A Spode Imari Part-Dinner Service, Circa 1820

painted with flowering branches, in blue, iron-red and green and enriched with gilding, the borders with panels of scale and diaper pattern alternating with flowerheads and scrolls, comprising:

2 oval tureen covers;

1 two-handled circular sauce-tureen and cover;

4 oval dishes;

2 smaller oval dishes;

12 dinner plates;

and 14 soup plates;

uppercase script marks in iron-red, pattern number 1250

width of larger oval dishes 12 5/8 in.

32.1 cm