In taking leave of Chelsea we must remember that its success was an encouragement for the formation of manufactories in other parts of the country during the closing years of the eighteenth century. The workmen trained there under Sprimont found their way to Derby and to Worcester, and to parts of Staffordshire, and carried their experience with them. If for nothing else Chelsea deserves to be remembered as an art centre; and although Sprimont broke down in health and had to go to the “German spaw,” and leave his pictures to be sold at Christie’s, for all that, Chelsea spelt success. CHARACTERISTICS OF CHELSEA CHINA. The glaze is a softer milky white, and is not so thick as that on Bow pieces. It is carefully finished in every detail. The figure subjects are not so crudely painted as those of Bow. Three spots unglazed are sometimes found on Chelsea plates and dishes, caused by the three points on which pieces have rested. Chelsea china is remarkable for its great weight. The bases and rims, particularly of smaller pieces, are ground quite smooth. Just above the rim black specks and small tears of the coagulated glaze are noticeable. As in Bow, an insect or spray was sometimes cleverly painted over flaws and defects. [Illustration: CHELSEA FIGURE AND CANDLESTICK. Man playing bagpipes.] SALE PRICES. CHELSEA. £ s. d. Vases, pair, oviform, of tall, slender form, slightly fluted, with mottled dark blue ground, richly gilt with pheasants and other birds and foliage, and with white and gold scroll handles, entwined with groups of fruit and flowers, painted in rich colours, 16-1/2 in. high. Christie, May 2, 1902 756 0 0 Teacup and saucer, painted with exotic birds and fruit, and with alternate mottled dark blue panels with gilt borders. Christie, July 18, 1902 23 2 0 Inkstand, with sand vase and pen-box, dark blue ground, gilt with flowers, surmounted by a figure of a lamb. Christie, November 14, 1902 26 5 0 Plates, twelve, with turquoise and gilt scroll borders, each painted with exotic birds and foliage in three compartments, in claret-coloured riband borders, butterflies and other insects in the centre; gold anchor mark. Christie, January 23, 1903 65 2 0 Boar’s-head dish, forming a bowl, cover and stand, painted in natural colours, the dish moulded with an oak branch, rushes, and knife in relief, on a maroon and gold ground, 10-3/4 in. high, 22 in. long. Christie, May 8, 1903 94 10 0