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Pair of polychrome English porcelain statuettes from Chelsea* Derby, representing a couple of figures dressed in clothes embroidered with colorful flowers, standing in front of a rich flowering plant arrangement, the man holding a drum, the woman holding a goblet, from the late 19th century.
These statuettes are in good overall condition. Signed, see photos.
Note: chips, cracks and small losses at the edges of the flower arrangements (see red arrows), some soiling, scratches and wear from time, see photos.
Chelsea porcelain was manufactured from 1745 to 1784 in a factory built by the Fleming Nicholas Sprimont, in partnership with the jeweler Charles Gouyn. The factory produced only soft-paste porcelain. This porcelain production was late compared to what was being done at the time in continental Europe, but Chelsea was the first significant porcelain factory in the United Kingdom. The factory was bought in 1769 by William Duesbury, owner of the Derby factory. The production from this period, in the Neoclassical style, cannot be distinguished from the Derby production. It is known as Chelsea-Derby porcelain.
