Lot 444: Set of 8 Copeland Spode Romney Transferware Plates

Description

Description:

A set of eight Copeland Spode plates in the "Romney" pattern, an English floral transferware design produced by the Spode factory in Stoke-on-Trent. Romney is a later Spode pattern featuring an allover floral motif in a soft, romantic palette, part of the long tradition of English transfer-printed earthenware that Spode helped pioneer in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Each plate is marked on the reverse with the "Copeland Spode" backstamp, with some plates reading "England" and at least one reading "Great Britain," along with hand-inscribed pattern and batch numbers in colored enamel that vary from plate to plate, a detail typical of open-stock patterns like Romney, which were produced and sold over many years, meaning individual plates in a set often came from different production runs.

Condition Report:

Good vintage condition, wear commensurate with age. No visible chips or cracks. Some light surface scratching consistent with normal use is present. Minor variation in glaze tone, pattern placement, and backstamp wording between plates is typical of the production process rather than damage.

Keywords: Copeland Spode, Spode Romney, English transferware, floral transferware plates, Stoke-on-Trent pottery, English earthenware, antique dinner plates, set of 8 plates, vintage china, English tableware, collectible china, floral pattern china

Dimensions: H: 2.5", W: 6.5"