Belleek

Sample Auction which took place at the Manor House Hotel Killadeas Co. Fermanagh Northern Ireland on Monday evening 7.30pm 23th April 2007.

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1	BELLEEK: 1st Period. Earthenware Teapot stand. Transfer print of factory circa 1865 in usual colouring. A few firing cracks. This was amongst the earliest production at Belleek to advertise their production.
2	BELLEEK: 2nd Period. Shamrock mug. Belleek souvenir ware from Giant's Causeway. A popular form of souvenir around 1900.
3	BELLEEK: Modern. Spaniel paperweight with pink tint and gilt highlight decoration.
4	BELLEEK: 2nd Period. Earthenware mug with gold band.
5	Spongeware bowl. Unmarked. Leaf and spinning wheel decoration.
6	BELLEEK: 1st Period. Trinket box. Lid missing. Damaged. Thorn pattern in relief. Diamond registration mark.
7	BELLEEK: 2nd Period. Shamrock Teapot. Damaged, but restorable spout.
8	Belleek: 4 Strand Basket. Damaged.
9	Belleek 2nd Period. Cornucopia Vase.
10	Belleek 2nd Period. Shamrock Cream Jug.
11	BELLEEK: 6th Period. Sacred Heart Holy water font. 7"
12	BELLEEK: Modern. Irish setter ornament highlighted in brown.
13	BELLEEK: Modern (1990s). Lassie Collie ornament highlighted in brown.
14	BELLEEK: 6th Period. Special edition "Swan Egg" with green colouring around its middle.
15	BELLEEK: 1st Period. Earthenware ‘Japanese’ transfer green dinner plate.
16	BELLEEK: 1st Period. Earthenware ‘Japanese’ transfer brown dinner plate with impressed harp/crown.
17	BELLEEK: 7th Period. Honorary badge depicting the Belleek motif 5" x 3.5".
18	BELLEEK: 1st Period. Earthenware oval liner. A piece that was once common but was discarded and so quite rare now. 9.5" x 7".
19	BELLEEK: 1st Period. Earthenware Platter in Dog rose and butterfly pattern in brown. Impressed harp and crown and transfer black mark 20" x 16".
20	BELLEEK: 1st Period. . Rare Artichoke pattern cup and saucer. Diamond registration mark 2.5" high.
21	BELLEEK: 6th Period. Basket weave ribbon plate 11" diameter. A very delicate weave.
22	BELLEEK: 1980s. Two Armstrong Vases with gilt decoration. These were known as Tara vases in earlier periods. Gold stamp. Height 12".
23	BELLEEK: 3rd Period. Black stamp Thorn ashtray.
24	BELLEEK: 1st Period. Rare Artichoke pattern plate with gilt decoration. 6" diameter. Diamond registration mark.
25	BELLEEK: 1st Period. Earthenware Spongeware bowl blue/brown leaf decoration around rim.
26	BELLEEK: 1st Period. Earthenware Spongeware mug brown and blue rim decoration with the distinctive Belleek shaped handle.
27	BELLEEK: Modern. Pair "Tree Stump" vases.
28	BELLEEK: Modern. Round tower, wolfhound and harp figure of Belleek’s symbols with Shamrock and Ivy leaf decoration. Made in 7x2 part moulds.
29	BELLEEK: 2nd Period. Earthenware Spongeware bowl in a green and brown decoration. (Some restoration).
30	BELLEEK: MELVINWARE. Scarce sponge decorated earthenware dinner plate with orange and blue decoration. It is unusual to get much Melvinware spongeware.
31	BELLEEK: MELVINWARE. Earthenware Spongeware bowl in same pattern as lot 30.
32	BELLEEK: 2ND Period. Earthenware Spongeware bowl with unusual "ringed star" decoration in brown with Celtic Luna in blue.
33	BELLEEK: 1st Period. Comport clam shell supported with a base festooned with a variety of shells.
34	COALISLAND: Porcelain basket in the form of an ammonite with pink "coral" handle. A rare piece showing what Coalisland was capable of producing and why Belleek felt such a threat from them.
35	BELLEEK: 1st Period. Ammonite jug with "coral stem" handle. The Coalisland item preceding drew from this design 5" high.
36	BELLEEK: 1970s. Collectors’ Society plaque 1st edition green stamp. This shows the symbols of the Tower, Wolfhound and Harp in the Belleek logo.
