Lot 306 , A Spode Imari pattern forty piece tea and coffee set, c.1815-20,

A Spode Imari pattern forty piece tea and coffee set, c.1815-20, each piece decorated in pattern 2093, the cups and saucers of London shape, iron red marks, teapot 26.5cm, and a group of Royal Crown Derby Imari pattern 2451 teawares
Estimate £300-500

All in very good condition but for:
chipping to the tip of the teapot spout, firing cracks within the body of the teapot, a number of old hairline cracks running from around the base of the spout most of which are only visible from the inside
One chip to inner rim of a coffee cup
Discolouration and a crack to another coffee cup
Hairline crack and rivet to another coffee cup
Slight discolouration inside a further coffee cup
Most of the main pattern saucers with some discolouration inside, one or two with some old cracking to the underside
Light rubbing to the gilding around the edge of the main sugar bowl
One discoloured brown stain to the stand for the teapot



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Sold for £700