Five English armorial soup bowls, 19th century, the first with a gilt border with a double family crest. Marked with a Chamberlain's Worcester factory mark to reverse. The second with a painted and impressed floral border with a boar family crest to centre. Painted Spode 1943 to reverse. The third decorated in gold and iron red tones, with a bird family crest to centre. Derby mark to reverse. The fourth with a green ground floral border with a eagle and snake to centre, being the arms of Mexico, the 'Mexican Service' was ordered through Spode's London showrooms in June 1830. . Impressed Spode to reverse. The fifth, a Coalport soup bowl, bearing the arms of Saville. With the motto 'Nil Conscire sibi'. Made for the marriage of Albany Saville to Eleanora Elizabeth Wrey on 2nd March 1815. The Derby bowl 25.5 cm diameter. Provenance: The John Scarce Collection of Porcelain