37	BELLEEK: 1st Period. Transfer printed earthenware mug depicting sportsman with gundogs and unusually having the farmer with hayfork tradition.
38	BELLEEK: 1st Period. Transfer decorated earthenware fieldworker's mug depicting the ‘Stag Hunt’ transfer which was an inspiration from Glenveigh.
39	BUNDORAN CHINA: Puppy ornaments made in the style of the contemporary taste. Designed and made by the late Cyril Arnold.
40	COMPOSITE LOT. Spongeware mug, porcelain pig and teddy.
41	BELLEEK: 1st Period. Earthenware Ladle "Ulster pattern" with unusual Belleek Ulster stamp (8" repaired). It is rare to get ladles this size still existing these days.
42	BELLEEK: 1st Period. Very rare earthenware ladle with moth pattern which is unrecorded. As with previous lot it is rare to get ladles still existing these days.
43	BELLEEK: 2nd PERIOD. Tulip Vase decorated in pastel pink and green. 9.5" high.
44	BELLEEK: 7th Period. Gold mark. "Belgian hawker" (female) 7"high.
45	BELLEEK: 2nd Period. "Harp Handle" Jug with entwined shamrock base. The Harp handle jug is an emblem of Belleek.
46	BELLEEK: 1st Period. Earthenware Ladle with Gilt decoration. 7". This is an unusual gilded decoration.
47	BELLEEK: 2nd Period. Earthenware Spongeware mug with gold banding and brown and green decoration.
48	BELLEEK: 2nd Period. ‘Thorn’ Ashtray with pink/blue/yellow floral decoration
49	BELLEEK: 2nd Period. Two lustre Celtic hand painted earthenware bowls. These were a response to the interest in Celtic art at the time. The design were transferred on and then painted to look as if done free-hand. Illustrated in Belleek in Context.
50	BELLEEK: 1st Period and Royal Worcester. Two ring handle cups and saucers. The Belleek in a Convolvulus Limoges pattern and the Worcester with a more contemporary design. Illustrated in Belleek in Context. The Belleek cup with restoration.
51	Belleek 1st Period. Hoofed vase.
52	Belleek 2nd Period. Small shamrock teapot.
53	BELLEEK: 2nd Period. Neptune pin tray for a dressing set. This is a very rare miniature of the full cabaret tray.
54	Mixed lot. 1st Period tray, 2 plates, mug & cups.
55	Belleek 2nd Period. Hand painted shamrock creamers
56	Belleek 3rd Period. Part tea service (19 piece) gilt.
57	BELLEEK: 1st Period impressed and 2nd Period stamped. Gilt and Pink Tridacna Kettle. Small area of restoration to inner lid.
58	WILLETS (AMERICAN BELLEEK): stylish, hand painted cylinder vase with very period style decoration. Height 8", diameter 2". Signed N.E. Torney.
59	BELLEEK: 1st Period. Early bowl. Decorated rim (entwined shamrock) and having a large Belleek stamp in central position. Restored. These bowls were among the earliest items made by Belleek to advertise their establishment.
60	Petit dejeune set bearing an unusual harp and crown mark. Shamrock on basket weave in the Belleek manner. Modern Chinese reproduction
61	BELLEEK: 3rd Period. Sycamore dish commemorating the Silver Jubilee of George V. and Queen Mary in 1935. Mounted and framed. This is one of only a few royal commemoratives that Belleek made.
62	BELLEEK: 2nd Period. Honey pot on three legs in Shamrock pattern. 7" high.
63	BELLEEK: MELVINWARE. Earthenware Bedpan produced during period when production shifted from Belleek pottery to shores of Lough Melvin during kiln reconstruction (circa 1926).
64	BELLEEK: 2nd Period. Basket. Scarce. Damaged.
65	BELLEEK: 4th Period. Cream Jug with Ribbon and Bow decoration.
66	BELLEEK: 1st Period. Miniature Dragon teapot. (Traveller's sample?) Lid missing.
67	BELLEEK: 2nd Period. Jam Pot and Pierced Vase with Shamrock decoration. It is unusual to get the much finer 2nd period pierced vase. Jam pot inner rim with small firing crack.
68	BELLEEK: 3rd Period. An unmarked Shamrock platter in Parian. This came from the Cyril Arnold collection. 21inches wide by 16 inches. An unusually large size with a wonderful glaze.
