Posted 3 years ago
ho2cultcha
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I found this piece of Spode today. It's a deep, square tray 7.75 in square. Stamped on the side with a couple of little marks on the bottom. I don't know anything about Spode, but i'd love to know about when it was made and the name of the pattern - which looks like a beautiful Chinese design from Kangxi or Quianlong periods.
ho2cultcha, Love me some Spode. :-)
No pattern name, but here's a very similar pattern, and the purveyor thinks that it's 1805 - 1830 vintage, because of the back stamp:
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gorgeous large SPODE platter 16 3/4" X 13 1/2" excellent condition hand painted floral chinese motif... no chips cracks or repairs back stamp from 1805 - 1830
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https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/antique-spode-stone-china-hand-1982400606
Here's The Potteries dot org on the subject of the back stamp:
http://www.thepotteries.org/mark/s/spode2.jpg
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Printed mark found on 'Stone China'.
c.1805-30
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http://www.thepotteries.org/mark/s/spode.html
this is a qianlong motif for sure, see the inner bardwire square and chalkrock
Thank you keramikos and apostata! great info!
not a comparison , but to get an idea LOT 27778773 catawiki
i have to say that i'm shocked that this is that old! it is in near perfect condition minus a small bit of gilding.
This will be the Willis Pattern
ho2cultcha, You're welcome. :-)
mp.kunst, Ah, a pattern name! Thank you. :-)
More about the Spode Willis pattern:
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The Willis pattern was introduced around 1815 and has been produced in various versions over the years. The name Willis is thought to refer to the proprietor of the Thatched House Tavern in St. James Street, London who commissioned some of this pattern. The pattern was usually produced on Stone China but is also known on other bodies such as earthenware. The Stone China body became known as New Stone in 1820 when the formula was changed and Fine Stone in 1960 until it was discontinued in 1995. A popular version of the pattern was introduced in 1947 with pattern number W48. This version was printed in black and hand colored. It was in production into the 1960s but the exact date it was discontinued is not known. Some people refer to this pattern as Indian Tree.
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https://www.microwavecookingforone.com/Spode/SpodeWillis.html
Here is a similar piece that include the gold border:
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An English Spode stone china meat platter in "Willis" pattern, inspired by Chinese ceramics, with overglaze enamel depictions of cherry blossoms and various flowers including lotus, gold fleur-de-lis border to platter interior, marked to underside at rim "2127 SPODE Stone China".
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https://www.lofty.com/products/english-spode-stone-china-willis-pattern-platter-1-6ofjl
A part dessert service with a brown rim:
http://www.gjacksonantiques.com/6084/catalogue/an-early-spode-part-dessert-sevice-in-the-willis-pattern/
i found the same pattern sold at Christie's and they say that it was made between 1805 and 1820 - close to what apostata found.