Bidspirit auction | Set 24 Spode ”Tree of

Set 24 Spode ”Tree of Life” Soup Bowls - Spode, England. Group of 24 pattern 282 ”Tree of Life” porcelain soup plates, ca. 1813. Marked with an imitation Chinese double ring mark and inscribed with pattern number in iron red. Provenance: Rochelle Thomas of Palm Beach - Fine Antique Porcelain, Palm Beach, FL, April 20, 1981; The Distinguished Collection of Leo & Doris Hodroff. This pattern was first introduced by Josiah Spode II ca. 1801 and depicts a central gnarled tree with blossoms and bands of decoration. It is designed after Japanese Kakiemon designs. The pattern proved so popular that it was reproduced in 1813 as pattern 2038. (Each) Height: 1 1/2 x diameter: 9 3/4 in. Condition: All bowls with scattered minute areas and signs of restoration that fluoresce under UV light, particularly to the undersides and footrims. One bowl with a hairline crack along the underside. One bowl with a small loss or large chip to the footrim. One bowl with a repaired chip along the footrim. Wear and some losses to the gilt and pigment throughout. Light wear along the surfaces, commensurate with use. Several pieces with few minute chips along the footrims.