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Belleek Store
In 1849 John Caldwell Bloomfield inherited the Castle Caldwell Estate, which encompassed the village of Belleek, from his father. Mindful of the plight of his tenants in the aftermath of the Great Hunger he sought to provide some form of worthwhile employment. An amateur mineralogist, he ordered a geological survey of his land. To his delight it revealed the necessary raw materials to make pottery - feldspar, kaolin, flint, clay and shale. The village of Belleek, whose name in the Irish language, Beal Leice, translates to 'flagstone ford' was a natural choice to locate the business especially the part of the village known as Rose Isle. This small isle provided the best opportunity to leash the yet untamed power of the River Erne - power to drive a mill wheel strong enough to grind components into slip, the term applied to liquid potters clay. In setting up a pottery business, a railway line was built to Belleek so that coal could be delivered with which to fire kilns.
Young apprentices and capable workmen were to be found locally and to this day the great great grandchildren of original employees still work in the pottery. Nowadays Belleek is a thriving market town with a variety of pubs, shops, restaurants and a hotel. It had a population of 836 people in the 2001 Census. It is most famous for it’s Fine Parian China valued by collectors from all over the world. We a proud to carry a very large selection of this sought after product.
Call 1-800-255-8272 ( or 518-279-8272) during regular US East Coast business if you do not see the Belleek you are after on our site. We stock hundreds and hundreds of different pieces.
Belleek Archive Collection
Vases & More
Teapots
Antique Belleek
Lamps
Exclusive to us 
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Shamrock Teapot |
| This eye-catching piece will be the focal point of any teatime setting |
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Henshall Basket |
| The Henshall basket has been meticulously recreated in honor of Belleek’s 150th anniversary using a three-strand base and... |
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