Lot 453
453
A BELLEEK PARIAN MODEL, 'ERIN UNVEILING THE BELLEEK POTTERY',
This lot has no reserve. VARIOUS PROPERTIES
A BELLEEK PARIAN MODEL, 'ERIN UNVEILING THE BELLEEK POTTERY',

CIRCA 1870, IMPRESSED WOLFHOUND, TOWER AND HARP MARK, THE MODEL ATTRIBUTED TO W. BOYTON KIRK OR R.W. ARMSTRONG,

Details
A BELLEEK PARIAN MODEL, 'ERIN UNVEILING THE BELLEEK POTTERY',
circa 1870, impressed wolfhound, tower and harp mark, the model attributed to W. Boyton Kirk or R.W. Armstrong,
modelled as a classical beauty holding a drapery revealing a vase and pedestal labelled 'BELLEEK POTTERY', an Irish harp at her side, the base moulded as flagstone washed by the waves of Lough Erne
16¾in. (42.6cm.) high
Special notice
This lot has no reserve.

Lot Essay

See Marion Langham, Belleek Irish Porcelain, London, 1993, p. 4 and 5 where it notes that this model was initially titled 'Hibernia Awaking from her Slumbers' and represents the first ceramic piece to be produced by the Pottery. It is also listed as Rare.

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