Spode Furniture
British
Spode is one of the oldest and most distinguished of the great pottery companies of Staffordshire, the time-honored home of English ceramics. The firm’s blue and white bone china transferware is a timeless classic. Spode dishes compose the sort of elegant dinner service that most of us envision on a traditional holiday table.
The company was established in 1770 in Stoke-on-Trent by Josiah Spode, a friend and neighbor of another estimable English ceramist, Josiah Wedgwood. The Wedgwood firm first came to prominence for its tableware, which quickly gained favor in aristocratic households throughout Britain and Europe.
Spode was particularly known for two technical achievements in the firm’s early decades. The first was to develop a standard formula for the making of bone china — a type of porcelain (made with a mixture of bone ash, minerals and clay) that is dazzlingly white and so strong it can be used to create very thin translucent plates and vessels.
The other advancement was to perfect the making of transferware. That process involves the transfer of pictorial images inked on tissue paper — such as the garden scenery in the famous Willow dish patterns — onto ceramics that are then sealed with a glaze.
From the 1820s onward, Spode enjoyed tremendous success both in Britain and elsewhere owing to the beauty and vitality of its decorative imagery. By some counts, Spode created more than 40,000 patterns in the 19th century.
In 1833, following the sudden death of Josiah Spode III, business partner W. T. Copeland took over the company and changed its name to Copeland Spode (it later changed again, this time to W. T. Copeland and Sons). Collectors regard Copeland-marked pieces as Spode china. The Spode brand was revived in 1970.
Many favorite Spode patterns — among them Blue Italian, Indian Tree, Greek and Woodland — date to the company’s early years. Spode’s most popular pattern, Christmas Tree, was introduced in 1938.
Prices for antique and vintage Spode china vary widely, based on the size of the service, its condition and the pattern. An antique dinner service for 12 people or more, in good repair and complete with cups and serving dishes, will generally cost between $10,000 and $20,000. Such Spode services become heirlooms — a proud and timeless addition to a family’s table. And as you will see on these pages, Spode’s rich and varied wares offer a visual feast in and of themselves.
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Creator: Spode
Georgian Spode Stone China Coffee Can (A)Tobacco Leaf Pattern 2061, circa 1820
By Spode
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very good stone China (Ironstone) coffee can hand painted in the tobacco leaf pattern, number 2061, made by the Spode factory in the early 19th century, English Georgian pe...
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Early 19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Spode Furniture
Materials
Ironstone
Georgian Spode Stone China Coffee Can (D)Tobacco Leaf Pattern 2061, circa 1820
By Spode
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very good stone China (Ironstone) coffee can hand painted in the tobacco leaf pattern, number 2061, made by the Spode factory in the early 19th century, English Georgian pe...
Category
Early 19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Spode Furniture
Materials
Ironstone
Georgian Spode Stone China Coffee Can (B)Tobacco Leaf Pattern 2061, circa 1820
By Spode
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very good stone China (Ironstone) coffee can hand painted in the tobacco leaf pattern, number 2061, made by the Spode factory in the early 19th century, English Georgian pe...
Category
Early 19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Spode Furniture
Materials
Ironstone
Georgian Spode Stone China Coffee Can (C)Tobacco Leaf Pattern 2061, circa 1820
By Spode
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very good stone China (Ironstone) coffee can hand painted in the tobacco leaf pattern, number 2061, made by the Spode factory in the early 19th century, English Georgian pe...
Category
Early 19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Spode Furniture
Materials
Ironstone
Spode Blue and White Italian Pattern Large Well-and-Tree Platter, circa 1820
By Spode
Located in Kinderhook, NY
A large circa 1820 English Staffordshire blue and white transferware 'well-and-tree' platter in the famous "Italian" pattern by Spode. According to 'The Dictionary of Blue and White...
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Spode Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Spode Porcelain Hand Painted Ornithological Duck Cup & Saucer
By Spode
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique English Georgian hand painted porcelain cup & saucer.
By Spode.
Pattern no. 1803.
Both cup and saucer with wide cobalt blue bands on a white ground, hand painted sc...