69	BELLEEK: 2nd Period. Pink Sidney cream and Cone cream with yellow lustre.
70	BELLEEK: 3rd Period. Pair of unique candlesticks with gilt banding and shamrocks. Made and signed by Cyril Arnold and from his collection. 4" high. These show Arnold’s desire to create more decorative Belleek.
71	BELLEEK: 1st Period. Prince of Wales tri-dolphin low comport with a tint of light pink.
72	Belleek: 2nd Period. Fish Jug.
73	BELLEEK: 1st Period. Janus Jug
74	Belleek 1st Period. Grass pattern cream jug.
75	Echinus Teapot.
76	Belleek 1st Period. Vine pattern Wine Jug.
77	Belleek 2nd Period. Cone Tea Service
78	Belleek 2nd Period. Teapot, large shamrock.
79	Belleek 1st Period. Grass teakettle.
80	BELLEEK: Four 1st and 2nd Period Salts. 1st Period Shell salt, 2nd Period Diamond salt, 2nd Period Shell salt and Lily salt. 2nd Period Boat salt with the much fabled ‘half mark’ of first period stamp with Ireland immediately underneath. This is in fact an early second mark for small pieces that was then also used later for any small pieces.
81	BELLEEK: 2nd Period. Tea kettle (green).
82	BELLEEK: 1st Period. 4 strand Trefoil basket with rose decoration to the rim.
83	BELLEEK: 1st Period. American Bluegrass Pattern.
84	BELLEEK: 2nd Period. One Worcester pattern dish and three graduating Star dishes. All with a green tint.
85	BELLEEK: 1st Period. Platter. Rare fumaria pattern.
86	Belleek: 4th Period. Bust. Green Stamp.
87	Coalisland Mirror
88	BELLEEK: 1st Period. Earthenware Bowl and mug with 'A Hunter and Dog' and 'Man jumping over hedge from Bull' transfers. Bowl unmarked. Illustrated in Belleek in Context
89	Early 20th C. Belleek Brooch.
90	BELLEEK: 3rd Period. Maple leaf dish.
91	BELLEEK: 2nd Period. Cream Jug. Unusual Pattern.
92	BELLEEK: 1st Period. Plate. Decorated in Vine Leaf Grape Pattern with Gilt stems and rim. (Transitional Impressed Mark as well as printed stamp) Rare.
93	BELLEEK: 2nd Period. Lily set in green and gilt. Teapot, creamer, sugar and two cups and saucers. The saucers have a special mould used only for extra special cabaret sets. The set is especially fine.
94	BELLEEK: 3rd Period. Figure of Jesus, 18" high.
95	BELLEEK: 6th Period. Figure of Mary, 18" high.
96	BELLEEK: 6th Period. Third green stamp. Celtic strap design with gilt rim. From the design of Madame Boroniuxz.
97	BELLEEK: 1st Period. Earthenware basin with Rose sprays and butterflies in green. Diameter 15.5", Height 4.5".
98	BELLEEK: 1st Period. Cornucopia with impressed harp/crown mark and black stamp. Sprayed gold as a Christmas decoration. A speculative buy. 7" base. 9" high.
99	Belleek: 1997. Limited edition Richard Degenhardt basket. Number 111. These were especially made and their design reflects this.
100	COALISLAND: scarce porcelain bread plate in the ‘Tridacna’ pattern measuring 11"x9.5" with pink tinged rim. Red stamp.
101	Belleek: 7th Period. 1980s with gold stamp. Greyhound, 7" high. The slender figure is especially suited to production in Parian.
102	BELLEEK: 1st Period. Triple Hippiritus centrepiece 11" tall on marine base. Mrs. Armstrong’s passion for marine life.
103	BELLEEK: 3rd Period. Table Centrepiece in fluted trumpet form on encrusted floral base. 13" high. 6.5" diameter.
104	BELLEEK 2nd Period. Jardinière applied with rose, daisy, coronation and shamrocks.
105	BELLEEK: Modern. "Santa" cookie jar.
106	BELLEEK: 1ST Period."Dragon" teapot stand This is a very scarce piece with very intricate modelling of a dragon.
107	BELLEEK. Entwined Fish vase 16" high. The fish entwined around a central vase modelled with rushes and butterfly.
108	BELLEEK. 2 Cherub based candlesticks. One 6th period the other more recent.
109	BELLEEK: 1st Period. Warming dish. This was used to keep food warm on a plate on top. Decorated with a blue rim. This is a scarce item.
