Description: THIS IS A SPEACTACULAR SET OF 12 SPODE COPELANDS CHINA DINNER PLATES - DATED 1899 ADORNED WITH ONE OF THE MOST LUXURIOUS SPODE PATTERNS: 1/9608. SAME PATTERN HAVE BEEN USED ON WHITE STAR LINE SHIPS: TITANIC AND OLYMPIC - ROYAL COBALT BLUE WITH SPARKLING GOLD GREEK KEY. IN ADDITION TO THE SPLENDOR OF THE PATTERN, EACH PLATE HAS A BEAUTIFUL ENAMELED MULTI- COLORED BEE WITH A MOTIVATIONAL HERALDIC MOTTO UNDERNEATH: "FAIS CE QUE DOIS ADVIENNE QUE POURRA" TRANSLATED: "DO WHAT MUST, COME WHAT MAY", OR "DO WHAT YOU MUST, NOT MATTER THE CONSEQUENCES! THERE IS A MONOGRAM - UNDOUTEDLY OF A FRENCH ARISTOCRAT FOR WHOM THESE PLATES WERE CUSTOMIZED. A BEE WAS HISTORICALLY A SYMBOL CHOSEN BY NAPOLEON, SYMBOLIZING BOTH HARD WORK AND LONGEVITY. CAME FROM 2 LUXURIOUS RETAILERS: OSLER DESIGNERS LONDON & DAVIS GOLLAMORE & CO NEW YORK.ADDITIONALLY, THESE GORGEOUS PLATES HAVE GREAT PROVENANCE. THEY CAME FROM AN ESTATE OF MASON ADAMS - A RENOWN AMERICAN ACTOR 10.25” DIAMETER IN GREAT CONDITION WITH SOME MINOR WEAR TO GOLD ON THE RIM.THIS SET IS TRULY MAGNIFICENT - A RARE TREASURE ESPECIALLY AS A FULL SET OF 12
Price: 1249 USD
Location: Chester, New Jersey
End Time: 2024-11-16T18:33:28.000Z
Shipping Cost: 59 USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Brand: Spode Copeland
Origin: England
Pattern: 1/9608
Type: Dinner Plate
Shape: Star
Color: Multicolor
Set Includes: Dinner Plate
Material: Porcelain
Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