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Early 19th Century British Neoclassical Antique Spode Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Georgian Spode Stone China Dish in Tobacco Leaf Pattern No. 2061, Circa 1820
By Spode
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a good stone China (Ironstone pottery) Small Dish or Bowl / Saucer, hand painted in the tobacco leaf pattern, number 2061, made by the Spode factory in the early 19th century...
Category
Early 19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Spode Furniture
Materials
Ironstone
Georgian Spode Stone China Saucer-Dish in Tobacco Leaf Pattern No. 2061
By Spode
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very good stone China (Ironstone) Saucer Dish or Deep Plate, hand painted in the tobacco leaf pattern, number 2061, made by the Spode factory in the early 19th century, Eng...
Category
Early 19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Spode Furniture
Materials
Ironstone
Spode Porcelain Teacup Trio, Lavender Blue with Flower Sprays, Regency ca 1815
By Spode
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful "true trio" consisting of a teacup, a coffee cup and a saucer, made by Spode in about 1815. It is decorated with pattern 2234 with a striking lavender or periwinkle blue border and finely painted flower sprays.
In the late 18th and early 19th Century a "true trio" is how cups and saucers were sold; as you would never drink tea and coffee at the same time, why invest in an extra saucer?
Josiah Spode was the great pioneer among the Georgian potters in England. Around the year 1800 he perfected the bone china recipe that has been used by everyone ever since, and he was also the leading potter behind the technique of transferware, making it possible for English potters to replace the import of Chinese china that had come to an end around that time, with their own. This was fundamental to a thriving industry that would last for about 150 years and provide half the world with their tableware.
This set is made in the famous "London" shape, which was brought out by Spode in 1812 and was quickly copied by all other makers. It then remained the most popular shape for about 10 years. The set is potted in fine white porcelain - by the year 1810 Spode had perfected his recipe for bone china and it became beautifully smooth, white, thin and translucent.
All three items are marked with the red hand painted SPODE mark and the pattern number 2234.
CONDITION REPORT The set is in excellent antique condition without any damage, repairs or crazing. There is some minimal wear as visible in the pictures...
Category
1810s English Regency Antique Spode Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
SIX Spode Side or Desert Plates Stone China Peacock Ptn 2083, Georgian Ca 1810
By Spode
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
These are a very good set of SIX Side or Desert Plates hand painted in the Peacock Pattern, No. 2083, produced by the English, Spode factory early in the 19th century, George 111rd p...
Category
Early 19th Century English George III Antique Spode Furniture
Materials
Ironstone
Set of 3 Antique English Shell-Shaped Dishes Pearlware Circa 1825
By Spode
Located in Katonah, NY
This set of three shell-shaped dishes is decorated with beautiful flower sprigs and small insects.
The flowers include pink roses and other flowers painted in yellow, purple, orange,...
Category
Early 19th Century Antique Spode Furniture
Materials
Pearlware
Vintage Spode Chinoiserie Pink Tower Temple Mantel Urn Lidded Ginger Jar 11"
By Spode
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage Spode English porcelain mantel urn / ginger jar / tureen in the Pink Tower pattern. Temple urn form decorated in dark pink with a landscape featuri...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinoiserie Spode Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
8 Spode Stafford Flowers Lunch or First Course Plates. Gorgeous Flowers
By Spode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
From one of England's storied porcelain factories: Spode. This classic and elegant pattern "Stafford Flowers" features one of their mid 19th century shapes (Stafford) and beautiful b...
Category
1990s British Spode Furniture
Materials
Gold, Enamel
Antique Imari Dollar Pattern Porcelain Cabinet Set Hand Painted England C-1820
By Spode
Located in Katonah, NY
This striking cabinet set of five "Dollar" Pattern dishes was hand painted at Spode circa 1820.
Though the plates have some defects, they are sound and make for an impressive cabinet...
Category
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Spode Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Copeland Spode Aesthetic Movement Comport or Cake Stand
By Copeland Spode, Spode
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
An 1870s Spode Aesthetic Movement comport in cream-colored earthenware with a beautiful transfer-printed pattern of birds and butterflies.
After Japan was forcibly opened to Western...
