Belleek Ireland Cream Basket Weave Creamer with Green Shamrocks (Second Mark) II

At 11.5 cm tall and 12 cm wide, this Belleek basket weave creamer with its green shamrock decoration and soft cream lustre finish is marked with the 2nd Mark, dating it to 1891 to 1926, making it a genuinely antique piece and one of the earliest and most historically significant marks in the Belleek canon, the First Period Black Mark being among the most sought-after by serious collectors of Irish porcelain.

Made at the Belleek Pottery in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, this creamer is shaped with the house's signature basket weave moulding and decorated with green shamrock motifs in the soft cream lustre that defines Belleek at its finest. The Belleek Pottery, founded in 1857, developed its distinctive basket weave moulding in the 1860s, and pieces bearing the 2nd Mark, which was in use from 1891 to 1926, represent the Belleek tradition at its most historically significant, the quality of the porcelain body and the lustre finish of this period being consistently high. The creamer form, with its pouring spout and handle, is one of the most practical and widely used forms in the Belleek range, and this example, with its antique mark and very good condition, is a piece of genuine rarity and collector interest. The green shamrock decoration, applied with the delicacy and precision that characterise Belleek's decorative work, gives the piece a specifically Irish identity.

• Maker: Belleek Pottery, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland
• Mark: 2nd Mark, 1891 to 1926 (First Period Black Mark)
• Dimensions: 11.5 cm (H) x 12 cm (W)
• Condition: Very Good
• Features: Basket weave moulding, green shamrock decoration, cream lustre finish, antique mark
• SKU: SKU-00191

A rare and historically significant piece for the serious Belleek collector. Pairs naturally with the basket weave vase First Gold Mark (SKU-00188), the fluted neck vase (SKU-00192), and the wider Belleek collection.