Pottery & porcelain
Chelsea pottery marks
The name “Chelsea 1745” appears among Chelsea pottery marks on porcelain from England, United Kingdom. Its mark period is 1745–1750.
- Active years
- From 1745
- Country
- United Kingdom
- City / region
- England
- Products
- porcelain
- Marks
- 24
Dated marks & timeline
24 marks
c. 1700–1799
C. B
Name tag impressed in the body, dated to the middle of the eighteenth century.
impressed · porcelain · England, United Kingdom
Name tag is in mass. The middle of XVIII c.
1745–1762
L.F
impressed · porcelain · England, United Kingdom
Name mark of designer L. F. Roubiliac, embossed with the factory mark; are the designer's life dates.
1745–1769
underglaze, impressed · black, gold, blue · porcelain
underglaze, impressed · black, gold, blue · porcelain · England, United Kingdom
Shared caption describes body marks in , black or gold relief in and blue underglaze drawing in ; variant assignment is unresolved.
1745–1769
underglaze, impressed · black, gold, blue · porcelain
underglaze, impressed · black, gold, blue · porcelain · England, United Kingdom
Shared caption combines body marks and coloured variants dated within ; individual technique and colour are unresolved.
1745–1769
underglaze, impressed · black, gold, blue · porcelain
underglaze, impressed · black, gold, blue · porcelain · England, United Kingdom
Shared caption combines body marks and coloured variants dated within ; individual technique and colour are unresolved.
1745–1769
underglaze, impressed · black, gold, blue · porcelain
underglaze, impressed · black, gold, blue · porcelain · England, United Kingdom
Shared caption combines body marks and coloured variants dated within ; individual technique and colour are unresolved.
1770–1784
painted · gold · porcelain
painted · gold · porcelain · England, United Kingdom
Chelsea-Derby period.
1770–1784
D
painted · gold · porcelain · England, United Kingdom
Chelsea-Derby period; the source identifies variant 7 as very rare.
1770–1784
painted · gold · porcelain
painted · gold · porcelain · England, United Kingdom
Chelsea-Derby period.
1770–1784
D
painted · gold · porcelain · England, United Kingdom
Chelsea-Derby period. Gold-painted variants include one described as very rare; this numbered example is not separately identified.
Undated
porcelain
Body variants are dated 1745–1769, black or gold relief variants 1750–1753, and blue underglaze variants 1758–1769.
porcelain · England, United Kingdom
Undated
black, gold, blue · porcelain
black, gold, blue · porcelain · England, United Kingdom
Variants include impressions of 1745–1769, black or gold relief impressions of 1750–1753 and blue underglaze drawn marks of 1758–1769.
Undated
porcelain
Body variants are dated 1745–1769, black or gold relief variants 1750–1753, and blue underglaze variants 1758–1769.
porcelain · England, United Kingdom
Undated
porcelain
Body variants are dated 1745–1769, black or gold relief variants 1750–1753, and blue underglaze variants 1758–1769.
porcelain · England, United Kingdom
Undated
porcelain
Body variants are dated 1745–1769, black or gold relief variants 1750–1753, and blue underglaze variants 1758–1769.
porcelain · England, United Kingdom
Undated
black, gold, blue · porcelain
black, gold, blue · porcelain · England, United Kingdom
Undated
porcelain
Body variants are dated 1745–1769, black or gold relief variants 1750–1753, and blue underglaze variants 1758–1769.
porcelain · England, United Kingdom
Undated
porcelain
Body variants are dated 1745–1769, black or gold relief variants 1750–1753, and blue underglaze variants 1758–1769.
porcelain · England, United Kingdom
Undated
black, gold, blue · porcelain
black, gold, blue · porcelain · England, United Kingdom
About Chelsea
The Chelsea factory was founded in 1745 near London. It passed to Nicholas Sprimont in 1758, James Cox in 1769, and William Duesbury and John Heath of Derby in 1770. Production moved to Derby in 1784. Its porcelain and decoration drew on eastern factories, Meissen and Sèvres.