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1870s English Aesthetic Movement Antique Spode Furniture
Materials
Earthenware
Spode gilt cup and saucer London shape
By Spode
Located in East Geelong, VIC
This Spode London shape cup and saucer is decorated with continuous bands of gilding on a pink ground. There are also gilt bands of stylised foliage to the inside of the cup and to t...
Category
1820s English George IV Antique Spode Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Spode Flower Cross Clobberware Plate
By Spode
Located in Stamford, CT
Spode Flower Cross Clobberware plate. Blue and white flower cross pattern with hand painted orange squiggle detailing. No makers mark or brand stamp.
Category
1930s English Regency Vintage Spode Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
A Drabware Tray with Handle Made by Spode England Circa 1825
By Spode
Located in Katonah, NY
This rare Spode drabware rectangular tray was made for slices of bread or small breakfast rolls.
Made in England by Spode circa 1825, it has a deep, rich color.
The carrying handle i...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Spode Furniture
Materials
Pottery
Pair Antique Spode Green Grapes Pattern Dishes England Circa 1820
By Spode
Located in Katonah, NY
This pair of Spode pearlware shell-shaped dishes features the exquisite "Grapes" pattern.
Rich purple grapes, ochre/brown branches, and gorgeous two-tone green leaves cover the entir...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Spode Furniture
Materials
Pearlware
Spode Flower Cross Clobberware Platter
By Spode
Located in Stamford, CT
Spode Flower Cross Clobberware platter.
Category
1930s English Regency Vintage Spode Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Spode Flower Cross Pearlware Platter
By Spode
Located in Stamford, CT
Spode Flower Cross pearlware platter. As found condition with light signs of wear from age and use.
Category
1930s English Regency Vintage Spode Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Spode Flower Cross Pearlware Plates, Set of 5
By Spode
Located in Stamford, CT
Set of five Spode Flower Cross pearlware plates. Set includes five matching plates.
Category
1830s English Regency Antique Spode Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Pearlware Sauce Tureen and Four Oval Serving Dishes by Spode England C-1810
By Spode
Located in Katonah, NY
Made in England circa 1810
This set of Spode pearlware dishes features a band of green roses highlighted with yellow and bordered by a brown lattice pattern.
The center of each dish ...
Category
Early 19th Century Antique Spode Furniture
Materials
Pearlware
Nine Antique Spode Dollar Pattern Coffee Cups, England, Circa 1820
By Spode
Located in Katonah, NY
Perfect for a double espresso!
These nine "Dollar" pattern porcelain coffee cups are decorated in the exquisite "Dollar" pattern.
Spode made this set in England circa 1820.
The decor...
Category
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Spode Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
A Spode Porcelain Imari Style Part Dessert Service Circa 1815, Pattern 2384
By Spode
Located in Sacramento, CA
A Spode Porcelain Part Dessert Service in Pattern 2384, which was introduced in 1815. The set was made under Josiah Spode II's leadership at the Stoke factory.
The set is in the Im...
Category
1810s British Antique Spode Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Spode Flower Cross Clobberware Dishes, Set of 3
By Spode
Located in Stamford, CT
Set of three Spode Flower Cross Clobberware Dishes. Set includes two matching plates and one shallow bowl.
Clobbered bowl measures: 10" diameter x 3" ta...
Category
1930s English Regency Vintage Spode Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
English stoneware hunt jug by Spode, c. 1810
By Spode
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Smear glaze stoneware hunt jug with a brown enamel glazed rim, spout, and upper part of the loop handle. The body of the pitcher is decorated with an applied hunt scene which rests a...
Category
Early 19th Century British Antique Spode Furniture
Materials
Stoneware
Spode Porcelain Shell Dish, Orange and Gilt Neoclassical Design, ca 1810
By Spode
Located in London, GB
This is a gorgeous dessert serving dish, or "shell dish", made by Spode in about 1810, which was the Regency era. The dish has a beautiful Neoclassical pattern of gilt details on an ...
Category
1810s English Neoclassical Antique Spode Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Spode Teacup and Saucer, Red, Gilt with White Chrysanthemum, Regency ca 1810
By Spode
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful teacup and saucer made by Spode around 1810. The set is shaped in the "bute" shape and decorated with a bright Neoclassical pattern of a warm red ground with gilt...
