Spode Copeland 4 Dinner Plates 10 3/8 Hand Painted India Tree 1948 Rust Green

  

Spode Copeland 4 Dinner Plates 10 3/8 Hand Painted India Tree 1948 Rust Green. A beautiful COPELAND SPODE Set of 4 DINNER PLATES, HAND PAINTED Striking RUST RED & GREEN India (INDIAN) Tree pattern with TREE, FLOWER SPRAYS & BUTTER FLY on Bone, Circa 1948 from Staffordshire, England. DESCRIPTION: This vintage hand painted chinaware has colors that are bright and vivid.

This is on an earthenware bone blank with rust red trim. The symbolic Tree of Life from ancient India is displayed in orange, rust red, green and yellow with a high lacquer finish on a scalloped and fluted mold. These plates have the very unusual silver wash on various parts of the design and this is visible only when turned at the right angle in bright light. This is particularly on the trunk and stems of the branches.

It is impossible to photograph. CONDITION: While this set is classified as used, its condition is superb. We can find no chips, nicks, rubbings, scratches, cracks, hairlines, or repairs.

There appears to be absolutely no wear to the vivid colors. Look in the photos to see this. All pieces are beautiful and classically decorated. DIMENSIONS: The plates have a diameter of 10 3/8" and a height of 1". HISTORY/MARKS: The 37 year old Josiah Spode founded his Spode Pottery Company at Stoke-on-Trent in 1770 after having worked with many of the best potters in the Stoke-on-Trent area from the age of 16. He is credited with the development of a winning formula for making fine bone china and the perfection of blue under-glaze printing. Three of his original transferware patterns are still being produced today: Tower Blue, Willow, and Blue Italian. By 1976, the company had become part of the Royal Worcester Spode Group.

Today, it is part of the Portmeirion Group and continues the production of high quality fine bone china at Stoke-on-Trent. This set was produced in 1948 as evidenced by the 48 impressed on back of plates.

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