Question: My late mother collected porcelain teacups, mostly 19th century Belleek. This cup has always puzzled me. It looks like it was made in Ireland, but it doesn’t have the typical Belleek marks.

Its origins date back to just after the Great Hunger and this iconic pottery is as synonymous with Ireland as the symbol of the harp, Belleek Pottery is something of a national treasure. We would ...

Three family keepsakes, including a 19th-century Norwegian silver teaspoon, a “Panther” pattern carnival glass bowl, and a late American Victorian style oak highboy chest of drawers, are submitted by ...

Belleek china is one of the best-known products of Ireland. Visitors and collectors have carried Belleek teapots and vases home from Ireland since the 1850s. Irish Belleek is easy to identify. The ...

A 12-piece Belleek second period Neptune pattern tea set (Lot 272: est £120 to £160 / €140 to €190) 25-piece Imperial Russian porcelain tea service (Lot 126: est £200 to £300 / €240 to €350) Part of a ...

Belleek china is one of the best-known products of Ireland. Visitors and collectors have carried Belleek teapots and vases home from Ireland since the 1850s. Irish Belleek is easy to identify. The ...

Although he co-founded what turned out to be one of Ireland’s most successful pottery manufacturers, when his business partner died, the latter’s son refused to recognise his partnership, leading to ...