Mint condition with no cracks, chips, repairs, crazing or hairlines.

These pieces match perfectly.

Pattern number hand-painted in Red: R472(5) cup  R436(heart) saucer

Back-stamped in Black:  Spode Copeland's China England

*Spode & Copeland Marks and other relevant intelligence, Robert Copeland, p. 68; p. 117. ; p. 121

"Bone china including stone china   R1-R9999- c 1900-1927  Up to R750- c 1901"

According to the mentioned Copeland's reference book, this black back-stamp was listed as being used "about 1904-1954";  however, by the pattern number it is precisely listed between 1900 and 1901, and therefore, by several years it may demonstrate the earliest known use of this particular black back-stamp.

But in addition to the early use of this back-stamp and it's potential value as a collectible this is an early presentation of the *Art Deco form by SPODE .

*The emergence of Art Deco was closely connected with the rise in status of decorative artists. The Societe des Artistes Decorateurs (Society of Decorative Artists), or SAD, was founded in 1901, and decorative artists were given the same rights of authorship as painters and sculptors. A similar movement developed in Italy. The first international exhibition devoted entirely to the decorative arts, the Esposizione international d'Arte decorative moderna, was held in Turin in 1902.