A Spode stone-china Imari part-dinner service, 19th century

printed in blue and heightened in iron-red and gilding with peonies and flowering branches within diaper borders, the shaped rims edged in brown, comprising;
20 dinner plates, 24.5cm., 9 5/8 in. diam.;
17 soup plates, 24.5cm., 9 5/8 in. diam.;
21 side plates, 20.4cm., 8in. diam.;
a square-shaped salad or fruit bowl, 23.4cm., 9 1/4 in. wide;
a rectangular serving dish, 26cm., 10 1/4 in. wide;
11 rectangular platters in five sizes, 26cm., 10 1/4 in. - 53.5cm., 21 1/8 in. wide;
and a large meat platter, 51cm., 20 1/8 in. wide,
printed SPODE Stone China marks in blue, pattern number 2053 in iron-red, painters marks

In overall good appearance, and in generally good condition for a service of this size. 2 side plates with a rim chip, 1 side plate cracked and another cracked and stained. 5 dinner plates have a flat rim chip. One small serving dish with a rim chip; the second largest serving dish, and the meat platter with a crack.
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