Bidspirit auction | Set 15 Spode Imari 3071

Set 15 Spode Imari 3071 Soup Plates - Spode, England. Set of 15 pattern 3071 ”Imari” porcelain soup bowls, ca. 1820. Fourteen bowls with maker mark and pattern number in iron red; one bowl unmarked. Provenance: The Art Exchange Inc., New York, 1970; The Distinguished Collection of Leo & Doris Hodroff. The Spode Imari pattern was designed to meet the high demand of English consumers who desired the Japanese originals. However, the East India company was barred from importing these goods in 1799. In response, English factories began designing their own iterations to meet the demands of those who sought replacements or for those who simply sought to own the desirable pattern. Spode was among the first to create this pattern ca. 1805. (Each) diameter: 9 1/4 in x depth: 1 3/4 in. Condition: There are no cracks or restorations. One bowl with a large chip to the footrim; another bowl a small chip to the rim; two additional bowls with minute chips to the footrims - one of these bowls with an additional chip to the rim. All other bowls without chips. All bowls with signs of light surface wear and light losses to the gilt.