Category
1810s English Regency Antique Spode Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Regency Spode Porcelain Botanical Specimen Dish
By Spode
Located in Downingtown, PA
Spode Porcelain Botanical Specimen Dish,
Bulbocodium vernum, commonly called Spring Meadow Saffron,
After William Curtis
Circa 1810-20
The botanical is after William Curtis's The B...
Category
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Spode Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Fine 4 Pc, Spode Porcelain Rust and Gilt Personal Tea Service C. 1820
By Spode
Located in Atlanta, GA
Spode (English, founded 1770), circa 1820. An extremely fine quality and rare personal tea service in rust and gold. The surfaces are decorated in an imari style pallet - laurel leaf...
Category
Early 19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Spode Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Spode Hand-painted Rose Plate, English, 19th Century
By Spode
Located in Southampton, NY
Spode Porcelain Hand-painted Rose Plate, English, 19th Century
Marked underside 2/183 in yellow
From a Private Collection in Manhattan.
Good overall condi...
Category
19th Century English Antique Spode Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Spode Porcelain Botanical Specimen Dish with a Spiderwort Plant after W. Curtis
By Spode
Located in Downingtown, PA
Spode Porcelain Botanical Specimen Dish,
Spiderwort,
Circa 1810-20
The botanical is after William Curtis's The Botanical Magazine illustrated by James Sowerby.
The Spode porcelain ...
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Spode Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Pair Large Blue and White Spode Greekware Platters England C-1810 Neoclassical
By Spode
Located in Katonah, NY
Spode made these fabulous Greekware platters circa 1810.
They are decorated in the neoclassical "Greek" pattern with classical figures and mythological scenes based on ancient Greek and Roman art.
The dramatic pattern shows a scene from Olympic history.
At the center, Cynisca wins the four-horse chariot race at the Greek Olympic Games in 392 BC.
She became the first woman to win at the Olympics.**
They are large, measuring 20" x 15.5" x 1.75" deep
Each rectangular platter is printed in blue with leaf and berry ground, radiating medallions, and urns containing classical scenes.
This was the first multi-scene pattern introduced at the Spode factory.
Dimensions: 20" x 15.5" 1.75" deep
Condition: Excellent.
Price: $ 4,400
The central image was taken from a 1791 collection of engravings...
Category
Early 19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Spode Furniture
Materials
Earthenware
Spode Porcelain Botanical Specimen Dishes- A Pair. After William Curtis
By Spode
Located in Downingtown, PA
Spode Porcelain Botanical Named Specimen Dishes,
After William Curtis,
A Pair,
Circa 1810-20
A superb pair of Spode porcelain botanical dishes with a gilt border and to each end a r...
Category
Early 19th Century Regency Antique Spode Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
32 Piece Dessert Set Spode England, Circa 1920. 12 plates 10 Demi Cups & Saucers
By Spode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
From one of our favorite English firms, Copeland Spode, is this striking set. The rich almost cobalt blue background is textured and inset with vibrant florals. Each one is different...
Category
1920s British Vintage Spode Furniture
Materials
Gold, Enamel
A Spode porcelain Coffee Cup and Saucer very finely decorated c.1830
By Spode
Located in Exeter, GB
A fine Spode porcelain coffee cup and saucer c.1830. Although the cup has twelve sides, it is still called 'Octagon' shape, which was introduced by Spode 1829.
Very finely decorated...
Category
19th Century European Antique Spode Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
A Pair of Spode Porcelain Violet Baskets, c1820
By Spode
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
A Pair Of Spode Porcelain Violet Baskets, c1820
Additional information:
Date : 1815-1822
Period : George III- George IV
Marks : Painted marks Spode 3286
Origin : Stoke-on-Trent, Eng...
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19th Century English George III Antique Spode Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Early Spode Red Greek Pattern Tile
By Spode, Josiah Spode
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
A Neoclassical red transferware tile made by Spode 1806-1810, with the ‘Refreshments for Phliasian Horseman’ pattern.
