SET OF SIXTEEN SPODE PLATES WITH PASTEL BORDERS & POLYCHROMED NEOCLASSICAL MOTIFS, INCLUDING BOTANICALS & FIGURAL.19th/20th Century. All are marked. Handpainted porcelain plates with various pastel color borders, all centering handpainted neoclassical botanical images or seated female figures. Ten of the plates with scalloped rim. Eight of the plates with scalloped rim are on white ground, two are on cream ground. Six of the plates have round rims. Four of the round plates are handpainted with seated female figures. All measure 10 1/2". (16 total). Estimate $400-500
One of the round plates with minor scratches to the border. Otherwise, the lot is very good, with no chips or breaks. The handpainting is well done and very intact. Minimal if any wear in terms of use.
