A Spode porcelain part tea service circa 1825

painted with pink roses, comprising: a teapot, cover and stand, a waste bowl, a milk jug, two cake plates, a sugar bowl and cover, six coffee cups, twelve teacups and twelve saucers, red painted SPODE or Spode Feldspar marks, most with pattern number 3886. 39 pieces.

There is some very minor and occasional wear to the gilding. All in generally good condition, except: Teacups: One with a 3-inch haircrack running down the rim and continuing towards the center of the base; another with a 1/4-inch rim chip issuing a short haircrack; one with a tiny chip to the footrim and another one with a 2 1/2-inch haircrack running down the rim.
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