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Who founded the Chelsea porcelain factory?

  • VINTQ
  • Dec 26, 2025
  • 1 min read

Many standard references credit Charles Gouyn and Nicolas Sprimont with founding the Chelsea factory around 1743. The silversmith Sprimont became a major public figure by the 1750s and is often associated with the factory's greatest production. Gouyn's role is less clear in surviving records, but museum records link him to the early years and later side businesses in London.

 
 

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