A pair of Belleek 'Shell Jelly Oval' dishes
moulded with shells among coral branches, enriched in pink and turquoise, the interiors with a lustrous glaze, printed first period marks -- 14cm. wide, 1863-91 (firing chip to one rim) See illustration (2)
Lot Essay
Cf. Marion Langham, Belleek Irish Porcelain, (London 1993), p. 175, the lower plate illustarates a service in this shape from the 1904 catalogue
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