110	BELLEEK 2nd Period. Two Shamrock cauldrons. 5 inches and 3.25 inches high. Some Cob lustre showing inside the larger caldron.
111	1st Period Belleek Teapot with later decoration by Cyril Arnold.
112	BELLEEK. 6 Earthenware spongeware bowls. Unmarked but known to be Belleek. Rare to get 6 matching items of this nature.
113	BELLEEK 2nd Period. Shamrock tray. 17x14 inches.
114	BELLEEK: 2nd Period. Two Shamrock mugs for exhibitions. One with ‘From Cork’ and another for ‘Ballymaclinton’. Ballymaclinton was a fictional village at the London exhibitions as sponsored by Colleen Soap, made by McClintons of Donaghmore, near Coalisland
115	COALISLAND: Three pieces comprising of a Tridacna plate, a Tridacna creamer and an Apple Blossom sugar bowl. Creamer with small chips and sugar with small piece missing on rim.
116	BELLEEK: 1ST Period. Rare Asparagus Vase. This vase has a similar top to the feather vase but rests on three sticks of Asparagus. This is the only known example.
117	BELLEEK: 1ST Period. Hand painted bone china part dessert set. Comprising two low comports and seven plates with painted flowers and a green surround. These were only produced in the very early years of production.
118	BELLEEK: 1ST Period impressed. Nautilus Shell on Coral.
119	BELLEEK: 3rd Period. Celtic coffee cup and saucer and Ivy cup. Both with strong cob lustre inside.
120	BELLEEK: 2nd and 3rd Period. Trinket boxes. Shamrock box with pink ribbon 2nd period and Acorn box 3rd Period.
121	BELLEEK 2nd Period. Shamrock Cone spill with strong cob lustre inside and heavy gilded lines on the exterior.
122	BELLEEK 2nd Period. Shamrock gilded set. Teapot, cream, sugar, two cups and saucers.
123	BELLEEK 7th Period. Gold mark. Kneeling Monk. Only 3 or 4 of these were made and is very scarce.
124	BELLEEK: 2nd Period. Grass pattern tea kettle with good strong colours.
125	COALISLAND: rare porcelain cream jug with pink coral stem handle and gilded. Black back stamp.
126	BELLEEK: 6th Period. Painted Lily basket with blue handles and yellow tinted flowers. 9" diameter.
127	BELLEEK: 1st Period. Institute steak dish with hot water reservoir and with pink coral handle to lid. This was designed by the Queen’s Institute in Dublin. See other lots for some of their own produced work. Black stamp and registration diamond.
128	BELLEEK: 1st Period. Cactus Spill with faint traces of lustre. This is a relatively early and rare piece. Slight firing fault between leaf and stem. Illustrated in Belleek in Context.
129	AMERICAN BELLEEK: Belleek sterling platinum lustre. Coffee pot, cream jug and sugar bowl with the distinctive sterling decoration of American Belleek pieces. (Pot 7" high).
130	BELLEEK: 4th Period. Henshall basket with 4 strands and decorated in pink, green and yellow. Ribbon with Belleek Co. Fermanagh and Ireland ribbon. 11" x 9".
131	BELLEEK: 2nd Period. Pair Pierced Spills with ribbon rimmed vases delicately decorated. 3.5" high.
132	BELLEEK: Circa 1970. Square Basket, 4 strand with pink and turquoise colouring. 7" x 7".
133	BELLEEK: 1970s. Circular basket with 3 strands with purple handles and green and pink floral decoration. 6" diameter.
134	BELLEEK: 2nd Period. Earthenware Sauce boat with ‘Dog Rose’ floral transfer.
135	BELLEEK: 6th Period green mark. Shell biscuit barrel with cob lustre. 7" high.
136	BELLEEK: 2nd Period. Earthenware Dinner plate with ‘Dog Rose’ transfer print. Gilt rim. Diameter 10.5".
137	BELLEEK: 2nd Period. Earthenware Soup bowl with ‘Dog Rose’ transfer. Gilt rim. 10.5".
138	BELLEEK: 2001. `Blue Ribbon` biscuit barrel. 5.5" high.
139	BELLEEK: 2nd Period. Tridacna tray with pink edge. 16" x 14". Transitional period as impressed with 1st mark.
140	BELLEEK: 1st Period. Thorn pattern trinket box with registry of design mark. Impressed 1st mark and also reg. Mark no.10 in black. 3" high. 3" diameter
141	BELLEEK: 7th Period. Spider's Web plate, discontinued after a brief trial period. 11" diameter.
142	BELLEEK: 3rd Period. Black stamp unique scallop shell with gilt shamrock. Made by Cyril Arnold for his wife. Signed "Cyril Arnold". Framed 6" x 6.5".
