They are old Spode and very rare.

Ah, here is Mr.Kling! I have amused myself, sir, in looking over part of your stock.

You seem to have undervalued these cups and saucers.
They are very rare, and if you had a full set of them they would be almost priceless.

This is old Spode," he continued, pointing to the cipher on the bottom of each cup.
"Vell, I didn't tink dot ven I bought it." There was no greeting, no reference to their having met before.

One might have supposed that their last talk had been uninterrupted.
"It vas all in a lump, and der vas a soup tureen in de lot--I don't know vot I did vid it.