" Pattern Vegetable Dish?$84.09 Ends in 16 hours 6 bids 8 watchers
Copeland Spode "rosebud Chintz" Oval Covered Vegetable$77.26 Ends in 21 hours 6 bids 2 watchers
Spode The Hunt The Find Large Platter New With Tag $74.99 Ends Sunday 1 bid 1 watcher
Spode Stafford Flowers Pierced Basket$67.51 Ends Saturday 3 bids 4 watchers
6 Dinner Dishes By Spode-"cowslip" #743(england)$60.00 Ends Thursday 6 bids 2 watchers
Spode Pink Tower Platter Xl$60.00 Ends Tuesday 5 bids 8 watchers
Spode China Red Trade Winds Ship Grand Turk Vase$56.55 Ends Tuesday 5 bids 9 watchers
Large Spode Chelsea Wicker Soup Tureen White China $55.00 Ends Saturday 1 bid 5 watchers
Beautiful Set Of Spode Irene China$51.00 Ends Tuesday 4 bids 8 watchers
Rare Small Tureen Spode Florence Brown Mark Mint Nr$51.00 Ends in 22 hours 2 bids 8 watchers
Spode Woodland 17.5" Oval Platter$50.99 Ends Tuesday 2 bids 1 watcher
Vintage Copeland Spode Teapot Florence No Reserve$49.99 Ends Monday 1 bid 3 watchers
Spode "billingsley Rose" Creamer & Sugar $45.00 Ends in 19 mins 1 bid 2 watchers
Beautiful Spode French Gold Fleur De Lys Footed Vase $41.23 Ends Wednesday 1 bid 3 watchers
Copeland Spode "rosebud Chintz" Square Vegetable - 1$39.00 Ends in 21 hours 1 bid 1 watcher
Rare Spode Stunning Tea Coffee Service 1815 Gold White$37.52 Ends Sunday 1 bid 44 watchers
Spode Blue Italian Clock$35.00 Ends Tuesday 1 bid 3 watchers
Spode Copeland C1891 Rhine Blue & White Transfer Dish$33.04 Ends Thursday 1 bid 3 watchers
Spode India Tree Round Serving Platter $32.97 Ends Tuesday 3 bids 10 watchers
10 Spode Christmas Tree S3324 A Butter Pats Plate$32.55 Ends Saturday 2 bids 10 watchers
3 Spode Red Trade Winds Ships Htf Footed Egg Cups Or ?$31.30 Ends in 14 hours 7 bids 8 watchers
Vintage Spode Copeland Covered Dish W Partridge & Game$30.99 Ends Tuesday 2 bids 9 watchers
Spode Spodes Tower Red Soup Tureen$30.99 Ends Thursday 3 bids 16 watchers
Spode The Fine English Dinnerware 1957$30.00 Ends Wednesday 1 bid 4 watchers
Spode Victoria Large Sandwich Tray ?? England ?? Rare!$29.99 Ends Tuesday 1 bid 5 watchers
Spode Blue Room Sunflower Collection ( Bowl )$29.00 Ends Wednesday 1 bid 2 watchers
New Spode Blue Italian Porcelain Sandwich Tray$27.49 Ends Wednesday 5 bids 3 watchers
Vintage Copeland Spode ~*~ Chinese Rose Teacup Trio /b $27.44 Ends Wednesday 1 bid 2 watchers
Spode Christmas Tree S3324 C Gravy Boat & Underplate$27.00 Ends Saturday 2 bids 6 watchers
3 Spode Red Trade Winds Ships 6" Dessert / Bread Plates$26.99 Ends in 14 hours 2 bids 2 watchers
Spode Christmas Tree Covered Vegetable Made In England$26.00 Ends Tuesday 3 bids 15 watchers
Spode Tradewinds/ Trade Winds Bread & Butter Lot Of 4$25.00 Ends Tuesday 4 bids 6 watchers
Spode Rosalie Bread & Butter Plates 12 Great$24.99 Ends Tuesday 1 bid 3 watchers
Spode Christmas Tree Deep Cache Pot Or Serving Bowl$24.99 Ends Tuesday 1 bid 1 watcher
Old Spode Italian Covered Butter Dish Blue Backstamp$24.03 Ends Thursday 4 bids 16 watchers
Spode Rosebud Chintz Five 9" Luncheon Plates Old Mark$24.00 Ends in 20 hours 2 bids 4 watchers
Spode Blue Tower Platter Large$23.95 Ends Tuesday 3 bids 7 watchers
Spode India Tree Creamer$23.00 Ends Tuesday 2 bids 3 watchers
5 Spode Blue Room Graphic Range Mugs - World Cities $22.52 Ends Saturday 1 bid 8 watchers
3 Spode Red Trade Winds Ships 6" Dessert / Bread Plates$20.99 Ends in 14 hours 3 bids 3 watchers
Spode Tradewinds / Trade Winds Gravy Boat Rust$20.50 Ends Tuesday 5 bids 9 watchers
Spode Trade Winds / Tradewinds Sugar Bowl & Lid$20.50 Ends Friday 2 bids 3 watchers
Spode Majestic Cobalt Gold Oval Vegetable Bowl$20.50 Ends Tuesday 2 bids 1 watcher
Spode Copeland's China Hand Painted Bird Figurine$20.50 Ends Tuesday 7 bids 7 watchers
Spode English Bone China Salad Plate, Provence Y8599v$20.49 Ends Thursday 2 bids 1 watcher

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Antiques and Arts Weekly, March 19th

Early Pewter Candle Sticks, Porringer & Tankard; Early Tin Coffee Pot w/Warmer; Early Item Fluid lamp; Vic Pin Cushion; Copeland Spode Red Transfer ware...Read more

Symbolism, tradition and whimsy inspire Passover tables
The Detroit News, March 18th

She mixed English Spode china and her gold Fleur de Lys wedding china (circa 1986) with inexpensive, contemporary Table by Rosanna salad plates that she...Read more

A passion for plates
Palo Alto Online, March 10th

She's made trips to England, visiting the potteries, including the Spode factory in Stoke-on-Trent before it closed in 2007. Because of her self-described...Read more

Manners: Whatever happened to them?
St. Louis Post-Dispatch (blog), March 6th

I have a weekend house in Connecticut where we do most of our entertaining and where, consequently, we keep my late mother's Spode china and sterling...Read more

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Maine Antique Digest, February 26th

Limoges plates inc. lw/peas, Ant. dbl. ruby glass perf. vile, Cut overlay glass pcs., Copeland/Spode pitcher w/deer hunt, Majolica leaf dish, Glass c/sticks...Read more

The Main Line Antiques Show
Maine Antique Digest, February 26th

They blended historical china with English pottery from the mid-18th to the mid-19th century. Shaeffer said business was slow, but he did sell a rare...Read more

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Russian, Spode, Royal Worcester, Wedgwood, and Royal Copenhagen china services; Vintage Oyster Plates, Meissen figurines, Gouda pottery, and more...Read more

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Antiques and the Arts Online, February 22nd

Fleur De Lis China Service - 158 pieces, Rosenthal Sanssouci - Blue Floral Pattern 6 Place Service, Set of 12 Limoges Fish Plates, Set of 6 Spode Fish...Read more

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