Spode, soft paste porcelain covered tureen, c. 1770, with double-flared handles, conical modelled lid with gilt knop, exterior decorated in an Oriental palette of cobalt blue with green and rose enamelled floral sprays, marked to the underside in underglaze blue 'Spode' and numbered '2963', height 9 cm diameter 15 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney