Bel`leek´ ware

A porcelainlike kind of decorative pottery with a high gloss, which is sometimes iridescent. A very fine kind is made at Belleek in Ireland.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.

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Ironically, these masterpieces started life as so much waste from the production of other Belleek ware. The scraps of clay were collected and ground to a powder to which gum arabic was added to give strength and elasticity.

Mr Henshall's baskets are just one example of Belleek ware. A myriad other products ranging in price from a few pounds to a few thousand pounds all vie for the collectors' hard-earned cash.

Ceramics facing Belleek outlook; CHRISTOPHER PROUDLOVE

Ironically, these masterpieces start life as so much waste from the production of other Belleek ware. The scraps of clay are collected and ground to a powder to which gumarabic is added to give strength and elasticity.

Pots of Gold; antiques CHRISTOPHER PROUDLOVE ON WHY IRISH EYES REALLY DO SMILE ON THOSE LUCKY ENOUGH TO STUMBLE ACROSS A MASTERPIECE BY BELLEEK

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