Spode - Plate (2) - Earthenware
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Two Spode earthenware plates, diameter 23.5 cm, with a hand-painted Chinoiserie botanical scene in green, gold and white, dating to circa 1810, in very good condition with minor paint fading and light use marks, includes wall-mounting plate holder.
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The decoration is a lush Chinoiserie botanical scene painted in rich greens and golds — bamboo, flowering plants, and foliage rendered with the kind of confident brushwork that only comes from a skilled hand and a very steady cup of tea. The gold bamboo leaves catch the light beautifully. The whole composition has that wonderful asymmetric energy that the Regency era borrowed wholesale from Chinese export porcelain and made entirely its own.
The paint is applied thickly and with conviction. There is some fading in places — as you'd expect from something painted by hand in 1810 — and light use marks consistent with a plate that has actually lived a life. No chips. No cracks. No repairs. Just honest age on an extraordinary object.
Comes complete with its wall-mounting plate holder,
Diameter: 23.5 cm
Weight: 450 grams
Maker: Spode, England
Series: 1653
Decoration: Hand-painted Chinoiserie botanical
Year: circa 1810
Condition: Very good — some paint fading and light use marks, no chips or cracks
Includes: Wall-mounting plate holder
The decoration is a lush Chinoiserie botanical scene painted in rich greens and golds — bamboo, flowering plants, and foliage rendered with the kind of confident brushwork that only comes from a skilled hand and a very steady cup of tea. The gold bamboo leaves catch the light beautifully. The whole composition has that wonderful asymmetric energy that the Regency era borrowed wholesale from Chinese export porcelain and made entirely its own.
The paint is applied thickly and with conviction. There is some fading in places — as you'd expect from something painted by hand in 1810 — and light use marks consistent with a plate that has actually lived a life. No chips. No cracks. No repairs. Just honest age on an extraordinary object.
Comes complete with its wall-mounting plate holder,
Diameter: 23.5 cm
Weight: 450 grams
Maker: Spode, England
Series: 1653
Decoration: Hand-painted Chinoiserie botanical
Year: circa 1810
Condition: Very good — some paint fading and light use marks, no chips or cracks
Includes: Wall-mounting plate holder
Details
Era
1400-1900
Number of objects
2
Country of origin
United Kingdom
Manufacturer/brand
Spode
Material
Earthenware
Colour
Black, Brown, Gold, Green, White
Condition
Good condition - used with small signs of ageing
Height
23.5 cm
Width
23.5 cm
Depth
3 cm
Estimated period
1800-1850
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