A type of soft-paste porcelain made at Chelsea in the 18th century.
切尔西瓷器（一种18世纪在切尔西以软黏土烧制的瓷器）
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The first English porcelain was probably produced at Chelsea (see Chelsea ware) under Charles Gouyn, but his successor, Nicholas Sprimont, was responsible for the high-quality wares, especially the superb figures, for which the factory became famous.
Among the earliest specimens of Chelsea ware are the crawfish salts in the British Museum, which are undoubtedly the work of Sprimont.
Though the works were sold in 1769, and moved to Derby, the original Chelsea ware fetch high values.
The china was close in style to contemporary Chelsea ware and Bow ware, whose factories Derby absorbed in the 1770s.