Lot Essay
See G.E. Bryant, The Chelsea Porcelain Toys, London, 1925, plate 23, fig. 3 for another example of the model previously ascribed to the Chelsea factory.
Recent research by Bernard Dragesco has uncovered new information on the origins of the Chelsea factory and of the offshoot known as the 'Girl-in-a-Swing' factory, in operation under the directorship of Dr. Charles Gouyn between 1749 and 1759 in the St James's area of London. See Bernard Dragesco, English Ceramics in French Archives, 1993 where Mr. Dragesco details his discoveries and the links which lead to the identity of Dr. Gouyn as the man behind the class of wares known as 'Girl-in-a-Swing".
Recent research by Bernard Dragesco has uncovered new information on the origins of the Chelsea factory and of the offshoot known as the 'Girl-in-a-Swing' factory, in operation under the directorship of Dr. Charles Gouyn between 1749 and 1759 in the St James's area of London. See Bernard Dragesco, English Ceramics in French Archives, 1993 where Mr. Dragesco details his discoveries and the links which lead to the identity of Dr. Gouyn as the man behind the class of wares known as 'Girl-in-a-Swing".