Sir William Hamilton’s Collection of Etruscan, Greek and Roman antiquities, first published in 1766 by Pierre d’Hancarville, was a landmark publication in English design. It intended to disseminate the Antique style through its engravings of Attic pottery. The catalog’s faithful reproductions of Classical vases led British potteries, including Spode, to adapt or even copy the ancient art for modern life. These Spode Greek pattern tiles reflect the major influence of Hamilton’s catalog on English Neoclassicism. The central scene was taken directly from the catalog.
This tile can be dated to a narrow window of production in the Spode factory, 1806-1810. During that time, Spode used a technique known as the “Pluck and Dust” method to print in red transfer designs onto creamware. Using this method, source prints were transferred overglaze using tissue imprinted with a very faint rendition of the design outlined in sticky oil. The decorator applied the tissue to the object then carefully “plucked” or pulled it away, leaving the sticky oil design behind. Then, a finely-ground enamel color was “dusted” onto the surface, sticking to any areas that had the oil. A final firing at a low temperature in the enamel kiln made the pattern permanent. The Pluck and Dust technique improved upon bat-printing and enabled larger designers to be transferred. It was short-lived, however, as under-glaze transfer printing soon took over as the preferred method for producing transferwares.
Dimensions: 5 in. x 5 in. x 1/4 in.
Condition: Excellent. Slight chip to the upper left corner measuring approximately 0.9 cm. in length.
Provenance:
The Collection of Nancy and Andrew Ramage
Jonathan Horne...
Category
Early 19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Spode Furniture
Materials
Earthenware, Creamware
Antique Early 19th Century Spode Porcelain Pattern Number 2408 Tea Cup & Saucer
By Spode
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique Spode porcelain cup & saucer.
Pattern no. 2408
Decorated throughout with a cobalt floral patttern and extensive gilding.
Simply a great cup & saucer from Spod...
Category
Early 19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Spode Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Early 19th Century Spode Red Greek Pattern Tile
By Spode, Josiah Spode
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
A Neoclassical red transferware tile made by Spode 1806-1810, with the ‘Zeus in His Chariot’ pattern.
Sir William Hamilton’s Collection of Etruscan, Greek and Roman antiquities, first published in 1766 by Pierre d’Hancarville, was a landmark publication in English design. It intended to disseminate the Antique style through its engravings of Attic pottery. The catalog’s faithful reproductions of Classical vases led British potteries, including Spode, to adapt or even copy the ancient art for modern life. These Spode Greek pattern tiles reflect the major influence of Hamilton’s catalog on English Neoclassicism. The central scene was taken directly from the catalog.
This tile can be dated to a narrow window of production in the Spode factory, 1806-1810. During that time, Spode used a technique known as the “Pluck and Dust” method to print in red transfer designs onto creamware. Using this method, source prints were transferred overglaze using tissue imprinted with a very faint rendition of the design outlined in sticky oil. The decorator applied the tissue to the object then carefully “plucked” or pulled it away, leaving the sticky oil design behind. Then, a finely-ground enamel color was “dusted” onto the surface, sticking to any areas that had the oil. A final firing at a low temperature in the enamel kiln made the pattern permanent. The Pluck and Dust technique improved upon bat-printing and enabled larger designers to be transferred. It was short-lived, however, as under-glaze transfer printing soon took over as the preferred method for producing transferwares.
Dimensions: 5 in. x 5 in. x 1/4 in.
Condition: Excellent.
Provenance:
The Collection of Nancy and Andrew Ramage
Jonathan Horne...
Category
Early 19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Spode Furniture
Materials
Earthenware, Creamware
An exquisite and rare early 19th century Spode cabinet cup and saucer circa 1830
By Spode
Located in Central England, GB
An exquisite and rare early 19th century Spode cabinet cup and saucer.
This beautiful and richly decorated Spode cabinet cup and saucer were made at this high quality English porcela...
Category
Early 19th Century English William IV Antique Spode Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Set of 12 English Porcelain Botanical Plates, Spode, circa 1900
By Spode
Located in New York, NY
Set of 12 English porcelain botanical plates, Spode, circa 1900.
