Maker: Spode  Pattern: Ruins

Ruins was registered in 1848 and is also known as Melrose pattern. Lovely sauce tureen, complete with stand, cover and ladle. Printed in a smoky flow blue. Superb embossed acorn detail around all of the handles, and around the foot of the tureen.
Stand has two side loop handles again with acorn detail and measures 8 ins x 7 ins.
Backstamp green printed Copeland Late Spode and impressed Crown.
The only defects are a chip inside the rim of the cover which is just visible when cover in place and small chip to foot of tureen. A fine display piece.

Dimensions: Tureen diameter at top 10 cm, height 16.5 cm / Tureen diameter at top 4 ins, height 6.5 ins