A Spode bat-printed part tea service, printed en grisaille with vignettes of fruit, comprising; a

A Spode bat-printed part tea service, printed en grisaille with vignettes of fruit, comprising; a prow-fronted teapot and cover, a milk jug, a sugar box and cover, two coffee cans with ring handles, eight `Bute` shape teacups with ring handles and seven saucers, the teapot with painted pattern no. 757, circa 1805; and four additional Spode coffee cans and six saucers printed with landscape vignettes Provenance: Purchased from Thomas Goode & Co. London in October 1923 by Hal Goodhart for the wedding in 1924 of the grandparents of the vendor, Sir Richmond and Lady Palmer. (Paper receipt) Sir Herbert Richmond Palmer KCMG CBE (1877-1958), barrister and colonial administrator. One time Lieutenant Governor in Nigeria, Governor and C-in-C. of The Gambia and Cyprus..