19th C. English Spode Gilt Decorated Soup Bowls, Set of 6

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Unusual, elegant Spode soup bowls in a custom design made for Davis, Collator, & Co. Rich gold border on edge, … more Unusual, elegant Spode soup bowls in a custom design made for Davis, Collator, & Co. Rich gold border on edge, octagonal gold design motif next to an ivory toned border. Circa late 19th century. to early 20th century.

Davis Collamore & Co. was a high-end New York City importer of porcelain and glass, headed by Davis Collamore (7 October 1820 — 13 August 1887[1]). The firm, rivals to Tiffany & Co. and Black, Starr & Frost, commissioned designs from Copeland Spode and Thomas Minton Sons, that featured hand-painted details over transfer-printed outlines and often rich gilding. less