The United Kingdom Group. For those who do not know us, we are a group based in the United Kingdom for
collectors of Irish Belleek parian and earthenware. The pottery was founded in 1857 and producing wares today from Belleek village.
Most prized and collected are early 'Black Mark' First Period pieces.
Rare Belleek....Above Very Rare First Black Mark Queen of the Hops
Above... Pair of Single Root Spills Second Black Mark Tea Trivet
Above .. Shepherd and Dog Candlestick Holder First Black Mark
Above...Hand Painted Skillet Pot Second Black Mark
Above... Extremely Rare First Black Mark Bone China Cup and Saucer with crest for the Order of the Cross of Constantine
Our 2023 Christmas Party meeting was held via Zoom online on Sunday 10 December. Both UK and Overseas members got together to enjoy a seasonal quiz and our theme for the meeting was Belleek Cups and Saucers
Our Spring 2024 Meeting was held in Staffordshire where the group visited the 23rd March Continuity Fairs Stafford Antiques Fair and met afterwards for a short meeting and chat at the Saracen's Head, Weston near Stafford
Our Summer AGM meeting is to be held on Saturday 20th July in Derbyshire. Information will be mailed soon to members
Belleek Conventions from 1993 to 2013 To view images and news from each and every International convention please click on ' Convention Home Page'
in main menu left
2013 The Last International Belleek Convention... The Eleventh International Convention was held in Las Vegas at the
Flamingo Hotel from 10 to 13th October.
Below is a group photo of all attendees. The UK Group
was well represented with members who made the journey to the States.
The 2013 convention
was arranged by members from several chapters. As usual, an exciting schedule of events was enjoyed by
all the attendees.
Please click HERE to visit our special 2013 Convention page. Since 2013 the Collectors Society have organised 'Gatherings'. The last was held at Belleek during April 2023 which was also a joint meeting of UK and Northern Ireland Groups too. The next event is planned to take place in 2025. More news when known.
Newsletter...most recent newsletters can only be viewed through subscribing to the UK Group either as full or if outside the UK as an overseas member. Please click on our Join Us page to find out more and use the paypal link further down this home page.. there is a fee payable annually which helps to cover the printing, posting of newsletter and associated costs with running the group
Rare Belleek Archive ... can be accessed left from menu options. These have been sub-divided into several areas and can be accessed using key headings, Crested, Painted, Tea Ware, Earthenware and Decorated.
Eugene Sheerin Gallery Please view our gallery to see many pictures of pieces devoted to his work. Above from Doctor Obadiah Ternan, Enniskillen's Scenes of Ireland service, Plaskin Head, Giants Causeway Second Black Mark . Other peices from this set are on view at the Collins Barracks Museum in Dublin. Below sold via an e bay auction, our thanks to thebaldeeagle for use of images, cup and saucer set. Cup with view of Glengarriffe Waterfall and saucer a view of Buncrana Waterfalls both with First Black Mark to base plus a View of Ross Castle, Killarney,
Belleek Videos.. includes a
link to Jason Fowler's six videos of
his collection and an interesting link to a UTV programme called 'Lesser Spotted Ulster' which visits Belleek plus
a look at a museum in Geelong, Australia with what is billed as the largest collection of Belleek
in the southern Hemisphere..unless of course, you know differently! Due to copyright permissions, some of these may not be viewable outside the UK.
Belleek Videos..'Hands' Belleek Pottery commissioned a special one hour video film in 1987. Although
copies occasionally appear for sale on E Bay or Amazon, they are not found easily. Fortunately, there is a
copy held 'on line' and is an excellent snapshot of how Belleek was produced back in the 80's. It is great
to see so many familiar faces including Jim Flanagan, Albert Elliot, Fergus Cleary, John Doogan, Liam McCauley,
Vincent McCauley and Hugh O'Reilly to name a few. The video was shot before George Moore purchased
the pottery and invested in rebuilding the works. The pottery was still virtually untouched and remained
that way through the 1980's. The film is well worth watching and lasts for an hour. Unfortunately
there are adverts that pop up during the film. Without the adverts, historic films such as 'Hands' would not
be available on the web.
Click here for 1980's Belleek Video 'Hands' this will probably start with an advert which you can skip if needed!
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