Description
This 1940 vintage ad for Plummer Ltd. Fine China and Glass has photos of dessert sets from Josiah Spode from circa 1800 and another of a reproduction Josiah Wedgewood 1774 design.
Year Published: 1940
Approximate overall size – inches: 4 x 12
Grade: Excellent
Excerpt:
“Traditional
an important dessert service of old Spode–circa 1800–each piece authentically marked. Profusely decorated in colorings of Cobalt Blue, Mandarin Red, and Gold, it is historically important as an exquisite example of the art and workmanship of Josiah Spode when he was the first to introduce bone china at the Spode manufactory.”
This is a 83 yr. old original vintage ad removed from a 1940 publication and is not a reproduction of any kind.
Wikipedia on Josiah Spode