Category
Early 20th Century Spode Furniture
Antique English Periwinkle Blue Dessert Service for 16, Spode Circa 1820
By Spode
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
What a lovely service with so many pieces. Made by the re known English factory, Spode and hand written species detailed in script to the back of each piece. This set features a rais...
Category
1820s British Antique Spode Furniture
Materials
Gold, Enamel
Spode Three Georgian Imari Pattern 967 Decorated Porcelain Plates
By Spode
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very fine set of three Georgian Imari pattern decorated porcelain cabinet plates by Spode and dating from around 1810. The small side plates are of...
Category
1810s English George III Antique Spode Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Spode hand painted and gilded vegetable tureen
By Spode
Located in East Geelong, VIC
This Spode hand painted and gilded vegetable tureen is decorated around the rim of both the body and the lid, with three moulded sprays of flowers lef...
Category
1820s English Regency Antique Spode Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Six Large Antique Soup Dishes Chinoiserie England, circa 1820
By Spode
Located in Katonah, NY
This set of six ironstone soup dishes was made in the Spode factory circa 1820.
In the center, we see a lovely garden scene with pink and purple peonies, plum blossoms, and
a yellow chrysanthemum, all rising above cobalt-blue rockwork.
The colors work together beautifully.
Dimensions: 9.75" diameter x 1.5" deep
Condition: Excellent with only the very, very slightest rubbing to the enamels.
Price: $480
Each dish is marked on the reverse "Spode China...
Category
Early 19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Spode Furniture
Materials
Ironstone
Set of 11 Early Spode Ironstone Imari Dessert Dishes Made circa 1815
By Spode
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
A set of 11 Imari style ironstone dessert dishes, made by Spode circa 1815.
Josiah Spode II began producing stone china in 1813 as an alternative to porcelain. Stone china, also kno...
Category
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Spode Furniture
Materials
Ironstone
Pair of 19th Century Hand-Painted Spode Sauce Tureens
By Spode
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This is a special pair of 19th C, Spode sauce tureens with matching attached underplates and handles. The raised molded relief depicting pheasants ...
Category
19th Century English Antique Spode Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Spode hand painted and gilded stand for soup tureen
By Spode
Located in East Geelong, VIC
An attractive piece in its own right, this Spode hand painted and gilded porcelain stand would be the underdish for a large soup tureen. Around the ri...
Category
1820s English Regency Antique Spode Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Edward Challinor Pearlware Plate, Blue and White "Death of a Bear", circa 1850
By Spode
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful dinner plate made in about 1850 by Edward Challinor. The plate is made of pearlware and decorated with a blue and white transfer print that is a close copy of Spode' famous "Indian...
Category
1850s English Regency Antique Spode Furniture
Materials
Pearlware
Antique 19th Century Spode English Porcelain Pink Ducks Pattern Desert Plate
By Spode
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique English porcelain desert plate.
By Spode.
In the "Pink Ducks" pattern.
Depicting a chinoiserie scene of two mandarin d...
Category
19th Century English George III Antique Spode Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Spode 'Gothic Castles' Large Blue and White Staffordshire Platter, circa 1815
By Spode
Located in Kinderhook, NY
A large circa 1815 blue and white Staffordshire transferware platter produced by Spode in the 'Gothic Castles' pattern having shaped body with underglaze...
Category
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Spode Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Early Spode Regency Dollar Pattern Punch Bowl
By Spode
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
A large Spode Regency porcelain punch bowl in the Dollar pattern, made in England circa 1810.
This punch bowl, designed by English potters after Asian motifs and named for an American currency, presents a fascinating instance of globalization in the ceramic medium.
The Spode Dollar pattern...
Category
1810s English Regency Antique Spode Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Spode Pottery Neo-Classical Greek Pattern Blue Dessert Dish
By Spode
Located in Downingtown, PA
Spode Pottery neoclassical Greek Pattern Blue Dessert dish,
circa 1810
The Spode pearlware pottery-shaped dessert Greek Pattern dish has a central pan...
Category
Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Spode Furniture
Materials
Pearlware, Pottery
Spode Porcelain Sucrier Hand Painted and Gilded Pattern 967, circa 1810
By Spode
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a fine example of an English George III period, porcelain, Sucrier with cover or lidded sugar bowl, made by Spode all hand painted in Pattern 967, during the early 19th Century, circa 1810.
