Belleek Ireland Cream Tree-Stump Spill Vase with Green Shamrocks (Seventh Mark)

At 17 cm tall and 12 cm wide, this Belleek tree-stump spill vase with its branching openings, green shamrock decoration, and soft cream lustre finish is one of the most distinctive and characterful forms in the Belleek repertoire, the naturalistic tree-stump modelling giving the piece a whimsical, organic quality that the more formal basket weave and vase forms in the Belleek range cannot match.

Made at the Belleek Pottery in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, and marked with the 7th Mark, also known as the First Gold Mark, which dates the piece to 1980 to 1993, this spill vase is modelled as a stylised tree stump with branching openings that serve as the vase apertures, the naturalistic form decorated with green shamrock motifs and finished in the soft cream lustre that defines Belleek at its finest. The tree-stump spill vase is one of the more unusual and sought-after forms in the Belleek range, the combination of the naturalistic modelling with the delicacy of the Belleek porcelain body and lustre finish producing a piece of considerable charm and technical interest. The branching openings, which allow the vase to hold multiple small stems or flowers, give the piece a practical function alongside its considerable decorative appeal, and the green shamrock decoration, applied with the precision that characterises Belleek's decorative work, gives the piece a specifically Irish identity. The piece is in very good condition throughout.

• Maker: Belleek Pottery, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland
• Mark: 7th Mark (First Gold Mark), 1980 to 1993
• Dimensions: 17 cm (H) x 12 cm (W)
• Condition: Very Good
• Features: Tree-stump form, branching openings, green shamrock decoration, cream lustre finish
• SKU: SKU-00194

A distinctive and characterful Belleek collector's piece in one of the range's most unusual forms. A natural focal point in any curated Belleek collection, and pairs well with the basket weave vase First Gold Mark (SKU-00188) and the fluted neck vase (SKU-00192).