{"product_id":"antique-copeland-spode-tower-blue-12-5-chop-plate-round-platter-july-1924-copy-1","title":"Antique Copeland Spode Tower Blue 12.5” Chop Plate \/ Round Platter | July 1924","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA beautiful antique round serving platter in Spode’s iconic Tower pattern, produced by Copeland Spode in Stoke-on-Trent, England, during the early twentieth century. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFirst introduced by Spode in 1814, Tower has remained one of the pottery’s most recognizable and enduring transferware patterns for more than two centuries. Its romantic landscape depicts the Ponte Salaro near Rome, derived from a late eighteenth-century view of the Italian countryside. Rendered in a wonderfully rich, dark cobalt blue against a warm creamy ground, the scene is surrounded by an elaborate floral border and distinctive gadrooned edge. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis substantial \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e12½-inch chop plate, or round serving platter, can be dated precisely to July 1924\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e through the impressed \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“L24”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e factory date mark on the reverse. It also retains the early blue printed Copeland Spode Tower backstamp. Now more than a century old, it is a beautifully preserved example of early twentieth-century English transferware. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginally intended as a serving piece, the generous round form remains wonderfully versatile today. Use it for serving meats, appetizers, pastries or desserts, layer it into a collected table setting, or display it on a hutch, plate rack or wall where its large-scale cobalt Tower scene can be fully appreciated. Very good antique condition with no chips or cracks. Usual surface and utensil wear consistent with age and more than a century of use. Please review photographs carefully as they form part of the description.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMeasurements:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e approximately 12½” diameter \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMaker:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Copeland Spode\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePattern:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Tower, Blue\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eForm:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Chop Plate \/ Round Serving Platter\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e England\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDate:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e July 1924, impressed L24 date mark\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOne available.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePart of the Blue, Cream \u0026amp; Brown Collection\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, this piece comes from a larger group of early Copeland Spode Tower Blue tableware and serving pieces acquired together from a single auction lot. Pieces from the group are being offered separately and include dinner, luncheon, salad and soup plates, cups and saucers, egg cups and serving pieces.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wanderlust Brocante","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46151738392783,"sku":null,"price":88.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0608\/8038\/8303\/files\/9C8AC612-C0FC-47E1-A9CE-A446D88BA5ED.jpg?v=1790050440","url":"https:\/\/www.shoplilliangrey.com\/products\/antique-copeland-spode-tower-blue-12-5-chop-plate-round-platter-july-1924-copy-1","provider":"Lillian Grey","version":"1.0","type":"link"}