Belleek

belleek English Etymology From en ga - Béal Leice. Proper noun en village co/Fermanagh cc/Northern Ireland, famous for its pottery. Alternative form: en Balleek en small village/and/townland co/Armagh cc/Northern Ireland. Alternative form: en Belleeks Derived terms en Belleek ware Noun - s en Belleek ware. en 1896 June House Furnishing Review 219 8 6 Belleek was invented about thirty-five years ago by a potter named William Henry Goss, of Stoke-upon-Trent, England, whose workmen were induced to go to the porcelain-works established in Belleek, and it was there that the ware was first produced in any considerable quantity. en 2000 The Art of the Table Suzanne Von Drachenfels 55 Belleek was made for both utilitarian and decorative purposes, shaped often in the form of seashells or marine life, such as coral branches. en 2011 Antiquing For Dummies Deborah Shouse; Ron Zoglin The value of a damaged Belleek can be bleak. Because the porcelain is so thin, even hairline cracks can radically affect the value. Anagrams en beeekll kebelle