Service for 8 - Vintage Spode Copeland "Florence" Dinnerware Set (34 Pieces)

Discontinued Spode Copeland "Florence" Pattern Dinnerware. The “Florence” pattern was produced by Spode Copeland in England 1937-1972. The plates feature a scalloped edge and hand colored multi floral motifs and Florentine style scrolls and geometric patterns. 

34 Piece Set includes:

• 8 Dinner Plates (9.5")
• 8 Bread & Butter Plates (6.25")
• 8 Cereal Bowls (6.5")
• 8 Fruit / Dessert Bowls (5.25")
  
• 1 Oval Veggie Servel Bowl (10" x 8")
• 1 Oval Platter (14.5" x 12")
  

Spode pioneered the use of steam-powered, pottery-making machinery and mastered the art of transfer printing from copper plates. Spode opened a London shop in 1778 and sent William Copeland there in 1784. At the turn of the eighteenth century, Spode introduced bone china and in 1805, Josiah Spode II and William Copeland entered into a partnership. By the early 1830s, Copeland fully acquired the Spode operations in London and took over the Stoke plant operations until his death in 1868, when he passed the business onto his heirs.