A rare Belleek First Period serving dish and cover
circa 1863-90
of oval form, the shell moulded with pink scallop shells and coral picked out in pale blue, printed factory mark in black,
24.2cm wide (restored)

Condition Report

Some good restoration to the four slightly raised stems of coral to the underside of the base. The shell finial to the cover has also been broken off at some stage, with some further good restoration to the finial alongside the blue coral supporting the shell to cover this repair.

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