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Spode Botanical Porcelain Urns- A Pair from The Lubbock Family Service
Spode Botanical Porcelain Urns- A Pair from The Lubbock Family Service

Spode Botanical Porcelain Urns- A Pair from The Lubbock Family Service

By Spode

Located in Downingtown, PA

A Grand Botanical Legacy: A Pair of Spode Porcelain Ice Coolers The Lubbock Family Service, Staffordshire, England, 19th Century This stunning pair of large porcelain urns represen...

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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Urns

Materials

Porcelain

Spode Porcelain Botanical Dessert Dish, Spiderwort, After Curtis, Circa 1810-182
Spode Porcelain Botanical Dessert Dish, Spiderwort, After Curtis, Circa 1810-182

Spode Porcelain Botanical Dessert Dish, Spiderwort, After Curtis, Circa 1810-182

By Spode

Located in Downingtown, PA

The reverse is titled Spiderwort in iron-red script above the painted mark SPODE. The subject is the Virginian spiderwort, Tradescantia virginica, figured in the third volume of Will...

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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Platters and Serveware

Materials

Porcelain

Spode Porcelain Botanical Named Specimen Dishes After William Curtis, a Pair
Spode Porcelain Botanical Named Specimen Dishes After William Curtis, a Pair

Spode Porcelain Botanical Named Specimen Dishes After William Curtis, a Pair

By Spode

Located in Downingtown, PA

Spode Porcelain Botanical Named Specimen Dishes After William Curtis, a Pair This superb pair of Spode porcelain botanical dishes was made as part of a Regency dessert service, each...

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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Platters and Serveware

Materials

Porcelain

Spode Porcelain Ice Pail Cooler with Botanical Flower Specimens Circa 1815
Spode Porcelain Ice Pail Cooler with Botanical Flower Specimens Circa 1815

Spode Porcelain Ice Pail Cooler with Botanical Flower Specimens Circa 1815

Located in Litchfield, CT

Antique early 19th century Spode porcelain ice pail with hand painted botanical specimens, circa 1815.

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Antique Early 19th Century English George III Porcelain

Materials

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Spode Porcelain Oval Dish, ‘Gum Cistus’, c. 1800
Spode Porcelain Oval Dish, ‘Gum Cistus’, c. 1800

Spode Porcelain Oval Dish, ‘Gum Cistus’, c. 1800

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H 1.78 in W 7.29 in D 10.4 in

Spode Porcelain Oval Dish, ‘Gum Cistus’, c. 1800

By Josiah Spode

Located in Geelong, Victoria

Rare Spode botanical oval dish from a dessert service, superbly painted with a lifesize specimen of Laudanum, titled to the back in red script with the common name ‘Gum Cistus’, set ...

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Antique Early 1800s British Neoclassical Porcelain

Materials

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Spode Bone China Botanical, ‘Dwarf Iris’, C. 1800
Spode Bone China Botanical, ‘Dwarf Iris’, C. 1800

Spode Bone China Botanical, ‘Dwarf Iris’, C. 1800

By Josiah Spode

Located in Geelong, Victoria

Rare Spode bone china plate, well painted with a botanical specimen, titled to the back ‘Dwarf Iris’, within a wide gilt acanthus leaf and ball border.

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Antique Early 1800s British Neoclassical Dinner Plates

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Copeland Garrett Spode Green Jonquil Botanical Transferware Dinner Plates S/6
Copeland Garrett Spode Green Jonquil Botanical Transferware Dinner Plates S/6

Copeland Garrett Spode Green Jonquil Botanical Transferware Dinner Plates S/6

By Copeland & Garrett Spode

Located in Philadelphia, PA

From Copeland Garrett – Late Spode, a set of six dinner sized plates in the Botanical pattern from the English Georgian era.

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Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian Dinner Plates

Materials

Earthenware

Hand Painted Botanical Porcelain Plate Made by Spode, Circa 1820
Hand Painted Botanical Porcelain Plate Made by Spode, Circa 1820

Hand Painted Botanical Porcelain Plate Made by Spode, Circa 1820

By Spode

Located in Katonah, NY

Hand painted at Spode circa 1820, this botanical dish is a beauty!

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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

Materials

Porcelain

Extraordinary Antique English Copeland 'Spode' Porc, Botanical Tazza or Compote
Extraordinary Antique English Copeland 'Spode' Porc, Botanical Tazza or Compote

Extraordinary Antique English Copeland 'Spode' Porc, Botanical Tazza or Compote

By Copeland Spode

Located in CHARLESTON, SC

Quite possibly one of the finest pieces of porcelain to emerge from the Copeland (Spode) factory, this tazza or dessert compote is meticulously hand painted with botanical images don...

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Antique Mid-19th Century English Rococo Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Spode Porcelain Botanical Plates
Spode Porcelain Botanical Plates

Spode Porcelain Botanical Plates

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W 9.5 in D 6.75 in

Spode Porcelain Botanical Plates

Located in Great Barrington, MA

Set of four early 19th century Spode felspar porcelain plates. The hand painted botanical decoration with vibrant naturalistic colors is off-set by the pale embellished border with g...

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Antique 19th Century English Dinner Plates

Set of Eight Copeland Spode Botanical Plates
Set of Eight Copeland Spode Botanical Plates

Set of Eight Copeland Spode Botanical Plates

By Copeland Spode

Located in New York, NY

Set of eight vintage Copeland Spode botanical dinner plates with figured floral border & green trim. 9" diameter

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20th Century English Dinner Plates

Antique Porcelain Dishes Apple Green Borders Hand-Painted  Botanical Flowers
Antique Porcelain Dishes Apple Green Borders Hand-Painted  Botanical Flowers

Antique Porcelain Dishes Apple Green Borders Hand-Painted Botanical Flowers

By Spode

Located in Katonah, NY

A set of twelve Spode botanical dishes each decorated with a single hand-painted flower.

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Georgian Porcelain Plate by Spode Hand Painted Botanical Ptn 3127, circa 1820
Georgian Porcelain Plate by Spode Hand Painted Botanical Ptn 3127, circa 1820

Georgian Porcelain Plate by Spode Hand Painted Botanical Ptn 3127, circa 1820

By Josiah Spode

Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire

This is a beautiful porcelain plate in a Botanical pattern number 3127, produced by the Spode factory, in the early 19th century, late Georgian period, circa 1820.

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Set of 12 Hand Painted Copeland English Botanical Accent Plates
Set of 12 Hand Painted Copeland English Botanical Accent Plates

Set of 12 Hand Painted Copeland English Botanical Accent Plates

By Copeland Spode

Located in Lambertville, NJ

12 cobalt background botanical plates made by Spode Copeland. Each plate is a different hand painted botanical center with the name of the flower identified on the back.

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Early 20th Century English Edwardian Dinner Plates

Materials

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Spode Botanical For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the spode botanical you’re looking for. A spode botanical — often made from ceramic, porcelain and earthenware — can elevate any home. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer spode botanical, there are earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. A spode botanical, designed in the Georgian, Neoclassical or Victorian style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. A well-made spode botanical has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Spode, Copeland & Garrett and Josiah Spode are consistently popular.

How Much is a Spode Botanical?

A spode botanical can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $1,800, while the lowest priced sells for $400 and the highest can go for as much as $9,500.

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