Josiah Spode was one of the key figures in the development of bone china within the UK at the end of the 18th century. This was the beginning of Spode and it quickly became one of the most prolific and renowned of the British potteries.
In 1833 W T Copeland bought Spode and the name was changed accordingly, until 1970 when the name reverted to Spode. This change arose from an acceptance that many of the best selling designs being produced were reproductions of earlier designs which were originally creations under the Spode name. Hardly surprising given their pattern archive of over 75000 designs!!
The objective of this gallery is to display photographs of the many discontinued designs issued under the Spode and Copeland Spode names. It will be some time before we show all 75000 however! These designs will include discontinued tableware, collectibles and giftware. We hope that this will serve as a useful point of reference for those people trying to identify their obsolete dinner sets, tea services and collectables.
Should you see a flashing lightbulb like the one below, then there is a special offer on the Spode design you are viewing. Clicking on the lightbulb will take you directly to our Special Offers page.
Development of these pages is on ongoing project so keep checking back.
| Picture | Pattern | Picture | Pattern |
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Austen |  |
Blanche de Chine |
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Blue Italian |  |
Flemish Green |
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Kent (Reproduction of 1808 pattern) |  |
Majestic |
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Moondrop |  |
Olympus |
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Seville |  |
Tuscan |
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