This Sucrier has a beautiful and elegant shape with high loop handles either side of the oval body. The cover has a shaped oval knob...
Category
Early 19th Century English George III Antique Spode Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Georgian Spode Coffee Can Porcelain Pattern 1928, circa 1810
By Spode
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very good quality porcelain coffee can by Spode of Staffordshire, England, made during the very early 19th century, George 111rd period, circa 1805.
The coffee can is no...
Category
Early 19th Century English George III Antique Spode Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
19th C. Spode 44 Pc. Porcelain Tea Set
By Spode
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This Classic 19th century Spode Dessert and tea and coffee service encompasses the beauty of the period as well as the elegant floral decoration. The com...
Category
1850s English Victorian Antique Spode Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Spode furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Spode furniture are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of ceramic and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Spode furniture, although gray editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original furniture by Spode were created in the Regency style in europe during the 19th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider furniture by Coalport Porcelain, Chamberlains Worcester, and Samuel Alcock & Co.. Prices for Spode furniture can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $49 and can go as high as $60,000, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $1,088.
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Questions About Spode Furniture
- 1stDibs ExpertAugust 8, 2024No, Spode Christmas Tree is not still made in England. In 2006, the British maker began producing its iconic holiday china in Malaysia. Pieces made prior to 2006 originated at the company's workshop in Stoke-on-Trent, England. On 1stDibs, find a variety of Spode china from some of the world's top sellers.
- How old is Spode?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Spode pottery dates back to the 1770s and the originator of the company, Josiah Spode. Josiah Spode was born in 1733 and learned the trade by working for other local potters until 1775 when he established his own company. Find a collection of expertly vetted Spode pottery from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertAugust 20, 2024To tell if a Spode is vintage, do some research using trusted online resources. Start by comparing the brand mark on your piece to images shared online to get a rough idea of the timeframe during which it was produced. From there, you can look at catalogues and references to identify the pattern and get a clearer picture of its manufacturing date. If your piece was made 20 to 99 years ago, it is vintage. Older pieces are antiques, while newer ones are contemporary. Should you run into any difficulty, a certified appraiser or knowledgeable dealer can help you with the dating process. Explore a collection of Spode pottery on 1stDibs.
- What is Spode Copeland?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Spode Copeland is a brand of fine antique porcelain from Britain. The Spode company started in 1776, and was bought by the Copeland family early in the 1830s. Browse a collection of Spode Copeland porcelain pieces from top sellers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 16, 2024Most Spode is bone china. During its early decades, Spode was the first to develop a standard formula for the making of bone china, and most of its pieces made after this innovation are examples of bone china. However, particularly early on, Spode did make other types of pottery, such as earthenware. On 1stDibs, shop a selection of Spode china.
- Is Spode china still being made?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Yes, Spode pottery and homewares are still being made. Spode is an English brand founded by Josiah Spode and is credited for perfecting the techniques that were crucial to the future success of English pottery. Spode pottery can be purchased through authorized retailers, such as 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 22, 2024Whether you can put Spode china in the dishwasher varies. Some pieces are dishwasher-safe and will be marked as such on their backs or bottoms. Other pieces cannot be safely placed in the dishwasher. If your Spode china doesn't have a dishwasher-safe marking, err on the side of caution and hand wash it only. On 1stDibs, find an assortment of Spode china.
- 1stDibs ExpertAugust 15, 2024Whether Spode is made in England or China depends on the piece. Spode continues to manufacture some of its iconic china at its workshop in Stoke-on-Trent, England, which has been in continuous operation for more than 250 years. However, some lines now originate from factories in China that adhere to the brand's strict quality standards. On 1stDibs, shop a wide variety of Spode pieces.
- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 13, 2024Whether Spode Christmas dishes can go in the microwave varies. Many of the British maker's dinnerware is dishwasher-safe as well as microwave- and freezer-safe, but not all its pieces are. As a result, you should look at the markings on the bottom of your dishes and consult the care instructions that accompany them for advice on how to safely use them. Find a large selection of Spode porcelain and ceramic wares on 1stDibs.