Pair of Chelsea porcelain figures features a woman in a brightly colored flowered dress. She holds a basket of flowers under one arm and places her other hand on her hip. A small dog sits at her feet. Verso of this figure is marked with a gold anchor. Male figure is dressed in a green overcoat with blue and gold flowered pants. A black and white dog sits at his feet. In one hand he holds a small bouquet of flowers. Gold anchor hallmark is located on verso of this figure. Both figures measure apprx 7" H x 4" W.
The Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory was founded in 1745 by Nicholas Sprimont, a sucessful immigrant Heugenot silversmith. His objective was to cater to the "Nobility and Gentry" with porcelain of exceptional quality and in the latest styles. His contacts and quality products soon led to Chelsea becoming the pre-eminent English factory. During the life of the factory four different soft paste porcelain formulas were used corresponding with the Triangle, Raised Anchor, Red Anchor and Gold Anchor marks. Styles also changed from moulded shapes derived from silver through Kakeimon to botanicals and designs from Aesop's fables and then to the opulent figures and wares of the Gold Anchor period. Poor health interrupted operations and Sprimont's death in 1769 led to the acquisition of the factory by William Duesbury of the Derby factory
200/300 Sold $356.50
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