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American Belleek Marks |
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Several
American companies produced porcelain with a Belleek mark in the late
1800s/early 1900s. Scroll
down for history, helpful links, In
1863 an upstart American company called Ott & Brewer started producing a
version of the Irish Belleek, and their products had marks which included the
word Belleek. Other American companies that included Belleek in their marks
were the Willets Manufacturing Company, the Ceramic Art Company - which
became Lenox, Morris & Willmore (Columbian Art Pottery Co.), From
what I can find, the word Belleek was no longer used in American wares after
1930. Perlee was a latecomer to the American Belleek trend and may have used
that mark up until 1930. Lenox is the only one still in business, and they
stopped using the Belleek mark in 1926. The
following list is not comprehensive I'm sure, but it is what I've found out so
far. I've included pictures of marks on items that I own or for which
permission has been granted. If anyone has a representative picture of a mark
and would be willing to share it here, please contact me. Information
was gleaned from a variety of resources and is correct to the best of my
knowledge, but please use your own judgement. All of
these companies except Lenox are out of business, and Lenox does not have an
"official" listing of marks on their web sites. See
the Lenox web site at http://www.lenox.com
for more on their history, Willets Belleek, and Lenox Belleek. See
http://www.ellarslie.org/about_pottery.htm
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an interesting history of American potteries in |
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MARKS From my collection or with
permission. See table |
Dating American Belleek Below
is a table with a list of American Belleek marks I've found. The list keeps
growing, I'm looking for American-made items including the word Belleek in
the stamp. As I collect a piece with the related mark it will be posted. Some
people have also offered pictures of marks on items that they own. |
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Dated |
Mark Description
or Picture |
Picture of
Item matching Mark |
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Can't
find out much about Strikow except that he was crafting porcelain items in
the early 1900s, and that he used the name California Belleek on his wares. |
Early
1900s to 1920s |
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California
Belleek violin candy dish |
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Coxon Coxon
Pottery, |
1926-1930 |
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Coxon
Belleek cup and saucer, a little beauty! |
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Gordon |
Early
1900s to 1920s? |
Gordon
Belleek (words, no figure) |
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Lenox |
1894-1906 (1889) CAC
is Ceramic Art Company, which later became Lenox. |
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Lovely hand
painted CAC Belleek Stein / Tankard |
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1906-1924 (1906-1926) |
Mark
can be green or black
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Three piece
Lenox Belleek compote/server, palette mark
Detailed design
in handpainted Lenox Belleek open salt |
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Morgan |
1923-1931 |
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Floral
shallow Morgan Belleek soup bowl |
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Morris
& Willmore (Columbian Art Pottery Co) |
1893-1902 |
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Ott
& Brewer |
1863-1894 |
Ott
& Brewer Co. Belleek (words in a circle) |
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1878-1892 |
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1863-1894 |
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Ott and
Brewer Belleek small mug |
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Perlee |
1920-1930 |
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Delicate
Perlee Belleek teapot, detailed floral artwork |
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Rittenhouse
and Evans (American Art China Co.) |
1891-1894 |
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Willets |
1879-1912 |
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Classic
Willets Belleek Tankard, hand painted and signed!
Art Deco
Willets Belleek Sugar Bowl, hand painted |
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