Some of the most delightful English porcelain ever made was manufactured in the middle of the eighteenth century at a factory in Chelsea set up two Frenchmen, the jeweller Charles Gouyn and the silversmith Nicholas Sprimont. Sprimont's enterprise - and the skill of the craftsmen he employed - helped to establish English soft paste alongside the great European porcelain manufactures of Meissen and Sevres; and the figures and wares he produced now fetch thousands of pounds at auction. Elizabeth Adams charts the progress of ...
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Some of the most delightful English porcelain ever made was manufactured in the middle of the eighteenth century at a factory in Chelsea set up two Frenchmen, the jeweller Charles Gouyn and the silversmith Nicholas Sprimont. Sprimont's enterprise - and the skill of the craftsmen he employed - helped to establish English soft paste alongside the great European porcelain manufactures of Meissen and Sevres; and the figures and wares he produced now fetch thousands of pounds at auction. Elizabeth Adams charts the progress of Sprimont's venture and describes in detail the wares now known as Chelsea. Meticulous research into contemporary manuscripts and catalogues has enabled her to reconstruct the history of the Chelsea porcelain factory, from its setting up in c. 1744 to its final destruction in 1784, some fifteen years after Sprimont himself ceased to be associated with it. She describes Sprimont's wares and figures in the order of the marks - Triangle, Raised Anchor and Gold Anchor - that distinguish their production, and provides a detailed account of the styles, decoration and colours used at each period, together with the names of most of those craftsmen who have been identified.
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VG (DJ interior has light tanning at edges, otherwise clean. ) Blue cloth with blue glossy color illustrated dust jacket. 224 pp. 20 color and 154 bw plates, in addition to text diagrams. "Some of the most delightful English porcelain ever made was manufactured in the middle of the eighteenth century at a factory in Chelsea set up by the Huguenot silversmith Nicholas Sprimont. His enterprise--and the skill of the craftsmen he employed--helped to establish English soft paste alongside the great European hard-paste porcelain manufactures of Meissen and Sevres; and the figures and wares he produced now fetch thousands of pounds at auction. Elizabeth Adams charts the progress of Sprimont's venture and describes in detail the wares now known as Chelsea. Meticulous research into contemporary manuscripts and catalogues has enabled her to reconstruct the history of the Chelsea Porcelain factory, from its setting up c. 1744 to its final destruction in 1784, some fifteen years after Sprimont himself had ceased to be associated with it." (dj) A beautiful copy of this classic book. Extensive index, great illustrations.
Add this copy of Chelsea Porcelain to cart. $33.49, very good condition, Sold by M3Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Wilmington, MA, UNITED STATES, published 1989 by David & Charles.
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As New in As New dust jacket. 0712615962. Book and DJ As New. NO defects. NO notes or ANY markings. DJ As NEW not clipped (£30 net); Signed by Adams at title page in '88.; 224 pages.
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Fine in fine jacket. 208pp., with 160 illustrations, in full color and 66 in black and white. Slim oblong 4to, blue cloth, d.w. London: British Museum. (1987). Fine.
