Pattern 2947 Spode bone china Trio in London shape; this pretty design was introduced c1819.  It is composed of Spode's floral bat prints which were first introduced c1803 and were initially used in charcoal enamel tones.  
Here, I believe, they were printed in rose pink and two tones of green enamel leaf decoration were applied by hand over the print together with the addition of a gilt band around the rims & the usual Spode gilding pattern down the handles.  
You can see the coffee cup on the right has brownish leaves & I think it was probably because the green enamel colour was not strong enough to cover the pink base & the result was slightly brown leaves!  I love these quirks of antique, hand-painted pieces, today's mass production pieces lack any human element & I find them completely devoid of interest or emotional attachment.
Using David Drakard & Paul Holdway's book 'Spode Transfer Printed Ware 1784-1833' I have identified the bat prints used for this tea & coffee service.  The same print is used on both the green & brown leaf cups above & it is print P108. 
The bat print displayed on this side of the coffee cup is P124 & on the tea cup it is P119-4.  The bat prints on the saucer are P117 in the centre & P103 around the outside.
The usual superior gilding produced by Josiah Spode II during the years in which Spode was the leading manufacturer of bone china in the UK.
The tea cup is marked to its base with both 'SPODE' & its pattern number '2947' in red enamel.
The Spode London shape coffee cup is not marked to its base.
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