ceramics_chelsea.htm

Tureen	c1752-56

Tureen	c1752-56

Figure of a Man	c1765

Jug	c1745

Coffee Pot and Lid	c1745

Figure of a Nurse with a Child	c1750

Figure of a Sphinx	c1750

Libation Cup	c1750

Salt Dish	c1750-55

Figure of a Lady

Madonna and Child - Marks: Red Anchor at side.	c1755

A noble Canoness of Cologne (formerly known as "Figure of a Girl")

Figure of a Man - Marks: Red anchor on top of base at side	c1755

Figure of a Woman - Marks: Red anchor

Group of Goats	c1749

Young Bull

Bowl octagonal painted with flowers and insects. Marks: Red anchor	c1752

Bowl octagonal. Marks: Raised anchor	c1749

Saucer for above octagonal	c1749

Dish oval scalloped edged	c1755

Dish one of a pair	c1752-56

Dish. Marks: Brown anchor	1752-56

Dish, Companion to the above. Marks : Brown anchor

Tureen. Marks: Red anchor	1752-56

Group a men seated. Marks : red anchor on back of base	c1752-6

Figure of a Youth	c1750

	Chelsea

Chelsea is one of first factories in England along with Bow. Since its establishment in the early 1740`s, it has been described as one of the best. There are three distinctive periods for this factory, defined by the mark on its wares. The earliest period was the ' triangle period ' c.1740 - 49, which produced wares in a soft, translucent paste. The next period was the ' raised anchor period ' c.1749 - 52. At this time Chelsea was taken over by a former silversmith Nicolas Sprimont (1716 - 71). The factory began to produce a range of goods other than just ornaments and some wares showed the influence of metalwork and the Meissen factories prototypes. Its best period was the ' red anchor period ' c.1752 - 8. Again there is the influence of the Messein factory, but the designs have a softer quality. C. 1755 it changed its paste to ' bone-ash ' and began reflected the influence of France and the Rococo period. In 1769 Chelsea was sold to William Duesbury of Derby wares.This period was known as the Chelsea-Derby period.