SPODE RURAL SCENES FISH PLATTER - SIGNATURE COLLECTION LIMITED EDITION NO. 1317 OF 1500 (2003)

A MAGNIFICENT HAND-NUMBERED LIMITED EDITION FISH PLATTER FROM SPODE'S PRESTIGIOUS SIGNATURE COLLECTION, PRODUCED IN 2003. THIS OVAL PLATTER EXEMPLIFIES THE ENDURING EXCELLENCE OF SPODE'S BLUE AND WHITE UNDERGLAZE TRADITION, WHICH HAS REMAINED VIRTUALLY UNCHANGED SINCE JOSIAH SPODE PERFECTED THE PROCESS IN 1784.

IDENTIFICATION AND PROVENANCE:
- MAKER: SPODE, STOKE-ON-TRENT, ENGLAND
- PATTERN: RURAL SCENES
- COLLECTION: SIGNATURE COLLECTION
- LIMITED EDITION: NUMBER 1317 OF 1500 PIECES PRODUCED
- MARK: SPODE BACKSTAMP WITH ROYAL WARRANT 'BY APPOINTMENT TO HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH II, MANUFACTURERS OF CHINA'
- DATE: RELEASED 2003
- SIGNED: MANAGING DIRECTOR'S SIGNATURE ON CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY

DESIGN AND DECORATION:
THE PLATTER FEATURES A QUINTESSENTIALLY ENGLISH RURAL LANDSCAPE SCENE RENDERED IN THE CLASSIC SPODE UNDERGLAZE BLUE TECHNIQUE. A PASTORAL FISHING SCENE DOMINATES THE WELL, WITH MATURE TREES AND WATER MEADOWS CHARACTERISTIC OF THE DUNCAN OR RURAL SCENES PATTERN FIRST USED BY SPODE IN 1850. THE BORDER DISPLAYS AN ORNATE FLORAL AND FOLIATE DESIGN IN MATCHING UNDERGLAZE BLUE, WITH SUBTLE GILT ACCENTS ENHANCING THE RIM. THE COMPOSITION DEMONSTRATES THE HAND-ENGRAVED COPPER PLATE PRINTING TECHNIQUE THAT SPODE HAS EMPLOYED FOR OVER TWO CENTURIES.

SPECIFICATIONS:
- SHAPE: OVAL FISH PLATTER
- WIDTH: 60 CM
- MATERIAL: BONE CHINA
- DECORATION: UNDERGLAZE BLUE WITH GILT DETAIL
- FINISH: GLOSSY GLAZE, BRIGHT AND PRISTINE

CONDITION:
EXCELLENT CONDITION. THE PIECE IS UNUSED AND APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN CAREFULLY STORED SINCE ACQUISITION. NO CHIPS, CRACKS, HAIRLINE FRACTURES, OR REPAIRS ARE EVIDENT. THE GLAZE IS UNIFORMLY BRIGHT WITH NO CRAZING. THE UNDERGLAZE BLUE DECORATION IS SHARP AND WELL-DEFINED THROUGHOUT. GILT ACCENTS REMAIN BRIGHT AND LARGELY COMPLETE. THE PLATTER RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL PRESENTATION IN THE SPODE BRANDED BOX WITH ACCOMPANYING DOCUMENTATION.

DOCUMENTATION:
ACCOMPANIED BY:
- ORIGINAL SPODE PRESENTATION BOX
- SIGNATURE COLLECTION INFORMATION LEAFLET DESCRIBING THE PATTERN HISTORY AND PRODUCTION DETAILS
- LIMITED EDITION CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY SIGNED BY THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, CONFIRMING THIS AS PIECE NUMBER 1317 OF THE 1500-PIECE PRODUCTION RUN
- FISH DISH RURAL SCENES INFORMATION CARD DETAILING THE PATTERN'S ORIGINS IN THE DUNCAN OR RURAL SCENES DESIGN FIRST USED BY SPODE IN 1850

HISTORICAL CONTEXT:
SPODE'S SIGNATURE COLLECTION REPRESENTS THE PINNACLE OF CONTEMPORARY BONE CHINA MANUFACTURE, UTILISING TRADITIONAL TECHNIQUES PERFECTED OVER TWO CENTURIES. THE RURAL SCENES PATTERN DRAWS INSPIRATION FROM EARLY SPODE DESIGNS, MAINTAINING THE AESTHETIC PRINCIPLES THAT MADE SPODE BLUE AND WHITE CERAMICS AMONG THE MOST COLLECTIBLE ENGLISH PORCELAIN OF THE GEORGIAN AND VICTORIAN ERAS. THIS LIMITED EDITION PRODUCTION OF 1500 PIECES ENSURES EXCLUSIVITY WHILST HONOURING SPODE'S HERITAGE OF QUALITY AND CRAFTSMANSHIP.

THIS PLATTER REPRESENTS BOTH A FUNCTIONAL SERVING PIECE AND A COLLECTIBLE EXAMPLE OF EARLY 21ST-CENTURY ENGLISH CERAMIC ARTISTRY, SUITABLE FOR DISPLAY OR USE BY THE DISCERNING COLLECTOR OF SPODE CERAMICS.

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Location of item: 18 Paradise Road, Acacia Ridge, QLD, Australia

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