Copeland Tableware

Copeland made this set of six excellent armorial soup dishes in England circa 1870. The dishes feature deep burgundy-colored borders and a boar's head armorial with crest, escutcheon, and motto. There are golden tassels where the border meets the white porcelain and dots and stars of gold decorating the border. The dishes measure a generous 10" in diameter. Condition: Excellent Price: $380 The armorial is that of Sir Thomas Gabriel, 1st Baronet. Born in 1811, he served as Sheriff of London and Middlesex from 1859–to 60 and Lord Mayor of London from 1866 to 67. Soon after his term as Lord Mayor* he was created a baronet. The Motto: In Prosperis Time In Adversis Spera (Fear In Prosperity, Hope In Adversity) Crest: On a mount Vert a boar's head erased Sable billety Or. Escutcheon: Sable on a pile Or ten billets four three two and one of the field. *The Lord Mayor is not the Mayor of London. The Lord Mayor's primary role has been to represent, support, and promote the businesses of the City of London. Background of Copeland Porcelain: In the early 1820s, the Spode factory, managed by Josiah Spode II and his business partner William Copeland, became the largest pottery in Stoke, England. In 1833 William Taylor Copeland, William Copeland's son acquired the business in partnership with Thomas Garrett. The factory's productions from this period were marked 'Copeland and Garrett...

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