A group of five English porcelain plates circa 1815-25

comprising: a Derby shell-shaped dessert plate painted in the center with a titled flower specimen; a Spode green-ground plate painted in the center with roses; two plates, each painted with a flower spray and scattered insects and another with a flower-filled basket within a continuous border of a leafy branch, the first with script crowned crossed batons and D mark and pattern number 142; the second with script SPODE mark in red and pattern number 2057. 

Derby dish: minor short haircrack to the rim. The remaining four plates are in generally good condition.
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