143	BELLEEK: 1st Period. Earthenware cream crock which is a good example of Belleek’s commercial earthenware production. 19" x 17".
144	BELLEEK: 1st Period. Earthenware salmon redd tray 15" x 10". These are examples of Belleek’s commercial production. Used in rivers and hatcheries to protect salmon eggs.
145	BELLEEK: 1st Period. Earthenware Oval platter with gravy channel. Unusually large size for large roast dishes. 21.5" x 17.5"
146	BELLEEK: 2nd Period. Hexagon cream jug. 3" high.
147	BELLEEK: 1st Period. `Gladstone` stoneware chamber pot with registry of design stamp. 4" high, 5" diameter. An unusual political piece from Belleek. This was a demonstration of how Gladstone was viewed by some people in Ireland at the time.
148	BELLEEK: 2nd Period. Rathmore biscuit barrel. Very large piece at 6" high.
149	BELLEEK: 2nd Period. Cauldron Shamrock decoration and inscribed "Lough Derg". Lough Derg has long been a place of Pilgrimage and the pottery responded to the demand for souvenirs like this from about 1870, when institutional wares were initially supplied.
150	COALISLAND: Very rare porcelain tree stump vase. 6" high. This piece shows the close connection there was to Belleek production and the tree shape may even have predated the Ivy Trunk Stump vase of Belleek.
151	BELLEEK: 1st Period. Impressed Belleek mark and stamp. Tea cup and saucer gilt handle and rim with delicate orange lining. Unrecorded item.
152	BELLEEK: 1st Period. Pair of "Belgian Hawkers". Each delicately coloured faces and stones on the base. Impressed mark and black stamp. 7" high.
153	BELLEEK: 1st Period. Earthenware part dinner service. Impressed harp/crown and first black stamp. Bearing the crest "Alta Petit" which is that of the Abercrombie family There is an Irvine family connection in Irvinestown Co. Fermanagh. It has also been ad
154	BELLEEK: 2nd Period. Imperial Shell vase. Large shell on coral base. 8" high, 8" long, 7" wide.
155	BELLEEK: 1st Period. "Beetle Fly" Lucifer Striker. Transitional first to second period piece circa 1890. 5"long.
156	BELLEEK: 3rd Period.Coffee can and saucer. Gilt decoration on black background. 2" high.
157	BELLEEK: 5th. Covered Basket. Colourful decoration, typical of mid 1960s palette. 9" long, 7" wide.
158	BELLEEK: 2nd Period. Covered Honey pot with Celtic strap work in pink and gilt. Designed by the Hungarian designer Madame Boroniuxz. 5.5" high, 4" diameter. This was produced in small qualities only.
159	BELLEEK: 1st Period. Bluebell Chain Teapot Stand. Blue stamp and impressed harp/crown.
160	BELLEEK: 2nd Period. Triple Coral and Shell vase with green tint and coral handle. Rare. 9 ½ inches high.
161	BELLEEK: 1st Period "Echinus" Tray with fern moulding inside and the outer rim decorated in pink and gold. 18 X 14 ½ inches.
162	COALISLAND: Ulster Pottery Cup and Saucer in "Tridacna" pattern with pink tint. 3 inches high. As with all Coalisland this is a rare set.
163	BELLEEK: 2nd Period. Teapot in "Tridacna" pattern.
164	BELLEEK: 1st Period. Covered Shell Butter Dish in scallop shell form with turquoise/blue coral decoration.
165	BELLEEK: 6th Period. Biscuit Barrel in the Shamrock Pattern. 6" high.
166	BELLEEK: 3rd Period. Celtic Pattern Trio. From the original pattern by the Hungarian designer Madame Boroniuxz.
167	BELLEEK: 3rd Period. Mixed Shamrock ware including a bread plate . 5 items in all.
168	BELLEEK: 3rd Period. Cauldron Cream Jug on three legs.