Soft-paste porcelain made in the London borough of Chelsea.
The factory, established 0441; 1743, produced its greatest wares
tableware and bird figures, with designs inspired by Meissen porcelain and marked with a raised anchor on an oval medallion
from 1750 to 1752. Later marks used were the red anchor (175258) and the gold anchor (175870). Production from 1770 to 1784, when the factory was maintained by William Duesbury of Derby, is known as Chelsea-Derbyware. Reproductions and forgeries are numerous.
Chelsea soft-paste porcelain vase in the French Rococo style of Sèvres ware with ...
By courtesy of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London