The ABC of collecting old English china, giving short history of the English factories, and showing how to apply tests for unmarked china before 1800 (1908)
Blacker, J. F · London : London Opinion Curio Club · leaf 72
69, the endof Sprimonts connection with the factory, also from 1770 to 1784,Duesburys Chelsea-Derby period, Chelsea figures reached theirperfection. For choice, the period 1759 to 1769 produced thefinest figures made, especially portrait statuettes, modelled,amongst others, by Nollekens, the father… … Old Chelsea. these copies may be seen in the British Museum. So Chelseacopied Meissen, and used the gold anchor mark. Meissen nowcopies Chelsea, and uses the gold anchor mark. The difi&cultiesof the collector are increased by the fact that when the publicdemands an article it must have it; if…
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