A Spode earthenware green-bordered part dessert service circa 1830

bat-printed with flower sprays, comprising: two rectangular dishes, five shaped circular dishes and twelve plates, impressed or printed SPODE marks. 20 pieces.

With some occasional discoloration and scratching or wear to the enamels. Otherwise in generally good condition, except: Rectangular dishes: One with two small chips to the underside of the rim and two short starcracks, one to the cavetto area and the other to the center of the base. Shaped circular dishes: One with a tiny flat chip to the underside of the rim. One with a 2-inch haircrack running down the rim; another with a 1-inch haircrack running from the rim. Plates: 8, each with a small footrim chip. One with a 2-inch haircrack running down from the rim.
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