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British Ceramic Soup Set
Large tureen is 13” wide and 8 ¼” high
Matching platter is 14” x 10 ¼”
Small platter is 8 ½” x 6 ½”
Some crazing and gold gilding worn in spots on edges.
From Laura Clarke – Archives for Stoke-on-Trent City Archives about Spode Ceramics: “From the impressed marks on the soup tureen I have been able to work out that the pattern was registered (patented) c. 1864-68. Unfortunately, without a factory maker’s mark I can’t be sure which factory produced the piece or tell you more about the pattern. To give you a bit more context, during the 1850-60s there were over 150 factories operating. At all levels from cheap and cheerful to nice middle-class wared and above. The great majority of these factories did not bother to mark with their company name – there was no requirement to do so and very few customers bought by “brand” except for the first-rate factories – Minton, Spode, Copeland Wedgwood etc. Neither do any factory records or pattern books survive for most of these firms.”
Large tureen is 13” wide and 8 ¼” high
Matching platter is 14” x 10 ¼”
Small platter is 8 ½” x 6 ½”
Some crazing and gold gilding worn in spots on edges.
From Laura Clarke – Archives for Stoke-on-Trent City Archives about Spode Ceramics: “From the impressed marks on the soup tureen I have been able to work out that the pattern was registered (patented) c. 1864-68. Unfortunately, without a factory maker’s mark I can’t be sure which factory produced the piece or tell you more about the pattern. To give you a bit more context, during the 1850-60s there were over 150 factories operating. At all levels from cheap and cheerful to nice middle-class wared and above. The great majority of these factories did not bother to mark with their company name – there was no requirement to do so and very few customers bought by “brand” except for the first-rate factories – Minton, Spode, Copeland Wedgwood etc. Neither do any factory records or pattern books survive for most of these firms.”

