Some of the most delightful porcelain ever made was manufactured in the mid eighteenth century in a factory in Chelsea, an enterprise set up by two Frenchmen who helped to establish English soft paste alongside the great traditions of European Sevres and Meissen.
Elizabeth Adams charts the progress of this venture from its beginning (c.1744) to its final destruction in 1784 and describes in detail the wares now known as Chelsea. English porcelain enthusiasts, and lovers of beautiful objects, will appreciate this well-documented and beautifully illustrated record of an art form that fascinates by its fragility, scarcity and brilliance.
